Kodak EOSDCS 5, EOSDCS 3, EOSDCS 1 user manual Operating Differences with Your Camera

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Operating Differences with Your

Camera

There are differences between normal operation of the Canon EOS-1 N camera and its operation as part of the EOS•DCS camera. For that reason we provide a list of the differences, and other considerations, as you begin to work with the camera system.

NOTE: We assume that you are familiar with the operation of the Canon EOS-1 N camera; refer to the instruction manual for that camera supplied with the EOS•DCS camera if needed.

You use the KODAK camera back incorporating a Kodak imager instead of the Canon EOS-1 N camera back for film. The KODAK camera back comes attached to the Canon camera body, and should not be separated except to clean a dirty imager as described in Chapter 7.

You use no film.

The Canon film camera back can not be used.

You are only allowed to set the ISO to a supported value (refer to the Specifications appendix); other ISO values outside of the supported range are not displayed as choices on the Canon LCD.

The amount of “noise” (defects) in an image increases linearly with time; there is a slow progression of added noise as exposure time increases. Similarly, a higher ISO results in more noise than a lower ISO, again in a linear progression. As a result, work with shorter exposure times and lower ISO settings if possible, and avoid long exposures. Exposures of more than 4–5 seconds (and occasionally more than 1⁄2 second) can produce noise in the image.

Refer to the sections “Accommodate for the Absent Quick Control Dial” and “Choose Other Canon Camera Settings” earlier in this chapter for additional operating differences.

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