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In the Camera

You can set a camera property that tells the DCS Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data 
Source whether the antialiasing filter was installed or removed when an image was 
captured.

The default setting is “Installed”. If you remove the antialiasing filter, you need to set the 
property to ”Removed”. Refer to chapter 11 of the User’s Manual for instructions on 
installing and removing the antialiasing filter.

1

Choose Properties from the 
Main menu. Refer to chapter 3 
of the User’s Manual for 
instructions.

The Properties menu appears.

2

Chose Antialiasing Filter from 
the Properties menu.

The Antialiasing Filter screen 
appears.

3

Choose either Installed or 
Removed, depending on 
whether the antialiasing filter is 
currently installed. 

Summary of Contents for DCS 330 - FIRMWARE VERSION 3.2 AND LATER

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Page 2: ...This is an update to the DCS 300 Series User s Manual It describes new features available on DCS 330 cameras with firmware version 3 2 or later ...

Page 3: ...cessing Settings 15 Working with TIFF Custom Files on your Computer 17 White Balance 18 Selecting White Balance 18 Using Custom White Balance Settings 19 Intervalometer 25 Recovering Deleted Images 27 Name Plate 28 Global Positioning System 29 IPTC Data Management 31 Loading IPTC Data from a PC Card 32 Sharpening 33 In the Camera 34 In the DCS Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source 35 Serial Port...

Page 4: ...hat allows you to finish files in the camera Enhanced White Balance functionality An Intervalometer that allows you to set your camera to capture a series of images automatically The ability to recover deleted images A name plate that you can personalize A Global Positioning System option that determines the exact latitude and longitude of the camera IPTC data in image header Serial port operation...

Page 5: ... the Image Display screens the Menu bar is only displayed at your request When you turn the Image Display On the last screen used appears without the Menu bar If you then press the MENU button the Menu bar appears Shortcut press and hold the MENU button to turn the Image Display On and display the Menu bar The original Menu bar looked like this The new one looks like this When the Menu bar is disp...

Page 6: ...C Card Two PC Cards page 7 Displays the Folder menu Refer to chapter 4 of the User s Manual Menu icon Displays choices for the Main and Properties menus Display icon Displays choices for Single Four and Nine Image Review mode Refer to chapter 9 of the User s Manual Status icon Displays the Status screen that contains information about the current image ...

Page 7: ...hoices for White Balance settings page 18 Contrast icon Displays the Contrast screen where you can adjust the contrast of the images displayed on the Image LCD panel The images themselves are not affected Icon Dropdown Menu Function ...

Page 8: ...otate the Main Command dial until the desired icon is highlighted Display a Dropdown menu Highlight the Folder Menu Display or White Balance icon and continue pressing the MENU button until the dropdown menu appears Choose an item from a dropdown menu When a dropdown menu appears continue to press the MENU button and rotate the Main Command dial until the desired menu choice is highlighted ...

Page 9: ...the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to highlight your choice The currently active PC Card if there are two cards in the camera The currently active folder Sound icon if one or more sound files are associated with the selected image Tag icon if the selected image has been tagged Refer to chapter 9 of the User s Manual for information on tagging or associating a sound file with an ima...

Page 10: ...ed from the active card With two PC Cards inserted the following procedures are slightly different than those described in the User s Manual With one card refer to chapter 4 of the User s Manual Selecting a PC Card or folder page 8 Deleting images page 9 Formatting a PC Card page 10 IMPORTANT Your camera uses 3 volt or 5 volt PC Cards When you use two cards they must both have the same voltage rat...

Page 11: ...own menu appears with a displayed next to the currently active card and the currently active folder on that card A 0 or 1 appears in the Folder icon indicating the active PC Card The listed folders are on the active card The folder list changes when you change cards The numbers in parentheses next to the cards and folders indicate the number of images in each 2 Continue pressing the MENU button 3 ...

Page 12: ...wo cards are inserted do the following 1 Select a different PC Card if necessary page 8 2 Select the Menu icon then choose Main Menu from the dropdown menu page 5 The Main menu appears 3 Select Delete Images The Delete Images screen appears displaying choices for the active PC Card 4 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to highlight your choice ...

Page 13: ...card is corrupted 1 Select the Menu icon then choose Main Menu page 5 2 Select Card from the Main menu The Card menu appears 3 Choose Quick Format or Full Format If two cards are in the camera you are prompted to remove the inactive card For example if CARD0 is active you are prompted to remove CARD1 Remove the inactive card then select Retry If you remove the active card the message at the left a...

Page 14: ...d TIFF RGB files are saved to a TIFF RGB folder These folders are created on the PC Card when you turn on Processing if they are not already there If you select the JPEG or TIFF RGB folder to review images then capture an image a message informs you that images cannot be saved in that folder The images are saved in the default folder established in Properties Refer to chapter 3 of the User s Manua...

Page 15: ...hoice The Processing confirmation screen appears 4 Select OK to begin processing or Cancel to return to the Main Menu without processing Choice Images Processed OFF Turns off Processing Tagged in folder All tagged images in the selected folder on the active card All in Folder All images in the selected folder on the active card Tagged Images All tagged images on the active card All on Card All ima...

Page 16: ...rocessing is enabled for tagged images or all images on the card images are processed as you tag or capture them If you click Cancel Processing is not started Processing is enabled for the selected folder and all images in the folder have been processed Similar screens appear when the same condition exists for Tagged images or for All Images On The Card There are two PC Cards inserted in the camer...

Page 17: ...is not started The Processing menu appears The active PC Card becomes full as images are being processed This can occur regardless of whether there are one or two cards in the camera Click OK and insert a new card or make the second card active You remove a PC Card at any time while Processing is enabled whether or not images are currently being processed Condition Screen Your Action ...

Page 18: ...the current values shown in parentheses 2 Select the desired setting The following screens appear depending on your choice Processing Settings Screen Choices Defaults Underlined Result Original TIFF Save Saves the Custom TIFF image default Delete Deletes the Custom TIFF image after the processed JPEG or TIFF RGB file has been saved File Type JPEG Best Better Good TIFF RGB Files are processed to th...

Page 19: ...ulting image is about 1 2 of the original 50 The dimensions of the resulting images are reduced by 1 2 The spatial resolution of the resulting image is about 1 4 of the original Noise Reduction Yes Noise is reduced in processed images No Noise is not reduced Look Portrait Applies a lower contrast tone scale with more detail in the highlights and shadows Product Applies a higher contrast more vibra...

Page 20: ...Source version 5 8 or later you are given the option of inserting the File Format Module If the CD includes a version prior to 5 8 the DCS File Format Module is not included To download the DCS File Format Module visit the Kodak Web site www kodak com The DCS Acquire Module and DCS TWAIN Data Source allow you to make enhancements specific to images from your camera and generally provide the best i...

Page 21: ... Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source version 5 8 or later You then load the settings into the camera where you can select and reuse them You can also delete White Balance settings when they are no longer needed This ability to save and reuse White Balance settings saves you time if you repetitively work under the same lighting conditions For example if you frequently work in an indoor stadium ...

Page 22: ...ars If the selected folder contains images this screen appears showing the currently selected image 2 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to select your choice OK The White Balance values from the selected image are saved using the same name as the image The setting is applied to subsequent images that you capture This setting overwrites the setting that was saved the...

Page 23: ...an Select a White Balance setting from the selected image or from those loaded on the camera page 21 Delete a White Balance setting from the camera page 21 Load a White Balance setting from a PC Card to the camera page 22 Save a White Balance setting page 24 ...

Page 24: ...tting page 22 are applied to images that you capture Deleting Custom White Balance Settings You can delete White Balance Settings that have been loaded on your camera 1 With the White Balance Settings screen displayed page 20 choose Delete WB Settings The Delete White Balance Setting menu appears 2 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to choose the setting to be delete...

Page 25: ... PC Card you can load them into your camera There are a few rules to remember when you do so Rule Error Message You can only load settings into the camera used to capture the images Each setting that you load must have a unique name Your camera holds up to ten Custom White Balance settings ...

Page 26: ...s do not appear 2 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to choose the desired card You may need to scroll up to the card choices if there are numerous White Balance settings 3 Repeat step 2 to choose the desired Custom White Balance setting The setting is loaded from the PC Card to your camera and appears in the list of settings When you load settings from a PC Card the...

Page 27: ... User s Manual When you save a White Balance setting to a PC Card a wb extension is added to the file name For example if you save the setting from a file named A0601385 TIF the setting will be named A0601385 wb on the PC Card 3 On your camera select White Balance page 18 4 Load the White Balance setting from the PC Card to your camera page 22 5 Select the desired White Balance setting page 21 1 C...

Page 28: ...meter for fifteen exposures at one second intervals the camera would only capture images until the buffer is full even if fifteen images had not been captured While the Intervalometer is enabled the camera may enter PowerSave mode phase 1 This depends on the interval between exposures The camera may also enter PowerSave mode phase 2 depending on the Display Off Time and Display Off Using Adapter P...

Page 29: ... the timer count 1 9999 frames Default 10 frames Specifies the number of frames to be captured Timer Interval Set the timer interval 1 second to 23 59 59 HH MM SS Default 10 seconds Specifies the interval between image captures Timer Delay Set the timer delay 1 second to 23 59 59 HH MM SS Default 1 second Specifies the delay before onset of the Intervalometer function Timer Enable Select Yes Enabl...

Page 30: ...r formatted using the DCS Host software 1 Select the Menu icon then choose Main Menu page 5 2 Select Card from the Main menu 3 Select Recover Card from the Card menu This screen appears A Recover folder is created on the PC Card when you recover images You cannot capture images to the Recover folder If you attempt to do so the image is saved to the default folder set in Properties and an appropria...

Page 31: ...the DCS Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source 1 Click the Camera Control button The Camera Control dialog box appears 2 Click the Properties button The Properties dialog box appears 3 Scroll through the list and select the Name Plate property 4 Enter up to 50 characters of text in the Name Plate text box The text appears in the following screens on the camera s Image LCD panel No images in folde...

Page 32: ...an error message appears Insert the card in slot 0 and select Retry 3 Select the Menu icon then choose Main Menu from the dropdown menu page 5 The Main menu appears When the Trimble Pathfinder card is properly inserted a GPS choice appears on the menu 4 Select GPS This screen updates during the GPS acquisition process The number of satellites increases as signals are received The process may take ...

Page 33: ... a different GPS card re insert the card or try again later PDOP too high The GPS measure of error PDOP is too high Insert a different GPS card re insert the card or try again later No GPS Time The GPS is not receiving any signal from any satellite Try again later No satellites There is not a viable signal from any satellite Try again later 1 2 or 3 satellites The GPS requires a constellation of 4...

Page 34: ...r s Manual Once the data has been saved to a PC Card you can load it into your camera page 32 You may 1 Select the Menu icon then choose IPTC Data from the dropdown menu page 5 The IPTC Data menu appears 2 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to select your choice None No IPTC data will be written to the image headers IPTC data file If there is an IPTC file in the came...

Page 35: ...d the SELECT button and rotate the Main Command dial to choose the desired card You may need to scroll up to the card choices if there are numerous IPTC files 3 Repeat step 2 to choose an IPTC file The file is loaded from the PC Card to your camera and subsequently appears in the list of IPTC data files Each file must have a unique name If you attempt to load a file with the same name as a file on...

Page 36: ...uire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source with your DCS 330 camera you can specify whether or not you want the image sharpened The antialiasing filter uses optical design to reduce or eliminate the high frequency image patterning problems associated with single shot digital capture and interpolation The optical effect causes a small change in how lenses perform compared to cameras without the filter in...

Page 37: ... need to set the property to Removed Refer to chapter 11 of the User s Manual for instructions on installing and removing the antialiasing filter 1 Choose Properties from the Main menu Refer to chapter 3 of the User s Manual for instructions The Properties menu appears 2 Chose Antialiasing Filter from the Properties menu The Antialiasing Filter screen appears 3 Choose either Installed or Removed d...

Page 38: ...rpened if the camera s Antialiasing Filter property was set to Installed On Images are always sharpened Off Images are never sharpened 1 Start the DCS Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source Refer to the Readme or the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Host Software User s Manual on the CD included with your camera 2 Click the Preferences Icon The Preferences dialog box appears 3 Choose At Capture On or Off f...

Page 39: ...s in the camera s Antialiasing Filter property and the software s Sharpen Images preference CameraProperties Antialiasing Filter DCS Acquire Module or DCS TWAIN Data Source Preferences Sharpen Images At Capture On Off Installed Applied Applied Not applied Removed Not applied Applied Not applied ...

Page 40: ...e to the Serial Port You can connect a variety of devices to your camera s serial port using a serial cable that is available from your dealer of KODAK products Devices used to transmit text strings must be RS 232 compliant 1 On your camera remove the protective serial port cap then plug the appropriate end of the serial cable into the serial port 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your RS 23...

Page 41: ...600 and 115200 1 Select the Menu icon then choose Main Menu from the dropdown menu page 5 2 Select Serial Port from the Main menu The Serial Port menu appears 3 Select one of the following Baud Rate page 38 Serial In page 39 Serial Out page 41 1 Select Baud Rate from the Serial Port menu page 38 The Baud Rate menu appears 2 Select the appropriate baud rate for the connected device The setting is r...

Page 42: ...valid characters or less Valid characters consist of ASCII characters carriage return and line termination When you select New Images or Previous Image a Serial In Status option page 40 becomes available Previous Image A text string from the connected device is written to the header of previously captured image file GPS A text string from the connected GPS device is written to the header of the ju...

Page 43: ... the Serial In Status choice becomes available Select Serial in Status from the Serial Port menu If the connected device is sending data a message indicates the most recent data received If there is no device connected or if a connected device is not currently sending data this message appears ...

Page 44: ... 42 Modem is selected automatically with this option Menu Choice Action Comments None No data transmitted Image Number A text string containing the image number of the just captured image is sent to the connected device Modem Reserved for Transmit option page 42 Remote Release Remote Release is automatically selected when you select Remote Release in the Serial In menu Contact your service represe...

Page 45: ...nsmission kit available from your dealer of KODAK products includes hardware and documentation It also contains a certificate with information that you must use to acquire a special firmware key When you load firmware version 3 2 or later into your camera you can activate the Transmit option by loading the firmware key ...

Page 46: ...EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Rochester New York 14650 Eastman Kodak Company 2000 Kodak and Kodak Professional are trademarks P N 6B4723 2 ...

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