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Preparing the Camera and the Computer

2. While looking at the back of the camera, open the door on the left

edge of the camera back by inserting a thumb or finger into the
opening and swinging the door away from you.

Insert/remove
PCMCIA card

here.

CARD

BUSY

MIC

DELETE

SCSI

MIC

BUTTON

3. NOTE: As you complete this step, do not be startled when the red

Card Busy light blinks and you hear noise from the camera; this is
normal operation when a PCMCIA card is inserted.

Summary of Contents for EOS-DCS 1

Page 1: ...ted by United States and international copyright laws You may make one backup copy of the enclosed software and one copy of this manual Do not make additional copies of the software or copies of the manual or electronically transmit them in any form whatsoever in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Eastman Kodak Company ...

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Page 3: ...onditions and limitations stated herein Such repair service will include all labor as well as any necessary adjustments and or replacement parts If replacement parts are used in making repairs these parts may be remanufactured or may contain remanufactured materials If it is neces sary to replace the entire system it may be replaced with a remanufactured system If it should become necessary to rep...

Page 4: ...es or alterations not marketed by Kodak unauthorized modifications or service misuse abuse failure to follow Kodak s operating maintenance or repacking instructions or failure to use Kodak supplied items such as cables KODAK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Repair or replacement without charge is K...

Page 5: ...red your Kodak representative will instruct you to return the unit to the nearest service center for repair and will issue a return authorization number When returning a camera for repair the unit shall be packed in its original packing materials according to the enclosed repacking instructions in an appendix The enclosed problem report form see appendices should also be completed and enclosed wit...

Page 6: ...tware to achieve your intended results and for installation use and results obtained from the software LICENSE You may a use the software b copy the software onto one or more computers only for the purpose of operating the equipment with which this software was provided the Related Equipment or into any machine readable form for backup purposes in support of your use of the software c transfer the...

Page 7: ...he Agreement or if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement You agree upon such termination to destroy the software together with all copies in any form LIMITED WARRANTY Kodak warrants the diskettes on which the software is furnished to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of delivery to you as eviden...

Page 8: ... diskette not meeting Kodak s Limited War ranty that is returned to Kodak or your dealer with a copy of your receipt or 2 if Kodak or the dealer is unable to deliver a replacement diskette that is free of defects in materials or workmanship you may terminate this Agreement by returning the software IN NO EVENT WILL KODAK BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS LOST SAVINGS OR O...

Page 9: ...this Agreement you may contact Kodak in the United States at 1 800 23 KODAK 1 800 235 6325 in Canada at 1 800 GO KODAK 1 800 465 6325 and in other countries through your nearest Kodak representative YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETW...

Page 10: ...ing instructions Heed Warnings Heed all warnings on the equipment and in the operating instructions Retain Instructions and Packaging Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference Retain the packing case for use if the equipment needs to be shipped Handling Handle the equipment as you would any valuable camera Handle the equipment with care especially when the hard disk is runn...

Page 11: ...oom or basement Do not use the equipment in heavy rain and do not immerse the equipment in water or other liquids Object or Liquid Entry Never push foreign objects of any kind into the equipment openings The objects could touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts and cause a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment Attachments Do not use attachments that are n...

Page 12: ...obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Lightning For added protection for the equipment during a light ning storm or any time when you will leave the equipment unat tended and unused for long periods of time unplug the AC battery charger adapter from the power outlet and disconnect the camera from the computer This will protect the equipment from damage caused ...

Page 13: ...on separating the KODAK camera back from the Canon EOS 1 N camera to clean a dirty imager Damage Requiring Service Unplug the equipment from the wall outlet and computer and refer all servicing to the manufacturer under the following conditions When any cord or plug is damaged send cord only If liquid has been spilled or if objects have fallen in the equip ment If the equipment has been exposed to...

Page 14: ...ssories or attachments Battery Important Warnings Do not attempt to remove the battery it is not a customer serviceable part If you will be operating the camera while it is connected to the AC battery charger adapter the camera will be ready for operation almost immediately However if you are beginning with a dead battery and notice unusual behavior such as random characters flashing on the camera...

Page 15: ...ng charging this is normal operation Under normal conditions charging the battery for at least two hours provides optimal capacity However under very cold or very hot conditions charge for at least 30 minutes after the LCD battery indicator indicates a full charge Charge the battery as close to the time the camera will be used as possible Waiting in excess of two days before shooting will result i...

Page 16: ... from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experi enced radio TV technician for help This equipment conforms with the requirements of European Standard EN55022 with respect to radio interference for a Class B device Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B prescrites dan...

Page 17: ...rminators 1 3 Required Applications Software 1 3 IBM PC or Compatible Computer Hardware and Software 1 4 Required Computer Memory Hard Disk 1 4 Computer 1 4 Memory 1 4 Hard disk 1 4 Required Monitor and Display Card 1 4 Required SCSI Interface 1 5 Required Systems Software 1 5 Required Applications Software 1 5 Optional Hardware Software for Playing Recorded Sound 1 5 Other Optional Equipment 1 6 ...

Page 18: ... a Macintosh PowerBook or a PC Laptop 4 23 Macintosh PowerBook with No External SCSI Devices 4 23 PC for TWAIN driver 4 25 Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card 4 26 Inserting a PCMCIA Card 4 26 Removing a PCMCIA Card 4 30 Installing the KODAK Driver 4 32 Accessing the Camera from the Driver 4 35 Special Instructions for TWAIN compliant Software 4 35 Final Steps to the Driver Window 4 37 Updating C...

Page 19: ...lready on a PCMCIA Card 6 3 Accessing the Camera from the Driver 6 3 Viewing Selecting an Image from the Camera with the Driver 6 5 Acquiring One Image from the Camera 6 8 Acquiring Multiple Images or a Contact Sheet 6 9 Rotate Rename and Annotate Images 6 11 Navigating Through Images 6 14 Navigating through a Contact Sheet 6 14 One or No Images Selected 6 14 More than One Image Selected 6 15 Prev...

Page 20: ...7 Reference Camera 7 1 KODAK Camera Back and Imager 7 2 Timing Considerations 7 3 KODAK Camera Back Controls 7 4 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 7 4 Battery Indicator 7 6 Frames Remaining Indicator KODAK Camera Back 7 7 Frame Counter Canon EOS 1 N Camera 7 7 Disk Indicator 7 9 Disk Error Indicator 7 9 Control Buttons 7 10 DELETE Button and Delete Indicator 7 11 SCSI ID Button and SCSI Indicator 7 14 SC...

Page 21: ... Adapter 7 26 Recorded Sound 7 27 How to Record Sound 7 28 Recording Lengthy Audio Segments 7 29 Playing Sound Files 7 30 On Off State of the Camera 7 31 Troubleshooting the Camera 7 32 Cleaning the Imager 7 39 Determining If the Imager Is Dirty 7 39 Technique 1 Examine a Test Image 7 39 Technique 2 Visually Inspect the Imager 7 39 Cleaning a Dirty Imager 7 41 Separating the Camera from the KODAK ...

Page 22: ... 12 Photoshop Edit Menu 8 12 Photoshop Select menu 8 12 All 8 12 None 8 12 Acquire As Menu 8 13 Photo 8 13 Contact Sheet 8 13 Acquire Contact Sheet Dialog 8 15 Document Name 8 15 Output Resolution 8 16 Size Thumbnails 8 16 Show Crop Rectangle Thumbnails 8 16 Printable Area Width and Height 8 16 Cancel 8 16 OK 8 16 Take Picture Icon 8 17 Camera Control Icon 8 17 Load Camera Firmware 8 19 Set Clock ...

Page 23: ... Sheet Layout 8 25 Factory Settings 8 25 Cancel 8 25 OK 8 25 Rename Images Icon 8 25 Name 8 26 Sequence Number Digits and Starting From 8 26 Example 8 27 Rename 8 27 Cancel 8 27 Rotate Clockwise Counterclockwise Icons 8 28 Crop Icon 8 28 Introduction 8 28 The Crop Dialog Box 8 30 Method Freeform and Fixed Size 8 31 Size 8 31 Left Top Width and Height 8 32 Fix Aspect Ratio 8 32 Final Output 8 33 Re...

Page 24: ...elete Button 8 41 Done Button 8 42 Annotation Area and Image Information Window 8 42 Navigation Bar 8 44 Contact Sheet View 8 44 Preview View or Crop Dialog 8 44 Select All Icon 8 45 Number of Images Selected 8 45 The X Y Cursor Location 8 45 RGB Values at the Cursor Location 8 46 Thumbnail Preview Size Menu 8 46 Using Photoshop Actions Macintosh Only 8 47 Supported Commands 8 49 Driver Commands N...

Page 25: ...B Glossary B 1 Appendix C Updating Your KODAK Software Driver C 1 Appendix D Repacking Instructions D 1 Appendix E Problem Report Form E 1 Appendix F Using an Infrared Camera F 1 Appendix G Technical and Telephone Assistance G 1 Appendix H Optional Equipment Spare Parts List H 1 10 10 10 10 10 Index 10 1 ...

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Page 27: ...nd software and camera accessories to use the available models of the camera Model numbers are included in the Specifications appendix The camera can be used with a Macintosh computer and or with an IBM PC or compatible computer Separate specifications for both are included on the following pages You may be able to use the camera on other computer platforms or with additional operating systems usi...

Page 28: ...uter An Apple Macintosh computer with a 68020 processor or above or Power Macintosh product line is required Memory Memory in megabytes MB of random access memory RAM required 32 MB RAM required for EOS DCS 3 EOS DCS 5 64 MB RAM required for EOS DCS 1 Hard disk At least 100 megabytes of free disk space are needed Required Monitor and Display Card A color monitor is required for color work Your mon...

Page 29: ...ooking image Required Systems Software Apple System software version 7 5 or above Required SCSI Cables and Terminators Use only the supplied cables do not use substitute cables except that an additional cable is required if you will use the camera as the only external device attached to a PowerBook computer If you are using a PowerBook computer refer to Chapter 4 Appropriate SCSI terminator s as r...

Page 30: ...OTE Your TWAIN application or systems software may have additional hardware requirements Computer An 80486 processor or above is required a 100 MHz Pentium processor or above is recommended Memory A minimum of 64 megabytes MB of random access memory RAM are required Hard disk At least 100 megabytes of free hard disk space is necessary Required Monitor and Display Card A color monitor is required f...

Page 31: ...adapter such as those from Adaptec Inc running EZ SCSI 4 0 or later If other external SCSI devices are connected to your computer you may need to obtain a SCSI terminator depending on the termination of devices in the SCSI chain Required Systems Software Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 Required Applications Software A TWAIN compliant software application The Kodak driver for use with TWAIN ...

Page 32: ...ectronic flash and accessories Extra lenses for the camera Close up accessories Other camera accessories Optional PCMCIA Hard Disk Card The camera is designed to accept PCMCIA hard disk cards that support the PCMCIA ATA interface and operate in 8 bit mode Refer to the read me file on the supplied software driver diskette for information on specific cards known to work with the camera ...

Page 33: ...uction to the design of the camera An overview of the product features NOTE This manual assumes that you are familiar with the operation of the Canon EOS 1 N camera if you are not refer to the Canon instruction manual for the Canon EOS 1 N supplied with the EOS DCS camera ...

Page 34: ...veral computers and move your images from the camera to the com puter using one of the special software drivers provided by Kodak You can then use the image in other applications or edit it with your image editing software You can also record sound with the built in microphone in the camera and play the sound files through your computer system EOS DCS CAMERA ...

Page 35: ...The KODAK camera back is a sealed one piece unit A single mounting screw attaches it to a specially modified Canon EOS 1 N camera body that has had its film back removed Mounting screw Canon EOS 1 N with film back removed KODAK camera back ...

Page 36: ...coupled device CCD imager with image data recorded as listed in the Specifications appendix Exposure indexes equivalent to film speeds as listed in the Specifica tions appendix Dynamic random access memory DRAM that supports shooting as listed in the Specifications appendix A mounting screw rigidly mates the camera back to the camera A tripod socket ...

Page 37: ...A SCSI port to connect the camera to your computer for transferring images from the camera to your computer You can take pictures while the camera is connected to a computer The images are then immediately available on the computer The camera back is a non terminated SCSI device A single rechargeable nickel hydride battery that powers both the camera back and the camera the Specifications appendix...

Page 38: ...vers to move images from the camera back to your computer You can also use the drivers to perform self tests on the camera from your computer and to load new firmware camera control programming into the camera This last function allows you to keep the firmware in the camera up to date without sending the camera to a service center ...

Page 39: ... card If you are experienced with previous Kodak digital cameras with personal computers and with the Canon EOS 1 N you may be able to follow these steps without referring to other material If you are inexperienced with previous Kodak digital cameras with personal computers and with the Canon EOS 1 N read through the steps below without following them as an overview Then proceed through the manual...

Page 40: ...ile on the supplied driver diskette for supported cards 3 PC customers only obtain and install if not already present a supported SCSI host adapter card Supported adapters are listed in Chapter 1 brief installation informa tion is in Chapter 4 4 Optional PC customers only Obtain and install a sound board if not already present required to play sounds recorded with the camera system 5 Install the s...

Page 41: ...st time it is used allow the battery to charge for at least two hours shortly before it is used Refer to Chapter 4 The section Battery Charging for Optimal Capacity in Chapter 7 includes important battery information 8 Set the Camera SCSI ID Turn on the camera system by setting the power switch to on I push the camera back SCSI button once to enter SCSI mode and then repeatedly to rotate through S...

Page 42: ...efly or by the slight noise Refer to Chapter 4 11 Update the camera firmware This onetime action ensures that the most current control commands firmware are loaded in the camera Refer to Chapter 4 A Run Adobe Photoshop and choose KODAK DCS 400 EOS DCS from the IMPORT submenu of the Adobe Photoshop 4 0 FILE menu The driver image window appears B Click the camera control icon shown below Click the L...

Page 43: ...n use the camera without the computer or adapter When you are finished with the camera you can leave it connected to the computer or you can turn off the computer then disconnect the adapter and the camera Refer to Chapter 5 for specific details on how the EOS DCS compen sates for the absence of the quick control dial on the Canon EOS 1 N and how the use of the Canon EOS 1 N differs when it is par...

Page 44: ...ct one or more adjust color using the balance controls crop and acquire the image into your applica tion by clicking the ACQUIRE button And or move images to an archive folder on your computer by selecting the image s and using the COPY TO button Refer to Chapters 6 and 8 16 Quit Click the DONE button to leave the driver Quit your application software Shut down your computer system Disconnect the ...

Page 45: ...or PC computer environment This includes how to Charge the battery and use the AC battery charger adapter Set the SCSI ID on the camera Make the SCSI connection between the camera and your computer Install the driver for Adobe Photoshop Software on your Macintosh computer or the TWAIN driver on your PC Insert and remove your PCMCIA card Access the driver for Adobe Photoshop Software ...

Page 46: ... have not completed and returned the enclosed Warranty Registration card please do so now CAUTION In this chapter you will connect the camera to your computer Once connected do not disconnect the camera from the computer while using the supplied software or even while the computer is on Doing so may result in the loss of data from the PCMCIA card in the camera or from the hard disk in your compute...

Page 47: ...sed in the field charge the battery as close to the time it will be used as possible You can operate the camera while connected to the supplied AC battery charger adapter or you can recharge the battery with the adapter and then use the camera in the field without the adapter The adapter will run the camera continuously while charging the battery You can leave the camera continually connected to t...

Page 48: ... in this way will ensure that you begin shooting with a fully charged battery and that you obtain the most images per charge Follow these steps to charge the battery 1 Locate the AC battery charger adapter and power cord supplied with the camera To camera AC BATTERY CHARGER ADAPTER POWER CORD To wall outlet To AC battery charger adapter 2 Plug the appropriate end of the power cord into the AC batt...

Page 49: ...nd the Computer G 4 5 3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet 4 Plug the AC battery charger adapter into the camera the unit plugs into the round connector at the lower left corner of the back of the camera ...

Page 50: ...SCSI ID MIC BUTTON KODAK camera back LCD LCD GRAPHICS Battery indicator While the battery is charging the three segments of this icon light repeat edly in turn from bottom to top when the battery is fully charged all three remain lit Filling battery When the camera is used without the adapter the number of lit segments indicates the charge state of the battery When the bottom segment is blink ing ...

Page 51: ...ed to a computer 1 Shut down your computer 2 If SCSI devices other than the camera are connected to your computer for example a hard disk determine their SCSI identification numbers so that you can select a different number for the camera If necessary refer to the instructions for those devices to determine how to find their numbers NOTE Since you may connect the camera to different computers or s...

Page 52: ...itch set to I Shutter release button 4 Wake the camera by lightly pressing the shutter release button NOTES The camera turns off after several seconds of inactivity therefore as you complete these steps you may need to reawaken the camera by lightly pressing the shutter release button again ...

Page 53: ... Preparing the Camera and the Computer G 4 9 5 Locate the indented button on the back of the camera labeled SCSI ID CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON SCSI ID button ...

Page 54: ...ect this action wakes SCSI mode The characters SCSI called the SCSI indicator as well as a single value from 0 to 7 PC and PP appear on the camera back LCD That value is the current SCSI ID of the camera CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON SCSI 4 SCSI ID SCSI ID button SCSI indicator DELETE SCSI ID CARD BUSY ...

Page 55: ...supplied by Apple Computer Inc TWAIN PC Do not use a number currently assigned to any other connected SCSI device Do not assign the number used by your SCSI host adapter Consult your SCSI host adapter manual to see if other SCSI IDs should not be used PC SETTING FOR IBM LAPTOP CUSTOMERS not for use with the Macintosh Use the PC SCSI ID setting only if you will be connecting the camera to an IBM or...

Page 56: ... from Adaptec Inc running EZ SCSI 4 0 or later The installer should read all manufac turers instructions for both the computer and the host adapter before installing the adapter in your computer 1 Turn off the power to the computer then to all peripherals 2 If the termination power setting on your SCSI host adapter is disabled change its setting to enable it 3 Install the SCSI Host Adapter card fo...

Page 57: ...es NOTE You may need to obtain a SCSI terminator to complete these steps if other external SCSI devices are connected to your computer A single 25 pin SCSI terminator is supplied with the camera III The camera is used with a Macintosh PowerBook or a PC laptop Read the section that matches the environment in which you will use the camera I Camera as the Sole SCSI Device Follow these steps if you wi...

Page 58: ...s connected to a computer 4 Select the appropriate SCSI cable for your Macintosh with 25 pin connectors at both ends or PC with a 50 pin SCSI2 HD connector at one end and a 25 pin SCSI connector at the other end IMPORTANT Use only the cable supplied with the camera do not use a substitute cable MACINTOSH 25 pin Connector 25 pin Connector PC for TWAIN driver 25 pin SCSI Connector 50 pin SCSI2 HD Co...

Page 59: ...e back of the Macintosh computer Make sure the connector is well seated by pressing it into place firmly and then tighten both knobs on the cable connector Knobs PC Attach the 50 pin SCSI2 connector to the SCSI2 port on the back of the PC Make sure the cable connector is well seated by pressing it into place firmly so that the spring clips on the connector snap onto the SCSI port ...

Page 60: ...supplied 25 pin SCSI terminator to the other end of the SCSI cable you just attached to your computer 25 pin Terminator BACK OF COMPUTER 7 Attach the open end of the 25 pin terminator to the SCSI connector on the back of the camera EOS DCS Camera BACK OF MACINTOSH COMPUTER SCSI Port ...

Page 61: ... the computer in a chain If the camera is one of multiple SCSI devices connected to your computer it must be connected as the last device in the chain of SCSI devices since it only includes one SCSI connector The total cable length connecting all devices must not exceed 15 feet 4 6 meters You will need to determine if the connected SCSI devices are terminated or not To do so first look for an exte...

Page 62: ...in of devices connected to your computer 3 Connect the AC battery charger adapter to the camera as described earlier in this chapter Although this step is optional we recommend it whenever the camera is connected to a computer 4 When you have completed part A or part B of this step the last device in the chain should have a cable with no terminator connected to one of its SCSI connector and the ot...

Page 63: ... terminator 5 Select the SCSI cable with the 50 pin connector at one end and the 25 pin connector at the other end IMPORTANT Use only the cable supplied with the camera do not use a substitute cable 25 pin Connector 50 pin Connector 6 Connect the 50 pin connector to the empty connector on the last SCSI device in the chain Make sure the connector is well seated by press ing it into place firmly and...

Page 64: ... power off the camera Then restore the SCSI cables and terminator to the state they were in before the camera was connected Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector dangling from a SCSI chain Continue at Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card later in this chapter B Follow these steps if the last connected device is terminated internally 1 Turn off the computer and all connected SCSI device...

Page 65: ...lect the SCSI cable with the 50 pin connector at one end and the 25 pin connector at the other end IMPORTANT Use only the cable supplied with the camera do not use a substitute cable 25 pin Connector 50 pin Connector 5 Connect the 50 pin connector to the empty SCSI connector of the device that is terminated internally Make sure the connector is well seated by pressing it into place firmly and then...

Page 66: ...o disconnect the camera from the computer shut down the computer and all external SCSI devices and then power off the camera Then restore the SCSI cables and terminator to the state they were in before the camera was connected Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector dangling from a SCSI chain Continue at Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card later in this chapter ...

Page 67: ...with the model 100 However the information in this section may not apply to all PowerBook models For this installation you will need to supply an HDI 30 pin to 25 pin Macintosh PowerBook SCSI adapter cable Do not use a terminator NOTE This cable is available in two versions be certain that your cable is no longer than three feet long and that you obtain a cable for connecting a PowerBook computer ...

Page 68: ...he HDI 30 port on the back of the Macintosh PowerBook Make sure the connector is well seated by pressing it into place firmly IMPORTANT Do not use a terminator EOS DCS Camera SCSI Connector BACK OF POWERBOOK COMPUTER 4 Attach the other end of your HDI 30 pin to 25 pin SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the back of the camera 5 Optional Later to disconnect the camera from the Macintosh com puter s...

Page 69: ...e connects this card to the SCSI connector on the camera using an adapter if needed at the camera end of the cable None of this equipment is provided with the camera In this configuration set the SCSI ID on the camera to PC this sets the camera SCSI ID to 1 and turns on active termination in the camera CAUTION When you finish with the camera in PC mode turn off the com puter and camera If left in ...

Page 70: ...e AC battery charger adapter while connected to a computer and or while the camera is on or off IMPORTANT When the red Card Busy light is blinking data is being read from or written to the PCMCIA card for example just after you take a picture or later when you move data from the camera to a computer If the card is removed while the light is blinking you may lose the current image and may lose othe...

Page 71: ...reparing the Camera and the Computer G 4 27 1 Be certain that the red Card Busy light is not blinking before you continue CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON CARD BUSY light DELETE SCSI ID CARD BUSY 0 ...

Page 72: ...ck by inserting a thumb or finger into the opening and swinging the door away from you Insert remove PCMCIA card here CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON 3 NOTE As you complete this step do not be startled when the red Card Busy light blinks and you hear noise from the camera this is normal operation when a PCMCIA card is inserted ...

Page 73: ...plied with the camera by sliding it thin edge first into the empty slot and pushing it firmly into place CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON LCD When properly installed the end of the PCMCIA release button should be flush with the edge of the card Release button PCMCIA card ...

Page 74: ...that the red Card Busy light is not blinking before you continue IMPORTANT When the red Card Busy light is blinking data is being read from or written to the PCMCIA card for example just after you take a picture or later when you move data from the camera to a computer If the card is removed while the light is blinking you may lose the current image and may lose other images as well 2 While lookin...

Page 75: ...ropped you may destroy it resulting in the loss of all of your data on the card Firmly press the rectangular button at the top of the opening inside the door this action releases the PCMCIA card from its connector and ejects the card from the camera back Press firmly 4 Remove the card from the camera by grasping it at the top and bottom with your thumb and forefinger and pulling it completely from...

Page 76: ...at them each time you want to acquire images The camera can remain connected to the AC battery charger adapter and the computer while you complete these steps 1 If your computer is not on turn it on now 2 Locate the Kodak supplied driver diskettes for the computer system you will use either Macintosh or PC 3 Place the first diskette into the internal drive of your computer 4 Read the contents of t...

Page 77: ... is intended for use with applications that are ASPI compliant for Windows and not for use with applications that are ASPI compliant for other operating platforms With an ASPI compliant SCSI host adapter card you must install the Win dows ASPI files that accompany it The KODAK Driver for use with ASPI compliant host adapter cards will not work properly unless these files have been installed The pr...

Page 78: ...m the camera without the CAL file C Follow the appropriate part of this step for your computer system Macintosh Copy the calibration file its name ends with the characters CAL into the folder containing your Photoshop plug ins it is probably named PLUG INS TWAIN PC Run the SETUP program to install the calibration file ...

Page 79: ... Turn on the computer NOTES The camera is always on when it is connected to a computer that is on or when the adapter is connected to the camera even if the power switch is set to off O Windows 95 users The first time you use the camera with your PC choose don t install when presented with choices from the installation wizard 5 Run Adobe Photoshop The examples throughout this manual use Photoshop ...

Page 80: ... user should then choose ACQUIRE which should open access to the device and allow the user to obtain image data IMPORTANT Some image editing software takes all available RAM by default at start up The TWAIN driver will not work if this occurs To avoid the problem set the memory preference for your application often found on the FILE menu so that there is at least one megabyte of free RAM Once you ...

Page 81: ...p choose the driver from the ACQUIRE submenu of the FILE menu TWAIN PC Choose TWAIN on the FILE menu TWAIN ACQUIRE in earlier supported versions of Photoshop 2 Wait as the driver image window appears NOTES Instead of the driver image window above you may see a message that the camera was not found If you do follow the troubleshooting sugges tions in the message Additional information regarding thi...

Page 82: ...ervice center as described in the camera troubleshooting section of this manual By following the steps below to update camera firmware the first time you use the driver you will ensure that the camera contains the most current version of the firmware You do not need to update camera firmware each time you use the driver To complete these steps the camera must be connected to your computer as descr...

Page 83: ... missing BIN file be certain that you have installed the software as described earlier in this chapter 3 Wait while firmware is copied to the camera NOTE You may see a message asking you to use the AC battery charger adapter and to wait for several minutes if you do see this message follow the instructions in the message and wait to allow the battery to charge before clicking the LOAD CAMERA FIRMW...

Page 84: ...ra To complete these steps the camera must be connected to your computer as described earlier in this chapter We also assume that a supported application is currently running on your computer and that you have accessed the driver image window by choosing the driver as described earlier in this chapter A PCMCIA card used for image storage must be DOS formatted using the camera with the supplied dri...

Page 85: ...as the software formats the card If the operation fails try formatting one more time 4 If you have more than one card to format you can remove the current card as described earlier in this chapter insert another and click the FORMAT button again to format the new card You can also use this operation to reformat a card that you have been using with the camera 5 Click DONE to close the dialog box 6 ...

Page 86: ...ding the power switch to off O 3 Turn off your computer 4 Turn off other SCSI devices if present 5 Optional Disconnect the camera from the computer CAUTION Do not disconnect the camera from the computer while the driver image window is open or even while the computer is on Doing so may result in the loss of data from the PCMCIA card in the camera or from the hard disk in your computer Instead turn...

Page 87: ...cluding Indoors while connected to the AC battery charger adapter If you are working indoors we recommend that you keep the camera connected to the adapter even though you can use the camera without it Indoors while connected to a computer with or without the adapter In the field with the camera operating from its battery without being connected to a computer or to the adapter ...

Page 88: ... ID MIC BUTTON Camera back LCD 2 If one is not connected attach your lens to the camera A lens is not supplied with the camera 3 Select either step A or B below depending on the environment in which you will use the camera A Indoors Connect the camera to the AC battery charger adapter as described in Chapter 4 leave it connected while you operate the camera The camera will be ready for operation a...

Page 89: ...TE The main switch on the Canon EOS 1 N is not available Instead the on I setting of the EOS DCS power switch sets the EOS 1 N into the A setting and the off O setting sets it into the L setting The g setting is also available on the EOS DCS to set it set custom function 3 to 1 For the EOS DCS camera the purpose of custom function 3 has been reprogrammed It no longer is used to set film speed a fu...

Page 90: ...a back The EOS DCS includes a single battery that powers both the KODAK camera back and the Canon EOS 1 N camera NOTE The information displayed by the Canon battery check on the Canon LCD should be ignored instead use the battery indicator on the camera back as described in this step to determine the state of the battery If the segments are lighting in turn from bottom to top the battery is being ...

Page 91: ...he standard EOS 1 N include exposure compensation settings flash exposure compensation settings and manual exposure adjustments The following steps describe how to make settings that accommodate for the absence of the quick control dial on the EOS DCS camera 1 If it is not on turn on the camera by moving the power switch to on I 2 Exposure compensation Press and release the exposure compensa tion ...

Page 92: ...pplied EOS 1 N Instructions When Custom Function 11 1 or 11 2 is engaged Press and release the exposure compensation button then turn the main dial to select a focusing point Turn the main dial while pressing the focusing point selector button to set AE exposure compensation or adjust manual exposure Choose Other Canon Camera Settings This section describes how to set camera settings other than ex...

Page 93: ... DRIVE button 5 Set the ISO value by turning the main dial while simultaneously pressing the AF and metering mode selector buttons the specifications appendix lists supported ISO values NOTES ISO values outside these values cannot be set Exposure compensa tion values up to 3 steps in 1 3 or 1 2 step increments may be selected at the supported ISO value As with film you may want to use flash to ach...

Page 94: ... pressing the shutter release button 2 Frame the scene within the inner rectangle of the focusing screen The focusing screen in the camera has been modified and indicates a reduced view of the scene to match the size of the picture that will be recorded on the imager An illustration of the focusing screen appears in the Specifications appendix 3 Focus You can use manual focus or select any of the ...

Page 95: ...hutter release button this action returns the camera top LCD to its regular display Main dial Exposure compensation button Focusing points Focusing point selector Shutter release button 4 Press the shutter release to take a picture 5 Optional If you have not been using continuous exposure set the film winding mode to continuous exposure and take a burst of pictures by keeping the shutter release b...

Page 96: ...the number on the camera back LCD goes down by one indicating the number of additional pictures that can be stored on the PCMCIA card currently in the camera system Frames remaining The oval at the right of the LCD indicates the amount of the PCMCIA card filled with images As more pictures are taken subsequent sectors of this graphic appear Card up to 1 6 filled Card filled indicator flashes Card ...

Page 97: ... image was taken This frame counter displays the number of the picture you have just taken rather than the number of the next picture you will take The frame counter is displayed with each image in the software driver image window Deleting Pictures Optional This section describes how you can delete one or more of the most recent pictures from the PCMCIA card This feature is useful if your card is ...

Page 98: ...he Camera G 3 Locate the indented button on the back of the camera labeled DELETE CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON DELETE button DELETE SCSI ID CARD BUSY Indicates delete mode Frames remaining Disk indicator ...

Page 99: ... described just below or other files that may be on the disk are not deleted Use this feature with care since it is possible that you may unknowingly delete the wrong image This can occur since the camera deletes the image with the most current date and time Perhaps you have used the PCMCIA card to take pictures and then the camera or PCMCIA card has been used by another photographer If you now de...

Page 100: ...roximately six inches 15 cm from your mouth 3 Press and hold the record button CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON Microphone Record button 4 Speak into the microphone 5 Release the record button the red Card Busy light blinks as the data are recorded on the PCMCIA card The center dot of the recording level meter also called the disk indicator on the camera back LCD comes on when the recording...

Page 101: ...al indication that sound is being recorded The best quality recording should occur when 4 5 segments are on No sound Maximum The camera cannot play the recorded sound instead you will need to use your computer as described in Chapter 7 Chapter 8 contains additional reference material about recorded sound files Turning off the Camera If you are done with the camera system turn it off by sliding the...

Page 102: ...an 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 noi...

Page 103: ...ck LCD battery level indicator The ON I setting of the EOS DCS power switch corresponds to the EOS 1 N A setting and the OFF O setting corresponds to the L setting Set Custom Function 3 1 to obtain the g setting for in focus beeper The camera top LCD frame counter displays a reference number for the picture you have just taken rather than the next picture you will take The reference numbers cycle ...

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Page 105: ...n earlier with the camera while not connected to the computer or you can take new pictures Both usages working with images already on a PCMCIA card and taking new images are described in this chapter While the camera and the computer are connected you use the supplied KODAK software driver to Access view and select images from your camera Acquire images or contact sheets from the camera into Adobe...

Page 106: ...to access and manipulate archive images from a folder just as you can do with images directly from a PCMCIA card Use the software to view unrecorded test shots you make with the connected camera and then begin recording images when all settings meet your requirements for the image Format PCMCIA cards and load firmware into the camera Delete image and sound files Play recorded sound files NOTES Thi...

Page 107: ...w the steps described in chapter 4 to connect the AC battery charger adapter to the camera to connect the camera to your com puter and to ensure that both are on NOTE Although using the AC battery charger adapter is optional we recommend it whenever the camera is connected to a computer 2 If one is not present insert your PCMCIA card with camera images into the camera NOTES As you work with the ca...

Page 108: ... Kodak cameras and view all of the images with the same driver KEY TO FIGURE All driver features are identified by letter in the following figure Many of these features are introduced in this chapter but not explained in detail however full explanations of all features appear in order by these letters in chapter 8 A Source Menu N Acquire Button B View Menu O Copy To Button C Active Photoshop Menus...

Page 109: ...e from the Camera with the Driver In this section we start by assuming that you want to select a single image to acquire into Photoshop You begin your work session by making choices across the top of the driver image window from left to right N O P Q R S I J K L M T U V W X Y E F G H A B C D Edit ...

Page 110: ...it is not already selected choose CONTACT SHEET from the VIEW menu This displays thumbnails each a subsample of data from the full image of all images from the source here a PCMCIA card in the camera The thumbnails are displayed in the image area of the driver image window sorted in order by date and time with the oldest image displayed first PREVIEW allows you to view larger versions of each imag...

Page 111: ...aphy a contact sheet consists of rows of thumb nails 4 Scroll if needed using the scroll bar until the image you want to acquire appears in the image area You can also scroll using the navigation bar in the lower left corner of the screen as described later in this chapter 5 If it is difficult to distinguish between the images choose a larger image size from the Thumbnail Preview size menu in the ...

Page 112: ...Photoshop window behind the driver image window You can cancel acquiring by clicking the CANCEL button in the progress box 3 Optional Click the DONE button to close the driver image window 4 Optional Edit the acquired image using Photoshop features Save the image to your computer hard disk you cannot save it back to the PCMCIA card in the camera in the file format of your choice IMPORTANT If you h...

Page 113: ...a PC control click to add or subtract from the selected image Drag the mouse over adjacent thumbnails Click the All button on the driver image window Choose ALL from the SELECT pulldown menu 3 Optional Choose CONTACT SHEET from the ACQUIRE AS menu you are now set to acquire all selected images as a contact sheet rather than as single images in separate windows NOTE If you choose CONTACT SHEET from...

Page 114: ...oshop window IMPORTANT If you have not made any changes to the acquired image while in Photoshop and you click the close box of the acquired image window or choose CLOSE from the Photoshop FILE menu or quit Photoshop the window will close without asking you if you want to save it Therefore be sure you save any acquired images you do not want to lose before closing their windows or quitting Photosh...

Page 115: ...ames are only retained for images that you are about to acquire or archive in this work session or for images you have previously archived Acquiring and archiving are both explained later in this chapter The new names are not written to the PCMCIA card A Select the image or images that you want to rename if you select multiple images they are renamed as a group B Click the rename icon C Change the...

Page 116: ...he annotation window The data in the image information window is displayed automatically by the driver The number of characters in the annotation window plus the number of characters in the image information window must total 255 or less Some cameras display more lines in the image information window than others for this reason with some cameras you may not be able to fill the annotation window wi...

Page 117: ... Accessing Camera Images G 6 13 When an image is acquired text from both areas is also acquired and is placed in the Photoshop caption area Annotation Window Image Information Window ...

Page 118: ...it box in the middle of the navigation bar and pressing the Return key moves you to that numbered image Navigating through a Contact Sheet When viewing images in CONTACT SHEET as you have been in this chapter clicking icons in the navigation bar produces different results depending on the number of images selected One or No Images Selected 1 If more than one image is selected deselect them now and...

Page 119: ...TACT SHEET view Now if you click one of these four icons all of the three selected images are deselected and a single image is selected as follows If you click the first icon image 1 is selected If you click the previous icon image 4 is selected If you click the next icon image 21 is selected If you click the last icon image 30 is selected Preview The PREVIEW option of the VIEW menu presents an en...

Page 120: ...with monochrome camera models The section is divided into two parts the first describes the process for work ing with a single image and the second describes how to work with multiple selected images at the same time Color balancing does not change an image at its source Instead the color balance settings you establish are saved with the original image and are applied to that image when the image ...

Page 121: ... setting is applied Click balance is always the preferred method of applying color balance to images Applying Color Balance to a Single Image 1 If you are not in the driver image window return there now 2 Click the image to be color balanced 3 Choose PREVIEW from the VIEW menu you see a single large version of the image Color balancing in PREVIEW instead of CONTACT SHEET is preferred because the e...

Page 122: ...nds to the original lighting conditions under which you took the images The change is applied and is immediately visible on the image 2 Acquire the image as described earlier in this chapter Method B Click Balance Tool Unlike the lighting menu which provides distinct choices to match lighting conditions under which the image was made the click balance tool provides a more refined method of color b...

Page 123: ...y visible on the image NOTES When you click you may see the message that one of the colors is saturated As prompted click another point If there is no white or light gray area in the image follow the steps in the next section to take a photograph of a neutral gray or white card and use it for color balancing 4 Optional If the correction was not satisfactory click the eyedropper not the checkbox in...

Page 124: ...n a stack in PREVIEW B Optional Choose a larger image size from the Thumbnail Preview size menu C Color balance the image using either the lighting menu or click balance tool 5 Use the choices on the navigation bar to move through the selected images 6 Optional As you navigate through the images change the color balance as needed repeatedly navigating through the images to ensure that the color ba...

Page 125: ...g Color Balance Changes 1 Click the DONE button to leave the driver image window all revisions you have made in this work session are saved NOTE The settings you chose while in the driver are saved and will be in effect the next time you enter the driver image window Crop Images Suppose that you want to crop one or more images before acquiring them When you crop an image its size at the source is ...

Page 126: ...ime These actions are described below 1 If you are not in the driver image window access it as described earlier in this chapter 2 Select the image or images that you want to crop NOTE You can not simultaneously crop multiple images from different camera types The DCS 410 DCS 420 and EOS DCS 5 are the same camera type the NC 2000 NC 2000e and EOS DCS 3 are the same camera type and the DCS 460 DCS ...

Page 127: ... stack in the box In this step you will set some of the options of this dialog box to crop images All options are explained in detail in chapter 8 Stack indicates that multiple images will be cropped A Choose one of the two available methods FREEFORM is the correct choice for most cropping activity while FIXED SIZE is appropriate when ...

Page 128: ...d position E Optional Resize or reposition the cropping rectangle by entering numeric values in the LEFT TOP WIDTH and HEIGHT text boxes The first two reposition the top left corner of the rectangle and last two control its width and height F Optional Turn on the FIX ASPECT RATIO checkbox an X appears in the checkbox to the left of this option when on the driver holds the width and height in propo...

Page 129: ...eep in mind that all cropping rectangles can be revised later at any time as desired I Optional Remove the cropping rectangle from all images in the stack by clicking REMOVE J Click OK The current cropping rectangle is superimposed on all selected images and you are returned to the driver image window Close the Driver Image Window Saving Changes 1 Click DONE the driver image window closes and all ...

Page 130: ... With the camera connected to your computer access the driver image window as described earlier in this chapter 2 Choose CAMERA from the SOURCE menu to work with images from a connected camera 3 Choose TEST SHOT from the VIEW menu This displays a single image which is always the most recent picture you take with the camera after choosing TEST SHOT IMPORTANT In TEST SHOT images you take are not sav...

Page 131: ...t picture 7 Optional Click the KEEP button to save the image or click the Take Picture icon to take another picture it replaces the previous image which is not saved If you do not clicked KEEP a message warns you that you are about to lose the current image 8 Choose CONTACT SHEET or PREVIEW from the VIEW menu to leave TEST SHOT Subsequent images you take will be recorded on the PCMCIA card in the ...

Page 132: ...dow will close without asking you if you want to save it Therefore be sure you save any acquired images you do not want to lose before closing their windows or quitting Photoshop 12 Click DONE the driver image window closes and all changes to settings you have made during this work session are saved ...

Page 133: ...icon 1 Select a single image that has the sounds you want to play 2 Use the Sound menu to play the sounds as follows A If a single sound file was recorded with the image it is played through your computer speakers when you click the menu B If multiple sound files were recorded the menu displays the choice ALL and lists each sound named SOUND 1 SOUND 2 and so on Select ALL to play all sounds in seq...

Page 134: ...ing them through Photoshop These features are briefly described here and are explained fully in chapter 8 Optional Create Archive Files 1 Access the driver and display images from a PCMCIA card in the camera 2 Select images you want to save as archive files NOTE Archive files are composed of uninterpolated data they have not been acquired into Photoshop This means they contain the raw native data ...

Page 135: ...utton contain several sections one section with a TIFF version of the thumbnail and then another section with the image data When you open the file with Photoshop only the TIFF thumbnail is opened and if saved only the thumbnail is saved not the image data For this reason you should only open these files from within the driver image window using the CHOOSE FOLDER choice of the SOURCE menu as descr...

Page 136: ...ionally sound files associated with the selected images are also deleted 3 Respond as desired to the confirmation dialog box 4 Optional Delete additional images from another source Revise Preferences Clicking the preferences icon allows you to set many of the parameters used in the driver including general preferences contact sheet prefer ences and color preferences All are described in chapter 8 ...

Page 137: ...window or choose CLOSE from the Photoshop FILE menu or quit Photoshop the window will close without asking you if you want to save it Therefore be sure you save any acquired images you do not want to lose before closing their windows or quitting Photoshop 3 Quit Photoshop 4 Turn off the camera and computer as described in an earlier chapter 5 Optional Disconnect the camera from the computer IMPORT...

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Page 139: ...cribes the following KODAK camera back and Imager Camera back controls PCMCIA cards Camera operating configurations Battery and AC battery charger adapter Recorded sound On off state of the camera back Timing considerations Troubleshooting the camera Cleaning a dirty imager Using a flash ...

Page 140: ...d amount of light These data for one image leave the imager chip in analog form and are converted to digital form and stored with other data in dynamic random access memory DRAM The amount of DRAM in the camera is listed in the Specifications appendix Once the data are in DRAM the data from the image are transferred to the PCMCIA card Hardware in the camera back generates a thumbnail from the imag...

Page 141: ...e software drivers This can be helpful for field troubleshooting before you call Kodak Timing Considerations When you take a picture or a burst of pictures it is first stored in the dynamic random access memory DRAM then the image is moved from DRAM onto the PCMCIA card Timing details appear in the Specifications appendix ...

Page 142: ...mera G KODAK Camera Back Controls Liquid Crystal Display LCD A liquid crystal display LCD on the KODAK camera back provides status information for the camera CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON LCD KODAK CAMERA BACK ...

Page 143: ... Battery indicator Frames remaining Delete indicator SCSI indicator Disk indicator Recording level meter LCD FULL GRAPHICS For this illustration all items are shown simultaneously although at no time do all of these items appear together on the LCD ...

Page 144: ...fe is exhausted the bottom indicator blinks and the battery needs to be recharged Refer to the Specifications appendix for information on battery life Full battery Blinks when battery exhausted Low battery 2 3 full When you operate with the AC battery charger adapter connected the three segments of this icon light repeatedly in turn from bottom to top while the battery is charging When the battery...

Page 145: ...ering system is provided by the Canon EOS 1 N camera Its frame counter appears on the Canon EOS 1 N LCD on top of the camera These numbers go up by one as each picture is taken After reaching number 39 the frame counter cycles back to 1 2 etc Since the PCMCIA card can store more than 39 images you probably will have multiple images on the same PCMCIA card with the same numbers To avoid confusion w...

Page 146: ...k five pictures and then deleted image 5 with the DELETE button and images 2 and 3 with the software driver Image 4 is not renumbered As new pictures are stored to the PCMCIA card they are given the next higher number that has not been previously used for an image In the figure below new images will be numbered 6 7 Frame number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The highest frame number is 39 When you reach frame numb...

Page 147: ...rd up to 1 6 filled Card filled indicator flashes Card empty Disk Error Indicator Two characters an E followed by a single digit for example E2 if they appear on the LCD indicate that an error has occurred on the PCMCIA card If this occurs remove and reinsert the PCMCIA card or try another card if available and retry the operation If you continue to have problems refer to the troubleshooting secti...

Page 148: ...wo control buttons DELETE and SCSI ID are provided on the camera back Both are recessed in the housing and are operational when pressed with a fingertip or other blunt object CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON DELETE button SCSI ID button ...

Page 149: ...elease button to wake the camera If you are connected to a computer that is on or to the AC battery charger adapter the camera back will be on you do not need to turn on the camera Then press the DELETE button once to wake delete mode The characters DEL the delete indicator appear on the camera back LCD Then press DELETE again to delete the last image As long as the characters DEL appear on the LC...

Page 150: ...stop deleting images delete mode turns off reactivate it if needed as described above and press the DELETE button again CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON DELETE button DELETE SCSI ID CARD BUSY Indicates delete mode Frames remaining Disk indicator ...

Page 151: ...age The DELETE button deletes only one image at a time and only the most recent image on the PCMCIA card That is if you have 20 images on the PCMCIA card you cannot delete the fifteenth image and leave the others However you can delete the fifteenth image with one of the supplied software drivers when connected to a computer In addition you can use the software drivers to delete multiple selected ...

Page 152: ...SCSI Indicator You use the SCSI ID button to set the camera SCSI ID The setting is important when the camera is connected to your computer CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON SCSI ID button DELETE SCSI ID CARD BUSY SCSI ID SCSI indicator SCSI ...

Page 153: ...SI ID button again Select the appropriate SCSI ID before you connect the camera to your computer Select an ID that is different from the SCSI ID of any other connected SCSI devices PC SETTING FOR AN IBM OR COMPATIBLE LAPTOP PC CUSTOMERS Not for use with the Macintosh Use the PC SCSI ID setting only if you will be connecting the camera to an IBM or compatible laptop computer using a PCMCIA to SCSI ...

Page 154: ... connect the camera to your computer from this connector with one of the supplied SCSI cables Once you connect it you can operate the camera and the computer simultaneously Detailed directions for making this connection and for using the camera in this state appear in Chap ter 4 CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON SCSI ID button SCSI indicator ...

Page 155: ...rves several purposes You plug the AC battery charger adapter directly into this connector You can also plug a cable accessory into this connector that allows you to connect the camera to a Quantum Battery 5 QB5 Availabil ity may vary from area to area CARD BUSY MIC DELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON Multipurpose connector ...

Page 156: ...e card to a central site for image retrieval while the camera remains in the field PCMCIA cards are extremely fragile and are easily damaged especially if dropped For this reason use extreme care with the cards Dropping a card may destroy it resulting in the loss of all of your data on the card Supported PCMCIA Cards The camera is designed to accept PCMCIA hard disk cards that support the PCMCIA A...

Page 157: ...mage storage must be DOS formatted with the camera using one of the supplied drivers as described in Chapter 4 The image and sound files placed on the cards by the camera system are also DOS format files meaning that if you have a separate card reader you can use DOS commands on a PC if available to manage image files without the software driver If you have a separate card reader or other equipmen...

Page 158: ...les are broken into linked parts on non contiguous areas of the card This can occur in several situations such as when small non image files are stored in and among image files meaning that a large number of small unused areas are interspersed on the card rather than having all empty blocks together on one portion of the card Fragmentation can result and if it does it can result in slowed camera p...

Page 159: ...tional information PCMCIA AC adapter Connected in camera connected to computer Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 1 2 Yes No 3 Yes 1 2 No 4 Yes Yes 2 No 4 No 3 Yes 2 1 The computer can be on or off and can be running an image editing applica tion or another application 2 Other SCSI devices can be connected to the computer 3 Although this configuration is supported we recommend you always use the AC ...

Page 160: ...mmend this configu ration If you use the camera while the software driver is running on the computer images will appear one after another in the image window as you take pictures allowing you to determine quickly if the current image is acceptable or not If no PCMCIA card is present in the camera each new image replaces the previous one If you have an image you want to save be certain that you acq...

Page 161: ...in this configuration Attach the camera to the computer and use a supplied software driver to delete images from the PCMCIA card after acquiring them from the camera if desired Remove the full PCMCIA card and insert another PCMCIA card with space available for additional images Using the Camera Without a PCMCIA Card While Connected to a Computer You can use the camera without a PCMCIA card only if...

Page 162: ...camera system until the internal battery temperature drops below this limit Under normal conditions charging the battery for at least two hours provides optimal capacity However under very cold or very hot condi tions charge for at least 30 minutes after the LCD battery indicator indicates a full charge Charge the battery as close to the time the camera will be used as possible Waiting in excess o...

Page 163: ...rger Adapter To camera AC BATTERY CHARGER ADAPTER POWER CORD To wall outlet To AC battery charger adapter CAUTION Observe all cautions regarding this unit included in AC Battery Charger Adapter Important Warnings at the front of this manual ...

Page 164: ...eld without the adapter The adapter will run the camera continuously while it is charging the battery The adapter is a universal unit with a range of 95 250 volts 47 63 Hz without a switch If you are using the camera in an environment in which a power outlet is available for example in a studio we recommend that you operate the camera while connected to the AC battery charger adapter External Batt...

Page 165: ...ELETE SCSI ID MIC BUTTON Microphone Record button The feature is intended as an annotation system that records sound at telephone quality 8 bits 11 kilohertz monaural Recorded sound is saved as a WAV file on the PCMCIA card WAV files are the Windows standard sound file format Sound files are time and date stamped when written to the PCMCIA card As a sound segment is recorded it is held briefly in ...

Page 166: ...record button speak into the microphone and when finished release the record button The center dot of the recording level meter also called the disk indicator on the camera back LCD comes on when sound is being recorded Recording If the shutter release is pressed while the record button is down audio recording stops until the image has been recorded If the record button is still down the system be...

Page 167: ...y different recording action will occur The first 25 seconds of audio fills all available dynamic random access memory Recording then stops for up to several seconds even though the button is still depressed while the data in memory are moved to a new file on the PCMCIA card by the camera Then recording begins again for another 25 seconds after which this new segment of sound is moved to a new sou...

Page 168: ...n the camera back LCD it indicates the combined proportion of the PCMCIA card filled with image and or audio files Playing Sound Files Recorded sound files can be played from the PCMCIA card with the software driver and your computer as explained in Chapter 8 No addi tional hardware is required to play the recorded file on a Macintosh computer a sound board is required to play the recorded file on...

Page 169: ...ck remains on and awake until the image is saved The camera is also continuously on and awake when the camera is operated while connected to a computer that is on If the camera is saving an image to a PCMCIA card when the computer is turned off the camera remains on until the image is saved If the camera is operated without the AC battery charger adapter and without being connected to a computer y...

Page 170: ... using the AC battery charger adapter The cable from the AC battery charger adapter to the camera is loose or not plugged into the camera back Make sure the cable is connected to the camera and seated securely The AC battery charger adapter cable is loose or not plugged in at the wall Make sure the cable is connected to the wall and seated securely There is no power at the power source Have the po...

Page 171: ...cified environmental ranges before operation The data on the PCMCIA card is fragmented Run a utility program not supplied with the camera system that includes defragger capability or move files from the card to your computer hard disk and reformat the card with the supplied software driver The PCMCIA card is damaged or defective Try another card There are unexpected delays when reading from or wri...

Page 172: ... focus on another part of the subject that allows the camera to focus Refer to the supplied EOS 1 N Instructions No PCMCIA card is in place in the camera Insert a PCMCIA card or operate the camera while connected to a computer as described earlier in this chapter The camera is off Turn on the camera The PCMCIA card in the camera is full Delete images from the PCMCIA card in the camera If connected...

Page 173: ...y again If you continue to have problems format the PCMCIA card with the Format Disk button on the driver Control Panel this will erase all images and sound files from the card If the problem persist contact Canon or Kodak report the number of the error condition E2 failure of the PCMCIA card to start E3 failure when attempting to read the PCMCIA card E4 failure when attempting to write to the PCM...

Page 174: ... cable to connect the camera to your computer Use only the supplied SCSI cables or other cables as specified in Chapter 4 to attach the camera or other peripherals to the computer Your SCSI chain is not terminated properly Ensure that the SCSI chain is terminated properly as described in Chapter 4 The files have become corrupted for an unknown reason If you have access to an IBM PC or compatible c...

Page 175: ...havior or unusual characters appear on the camera back LCD You know the battery is charged The firmware in the camera has become corrupted Update camera firmware as described in Chapter 8 The camera is stuck in one mode for unknown reasons An unexplained event may have occurred Update camera firmware as described in Chapter 8 The camera is warm when the camera is connected to the AC battery charge...

Page 176: ... system is grounded You can confirm this condition by operating the camera with the flash after disconnecting the AC adapter and the computer the flash should then operate normally If the plug is reversible reverse the plug where the sync cord plugs into the flash Or use a commercially available IR slave or radio slave You have other problems with a flash A non dedicated incompatible electronic fl...

Page 177: ... imperfections in the image that indicate dirt on the imager You can visually inspect the imager for dirt Both techniques are described below Technique 1 Examine a Test Image 1 Set up the camera to operate while connected to a computer 2 Set the lens aperture to its highest f number to provide for maximum depth of field 3 Take a photograph of a plain white object like a clean white wall 4 Examine ...

Page 178: ...in dial until bulb is dis played 6 Press and hold the shutter release button the shutter stays open and the imager is visible through the lens mounting flange CAUTION Do not attempt to clean the imager while the camera is in this state the shutter can be damaged if you release the shutter button while any object is in the opening Lens mounting flange Imager visible through lens mounting flange ...

Page 179: ...llowing steps Cleaning a Dirty Imager CAUTION In the following steps you will separate the camera body and the camera back an action that exposes the imager to the environ ment Because the imager is sensitive to static discharge you must observe the static discharge control measures described below As you complete these steps be certain that you do not touch the inside of the camera back except as...

Page 180: ...ctronic components of the camera back IMPORTANT Use only the cleaning materials provided with the camera Clip WRIST STRAP CLEANER PADS CLEANING SOLUTION 2 Assemble the electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap if assembly is necessary The wrist strap protects electronic components of the camera back from static damage ...

Page 181: ...it from the camera 6 Lay the camera on its back on a flat steady surface 7 Loosen the handstrap do not remove it by separating the Velcro parts you may need to slide the buckle down on the lower end of the strap to loosen it 8 Loosen the large mounting screw in the center of the base of the camera back until it turns freely Mounting screw ...

Page 182: ...d by thin wires Hold down the camera back with one hand while you use the other hand to lift the camera body up and place it as shown below ESD wrist strap cable 10 Attach the clip on the end of the ESD wrist strap cable to the edge of the plate surrounding the imager as shown above you and the camera will now be at the same electrical potential ...

Page 183: ...lution 3 Wrap the damp corner of the cleaner pad over the forefinger of one hand 4 Hold the camera back firmly in place on the flat surface with your other hand 5 Gently scrub the imager with the damp corner of the cleaner pad use a circular motion and move over the entire imager This action should dislodge dirt and or remove grease and fingerprints 6 Wipe off residue on the imager surface by wipi...

Page 184: ...og its surface 10 Wipe repeatedly straight across the imager with a dry corner of the cleaner pad 11 Gently lift the camera back and examine it in the light to determine if it has been cleaned successfully 12 If there is still lint on the imager repeat steps 9 through 11 Reassembling the Camera 1 Remove the ESD wrist strap from the edge of the plate on the camera back and from your wrist 2 Make su...

Page 185: ...penings in the KODAK camera back Hold down the camera back with one hand while you use the other hand to push the camera body into place against the camera back 4 Tighten the mounting screw Mounting screw 5 Reposition the buckle on the lower end of the handstrap and recon nect the Velcro The camera is now ready ...

Page 186: ...ing studio flash or non dedicated flash you must set the camera to manual exposure mode to set the proper shutter speed for flash syn chronization The shutter speed for flash synchronization with studio flash may be different from dedicated Canon flash synchronization Flash synchroniza tion with a studio flash may be 1 125 second while dedicated Canon flash synchronization is 1 250 second Before u...

Page 187: ...ile when the driver attempts to display the image and you will not be able to display or acquire the image When you copy images from a PCMCIA card to your hard disk with the COPY TO button the CAL file s associated with the camera s used to take the selected images are automatically copied to the folder with the images The calibration files are needed subsequently to display and or acquire the ima...

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Page 189: ...driver including General Features Driver commands Adobe Photoshop features of interest to camera users Driver messages Driver troubleshooting IMPORTANT Throughout this chapter we refer to Photoshop This single reference refers to both the Macintosh and PC versions of Photoshop and also to other supported PC TWAIN compliant image editing software ...

Page 190: ... cameras and view all of the images with the same driver The letters shown on the illustration below correspond to the sections of this chapter in which the labeled items are described KEY TO FIGURE All driver features are identified by letter in the following figure full explanations of all features appear in order by these letters in this chapter A Source Menu N Acquire Button B View Menu O Copy...

Page 191: ...IA card in the camera on your computer hard disk and in memory of the camera The driver allows you to return from a photographic shoot rapidly view the images and acquire selected images or a contact sheet of images immediately into Photoshop The driver is also designed to allow you to work with your camera in a studio setting N O P Q R S I J K L M T U V W X Y E F G H A B C D Edit ...

Page 192: ...ghted images You scroll through the images by moving the vertical scroll box or scroll arrows or with a row of navigation tools the navigation bar on the driver image window The navigation tools allows you to move to the first or last image forward or back to the image before or after the selected image or to a specific image by entering its number Refer to the Navi gation Bar section of this chap...

Page 193: ...ked to select a folder View This setting always opens as CONTACT SHEET Acquire As This setting always opens as PHOTO Rotation The default value is no rotation Crop The default value is no cropping Lighting The default value is the lighting setting of the first image retrieved if there are no images at the source then DAYLIGHT is the default Click balance The default setting is no click balance in ...

Page 194: ...oices are dimmed This is normal operation for all features are not always applicable to the current settings and are therefore dimmed by the driver For example when you are in TEST SHOT you can only work with one image at a time For that reason the navigation tools are dimmed since there are no other images to which you can move A SOURCE Menu Macintosh TWAIN PC Allows you to work with images from ...

Page 195: ...MERA CHOOSE FOLDER Use the CHOOSE FOLDER option to select a folder containing images you have saved previously with the COPY TO button to your computer hard disk When you work with this option all image archive files and sound files from the selected folder replace the current contents of the driver image window This choice is implemented differently in the Macintosh and TWAIN drivers Macintosh Ch...

Page 196: ...his option is useful when a close examination of the image is desired for example when changing the color balance options the effect of color balance adjustments are evident more readily with a larger image than with smaller contact sheet images Color balancing while in PREVIEW works differently depending on whether you have selected a single image or multiple images before choosing PREVIEW When y...

Page 197: ...ibed below If you have selected no images when you choose PREVIEW the first image of the source is displayed in PREVIEW view If you click any of the navigation buttons you move through all source images using the first image as the starting point If you have selected only one image before you choose PREVIEW that image is displayed in PREVIEW view If you click any of the navigation buttons you move...

Page 198: ...of the preview image is controlled by the thumbnail preview size menu If the image in the selected display size does not fit in the image area the scroll bars are enabled The window title bar displays the name of the image source followed by the name of the image currently being shown TEST SHOT Choose TEST SHOT to work with a single image which is always a picture you take with the camera after en...

Page 199: ... provides several visual indicators that you are in TEST SHOT 1 When you take another picture if you have not kept the previous one a warning message is displayed indicating that the first image was not saved and reminding you that the camera is in TEST SHOT 2 The text TEST SHOT appears in the window title bar along with the camera name 3 The COPY TO button becomes the KEEP button While in TEST SH...

Page 200: ...f you scroll the image window you see that all images are selected If you are working in the annotation window ALL selects all text in the window It is important to realize that ALL chooses images from the PCMCIA card in the camera or archive folder not just images visible in the driver image window For example suppose you choose ALL and then click DELETE These actions not only delete the thumbnai...

Page 201: ...s a new Photoshop document for each selected thumbnail each document contains an image at the resolution specified in the preferences CONTACT SHEET If CONTACT SHEET is chosen the driver generates one or more Photoshop windows each displaying thumbnails The thumbnails on the contact sheet document consist of the set of thumbnails selected while in CONTACT SHEET view in the driver image window The f...

Page 202: ... 8 14 Reference Kodak Driver Software G If all selected images do not fit on a single contact sheet multiple contact sheets are created ...

Page 203: ...ENT NAME When a contact sheet is acquired the name of the resulting document is determined from this entry with n appended where n is the number of the contact sheet For example if three contact sheet documents are required to display the thumbnails and you have entered the DOCUMENT NAME Friday s shoot then the documents would be named Friday s shoot 1 Friday s shoot 2 and Friday s shoot 3 Additio...

Page 204: ... image window SHOW CROP RECTANGLE THUMBNAILS Click this feature on an X appears in the check box to the left of this option when on to superimpose the cropping rectangle if present on each acquired thumbnail PRINTABLE AREA WIDTH and HEIGHT Specify the WIDTH and HEIGHT in inches or centimeters as set in the general preferences desired for the printable area of the acquired contact sheets CANCEL Exi...

Page 205: ...g data are maintained with each image the driver must assign initial values for these settings to every new image when the image is displayed in the driver image window Refer to SOURCE Menu CAMERA in this chapter for an explanation of these starting values NOTES You can not take a picture while the camera is accessing a PCMCIA card that is while the red camera light indicates activity on the PCMCI...

Page 206: ...re the instructions in the camera that control its opera tion version and the current date and time stored on the attached cam era The date and time are displayed in local format the time appears in a 24 hour format NOTE These data may be different from similar data displayed in the image information window The data in this dialog box pertains to the camera currently connected to your computer and...

Page 207: ...d disk into the nonvolatile memory in the camera An error message is displayed if the required BIN file is not found This feature allows you to keep the firmware in the camera up to date without sending the camera to a service center For example if an up grade to the firmware becomes available and you obtain that upgrade refer to the appendix Upgrading Your KODAK Software Driver you can copy that ...

Page 208: ...e NOTE If the date or time are not displayed correctly at the top of the CAMERA CONTROL dialog box and if clicking SET CLOCK does not correct the problem make sure that your computer system clock is set accurately then click the SET CLOCK button again ERASE Click this button to erase the PCMCIA card in the camera This is the same as selecting all images in the driver image window when CAMERA is th...

Page 209: ... you formatted the card with the FORMAT button When you click the RECOVER button every image location on the card is examined The most recent image that was in each location is recovered The following examples explain the action of this button Example 1 Suppose that you have taken ten pictures and then deleted one If you recover the PCMCIA card before you take any additional pictures you will have...

Page 210: ...ctures while there are still active images on the PCMCIA card the new images are written into an empty location on the PCMCIA card deleted images that are overwritten become unrecoverable Suppose you now delete all images by clicking the ERASE button and take three new pictures the three new images will overwrite three images on the PCMCIA card The exact location of the overwritten images cannot b...

Page 211: ...olution Provides the resolution in pixels per inch or pixels per cm of an acquired image The value you enter here is sent to Photoshop with an image when acquired and becomes the RESOLUTION of the image in the IMAGE SIZE dialog box of the Photoshop IMAGE menu NOTE If you choose the FIXED SIZE option in the CROP dialog box a different resolution is established and overrides the setting here ...

Page 212: ...f the file is preserved When this option is on the driver expands the 12 bits per color from the camera to the 16 bits per color Photoshop format When on acquiring an image requires more time and RAM than when off When on you have the full 12 bit dynamic range formatted to 16 bit for precise adjustments You must still change the data to 8 bits per color plane for printing export and so on SHOW TOO...

Page 213: ...caption by deselecting the corresponding checkbox with both off and with a black background the effect is like contact sheets printed from film FACTORY SETTINGS Restores all settings on this panel to their factory default values CANCEL Exits from the dialog box canceling changes you may have made to any of the settings OK Exits from the dialog box saving all changes you have made to any setting H ...

Page 214: ... each time this dialog box is opened NAME Type a name into the NAME area of this dialog box The characters you type become the first portion of the image name for all of the selected images Since the characters you type become part of the computer filenames of the images if you archive them with the COPY TO command you should only use characters in the NAME area that are allowable in filenames any...

Page 215: ... RENAME button the driver renames all selected images If an image on this contact sheet already has the name you are trying to assign to another image a dialog box appears indicating that a file with this name already exists in the folder On this dialog box click CANCEL to discontinue renaming this and subsequent images previ ously renamed images retain their new names SKIP to ignore the current i...

Page 216: ... cropping parameters for selected images This section presents an overview of the crop feature and then the entire CROP dialog box is explained in detail in the next section When you crop images from archive files or from the PCMCIA card in the camera the size of the images at their source is not reduced the full image is always maintained Instead of reducing file size the results of your cropping...

Page 217: ...p icon instead select and crop each image independently Once you have cropped image s and left the crop dialog box you can change the cropping by selecting the image s clicking the Crop icon and making the desired changes However if multiple images were selected that do not all have the same crop rectangle a message appears allowing you to remove existing cropping data and revise cropping for all ...

Page 218: ...con Stack indicates that multiple images will be cropped If no cropping has been applied previously to this image drag a rectangle around the area of the image you want cropped If previous cropping has been defined that cropping rectangle is shown superimposed on top of the image displayed in this dialog box Move and reshape the crop rectangle as described next ...

Page 219: ... rectangle in the dialog box that appears This rectangle can also be reshaped although a fixed aspect ratio will be applied to the resultant rectangle The driver will adjust the resolution to accommodate the new rectangle In either case when the cursor is moved inside the cropping rectangle it changes to a hand cursor to allow you to repositioning the entire rect angle When you switch between thes...

Page 220: ...t boxes to establish absolute numeric values in pixels for the top left corner the origin point of the selection rectangle and when the METHOD is FREEFORM for the width and height of the rectangle The WIDTH and HEIGHT text boxes can be used with either FREEFORM or FIXED SIZE They indicate pixels that will be in the acquired image They do not control output size use the WIDTH and HEIGHT text boxes ...

Page 221: ... X appears in the check box to the left of this option when on the most recent cropping rectangle that you have created is superimposed on all new images you take when off no cropping rectangle is applied to new images Navigation Buttons If you select multiple images before you click the Crop icon any changes to the crop rectangle applies to all of the selected images For this reason the CROP dial...

Page 222: ...rovides a click balance lighting tool described in the next section Lighting can be set with either lighting option However lighting choices are mutually exclusive you cannot apply one type of lighting and then refine it with another Instead each time you apply any color balancing your previous choice is lost and only the current lighting setting is applied Click balance is always the preferred me...

Page 223: ... for one size lens is supplied filters for other size lenses are available Without the filter color results may not be very accurate with a tungsten light source however acceptable color rendition can be obtained with this filter under tungsten lighting FLUORESCENT Uses fluorescent color correction values when acquiring the image Flash Uses flash color correction values when acquiring the image L ...

Page 224: ...x to the left of this option when on Then when you move the cursor over an image in any view CONTACT SHEET PREVIEW or TEST SHOT the cursor changes to an eyedropper cursor You then click the eyedropper on an area of the image that is white or light gray an area that is not overexposed or click a point that should be white or light gray White balance values for the entire image are calcu lated based...

Page 225: ...g a different point or you can remove the click balance setting for one or more images by selecting them and clicking the click balance checkbox off NOTES When you click you may see a message indicating that ONE OF THE COLORS IS SATURATED AND ASKING YOU TO CLICK ANOTHER POINT FOR BALANCING As prompted click another point If there is no white or light gray area in the image take a photograph of a n...

Page 226: ...and with each sound listed named SOUND 1 SOUND 2 and so on Select ALL to play all of the sounds in sequence or select an individual item from the menu to play its sound The driver image window presents a visual indication that you recorded a sound file with the camera A single small sound icon appears above the upper right corner of the image you took before recording sound When the image is copie...

Page 227: ...ted the documents display a thumb nail of each of the images selected in the driver image window Refer to ACQUIRE AS Menu in this chapter for complete details Acquiring images or contact sheets does not affect images at their source You can also double click the image s or preview as an alternate to the two step process of selecting an image and then clicking the ACQUIRE button IMPORTANT If you ha...

Page 228: ...ter they are copied to your computer hard disk A confirmation box appears before the images are deleted Deleted images include all selected images even those selected images that may have temporarily scrolled out of view in the image area of the driver image window Archive Image File Format Images in these archive files created with the COPY TO button are com posed of uninterpolated data they have...

Page 229: ...ened and if saved only the thumbnail is saved not the image data For this reason you should only open these files from within the driver image window using the CHOOSE FOLDER choice of the SOURCE menu as described in this chapter this ensures that you obtain the image data P DELETE Button You click the DELETE button to delete selected images from their source either the camera or an image archive f...

Page 230: ...d with the image when you click this button New names resulting from renam ing files are only saved to archive files not to files on PCMCIA cards R S Annotation Area and Image Information Window When you select a single thumbnail while in contact sheet view or when you view a preview image or a test shot image the annotation area and image information window display information about the image Ann...

Page 231: ...rted by the camera and lens The shutter speed and camera aperture are shown as they appear in the camera LCD panel and viewfinder The date and time are maintained by the battery in the camera system You update the date and time with the SET CLOCK choice of the CAMERA CONTROL dialog box as described in this chapter The text from the annotation area and the image information window are obtained when...

Page 232: ...akes you to image 1 clicking previous takes you to image 4 clicking next takes you to image 6 and clicking last takes you to image 30 Suppose that you are again working with images consecutively numbered from 1 30 and that you have selected five images 5 10 15 20 and 25 Now if you click one of the four navigation icons all of the five selected images are deselected and a single image is selected a...

Page 233: ...at the color balancing or cropping that you that you are applying produces the desired effect with all of the subset of images U Select All Icon When you are working with images clicking this icon selects all images at their source either the PCMCIA card in the camera or the archive folder depending on the current source or when you are working in the annotation window selects all text Performs th...

Page 234: ...ls or previews These settings only affect the image size displayed on your monitor they do not affect the size of the image at its source or the size of the image acquired The exact size of the thumbnails in pixels depends on the camera and the printer resolution specified in the contact sheet preferences panel You can choose a small size when navigating through images and then a large size to vie...

Page 235: ...he selected image or images by their image number not name The driver image window is not displayed during action playback As with all actions you can view the commands recorded by the driver this can help you understand how the driver produces actions The same action can record differently depending on the state of the driver when you begin recording however the actions should per form the same A...

Page 236: ...You want to acquire a contact sheet for all images in a spe cific folder perhaps your regular image archive folder 1 Start recording the new action script 2 Select the driver you enter the driver image window 3 Navigate to the desired folder 4 Click the Select All icon 5 Select CONTACT SHEET from the ACQUIRE AS menu 6 Click the ACQUIRE button 7 Make choices on the ACQUIRED CONTACT SHEET dialog box...

Page 237: ...ts whichever camera is currently connected to the computer The FOLDER choice records the path to the folder you select while recording the action Rotate images clockwise or counterclockwise Click the Take Picture icon however a shutter release is not re corded Select a lighting setting of DAYLIGHT TUNGSTEN FLUORESCENT or FLASH Establish a crop rectangle This records the crop rectangle in pixels Wh...

Page 238: ...e as targeting the first or last image a click on another image is targeted on that actual image number Use click balance tool This records the X Y location on the image you clicked as well as the actual image numbers of other selected images as defined at their source Targeting is used to identify images as described in the previous paragraph Driver Commands Not Supported The following driver com...

Page 239: ...hout recharging Recharge the camera battery with the AC battery charger adapter and then reset the clock in the camera using the Set Clock choice on the Camera Control panel You are experiencing erratic camera behavior or unusual characters appear on the camera back liquid crystal display LCD You know the battery is charged The firmware in the camera has become corrupted Update camera firmware as ...

Page 240: ...ime is too long Avoid long exposures Exposures of more than 4 5 seconds and occasionally more than 1 2 second can produce noise in the image Images are consistently too light or too dark The gamma for your monitor is not calibrated properly Calibrate the gamma for your monitor as explained in the Adobe Photoshop manual The computer crashes when the camera is attached There is a SCSI ID conflict Re...

Page 241: ...y long period of time perhaps a month or more without recharging Recharge the battery in the camera back We recommend that you operate the camera from the AC battery charger adapter when connected to a computer You click the Take Picture button but no picture is recorded The PCMCIA card in camera is full the disk indicator is flashing Delete images from the PCMCIA card or use a different card if a...

Page 242: ...re correct if necessary turn off all equipment to alter the connections Try other cables if available Be certain that terminators if used with your computer setup are still properly connected Make sure terminator power is enabled on your SCSI card If the problem persists contact Kodak A hardware error has occurred on an input output device not the camera A hardware error was detected while trying ...

Page 243: ...roblem persists contact Kodak A problem occurred with the TWAIN driver and the matrix file filename is not compatible with the current TWAIN driver Reinstall the driver and try again A problem occurred with the software driver perhaps during installation Reinstall the TWAIN driver as described in Chapter 4 and try again If the problem persists obtain a new driver refer to the appendix Updating You...

Page 244: ...ff all equipment to alter the connections make sure the camera has a unique SCSI ID and try again A problem with the hardware has been detected Timeout during selection phase Verify that SCSI cables are connected properly and that the camera has a unique SCSI ID and then try again A problem with the camera hardware has been detected Verify that all SCSI connections are correct if necessary turn of...

Page 245: ...ery charger adapter Check all SCSI connections and cables Reconnect your equipment restart and try again An item named itemname already exists in this location Do you want to replace it with the one you re copying While working with an archive folder you have selected an image and clicked Copy To however an image with this filename already exists in the folder Click OK to replace the archive file ...

Page 246: ...uantum Battery 5 QB5 Kodak produces an accessory cable that allows you to attach the camera system to the QB5 Neither the QB5 nor the cable accessory is supplied with the camera system Camera firmware was loaded successfully You clicked Load Camera Firmware the operation was successful Click OK no other action is required Camera Self Test completed successfully The self test you initiated complete...

Page 247: ...oo small Either increase the Width and or Height as needed of the Printable Area and or reduce the Thumbnail Size then try again Can not complete the Copy To operation because the disk is full You are trying to save a file that is larger than the available space on the selected disk Select another disk if available or delete files from this disk and try again Can not crop image imageid because rea...

Page 248: ...install a board or perform troubleshooting on an already installed board Can not open image imageid An unusual condition is detected when trying to access an image at its source For example suppose that you are working with the images from an archive folder This message can occur if you have the driver window opened and then you leave the driver remove or delete one of the images from the current ...

Page 249: ... this occurrence as described below The card is not inserted properly in the camera Remove and reinsert the PCMCIA card then try again The battery needs charging Attach the AC adapter and charge the battery The PCMCIA card in the camera is not DOS formatted Click the Camera Control icon then click the Format button to format the PCMCIA card This action permanently erases any files on the card Or i...

Page 250: ...pted after the driver has successfully accessed it Click the Camera Control icon then click the Format button to format the PCMCIA card This action permanently erases any files on the card Or if a second PCMCIA card that is known to be DOS formatted is available replace the current PCMCIA card with the second card Can not save the Preferences file The system disk may be full or may be locked or yo...

Page 251: ...with an electrically tripped camera wait for the camera to complete the current operation and then try again Or if the camera can not be electrically tripped you can not use the Take Picture button with this camera Instead you must trip the camera manually Can not Take Picture The N90s may be in S focus mode and can not focus The N90s may be in P exposure mode and its lens is not stopped down or c...

Page 252: ... the SCSI cable is connected properly between the camera and the computer If not turn both off reconnect them and try again File Error can not find the file WINASPI DLL Install or reinstall the WINDOWS ASPI software and remove other ASPI software if possible The driver for ASPI is installed but an ASPI compliant host adapter is not installed in the computer Obtain an ASPI compliant host adapter ha...

Page 253: ...e them with the ones you re copying While working within an archive folder you have selected multiple images and clicked Copy To however some images with the same filenames already exists in the folder Click OK to replace the archive files with the selected files or click Cancel and no replacement occurs If you click OK sound files are replaced without notifying you The action is canceled It can n...

Page 254: ... the script with a source that only holds three images You will not be able to use the script with these images The battery is low and the Take Picture operation can not be completed Connect the AC adapter wait a shot time and try again The battery needs charging Attach the AC battery charger adapter wait a short time for the battery to charge sufficiently and try again The camera and the computer...

Page 255: ...try again The camera SCSI ID is set improperly Reset the camera SCSI ID so that it is different from other devices connected to the computer To do so turn off the camera then the computer Reset the camera SCSI ID Restart With a Macintosh computer the CD ROM drive is often SCSI ID number 3 be certain that you avoid its number You have connected the camera to a different computer or to the same comp...

Page 256: ...er location and run the action again or record the action again to point to an existing folder This message appears when you run a script The script points to a folder that does not exist as specified Perhaps the folder has been deleted since the script was recorded Follow the instructions that appear in the message The last SCSI command completed with an error indicating a hardware error in the c...

Page 257: ...he same folder as the driver file The BIN file is supplied by Kodak on the diskette with the product The number in the Digits box is not large enough to accommodate the number in the Starting From box The value in the Digits box is too small for the value in the Starting From box Increase the value in the Digits box or decrease the value in the Starting From box so that the value in the Digits box...

Page 258: ...IA card in the camera is full and additional images can not be recorded on it As prompted use the Keep button while in Test Shot Or switch to Contact Sheet delete images from the card reenter Test Shot and continue shooting The PCMCIA card was recovered but no images were found You initiated a recover operation which was performed but no images were found on the card No action is required If there...

Page 259: ...ay the sounds for all images in this folder There is not enough memory available in your computer and even the small amount of memory allocated for each sound by the TWAIN driver has exhausted available memory Divide the images in the folder moving images for which there are sounds to a new folder TWAIN DCS source error Low memory condition encountered Free up some memory and try again Be certain ...

Page 260: ...sk Or if you are working with images on a CD ROM you will be unable to delete the images on the CD ROM Unable to rename some images The folder or disk may be locked or you do not have write privileges to the folder The folder or disk in which you are trying to rename archive images may be locked Unlock the folder or disk Or if you are working with images on a CD ROM you will be unable to rename th...

Page 261: ... box You have switched from Photoshop to the Finder and have changed the location of an opened file Choose a different folder from the Open dialog box You have a damaged hard disk on your computer Have the hard disk repaired You can not copy archive images into the same folder in which they are already stored While working with an archive folder you have selected images chosen Copy To and tried to...

Page 262: ...though the driver can display images from all camera types you can not simultaneously crop images from different camera types Select images only from the same camera type before cropping You clicked on an area that is too saturated to use for color balancing Use the Click Balance tool again to select a less saturated area After choosing the Click Balance tool you have clicked the crosshair on an o...

Page 263: ...ncludes the following appendices A Specifications B Glossary C Updating Your KODAK Software Driver D Repacking Instructions E Problem Report Form F Using an Infrared Camera G Technical and Telephone Assistance H Optional Equipment Spare Parts List ...

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Page 265: ... color EOS DCS 1m monochrome EOS DCS 1ir infrared monochrome EOS DCS 3c color EOS DCS 3m monochrome EOS DCS 3ir infrared monochrome EOS DCS 5c color EOS DCS 5m monochrome EOS DCS 5ir infrared monochrome Imager charge coupled device CCD full frame imager Imager size EOS DCS 1 Width 27 6 mm x height 18 4 mm 3060 x 2036 pixels 3060 pixels 2036 pixels ...

Page 266: ...quired image file sizes approximately 18 MB for each color image acquired normally at 8 bit acquire and 36 MB when 12 Bit Acquire is on and 6 MB for each monochrome image EOS DCS 3 Unacquired image file size approximately 1 3 megabytes MB for each image Acquired image file sizes approximately 3 9 MB for each color image acquired normally at 8 bit acquire and 7 8 MB when 12 Bit Acquire is on and 1 ...

Page 267: ...rs of audio if no images or other files are stored on the card Twelve bits color Supports ISO settings as follows EOS DCS 1c 80 EOS DCS 1m 200 EOS DCS 1ir 200 EOS DCS 3c 200 to 1600 EOS DCS 3m 400 to 6400 EOS DCS 3ir 400 to 6400 EOS DCS 5c 100 to 400 EOS DCS 5m 200 to 800 EOS DCS 5ir 200 to 800 Dynamic random access memory DRAM buffer that supports shoot ing as below EOS DCS 1 Supports a two image...

Page 268: ...urst are taken at a rate of approxi mately 2 8 images second Continuing to press the shutter after the burst records images at approximately two second intervals EOS DCS 5 If you continue to press the shutter after the first image subsequent images of the burst are taken at a rate of approxi mately 2 3 images second Continuing to press the shutter after the burst records images at approximately 2 ...

Page 269: ... battery a battery that has been charged for at least two hours with the supplied AC battery charter adapter provides power for shooting as below Fewer images per charge can be taken at low temperatures NOTE These estimates are based on testing that begins with a fully charged battery In testing the camera is turned on and left on throughout the test An image is made and the camera is allowed to s...

Page 270: ...e it must be enlarged by approximately 25 to achieve the same output size in terms of image height on screen or on hard copy Under this condition the effective focal length of any lens used with the EOS DCS 1 is approximately 1 3 times greater than when used with a conventional EOS 35 mm SLR Use the following chart as a quick reference for effective focal lengths of EF lenses when used with the EO...

Page 271: ...ust be enlarged by approximately 50 to achieve the same output size in terms of image height on screen or on hard copy Under this condition the effective focal length of any lens used with the EOS DCS 3 is approximately 1 5 times greater than when used with a conventional EOS 35 mm SLR Use the following chart as a quick reference for effective focal lengths of EF lenses when used with the EOS DCS ...

Page 272: ...ional 35 mm format of 24 mm x 36 mm Since the EOS DCS 5 image is smaller than a conventional 35 mm frame it must be enlarged by approximately 160 to achieve the same output size in terms of image height on screen or on hard copy Under this condition the effective focal length of any lens used with the EOS DCS 5 is approximately 2 60 times greater than when used with a conventional EOS 35 mm SLR Us...

Page 273: ...sh driver TWAIN PC driver Other Focusing screen modified for imager size it indicates the reduced view of the scene to match the size of the picture that will be re corded on the imager EOS DCS 1 modified focusing screen Frame the scene within this rectangle ...

Page 274: ... A 10 Specifications G EOS DCS 3 modified focusing screen Frame the scene within this rectangle EOS DCS 5 modified focusing screen Frame the scene within this rectangle ...

Page 275: ...n 8 6 cm deep Weight approximately 3 9 lbs 1 8 kg Includes KODAK camera back Canon EOS 1 N camera body excludes lens and recording media Operating temperatures 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C Third party optional PCMCIA cards may have more restrictive operating tempera ture ranges Operating humidity 8 to 85 relative humidity non condensing Third party optional PCMCIA cards may have more restrictive operat i...

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Page 277: ...at allow you to indicate the original lighting conditions under which you took the picture or otherwise adjust color Your selection is used for color correction by the software driver when the image is acquired into your image editing application BIN file This file contains firmware the control programming used by the camera You copy download this software from your computer hard disk into the cam...

Page 278: ...nking or you may lose the current image or other images as well from the card CCD charge coupled device The type of imager inside the KODAK Camera Back Color balance See Balance Download firmware See BIN file DRAM dynamic random access memory Memory in the camera used to hold an image when taken before it is transferred to a PCMCIA card or to your computer Driver The software provided by Kodak as ...

Page 279: ...icator described just below Frames remaining A number on the camera back LCD that indicates the number of additional pictures that can be stored on the PCMCIA card currently in the camera This is a different number from the frame counter described just above Image archive folder Folders directories on the hard disk on your computer in which archive files are stored Image burst See Burst Imager The...

Page 280: ...ss to the PC version of Photoshop Plug in Another name for the driver software See also Driver Preview A single large representation of one image that appears in the image area of the driver image window Previews can be viewed in a variety of sizes Self test A feature of the driver that allows you to perform a diagnos tic self test of the camera Thumbnails Small representations of images in a vari...

Page 281: ...camera to manage images you may have moved or copied to your computer hard disk and so on Another driver the Photoshop driver provides similar access on the Macintosh computer platform Update camera firmware The process you follow to move firmware the camera control programming from your computer to the camera See also Bin file WAV file The Windows standard sound file format used by the camera whe...

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Page 283: ...The availability of software downloading service described in this section may vary from area to area When Kodak prepares updated versions of the software drivers for the camera it makes those updates available electronically on a public ftp server Downloading an update from this network is the quickest way to obtain the most current driver You receive the driver directly in a timely way at your c...

Page 284: ...hen check the Kodak Information Library and on CompuServe Go Kodak and then check Library 1 Instructions are also posted describing how to access the Kodak ftp site through the on line service ftp utility Find and download the driver for the product you use We encourage you to visit our driver site on a regular basis Once you have obtained a driver continue at Installing the Software Driver below ...

Page 285: ... 1 Complete all the steps in Installing the KODAK Driver in Chapter 4 except that if the files have been downloaded from a network instead of obtained on a diskette access the files from the location of the downloaded data since there is no diskette 2 Access the new driver by completing all the steps in Accessing the Camera from the Driver in Chapter 4 3 Update your camera with the new firmware by...

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Page 287: ...of of purchase Please follow these instructions if you need to repack your camera to ship it to Kodak for repair Be sure to use the original shipping carton and packing materials If the original packaging has been discarded or is not available packing will be at the owner s expense For system testing and calibration after repair all major system compo nents camera body Kodak camera back cables and...

Page 288: ... Repacking Instructions G 7 Place the completed Problem Report Form on the top of inside the shipping carton 8 Close and seal the shipping carton with tape 9 Ship as instructed by your Kodak representative ...

Page 289: ...__________________________________________ Equipment Description Camera Serial Number ________________ See the bottom of the camera next to S N Problem Description ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________...

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Page 291: ...over glass that blocks infrared light the IR camera has a standard cover glass that allows infrared light to reach the imager The spectral response of the IR camera is 420 to 1 000 nanometers at greater than 5 quantum efficiency The table below suggests initial values for several lighting conditions using exposure compensation If you were to shoot outside without exposure compensation the results ...

Page 292: ...ed photography Many publications contain information about IR photography and IR filters For example the KODAK Photographic Filters Handbook CAT No E 152 8108 includes a variety of data on Kodak filters including filters intended for use in IR photography These filters can be used with the IR camera This publication can be ordered by contacting Silver Pixel Press at 1 800 368 6257 ...

Page 293: ...with the camera A message appears on the computer screen that you do not understand when using one of the supplied software drivers Refer to the messages section of this manual in Chapter 8 You encounter difficulty with the camera Perform the self test and update the camera firmware Refer to Chapter 7 You need other general assistance Contents and index in this manual You are a customer in the U S...

Page 294: ...g this manual In Canada contact your dealer then call 1 800 GO KODAK 1 800 465 6325 elsewhere contact your local Kodak service representative You have a question about the Warranty Contact your dealer then call Kodak at 1 800 23 KODAK 1 800 235 6325 You have a question about the Software License Agreement Contact your dealer then call Kodak at 1 800 23 KODAK 1 800 235 6325 ...

Page 295: ...e Parts List Ordering Optional Kodak Equipment from Your Dealer To order items in this category contact your dealer For product informa tion including detailed information on options and accessories and to obtain catalog numbers where not provided in the United States call 1 800 23 KODAK 1 800 235 6325 in Canada call 1 800 GO KODAK 1 800 465 6325 and elsewhere contact your local Kodak representa t...

Page 296: ...ibbon CMYK reflective print paper with a new dye set for matching color prepress proofing requirements KODAK XLS 8650 PS Digital Printer raster and postscript Includes all features of the printer above and in addition includes an ADOBE POSTSCRIPT Level 2 language interpreter KODAK Digital Science Desktop Color Proofer 9000 Digital Printer Prints 300 pixels per inch 24 bit color images up to 12 2 x...

Page 297: ...y companies other than Kodak that enable you to use the camera on computer platforms in addition to the Macintosh or PC or with operating systems in addition to the Macintosh operating system or Windows You may also be interested in developing your own software driver For information contact Kodak Ordering Optional Equipment from Other Vendors To order items in this category contact the individual...

Page 298: ...th the camera 25 pin Terminator 8B5454 25 pin pass through terminator AC Battery Charger Adapter 3B4701 AC battery charger adapter Software Package We encourage you to obtain software updates electronically as described in the appendix Updating Your KODAK Software Driver in this manual However you can also order them as below Contact Kodak for current part numbers Driver for Macintosh Adobe Photos...

Page 299: ...Manual User s Manual The part number appears on the last page of this manual Part Name Part No Description Ordering New Manuals from Kodak To order an additional user s manual call Kodak Advertising Distribution 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m eastern time zone Monday through Friday at 1 800 233 1650 fax 1 716 588 4807 Part Name Part No Description ...

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Page 302: ...7 to 8 50 Commands not supported 8 50 Supported commands 8 49 Active termination 4 11 4 25 7 15 Adaptec 1 5 4 33 SlimSCSI 4 11 4 25 7 15 Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop Advanced SCSI Programming Inter face 1 5 4 33 AE exposure compensation 5 6 AF mode 5 8 AI Servo AF 5 6 All Button Driver image window 6 9 8 4 Photoshop Select menu 8 4 8 12 Select pulldown menu 6 9 Sound menu 6 29 8 38 America Online...

Page 303: ...ng solution 7 42 Materials 7 41 to 7 42 Click balance Default 8 5 Eyedropper cursor 6 19 Preferred 6 17 Remove setting 6 19 Tool 6 17 6 18 to 6 19 8 34 8 35 to 8 37 Checkbox 6 18 Illustrated 6 18 8 35 Location on driver 8 3 Remove setting 8 37 Clockwise rotation See Rotate icons Closing Photoshop window Changes not saved 6 8 6 10 6 27 to 6 28 6 33 8 39 Color balance 6 16 to 6 21 Lighting menu 8 34...

Page 304: ...nostic self test See Self Test Camera Control icon Digits Rename dialog 8 26 to 8 30 Dimensions A 11 Disconnecting Parts xiii Disk error indicator KODAK camera back 7 9 Disk indicator KODAK camera back 5 14 7 9 Recording level meter 7 28 Display monitor card 1 2 to 1 3 1 4 Distance to subject Image information window 8 43 Document Name Acquire Contact Sheet dialog 8 15 Done button 3 6 6 33 8 42 Ca...

Page 305: ...t Crop dialog box 8 33 Firmware 4 32 4 38 8 19 to 8 20 Glossary entry B 3 Updating 7 2 Version 8 18 First image Navigation bar 6 14 6 15 8 44 Fix Aspect Ratio checkbox Crop dialog box 6 24 8 32 Fixed Size Crop dialog box 6 23 to 6 24 6 24 8 31 Resolution 8 23 Flash 1 6 5 7 5 17 7 48 Exposure compensation settings 5 5 Lighting menu 8 34 to 8 35 8 35 Flash memory cards 7 18 Flash synchronization 7 4...

Page 306: ...or 7 9 Frame counter 7 7 to 7 9 LCD E errors 8 21 Reconnecting to the camera 7 46 to 7 47 SCSI connector 7 16 to 7 17 SCSI ID button 7 14 to 7 17 SCSI indicator 7 14 to 7 17 Specifications A 1 KODAK charge coupled device imager See CCD Imager Kodak DCS 400 EOS DCS 3 4 4 37 KODAK Digital Science Desktop Color Proofer 9000 D H 2 KODAK driver See Driver KODAK Gray Cards 6 21 8 37 Kodak imager See Ima...

Page 307: ...ages selected 8 3 8 45 O OFF O setting 5 17 OK button Acquire Contact Sheet dialog 8 16 Crop dialog box 6 25 8 33 General preferences 8 25 ON I setting 5 17 On Off state KODAK camera back 7 31 One Shot AF 5 6 5 17 Operating humidity A 11 Operating temperatures A 11 Optional Equipment H 1 to H 5 IBM PC sound card 1 5 Orientation of images See Rotate icons Origin point See Crop Dialog box Top Output...

Page 308: ...ee RAM Required Raw image data See Uninterpolated data Read me file 1 2 1 4 1 6 3 2 4 32 7 18 7 48 Readying the camera 5 2 to 5 15 Recalibrate the imager After firmware update 8 20 Record button KODAK camera back 5 14 7 7 7 28 Recording level meter 5 14 7 28 Recover Camera Control icon 8 21 to 8 22 Images 5 13 7 11 8 20 PCMCIA card 7 19 Red 6 19 8 24 8 37 8 46 Relative humidity Non condensing A 11...

Page 309: ...g 8 27 Slide Mount Acquired Contact Sheet Layout 8 25 Slide surround Contact sheet 8 13 SlimSCSI 7 15 Small Thumbnail size 8 16 Software 1 1 1 2 to 1 3 1 4 Obtaining from Kodak C 2 Software driver See Driver Software License Agreement vi to ix 1 1 Sound 7 27 to 7 30 Board 3 2 Disabled in Test Shot 8 11 Files 6 29 Archives 6 30 to 6 31 Deleted 6 32 Icon 6 29 Not deleted with DELETE button 7 13 Play...

Page 310: ...4 33 TWAIN compliant 1 5 4 33 Accessing camera 4 35 to 4 36 Image editing software 8 1 Twelve bits color A 3 U Unacquired image file size A 2 A 3 Uninterpolated data 8 40 Archive files 6 30 Units Inches Centimeters General preferences 8 24 Update camera firmware 3 4 4 38 to 4 39 8 19 to 8 20 Defined B 5 Update KODAK driver 8 19 C 1 to C 3 User Manual Ordering H 5 Using the camera 5 1 to 5 17 Utili...

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Page 312: ...or implied with respect to this information Kodak shall not be liable for any loss or damage including consequential or special damages resulting from the use of this information even if loss or damage is caused by Kodak s negligence or other fault This publication contains proprietary information of Kodak or its licensors and is their exclusive property No use may be made of it except according t...

Page 313: ...U THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUP TION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO US...

Page 314: ...EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER NY 14650 EOS DCS 1 EOS DCS 3 EOS DCS 5 Revised 6 97 Part No 1H6267 Kodak and Kodak Professional are trademarks Printed in U S A ...

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