Leaf Aptus-II, User Manual

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1 Introduction 1
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Using the Stylus........................................................................................................................................ 4
The Basic Steps......................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Getting Started 7
Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back ..................................................................................... 8
Compact Flash Card and Battery........................................................................................................ 8
Tethered Mode.................................................................................................................................. 9
Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back ..................................................................................... 9
Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot ............................................................................................. 10
Formatting in Mac OS X................................................................................................................... 10
Formatting in Windows ................................................................................................................... 12
Inserting a Compact Flash Card .............................................................................................................. 14
Removing a Compact Flash Card ............................................................................................................ 15
3 Preparing to Shoot 17
Changing the Interface language............................................................................................................ 18
Setting the Date and Time ..................................................................................................................... 19
Viewing and Defining Camera Settings ................................................................................................... 20
Creating a Folder .................................................................................................................................... 21
Selecting a Folder for Your Shot ............................................................................................................. 22
Assigning a Base Name to a Shot............................................................................................................ 23
Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots ......................................................................... 24
4 Taking a Shot 25
Taking a Shot ......................................................................................................................................... 26
5 Evaluating Your Shot 27
Checking the Exposure ........................................................................................................................... 28
Checking Exposure with the Histogram............................................................................................ 28
Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool........................................................................................... 29
Checking Exposure with the Overexposure and Underexposure Alarms ............................................ 30
Checking Focus ...................................................................................................................................... 31
Setting the Gray Balance ........................................................................................................................ 32
Checking Composition Using the Grid .................................................................................................... 33
Moving the Grid Lines...................................................................................................................... 33
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