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Settings 

 
You can open the Settings menu from either Capture or Playback Mode by 
tapping the Settings icon in the Menu Bar. The Settings menu will fill the screen, 
replacing whatever was displayed. Swipe the touchscreen to scroll up or down 
through the menu.  
 
To close the Settings menu, tap 

CAPTURE

 

at the top left of the screen, or press 

the shutter button halfway. The camera will always return to Capture Mode when 
exiting Settings. To return to Playback Mode, tap the Playback Mode icon in the 
Menu Bar again, press the Fn button, or swipe the screen from left to right. 

 

 
Format SD card 
For best performance, format your SD card when first using it in the camera, and 
again after using it in any other device. Please note that formatting the card will 
erase any data stored on it. To begin, tap 

FORMAT SD CARD

 in the Settings menu. 

A window will open with two options: 

FORMAT

 or 

CANCEL

.

 To continue with 

formatting, tap 

FORMAT

When formatting is complete, tap

 

DONE

 

to return to the 

Settings menu. 

 

 
Brightness 
Adjust the brightness of the screen by tapping 

BRIGHTNESS

 in the Settings menu 

and dragging the slider. Or slide the 

AUTO-BRIGHTNESS

 selector to the 

ON

 

position, and the camera will automatically adjust the brightness to the lighting 
conditions.  

 

 
Sounds 
Tap 

SOUNDS

 in the Settings menu, and by dragging the slider, adjust the volume 

of the sounds produced by the camera. Turn off either all sounds or just the touch 
sounds by sliding the appropriate selector to the 

OFF

 position. 

 
 

Exposure simulation 
The live view can be set to simulate the exposure that will result if a Living 
Picture is captured using the current settings. To activate exposure simulation, 
open the Settings menu, look for 

EXPOSURE SIMULATION

, and slide the selector to 

the 

AUTO

 position. 

   

 
 

Clipping warning 
When clipping warning is turned on, pulsing stripes will indicate any areas of the 
Live View that will be overexposed if a Living Picture is captured using the 

Summary of Contents for Illum

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...nt X Putting the camera to sleep waking the camera X Capture Mode X Physical controls xx Touchscreen layout in Capture Mode xx Information Bar xx Menu Bar page 1 xx Menu Bar page 2 xx Additional menu...

Page 3: ...g the review histogram xx Deleting a picture xx Opening the Settings menu xx Depth Composition Features xx The refocusable range xx Depth scale xx Optical offset for capture xx Spot Depth Feedback xx...

Page 4: ...er computer Lytro s scientists and engineers have optimized this technology so that the power of the light field can fit right in your pocket Capturing this fundamentally new data gives consumers unpr...

Page 5: ...g videos online help and transformational galleries Visit www training lytro com to get in depth information in the following categories Orientation Setup Light Field 101 Light Field in the Field Work...

Page 6: ...i ion Battery LYTRO ILLUM Lens Cap LYTRO ILLUM Lens Hood Shoulder neck strap Strap anchors 2 Neutral density filter ND8 72mm Micro USB 3 0 cable Lens cloth Product requirements SD card not included Ma...

Page 7: ...Touchscreen layout in Capture Mode Information Bar...

Page 8: ...Menu Bar page 1 Menu Bar page 2...

Page 9: ...Touchscreen layout in Playback Mode...

Page 10: ...Hold the camera upside down and slide the thumb latch to one side to open the door Insert the charged battery hold the door fully closed and slide the latch back to the locked position Inserting the...

Page 11: ...gh to set up the camera where there is the selection of the language for the camera to use select time zone and set the date and time The camera will then give a very brief overview of its most unique...

Page 12: ...the camera is off a brief press turns it on when the camera is on a brief press puts the camera to sleep or wakes it up a long press turns it off Lytro button a half press displays depth feedback for...

Page 13: ...nd Playback Mode Touchscreen layout in Capture Mode Image view area displays the live view sensor crop region is indicated by the thin gray frame Depth Assist Bar displays the refocusable range indica...

Page 14: ...k symbol when AE is locked White balance indicator displays the current white balance setting Focal length indicator displays the current focal length 35mm equivalent Shutter mode indicator displays S...

Page 15: ...ng the most recent Living Picture Exposure Mode icon tap to open the submenu for setting the mode icon changes to reflect the current mode Continuous Shutter icon activates continuous shutter when tap...

Page 16: ...reen when tapped illuminated Optical Offset icon tap to activate optical offset control using the front dial and display at the right edge of the screen Settings opens the Settings menu this will repl...

Page 17: ...touchscreen Tap and hold anywhere on the screen to restore power Focus Lock icon when tapped illuminated the focus ring is disabled Zoom Lock icon when tapped illuminated the zoom ring is disabled Hyp...

Page 18: ...ons P Program Mode the camera sets the ISO and the shutter speed based on metered value and EV compensation value I ISO Priority Mode manually set the ISO and the camera sets the shutter speed based o...

Page 19: ...from 80 to 3200 Tap the ISO indicator to open the ISO selection band Swipe the band from right to left to increase the ISO or from left to right to lower it Tap on any ISO visible in the selection ban...

Page 20: ...ode and Manual Mode set the shutter speed by tapping the shutter speed indicator in the information bar at the bottom of the screen A selection band will open across the middle of the screen with the...

Page 21: ...ments are referenced here Setting the EV compensation Exposure value compensation is available in all exposure modes except Manual Mode Set the EV compensation by tapping the EV compensation indicator...

Page 22: ...front and rear dials in the various exposure modes can be changed see Settings page XX The default assignments are referenced here Using autofocus Press the AF button to focus on the object at the cen...

Page 23: ...se and the new selection will now be displayed as the White Balance icon as well as in the white balance indicator in the Information Bar If no selection is made after a few seconds the submenu will c...

Page 24: ...n again Activate the live exposure histogram to evaluate a potential shot Applying a grid overlay To select a grid overlay and apply it to the live view tap and briefly hold the Grid Overlay icon A su...

Page 25: ...icator tap the Horizon Level icon in the Menu Bar at the right hand edge of the screen The icon will illuminate and the level indicators will appear at the bottom and the left hand edge of the live vi...

Page 26: ...view tap on the word CAPTURE at the top left of the screen or press the shutter button halfway Applying focus bracketing When focus bracketing is active each time the shutter button is pressed the ca...

Page 27: ...xposure value increment that will be applied 1 3 EV 2 3 EV 1EV or 2 EV Swipe the bands to change the settings Double tap on a selection band returns it to the initial setting Once selections are made...

Page 28: ...synch speed the fastest shutter speed at which you can use a flash is 1 250 Lytro will offer a fully compatible flash with TTL flash metering beginning in late 2014...

Page 29: ...back to the first picture displayed swipe from right to left To return to Capture Mode tap the Capture Mode icon at the top of the Menu Bar press the Fn button or swipe the screen from right to left...

Page 30: ...grid of the pictures stored on the SD card Exposure Histogram icon when tapped illuminated an exposure histogram for the picture currently displayed is shown Delete icon tap to delete the picture curr...

Page 31: ...cture some areas may fall outside the refocusable range essentially the original depth of field that was in effect when the shot was taken Refocus a Living Picture by tapping the touchscreen Using gri...

Page 32: ...o fill the screen closing Grid View Using the review exposure histogram To view an exposure histogram for each picture as it is displayed tap the histogram icon in the Menu Bar The icon will illuminat...

Page 33: ...the available Settings see the Settings section beginning on page XX To close the Settings menu tap CAPTURE at the top left of the screen or press the shutter button halfway The camera will always ret...

Page 34: ...g on the depth who which the image is refocused In the illustrations below the brighter the shade of the blue or yellow band the sharper objects at that distance will appear when refocused The brighte...

Page 35: ...ccurate they are not perfect Think them as useful guide there to give a good sense of where the refocusable range is located Optical offset When looking at the live view the shallow depth of field is...

Page 36: ...cts being shot it may be advantageous to relocate the optical offset position As an example when shooting landscapes set the optical offset to the core of the far refocusable range Then when composing...

Page 37: ...Histogram and Depth Overlay The LYTRO ILLUM offers live interactive depth analysis in the form of the Depth Histogram and Depth Overlay Both provide feedback on where subjects fall relative to the ref...

Page 38: ...take a series of pictures each time the shutter button is pressed But instead of varying the exposure between each picture the camera varies the focus That means the refocusable range is shifting too...

Page 39: ...Focus Step FS To use focus bracketing add it to the Menu Bar see Rearrange Menu page XX Then activate it and set the number of pictures that will be taken and the number of Focus Steps between each pi...

Page 40: ...RMAT or CANCEL To continue with formatting tap FORMAT When formatting is complete tap DONE to return to the Settings menu Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen by tapping BRIGHTNESS in the Se...

Page 41: ...To connect your iOS device to the LYTRO ILLUM over Wi Fi open the Settings menu and tap iOS CONNECT Set ACCESS POINT to ON On your iOS device go to Settings Wi Fi Make sure Wi Fi is activated Under C...

Page 42: ...ompensation ISO ALTERNATE Front dial EV Compensation EV Compensation ISO ISO Rear dial NA Shutter Speed EV Compensation Shutter Speed LENS RINGS Tap to display the two options DEFAULT and ALTERNATE fo...

Page 43: ...exposure until the button is pressed again Select ONE SHOT and pressing the AE L button will lock autoexpsoure until the shutter has been triggered General Tap GENERAL in the Settings menu to open the...

Page 44: ...ing initial set up Tap HELP then tap FIRST TIME USER HELP RESET Reset the camera to factory settings The default functions will be restored for all buttons and controls and only the default touch cont...

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