Minolta 3D 1500, Manual

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IMPORTANT PREPARATIONS FOR TAKING PICTURES - CONT’D
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IMPORTANT PREPARATIONS FOR TAKING PICTURES
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Brightness of the Subject and Its Surrounding
The 3D 1500 records pattern-projected images by emitting flashes into
masked subjects. Consequently, it is necessary to keep the subject of
shooting and its surroundings “evenly dark” when taking a picture.
More specifically, take care with the following:
• Keep the subject of shooting and its surroundings “evenly dark.”
More specifically, control the brightness so that it is lower than “Bv - 1 or
less” in photographic terms (Bv -1 refers to the brightness that is equivalent
to “a landscape at dawn or sunset”).
As another rule of thumb, keep such a brightness that the subject is
recognizable but its details (letters on the subject) are illegible.
• Do not use any lighting equipment that has a strong directivity such
as spotlights.
• Do not take pictures during the day in the natural light (sun beam).
• Take care with reflections. Since reflections offset the flash beam,
holes will develop in the parts of the image where the reflections
occur.
The CB-3D1 camera bracket is
provided with a general-purpose hot
shoe (see the left figure). Mount a
commercial video light or similar
apparatus there and turn on the video
light when framing and focusing and
turn it off when taking a shot, and
you can take pictures even in a
totally dark room.
To Get Better 3D Images
• Position the camera so that the subject is centered in and completely
fills the view area on your 3D 1500’s LCD monitor.
Making sure the subject completely fills the camera’s view area is one of
the most important steps in capturing an image.
• Avoid creating shadows on the subject, whenever possible.
Take special care with concave parts so that they provide no shade.
• Be sure to make the background solid black.
• Longer axis of the object is recommended to be along the horizontal
axis of the camera.
• Position the camera with angles in small increments and take as many
shots as possible.