Chapter 6
Capturing Images with Simple Operations
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Basics of DS-L3
6.2
Displaying [CAMERA MENU]
To make capture operations, you need to display [CAMERA MENU] on the screen. Display [CAMERA MENU] with the
following steps:
1
Press the [CAM] button on the task bar.
The [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] short screen is displayed
in the upper left (or upper right) section of the screen.
Note: The position of the menu changes to left or right
every time the [CAM] button on the task bar is
pressed.
If a screen other than [CAMERA MENU] is
displayed
If a screen other than [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] is
displayed, you can change it to [CAMERA MENU:
CAMERA] by selecting [Camera] using the [MENU
SELECT] button or pressing the [ MAIN] button.
Displaying [CAMERA MENU]
Items on the [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] short screen
The [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] short screen displays buttons that can be used commonly among the [CAMERA MENU]
menus.
Displayed on this screen are minimum buttons and indicators that are required for capturing images.
Items on the [CAMERA MENU: CAMERA] short screen
1
[MENU SELECT] button
The name of the menu is displayed here.
Pressing this button displays submenus,
allowing you to switch the menu.
[CAPTURE] button
This button records the image displayed on the
screen as a still image.
[E ZOOM] button
Magnify the image. This button enables you to
change the magnification and position to display.
[SCENE/CSM] button
This button configures the scene mode and the
custom settings.
[X] (close) button
Close the menu.
[LEVEL] meter
This meter is a 12-level meter that indicates the
exposure status. Four indicators are always lit,
and their position moves according to the
exposure status.
[EXP CMP] / [CAM GAIN] buttons
[EXP CMP] changes the auto-exposure value to
brighten or darken the screen. [CAM GAIN]
adjusts the camera sensitivity in the case of
manual exposure.
[WHITE BL] button
Sets the white balance. This button is displayed
only for color DS camera heads.
[Switch display] button
This button changes [CAMERA MENU:
CAMERA] to the long screen. Pressing the [
▲
]
button on the [CAMERA] long screen switches it
to the short screen.
[FOCUS] indicator
DS-L3 detects the contrast of the image and
indicates the focus condition in 12 levels.
DS camera head display
This section displays the model name of the
connected DS camera head.
[FREEZE] button
Pressing this button displays the still image at
the time of pressing. Pressing it again cancels
the still image mode.
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