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Smart digital camera designed exclusively for dentistry

Advanced Manual

Read through the attached “Important Safety
Instructions” before using this camera.

Summary of Contents for EyeSpecial C-3

Page 1: ...Smart digital camera designed exclusively for dentistry Advanced Manual Read through the attached Important Safety Instructions before using this camera...

Page 2: ...reproduced in any form by any means Some information in this document might become inconsistent with the product due to product software updates The information in this document is subject to change w...

Page 3: ...not assume any responsibility for subsequent dam ages arising from the failure of the unit Disposal This symbol means Do not dispose of this product together with your household waste Please refer to...

Page 4: ...tance 26 Take picture 28 Focus and take picture 28 Special functions of shooting modes 31 3 Advanced technique 33 Take pictures without auto cropping function 33 How to take photos without auto croppi...

Page 5: ...image 54 Erase multiple images simultaneously 54 Erase all images 55 Edit images 55 Draw on images paint function 55 Rotate images 56 Protect images 57 Protecting images 57 Protecting selected multip...

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Page 7: ...uld not be taken out of the camera in order to avoid losing the data Orange light lit Malfunction is detected during activation or operation Red light lit Lens error is detected 4 Outside flash Flashe...

Page 8: ...ripod 5 Name plate Lot number etc is described on it Back and side views No Part name Explanations 1 Function keys Function changes depending on the mode you select Function is displayed on the LCD sc...

Page 9: ...e information turns on and off Playback Mode Thumbnail image Brief press Select image Long press Menu Brief press Confirm the selected item Long press 5 Menu Key To display Menus 6 Speaker For key sou...

Page 10: ...ect is displayed P 20 3 Estimated distance Estimated distance from target at current magnification rate P 26 4 before AF Optimal focus range after AF Actual focus distance before AF Optimal focus dist...

Page 11: ...y Appears when the image is unstable Hold the camera firmly and stably 19 Storage capability Remaining storage capacity is indicated when current image size and quality are continued to use When 0000...

Page 12: ...the picture are displayed 5 Selected magnification rate Selected magnification rate is indicated P 25 6 Image size Horizontal to vertical ratio of the image is indicated P 74 7 Image quality Selected...

Page 13: ...erated with or without gloves on or a tip of the pen However se curely pressing with finger is recommended Please kindly note that the screen does not respond to multi touch or swipe motions Tips Face...

Page 14: ...the bottom of the camera CAUTION Always use the strap to avoid accidental dropping of the camera This might cause injuries 1 Open the flap and pull the belt out of the 2 adjusters 1 2 3 4 4 Lower Upp...

Page 15: ...it is obtained 4 Feed the strap end through the slide adjuster to fix Insert the strap into the buckle as pictured below Attaching the lens cap strap optional 1 Loop the lens string to the strap mount...

Page 16: ...ckel hydride batteries or alka line batteries Never use manganese bat teries or nickel cadmium batteries Never use batteries of different types or different manufactures together or mix old and new ba...

Page 17: ...SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card but not with SDXC Memory Card Make sure the card is facing the right direction Forcing the card may damage the camera or card Do not insert or remove the memory car...

Page 18: ...torage capacity of memory card The number of pictures you can take with one memory card varies depending on the image size and quality you selected The numbers of photos you can store in the provided...

Page 19: ...the camera automatically shifts into the power save mode When the camera is left unused further it will shut off automatically to conserve battery power 2 When a message Press any key or touch the LC...

Page 20: ...me Rotate the Dial key or touch the screen to move to the next item field Press F2 key or F3 key to increase or decrease the value for each option 4 Selecting unit display You can choose from metric a...

Page 21: ...he battery level When the camera is turned on the battery level indicator will appear on the display Indicator Remaining battery level Green appears only for 5 sec There is ample battery charge Orange...

Page 22: ...close distances Disadvantages The subject doesn t always come in the same size in the photos Light distribution is uneven Advantages Subjects are always the same size in the photos Light distribution...

Page 23: ...sage appears on the screen You can input a new patient number or edit and erase stored information Enter number maximum10 digits including dash period space and hyphen Read patient s name and ID No by...

Page 24: ...ess the Shutter button to start scanning When scanned successfully the message pictured in the right photo will appear on the screen Press OK to store the information Patient ID number will be display...

Page 25: ...a setting is automatically changed to photograph written or electric patient record Patient ID and name in the photo are not recognized digitally to display on the photo Review erase patient informati...

Page 26: ...talled modes Press F1 key to display all the modes preinstalled Eight different modes are prein stalled Select one optimal mode for each purpose Blue frame Selected mode Back to previous display Up Do...

Page 27: ...he teeth With intense flash lights inner shade of the teeth can be emphasized Whitening Mode Optimal for shade comparison be tween before and after whitening Similar conditions with Low glare mode but...

Page 28: ...ettings can be changed and registered as custom modes for future use When pressing F2 Key in the shooting mode 3 custom settings appear on the screen Cannot select if no custom setting is registered W...

Page 29: ...he shooting mode 3 custom settings appear on the screen Select the bottom key Scan QR code 2 When the photo below appears on the screen align the QR code within the white frame 3 Select from Custom 1...

Page 30: ...ographing small stone models such as abut ment model Compensation is 0 7Ev with other settings based on low glare mode Surgery mode using a mirror When using a mirror in Sur gery mode Compensation is...

Page 31: ...screen Magnification range Illustration Current magnification rate Indicator Selection of optimal magnification rate 1 Standard Surgery Front view Lateral view Smile line Stone model large 1 1 5 to 1...

Page 32: ...odel 1 1 3 to 1 1 5 1 4 to 1 0 1 4 to 1 1 3 1 4 to 1 2 5 Tele macro mode Anterior close up Prosthesis Stone model 2 0 to 1 2 2 0 to 1 2 2 0 to 1 2 Set focus distance 1 Based on the optimal focus dista...

Page 33: ...focus distance becomes outside the optimal focus distance you can take a picture as long as it s within the focus distance range Possible distance range Magnification of the taken image When you pres...

Page 34: ...the focus range 3 Magnification rate Green Magnification in range Red Magnification out of range Check the distance to the target 4 Focus indicator Green In focus Red Out of focus Check the distance o...

Page 35: ...P62 2 After focusing press the Shutter Button completely down to take the picture After you take a picture the image will automatically display on the LCD screen for around 5 seconds letting you inst...

Page 36: ...a tion rate selected Outside of standard position Cropping size is automatically adjusted according to the distance between the camera and subject Without auto cropping With auto cropping Positions wh...

Page 37: ...in the message display pictured right This message does not appear when you set the flip direction in advance in the Setup Menu to always flip the image to the same direction You can also flip the ima...

Page 38: ...the front of the lens 1 Mount the close up lens onto the camera lens and rotate it clockwise until it is attached securely Place the lens cap before mounting the close up lens 2 Pinch the notches as d...

Page 39: ...he optimal focus distance Disadvantage Image quality can be degraded when the camera is positioned outside of the optimal focus distance Magnification rate should be within certain range Advantage and...

Page 40: ...he Dial key while confirming the indicator on the upper right of the screen Magnification range Illustration Current magnification rate Indicator Set focus distance 1 Based on the optimal focus distan...

Page 41: ...lose Too far Do not press the Shutter button until the distance is determined When you press the SET key it will magnify 2 and when you push it again it will magnify 4 When pressing it again it will r...

Page 42: ...thin the focus distance Red Out of focus distance Check the focus range 2 Magnification rate Green Magnification in range Red Magnification out of range Check the distance to the target 3 Focus indica...

Page 43: ...dling is the same with conventional single lens reflex camera No waiting time to auto focus Disadvantage Move the camera to focus properly Need to get used to it How to set manual focus With Dial key...

Page 44: ...l key while confirming the indicator on the upper right of the screen Magnification range Illustration Current magnification rate Indicator Set focus distance 1 Based on the optimal focus distance dis...

Page 45: ...termined When you press the SET key it will magnify 2 and when you push it again it will magnify 4 When pressing it again it will return to normal Refer to Tips in P 35 Taking pictures 1 Press the Shu...

Page 46: ...n rate Disadvantage The images taken aren t standardized How to change the Dial key function Selected Shooting mode Menu key Tab 2 Rotate Dial key Select Change focus distance Tab 1 Reset focus positi...

Page 47: ...mark indicates the digital zoom range Rotate the dial to right to zoom in the image Current focus distance Range of digital zoom Focus range Telescopic view Wide angle view The image above is an exam...

Page 48: ...aking pictures Focus and take pictures 1 Half press the Shutter to focus Set the focus within the Auto Focus AF frame 2 After focusing press the Shutter Button completely down to take the picture AF f...

Page 49: ...r upper arms to your body Hold the cam era body with your left hand securely To hold the camera securely Take one step forward to stabilize your upper body Lean on the wall or other thing that doesn t...

Page 50: ...area to be focused Countermeasure Focus on the area with high contrast Explanation Auto focus of EyeSpecial C II is based on the contrast of the subject Thus when the subject is in a single color com...

Page 51: ...ea can be focused by using Spot AF 1 Hold the camera toward the subject and touch the area you wish to focus Spot AF area You can move the focus area within the Spot AF area 2 Half press the Shutter t...

Page 52: ...d frame in the photo The area to be focused 1 Move the camera in such a way that the red frame is overlapped by the Spot AF area Press the Shutter button half way to focus 2 Move the camera back to th...

Page 53: ...61 For more details about key operations refer to the Key operation in P 71 You can create custom mode for photographing stone models by scanning a QR code exclusive for this camera Reference P 24 Ta...

Page 54: ...details about flash modes refer to Flash mode in P 61 For more details about key operations refer to the Key operation in P 71 Focus distance in Face mode Marking the floor with plastic tape is recomm...

Page 55: ...he flash bright im ages can be taken without creating shadow However the place has to be bright enough to take photos Hold the camera securely to avoid image blurring Flash is turned off Flash is turn...

Page 56: ...n Tracing paper 4 10cm 2 pieces Using colorless tracing paper designed for photography is recommended Cover both outside flashes with the tracing paper and tape as indicated figures below Tracing pape...

Page 57: ...51 Tips for taking photos 4 Use a light diffuser to minimize shadow With diffuser Without diffuser...

Page 58: ...ngle frame playback Press F4 key in Shooting Mode to change to Playback Mode The last image taken is displayed Return to Shooting Mode Playback Mode Enlarge image Thumbnail images Erase data Reviewing...

Page 59: ...e To magnify different parts of the picture directly touch the area you wish to see on the screen or press Magnify Reduce Thumbnail images Press F3 Key to view thumbnail images Nine images are display...

Page 60: ...mages simultaneously by selecting them from the thumbnail display Press F4 Key and the following message appears Erase this image One image in the blue cursor will be erased Erase multiple images simu...

Page 61: ...ieved Edit images You can draw on or rotate the recorded im ages Press MENU Key and the message appears on the display Draw on images paint function When Draw is selected you can draw lines on the rec...

Page 62: ...images can be rotated by 90 Press F2 Key to rotate the image clock wise or F3 Key to counter clockwise Press F1 Key to finish rotation Select Store rotated image to record the image Some computer sof...

Page 63: ...d Press OK to protect it To release protection press MENU key then select Cancel Protecting selected multiple images simultaneously You can protect multiple images simultaneously by selecting them fro...

Page 64: ...s When touching the protected image again the protection will be released Press F4 key to confirm the images to be protected Press OK to confirm Protect all images All images stored in the SD Memory C...

Page 65: ...ile html The easy to use and convenient SureFile software quickly sorts and files all images taken by EyeSpecial C II according to the patient ID entered prior to capturing images To use SureFile your...

Page 66: ...function to reset the focus position Tab 2 Dial function To change the dial function from magnification to focus distance Auto cropping To change on or off the auto cropping function Focusing screen...

Page 67: ...ness compensation To adjust brightness of the image Press and keys or rotate the Dial key to adjust the compensation Press OK or SET key to determine Adjust by 1 3 step between 1 0Ev and 1 0Ev Mirror...

Page 68: ...s area AF SPOT The spot you specified is focused Touch the area you wish to focus within the AF frame MF Photos are focused manually Reset focus position To select on or off the function to reset the...

Page 69: ...vailable When setting focus distance manually the indicator shown below appears on the upper right of the screen instead of the magnification indicator Focus distance Wide angle view Telescopic view C...

Page 70: ...64 Focusing screen To change the grid type Items Explanations OFF Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 3 is for Face mode only Optimal grid is automatically selected...

Page 71: ...FM light adjustment Auto Exposure AE Mode To change AE mode Items Explanations FlashMatic The camera automatically measures the distance from the subject and adjust the light intensity to control expo...

Page 72: ...lor 5000k fluorescent lamp Manual Photograph white or gray subject as the standard to adjust white bal ance White balance can be changed in Face and Tele macro Modes in which TTL light adjust ment is...

Page 73: ...pressing F2 Key or F3 Key then rotate the Dial Key to move the indicator Press OK or SET key to finish Contrast To adjust the color contrast Touch and keys directly on the screen or rotate the Dial k...

Page 74: ...l position Items Explanations Horizontal image The aspect ratio is 4 width 3 height Vertical image The aspect ratio is 3 width 4 height When vertical image is selected right and left margins are black...

Page 75: ...g flipped Save settings Save or reset the current custom settings Items Explanations Reset Current custom settings are all reset and return to default setting Overwrite settings Current custom setting...

Page 76: ...n you wish to erase a custom set ting select Reset all settings Please note that when you select Reset all settings you will erase not just custom settings but all other startup settings Overwriting c...

Page 77: ...you can adjust with each function key in its shortcut function is described in blue under each key When pressing and holding a Function key for a few seconds the icon of the setting to be adjusted is...

Page 78: ...To draw lines on the images Rotate To rotate the image by 90 Protect To protect the images to avoid accidental deletion or unintended editing Refer to Edit images on P 55 Setup menu Basic settings in...

Page 79: ...rd To change the video output style Tab 3 Preview zoom reset To select the timing to reset the preview zoom File number memory To turn the the file number memory function on or off Reset To reset the...

Page 80: ...e Vertical and horizontal ratio can be either 4 3 of general digital camera or 3 2 of general single lens reflex camera When selecting 3 2 size the area outside of photo range is blacked out Image qua...

Page 81: ...u can t return it back to the original quality When you view the photos on a computer Fine is sufficient for quality viewing How ever when you process them with Retouch Software etc please select Extr...

Page 82: ...s 2sec 5sec or 10sec The last image taken is displayed for the selected seconds Off Instant playback is off Even if you select Off the last image taken appears briefly When you wish to return to take...

Page 83: ...Save Two images before and after flip are stored Discard Only flipped image will be saved The images can be distinguished between before and after flip with the icon appearing on the image during Play...

Page 84: ...e language to display menu and screen messages Selecting unit display You can choose from metric and imperial uint display Focus distance is displayed in metric system only Rotate Dial Key or touch th...

Page 85: ...m is reset after each shot Every magnific Preview zoom is reset when you change the magnification rate When you continue using the same magnification rate for taking next photo preview zoom remains un...

Page 86: ...change or format SD card file number is continued OFF File number is not stored File number restarts with PIC0001 JPG when you change or format SD card or when you erase all images stored in the SD ca...

Page 87: ...tarting from 100 Date format is year single digit Month double digits day double digits SD Card DCIM 100SHOFU 10240821 10140820 PICT0001 JPG Standard folders together with their stored images remain u...

Page 88: ...the focus sound on or off when focused automatically Power save ON To select the standby time before power saving starts If no key operation is performed for the set period of time the initial settin...

Page 89: ...and white balance with SHOFU Gray card provided It takes about 10 minutes for the calibration to complete How to perform calibration Please prepare the following items SHOFU Gray card provided Scale 5...

Page 90: ...the screen Then press the Shutter Button 3 When the message shown in the right photo appears check the distance between the camera and the gray card Then reperform calibration from the beginning 4 Whe...

Page 91: ...ended every six months Touch panel calibration To adjust the response range of the touch panel When you feel the difference between the position you touch and response position calibrate the touch pan...

Page 92: ...ways maintain backup data on another media hard disc etc 1 If the card is misused by the user or any third person 2 If the card is affected by strong static electricity or electrical noise 3 If the ca...

Page 93: ...soft dry cloth Degradation of image quality The image quality is not degraded even if the camera becomes old naturally through normal use However if you try to take photos of the sun and intense light...

Page 94: ...moistened soft cloth or lens tissue in a circular motion Never pour lens cleaner directly onto the lens Do not use thinner benzene or any organic solvent to clean the lens Do not touch the lens direc...

Page 95: ...al The images taken with this camera are designed to present optimal color fidelity when they are viewed on sRGB whose color temperature is 6 500k with 2 2 gamma For more details refer to a special iz...

Page 96: ...he computer It might be also considered that SD card is defective Please try another card if you have one P 86 File system error SD card system error has been found Format the SD card following the in...

Page 97: ...er weighted SPOT Standard Shutter Electronic Mechanical shutter Shutter speed 1 15 1 1000 Automatic change WB Modes Auto Dental Fine weather Fluorescent light Flash Custom Shooting Mode Kinds Standard...

Page 98: ...ndex x1 x6 Image review OFF 2sec 5sec 10sec Language Japanese English Germany French Date format yy mm dd mm dd yy dd mm yy Metric Imperial cm mm in ft Rotate reverse function Rotate 90 based on Exif...

Page 99: ...is sold without Alkaline AA batteries in EU countries and some other countries due to regulations 13Warranty This product has undergone strict quality control and inspection In the unlikely event tha...

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