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Flash indicator

Current date and time

Number of recorded pictures on a card*

Picture size/picture quality

Focus area (AE window)

Focus indicator

Remaining shot number on a card

Shutter speed

ISO sensitivity/camera gain

LIVE mode

White balance mode

EV compensation volume

Folder name*

File name*

User ID number

*

 Displayed only when a card is inserted.

Flash indicator

Protect indicator

PLAY (playback) mode

White balance mode

Folder name

File name

User ID number

Recorded date and time

Number of recorded pictures on a card

Picture size/picture quality

EV compensation volume

Shutter speed

ISO sensitivity/camera gain

LCD Monitor Display    Camera LIVE Mode

LCD Monitor Display    PLAY Mode

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Summary of Contents for DXC-S500

Page 1: ...Product Information Manual Color Digital Camera Internal Use Only DXC S500 iCY SHOTTM DXC_S500_cover qxd 02 10 21 2 23 PM Page 3 ...

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Page 3: ...age of the DXC S500 is its flexible interface with PCs An IEEE 1394 interface on the CCU allows uncompressed image data transfer to a PC A built in PCMCIA card slot enables you to store images on various media such as Memory Stick CompactFlash SmartMedia and removable hard disk drives What s more a hot plug function allows the camera to be effortlessly connected to a PC while the supplied TWAIN dr...

Page 4: ...e five mega pixel CCD Flexible interface with PCs IEEE 1394 interface PC card slot TWAIN driver User friendly operation with an integrated 3 5 type LCD monitor C mount system Bio medical Microscopy Microbiology Pathology Genetics 2 PRODUCT CONCEPT 2 PRODUCT CONCEPT 3 APPLICATIONS 3 APPLICATIONS DXC_S500_1C qxd 02 10 21 2 17 PM Page 4 ...

Page 5: ...ed Long term Exposure so a clear image can be obtained And thanks to the CCD cooling device the dark noise that is typically seen in Long term Exposure mode is dramatically reduced The IEEE 1394 400 Mb s interface located on the camera control unit enables direct interface with var ious PCs or IEEE 1394 boards The interface sup ports a hot plug function for quick access to the camera s image witho...

Page 6: ...y and menu setting You can also monitor the live image with the built in LCD monitor 6 DXC S500 Product Information Manual Three recording image sizes are available for selection and images of each size can be stored in TIFF uncompressed or JPEG compressed three modes format Selectable Image Size and Recording Format Image recording size H x V TIFF uncompressed JPEG compressed High Mid Low FULL 25...

Page 7: ...00 automatically detects the luminance distribution of images displaying a histogram on the monitor so you can verify the condition of each exposure A variety of customized data can be saved as a user file up to three of which can be stored in the CCU By loading this user file you can quickly recreate particular setup conditions The image output can be selected from either Color or Black White mod...

Page 8: ...exposure mode of the camera to AE AUTO or MANUAL In AE AUTO mode the electronic shutter speed and the camera gain automatically change in accordance with the brightness of the subject In MANUAL mode the MANUAL indicator is lit in red the electronic shutter speed and the camera gain can be adjusted independently SHUTTER electronic shutter control In MANUAL exposure mode the MANUAL indicator is lit ...

Page 9: ...Z FOCUS easy focus INDEX button In Camera LIVE mode Activates 2x electronic zoom to facilitate focusing operations In PLAY mode Displays thumbnail images of still pic tures INDEX DISPLAY recorded to a PC card HISTOGRAM button In Camera LIVE mode Displays a histogram of the image on the LCD monitor LIVE button and indicator Activates the Camera LIVE mode the indicator is lit in green KEY LOCK butto...

Page 10: ...n IEEE 1394 cable not supplied This connector cannot be used for connection to camera equipment with a DV connector This connector is not compatible with bus power FS2 connector D sub 9 pin Reserved for future use FS1 connector stereo mini jack Connects to the optional FS 20 foot switch TRIG IN trigger input connector BNC type Used when an external device such as a slave unit generates the trigger...

Page 11: ...ce mode EV compensation volume Folder name File name User ID number Displayed only when a card is inserted Flash indicator Protect indicator PLAY playback mode White balance mode Folder name File name User ID number Recorded date and time Number of recorded pictures on a card Picture size picture quality EV compensation volume Shutter speed ISO sensitivity camera gain LCD Monitor Display Camera LI...

Page 12: ... CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP SELECT SET MAIN MENU PROTECT MODE DELETE MODE DISPLAY SET PLAY SET UP CAPTURE TRIG MAIN SW INTERVAL REC TIME CAPTURE REC SET UP B W OFF ROTATE 0 SHARPNESS LEVEL 00 AUTO WHITE PAINT OFF GAMMA ON AE SPEED NORMAL FLASH MODE OFF DISPLAY SET ESELECT ENTER NEXT EXIT BACK CAMERA SET UP DATE TIME PC CARD INIT ID SET MODE BEEP ON KEY CLICK ON OSD COLOR WHITE COLOR BARS OFF...

Page 13: ...ndow SPOT MID LARGE Setting Items in the Menu SENSITIVITY MODE ISO100 PICTURE SIZE 2560x1920 FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG JPEG QUALITY MIDDLE AE DETECT MODE MID USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP SELECT SET MAIN MENU SENSITIVITY MODE ISO100 PICTURE SIZE 2560x1920 FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG JPEG QUALITY MIDDLE AE DETECT MODE MID USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE ...

Page 14: ...N KEY CLICK ON OSD COLOR WHITE COLOR BARS OFF LCD SET SELECT SET SYSTEM SET UP DATE TIME Sets the date and time PC CARD INIT Initializes the PC card to be used with the camera ID SET MODE Assigns a user ID number up to 20 digits long BEEP Selects whether a beep is sounded during operation ON OFF selectable KEY CLICK Selects whether to sound a beep when an operation but ton is pressed ON OFF select...

Page 15: ...F Deactivates the flash mode EXT INPUT Selected when using a slave unit The flash lamp is syn chronized with the trigger signal from a slave unit EXT OUTPUT Selected when using a flash lamp The flash lamp is synchronized with the trigger signal from the CCU DISPLAY SET in Camera LIVE mode Selects the items that are displayed on the monitor when pressing the DISP INFO button on the CCU SIZE FORMAT ...

Page 16: ...layed 1 SHOT OFF Removes protection from the image being played ALL ON Protects all images recorded on the PC card ALL OFF Removes protection from all images recorded on the PC card DELETE MODE Deletes images recorded on the PC card 1 SHOT DELETE Deletes the image being played ALL DELETE Deletes all images recorded on the PC card DISPLAY SET in CAPTURE PLAY mode Selects items to be displayed on th...

Page 17: ...6 000 000 colors To display live images correctly the video board requires a high performance video chip supporting DirectX such as ATI RADEON 7500 8500 series or NVIDIA GeForce 2 3 4 series The TWAIN driver software displays the live image using the function of the high perfor mance video board through the DirectX V8 0 Correct operation of the software is not guaranteed with some notebook compute...

Page 18: ...tons for transmitting the image from the camera Acquire to PC button Clicking this button transmits the images from the CCU into the appli cation software The transmitted image then appears in the application software window Cancel button Clicking this button cancels transmission of the image into the applica tion software Quit button Clicking this button exits the TWAIN driver software and return...

Page 19: ... image LIVE button Selects the Camera LIVE mode to display the live image on the LCD or video monitor CAPTURE button Captures a still image in the built in frame memory of the camera REC record button Records a still image to the PC card inserted in the CCU button Selects a still image of the previous file number on the PC card PLAY button Plays a still image stored on the PC card button Selects a...

Page 20: ...sation Sets the exposure compensation value in AE AUTO or FL mode Sensitivity Sets the ISO sensitivity in AE AUTO mode ISO 100 200 400 selectable AE Lock Fixes the exposure time ON or OFF in AE AUTO or FL mode AE Detect Changes the size of the AE window SPOT MID LARGE selectable WB white balance Mode Selects the white balance mode of the camera AUTO MANUAL selectable RED Gain Adjusts the red gain ...

Page 21: ... ON EXT OUTPUT and ON EXT INPUT Gamma Selects the gamma compensation mode _ selectable from ON MS ON STD and OFF Rotate Rotates the camera image by 180 _ selectable from 0 normal image or 180 upside down Interval REC Selects the interval recording mode to ON or OFF B W Black and White mode Switches the Camera LIVE image from color to black and white When ON is selected both the Camera LIVE image a...

Page 22: ...mber is set in the box clicking this button transfers the ID number to the camera Locations and Functions of Controls for Macintosh Image display area Shows a live image the index display or a playback image LIVE button Shows the live image on the LCD or video monitor Capture button Captures a still image in the built in frame memory of the camera Rec record button Records a still image on the PC ...

Page 23: ...aptor Memory Stick VBS S Video IEEE 1394 Camera cable 5 m PC Monitor FS 20 Foot Switch MSAC PC2 Memory Stick Adaptor MSA 8A 16A 32A 64A 128A Memory Stick VMC IL6615A IL6635A IEEE 1394 cable 6 pin to 6 pin 8 SYSTEM EXAMPLE 8 SYSTEM EXAMPLE 9 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 9 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES DXC_S500_1C qxd 02 10 21 2 18 PM Page 23 ...

Page 24: ... shutter Gamma ON MS ON STD OFF 1 switchable White balance Auto Manual R B gain Detail level Variable EV compensation 2 to 2 EV 0 25 EV steps Flash Ext Input mode Output mode User file 1 2 3 switchable 3 pattern memories Electrical zoom 2x VGA size Fluorescent mode ON OFF Black White mode ON OFF Interval recording ON OFF Max 24 hours User ID ON OFF Max 20 digits Picture rotate 0 180 selectable Liv...

Page 25: ...s Supplied accessories PC card type removable HDD PCMCIA ATA Type II Max 5 GB Memory Stick PC card adaptor required Max 128 MB CompactFlash PC card adaptor required Max 330 MB SmartMedia PC card adaptor required Max 128 MB IEEE 1394 400 Mb s UYUV 16 bit s VBS 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω C NTSC 0 284 Vp p 75 Ω without sync PAL 0 3 Vp p 75 Ω without sync Image Pro Plus version 4 5 or...

Page 26: ...ce code is provided in the TWAIN Developer s Toolkit The Source software _ This software controls the image acquisition device and is programmed by the device developer to comply with TWAIN specifications Sony Custom TWAIN Driver Target Device DXC S500 Image Application Fax Application Word Proccessor Application Digital Camera Data Source Scanner Data Source Image Databace Data Source Application...

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Page 28: ... Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice All non metric weights and measures are approximate Sony iCY SHOT and Memory Stick are trademarks of Sony Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Printed in Japan on recycled paper DXC_S500_cover qxd 02 10 21 2 23 PM Page 2 ...

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