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Setting the menu language
The menu is available in English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.
To choose any of the above languages, proceed as follows:
1. Press the
MENU
button to open the menu.
2. Press
and
to select the
SETTINGS
sub-menu.
3. Press
to open the
SETTINGS
menu.
4. Press
to select the
USER INTERFACE
sub-menu.
5. Press either the
or
button to choose a new language.
6. Press the
MENU/EXIT
button again to close the menu.
Setting ISO and white balance
The two digital settings that are most relevant for taking pictures
are:
• the ISO setting (‘speed’)
and
• the white balance setting (‘colour temperature’)
These are therefore available at the top level of the menu system
so you can get to them quickly and easily. They are also shown
on-screen in most preview modes, so you can easily keep an eye
on them as your work .
Selecting the ISO rating:
The 503 CWD can be set to use a light-sensitivity rating equivalent
to ISO 50, 100, 200 or 400 film. Note, however, that the “natural”
sensitivity of the CCD is ISO 50, so you will get best results with
this setting if your lighting allows it. As with film, which becomes
grainer at higher ISO ratings, the camera will reveal progressively
more noise in pictures taken at higher sensitivities.
The rating can be changed in a similar manner as the
Language
change described above or see
MAIN MENU > ISO
for a detailed
procedure.
or
Make a setting on the camera grip menu. (
MENU > DIGITAL >
ISO
)
Setting the white balance:
When you are looking at a scene, your eyes naturally adapt to the
ambient light colour (provided it is nearly white) — your brain
then interprets all other colours according to how they relate to
this “neutral” colour. However, this means that when you take a
photo and then look at it later, you might not get the colours you
expect because the camera has an absolute idea of what “white” is.
The digital back therefore provides a white balance setting, which
sets the hue that it should consider to be white and interprets all
other colours proportionately.
Unlike many digital backs, the 503 CWD stores images as raw
captures, which means they contain an exact image of the CCD
(including its original mosaic colour filter). You are therefore able
to adjust the white balance at any time to equal effect. When you
set a colour balance, your setting is saved with the image as pair of
light temperature and tone values — the colour values measured
by each pixel are not altered. Your white balance setting affects the
way colours are shown in the digital back screen and will still have
the same effect when you first open images on your computer. You
