Kodak DCS 500 User Manual

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/ TAG

DISP/MENU

SELECT

W.BAL

AUTO

CARD

Camera Sides

AUTO

CARD

Strap Attachment

Palm Door

IEEE 1394 Connection*

AC Adapter Connection*

*Cover not shown

Back LCD Panel

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1. Remaining Frames

2. Frame Number

3. White Balance

4. Auto

5. Daylight

6. Tungsten

Viewfinder Dioptric Adjustment Dial

PC Terminal (Cover) for flash sync (external)

7. Fluorescent

8. Flash

9. Battery Status Icon

10. PC Card Icon

11. Microphone Icon

Battery/PC Card Door

Top LCD Panel

2 3 4

1. Shooting Modes—

2. Aperture Value or

3. Metering Modes (Partial;

4. Flash Exposure

5. AEB

6. Bulb Exposure Time;

7. Exposure Level Indicator;

ISO

AEB

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Manual Exposure: M Shutter Priority AE: Tv Bulb Exposure: bulb Program AE: P Aperture Priority: Av

Custom Function Control or AEB Value or Depthof-Field AE

Evaluative; Fine Spot) Compensation

Self-Timer Countdown Bulb Exposure Time;

AEB Value Amount

ONE SHOT AI SERVO

Indicator; Flash Exposure Compensation Value Indicator; Custom Function Setting Indicator

8. Drive Mode Indicator (Single Exposure; Continuous Exposure; Self-Timer—10 seconds, 2 seconds)

9. Exposure Compensation Value Index

10. ISO Indicator

11. AF Mode Indicator

12. Focusing Points

13. Shutter Speed; ISO; Battery Check (bc); Bulb (bulb); Depth-of-Field AE (dEP); Custom Function Control

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Using the Digital Controls

RECORD/ TAG Button

DISP/MENU Button

SELECT Button W.BAL Button

Quick Control Dial

Display the Menu bar and select a Menu bar icon: Press

and hold the DISP/MENU button and rotate the Quick Control dial until the desired icon is highlighted.

Display a dropdown menu: Highlight the Folder, Menu, or

Display icon (see next page), and continue pressing the DISP/MENU button until the dropdown menu appears.

Choose an item from a dropdown menu: Continue pressing

the DISP/MENU button and rotate the Quick Control dial until the desired menu choice is highlighted.

Choose an item from a menu screen (e.g., Main menu):

Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Quick Control dial to highlight your choice.

Tag an image: Quickly press and release the RECORD/TAG

button.

Record a sound file: Press and hold the RECORD/TAG

button and speak into the microphone.

Select a White Balance setting: Press and hold the W.BAL

button and rotate the Quick Control dial until the desired White Balance icons appear in the Back LCD panel.

The Menu Bar

AUTO

Auto - Daylight Auto - Tungsten Auto - Fluorescent Auto - Flash Daylight

Folder Icon

Displays the Folder menu

Menu Icon

Displays choices for the Main, Properties, and Custom Functions menus

Display Icon

Displays choices for Single, Four, and Nine Image Review mode

Contrast Icon

Displays the Display Contrast screen where you can adjust image contrast

Tungsten Fluorescent Flash Custom

1 PC Card 2 PC Cards

DCS 500 Series

Digital Cameras

Batteries

T o po wer y our camera, open the Battery/PC Card door, slide a battery to the back of the battery slot and press firmly in place.

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You can also power your camera with an AC adapter when working indoors or connected to a computer.

Check the battery icon on the Back LCD panel.

Full 1/2 Full Low Empty

PC Card

As you capture images, they are stored on Type II or T ype III PC Cards (PCMCIA cards) in your camera.

There are two slots for PC Cards. You can insert two Type II cards or one Type III card.

To insert a PC Card, open the Battery/PC Card door and insert.

With two cards, the first card inserted is the active card.

T o select a dif ferent PC Card, select the Folder icon, then select the card. (Refer to the other side.)

Important! Be sure the

Card Busy LED is off before removing a PC Card. The blinking

Eject button

Card Busy LED

indicates data is being transferred to or from the PC Card. You can lose data if you remove

a PC Card when it is busy. To remove the PC Card, press the Eject

button.

Camera

Front

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7 8

1. Lens Attachment Mark

2. Lens Mount

3. Shutter Button

4. Self-Timer Indicator

5. Palm Door (to access

6. Anti-aliasing or IR Filter

7. Depth-of-Field Preview

8. Vertical Control Switch

9. White Balance Sensor

(red)

Custom Functions)

Button

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10. Canon Remote Port

11. X Contacts (for flash attachments)

12. Lens Lock Pin

13. Strap Attachment

14. Lens Release Button

15. PC Terminal (Cover) for flash sync (external)

16. Battery/PC Card Door (to access battery and PC Card)

17. Vertical Shutter Release

Camera

Back

2 3

DISP/MEN U

7 8 9

1. Shooting Mode Selector

2. AF Mode Selector

3. Metering Mode Selector/ Flash Exposure Compensation Button

4. Viewfinder Eyepiece

5. Image Display

6. RECORD/TAG Button

7. DISP/MENU Button

8. SELECT Button

9. W. BAL Button

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W.BAL

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10. Back LCD Panel

11. Top LCD Panel

12. AE Lock Button

13. Focusing Point Selector

14. Quick Control Dial Switch

15. Palm Door

16. Quick Control Dial

17. Microphone

18. Main Switch

19. Vertical AE Lock Button

Camera Top

6 7 8

1. X Contacts

2. Accessory Shoe

3. Shooting Mode Selector

4. AF Mode Selector

5. Metering Mode Selector/

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MODE

ISO

6. LCD Panel Illumination Button

7. Exposure Compensation Button

Flash Exposure Compensation Button

8. Shutter Button

9. Main Dial

10. Top LCD Panel