Kodak DCS 620, DCS 660, PROFESSIONAL DCS 520, PROFESSIONAL DCS 560, DCS 660 Mono Firmware Instructions

DCS Firmware Read Me

DCS6xx.BIN Version 3.0.14
April 04, 2000

This firmware supports the following:
KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 620/DCS 660/DCS 660 Mono Digital Cameras.

The following information is available in this ReadMe file:

1.1 NOTE TO USERS...............................................................................................................................................1

1.2 WHAT ’S NEW IN THIS VERSION ....................................................................................................................1

1.3 NEW FEATURES PREVIOUSLY INTRODUCED IN FIRMWARE VERSION 3.0.9..........................................1

1.4 CHANGES SINCE VERSION 2.0.3......................................................................................................................3

1.5 COMPATIBLE DCS HOST SOFTWARE ..........................................................................................................3

1.6 KNOWN ISSUES.................................................................................................................................................3

1.7 FIRMWARE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................................3

1.8 MEMORY CARD COMPATIBILITY................................................................................................................4

1.9 CAMERA FIRMWARE IS AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.........................................................4

1.1 Note To Users

This version of firmware brings a new look and feel to the camera’s User Interface (UI). In addition to many new
features, it offers easier and more efficient access to many key functions, better organization of the Main Menu,
Properties Settings and Custom Functions, and allows room for addition of future features.

If you’re familiar with previous firmware versions, you may find the new UI to be slightly different. Our extensive
customer research, which assessed the impact on users migrating from previous firmware versions, indicates you
should allow a reasonable amount of time to adjust to the new UI’s features. Beta testing has provided extremely
positive feedback once users have familiarized themselves with the UI.

1.2 What’s new in this version

• Enhanced card compatibility with Calluna storage cards.

1.3 New Features since version 2.0.6

• A redesigned, more efficient User Interface which features Dropdown menus.

Use the Dropdown Menu Lag to adjust Menu dropdown delay as needed. You my find this helpful as you
become familiar with the new UI.

• Dual Card Support

Increases storage capacity by allowing you to use two storage cards inside in the camera. (See Memory
Card Compatibility for more information).

• Auto White Balancing using image data.

When camera white balance is set to AUTO, the camera will perform automatic scene white balancing based
on image data. Previous versions of firmware adjusted AUTO white balance of captured images based upon
the color temperature of the local light source striking the white balance sensor on the front of the camera.

• Image processing options.

Post-capture image processing can now be done by the camera (DCS 620 only) or by the DCS Host Software
without compromising your valuable Lossless original Raw Tiff files. In addition to saving processed files, users

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can now choose to automatically save or delete the original Raw files following processing.
See DCS Host Software User Guide for more information on finished file processing using the DCS Host
Software.

In-Camera Processing Options:

• Processing Off

• Tagged Images

• All in Folder

• All on card

In-Camera Processing Settings:

• Save Original Tiffs: Yes (default), No

• File Type: JPG Best, JPG Better, JPG Good, TIFF RGB (lossless)

• Spatial Resolution: 100%, 67%, 50%

• Noise Reduction: Yes, No

• Sharpening Level: None, High, Medium, Low

• Look: Product, Portrait.

• Exposure Adjustment: Yes, No

• Post-Capture Manual +/- EV compensation.

Using version 3.0.9 (or newer) firmware in conjunction with DCS Host Software V5.8.1 (or newer) allows
users to adjust +/-EV compensation to images after they have been captured. (Refer to the Host Software
User Guide to for more information).

• Recover (deleted images)

The new Recover feature can only be used with cards which have first been formatted in the camera using
the Quick or Full Format feature. After a Recover has been performed on a storage card a recover folder is
created containing the recovered images. The recovered images should be immediately saved to another
storage device, such as a computer hard drive. The card should not be used again until it is reformatted in
the camera using the Quick or Full Format feature.

• Quick Format of storage cards

See the DCS Camera User Guide for more information on using Quick and Full Format options.

• IPTC Data support.

IPTC data can now be preloaded into the camera via the DCS Host Software.

• Intervalometer (Advanced Self Timer)

Timer Settings:

• Frame Count

• Capture Interval

• Start Delay

• Enable: Yes or No

• Active Custom functions are now easily and quickly identifiable with a bullet point in the custom functions

menu.

Custom functions can easily be identified with alphanumeric descriptions and are individually identifiable as
set to default or On.

• Global Positioning System support (GPS)

• Enhanced Storage Media Support

Kodak DCS Digital Cameras currently support Type III HDD, Type III ATA Flash, Type II ATA Flash, CF+
Type II (Microdrive), Compact Flash, Sony Memory Stick.

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