Nikon MEC-2-CB-D60-N105 User Manual

Use of Nikon D-60 Miles Eye Camera (MEC-2-CB-D60-N105)

Contents of the MEC-2-CB Iris Camera System 2
Preparing the Iris Camera for Use – CB 3
How to Take Perfect Iris Pictures 7
How to Transfer Iris Images Using the Card Reader 11
Camera Maintenance 17
Camera Settings 18
Reference for Nikon D-60 Settings 20
Aperture Guide 22

Your Registration Information:

Owner: ____________________
Camera System Serial Number: ____________________
Camera Body Serial Number: ____________________
Lens Serial Number
Lens Serial Number
Date Shipped: ____________________

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(Nikkor 105mm): ____________________

(Nikkor 18-55mm): ____________________

Use of MEC-2-CB-D60-N105 Iris Camera

Contents of the Camera Carry Case – MEC-2-CB-D60-N105

Contents

1. Camera

2. Lightguide Clip

3. Camera Battery

4. Camera Battery Charger

5. Zoom Lens

6. AA Battery Charger

7. AA Batteries

8. Card Reader

9. Cord Compartment
a. Lens cap/body cap
b. Card Reader USB cord
c. Camera USB cord
d. AC cord
e. Spare Focus-Light bulbs
f. #0 philips screwdriver

(for battery pack)

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Preparing the Iris Camera for Use (Coaxial Biometric Illuminator)

1. Open camera case and remove the camera from the foam padding.

The camera is easily lifted out and set down using two fingers and thumb.

2. Slide the Flash Lightguide Clip (stored in the case in a foam cutout near the camera) onto the

hot-shoe at the top of the camera. Hold it by the base and press it all the way forward.

The lightguide clip slides into the “hot shoe” flash mount on the top of the camera.

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3. Turn on the camera

by rotating the switch at the top right of the camera.

Power switch in on position.

4. Pop up the built-in flash by pressing the small button on the left side of the camera top.

Flash Pop-up button.

5. Snap the input end of the lightguide (the 5/8” diameter stainless steel end) into the clip and

slide it towards the flash to a ¼” gap.

The lightguide snaps into the Lightguide clip. Leave ¼” to ½” gap to flash head.

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6. Turn on the focus light by moving the small slide switch on the battery pack forward.

Focus light is switched on via a small slide switch on the outer top edge of the battery pack.

7. Use the main command dial at the upper rear of the camera for adjusting the aperture.

The aperture dial (situated where the right thumb
would be when holding the camera with the right
hand) is changed by the thumb; clicking the wheel
inboard (to left) decreases aperture number and
clicking the wheel outboard (to the right) increases
it. Larger aperture values mean smaller aperture
diameter -- less light will be allowed in. Images with
higher f/numbers will be darker than those taken with
lower f/numbers. For 1:1 macro photography, it is a
good idea to take a sequence of 3 or so photos, each
with an increasing aperture.

Note: If the just-taken image is showing, you must
press the picture-taking button slightly (or press the
play button) to stop the image playback before
adjusting aperture. Aperture will not change if an

image is being displayed.

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8. IMPORTANT: Adjust the Eyepiece Focus setting (initial setup only). This is a small slide

switch to the right of the viewfinder that can go up or down through 6 positions (some cameras
such as the D300, have a rotating wheel), and is designed to match the viewfinder optics to
your vision. When this is set: if you see the subject in focus, the camera sees it in focus. If you
normally wear corrective lenses, always wear them when taking a picture. To make this
adjustment for your eye:

1. Move the slider switch to one end of the

range (all the way up or down).

2. Look through the viewfinder at a bright

surface (such as a white wall) that is in the
distance (this white surface should appear
blurry).

3. While viewing through the viewfinder,

move the switch up and down through the
range of six positions until you can see the
black brackets ( [ ] ) in the viewfinder
with maximum clarity and focus.

4. Note the optimal position of this switch for

your vision, and always use this setting.
Once you set it for your eye’s vision, you do
not need to change it. If someone else uses
the camera, they need to find the correct
setting for their vision (and when you
resume using the camera, you need to return
this switch to the setting you found for your
vision).

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How To Take Perfect Iris Pictures

1. Be sure the client is comfortably seated and relaxed.

2. If a chinrest is not used, have the client open their own lids by putting the index finger touching the

thumb up to the closed eye (using the arm on the same side of the eye being photographed), and
then separating the index finger and thumb while holding them against the upper and lower lids
respectively. Often this method is helped by having the elbow of this arm on a table.

The client covers the eye not being photographed with one hand and separates the lids with the other.

3. Have the client place the free hand (opposite of the iris side being photographed) over the opposite

eye so as to prevent looking through it. Due to the fact that people have eye dominance (preferring
to use one eye more than the other), it is important to have the client only looking through the eye
being photographed, and looking straight into the camera lens. If people do not cover the opposite
eye, they tend to look around the room with the uncovered eye, causing the eye being
photographed to wander. Often it is helpful to have the client spread apart the eyelids with the
index finger and thumb.

4. The client will see a small reflection of their eye in the camera lens, and may be guided to observe

this in order to maintain correct positioning. Ask the client to observe the reflection of their eye

in
the camera lens. This will ensure the client's eye is lined up with the camera. Often it is helpful to
have the client spread apart the eyelids with the index finger and thumb.An alternative method (if
lid retraction is not needed) is to have the client put the chin on the palm with the elbow on the
table. For the right iris picture, the right arm is used for support this way, and for the left iris
picture, it is reversed.

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