Kodak DCS 720x User manual

DCS 700 Series Digital Cameras
Quick Setup
for the DCS 700 Series Digital Cameras

AF Area Mode button
Exposure Mode button
Exposure Compensation
button
Camera Strap eyelet
Shutter Release button
Sub-Command dial
Depth-of-field Preview
button
Mirror Lockup lever
Vertical Shutter release
Camera Front Camera Sides
YOUR
CAMERA
YOUR
CAMERA
Multi-meter finder
Drive mode/Self-timer
selector
Sync terminal
Self-timer LED
Camera Strap eyelet
Lens Release button
Focus Mode selector
IR filter
Product label
IEEE 1394 port
AC Adapter
connection
Vertical Shutter
release
Vertical Shutter
release lock
IEEE 1394 port
AC Adapter
connection
Vertical Shutter
release
Vertical Shutter
release lock
IEEE 1394 port
AC Adapter
connection
Vertical Shutter
release
Vertical Shutter
release lock
Battery/PC Card
door
Battery/PC Card
door latch
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Eyepiece Shutter lever
Finder Release button
Alert LED
Image LCD
OK button
Cancel button
Menu button
Tag/Record button
Back Status LCD panel
ISO button
Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure
bracketing button
Shutter Speed/Aperture/Focus Area
Lock button
Camera Back
L CSMBKT
ISO
MENU
TAG/
OK
CANCEL
RECORD
Viewfinder eyepiece
Auto Exposure/Autofocus Lock
button
AF Start button
Main-Command dial
Microphone
Navigate switch
Flash Sync Mode button
Custom Setting Menu button
Remote Release Accessory port
Vertical AF Start button
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Camera Top
C
S
L
MODE
O
O
F
N
F
Camera Bottom
AF Area Mode button
Power/LCD Panel
Illumination switch
Shutter Release button
Power Switch Lock
release
Exposure
Compensation button
Exposure Mode
(MODE) button
Top Status LCD panel
Diopter Adjustment
knob
Metering System
selector lock release
Metering System
selector
Accessory shoe
Drive Mode/Self
Timer selector
Tripod mount
Data plate label
Battery/PC Card door
Battery
Serial port
Video Out port
Card Busy LED
CARD1
CARD2
Eject button (CARD1)
Eject button (CARD2)
VIDEO
SERIAL
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+
LOCK
LOCK
LOCK
BKT
+
Top Status LCD Panel
Shutter speed lock
Shutter speed
Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure
bracketing
Exposure mode
Flexible program
Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation value
Aperture lock
Aperture
Focus area lock
Focus area/AF area mode
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ISO/Bracketing information/
Custom Setting
ISO Setting mode
Bracketing bar graphs
Auto Exposure/Flash
Exposure Bracketing
White Balance
Frame number
Frames remaining on PC Card
REAR
SLOW
AUTO
ISO
BKT CUSTOM
Flash sync mode
Personal computer connection
Custom setting
Card present
Microphone
Battery level
Back Status LCD Panel
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Viewfinder
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17
1. Focus area indicators
2. Exposure level
3. Reference circle for Center-weighted metering
4. Focus brackets/Spot metering
5. Ready light
6. Focus indicators
7. Aperture direct readout
8. Focus area indicators
9. Shutter speed lock indicator
10. Aperture lock indicator
11. Exposure mode
12. Exposure compensation
13. Metering system
14. Shutter speed
15. Aperture
16. Electronic analog exposure display
17. Exposure compensation
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Image LCD/Menu Bar
Folder icon
Menu icon
White Balance icon
Contrast icon
Video icon (appears if Video is enabled using Main Menu)
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Turning the Image LCD On
There are two ways to turn the Image LCD on:
✔Press the OK button to turn the Image LCD on
in Display mode
✔Press the Menu button to turn the Image LCD
on with the Menu bar and the last-used menu
displayed.
Turning the Image LCD Off
✔Press the Cancel button to turn the Image LCD
off.
If you turned the LCD on using the OK button
and the LCD is not in Display mode, press the
Cancel button more than once.
If you turned the LCD on using the Menu
button, pressing the Cancel button once turns
the LCD off without returning to Display mode.
Displaying and Navigating the Menu Bar
1Turn the Image LCD on.
2Press the Menu button to turn the Menu bar on.
3Press the left or right side of the Four-way
switch to highlight the needed Menu bar icon.
4Press the Cancel button or Menu button to turn
the Menu bar off.
☛Alternatively you can press the Menu button
to turn the Image LCD on with the Menu bar
and the last-used menu displayed.
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Making a Menu Selection
1Navigate the Menu bar until the Folder or Menu
icon is highlighted.
A dropdown menu lists the available options.
2Press the top or bottom of the Four-way switch
to highlight an option.
3Press the OK button to activate the option.
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Using the Image LCD and Digital Buttons
Turn the Image LCD on: Press the OK button.
Select a highlighted menu option: Press the OK button.
Enable Region of Interest box (Zoom mode): Press the OK button.
Implement a zoom (Zoom mode): Press the OK button.
Delete an image (Delete mode): Press the OK button.
Toggle the Menu bar on/off: Press the Menu button.
Turn the Image LCD off: Press the Cancel button.
Dismiss a menu without implementing change: Press the Cancel button.
Disable Region of Interest box (Zoom mode): Press the Cancel button.
Navigate through images in all Display modes except
Zoom mode when Region of Interest box is on: Press the left or right side of the Four-way switch.
Navigate the Menu bar and display menus: Press the left or right side of the Four-way switch.
Navigate a dropdown menu: Press the top or bottom of the Four-way switch.
Change to a different display mode: Press the top or bottom of the Four-way switch.
Move the Region of Interest box (Zoom mode): Press any side of the Four-way switch.
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Charging Batteries
You will need to charge a battery before using it
for the first time, then whenever it is low.
1Plug the cable
from the
charger’s AC
adapter into
the battery
charger jack.
2Select the
power cord
with the universal plug that is appropriate for
your area.
3Insert the appropriate end of the power cord
into the receptacle on the rear of the charger
AC adapter.
4Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
5Insert one or two batteries into the slots on the top
of the battery charger. (For one battery, you can
use either slot).
On average, the charger will completely charge a
battery in approximately one hour. If two
batteries are inserted, it will charge them
simultaneously.
6Remove the battery or
batteries from the
charger when the
lights on the charger
turn green.
INITIAL
SETUP
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2Lift the latch assembly on
the Battery/PC Card door
and turn it counterclockwise
to open the door.
3Insert the battery
into the battery
slot.
1Turn the camera off by pressing the
Power Switch Lock release and rotating
the Power switch counter-clockwise.
Battery, PC Card and Lens
INITIAL
SETUP
C
S
L
MODE
O
O
F
N
F
VIDEO
SERIAL
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4Insert a PC Card into either (or both)
slots.
5Turn the latch assembly clockwise and
return it to its flat position to close the
door.
6Position the lens in the
camera’s bayonet mount so that
the mounting indexes on the
lens and camera body are
aligned. Taking care not to
press the Lens Release button,
twist the lens counterclockwise
until it locks in place.
7Turn the camera on by
pressing the Power Switch
Lock release and rotating the
Power switch clockwise.
VIDEO
SERIAL
C
S
L
MODE
O
O
F
N
F
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2Plug the AC adapter into
the round connector on the
side of the camera.
AC Adapter
1When working indoors, you can
conserve your battery and
power your camera using the
AC adapter provided with your
camera.
3Select the power cord
with the universal plug
that is appropriate for
your area.
4Plug the appropriate
end of the power cord
into the AC adapter.
5Plug the power cord
into a wall outlet.
☛The AC adapter will
not charge your
battery.
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Time and Date
1Highlight the Menu icon and choose Main
Menu from the dropdown menu.
2Choose Time/Date from the Main menu.
The Date/Time screen appears.
GENERAL
SETUP
3Press the left or right side of the Four-way
switch to sequence through the numeric
fields.
4Press the top or bottom of the Four-way
switch to change the highlighted numeric
value.
5Press the OK or Cancel button.
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White Balance
There are two types of white balance: preset (which provides preset settings) and custom (which is based
on a specific image). Refer to the User’s Guide for information on Custom White Balance.
1Highlight the White Balance icon.
The White Balance screen appears. A •
symbol appears by the current setting.
2Highlight your choice.
The White Balance icon on the Back
Status LCD changes as shown.
GENERAL
SETUP
REAR
SLOW
AUTO
ISO
BKT CUSTOM
Auto - Daylight
Auto - Tungste
Auto - Flash
Daylight
Tungsten
Flourescent
Flash
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Auto - Flouresc
Custom
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Images are stored in folders on a PC Card. You
can specify a folder to hold subsequently
captured images.
1Highlight the Folder icon.
The Folder menu appears. It varies,
depending on whether one or two cards are
inserted.
☛When two cards are inserted, folders on the
active card appear.
Folders 2Select a card if two are inserted.
3Select a folder.
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Camera Properties
You can use the Properties menu to change
the following camera settings:
✔Delay before Battery Save mode
activation
✔Delay before the Image LCD turns off
✔View total number of camera
actuations
✔Default folder for image capture
✔Video format
✔Video signal
1Highlight the Menu icon and choose Main
menu from the dropdown menu.
2Choose Properties from the Main menu.
The Properties menu appears.
3Make your selection and change settings, as
needed.
☛Use the same technique described for setting
the time and date to change the Battery Save
Onset and Display Off Time.
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Basic Settings
1Set the lens to its
minimum aperture
(f/16).
2Slide the lock lever
towards the aperture
ring so that the white
dot on the tab aligns
with the orange dot.
3Set the Drive mode
selector to Sfor
Single-frame
shooting.
S
C
L
4Set the Focus Mode
selector to Sfor
Single Servo AF.
5Press and hold the AF
Area Mode button
and rotate the Main-
Command dial to
select Single AreaAF
mode.
C
S
M
F
N
F
O
O
MODE
CAPTURING
IMAGES
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