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DCS 500 Series Digital Cameras
User’s Guide
for DCS 500 Series Digital Cameras
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© Eastman Kodak Company and Canon Inc., 2000 All rights reserved Kodak and Kodak Professional are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company “CANON® and EOS® are registered trademarks of Canon Inc.” Adobe, Photoshop, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. PN: 6b5236
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CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERA. USE OF YOUR CAMERA INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, PROMPTLY RETURN THE CAMERA, UNUSED, ALONG WITH THE ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING. WARRANTY KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Cameras THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO EQUIPMENT PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES. Warranty Time Period Kodak warrants your KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Cam
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Limitations REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE IS KODAK’S ONLY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY. Warranty service will not be provided without dated proof of purchase. Please return the Warranty Registration card within 30 days of purchase. As a condition of warranty service, before sending in your equipment to a Kodak authorized service center for repair, you must first contact a Kodak representative for return authorization and instructions. Should you need to return equipment to Kodak, Ko
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Outside the United States In countries other than the United States, warranty terms may be different. Unless a specific Kodak warranty is communicated to the purchaser in writing by Kodak, no warranty or liability exists even though defect, damage or loss may be by negligence or other act of Kodak. How to obtain service In the United States, call 1-800-23-KODAK (1-800-235-6325). In Canada, call 1-800-GO-KODAK (1-800-465-6325). In other countries, call your nearest Kodak representative. If ser
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Product Support Options During the warranty period for the Kodak Professional DCS 500 Series Camera, you are entitled to product support for both hardware and software, provided your camera is registered with the Eastman Kodak Company. You may register with Eastman Kodak via mail. Support is provided through a variety of options: 1 Technical support through the Web site: (http://www.kodak.com): ✔ Support includes FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), downloadable software updates, and technical
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5 Out-of-Warranty Support Options There will be a charge for call incidents if you wish to speak to a Kodak support representative. A call incident is defined as only those issues raised during the first telephone or email contact. Follow-up telephone calls by Kodak’s representative, and callbacks to Kodak’s Support Center to resolve the call incident will not be charged, provided a valid, active call number is provided. Calls to report bugs or anomalies will have any charges cancelled. Cal
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Contents Table of Contents Important Information ..................................................1-1 System Requirements for your Computer................................................ 1-2 MACINTOSH .................................................................................1-2 WINDOWS .....................................................................................1-2 Warnings .................................................................................................. 1-3 Imp
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Using the Quick Control Dial ................................................................ 2-15 Using the Quick Control Dial For Digital Functions .................... 2-15 Using the Quick Control Dial For Non-digital Functions ............. 2-16 Buttons ................................................................................................... 2-17 Attaching the Lens ................................................................................. 2-18 Removing the Lens .............
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Contents AC Adapter ............................................................................................ 3-12 Connecting the AC Adapter .......................................................... 3-13 Using PC Cards ............................................................4-1 PC Cards .................................................................................................. 4-1 Dual Slots for PC Cards........................................................................... 4-
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Resetting All Camera Functions ................................................... 6-19 Resetting All Custom Functions ................................................... 6-20 Camera Properties.................................................................................. 6-21 Setting Display Off Time .............................................................. 6-21 Enabling Sharpening ..................................................................... 6-23 Setting File Resolution .......
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Contents Selecting a White Balance Setting .................................................. 8-3 Using Custom White Balance ......................................................... 8-4 Setting the ISO....................................................................................... 8-10 Selecting the Shooting Mode................................................................. 8-11 Program AE Mode [P] ................................................................... 8-11 Shutter-priori
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Focusing ....................................................................... 9-1 Selecting the AF Mode ............................................................................ 9-2 One-Shot AF ................................................................................... 9-2 AI Servo AF .................................................................................... 9-3 Selecting the Five Focusing Points.......................................................... 9-5 Selecting a Fo
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Contents Image Review Mode .............................................................................. 11-1 Setting the Review Mode .............................................................. 11-2 Reviewing Images ......................................................................... 11-2 Adjusting Display Contrast.................................................................... 11-4 Selecting an Image................................................................................. 1
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Camera Care .............................................................. 14-1 Handling................................................................................................. 14-1 Cleaning ................................................................................................. 14-2 Anti-aliasing and IR Filters.................................................................... 14-3 Removing, Cleaning, and Re-installing the Anti-aliasing Filter ... 14-3 The Imager.............
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Important Info INSERT PHOTO HERE Important Information 1 Thank you for purchasing your new KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Camera. 1 This portable camera system, which combines technologies of Canon Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company, allows you to take and store high-resolution digital images of the highest quality. Before you start using the camera, follow the instructions listed below. ✔ Read the Warranty statement. ✔ Read the Software License Agreement associated with the software CD. ✔ V
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System Requirements for your Computer The following sections list the required and optional computer hardware and software needed to run the DCS Host software for use with ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software on MACINTOSH, and TWAIN-compliant applications on the PC. MACINTOSH ✔ 100 MHz Power PC processor with PCI bus slots for IEEE 1394 connection, and/or PC Card reader ✔ MACINTOSH OS 8.1or later system software (Macintosh OS 8.5.1 or later for a tethered camera) ✔ 64 MB RAM minimum allocated to PH
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Important Info Warnings ✔ To prevent fire or shock hazard, use only the recommended accessories and attachments. ✔ Use extreme care when handling PC Cards, as they are easily damaged. If dropped, the PC Card may be destroyed, resulting in the loss of all data on the card. ✔ Do not remove a PC Card, battery, or AC adaptor from the camera while the Card icon on the Back LCD or the Card Busy light inside the Battery/PC Card door are blinking. The blinking indicates that data is being read from
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Important Safeguards and Precautions The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying your camera. ✔ Read Instructions—Read all the safety and operating instructions before operating your camera. ✔ Follow Instructions—Follow all operating and usage instructions. ✔ Controls—Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. ✔ Heed
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Important Info ✔ Object or Liquid Entry—Never push foreign objects of any kind into your camera openings. The objects could touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts and cause a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on your camera. ✔ Attachments—Do not use attachments that are not recommended. The use of such attachments may cause hazards and serious damage to your camera. Power Sources—You should operate your camera only from the type of power ✔ source indicated on
