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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; WARRANTY; KODAK Professional DCS Digital Camera; Warranty Time Period
  • Page 4 – iv; Limitations
  • Page 5 – In other countries, call your nearest Kodak representative.
  • Page 6 – LICENSE
  • Page 7 – vii; TERM
  • Page 8 – viii; LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES; Kodak’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be:
  • Page 9 – ix; GENERAL; This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
  • Page 10 – Follow Instructions — Follow all operating and use instructions.
  • Page 11 – xi
  • Page 12 – xii
  • Page 13 – xiii; If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water.
  • Page 14 – xiv; Battery — Important Warnings; If the unusual behavior continues for more than five minutes, the
  • Page 15 – xv; A line
  • Page 16 – xvi; Electromagnetic Emissions
  • Page 17 – xvii; Contents; Macintosh Computer — Hardware and Software 1-2
  • Page 18 – xviii; Preparing the Camera and the Computer 4-1; Charging the Battery 4-4; Using the EOS•DCS Camera 5-1; Readying the EOS•DCS Camera 5-2
  • Page 19 – Tutorial — Accessing Camera Images 6-1; Working with Images Already on a PCMCIA Card 6-3
  • Page 20 – xx; Tutorial — Accessing Camera Images (continued); Working with Images Already on a PCMCIA Card; Reference — Camera 7-1; KODAK Camera Back and Imager 7-2
  • Page 21 – Reference — Kodak Driver Software 8-1
  • Page 22 – xxii; Reference — Kodak Driver Software (continued)
  • Page 24 – xxiv; Commands
  • Page 25 – xxv
  • Page 27 – Before You Begin
  • Page 28 – Computer; 2 MB RAM required for EOS; Hard disk; At least 100 megabytes of free disk space are needed.; Required Monitor and Display Card
  • Page 29 – Required Systems Software; Apple System software version 7.5 or above.; Required SCSI Cables and Terminators
  • Page 30 – At least 100 megabytes of free hard disk space is necessary.
  • Page 31 – Required SCSI Interface
  • Page 32 – Other Optional Equipment; Optional Camera Equipment; Electronic flash and accessories.; Optional PCMCIA Hard Disk Card
  • Page 33 – Introduction; This chapter includes:
  • Page 35 – KODAK Camera Back
  • Page 36 – Features; The KODAK camera back incorporates the following features:; A mounting screw rigidly mates the camera back to the camera.
  • Page 39 – Quick Start
  • Page 40 – Obtain and mount a lens on the camera.
  • Page 41 – DCS 1 Only: Install the Calibration File.; Connect the camera system to your Computer.
  • Page 42 – Place a supported PCMCIA card into the camera.; A. Run Adobe Photoshop and choose K
  • Page 43 – submenu of the F; time process for each card you use. Refer to Chapter 4.
  • Page 44 – Move images from the camera system to the computer.; button. And/or move images to an archive; Click the D; button to leave the driver. Quit your application
  • Page 45 – Preparing the Camera and the Computer; Charge the battery and use the AC battery charger/adapter.
  • Page 46 – Format a PCMCIA card for use with the camera.
  • Page 48 – Charging the Battery; Follow these steps to charge the battery.; Plug the appropriate end of the power cord into the AC battery
  • Page 49 – Plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet.
  • Page 51 – Setting the SCSI ID on the Camera; If SCSI devices other than the camera are connected to your
  • Page 52 – Wake the camera by lightly pressing the shutter release button.
  • Page 53 – Locate the indented button on the back of the camera labeled “SCSI
  • Page 55 – While “SCSI” still appears on the LCD, you change the current SCSI
  • Page 56 – Turn off the power to the computer, then to all peripherals.
  • Page 57 – Making the SCSI Connection; I. Camera as the Sole SCSI Device
  • Page 58 – Select the appropriate SCSI cable for your Macintosh (with 25-pin; PC — for TWAIN driver:
  • Page 60 – the other end of the SCSI cable you just attached to your computer.
  • Page 61 – II. Camera Used with Other SCSI Devices
  • Page 62 – the SCSI chain of devices connected to your computer.
  • Page 63 – B. If there is an external SCSI terminator between the end of a cable
  • Page 64 – Attach the supplied 25-pin terminator to the other end of the SCSI
  • Page 66 – Attach the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the
  • Page 68 – Turn off the Macintosh PowerBook computer.
  • Page 70 – Inserting a PCMCIA Card
  • Page 71 – Be certain that the red “Card Busy” light is not blinking before you
  • Page 72 – While looking at the back of the camera, open the door on the left; NOTE: As you complete this step, do not be startled when the red
  • Page 74 – Swing the door closed over the PCMCIA card.; Removing a PCMCIA Card; Follow these steps to remove a PCMCIA card.
  • Page 75 – CAUTION: As you complete this step, the PCMCIA card is ejected; Swing the door closed over the empty card compartment.
  • Page 76 – Installing the KODAK Driver
  • Page 77 – DCS 1 Only; A. Locate the diskette for your computer system (Macintosh or
  • Page 78 – B. Make a backup of the calibration diskette you cannot obtain
  • Page 79 – Run Adobe Photoshop. (The examples throughout this manual use
  • Page 80 – there is at least one megabyte of free RAM.
  • Page 81 – Final Steps to the Driver Window; DCS 400/EOS•DCS from the I
  • Page 82 – Updating Camera Firmware
  • Page 83 – Click the camera control icon of the driver image window. You see; to close the C
  • Page 84 – Formatting a PCMCIA Card
  • Page 86 – Turn off other SCSI devices if present.
  • Page 87 – Using the Camera; Using the EOS; Indoors while connected to a computer (with or without the adapter).
  • Page 88 – Readying the EOS; If a formatted PCMCIA card is not in the camera, insert one now.; Select either step A or B below depending on the environment in
  • Page 89 – If the camera is connected to the AC battery charger/adapter it is; DCS power switch sets the EOS-1 N into the “A”; Notice that the camera back LCD displays several graphics. (To
  • Page 90 – With the camera back awake, check the battery indicator on the LCD
  • Page 91 – If it is not on, turn on the camera by moving the power switch to; Exposure compensation. Press and release the exposure compensa-
  • Page 92 – Choose Other Canon Camera Settings
  • Page 93 – Set the ISO value by turning the main dial while simultaneously
  • Page 94 – Turning Off the Camera; You turn off the camera by sliding the power switch to off (O).; Taking Pictures
  • Page 95 – A. Tap the exposure compensation button (; Press the shutter release to take a picture.
  • Page 96 – Frames Remaining
  • Page 97 – Frame Counter/Image Reference Number; Wake the system by lightly pressing the shutter release button.
  • Page 98 – Locate the indented button on the back of the camera labeled
  • Page 99 – While “DEL” still appears on the LCD, press the DELETE button again.; button in Chapter 8.
  • Page 100 – Hold the camera back approximately six inches (15 cm) from your; are recorded on the PCMCIA card.
  • Page 101 – Turning off the Camera
  • Page 102 – DCS camera. For that reason; DCS camera if needed.; The Canon film camera back can not be used.
  • Page 103 – Lenses behave somewhat differently with the EOS
  • Page 105 – Accessing Camera Images
  • Page 106 – Format PCMCIA cards and load firmware into the camera.
  • Page 107 – Accessing the Camera from the Driver; Follow the steps described in chapter 4 to connect the AC battery
  • Page 108 – submenu of the; from the F; menu will not acquire images from the camera.; Wait as the driver image window appears. If you see a message that
  • Page 112 – Acquiring One Image from the Camera; button in the; button to close the driver image window.; from the Photoshop F; menu or quit Photoshop, the window
  • Page 113 – Acquiring Multiple Images or a Contact Sheet; NOTE: If you choose C; from the A
  • Page 114 – is acquired into a separate Photoshop window.
  • Page 116 – button the driver renames all selected images,
  • Page 118 – Navigating Through Images; Navigating through a Contact Sheet; One or No Images Selected
  • Page 119 – More than One Image Selected; Preview
  • Page 120 – Applying Color Balance to Images
  • Page 121 – Applying Color Balance to a Single Image; If you are not in the driver image window, return there now.; from the V; menu you see a single large version of; instead of C; is
  • Page 122 – Color balance the image using either method A (lighting menu) or; Method A: Lighting Menu; Select an option from the lighting menu that corresponds to the
  • Page 123 – balance eyedropper cursor.
  • Page 124 – all of the selected set of images. This means that if one image
  • Page 125 – view, select only that; Saving Color Balance Changes; button to leave the driver image window; Crop Images
  • Page 126 – If you are not in the driver image window, access it as described
  • Page 127 – dialog box appears note that if multiple-images; is the correct; is appropriate when
  • Page 128 – NOTE: If you are working in F; checkbox is
  • Page 129 – all selected
  • Page 130 – Working with Images in the Studio; window as described earlier in this chapter.; , images you take are not saved to the PCMCIA; button as described below
  • Page 132 – the driver image window closes and all changes to
  • Page 133 – Playing Recorded Sound Files
  • Page 134 – Archive and Delete Images; Select images you want to save as archive files.; button. A “copy to” dialog box appears make the
  • Page 135 – from the S; near the S; the folder with the archive images.; Macintosh; IMPORTANT: Use only the driver to open image archive files. Do
  • Page 136 – Delete Files; button deletes all selected images,; Respond as desired to the confirmation dialog box.; Revise Preferences; Follow these steps when you are done with the driver.
  • Page 139 – Reference — Camera
  • Page 140 – KODAK Camera Back and Imager
  • Page 141 – Timing Considerations
  • Page 142 – KODAK Camera Back Controls
  • Page 144 – Battery Indicator
  • Page 145 – Frame Counter — Canon EOS-1 N Camera; separate numbering system is provided by the Canon EOS-1 N camera.
  • Page 147 – Disk Indicator; Disk Error Indicator
  • Page 148 – Control Buttons
  • Page 149 – DELETE Button and Delete Indicator
  • Page 151 – button on the software driver to delete images in this
  • Page 152 – SCSI ID Button and SCSI Indicator
  • Page 153 – first make sure the camera is not connected to your
  • Page 155 – Multipurpose Connector (KODAK Camera Back)
  • Page 156 – PCMCIA Cards; Supported PCMCIA Cards
  • Page 157 – Card Busy Light
  • Page 158 – The R; button on the Camera Control panel of the software driver,
  • Page 159 – Camera Operating Configurations; You can use the camera in the following equipment configurations.; Supported Configurations
  • Page 160 – Do not take new pictures while an image is being acquired.; button on the
  • Page 161 – Using the Camera with a PCMCIA Card; button on the software driver to delete images; when you click K
  • Page 162 – Battery Charging for Optimal Capacity
  • Page 163 – AC Battery Charger/Adapter
  • Page 164 – External Battery Adapter
  • Page 165 – Recorded Sound
  • Page 166 – How to Record Sound; Sound will not be recorded while shooting an image burst.
  • Page 167 – Recording “Lengthy” Audio Segments
  • Page 168 – Playing Sound Files
  • Page 169 – On/Off State of the Camera
  • Page 170 – Troubleshooting the Camera; Trouble
  • Page 177 – Cleaning the Imager; Determining If the Imager Is Dirty; Technique 1: Examine a Test Image
  • Page 178 – Select the bulb mode. (Press and hold down the shooting mode
  • Page 179 – Turn on the camera and move off the bulb setting.; Cleaning a Dirty Imager
  • Page 181 – Loosen the handstrap (do not remove it) by separating the Velcro
  • Page 182 – CAUTION: Use extreme caution as you complete this step because
  • Page 183 – Wiping the Imager; Examine the imager visually. If there is lint on the imager (but not
  • Page 184 – Reassembling the Camera
  • Page 185 – CAUTION: As you complete this step be certain that the thin wires; recede into their openings in the KODAK camera back.; Reposition the buckle on the lower end of the handstrap and recon-
  • Page 186 – Using a Flash
  • Page 187 – In order to use any images taken with your EOS
  • Page 189 – Reference — Kodak Driver Software; Adobe Photoshop features of interest to camera users.
  • Page 190 – General Features
  • Page 192 – button, or by choosing the A; or N; choices on the Photoshop S; menu (which is active while you are in
  • Page 193 – Defaults — Driver Image Window; View. This setting always opens as C; Acquire As. This setting always opens as P; Rotation. The default value is no rotation.; is the
  • Page 194 – , you can only work with one; Menu
  • Page 199 – NOTE: You cannot record sound while in T
  • Page 200 – Photoshop E; menu; choice from the Select menu performs the same function as the All
  • Page 201 – Photo
  • Page 203 – Dialog
  • Page 204 – Select from these sizes which control the size — S; — of the thumbnail on the acquired contact sheet.; Specify the W; and H; (in inches or centimeters as set in the; OK
  • Page 205 – must be C; in this chapter for an explanation of these; F. Camera Control Icon
  • Page 207 – When you click the L; button, the driver looks for a
  • Page 208 – When you click the S; button, the current date and time are; dialog box, and if clicking S; does not correct the problem, make
  • Page 210 – or by selecting all images in the; button. If you recover; button and take three new pictures the three; Click this button to close the C
  • Page 211 – Default Acquire Resolution; of the image (in the I; NOTE: If you choose the F; option in the C
  • Page 213 – H. Rename Images Icon
  • Page 214 – and S
  • Page 216 – I. Rotate Clockwise/Counterclockwise Icons; dialog box is explained in detail in the next section.
  • Page 218 – The Crop Dialog Box; You provide image cropping information with the C; dialog box that
  • Page 221 – Removes the cropping rectangles from all selected images.; Exits the dialog box, accepting all changes made to all options.; Navigation Buttons; to all of the selected images. For this reason,; dialog box provides navigation buttons (identical in function to
  • Page 222 – all images in the selection set.
  • Page 223 – Flash
  • Page 224 – the cursor changes to an eyedropper cursor.
  • Page 225 – , where they appear as a stack of images. Now when you click-; NOTES: When you click, you may see a message indicating that
  • Page 226 – and with each sound listed (named S; to play all of the sounds in sequence,
  • Page 227 – Button; menu or quit Photoshop, the window will close
  • Page 228 – Archive Image File Format
  • Page 229 – You click the D; button to delete selected images from their source —
  • Page 230 – You click D; to close the driver image window and return to
  • Page 231 – choice of the C; dialog box as described in this
  • Page 232 – view and in P; View; Suppose that you are working in C; View or C; In P
  • Page 233 – in the Photoshop S; V. Number of Images Selected
  • Page 234 – X. RGB Values at the Cursor Location
  • Page 235 – While in the driver, actions can be recorded while in C; or; The driver image window is not displayed during action playback.
  • Page 237 – Supported Commands
  • Page 238 – Driver Commands Not Supported
  • Page 242 – Messages — KODAK Driver Software; Message
  • Page 263 – Appendices
  • Page 265 – Specifications
  • Page 270 – EOS; Since the EOS; DCS 1 is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (no restrictions).
  • Page 271 – DCS 3 is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (no restrictions).
  • Page 272 – DCS 5 is only 9.2 mm x 13.8 mm compared to the conventional; DCS 5 is compatible with all Canon EF lenses (no restric-
  • Page 273 – Software Drivers
  • Page 277 – Glossary; Appendix B — Glossary; See Image archive folder.; button. Downloading firmware is a
  • Page 280 – PCMCIA card. “Standard,” removable credit-card sized cards that meet
  • Page 281 – TWAIN driver. The software provided by Kodak as part of the camera
  • Page 283 – Updating Your KODAK Software Driver; Downloading Software Drivers Electronically; You access this ftp server using one of the following methods:
  • Page 284 – We encourage you to visit our driver site on a regular basis.
  • Page 285 – Installing the Software Driver; Camera from the Driver” in Chapter 4.
  • Page 287 – Repacking Instructions; certain your return address is complete.
  • Page 288 – Place the completed Problem Report Form on the top of (inside) the
  • Page 289 – Problem Report Form; Appendix E — Problem Report Form; Customer Return Address
  • Page 291 – Using an Infrared Camera; The camera is a monochrome camera.; Lighting Conditions
  • Page 292 – We recommend that you bracket to try to ensure proper exposure.
  • Page 293 – Technical and Telephone Assistance; Assistance Needed
  • Page 295 – Optional Equipment & Spare Parts List; Item Name
  • Page 298 – Ordering Spare Parts from Kodak; Part Name
  • Page 299 – Ordering New Manuals from Kodak
  • Page 301 – Index
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