User manual POLAROID DMC 2

[. . . ] . . 7 . 9 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 Typical Picture-Taking Sequence . . 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 40 42 Enhancing the Image with DMC 2 Software . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Automatically Adjusting Color Balance . 46 Next 2 Adjusting Color Balance by Selecting a Blackpoint Manually Adjusting Color Balance . . 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 63 64 68 Next 3 Setting DMC 2 Software Preferences . General Preferences . [. . . ] 70 Setting DMC 2 Software Preferences The DMC 2 Preferences dialog box (Macintosh) and the Set Preferences dialog box (Windows) let you choose these categories of settings for the DMC 2 software: · General · Remote · Output · Cameras To display the Preferences box for viewing or changing preferences: Macintosh Windows Click the Preferences button in the main DMC 2 window. Click Set Preferences on the Tools menu. 71 General Preferences Use the General tab to select general DMC 2 software operation preferences. On each image capture: Reset to defaults Resets all controls in the Enhance window (Color, Dark Levels, Brightness, Gamma, Sharpness) to their factory-defaults after you capture a picture. Use existing settings Leaves all controls in the Enhance window unchanged after you capture a picture. Do auto color balance Automatically analyzes the image and sets the Dark Levels and Brightness sliders in the Enhance window to their optimum values each time you click the Capture & Enhance button or the Capture & Transfer button in the Main window. Also sets the Enhance window color sliders to 0, sets the Gamma slider to 50%, and applies the color cast setting selected under "Cast found on auto color balance" (described below). Next 72 General Preferences (Continued) Cast found on auto color balance (available only if Do auto color balance is selected under "On each image capture"): Remove it Removes any overall color cast (tint) from the image when performing auto color balance. Keep it Retains any overall color cast in the image when performing auto color balance. Always ask If an overall color cast is detected during auto color balance, displays a dialog box for removing or keeping it. Next 73 General Preferences (Continued) Show preview on startup Expands the Main window to show a preview image when the DMC 2 program starts. Use flash Activates the x-sync flash cable connector on the DMC camera when the image is captured. The default setting is off (disabled). X-sync flash cable connector Next 74 General Preferences (Continued) Save Viewfinder ROI settings When the DMC 2 program is closed, saves the image capture area (region of interest) selected on the Region of Interest Selection tab in the DMC 2 main window. Overwrite Images During Rapid Fire When camera buffer becomes full during a rapid fire sequence, begins overwriting the first file in the buffer instead of stopping rapid fire. Multi-frame Averaging/Dark Subtract Enables multi-frame averaging and dark frame subtract for reducing grain in long exposures (longer than 500 milliseconds). After enabling this feature, select the number of light frames and dark frames. (Higher values increase grain reduction. ) Next 75 General Preferences (Continued) Launch External Application Starts the image-editing application specified in the External Application Path box when an image is saved to disk. Displays the saved image in the application. 76 Remote Preferences Use the Remote tab to capture images using the remote trigger. You can specify if you want the captured images transferred to an image-editing program, the Enhance window, or to files. Transfer to Enhance Window Captures images and automatically transfers them to the Enhance window where you can manually adjust color balance, dark levels, or brightness, gamma or sharpness. Transfer to Application Captures images and automatically transfers the image to an image editing program. Next 77 Remote Preferences (Continued) Save Directly to a File Captures images and saves them directly to a file for viewing and enhancing at a later date. Remote Capture Files: Change Allows you to specify a location for your image files if you select Save Directly to a File. Also allows you to select the file format (TIFF, BMP or JPEG) and the base name of the saved files. 78 Output Preferences Use the Output tab to select the highlight property and the output defaults of the images. Highlight Property: Specular Usually provides best image results with reflected-light microscopy specimens containing specular highlights (reflective or metallic areas or points much brighter than most of the image). Non-specular Usually provides best results for reflected-light microscopy without specular highlights and for all transmitted-light microscopy. Next 79 Output Preferences (Continued) Output Defaults: For best results, choose the appropriate channel mixture and output scale for your specimen and the way the image will be used. [. . . ] & Polaroid Export Operations Wheathampstead House Codicote Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8SF Tel. : 0181 308 6508 (U. Polaroid Corporation Technical Support Toll free: 1-800-432-5355 131 Technical Support If you need additional help with your Polaroid equipment, call your nearest Polaroid office at the number listed in Polaroid Offices and Service Centers. You may also write to: Digital Imaging Technical Support 201 Burlington Road, 1-2A Bedford, MA 01730 Internet Support Technical support is also available over the Internet. Connect to the Polaroid Web site at www. polaroid. com. Application Support If you need help with your application software, please contact the manufacturer of the software. [. . . ]