Nikon DS-5MC Digital Camera User Manual


 
.CAMERA. VI Basic Operations
2 Photographing Images
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(6) Saving the image
Use (Capt. button) or the CAPTURE button on the DS-L1 to save the image.
(Capt. button) and the CAPTURE button on the DS-L1 are functionally the same. The image
is saved to the destination that has been assigned to the button. You can also use these buttons
to print the image. Look at the LED located by the side of the CAPTURE button on the main unit
to confirm the destination to which the image will be saved.
NOTE: The CAPTURE button can be assigned any function by Capture Function on
Additional Settings, whether it be saving to a CF card, saving to an FTP
server, or outputting directly to a printer. Refer to “1.4.1 Date and
Power-save SettingsAdditional Settings” in Chapter VI for details.
The image is saved in accordance with the File Settings with regard to the directory name, file
name, file format, and compression rate.
Refer to File Settings (“1.4.2 Image File SettingsFile Settings” in Chapter VI) for details on the
format in which images are saved.
You also can save or print images from a shortcut menu or the REC menu. Refer to “2.2.1
Saving an Image to a CF CardREC Menu” or “4.6.3 Saving Image Files in the FTP Server” in
Chapter VI for details on how to use the REC menu.
2.1.2 Special Photography on the Easy Menu—DF/FL Scene Mode
In DF/FL scene mode, the camera is operated differently from other scene modes.
Press the DF/FL scene mode button, and you will enter high-sensitivity display mode for focus
adjustment. At the same time, (focus button) and (exposure start button) are
displayed.
First, press (focus button) to adjust the focus.
When (focus button) is right-clicked, the camera gain is increased to adjust the exposure
automatically so that the exposure time will not be too long. Then, the live image is displayed
while keeping the exposure status.
Left-click on the (focus button) for manual mode.
NOTE: Especially when the subject is extremely dark, noise will stand out.
When the exposure adjustment is completed, C_gn (camera gain) adjusting button and the
shutter speed adjusting button are displayed.
By using these buttons, the brightness of live image can be adjusted to your liking.
After the focus adjustment, press (exposure start button). The camera will automatically
adjust the exposure and photograph an image with an "s5M" source. After the exposure, the
image is automatically frozen.
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