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Summary of Contents for Light L16
- Page 1 User Guide light .co...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Reset Light L16 settings Device settings Safety, Handling and Support Photo Capture Care for your Light L16 At a glance Care for your Light L16's lithium- Take a photo ion battery Auto exposure mode Help Light make the L16 better Manual exposure mode... -
Page 3: L16 Overview
L16 Overview This guide describes Light L16 software version V1.3.0.1 2/67... -
Page 4: Power On, Power Off, Sleep, Wake
Power on, power off, sleep, wake Turn on your Light L16. Press and hold the power button until the Light logo appears on your screen. The camera interface will appear shortly after. Turn off your Light L16. Press and hold the power button until the Power off option appears on your screen. -
Page 5: Charging And Battery Life
Charge your Light L16. Plug the small end of the included USB-C cable into the USB-C port on the bottom of your Light L16. Next, plug the opposite end of the cable into the included power adapter, then plug the adapter into a power outlet. - Page 6 When not shooting, it’s best to keep your Light L16 screen off. If you know you won’t be using your Light L16 for an extended period of time, fully power down the camera before storing it in your case. Even if you're not using them, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth can consume power. You can turn both off from the Control Center by swiping down twice from the top of the touchscreen.
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Page 7: Home Screen
The Light L16 is built on Android with the Light camera running as an app. Aside from the Light Camera app and the Light Gallery app, the Light L16 has several other pre-installed apps. Access Android controls. Swipe down from the top of the touchscreen to reveal the Android controls on the right. -
Page 8: Device Settings
2. Tap the Bluetooth symbol to toggle Bluetooth on and open the Available Devices menu. 3. Your Light L16 will search for nearby devices. When you see the name of your device, tap it to connect. Your Light L16 will then connect with the device. - Page 9 3. Tap the activation switch to turn Wi-Fi on. 4. Your Light L16 will search for nearby wireless networks. When you see the name of your wireless network, tap it to connect. If the network is secured and you need a password, you'll see a lock symbol next to the network name.
- Page 10 3. Tap the activation switch next to “Adaptive brightness” to toggle on or off. Note: The Light L16 has an adaptive brightness sensor to determine and optimize your brightness level for your surroundings. It is recommended that you keep adaptive brightness on.
- Page 11 Adjust L16 shutter volume. 1. Access the device settings menu (see above). 2. Tap “Sound & notification.” 3. Drag Notification volume slider right or left to increase or decrease the shutter volume. Turn Do not Disturb on or off. 1. Access the device settings menu (see above).
- Page 12 Reset your network settings. 1. Access the device settings menu (see above). 2. Tap “Backup & reset.” 3. Tap “Network settings reset” then the reset settings button to reset all of your Light L16’s saved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings. Factory data reset.
- Page 13 3. Tap “Select time zone” to set your camera’s time zone. Use 24-hour format. 1. Access the device settings menu (see above). 2. Tap “Date & time.” 3. Tap the activation switch next to “Use 24-hour format” to toggle on or off. About L16 Camera Check for software updates. 12/67...
- Page 14 2. Tap “About L16 Camera.” 3. Tap “Software update.” 4. Tap the checkbox next to “Auto update” to toggle on or off whether Light L16 checks for updates automatically. Note: Your Light L16 will only check for updates when you are connected to a wireless network (see Wi-Fi above).
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Page 15: Photo Capture
Photo Capture At a glance With your Light L16, you can take pictures in one of two modes: Auto or Manual. In each mode, you have the ability to adjust exposure and preview your adjustments live on screen. Additional control options like self-timers and display grids can be found in the Toolbar. -
Page 16: Take A Photo
Take a photo Choose a capture mode. Tap the up arrow to open the Toolbar. Above it, you see two capture mode options: Auto and Manual. Swipe up or down to highlight your preferred photo capture mode. Take a photo. Tap on the screen to focus on your desired subject. After focus is achieved, press and hold the shutter button to take a photo. -
Page 17: Auto Exposure Mode
Auto mode sets exposure (ISO and shutter speed) automatically. Depth of field (the amount of blur before and after your subject) for images taken with Light L16 is adjustable after your images are transferred to Lumen, the Light desktop software. There is no native aperture control on Light L16 –... - Page 18 Adjust exposure in auto mode. Auto mode automatically adjusts exposure based on the scene in front of you. If you’d like, you can make adjustments to the calculated exposure before taking a photo. Press and hold the Exposure button on the right side of the screen to open the Exposure slider.
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Page 19: Manual Exposure Mode
Note: The exposure slider is measured in 1/3rd stops of light. Click here to learn more about exposure values (EV). Manual exposure mode Manual mode allows you to adjust exposure through two capture controls: ISO shutter speed . What are ISO and shutter speed? - Page 20 Adjust ISO in manual mode. Press and hold the ISO button on the right side of the screen to open the ISO slider. While holding, move your finger up or down to set your desired ISO value. Learn more about ISO. View your current ISO value.
- Page 21 Swipe up or down to highlight your preferred mode. Note: The Light L16 does not have native aperture control. You can adjust aperture after transferring images to your computer. Click here to read more about why Light L16 doesn’t have native aperture control.
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Page 22: Focus
Note: The L16 uses mirrors to position lenses based on where you tap to focus. Because of this, if you are ever unsure whether you have focused properly, just tap again, or half-press the shutter button, to refocus. -
Page 23: Zoom
Zoom There are multiple ways to zoom on Light L16. Press, hold and slide to zoom. Place your thumb on the screen and slide up or down to zoom in or out respectively. Flick to jump. Place a finger on the screen and swipe up quickly to jump to the next prime zoom level. -
Page 24: Burst Mode
Note: By default, Light L16 will boot up to a 35mm zoom level. To learn about why that is, check out our article on variable resolution. Burst mode To help you capture action shots and motion, the L16 has a burst mode. When on, pressing the shutter button will capture multiple frames in rapid succession, helping freeze fast- moving objects. - Page 25 Note: If burst mode is on, you will see a burst mode icon in the bottom left corner of the camera screen . Depending which burst mode option is selected, the icon will appear with either a 3 or a 6. 24/67...
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Page 26: Self-Timer
Tip: You can quickly change or turn off burst mode by tapping the icon in the lower left corner of the capture screen. Self-timer Turn on the self-timer. Open the Toolbar and tap the self-timer icon to show the available self-timer options: 3, 5, 10, or 20 seconds. Note: If self-timer is on, you will see a self-timer icon in the bottom left corner of the camera screen. -
Page 27: Flash
: Flash will not fire. Flash Auto : The Light L16 will determine if flash is necessary to provide a proper exposure. Flash Auto is only available in Auto mode. Note: If Flash is set to Auto or On, you will see a Flash icon in the bottom left corner of the camera screen. -
Page 28: Grid
Grid Turn on the Grid. To display grid lines over your Light L16’s live preview, open the Toolbar and tap the Grid icon to show the available grid options. Grid options. Thirds The thirds grid divides the screen into a 3x3 grid of equal rectangles. This grid helps you follow the Rule of Thirds when composing. -
Page 29: Camera Settings
Camera Settings Exposure information Light L16’s Exposure Information allows you to view important information about your current capture settings, including exposure information, shutter speed, ISO, and focal length. Turn on or off Exposure Information. Open the Toolbar and tap the gear icon open the camera settings menu. -
Page 30: Device Status
Tap the switch next to “device status” to toggle on or off the battery percentage indicator and number of photos remaining. Haptic vibration The Light L16 is equipped with a haptic vibrator to give you feedback while shooting, adjusting controls, zooming, and more. Turn on, off, or adjust haptic vibration. Open the Toolbar and tap the gear icon to open the camera settings menu. -
Page 31: Audio
Notification volume slider left or right to increase or decrease the volume. Metering modes In order for the L16 to determine proper exposure, it measures the available light in a scene using a built-in light meter. You can choose between two types of metering to adjust how the L16 measures the light in a scene. -
Page 32: Gallery
Use this option to meter more specifically for your focus point. Center-weighted Metering is determined by reading the light at the center of your L16's frame. Use this option to meter more broadly for the entire scene. Gallery View your photos Within your Light L16 gallery you can view, organize, and process your photos. - Page 33 View your photos. Tap the gallery icon in the top right corner of your screen to access the gallery. Swipe left to see your previous photos or swipe up to show your photos in a filmstrip. Tap a thumbnail in the filmstrip to view a photo. Zoom in or out.
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Page 34: Organize Your Photos
Organize your photos Favorite a photo. While viewing a photo, tap the star icon to mark it as a favorite. A solid star icon indicates a photo has been favorited. Favorite multiple photos. Tap the grid icon to see all of your photo, then press and hold on an image to select it. -
Page 35: Process Photos On Light L16
Process photos on Light L16 When you take a photo with your Light L16, 10 or more images are captured at once. In order to maximize battery power, only one camera is used to generate a thumbnail in the preview screen and gallery. - Page 36 You'll see a progress bar appear at the top of your screen while your photo is fusing its different images together. This may take a minute. Your Light L16 will produce a 13-megapixel photo to replace your original unprocessed photo in the gallery. When finished processing, the icon changes to indicate the photo has been processed Note: Processed photos cannot be unprocessed.
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Page 37: Lumen
Once you’re finished polishing, Lumen allows you to export your L16 photos as JPGs for immediate sharing, or DNGs to finish refining in your favorite photo editor. -
Page 38: System Requirement: Lumen
Transfer photos. With Lumen on your computer, connect your Light L16 to your computer's USB port via the included USB-C cable. When your L16 is connected, the grey button in the top right corner will change to blue and read "transfer from L16." Click the button to open the transfer dialog. - Page 39 Transfer all photos. In the transfer dialog, click "All" to select all photos on your L16. Click the transfer icon in the top right corner to choose where to transfer your photos. Click "import"...
- Page 40 Note: A blue dot next to the transfer icon indicates your transfer is happening. Additionally, you can hover over the icon to see the current progress of your transfer. View transferred photos. Click the back arrow to close the transfer dialog. Click File > Open folder...
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Page 41: Light Raw Files - Lri & Lris
".lri" at the end. Because the Light L16 captures 10+ images at once—and because we save the fusing of these photos for the desktop—the Light L16 bundles all of the information about your capture into a Light Raw File (LRI). - Page 42 Open a folder of photos. There are two ways to open a folder: Click File > Open folder... and navigate to your folder of Light Raw Files (.lri). With the folder selected, click “Open.” Click the Light logo in the top left of the application window, navigate to your folder of Light Raw Files (.lri), select it, and click “Open.”...
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Page 43: Process Photos
Process photos The real magic of our computational photography can be seen when processing images. Processing a photo uses Light’s proprietary algorithms to combine 10+ images (captured every time you press the shutter button) into one final, high-resolution photo. Process a photo. From the gallery, double-click a photo to open it in full screen. Lumen will switch from gallery mode to processing mode and a processing progress bar will appear. - Page 44 Preview full resolution by zooming in or out. Scroll up or down on your trackpad, or drag the zoom slider in the bottom left corner to the left or right to zoom. Fusing 10+ images takes some time. As you zoom in on your photo, Lumen will process the area you have zoomed in on in real time.
- Page 45 Choose another photo from the filmstrip. In processing mode, you can switch which photo you are processing by selecting a different photo from the filmstrip. Just click once on a new photo to open it. 44/67...
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Page 46: Adjust Depth Effect
Adjust depth effect One of the most revolutionary concepts to come from computationally fusing 10+ images together is the ability to change depth of field long after a photo has been taken. Even if you’ve been shooting and editing photos for years, you’ve most likely never been able to edit depth of field after capturing your images. - Page 47 Adjust depth effect. After opening a photo in processing mode, Lumen will process your photo. When processing is finished, the Depth Effect tool will change from grey to white, indicating you can use it. The depth effect slider is given in aperture values or f-numbers. To increase depth effect, drag the slider to the right.
- Page 48 Note: You may notice the f-numbers are different from photo to photo. That's because the f- numbers match to your focal length and are the equivalent aperture Lumen can generate for that given zoom. Reset depth edits. If at any point you want to start over with your depth edits, click Edit > Reset depth edits.
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Page 49: Fine-Tune Focus
Fine-tune focus Depth effect on the L16 allows you to create dramatic photos with subjects that stand out from their backgrounds. However, applying depth effect can sometimes make your subject appear blurry. In these situations, the focus tool can be used to adjust the focus of your subject and make a soft focal point sharp again. - Page 50 Click a point in the unshaded area to adjust to be in focus. 49/67...
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Page 51: Edit Depth - Refine Edge
Note: You can disable the grey shaded mask by unchecking "show focal region" below the focus tool. Edit depth – refine edge Adjusting depth effect can occasionally create inconsistent edges on larger, in-focus objects. The refine edge tool creates a more definitive and accurate difference between two varying depths along an edge. - Page 52 Edit an area using refine edge: 1. Zoom in on the inconsistent area or object you would like to edit. 2. Pick a brush size that’s big enough to generously cover the inconsistent edge. It helps Lumen to have information from both the foreground and the background. 3.
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Page 53: Edit Depth - Blend Area
Edit depth – blend area Sometimes there may be inconsistent blur in your photos—especially in areas that stretch across multiple depths, such as roads, walls, or tables. Use the blend area tool to smooth the transition between depth gradients. Access the blend area tool. Apply some depth effect to your photo to activate the blend area tool. - Page 54 Edit an area with blend area: 1. Zoom in on the inconsistent area or object. 2. Pick a brush size that’s big enough to cover both the inconsistent part and the surrounding region. 3. Paint a boundary around the inconsistent blur and then fill it in. Lumen will pull the depth gradients from both the consistent and inconsistent areas and then average them together.
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Page 55: Edit Depth - Match Depth
Edit depth – match depth Fusing together the Light L16’s 10+ images creates a depth map that aligns all of the objects in your photo. Occasionally, these depth maps contain inconsistencies, especially when there are similar colors or patterns that overlap. In these cases, Lumen’s algorithms have difficulty determining what should be in focus and what should be blurred. - Page 56 Access the match depth tool. Apply some depth effect to your photo to activate the match depth tool. Click "match depth" to display the match depth toolbar near the top of your image. Change your selection method. Click the icon to the left of plus-minus in the pop-up toolbar and choose a selection tool: Quick select –...
- Page 57 Adjust your brush or point size. Scroll up or down with your mouse wheel or drag two fingers up or down on your trackpad to increase or decrease the size of your brush. You cannot adjust point size for the lasso tool or free lasso tool. Make a selection.
- Page 58 Edit a selection. To remove parts of your selection, click the “–” icon in the pop-up toolbar and paint the area you want to take away. To add more to your selection, click the “+” icon in the pop-up toolbar and paint to add to your selection. Pick a source depth.
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Page 59: Export As Jpgs And Dngs
Undo and redo depth edits. If you make a mistake or want to revert a change, you can click Edit > Undo depth edit or Redo depth edit. Reset all depth edits. If you want to start over with depth editing your photo, click Edit > Reset depth edits. - Page 60 Exporting photos from Lumen writes a new file type and simultaneously processes the entirety of your photos with Light’s proprietary, computational algorithms. When exporting, you have the freedom to choose your preferred file type and image size. Export a single photo. Select the photo you want to export and click the Export icon in the bottom right corner of the application window.
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Page 61: Restart, Reset And Update
Wi-Fi, a notification appears at the top of your screen to let you know that a software update is available. Update Light L16. Just tap the update notification at the top of your screen and your Light L16 will download the latest software. After downloading, you will be asked to install it. To be safe, we recommend transferring your photos from the camera before installing a new software package. - Page 62 2. Scroll to the bottom and tap “About L16 Camera.” 3. Tap “Software update." 4. Tap the checkbox next to “Auto update” to toggle on or off whether Light L16 checks for updates automatically. Note: Your Light L16 will only check for updates when you are connected to a wireless network (see Wi-Fi in device settings).
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Page 63: Update Lumen
Follow these instructions to get the latest version of Lumen: Uninstall Lumen 1.0: 1. Open the Applications folder and find Light Lumen Beta. 2. Drag the Light Lumen Beta icon to the trash to uninstall. Install Lumen v2.0: 1. Go to https://light.co/lumen and click the Mac download button. -
Page 64: Restart Light L16
Android icons on the right. Tap the square icon to show your open apps. Tap the X in the top right corner of the Light L16 Camera app to close it. Note: If you don't see the square icon, you need to unlock your device. Tap the circle icon, then swipe up from the bottom and enter your pin, passcode, or pattern. -
Page 65: Reset Light L16 Settings
Restart your Light L16. The easiest way to restart your Light L16 is by power cycling it. Press and hold the Power button until the Power off option appears on your screen. Tap it to power off. If you are still experiencing issues with your camera, please contact us and we will help you troubleshoot. - Page 66 Do not use cleaning products or compressed air when cleaning your Light L16. It is best not to clean Light L16 while it’s charging. Do not dry your Light L16 using any external heat source, such as a blow dryer. Care for your Light L16's lithium-ion battery Like many other electronic products, the Light L16 is powered by a lithium-ion battery.
- Page 67 Help Light make the L16 better We want your Light L16 to get better over time. You can help by automatically sending diagnostic reports to Light. These reports are incredibly helpful for us to know what is working and what to improve. (And it's all anonymized.) Turn on diagnostic report.
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Questions and answers
I can't store photos after taking them,when i finished taking the photo,clicking on the album would exit directly to the desktop.
The Light L16 camera has 256GB of flash storage, but the large file sizes of raw photos limit storage capacity to about 1,300 photos. Additionally, deleted photos are moved to the Trash folder instead of being permanently removed, which could take up storage space until the camera automatically clears them when storage is full. If you can't store new photos, your storage may be full due to retained deleted files.
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I can't figure out the unlock code that I set years ago. How can I do a full reset on the camera, or get around this.
To perform a full reset on the Light L16 camera if you forgot the unlock code, follow these steps:
1. Access the device settings menu.
2. Tap “Backup & reset.”
3. Tap “Factory data reset.”
4. Tap the reset camera button to erase all data from the L16 camera’s internal storage, including system data, settings, photos, and other user data.
This will restore the camera to its factory settings and remove the unlock code.
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@Mr. Anderson
@Mr. Anderson You cannot get into settings without the unlock code. I was able to figure out how to get into the boot menu by powering up, and then holding buttons down. From there I did a factory reset. Now it boots up as if brand new.