Nikon DS-L4 Instructions Manual page 103

Chapter 10
When the scales, annotations, and measurement results are cleared
The displayed scales, annotations, and measurement results are automatically cleared (erased) in the following cases:
 When the live image is flipped
When a live image is flipped ([SETTINGS] > [DS SETUP] > [MAIN] > [MIRROR]), the annotations and measurement
results are cleared.
 When [ERASE ALL] is performed
In LIVE mode, when [ERASE ALL] is executed from [TOOL MENU: MEAS/DRAW], the annotations and measurement
results displayed on the live image are cleared. In VIEW mode, when [ERASE ALL] is executed from [TOOL MENU:
MEAS/DRAW], the annotations and measurement results displayed on the playback image are cleared.
Adding annotations and performing measurement
The scale, annotation, and measurement functions can be performed for both live and playback images.
 Live image
You can add annotations and measurement results to a live image that you are viewing. The annotations and
measurement results can be saved when an image is captured.
 Playback image
You can add annotations and measurement results to a still image that has been captured. The annotations and
measurement results you added can be saved by re-capturing the image. You cannot add annotations or perform
measurement for the motion image that is being replayed. (You cannot perform these operations even when you freeze
the motion image.)
Note: While you are viewing an image saved in TIFF or JPEG format, if you display a scale or perform measurement,
the unit and calibration settings that were specified when the image was saved are applied.
Saving the results
To obtain an image with scales, annotations, and measurement results embedded, re-capture the image. You can specify
the settings for embedding annotations and measurement results by tapping [TOOL SET] in the [TOOL MENU:
MEAS/DRAW] or [TOOL MENU: SCALE] screen. For details, refer to "10.1.2 Notes on Annotation and Measurement
Functions".
 Pasting ([PASTE TO IMAGE] area)
You can save an image, pasting (embedding) the displayed annotations, measurement results, and scales in the image.
The information embedded to an image cannot be deleted or changed, and is always displayed when the image is
replayed.
 No saving
If you do not want to embed any items in images, clear all options in the [PASTE TO IMAGE] area. If none of these
options are selected, the displayed annotations and measurement results are not saved.
Even if options in the [PASTE TO IMAGE] area are selected, annotations and measurement results are not saved
unless [OVERLAY] is enabled.
About pasted results
If you capture an image with items (scales, annotations, and measurement results) embedded, you cannot delete the
embedded items from the image.
If an image is saved with items embedded in JPEG format, lines (of scales, annotations, and measurement results)
may be broken. To avoid broken lines, save the image in TIFF format.
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