Manual Focus Dial - Minolta DIMAGE SCAN ELITE 5400 Hardware Manual

Manual focus dial

The scanner can be focused manually using the focus dial. The manual focus dial must first be
activated in the DiMAGE Scan Utility preferences window, see "Setting scanner preferences" in
the advanced scanning section of the software manual. When the manual focus dial is active the
scanner's autofocus system is disabled and the other scanner focusing functions will not work.
With the image displayed in the prescan tab, click the
manual-focus button. The mouse pointer will change to
the manual-focus cursor. To cancel the function, click the
manual-focus button again.
Click on the area of image to be used for focus. For best
results, select an area within the image with contrast or
detail. The manual focus function cannot focus on a low-
contrast detail such as a cloudless or overcast sky. The
focus meter window will appear.
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Turn the focus dial (1) until the black and
white bars are at their longest extension. The
black bar indicates the change in focus. The
white bar indicates the longest extent of the
black bar and the point of sharpest focus. Do
not touch or hinder the holder.
Click OK or press the keyboard return/enter
key to set the focus. A new prescan will start
and replace the previous image.
For the best results, each image scanned
1
should focused individually. When the holder
is ejected, the manual focus position is reset.