Page 1: Table Of Contents
Sinar Lensboards Setup the Sinarcam as a stand alone camera Setup the Sinarcam on a sinar p2 view camera Dust on the LCD shutter / color filters What to do if dust is on the CCD or on the filter...
Page 2: What' S New In This Version
What’ s new in this version (see also the file “ Read-me” on the floppy disk containing the Sinarcam software) Version Remarks 1.4.0 Bug removed: If film mode is selected at start-up, the filter mode is now set as 12-Jan-98 displayed.
Page 3: Sinarcam Installation Instruction
• To start the Sinarcam software, double click the Sinarcam icon. • During startup of the software, you have a chance to select the serial port to which the sinarcam is connected. The software automatically continues after some seconds if you don’ t change the serial port.
Page 4 Finder application and select Chooser from the File menu. Click the “ Inactive” radio button at the bottom of the Chooser window and close the window. Start now the Sinarcam software. • If the Sinarcam software gets no answer from the sinarcam body the following error message appears: •...
Page 5 • If the filterwheel or the shutter blade gets jammed by any reason or if another hardware problem occurs (bad lens code, wrong aperture), the software displays the following error message: Try to reset the sinarcam and continue. See also the trouble shooting table below.
Page 6: Tips And Tricks
You must use a Sinarcam with this Mac-Software or for example the Expolux shutter with the Expolux software. • Select “ About Sinarcam” in the Apple menu to display the serial number, the version of the microprocessor inside the sinarcam and other data. You may need this values when getting in touch with your local sinar dealer in case of upgrading or checking the unit.
Page 7: Sinarcam Users Guide
Sinarcam Version 1.4 Users Guide 1. Overview The Sinarcam is a new multipurpose digital camera that can be used as a stand alone system or in conjunction with a sinar view camera. Various accessories can be combined in numerous configurations thus continuing the famous modular system of sinar. You can even use the sinarcam to take chemical pictures.
Page 8: About The Sinarcam Stand Alone System
• use of existing SLR lenses (Olympus, Nikon, Canon) or medium format lens (Hasselblad, Mamiya) • Shift lenses or shift lens boards available 5. About the Sinarcam mounted on a p2: • full use of all view camera features • easy sharpness compensation by use of asymmetrical swing and tilt axis •...
Page 9: About The Sinaron Digital Lenses
7. About the Sinaron digital lenses To permit creative interiour photographs several lenses with different focal length with zoom and with shifting capabilities are available.By means of different lens board adapters you can use existing lenses for medium format cameras and 35 mm cameras. Because the medium format lenses have a wide image circle the corresponding adapter board is also available with shift capability which allows you to further improve your digital images.
Page 10: Sinar Lensboards
• New, or with this funktion already updated Sinarcams are to identify by a dot on the left side of the serial-no. • The version of existing Sinarcams can easy be checked by starting the Sinarcam software and opening the menu “ Apel” and “ about Sinarcam” .
Page 11: Setup The Sinarcam As A Stand Alone Camera
DCB later when it is not attached to the sinarcam, so make sure the DCB cannot turn the deposit and slip out! Mount the Sinarcam stand to the DCB deposit or directly on a studio stand or tripod. Mount the Sinarcam body to the Sinarcam stand.
Page 12: Setup The Sinarcam On A Sinar P2 View Camera
9. Setup the Sinarcam on a sinar p2 view camera To setup the camera, do the following: • Attach the sinarcam body on a p2 bearer • Set all movements on the bearer into its click stops • Mount the Remote Aperture Control unit 551.33.003 to the front standard •...
Page 13: Dust On The Lcd Shutter / Color Filters
10. Dust on the LCD shutter / color filters The digital camera back and the Sinarcam body are very delicate devices that need special handling and care. Dust and dirt can lessen the quality of the digital image and may cause expensive retouching work.
Page 14: What To Do If Dust Is On The Ccd Or On The Filter
To clean the surface of the CCD follow these steps: • Close the shutter of the sinarcam to protect the LCD-shutter and the color filters from dust. (If the leaf software is running, stop the live video. If only the sinarcam software is running, press the “ c”...
Page 15: How To Clean The Color Filters
12. How to clean the color filters • Select the menu item Clean Filter from the Setting Menu or press z-c. The Clean filter dialog will appear (note that all commands in the sinarcam window will be disabled until you close the cleaning dialog window again): •...
Page 16: Live Mode
• Set the brightness in the live video image by moving the slider and / or changing the toning curve of the Toning Window. • If your Sinarcam is mounted on a p2, click on this icon to display the assymetrical axis. Note the red dotted lines in the live video window which show you where the swing and tilt axis of the p2 standard lay in your image.
Page 17: Sinarcam Shift Adapter
14. Sinarcam Shift Adapter It is possible to attach a shift adapter to the sinarcam which allows you to quickly switch between taking digital pictures and viewing or taking chemical pictures: The ground screen and a movable lupe enables you to see a bright image even when the standards are tilted or shifted.
Page 18 CCD format. • Finally mount the sinarcam shift adapter to the sinarcam. Press the release lock on the top left of the shift adapter to move the slider from one position to the other. Make sure the slider locks in each position.
Page 19: Trouble Shooting
Try to use the other serial port and check the selected port in the sinarcam software. If you use the printer port, make sure AppleTalk is not active. First flash does...
Page 20 Tricolor mode and set the exposure time to 4 sec. Make some exposures. Take special care to store the sinarcam in a dust-free environment, and never leave it for a long time with one of the filters in the visible position.