Live Mode - Sinarcam Multipurpose Digital Camera User Manual

13. Live mode

To display the live video window, follow these steps:
• Start the Leaf Software application by double
clicking its icon (see also the Leaf manual)
• In the Leaf Camera menu, select the menu entry " Settings" and
select " Sinarcam" from the Camera Type selection box. Set the
exposure time to " 1/15 sec or faster" . Refer to the Leaf manual for
the other selection elements in this window.
• Set the color mode in the Leaf software to color
or to black and white.
• Run the Sinarcam application and move the Sinarcam
window to the lower right corner of your Macintosh screen.
• Set the Sinarcam to CCD-mode and set the flashmode
and the aperture. According to the settings in the Leaf application, set the
exposure time and the color mode
(color = Tri-Shot, black&white = One-Shot).
• Start the live video function by clicking the live video
icon in the Leaf icon bar.
• 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.
• Focus one point on the swing or tilt axis. Click with the mouse
once on the focus point to display the built in lupe window. Focus
other points by using the fine drive knop of the swing or tilt on the
standard.
Note that the first point and the entire axis remains in perfect
sharpness while you swing or tilt the standard. If necessary, the
inclination obtained in this manner can be transformed to the front
standard to retain the same perspective.
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