LCD Monitor
The LCD Monitor on the DCS620x serves various purposes, from reviewing images, browsing and tagging images to menu function control and custom settings. On this page we'll try and summarize the various functions available.
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Default review mode, shows a review of the last image taken along with the folder number (top left) and if the image is tagged / has an annotation an icon will be displayed in the top right corner. Overexposed areas of the image flash (depending on the channel overexposed) |
Pressing the SELECT button will display exposure / filename / date
& time and the histogram. Overexposed areas of the image flash (depending on the channel overexposed) |
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First menu: Folder selection, gives an instant display of number of images in each folder, selecting an unused folder automatically creates the next folder (thus use folder 02 and the camera will automatically create folder 03). |
Second menu: camera control / settings menu, enter one of these three menus (described below). |
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Third menu: allows control over the number of images displayed, default is one image you can choose: |
Either four or nine thumbnail images, as with the review these images update as you shoot and scroll off the page. Use the 4-way jog dial to navigate through images. |
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Fourth menu: allows control over LCD brightness, cleverly designed it enables quick setting of brightness so that you're getting a true view of the exposure under different lighting conditions. |
Manual white balance: when you select the manual white balance option you can choose to use the current image as a white balance sample, save the white balance settings or load them from the PC CARD. |
Main Menu
The Main Menu controls settings which effect shooting / actual images and storage, it can be used to enable in-camera processing (production of JPEG images) and the setup of the Intervalometer (whoever thought up this name deserves a prize) - Time lapse recording.
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Options | Settings / Description |
| Card | Quick Format Full Format Recover Card |
(Undelete deleted images) |
| Delete Images | No All in FOLDER01 Untagged in FOLDER01 All on card Untagged on card |
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| Display Options | [ ] Highlight [ ] Histogram / Info |
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| Firmware | Version Update From Card Features |
(K620X-00502 / DCS6XX.BIN 3.1.0.0510) |
| IPTC Data | None Load from card... |
(Allows embedding of International Press Telecommunication Council data as part of the image header) |
| Imager Clean | Perform Imager clean (requires fully charged battery and AC adapter connected) | |
| Intervalometer | Frame Count Interval Delay Enabled |
(60) |
| Processing | OFF Tagged in FOLDER01 All in FOLDER01 Tagged on card All on card Change Settings... |
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| Processing / Change Settings... | Original TIF File Type Resolution Noise Reduction Sharpening Look Exposure |
(Save, Delete) (JPG Best, JPG Better, JPG Good, TIFF RGB) (100%, 67%, 50%) (Yes, No) (None, High, Medium, Low) (Product Default, Portrait Default, Product Reduced Sat, Portrait Reduced Sat) (Yes, No) |
| Puzzle |
Play puzzle... yippee.. | |
| Serial Port | Baud Rate Serial In Serial Out |
(300 - 115200) (None / New Images / Previous Image / Remote Release / GPS / Modem) (None / Remote Release / Shutter Pulse / Image Number / Modem) |
| Time / Date |
Set | yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss |
Properties Menu
The Properties Menu controls various miscellaneous settings which only effect the "digital" side of the camera.
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Options | Settings / Description |
| Display Off Time |
00:02:00 | |
| Enable Sharpening |
No, Yes (This setting is basically informing the camera / acquire module that the anti-alias filter is installed and sharpening should be applied to counteract the slight softening effect of the filter) | |
| Power Save Time |
01:00:00 | |
| Puzzle Enable |
Yes, No | |
| Resolution | Resolution Units |
300 pixel/inch, pixels/cm |
| Total Actuations |
xxxx | |
| Use FOLDER01 |
Yes, No | |
Custom Settings Menu
In addition to the above menus it is also possible to control certain "custom" settings, these can be set through the custom settings menu or by using the CSM button in combination with the front and rear command wheels.
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Custom Settings | Description |
| 0: Custom Settings | 0-A Settings A 1-b Settings B |
Switch between set A or set B of custom settings |
| 1: Cont Servo AF | 1-0 Release-Priority 1-1 Focus-Priority |
Should continuous AF have release or focus priority |
| 2: Single Servo AF | 2-0 Focus Priority 2-1 Release-Priority |
Should single-press AF have release or focus priority |
| 3: Bracketing Order | 3-1 -,0,+ 3-0 0,-,+ |
Order of which bracket shots are taken (- or + EV) |
| 4: Light Press AF | 4-0 Activated 4-1 Disabled |
Does a light press on the shutter release perform auto focus |
| 5: AE Lock | 5-0 Detected Value 5-1 Controlled Value |
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| 6: Dial Direction | 6-0 Default 6-1 Opposite |
Switch operational direction of dial |
| 7: Light Press AE-L | 7-0 Disabled 7-1 Activated |
Locks exposure with light press |
| 9: Frame Rate in CH | 9-0 3.5 fps 9-1 3.0 fps |
Set frame rate for continuous mode CH |
| 10: Frame Rate in CL | 10-0 2.0 fps 10-1 2.5 fps |
Set frame rate for continuous mode CL |
| 11: Alert LED in Bulb | 11-0 Does not blink 11-1 Blinks |
When using BULB mode should the alert LED flash |
| 14: Center Weighted Meter | C8 8 mm C12 12 mm C15 15 mm C20 20 mm A Average |
Size of center-weighted meter circle (in terms of viewfinder view) |
| 15: Meter Off Timer | L4 4 seconds L8 8 seconds L16 16 seconds L32 32 seconds |
Power-down time for metering system (power saver) |
| 16: Self Timer Time | 16-0 10 seconds L-(2-60) (2-60) seconds |
Self timer time |
| 17: Manual Bracket | 00A Flash Output 10A Shutter 01A Aperture 11A Shutter/Aperture |
Use shutter speed, aperture or a combination of both to achieve bracketing of exposures |
| 18: Focus Screen Comp | +/-2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps | Change the focus screen compensation for different viewfinders |
| 19: Long Shutter Time | 19-0 Disabled 19-1 Enabled |
Enables extra-long exposure times of: 40 sec, 50 sec, 1 min, 1.5 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 6 min, 8 min, 10 min, 13 min, 15 min, 20 min, 25 min and 30 min |
| 20: Top TTL Flash Sync | 1/ (60, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250 ,300) sec | Change maximum flash sync speed |
| 21: AF/AE Lock Button | AEL AE Lock AFL AF Lock L-L AE/AF Lock |
Operation of AF/AE Lock button |
| 22: Sub Dial Aperture | 22-0 Enabled 22-1 Disabled |
By default the sub-dial can be used to alter the aperture, this action can be disabled by selecting 22-1 |
| 23: Focus Indicators | 23-0 Displayed 23-1 Not Displayed |
Display [ ] brackets in bold when focus area selected or not |
| 24: Flash Bracketing | 11E Auto/Flash 10E Flash 01E Auto |
Control whether flash output or auto exposure are altered when bracketing is enabled |
