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Contents... 1 1 Introduction 1 Overview... 2 Using the Stylus... 4 The Basic Steps... 5 2 Getting Started 7 Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back... 8 Compact Flash Card and Battery... 8 Tethered Mode... 9 Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back... 9 Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot... 10 Formatting in Mac OS X... 10 Formatting in Windows... 12 Inserting a Compact Flash Card... 14 Removing a Compact Flash Card... 15 3 Preparing to Shoot 17 Changing the Interface language... 18 Setting the Date and Time... 19 Viewing and Defining Camera Settings... 20 Creating a Folder... 21 Selecting a Folder for Your Shot... 22 Assigning a Base Name to a Shot... 23 Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots... 24 4 Taking a Shot 25 Taking a Shot... 26 5 Evaluating Your Shot 27 Checking the Exposure... 28 Checking Exposure with the Histogram...28 Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool... 29 Checking Exposure with the Overexposure and Underexposure Alarms... 30 Checking Focus... 31 Setting the Gray Balance... 32 Checking Composition Using the Grid... 33 Moving the Grid Lines... 33
4 Leaf Aptus User Guide Changing the Color of the Grid Lines... 34 Setting Grid Attributes... 34 Browsing Through Your Images... 35 Deleting Shots in Shoot View... 35 Flagging and Annotating in Shoot View... 36 Viewing Information About Your Shot... 37 6 Editing Your Images 39 Edit View... 40 Accessing Edit View from Shoot View... 40 Browsing Through Your Images... 41 Selecting a View for Your Images... 41 Viewing Information and EXIF Data... 42 Viewing Information Using the User Button... 43 Selecting Multiple Images... 44 Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View... 44 Sorting Your Images... 45 Selecting a Folder... 46 Moving Your Images... 47 Opening Images in Shoot View... 48 7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot 49 Shooting Without Overlays... 50 Working in Full-Screen View... 51 Setting Grid Attributes... 52 Using the Crop Mask... 53 Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask... 54 Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar... 55 Setting the Exposure Alarm... 56 Resetting the File Name Counter... 57 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings 59 Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode... 60 Configuring the User Button... 62 Configuring the User Button for Shoot View... 62 Configuring the User Button for Edit View...63 Configuring a Long Press of the User Button... 64 Aligning the Touch Screen... 65 Turning Off the Backlight... 66 Turning On the Backlight... 67 Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds... 68 Setting the Owner Information... 69 Restoring Factory Settings... 70 Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information... 71
Introduction Overview...2 Using the Stylus... 4 The Basic Steps...5
2 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Leaf Aptus digital camera back is the world s first camera back that includes a built-in (6 7 cm) LCD screen and an innovative graphic user interface. An integrated battery and compact flash (CF) storage card facilitate shooting. New hardware offers continuous non-stop shooting and a faster capture rate. These shooting capabilities, combined with large storage options, give professionals the flexibility to meet the most demanding shooting situations. A new raw HDR format that uses lossless compression to reduce file size and a completely new Leaf Capture application enhance workflow and teamwork both on location and in the studio. This user guide explains how to set up the camera back for first-time use, take a shot, evaluate it, and edit it. The following picture shows the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back opening screen and menu buttons: Current user-button action Camera settings Current user-button action Number of images in the current folder or on the disk Remaining battery power Shoot view Edit view Setup menu
Overview 3 The following picture shows the location of the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back controls and stylus: On/Off button User button Stylus
4 Chapter 1 Introduction Using the Stylus The Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back is supplied with a stylus. Use the stylus to tap the touch screen. To remove the stylus for use, slide it out of the slot located at the top of the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back.
The Basic Steps 5 The Basic Steps Follow these steps to shoot and edit your images: Prepare to shoot. View the camera settings. Take and evaluate a shot. Edit your images. Turn on your camera and camera back, and perform some basic steps before taking your first shot. View the predefined camera settings, choose another setting, or make changes to specific camera settings. Take a shot. Check the exposure, focus, and composition of your shot, and set the gray balance for future shots. Organize your images using the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back editing tools.
Getting Started Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back... 8 Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back... 9 Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot...10 Inserting a Compact Flash Card...14 Removing a Compact Flash Card...15
8 Chapter 2 Getting Started Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back The procedure for turning on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back depends on whether you use a compact flash card and battery, use a digital magazine, or work in tethered mode. Compact Flash Card and Battery To turn on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back when using a compact flash card and battery: 1. Ensure that the battery is charged. For more information, see the Installation Guide. 2. If this is the first time that you are using the compact flash card with your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back, you should format the card. For detailed instructions on formatting the compact flash card, see Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10. 3. Insert the compact flash card. For more information, see Inserting a Compact Flash Card on page 14. 4. Press and hold the On/Off button on the camera back until the orange light turns on, and then release the On/Off button. The light turns green and a beep sounds to indicate that the camera is ready for you to shoot. 5. Verify that the Ready to Shoot message appears on the touch screen. Ready to Shoot
Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back 9 Tethered Mode To turn on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back when working in tethered mode: 1. Plug the FireWire cable into the camera back and the computer. If there is a compact flash in the camera back, the compact flash icon appears on the desktop. 2. Turn on the camera. For more information, see the Leaf Aptus-II Installation Guide. Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back Turn the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back off in one of the following ways: When using a compact flash and battery: Press and hold the On/Off button until the light turns orange. If you changed a setting in the Setup menu, the camera saves the new setting and then shuts down. When using a digital magazine: Ø Press the On/Off button. When working in tethered mode: Do one of the following: If you are using a compact flash card, on the desktop, right-click the compact flash card and select Move to Trash (Apple Mac OS X operating system) or Eject (Microsoft Windows operating system), and then unplug the FireWire cable. If you are not using a compact flash card, unplug the FireWire cable.
10 Chapter 2 Getting Started Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot Format a compact flash card in the following circumstances: If the compact flash card is new. If you have used the compact flash card on a non-leaf digital camera back. You can format the card on a computer running either Mac OS or Windows. When formatting the compact flash card, you can use either a card reader, or the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back to read the card. Notes: If you use the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back as a card reader, we recommend that you use a computer running Mac OS X. Formatting the compact flash card erases all data on the card. If you have been using the compact flash card with your Aptus-II and wish to erase all the data on the card, perform a quick format. For more information, see Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode on page 60. Formatting in Mac OS X 1. Insert the compact flash card into the card reader or the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back. 2. On the desktop, double-click the system disk. 3. Select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. 4. On the left panel of the Disk Utility dialog box, select the removable disk that you want to format.
Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot 11 5. Click the Erase tab. 6. In the Volume Format box, select MS-DOS (FAT32). 7. In the Name box, type LEAF-CF. 8. Click Erase.
12 Chapter 2 Getting Started 9. In the confirmation message that appears, click Erase. Formatting is complete when the progress bar disappears from view, the Volume Format box shows Mac OS Extended (journaled), and the Name box shows Untitled. 10. On the desktop, select the LEAF-CF volume. 11. Select File > Get Info. 12. In the Leaf-CF Info window, ensure that Format shows Macintosh PC Exchange (MS-DOS). 13. Close the Disk Utility application. 14. Drag the LEAF-CF volume to Trash. Formatting in Windows 1. Insert the compact flash card in a card reader. 2. On the desktop, click My Computer.
Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot 13 3. Right-click Removable Disk, and from the menu, select Format. 4. In the Format dialog box, in the File System box, select FAT32. 5. In the Volume label box, type LEAF-CF. 6. Click Start. 7. When the format procedure is complete, go to the desktop and click My Computer. 8. Right-click Removable Disk, and from the menu, select Eject.
14 Chapter 2 Getting Started Inserting a Compact Flash Card If this is the first time that you are using the compact flash card with your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back, you should first format the card. For more information, see Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10. 1. Open the compact flash card door. Compact flash card door 2. Insert the compact flash card. Compact flash card
Removing a Compact Flash Card 15 Removing a Compact Flash Card 1. Open the compact flash card door, and then press the Release button. Release button 2. Remove the compact flash card.
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Preparing to Shoot Changing the Interface language...18 Setting the Date and Time...19 Viewing and Defining Camera Settings...20 Creating a Folder...21 Selecting a Folder for Your Shot... 22 Assigning a Base Name to a Shot... 23 Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots... 24
18 Chapter 3 Preparing to Shoot Changing the Interface language 1. Scroll down, and then tap Interface Language. 2. Tap the desired language.
Setting the Date and Time 19 Setting the Date and Time 1. Scroll down, and then tap Date and Time. 2. Using the virtual keypad, tap the date and time values, and then tap ok. Note: You need to set the date and time only once. If the time-zone that you work in changes, reset the date and time accordingly. To take a shot now, skip to the section Taking a Shot on page 26. To view and customize your camera settings, go to the next section.
20 Chapter 3 Preparing to Shoot Viewing and Defining Camera Settings The selected camera setting. To view and select other predefined camera settings, tap presets. 1. View the current settings by scrolling up and down. 2. If necessary, change the camera setting or an individual setting. The camera settings specified here are applied to all future shots. To change a camera setting: Tap the relevant setting, and from the menu that appears, select an option.
Creating a Folder 21 Creating a Folder Your shots are automatically saved in the storage unit connected to your camera: digital magazine (Leaf DM) or compact flash (CF). To enhance organization, you can create folders for storing your shots. 1. Tap Shots Folder. 2. Tap down. 3. Tap new. 4. Using the virtual keypad, tap the name of the folder, and then tap OK. To create a subfolder, tap the new folder, tap open, and then tap new.
22 Chapter 3 Preparing to Shoot Selecting a Folder for Your Shot Select the folder to save your shots in, Tap a folder, and then tap choose.
Assigning a Base Name to a Shot 23 Assigning a Base Name to a Shot You can define a base name for your shots. The Leaf Aptus digital camera back applies this name to all shots, adding a number in sequence each time, until you define a new base name. 1. Tap File name. 2. Using the virtual keypad, enter a base name for the shot, and then tap ok.
24 Chapter 3 Preparing to Shoot Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots 1. Scroll down, and then tap the Info button. 2. Click in either the Description or Copyright Notice area. 3. Use the virtual keypad to enter the desired information, and then tap ok.
Taking a Shot Taking a Shot... 26
26 Chapter 4 Taking a Shot Taking a Shot Take a shot. Note: To guard against accidental taps to the screen, you can lock it. For more information, see Configuring a Long Press of the User Button on page 64.
Evaluating Your Shot Checking the Exposure...28 Checking Focus... 31 Setting the Gray Balance... 32 Checking Composition Using the Grid... 33 Browsing Through Your Images... 35 Flagging and Annotating in Shoot View... 36 Viewing Information About Your Shot... 37
28 Chapter 5 Evaluating Your Shot Checking the Exposure Check the exposure of your shot in the following ways: Examine the histogram exposure data. Use the picker tool to view the exposure data for a specific spot on the image. Use the exposure alarms to view the overexposed and underexposed areas of the image. Tips Press the user button to view the histogram, the exposure alarms and additional shot information when in Shoot view. To specify what appears when you press the user button, see Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode on page 60. To maximize the display size of your shot, double-tap the image. Checking Exposure with the Histogram 1. Tap histog. 2. Examine the histogram to check that most of the exposure data lies within the exposure limits. Exposure data that lies within the limits is shown in white. Overexposed and underexposed data is shown in gray.
Checking the Exposure 29 Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool 1. Tap histog to open the histogram. 2. Tap, and then tap a spot on the image. The spot that you tap is marked by a magenta circle. A magenta line on the histogram indicates the exposure data related to the spot. Tap to enlarge the histogram. The exposure meter,, shows the overall exposure in f-stops. Note: To remove the spot from the image, tap and then tap outside the image area. on the histogram,
30 Chapter 5 Evaluating Your Shot Checking Exposure with the Overexposure and Underexposure Alarms 1. Tap over. A flashing mask covers the overexposed and underexposed areas of the image. Note: It is possible to configure which exposure areas appear, overexposed or underexposed. For more information, see Setting the Exposure Alarm on page 56.
Checking Focus 31 Checking Focus 1. Tap zoom. 2. To magnify the image area 100% (1:1), tap a desired point on the image. 3. To Increase or reduce the magnification, tap either in or out, and then tap the image. Each tap on the image changes the magnification by a fixed percentage. 4. To pan the image, tap the arrows. 5. To revert to a view of the entire image, tap fit.
32 Chapter 5 Evaluating Your Shot Setting the Gray Balance To set the gray balance for future shots: 1. Do one of the following: Include a gray card in your shot. Ensure that there is a neutral gray area in your shot. 2. Tap gray. 3. Tap the gray card or on a gray area in the image. 4. Tap OK to use the new gray balance setting, or tap cancel. Note: If your gray card is not large enough in full-screen view, use the zoom tool to enlarge your picture before setting the gray balance.
Checking Composition Using the Grid 33 Checking Composition Using the Grid Place a grid on your shot as an aid for composition and alignment of an image. This task is performed in Shoot view. 1. Tap more and then tap grid. The grid appears over the image. 2. Evaluate the composition. Moving the Grid Lines Move the grid lines to help you align your composition. This task is performed in Shoot view. 1. Tap more. 2. Tap gridset. 3. Tap the line you want to move. The selected line is highlighted. 4. Use the arrows to move the grid lines as desired.
34 Chapter 5 Evaluating Your Shot The longer arrows move the grid lines 10 pixels at a time. The shorter arrows move the grid lines 1 pixel at a time. Changing the Color of the Grid Lines Change the grid line color according to your preference. This task is performed in Shoot view. 1. Tap more. 2. Tap gridset. 3. Tap color. The color of the grid lines changes. 4. To cycle through to view additional colors, continue to tap color. Setting Grid Attributes Select the number of grid lines and the line type. This task is performed in Setup view. 1. Tap Shoot View Opetions. 2. Tap Grid Setting. 3. Set the grid attributes. To set the number of grid lines, tap Horizontal Grid Lines and Vertical Grid Lines, and tap the desired number of lines. To set the number of line type, tap Line Type and select the desired line type.
Browsing Through Your Images 35 Browsing Through Your Images Do one of the following: Tap more and then tap the prev and next buttons. Roll the user button back or forwards. Deleting Shots in Shoot View To delete shots in Shoot view: 1. Tap the image and hold until the flag, grid, note and delete buttons appear. 2. Tap delete to delete the image.
36 Chapter 5 Evaluating Your Shot Flagging and Annotating in Shoot View While you are shooting, you can flag your image or add a note, as desired. You can then see the flag or note on the image in Edit view and in the image information. 1. Tap the image and hold until the flag, note and delete buttons appear. 2. Do one of the following: Tap flag to flag the image. Tap note to add a comment about the image.
Viewing Information About Your Shot 37 Viewing Information About Your Shot Tap info. The image information and EXIF data appear on the image.
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Editing Your Images Edit View... 40 Browsing Through Your Images...41 Viewing Information and EXIF Data...42 Viewing Information Using the User Button...43 Selecting Multiple Images...44 Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View...44 Selecting a Folder...46 Moving Your Images...47 Opening Images in Shoot View...48
40 Chapter 6 Editing Your Images Edit View Use Edit view to: Display your images in various view modes Browse through your images Flag, annotate, and delete single or multiple images Move images from one folder to another Accessing Edit View from Shoot View If you are in Shoot view, you can access Edit view directly without returning to the main menu. In Shoot view, tap edit. You are now in Edit view.
Browsing Through Your Images 41 Browsing Through Your Images To browse through your images, do one of the following: Tap prev and next. Use the scroll bar. Roll the user button back or forward. As you move from one image to the next, the image is automatically selected. Selecting a View for Your Images 1. Tap more. 2. Tap view, and select a view.
42 Chapter 6 Editing Your Images Viewing Information and EXIF Data 1. Tap more, and tap an image. 2. Tap view, and select a single view. Information saved with the image and the EXIF data appears beside the image.
Viewing Information Using the User Button 43 Viewing Information Using the User Button To show/hide information using the user button: Press the user button.
44 Chapter 6 Editing Your Images Selecting Multiple Images 1. In Edit view, tap an image and hold your stylus on it until the Multi button appears on the image. 2. Tap the Multi button, and then tap the images that you want to select. Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View Tap the image, and then tap flag, note, or delete. Note: If you select multiple images, the action is performed on all the selected images.
Sorting Your Images 45 Sorting Your Images 1. Tap more. 2. Tap sort, and select the desired sort method (by name, time or flag).
46 Chapter 6 Editing Your Images Selecting a Folder 1. Tap more. 2. Tap folder. Shots folder 3. Tap on the desired folder, and tap choose. Note: The Shots folder always appears at the top of the folder list.
Moving Your Images 47 Moving Your Images 1. Tap an image and hold your stylus on it until the Move button appears on the screen. 2. Tap Move. 3. Tap the desired destination folder. 4. Tap Move.
48 Chapter 6 Editing Your Images Opening Images in Shoot View If you want to view your images at full-screen size, you can open individual images in Shoot view. This is useful for checking focus or composition. To open a specific image in Shoot view: Do one of the following: Tap the image and then tap shoot. Double-tap the image.
Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Shooting Without Overlays...50 Working in Full-Screen View... 51 Setting Grid Attributes... 52 Using the Crop Mask... 53 Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask...54 Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar... 55 Setting the Exposure Alarm...56 Resetting the File Name Counter... 57
50 Chapter 7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Shooting Without Overlays After you take each shot, indicators and information about the shot appear as an overlay. Clear the overlays if you do not want this information to appear while you are shooting. 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap On Shoot. 3. On the Clear overlays bar, tap Yes.
Working in Full-Screen View 51 Working in Full-Screen View If desired, hide the menu buttons and view your shots full-screen while you work. 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap On Shoot. 3. On the Maximize image bar, tap Yes. To view the menu buttons when working in full-screen view, tap the image.
52 Chapter 7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Setting Grid Attributes To set the number of lines and line attributes for the grid: 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap Grid Setting. The grid options appear. To set the number of horizontal or vertical grid lines, tap Horizontal Grid Lines/Vertical Grid Lines and tap the desired number of lines. To set the line type, tap Line Type and select the desired line type.
Using the Crop Mask 53 Using the Crop Mask You can show or hide the crop mask as you shoot. 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. In the Crop Masking bar, do one of the following: To view the crop mask, tap On. To hide the crop mask, tap Off.
54 Chapter 7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap Crop Mask Transparency. 3. Tap the desired intensity, where 0% is opaque and 100% is completely transparent.
Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar 55 Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap Histogram/ Info Transparency. 3. Tap the desired intensity, where 0% is opaque and 100% is completely transparent.
56 Chapter 7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Setting the Exposure Alarm Set the exposure alarm to show underexposed areas, overexposed areas, or both. 1. Tap Shoot View Options. 2. Tap Exposure Alarm. 3. Tap the desired setting.
Resetting the File Name Counter 57 Resetting the File Name Counter Leaf Aptus-II adds a number in sequence to the base name that you define each time you take a shot. You can reset the counter to zero at any time. 1. Tap File name. 2. Tap reset.
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Defining the Camera Back Settings Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode...60 Configuring the User Button...62 Aligning the Touch Screen...65 Turning Off the Backlight...66 Turning On the Backlight... 67 Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds...68 Setting the Owner Information...69 Restoring Factory Settings...70 Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information...71
60 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode Use this procedure to perform a quick format of your compact flash card. Quick format is useful in the following circumstances: If you wish to erase all the data on the card If the card is not performing as expected, for example, you cannot save pictures on the card, saving on the card takes a long time, or if you receive error messages concerning the card If the compact flash card is new, or if you have used the compact flash card on a non- Leaf digital camera back, do not perform a quick format. Perform the procedure detailed in Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10. Note: Formatting the compact flash card erases all data on the card. 1. Tap Quick Format. 2. Tap the disk that you want to format, and then tap choose.
Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode 61 3. Tap ok.
62 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Configuring the User Button Configure the user button for viewing indicators or flagging images in Shoot view, and for flagging or deleting images in Edit view. Configuring the User Button for Shoot View 1. Tap User Button. 2. Tap Shoot view. 3. In the Action bar, select Indicators or Flag. 4. If you selected Indicators in step 3, tap Actions Settings and select the desired indicators.
Configuring the User Button 63 Configuring the User Button for Edit View To configure the user button for flagging or deleting images: 1. Tap User Button. 2. Tap Edit view. 3. Tap Flag or Delete.
64 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Configuring a Long Press of the User Button You can set the user button so that a long press can either lock or unlock the touch screen, or turn the display on or off. 1. Tap User Button. 2. Tap Long Press. 3. Select the desired option.
Aligning the Touch Screen 65 Aligning the Touch Screen 1. Tap Display. 2. Tap Align Touch Screen. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
66 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Turning Off the Backlight 1. Tap Display. 2. Tap Backlight Off After. 3. Tap a power source. 4. Tap the desired time.
Turning On the Backlight 67 Turning On the Backlight 1. Tap Display. 2. Tap Backlight On After. 3. Select the desired option.
68 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds 1. Tap Sounds. 2. Tap the desired option and set the volume as desired.
Setting the Owner Information 69 Setting the Owner Information 1. Tap Owner Information. 2. Tap the relevant area. 3. Use the virtual keypad to enter the desired information, and tap ok.
70 Chapter 8 Defining the Camera Back Settings Restoring Factory Settings 1. Tap Restore Factory Settings. 2. Tap ok.
Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information 71 Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information Tap About. The Leaf Aptus-II About screen displays the Leaf Aptus-II version information.
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