Sony DXC-S500 User's Manual
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1. Superb Picture Quality By utilizing several core technologies the DXC S500 offers superb picture quality With a five mega pixel 2 3 type IT CCD the DXC S500 can capture ultra high resolution and high precision images The maximum number of pixels used for image capture is 2560 H x 1920 V providing superior resolution The use of RGB primary color mosaic filters contributes to precise color reproduction while a cooling device cools the CCD chip to 5 C at 0 to 35 C ambient temperature to achieve excellent signal to noise ratio Long term Exposure Shooting Built in frame memory provides a remarkable enhancement in sensitivity by allowing the charge accumulation period of the CCD typically 1 60 sec ond to be extended to a maximum of 60 seconds Fluorescence Image Capturing The DXC S500 provides a fluorescent mode FL MODE which facilitates focus and capture adjustments for dark objects at the touch of a button When activated it automatically boosts the camera gain level and lowers the frame rate so the dark object can be clearly seen When focus adjustments have been made pressing the CAPTURE button resets the gain and calculates the appropriate shutter soeed Long term Exposure so a clear image can be obtained And thanks to the CCD cooling device the dark noise that is typically seen in Long term Exposure mode is dramatically reduced IEEE 1394 Interface The IEEE 1394 400 Mb s interface located2. Interval REC Selects the interval recording mode to ON or OFF B amp W Black and White mode Switches the Camera LIVE image from color to black and white When ON is selected both the Camera LIVE image and the captured image become monochrome OSD Color Selects the color of the characters used for menus information and mes sages displayed on the LCD WHITE BLUE RED selectable ID Mode Selects whether or not to assign a user ID number to each image Histogram Displays a histogram on the LCD monitor of the CCU Display Displays information such as menus and focus indicator on the LCD moni tor of the CCU DXC S500 Product Information Manual 21 Timer amp ID Tab Captura Camera System Timer amp ID The Timer amp ID tab is used to set the clock and ID number for the camera Symes Dee i Tina Mw a System Date amp Time Displays the date and time Set Date 8 Time button a aaa Fe After the date and time are set in the boxes clicking this button transfers bean Fe tat Tata pa the values to the camera m a Interval Rec recording Time O set mereu ee me Sets the interval recording time for the camera ie eee dai Set Interval Rec Time button Pine aia After the interval recording time is set in the box clicking this button trans fers the value to the camera ID No Input Assigns a user ID number of up to 20 digits button After
3. CAMERA SET UP Menu lt lt CAMERA SET UP gt gt gt B amp W OFF ROTATE 0 T SHARPNESS LEVEL AUTO WHITE PAINT GAMMA AE SPEED FLASH MODE DISPLAY SET LTSELECT ENTER NEXT EXIT BACK B amp W Displays the Camera LIVE picture in black and white e ON Black and white When B amp W is selected the image will also be captured in B amp W e OFF Color ROTATE Rotates the image by 180 0 180 selectable SHARPNESS LEVEL Adjusts the sharpness of an image Pressing the lt button softens the sharpness of an image while pressing the button sharpens it AUTO WHITE PAINT Allows an offset to be added to the auto white balance convergent point using the GAIN RED BLUE volumes on the CCU This offset can be turned ON or OFF GAMMA Selects the gamma compensation e OFF Gamma compensation off e ON MS Gamma compensation for microscope shooting e ON STD Gamma compensation for a CRT monitor AE SPEED Selects the focusing speed in AE mode e NORMAL e FAST e SLOW FLASH MODE Selects the shooting mode when using a flash e OFF Deactivates the flash mode e EXT INPUT Selected when using a slave unit The flash lamp is syn chronized with the trigger signal from a slave unit e EXT OUTPUT Selected when using a flash lamp The flash lamp is synchronized with the trigger signal from the CCU DISPLAY SET in Camera LIVE mode Selects the items that are displayed on the monitor when pressing th
4. Image display area Shows a live image the index display or a playback image LIVE L button l CAPRE EE av Selects the Camera LIVE mode to display the live image on the LCD NOD E MI eee or video monitor 6 5 CAPTURE C button Captures a still image in the built in frame memory of the camera 6 REC R record button Records a still image to the PC card inserted in the CCU button Selects a still image of the previous file number on the PC card PLAY P button Plays a still image stored on the PC card 9 button Selects a still image of the next file number on the PC card DXC S500 Product Information Manual 19 ia LE S Tae i Er Ee fim al fw 20 DXC S500 Product Information Manual The Camera tab is used to set the camera modes and the functions for recording AE Mode Selects the exposure mode of the camera AUTO MANUAL selectable FL Mode Selects the fluorescent mode of the camera ON OFF selectable Shutter Sets the electronic shutter speed in MANUAL exposure mode CAM camera Gain Sets the master gain of the camera in MANUAL exposure mode EV Comp compensation Sets the exposure compensation value in AE AUTO or FL mode Sensitivity Sets the ISO sensitivity in AE AUTO mode ISO 100 200 400 selectable AE Lock Fixes the exposure time ON or OFF in AE AUTO or FL mode AE Detect Changes the size of the AE window SPOT MID LARGE
5. the Sony DXC S500 is the ideal system to support your medical and scientific microscopy applications f 1 INTRODUCTION rer ai seca od a doul Bre e arat al myo on l ke ka t A aj 3 C O N T E N T S I PRODUCT CONCEPT reirei dok fa auae eke a t t 4 2 APPLICATIONS rrt vot a ai De WS REESE OS pays 4 AS KEY FEATURES E ENRERE ae e e n is ech a ey ora 5 5 PANEL LAVOUT t dik dead a ie s iata e PIAA 380 e a dis a TES 8 b MENU FUNCTION aeien a an estate ka eae Gees d 12 7 TWAIN DRIVER SOFTWARE eee cc 17 9 SYSTEM EXAMPLE 26465 f sa poto ik bi aaa io zan at A ESOS ME eS 23 9 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES e a owa oeeoneeones ones oeseenen 23 TO SPECIFICATIONS see so ad ta an pt bes W n d at a ont Ni vi d 24 T PINASSICNMENT PERECA NEEE EERE we ble aa ek f i dak 25 12 DIMENSIONS 56 ai iii oe Eo Ee aces Ge ae A gani 26 12 TECHNICAL APREN DIN sti zans t mn oa ve ee ay end i ati l d k ast 26 DXC S500 Product Information Manual 3 2 PRODUCT CONCEPT gt Ultra high resolution Color Digital Camera for Microscopy WE Superb picture quality with a 2 3 type five mega pixel CCD E Flexible interface with PCs IEEE 1394 interface PC card slot TWAIN driver E User friendly operation with an integrated 3 5 type LCD monitor E C mount system 3 APPLICATIONS Bio medical Microscopy E Microbiology H Pathology E Genetics 4 DXC S500 Product Information Manual 4 KEY FEATURES
6. Hardware IBM PC ATE compatible machine CPU Intel Pentium III or faster Pentium III 400 MHz or faster recommended Memory capacity 128 MB RAM minimum more than 256 MB RAM recommended Cache memory 256 KB minimum Hard disk 50 MB memory or greater required PCI slot One free PCI slot required PCI 2 1 compliant Video board 24 bit full color video board supporting DirectX V8 0 or later required To display images correctly with this software the video board requires the ability to show at least 16 000 000 colors To display live images correctly the video board requires a high performance video chip supporting DirectX such as ATI RADEON 7500 8500 series or NVIDIA GeForce 2 3 4 series The TWAIN driver software displays the live image using the function of the high perfor mance video board through the DirectX V8 0 Correct operation of the software is not guaranteed with some notebook computers in which the video board cannot be changed Software Supporting OS Windows 98SE ME 2000 Professional SP2 XP Home XP Professional DirectX DirectX Runtime module V8 0 or later Application software supporting TWAIN driver Photoshop V5 0 or later Image Pro Plus V4 5 or later For Macintosh users Hardware Apple Computer Inc genuine personal computer CPU PowerPC G3 G4 PowerMac PowerBook iMac iBook series Memory capacity 128 MB RAM minimum more than 256 MB RAM recommended Hard disk 50 MB memory or greater required FireW
7. Shutter speed ISO sensitivity camera gain DXC 5500 Product Information Manual 11 Configuration Sensitivity Picture File format mode size mode Main Menu lt lt MAIN MENU gt gt gt SENSITIVITY MODE PICTURE SIZE FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG QUALITY AE DETECT MODE USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP JTSELECT SET Sub Menu Main Menu AE detect User file System Camera Capture rec mode set up set up set up set up ISO100 2560x1920 JPEG MIDDLE MID PLAY SET UP gt PROTECT MODE DELETE MODE lt lt CAPTURE REC SET UP gt gt gt CAPTURE TRIG MAIN SW lt lt CAMERA SET UP gt gt gt B amp W OFF ROTATE O 7 lt lt SYSTEM SET UP gt gt gt DATE amp TIME PC CARD INIT lt lt USER FILE SET UP gt gt DATA LOAD DATA SAVE LTSELECT ENTER NEXT EXIT BACK 12 DXC S500 Product Information Manual Setting Items in the Menu Recording Mode Menus lt lt MAIN MENU gt gt gt SENSITIVITY MODE PICTURE SIZE FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG QUALITY AE DETECT MODE USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP LTISELECT S SET lt lt MAIN MENU gt gt SENSITIVITY MODE gt PICTURE SIZE FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG QUALITY AE DETECT MODE USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP LTISELECT S SET lt lt MAIN MENU gt gt
8. gain for proper exposure The DXC S500 is equipped with a number of AE modes that offer superb image quality C Mount System To provide an extensive choice of lenses the DXC S500 uses the 2 3 type C mount system for flexible and easy lens mounting Foot Switch An optional FS 20 foot switch is available enabling you to capture and record images by simply step ping on the switch Histogram Display The DXC S500 automatically detects the luminance distribution of images displaying a histogram on the monitor so you can verify the condition of each exposure User File max three files A variety of customized data can be saved as a user file up to three of which can be stored in the CCU By loading this user file you can quickly recreate particular setup conditions Black amp White Mode The image output can be selected from either Color or Black amp White modes Interval Recording max 24 hours It is possible to record at pre determined intervals up to 24 hours Picture Rotation 0 180 selectable This function rotates the image by 0 to 180 2x Digital Zoom DXC S500 Product Information Manual 7 5 PANEL LAYOUT Camera Control Unit CCU Control Panel 11 10 ojis 7 16 5 4 3 2 1 a a SHUTTER CAM GAIN Fe GAIN BLUE AE LOCK AE MODE p WHITE WB MODE EXIT ENTER Mi mu Alo Mi ou e DV O E KEY FL MODE E m 9 DISP INFO EZ FOCUS IN
9. selectable WB white balance Mode Selects the white balance mode of the camera AUTO MANUAL selectable RED Gain Adjusts the red gain manually BLUE Gain Adjusts the blue gain manually WHITE One Push button Activates the auto white balance mode WB AUTO Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image Locations and Functions of Controls for Windows Capture Camera Sreem Tima k E rage apr Epi CA EL Peet rar rare FEC 2 Cole i ener Kon AP Speed Jo Pd Part Caper Tagger Poe LEI kn A E ia SC fe a m Pai z E pm a The System tab is used to set the camera modes and the functions for recording Image Size Selects the size of the image to be recorded to the PC card 640 x 480 1280 x 960 2560 x 1920 selectable Image Quality Selects the recording format of the image selectable from TIFF uncompressed JPEG High JPEG low compression JPEG Middle JPEG middle compression or JPEG Low JPEG high compression E Z easy Focus Activates E Z Focus to facilitate focus operations in Camera LIVE mode Flash Selects the Flash mode when using a flash lamp or a slave unit selec table from OFF ON EXT OUTPUT and ON EXT INPUT Gamma Selects the gamma compensation mode selectable from ON MS ON STD and OFF Rotate Rotates the camera image by 180 selectable from 0 normal image or 180 upside down
10. setting to be loaded e No 0 RESET the factory settings e No 1 yy mm dd user file 1 e No 2 yy mm dd user file 2 e No 3 yy mm dd user file 3 The year month and day that the data was saved are indicated in parentheses DATA SAVE Saves the user setting as a user file e No 1 yy mm dd user file 1 e No 2 yy mm dd user file 2 e No 3 yy mm dd user file 3 The year month and day that the data is to be saved are indicated in parentheses SYSTEM SET UP Menu SYSTEM SET UP gt DATE 8 TIME PC CARD INIT ID SET MODE BEEP KEY CLICK OSD COLOR COLOR BARS LCD SET JTSELECT SSET 14 DXC S500 Product Information Manual DATE amp TIME Sets the date and time PC CARD INIT Initializes the PC card to be used with the camera ID SET MODE Assigns a user ID number up to 20 digits long BEEP Selects whether a beep is sounded during operation ON OFF selectable e KEY CLICK Selects whether to sound a beep when an operation but ton is pressed ON OFF selectable This item is displayed only when BEEP is set to ON OSD COLOR Selects the color of the characters used for menus information and messages displayed on the LCD WHITE BLUE RED selectable COLOR BARS Outputs a color bar signal to the LCD monitor or an external monitor ON OFF selectable LCD SET Adjusts the LCD monitor of the CCU e CONTRAST BRIGHT COLOR BACKLIGHT adjustments are available Setting Items in the Menu
11. B 630 KB 310 KB VGA 640 x 480 940 KB 310 KB 160 KB 78 KB The above image data sizes are approximations Analog Video Output Analog composite output BNC and Y C output S Video terminals allow high frame rate live monitor ing The output signal supports VGA 640 x 480 size at a 30 fps NTSC 25 fps PAL frame rate so you can easily focus the microscope by viewing the image on a video monitor User Friendly Operation A 3 5 type 200 000 pixels LPS TFT LCD monitor on the CCU provides sophisticated operability including image capture index picture display and menu setting You can also monitor the live image with the built in LCD monitor ly Pae Er z r z cil i Index Picture Display The Index Picture Display allows images stored on the PC card to be previewed as thumbnails Up to 10 thumbnail images can be viewed at any one time This allows the user to easily check playback and erase stored images Recorded date and time a SO Picture quality picture size MON Tbe Men D000 Gain shutter speed F i etc Oh ii OD OA Aa isis iih 2 LOA Fis Aa White balance mode sa ik Tika DJ DO wa Ase OFF TERZ EV compensation volume visites flash mode rotation User ID number 6 DXC 500 Product Information Manual AE Functions The AE Auto Exposure function automatically detects the lighting conditions or brightness of the object and adjusts the shutter soeed and
12. DEX HISTOGRAM LOCK Pj Oo a PLAY ERASE CITI PU CARD CAPTURE OO 3 J On standby switch and indicator When the power of the unit is on the indicator is lit in green and when the unit is in standby mode the indicator is lit in orange GAIN BLUE RED controls Adjusts the red and blue gain levels in manual white balance mode or after executing the Auto White Balance mode WB AUTO WHITE white balance button and AUTO indicator When the WB MODE is set to AUTO the AUTO indicator is lit in green pressing the WHITE button activates WB AUTO Auto White Balance CAM GAIN camera gain control In MANUAL exposure mode the MANUAL indicator is lit in red turning the CAM GAIN volume adjusts the camera gain level within the range of 0 dB to 12 dB 8 DXC S500 Product Information Manual AE MODE button and MANUAL indicator Sets the exposure mode of the camera to AE AUTO or MANUAL In AE AUTO mode the electronic shutter speed and the camera gain automatically change in accordance with the brightness of the subject In MANUAL mode the MANUAL indicator is lit in red the electronic shutter soeed and the camera gain can be adjusted independently 6 SHUTTER electronic shutter control In MANUAL exposure mode the MANUAL indicator is lit in red turning the SHUTTER volume controls the shutter speed within the range of 1 10 000 s to 60 s AE LOCK
13. SENSITIVITY MODE PICTURE SIZE gt FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG QUALITY AE DETECT MODE USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP LTISELECT S SET lt lt MAIN MENU gt gt SENSITIVITY MODE PICTURE SIZE FILE FORMAT MODE JPEG QUALITY gt AE DETECT MODE USER FILE SET UP SYSTEM SET UP CAMERA SET UP CAPTURE REC SET UP LTISELECT S SET ISO100 2560x1920 JPEG MIDDLE MID ISO100 2560x1920 JPEG MIDDLE MID ISO100 2560x1920 JPEG MIDDLE MID ISO100 2560x1920 JPEG MIDDLE MID SENSITIVITY MODE Sets the gain used for image capture e In AE AUTO mode the sensitivity is selectable from ISO100 ISO200 and ISO400 e In MANUAL exposure mode the gain value adjusted with the CAM GAIN volume on the CCU is displayed e In FL MODE the fluorescent mode is activated PICTURE SIZE Selects the size of the image to be captured e 640 x 480 e 1280 x 960 e 2560 x 1920 FILE FORMAT MODE Selects the file format of an image to be recorded to a PC card e JPEG compressed e TIFF uncompressed When JPEG is selected as the FILE FORMAT the data compression ratio is selectable from three modes LOW MIDDLE or HIGH AE DETECT MODE Sets the size of the AE window e SPOT e MID e LARGE DXC S500 Product Information Manual 13 USER FILE SET UP Menu lt lt USER FILE SET UP gt gt DATA LOAD DATA SAVE LTSELECT ENTER NEXT EXIT BACK DATA LOAD Selects the user
14. SONY Color Digital Camera DXC S500 iCY SHOT Product Information Manual 1 INTRODUCTION As the number of microscopy applications increases the method of capturing images has changed from using NTSC PAL based video signals to the simplicity and convenience of PC based image data A flexible interface with PCs along with superior picture quality are now essential to microscopy and the Sony DXC S500 Digital Camera System meets these demands by providing both Comprising two separate units the DXC S500 includes a compact and lightweight camera head unit CHU and a camera control unit CCU with an integrated 3 5 type LCD monitor The 2 3 type five mega pixel CCD incorporated in the CHU provides ultra high resolution images and precise color reproduction The LCD on the CCU enables you to monitor live images and offers user friendly operation The added advantage of the DXC S500 is its flexible interface with PCs An IEEE 1394 interface on the CCU allows uncompressed image data transfer to a PC A built in PCMCIA card slot enables you to store images on various media such as Memory Stick CompactFlash SmartMedia and removable hard disk drives What s more a hot plug function allows the camera to be effortlessly connected to a PC while the supplied TWAIN driver supports various application software such as Photoshop and Image Pro Plus With excellent picture quality sophisticated features and PC friendly operation
15. button and indicator In AE AUTO mode pressing the AE LOCK button fixes the exposure time the AE LOCK indicator is lit in green ENTER button In MENU DISPLAY mode Displays the next layer of the menu system In INDEX DISPLAY mode Displays the selected image in full screen In Camera LIVE mode Initializes the focus indicator display 9 7 buttons In MENU DISPLAY mode The 7 cursor up or J cur sor down button moves the cursor in the menu display up or down The lt data down or data up button sets the data in the menu display In INDEX DISPLAY mode Selects an image from the thumbnail images displayed MENU button In Camera LIVE mode Displays the MAIN MENU on the LCD monitor In PLAY mode Displays the menu for replay EXIT button When the menu is displayed pressing the EXIT button restores the previous menu LCD monitor Displays the picture being shot a captured image ora playback image from a PC card Also displays the menu the list of still images INDEX DISPLAY or information such as shutter speed file name and pic ture size PLAY buttons button Replays a still image recorded on a card button Replays the still image of the next file number button Replays the still image of the previous file number DISP INFO display information button In Camera LIVE mode Displays information on the camera s live image such as white balance mode EV compensation vo
16. copy STD for Standard 24 DXC S500 Product Information Manual Recording system Recording media PC card type removable HDD PCMCIA ATA Type II Max 5 GB Memory Stick PC card adaptor required Max 128 MB CompactFlash PC card adaptor required Max 330 MB SmartMedia PC card adaptor required Max 128 MB TIFF uncompressed JPEG compressed three modes Software Supported application software Image Pro Plus version 4 5 or later for Windows Photoshop version 5 0 or later for Windows Macintosh Control from PCs Data transmission live picture display camera control Output signals IEEE 1394 400 Mb s UYUV 16 bit s VBS 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q C NTSC 0 284 Vp p 75 without sync PAL 0 3 Vp p 75 without sync General Operating temperature 5 C to 45 C 23 F to 113 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Power requirements 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption Max 24 W Dimensions W x H x D CHU 56 x 72 x 72 mm 2 1 4 x 2 7 8 x 2 7 8 inches CCU 270 x 163 x 79 mm 10 3 4 x 6 1 2 x 3 1 6 inches CHU 300 g 11 oz CCU 1 8 kg 3 Ib 15 oz IEEE 1394 output 6 pin jack 2 PC card PCMCIE ATA type II Video output BNC S Video output Mini DIN 4 pin External trigger in BNC Flash out X FS1 stereo mini jack FS2 D sub 9 pin AC in Camera cable 10 pin Connectors Supplied accessori
17. e DISP INFO button on the CCU e SIZE FORMAT QLTY Picture size recording format picture quality e FOLDER FILE NAME Folder name file name of an image recorded to a PC card e ID NO User ID number e REMAINING SHOT Remaining number of shots that can be recorded to a PC card e TV GAIN EV COMP Shutter speed gain EV compensation volume e AE FRAME AE window e FOCUS DISPLAY Focus indicator e WB WHITE White Balance mode e DATE amp TIME Current date and time DXC S500 Product Information Manual 15 CAPTURE REC SET UP Menu lt lt CAPTURE REC SET UP gt gt CAPTURE TRIG CAPTURE TRIG MAIN SW Selects the input connector to be used for image capture control INTERVAL REC TIME e MAIN SW Selected when capturing images with the CAPTURE button on the CCU e FS1 Selected when capturing images by switching the FS 20 foot switch connected to the FS1 connector e FS2 Selected to activate the input signal from the FS2 connector e EXT TRIG Selected when using a slave unit connected to the TRIG IN JTSELECT SSET EXIT BACK connector INTERVAL REC TIME Sets an interval time for recording The interval time is selectable within the range of 10 seconds to 24 hours PLAY SET UP Menu lt lt PLAY SET UP gt gt PROTECT MODE d CC Protects the images recorded on a PC card from accidentally being erased DISPLAY SET e 1 SHOT ON Protects the image being played e 1 SHOT OFF Removes protection from the image be
18. e code is provided in the TWAIN Developer s Toolkit e The Source software This software controls the image acquisition device and is programmed by the device developer to comply with TWAIN specifications 26 DXC S500 Product Information Manual HW Dependant I O Layer SCSI Parallel Serial etc Data Source Application ai Software Software Image Application Application Source Manager Word Proccessor TWAIN Application EN ca Digital Camera Data Source Source Manager Software Scanner Data Source Image Databace Data Source Consumers of Image Data Producers of Image Data Sony Custom TWAIN Driver TWAIN Elements ___raroet Device DXC S500 MK10001V1IWO20CT 2002 Sony Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice All non metric weights and measures are approximate Sony ICY SHOT and Memory Stick are trademarks of Sony Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Printed in Japan on recycled paper
19. es TWAIN driver software CD ROM Lens mount cap Camera cable Operation manual User s guide for TWAIN driver software 2 IEEE 1394 Bus power not supported 11 PIN ASSIGNMENT 5 4 3 2 1 OOO00 OOOO 9 8 7 6 Pe a eee io rere pere kou ve ve ae we ne we DXC S500 Product Information Manual 25 Camera Head Unit CHU 72 2 7 8 79 3 1 6 La Camera Control Unit CCU 79 9 Vo 163 6 1 2 IA sR ai O CI n E C Unit mm inches 13 TECHNICAL APPENDIX What s TWAIN TWAIN is an open industry standard interface that directly acquires image data from devices such as scanners and digital cameras without closing the application software The Elements of TWAIN TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and API application programming interface for communication between the application software and the image acquisition device the source of the data The three key elements of TWAIN are e The application software The application must be modified to use TWAIN e The Source Manager software This software manages the communication between the application software and the source The sourc
20. ing played e ALL ON Protects all images recorded on the PC card e ALL OFF Removes protection from all images recorded on the PC card LTSELECT ENTER NEXT EXIT BACK DELETE MODE Deletes images recorded on the PC card e 1 SHOT DELETE Deletes the image being played e ALL DELETE Deletes all images recorded on the PC card DISPLAY SET in CAPTURE PLAY mode Selects items to be displayed on the monitor when pressing the DISP INFO button on the CCU e SIZE FORMAT QLTY Picture size recording format picture quality e FOLDER FILE NAME Folder name file name of an image recorded on a card e ID NO User ID number e REMAINING SHOT Remaining number of shots that can be recorded on a PC card e DATE 8 TIME Date and time of recording e TV GAIN EV COMP Shutter speed gain EV compensation volume e WB MODE White Balance mode 16 DXC S500 Product Information Manual 7 TWAIN DRIVER SOFTWARE k k an kr ki AA A kr By opening the supplied TWAIN driver software from your application software e g Photoshop or Image Pro Plus images stored on the camera can be transmitted to a computer in uncompressed IEEE 1394 format You can also operate basic functions and alter settings of the camera from the computer The supplied TWAIN driver software can only be used with the Sony DXC S500 color digital camera System Requirements for the Supplied TWAIN Driver Software For Microsoft Windows users
21. ire port One free built in FireWire port required Software Supporting OS Mac OS 8 6 9 0 9 1 9 2 QuickTime QuickTime V4 0 or later Application software supporting TWAIN driver Photoshop V5 0 or later DXC S500 Product Information Manual 17 Locations and Functions of Controls for Windows Image Information Panel The Image Information Panel displays information about the images Shot number display Displays the number of shots taken by the camera Status display Displays the status of the DXC S500 camera Image Control Panel Goa tare 18 DXC S500 Product Information Manual The Image Control Panel contains buttons for transmitting the image from the camera Acquire to PC button Clicking this button transmits the images from the CCU into the appli cation software The transmitted image then appears in the application software window Cancel button Clicking this button cancels transmission of the image into the applica tion software Quit button Clicking this button exits the TWAIN driver software and returns to the application software Locations and Functions of Controls for Windows Capture Tab The Capture tab is used to capture or record images Device display area Capilurs Camera System Timer amp ID Shows the device name recognized Sar O A ibe iid Derio Caren Progress bar display area Shows the progress bar when an image is being transferring
22. lume and shutter speed In PLAY mode Displays information about the image recorded to a PC card such as record date and time EV compensation volume and shutter speed ERASE button In PLAY mode Erases the files on the loaded PC card In INDEX DISPLAY mode Erases the selected image from thumbnail images EZ FOCUS easy focus INDEX button In Camera LIVE mode Activates 2x electronic zoom to facilitate focusing operations In PLAY mode Displays thumbnail images of still pic tures INDEX DISPLAY recorded to a PC card HISTOGRAM button In Camera LIVE mode Displays a histogram of the image on the LCD monitor LIVE button and indicator Activates the Camera LIVE mode the indicator is lit in green KEY LOCK button and indicator Pressing the KEY LOCK button for more than two seconds the indicator is lit in green disables the operation of buttons and volumes The KEY LOCK mode retains while the unit is switched off CAPTURE button In Camera LIVE mode Pressing the CAPTURE button stores a picture in the built in frame memory of the camera Card slot Accepts a PC card or a Memory Stick installed in the MSAC PC2 Memory Stick adaptor CARD EJECT button and access lamp Pressing this button ejects the loaded PC card The access lamp is lit in red during reading or writing Do not eject the card while the access lamp is lit REC record button Records a still image to a PC card The access lamp i
23. mpatible with bus power 10 DXC S500 Product Information Manual FS2 connector D sub 9 pin Reserved for future use 9 FS1 connector stereo mini jack Connects to the optional FS 20 foot switch TRIG IN trigger input connector BNC type Used when an external device such as a slave unit generates the trigger signal When using a flash lamp in INPUT mode connects a slave unit to the TRIG IN connector AC IN socket Connects to the AC power cord Ventilation opening LCD Monitor Display Camera LIVE Mode Flash indicator LIVE mode White balance mode EV compensation volume Folder name File name User ID number LCD Monitor Display PLAY Mode Flash indicator Protect indicator PLAY playback mode White balance mode Folder name File name User ID number UE 02 a 08 08 000055 WB ia 10 10 22 2560 HIGH r 1 L l IMJPO001 0 2BEU 000004 2 X000056 150200 AUTO Lwe T En PLAY Ma 02 08 08 000055 WB SAD 10 10 22 2560 HIGH IMJPOOO1 0 25EU Lo ISUZUU AUTO Current date and time Number of recorded pictures on a card Picture size picture quality Focus area AE window Focus indicator Remaining shot number on a card Shutter speed ISO sensitivity camera gain Displayed only when a card is inserted Recorded date and time Number of recorded pictures on a card Picture size picture quality EV compensation volume
24. on the camera control unit enables direct interface with var ious PCs or IEEE 1394 boards The interface sup ports a hot plug function for quick access to the camera s image without restarting the PC The pic tures are transmitted in uncompressed IEEE 1394 format for highest accuracy When Microsoft Windows is used IEEE 1394 boards con forming to OHCI are supported For Macintosh genuine FireWire boards are supported aa a PC Card Slot A PC card slot is located on the front of the CCU for storing images directly onto various media This slot supports PCMCIA ATA Type II enabling data stor age in a Memory Stick CompactFlash SmartMedia and removable hard disk drive PC cards supporting 3 3 V power supply only are not available TWAIN Driver The supplied TWAIN driver enables the use of vari ous application software You can use this driver to monitor live images on the PC application window and to capture images with a simple mouse click BONY ii Cran Sia Tr L Ki bees HT H Crha ee DXC S500 Product Information Manual 5 Selectable Image Size and Recording Format Three recording image sizes are available for selection and images of each size can be stored in TIFF uncompressed or JPEG compressed three modes format l l JPEG compressed Image recording size H x V TIFF uncompressed ow FULL 2560 x 1920 15 MB 2 5 MB 1 3 MB SXGA 1280 x 960 3 8 MB 1 3 M
25. otal picture elements H x V 5 24 mega pixels 2658 x 1970 Recording pixel elements H x V 2560 x 1920 Sensing area H x V 9 74 x 7 69 mm square pixels Camera Lens mount C mount Flange back 17 526 mm in air CCD cooling Cooled to 5 C 41 F at 0 C to 35 C 32 F to 95 F ambient temperature Bit depth 10 bit ADC ISO 100 200 400 selectable Sensitivity Gain Auto AGC 0 dB 6 dB 12 dB selectable Manual 0 to 12 dB 1 steps Shutter speed Auto Manual 60 to 1 10000 s Electrical shutter Gamma ON MS ON STD OFF 1 switchable Exposure control AE Auto Manual selectable AE lock function AE area Spot Mid Large AE level AE speed Variable Fast Mid Slow White balance Auto Manual R B gain Detail level Variable EV compensation 2 to 2 EV 0 25 EV steps Flash Ext Input mode Output mode User file 1 2 3 switchable 3 pattern memories Electrical zoom 2x VGA size ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Max 24 hours ON OFF Max 20 digits 0 180 selectable Fluorescent mode Black amp White mode Interval recording User ID Picture rotate Live picture Image size H x V 640 x 480 pixels Frame rate 30 fos 25 fps Display Digital interface and analog video output 9 g Size 3 5 type TFT color LCD made of low temperature polysilicon 200000 dots NTSC 30 fps PAL 25 fps Resolution Frame rate O D Image display Live image or recording image VGA size 1 MS for Micros
26. s lit in red during recording EV COMP compensation buttons In AE AUTO or FL MODE pressing the or button adjusts the exposure compensation FL fluorescent MODE button and indicator Activates the fluorescent mode of the camera When activated the indicator is lit in green WB white balance MODE button and MANUAL indicator Sets the White Balance adjustment mode to AUTO or MANUAL In WB AUTO mode pressing the WHITE button automatically adjusts the white balance In WB MANUAL mode the MANUAL indicator is lit in red the white balance is adjusted manually with the GAIN RED BLUE volumes DXC S500 Product Information Manual 9 Camera Control Unit CCU Rear Panel 6 5 4 3 CeO F2 FS1 REMOTE 9 O I main power switch Switches the main power of the camera on or off S VIDEO OUTPUT connector mini DIN 4 pin Outputs an S VIDEO Y C video signal VIDEO OUTPUT connector BNC type Outputs a composite video signal NTSC PAL select switch Selects the output video signal from NTSC or PAL FLASH connector Connects the cable of a flash lamp 6 CAMERA connector 10 pin Connects to the CAMERA connector on the CHU using the supplied camera cable IEEE 1394 digital interface connector 6 pin Connects to a computer via an IEEE 1394 cable not supplied This connector cannot be used for connection to camera equipment with a DV connector This connector is not co
27. the user ID number is set in the box clicking this button transfers the ID number to the camera Locations and Functions of Controls for Macintosh Image display area Shows a live image the index display or a playback image LIVE button Shows the live image on the LCD or video monitor Capture button Captures a still image in the built in frame memory of the camera 4 5 Rec record button Records a still image on the PC card inserted into the CCU ai m m i LESE Fa PE l Cancel button Clicking this button cancels the transmission of the image into the application software 6 Acquire to PC button Clicking this button transmits the images from the CCU into the appli cation software The transmitted image then appears in the application software window 22 DXC S500 Product Information Manual 8 SYSTEM EXAMPLE Monitor FS 20 Foot Switch VBS S Video Camera cable 5 m DXC S500 j Microscope Adaptor MSAC PC2 PC Card Adaptor Coupler Microscope A 9 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES MSAC PC2 Memory Stick Adaptor VMC IL6615A IL6635A IEEE 1394 cable 6 pin to 6 pin FS 20 Foot Switch MSA 8A 16A 32A 64A 128A Memory Stick DXC S500 Product Information Manual 23 10 SPECIFICATIO Imager Pick up device 2 3 type IT Interline Transfer CCD interlaced scan Color filter R G B primary color filter T
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