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Creating batches
Batches help you to organize your work. ey are very similar to
folders on a computer hard disk. Use the Batch command of the
STORAGE menu each time you want to create a new batch.
For more information about batches, please see Working with
Media and Batches .
To create a new batch:
1. Select MAIN MENU > STORAGE > BATCH. (See also
Navigating the Menu System for details about how to find
this setting.)
2. Press  to open the Create New Batch dialog. The new
batch name will always begin with a three-digit number,
which automatically increments by one with each new batch.
Following this is five letters, which you can assign yourself to
help make the batch easier to identify. To set the letters,
• Use  and  to select one of the five letters.
• Use the (+) and (-) buttons to step the currently selected letter
up or down the alphabet until you have found the letter you
want.
• Continue working until you have set the name you want.
4. Press the approve (OK) button to save the new batch with the
name you selected.
5. You now return to the STORAGE BATCH menu. Either move
on to another setting by using the navigator button or press
the menu (EXIT) button to exit the menu system.
Setting the default approval status
e Instant Approval Architecture system helps you to evalu-
ate and mark each image based on how well it has come out. By
default, the system assigns an initial approval status for each new
shot based on an analysis of the distribution of exposure levels. In
the factory configuration, the status of each new shot is assigned
as follows:
• Green (good):
e new shot seems to have been exposed correctly.
• Yellow (warning):
e new shot seems to have been over- or under-exposed.
However, you might choose instead to override this system and
have all new shots assigned either as green or yellow, regardless
of the exposure analysis results. A typical strategy could be to as-
sign all shots to yellow and then review all of the shots later and
promote only the best ones to green status. At the same time you
might demote the most doubtful shots to red status.
See also Using Instant Approval Architecture for complete
details about working with the approval system.
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