User guide

Installation & Setup User Guide
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Advanced Setup
After the capture station has been setup, some testing must be performed to
determine the optimal illumination settings for image capture. You may have to
adjust the lights, drapes, or other elements in the capture environment.
With a test subject, view the live image on the screen with all the room lights on.
Set the selector switch on the back of the camera to iris (all the way to the left).
With the arrows on back of the camera adjust the iris all the way down, the live
image on the screen should become dark if not black. The arrows located at the
bottom of the camera can be use in one of two manners. If you push and hold the
arrow, it will zoom all the way in or out. If you push the arrow button
momentarily, it will move in and out incrementally. While viewing the screen,
increase the iris until the subject is visible. Increase the iris a little more, until the
screen image is about the same brightness as the real view of the subject. Take a
test picture. Label this “test 1, all lights”. From here we will adjust the room
environments lighting and make minor adjustments to the iris if needed while
continuing to save the sample captures at (test 2, test 3 etc.).
Steps to improving capture quality:
1. Turn on all the lights in the room.
2. Open the Capture dialog and center on a test subject with the camera.
3. Adjust the iris all the way down, then adjust it until the screen image is about
the same brightness as the real viewable image.
4. Set the White Balance. (Set the selector switch on the back of the camera to
WB. Hold a white piece of paper in front of the camera so there is only white
showing on the screen. Using the arrows on the back of the camera adjust the
white balance until the image in the capture window is white.)
5. Take a test picture. Save this as a cardholder labeled “Test1: all lights”.
6. Turn off all the lights.
7. Take another picture. Save this as a cardholder labeled “Test2: no lights”.
8. Continue testing until a desired lighting quality is captured on the screen. Be
sure to label each test with a number and a description of what you did.
Adjust your environments based on the environmental considerations below.
Continue to take pictures, save them, and use them as references until the best
conditions are determined.
Environmental Considerations and Factors Leading to
Poor Lighting
Environmental factors to consider when setting up a capture station include:
• Is there a different amount of sunlight entering the area through out the day?
• Is the station next to a window or under a skylight?
• Are the wall colors dark or light or bright colors? If they are light they will
reflect more light or change your white balance setup.