Mamiya Aptus II User's Guide

Leaf Aptus-II User Guide

10 Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back When using a compact flash card and battery, turn the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back off

11 Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot Format a compact flash card in the following circumstances: • When the compact flash card is new.

12 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, dou

13 8. Click Erase. 9. In the confirmation message that appears, click Erase. Formatting is complete when the progress bar disappears from v

14 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 MS-D

15 Formatting in Windows 1. Insert the compact flash card in a card reader. 2. On the desktop, click My Computer. 3. Right-click Removable Di

16 7. When the format procedure is complete, go to the desktop and click My Computer. 8. Right-click Removable Disk, and from the menu,

17 Chapter 3 - Preparing to Shoot Changing the Interface language Tap Setup Language Select the desired language.

18 Setting the Date and Time

19 Viewing and Defining Camera Settings/Image Settings/Presets Tap Camera Camera Settings View the current settings by scrolling up and

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20 Creating a Shots Folder Tap Camera Camera Settings Shots Folder New Use the virtual keypad to tap the name of the folder Tap

21 Selecting a Folder for Your Shots Tap Camera Camera Settings Shots Folder Select the predefined folder and tap Choose Tap OK

22 Assigning a Base Name to a Shot Tap Camera Camera Settings Use the Virtual Keypad or Keyboard to enter the desired File name Tap OK

23 Compression Backs save the image in compressed mode by default. You may save the image non-compressed with Aptus-II 5, 6 or 7. *

24 Camera Type Normally Camera Type is automatically selected, but if you use more than one camera type (Large Format, Rollei shutter etc.) then yo

25 Set your ISO Tap Camera Camera Settings Scroll down ISO Select your desired ISO. ISO can also be set from the User Button

26 Lens Focal Length In case you use a manual lens you can enter the Lens Focal length manually to appear in the Exif Data. Tap Camera 

27 Capture Orientation Tap Camera Camera Settings Scroll down and tap Orientation Select your Orientation

28 Crop Settings (for Aptus-II 12) You can choose between several crop ratios. Tap Camera Camera Settings Crop Select the desire

29 Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots Tap Camera Info Tap in either the Description or Copyright Notice area Use th

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30 Selecting Lens Calibration from the CF card Tap Camera Camera Settings Lens Calibration Select desired lens calibration Tap OK

31 Chapter 4 -Taking a shot You may view and edit your shots immediately upon capture using the evaluation tools. Edit mode is possible immedi

32 Chapter 5 – Evaluating your shots Checking the Exposure Check the exposure of your shot in the following ways: 1. Examine the histogram expos

33 Checking Exposure with the Histogram and Exposure Meter Long tap on displayed image tap Ind. OR press User Button inwards. 1. Examine

34 Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool Long tap on displayed image Ind. OR press User Button Tap  Tap the desired spot on the imag

35 Displaying Histogram in Shoot View Tap to enlarge or reduce the Histogram display size.

36 Checking Exposure with the Over/Under exposure Alarms Long tap on displayed image Tap Over - A flashing mask covers the overexposed and unde

37 Checking Focus Tap Zoom Button  Tap at the desired position in the image to enlarge by 25%  Keep tapping, directing to the desired ar

38 Setting Gray Balance Tap Picker tool  Tap a gray point in the image. To ensure correct gray balance, do one of the following: 1. Include a g

39 Checking Composition Using the Grid Place a grid on your shot as an aid for composition and alignment of an image Long tap on displayed i

4 Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ...

40 Moving the Grid Lines Move the grid lines to help you align your image. Tap the line you want to move Use the arrows to move the grid lines

41 Changing the Color of the Grid Lines Change the grid line color according to your preference. Tap any line Tap Color Palette to toggle b

42 Browsing Through Your Images Do one of the following: 1. Tap the Prev and Next buttons. 2. Roll the user button back or forwards.

43 Deleting Shots in Single Image View Long tap on displaying image Delete Tap OK on the verification window (or Cancel).

44 Flagging and Annotating in Single Image View While you are shooting, you can flag your image or add a note, as desired. You can then see the fla

45 Viewing Information about Your Shot Long tap on displayed image Tap Ind.or press the User Button inwards  Image information and EXIF data

46 Chapter 6 – Editing Your Images Use Edit view to: • Display your images in various view modes. • Browse through your images from various folders

47 Selecting Multiple Images In thumbnail view Long tap on an image Multi Selection button Select the desired images. The selected images in

48 Flagging, Annotating, Indicating, Grid, Over/Under Exposure mode and Delete In single image view Long tap on displayed image.Tap desired func

49 Sorting Your Images In View mode select List View Sort your images by tapping the column titles. Tapping twice will toggle the sort direct

5 Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots ... 29 Selecting Lens Ca

50 Selecting a Viewing Folder for Editing Tap Edit Select thumbnail view File Select the desired folder Tap Choose. Tap New or Delet

51 Moving Your Images In thumbnail view Long tap on displayed image Move Tap the desired image destination folder Tap move  Tap OK

52 Chapter 7 -Adjusting Settings for a Shoot Shooting Without Overlays After each shot, indicators and information about the shot appear as an

53 Working in Full-Screen View If desired, hide the menu buttons and view your shots full-screen while you work 1. Double tap on image displ

54 Setting Grid Attributes Tap Setup Tap Shoot view Tap Grid Setting Set the grid attributes: To set the number of grid lines, tap Hor

55 Using the Crop Mask You can show or hide the crop mask as you shoot: Setup Tap Shoot View Crop Masking On/Off

56 Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask Setup Tap Shoot View Crop Mask Transparency Select the desired intensity

57 Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar Setup Tap Shoot View Options Histogram/Info Transparency Select the desir

58 Setting the Exposure Alarm Set the exposure alarm to show underexposed areas, overexposed areas, or both. Setup Tap Shoot View Opt

59 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 re

6 Selecting a Viewing Folder for Editing ... 50 Mov

60 Chapter 8 - Defining the Camera Back Settings Formatting the Compact Flash Card from the back Use this procedure to perform a quick format of yo

61 Configuring the User Button Configure the user button for viewing indicators or flagging images and for deleting images in Edit view Configuri

62 Configuring the User Button for Multi Image View To configure the user button for flagging or deleting images Setup Tap User Button

63 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 tur

64 Aligning the Touch Screen Setup Tap Display Align Touch Screen Follow the instructions on the screen.

65 Switching to Outdoor Mode Tap System Settings Display Themes Indoor/Outdoor

66 Turning Off the Backlight Setup Tap Display Backlight Off After Tap the power source Tap the desired time

67 Turning On the Backlight Setup Tap Display Backlight On After Tap "take picture" "Yes" for display after

68 Setting the volume of the Camera Back Sounds Setup Tap Sounds set desired option

69 Setting the Owner Information Setup Owner Information S e l e c t the relevant fieldUse the virtual keypad to enter the desired inf

7 Define the Favorites as your User button Short-cut ... 71 Define the ISO

70 Setting your Favorites menu Setup User Button Favorites Set your Favorites Menu

71 Define the Favorites as your User button Short-cut Set quick access to your favorites function by defining the User Button as your favorites func

72 Define the ISO button as your User button Short-cut Use ISO as your User Button Short-cut to select ISO, Crop and Lens calibration. S

73 Selecting Lens Calibration from the CF card with ISO button Press ISO button scroll down to Lens calibration Press ISO button scroll

74 Up button Tap this button to go up one level Home button Press this Icon to return to the Home screen When back is locked – the lock icon re

75 Restoring Factory Settings Setup Restore Factory Settings Tap OK

76 Viewing Leaf Aptus-II Version Information Setup Tap About

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8 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) L

9 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