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Expert Mode
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This document describes how to enter the expert mode and adjust several low level settings like the brightness of the flash that can't be accessed through the user menu or a driver.
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* This information has to be handled with care. By entering the expert mode, *
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* you are able to render your camera unfunctional. Only enter the expert mode *
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* when you are willing to sacrifice your camera. *
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Recommendation: Please write down the initial values for each (sub)menu before you ever change a value. The values have been chosen carefully by the manufacturer.
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This document is by no means perfect. Please tell me if you find out additional things about the expert mode that should be included in this document.
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How to enter
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Keep the "Menu" button pressed while turning on the camera. Press ">", "<", "<", ">", ">", ">", "<", "<", ">". You'll now see the expert menu in the small display.
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How to navigate
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You can select the different menus by pressing the "Menu" button. If a menu contains a submenu, you'll automatically be in the first one. You can scroll through submenus by pressing the "OK" button.
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| Menu | Submenu(s) | Description |
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| Aut | - | Self test. Result will be shown on the small |
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| | | display. |
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| Inf | - | Adjustment of the focus (DANGER!). |
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| Seb | - | Adjustment of the strobe brightness |
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| - | Lcd | Adjustment of the big Lcd screen |
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| | Nts | Adjustment of the TV output (NTSC) |
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| | Pal | Adjustment of the TV output (PAL) |
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| - | Pru | Live preview |
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| | Pr1 | Live preview (black/white only) |
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| | Pr2 | Live preview (?) |
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| - | Adr | ? (Range: 0x00 to 0xFF) |
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| | Dat | ? (Range: 0x00 to oxFF) |
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| Ldp | - | Equivalent to exposure (Range: 0 to 255) |
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| Sht | | Shutter? Preview (Pr*) get's brighter and darker. |
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| | - | (Range: 100, 106-109) |
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| | - | (Range: 200, 208-213) |
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| | - | (Range: 300, 310-316) |
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| End | - | Exit the expert mode |
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Start a process (e.g. self test) or store a value by pressing the release button. Values can be selected by pressing "<" or ">". When a process has been sucessfully started or a value stored, the camera will beep.
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How to exit
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Select the "End" menu. Press the release button.
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