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1 Introduction 1Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 2Using the Stylus........................................................................................................................................ 4The Basic Steps......................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Getting Started 7Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back ..................................................................................... 8

Compact Flash Card and Battery........................................................................................................ 8Tethered Mode.................................................................................................................................. 9

Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back..................................................................................... 9Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot ............................................................................................. 10

Formatting in Mac OS X................................................................................................................... 10Formatting in Windows ................................................................................................................... 12

Inserting a Compact Flash Card .............................................................................................................. 14Removing a Compact Flash Card ............................................................................................................ 15

3 Preparing to Shoot 17Changing the Interface language............................................................................................................ 18Setting the Date and Time ..................................................................................................................... 19Viewing and Defining Camera Settings................................................................................................... 20Creating a Folder.................................................................................................................................... 21Selecting a Folder for Your Shot ............................................................................................................. 22Assigning a Base Name to a Shot............................................................................................................ 23Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots ......................................................................... 24

4 Taking a Shot 25Taking a Shot ......................................................................................................................................... 26

5 Evaluating Your Shot 27Checking the Exposure ........................................................................................................................... 28

Checking Exposure with the Histogram............................................................................................ 28Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool........................................................................................... 29Checking Exposure with the Overexposure and Underexposure Alarms............................................ 30

Checking Focus ...................................................................................................................................... 31Setting the Gray Balance ........................................................................................................................ 32Checking Composition Using the Grid .................................................................................................... 33

Moving the Grid Lines...................................................................................................................... 33

Contents

4 Leaf Aptus User Guide

Changing the Color of the Grid Lines............................................................................................... 34Setting Grid Attributes ..................................................................................................................... 34

Browsing Through Your Images .............................................................................................................. 35Deleting Shots in Shoot View.................................................................................................................. 35Flagging and Annotating in Shoot View.................................................................................................. 36Viewing Information About Your Shot .................................................................................................... 37

6 Editing Your Images 39Edit View ................................................................................................................................................ 40

Accessing Edit View from Shoot View .............................................................................................. 40Browsing Through Your Images .............................................................................................................. 41Selecting a View for Your Images ........................................................................................................... 41Viewing Information and EXIF Data......................................................................................................... 42Viewing Information Using the User Button ............................................................................................ 43Selecting Multiple Images ....................................................................................................................... 44Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View ..................................................................................... 44Sorting Your Images ............................................................................................................................... 45Selecting a Folder ................................................................................................................................... 46Moving Your Images............................................................................................................................... 47Opening Images in Shoot View ............................................................................................................... 48

7 Adjusting Settings for a Shoot 49Shooting Without Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 50Working in Full-Screen View ................................................................................................................... 51Setting Grid Attributes............................................................................................................................ 52Using the Crop Mask .............................................................................................................................. 53Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask......................................................................................... 54Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar ...................................................................... 55Setting the Exposure Alarm..................................................................................................................... 56Resetting the File Name Counter............................................................................................................. 57

8 Defining the Camera Back Settings 59Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode ............................................................................ 60Configuring the User Button................................................................................................................... 62

Configuring the User Button for Shoot View .................................................................................... 62Configuring the User Button for Edit View ....................................................................................... 63Configuring a Long Press of the User Button.................................................................................... 64

Aligning the Touch Screen ...................................................................................................................... 65Turning Off the Backlight........................................................................................................................ 66Turning On the Backlight ........................................................................................................................ 67Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds .................................................................................... 68Setting the Owner Information ............................................................................................................... 69Restoring Factory Settings....................................................................................................................... 70Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information......................................................................................... 71

Introduction

Overview.....................................................................................................................2

Using the Stylus ....................................................................................................... 4

The Basic Steps.........................................................................................................5

2 Chapter 1 – Introduction

OverviewThe Leaf® Aptus™ digital camera back is the world’s first camera back that includes a built-in (6×7 cm) LCD screen and an innovative graphic user interface. An integrated battery and compact flash (CF) storage card facilitate shooting. New hardware offers continuous non-stop shooting and a faster capture rate. These shooting capabilities, combined with large storage options, give professionals the flexibility to meet the most demanding shooting situations. A new raw HDR format that uses lossless compression to reduce file size and a completely new Leaf Capture application enhance workflow and teamwork both on location and in the studio.

This user guide explains how to set up the camera back for first-time use, take a shot, evaluate it, and edit it.

The following picture shows the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back opening screen and menu buttons:

Camera settings

Shoot view Edit view Setup menu

Remaining battery power

Current user-button action

Number of images in the

Current user-button action

current folder or on the disk

Overview 3

The following picture shows the location of the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back controls and stylus:

On/Off button

StylusUser button

4 Chapter 1 – Introduction

Using the Stylus The Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back is supplied with a stylus. Use the stylus to tap the touch screen.

To remove the stylus for use, slide it out of the slot located at the top of the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back.

The Basic Steps 5

The Basic Steps

Follow these steps to shoot and edit your images:

Prepare to shoot. Turn on your camera and camera back, and perform some basic steps before taking your first shot.

View the camera settings.

View the predefined camera settings, choose another setting, or make changes to specific camera settings.

Take and evaluate a shot.

Take a shot. Check the exposure, focus, and composition of your shot, and set the gray balance for future shots.

Edit your images. Organize your images using the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back editing tools.

Getting Started

Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back.......................................... 8

Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back ......................................... 9

Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot......................................................10

Inserting a Compact Flash Card .........................................................................14

Removing a Compact Flash Card ....................................................................... 15

8 Chapter 2 – Getting Started

Turning on the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera BackThe procedure for turning on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back depends on whether you use a compact flash card and battery, use a digital magazine, or work in tethered mode.

Compact Flash Card and Battery

To turn on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back when using a compact flash card and battery:

1. Ensure that the battery is charged. For more information, see the Installation Guide.

2. If this is the first time that you are using the compact flash card with your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back, you should format the card. For detailed instructions on formatting the compact flash card, see Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10.

3. Insert the compact flash card. For more information, see Inserting a Compact Flash Card on page 14.

4. Press and hold the On/Off button on the camera back until the orange light turns on, and then release the On/Off button.

The light turns green and a beep sounds to indicate that the camera is ready for you to shoot.

5. Verify that the Ready to Shoot message appears on the touch screen.

Ready to Shoot

Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera Back 9

Tethered Mode

To turn on your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back when working in tethered mode:

1. Plug the FireWire cable into the camera back and the computer.

If there is a compact flash in the camera back, the compact flash icon appears on the desktop.

2. Turn on the camera.

For more information, see the Leaf Aptus-II Installation Guide.

Turning off the Leaf Aptus-II Digital Camera BackTurn the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back off in one of the following ways:

When using a compact flash and battery:

• Press and hold the On/Off button until the light turns orange. If you changed a setting in the Setup menu, the camera saves the new setting and then shuts down.

When using a digital magazine:

Ø Press the On/Off button.

When working in tethered mode:

Do one of the following:

• If you are using a compact flash card, on the desktop, right-click the compact flash card and select Move to Trash (Apple® Mac OS® X operating system) or Eject (Microsoft® Windows® operating system), and then unplug the FireWire cable.

• If you are not using a compact flash card, unplug the FireWire cable.


Preparing a Compact Flash Card for ShootFormat a compact flash card in the following circumstances:

• If the compact flash card is new.

• If you have used the compact flash card on a non-Leaf digital camera back.

You can format the card on a computer running either Mac OS or Windows. When formatting the compact flash card, you can use either a card reader, or the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back to read the card.

If you have been using the compact flash card with your Aptus-II and wish to erase all the data on the card, perform a quick format. For more information, see Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode on page 60.

Formatting in Mac OS X1. Insert the compact flash card into the card reader or the Leaf Aptus-II digital

camera back.

2. On the desktop, double-click the system disk.

3. Select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.

4. On the left panel of the Disk Utility dialog box, select the removable disk that you want to format.

Notes:

• If you use the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back as a card reader, we recommend that you use a computer running Mac OS X.

• Formatting the compact flash card erases all data on the card.

Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot 11

5. Click the Erase tab.

6. In the Volume Format box, select MS-DOS (FAT32).

7. In the Name box, type LEAF-CF.

8. Click Erase.


9. In the confirmation message that appears, click Erase.

Formatting is complete when the progress bar disappears from view, the Volume Format box shows Mac OS Extended (journaled), and the Name box shows Untitled.

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 Macintosh PC Exchange (MS-DOS).

13. Close the Disk Utility application.

14. Drag the LEAF-CF volume to Trash.

Formatting in Windows1. Insert the compact flash card in a card reader.

2. On the desktop, click My Computer.

Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot 13

3. Right-click Removable Disk, and from the menu, select Format.

4. In the Format dialog box, in the File System box, select FAT32.

5. In the Volume label box, type LEAF-CF.

6. Click Start.

7. When the format procedure is complete, go to the desktop and click My Computer.

8. Right-click Removable Disk, and from the menu, select Eject.


Inserting a Compact Flash CardIf this is the first time that you are using the compact flash card with your Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back, you should first format the card. For more information, see Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10.

1. Open the compact flash card door.

2. Insert the compact flash card.

Compact flashcard door

Compact flash card

Removing a Compact Flash Card 15

Removing a Compact Flash Card

2. Remove the compact flash card.

1. Open the compact flash card door, and then press the Release button.

Release button


Preparing to Shoot

Changing the Interface language........................................................................18

Setting the Date and Time....................................................................................19

Viewing and Defining Camera Settings...........................................................20

Creating a Folder ....................................................................................................21

Selecting a Folder for Your Shot......................................................................... 22

Assigning a Base Name to a Shot ..................................................................... 23

Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots ............................24

18 Chapter 3 – Preparing to Shoot

Changing the Interface language

1. Scroll down, and then tap Interface Language.

2. Tap the desired language.

Setting the Date and Time 19

Setting the Date and Time

To take a shot now, skip to the section Taking a Shot on page 26. To view and customize your camera settings, go to the next section.

1. Scroll down, and then tap Date and Time.

2. Using the virtual keypad, tap the date and time values, and then tap ok.

Note: You need to set the date and time only once. If the time-zone that you work in changes, reset the date and time accordingly.


Viewing and Defining Camera Settings

To change a camera setting:

Tap the relevant setting, and from the menu that appears, select an option.

1. View the current settings by scrolling up and down.

2. If necessary, change the camera setting or an individual setting. The camera settings specified here are applied to all future shots.

To view and select other predefined camera settings, tap presets.

The selectedcamera setting.

Creating a Folder 21

Creating a Folder Your shots are automatically saved in the storage unit connected to your camera: digital magazine (Leaf DM) or compact flash (CF). To enhance organization, you can create folders for storing your shots.

1. Tap Shots Folder.

2. Tap down.

3. Tap new.

4. Using the virtual keypad, tap the name of the folder, and then tap OK.

To create a subfolder, tap the new folder, tap open, and then tap new.


Selecting a Folder for Your ShotSelect the folder to save your shots in,

Tap a folder, and then tap choose.

Assigning a Base Name to a Shot 23

Assigning a Base Name to a ShotYou can define a base name for your shots. The Leaf Aptus digital camera back applies this name to all shots, adding a number in sequence each time, until you define a new base name.

1. Tap File name.

2. Using the virtual keypad, enter a base name for the shot, and then tap ok.


Adding Notes and Copyright Information to Your Shots

1. Scroll down, and then tap the Info button.

2. Click in either the Description or Copyright Notice area.

3. Use the virtual keypad to enter the desired information, and then tap ok.

Taking a Shot

Taking a Shot...........................................................................................................26

26 Chapter 4 – Taking a Shot

Taking a Shot

Take a shot.

Note: To guard against accidental taps to the screen, you can “lock” it. For more information, see Configuring a Long Press of the User Button on page 64.

Evaluating Your Shot

Checking the Exposure ........................................................................................28

Checking Focus ....................................................................................................... 31

Setting the Gray Balance ..................................................................................... 32

Checking Composition Using the Grid ............................................................ 33

Browsing Through Your Images......................................................................... 35

Flagging and Annotating in Shoot View .......................................................... 36

Viewing Information About Your Shot............................................................. 37

28 Chapter 5—Evaluating Your Shot

Checking the ExposureCheck the exposure of your shot in the following ways:

• Examine the histogram exposure data.

• Use the picker tool to view the exposure data for a specific spot on the image.

• Use the exposure alarms to view the overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.

Checking Exposure with the Histogram

Tips

• Press the user button to view the histogram, the exposure alarms and additional shot information when in Shoot view. To specify what appears when you press the user button, see Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode on page 60.

• To maximize the display size of your shot, double-tap the image.

1. Tap histog.

2. Examine the histogram to check that most of the exposure data lies within the exposure limits. Exposure data that lies within the limits is shown in white. Overexposed and underexposed data is shown in gray.

Checking the Exposure 29

Checking Exposure with the Picker Tool

1. Tap histog to open the histogram.

2. Tap , and then tap a spot on the image. The spot that you tap is marked by a magenta circle. A magenta line on the histogram indicates the exposure data related to the spot.

Tap to enlarge thehistogram.

The exposure meter, , shows the overall

exposure in f-stops.

Note: To remove the spot from the image, tap on the histogram, and then tap outside the image area.


Checking Exposure with the Overexposure and Underexposure Alarms

1. Tap over.

A flashing mask covers the overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.

Note: It is possible to configure which exposure areas appear, overexposed or underexposed. For more information, see Setting the Exposure Alarm on page 56.

Checking Focus 31

Checking Focus

1. Tap zoom.

2. To magnify the image area 100% (1:1), tap a desired point on the image.

3. To Increase or reduce the magnification, tap either in or out, and then tap the image.

Each tap on the image changes the magnification by a fixed percentage.

4. To pan the image, tap the arrows.

5. To revert to a view of the entire image, tap fit.


Setting the Gray Balance

To set the gray balance for future shots:

1. Do one of the following:

• Include a gray card in your shot.

• Ensure that there is a neutral gray area in your shot.

2. Tap gray.

3. Tap the gray card or on a gray area in the image.

4. Tap OK to use the new gray balance setting, or tap cancel.

Note: If your gray card is not large enough in full-screen view, use the zoom tool to enlarge your picture before setting the gray balance.

Checking Composition Using the Grid 33

Checking Composition Using the GridPlace a grid on your shot as an aid for composition and alignment of an image.

This task is performed in Shoot view.

1. Tap more and then tap grid.

The grid appears over the image.

2. Evaluate the composition.

Moving the Grid LinesMove the grid lines to help you align your composition.


1. Tap more.

2. Tap gridset.

3. Tap the line you want to move.

The selected line is highlighted.

4. Use the arrows to move the grid lines as desired.


Changing the Color of the Grid LinesChange the grid line color according to your preference.


Setting Grid AttributesSelect the number of grid lines and the line type.

This task is performed in Setup view.

1. Tap Shoot View Opetions.

2. Tap Grid Setting.

3. Set the grid attributes.

• To set the number of grid lines, tap Horizontal Grid Lines and Vertical Grid Lines, and tap the desired number of lines.

• To set the number of line type, tap Line Type and select the desired line type.

• The longer arrows move the grid lines 10 pixels at a time.

• The shorter arrows move the grid lines 1 pixel at a time.

1. Tap more.

2. Tap gridset.

3. Tap color.

The color of the grid lines changes.

4. To cycle through to view additional colors, continue to tap color.

Browsing Through Your Images 35

Browsing Through Your Images Do one of the following:

Deleting Shots in Shoot ViewTo delete shots in Shoot view:

• Tap more and then tap the prev and next buttons.

• Roll the user button back or forwards.

1. Tap the image and hold until the flag, grid, note and delete buttons appear.

2. Tap delete to delete the image.


Flagging and Annotating in Shoot ViewWhile you are shooting, you can flag your image or add a note, as desired. You can then see the flag or note on the image in Edit view and in the image information.

1. Tap the image and hold until the flag, note and delete buttons appear.

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap flag to flag the image.

• Tap note to add a comment about the image.

Viewing Information About Your Shot 37

Viewing Information About Your Shot Tap info.

The image information and EXIF data appear on the image.


Editing Your Images

Edit View................................................................................................................. 40

Browsing Through Your Images..........................................................................41

Viewing Information and EXIF Data .................................................................42

Viewing Information Using the User Button ..................................................43

Selecting Multiple Images...................................................................................44

Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View...........................................44

Selecting a Folder ..................................................................................................46

Moving Your Images.............................................................................................47

Opening Images in Shoot View..........................................................................48

40 Chapter 6 – Editing Your Images

Edit ViewUse Edit view to:

• Display your images in various view modes

• Browse through your images

• Flag, annotate, and delete single or multiple images

• Move images from one folder to another

Accessing Edit View from Shoot View If you are in Shoot view, you can access Edit view directly without returning to the main menu.

You are now in Edit view.

In Shoot view, tap edit.

Browsing Through Your Images 41

Browsing Through Your Images To browse through your images, do one of the following:

Selecting a View for Your Images

• Tap prev and next.

• Use the scroll bar.

• Roll the user button back or forward.

As you move from one image to the next, the image is automatically selected.

1. Tap more.

2. Tap view, and select a view.


Viewing Information and EXIF Data1. Tap more, and tap

an image.

2. Tap view, and select a single view.

Information saved with the image and the EXIF data appears beside the image.

Viewing Information Using the User Button 43

Viewing Information Using the User Button

To show/hide information using the user button:

Press the user button.


Selecting Multiple Images

Flagging, Annotating, and Deleting in Edit View

1. In Edit view, tap an image and hold your stylus on it until the Multi button appears on the image.

2. Tap the Multi button, and then tap the images that you want to select.

Tap the image, and then tap flag, note, or delete.

Note: If you select multiple images, the action is performed on all the selected images.

Sorting Your Images 45

Sorting Your Images

1. Tap more.

2. Tap sort, and select the desired sort method (by name, time or flag).


Selecting a Folder1. Tap more.

2. Tap folder.

3. Tap on the desired folder, and tap choose.

Note: The Shots folder always appears at the top of the folder list.

Shots folder

Moving Your Images 47

Moving Your Images1. Tap an image and

hold your stylus on it until the Move button appears on the screen.

2. Tap Move.

3. Tap the desired destination folder.

4. Tap Move.


Opening Images in Shoot ViewIf you want to view your images at full-screen size, you can open individual images in Shoot view. This is useful for checking focus or composition.

To open a specific image in Shoot view:

Do one of the following:

Tap the image and then tap shoot.

Double-tap the image.

Adjusting Settings for a Shoot

Shooting Without Overlays ...............................................................................50

Working in Full-Screen View ..............................................................................51

Setting Grid Attributes ........................................................................................ 52

Using the Crop Mask ........................................................................................... 53

Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask .............................................54

Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar ...................... 55

Setting the Exposure Alarm ...............................................................................56

Resetting the File Name Counter ..................................................................... 57

50 Chapter 7 – Adjusting Settings for a Shoot

Shooting Without OverlaysAfter you take each shot, indicators and information about the shot appear as an overlay. Clear the overlays if you do not want this information to appear while you are shooting.

1. Tap Shoot View Options.

2. Tap On Shoot.

3. On the Clear overlays bar, tap Yes.

Working in Full-Screen View 51

Working in Full-Screen ViewIf desired, hide the menu buttons and view your shots full-screen while you work.

To view the menu buttons when working in full-screen view, tap the image.


2. Tap On Shoot.

3. On the Maximize image bar, tap Yes.


Setting Grid Attributes

To set the number of lines and line attributes for the grid:

• To set the number of horizontal or vertical grid lines, tap Horizontal Grid Lines/Vertical Grid Lines and tap the desired number of lines.

• To set the line type, tap Line Type and select the desired line type.


2. Tap Grid Setting.

The grid options appear.

Using the Crop Mask 53

Using the Crop MaskYou can show or hide the crop mask as you shoot.


2. In the Crop Masking bar, do one of the following:

To view the crop mask, tap On.

To hide the crop mask, tap Off.


Adjusting the Transparency of the Crop Mask


2. Tap Crop Mask Transparency.

3. Tap the desired intensity, where 0% is opaque and 100% is completely transparent.

Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar 55

Adjusting the Transparency of the Histogram and Info Bar1. Tap Shoot View

Options.

2. Tap Histogram/ Info Transparency.

3. Tap the desired intensity, where 0% is opaque and 100% is completely transparent.


Setting the Exposure AlarmSet the exposure alarm to show underexposed areas, overexposed areas, or both.


2. Tap Exposure Alarm.

3. Tap the desired setting.

Resetting the File Name Counter 57

Resetting the File Name CounterLeaf Aptus-II adds a number in sequence to the base name that you define each time you take a shot. You can reset the counter to zero at any time.

1. Tap File name.

2. Tap reset.


Defining the Camera Back Settings

Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode ..............................60

Configuring the User Button ..............................................................................62

Aligning the Touch Screen .................................................................................65

Turning Off the Backlight ....................................................................................66

Turning On the Backlight .................................................................................... 67

Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds ........................................68

Setting the Owner Information .........................................................................69

Restoring Factory Settings .................................................................................70

Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information .............................................71

60 Chapter 8 – Defining the Camera Back Settings

Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable ModeUse this procedure to perform a quick format of your compact flash card. Quick format is useful in the following circumstances:

• If you wish to erase all the data on the card

• If the card is not performing as expected, for example, you cannot save pictures on the card, saving on the card takes a long time, or if you receive error messages concerning the card

If the compact flash card is new, or if you have used the compact flash card on a non-Leaf digital camera back, do not perform a quick format. Perform the procedure detailed in Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot on page 10.

Note: Formatting the compact flash card erases all data on the card.

1. Tap Quick Format.

2. Tap the disk that you want to format, and then tap choose.

Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode 61

3. Tap ok.


Configuring the User Button Configure the user button for viewing indicators or flagging images in Shoot view, and for flagging or deleting images in Edit view.

Configuring the User Button for Shoot View

1. Tap User Button.

2. Tap Shoot view.

3. In the Action bar, select Indicators or Flag.

4. If you selected Indicators in step 3, tap Actions Settings and select the desired indicators.

Configuring the User Button 63

Configuring the User Button for Edit View

To configure the user button for flagging or deleting images:

1. Tap User Button.

2. Tap Edit view.

3. Tap Flag or Delete.


Configuring a Long Press of the User ButtonYou can set the user button so that a long press can either lock or unlock the touch screen, or turn the display on or off.

1. Tap User Button.

2. Tap Long Press.

3. Select the desired option.

Aligning the Touch Screen 65

Aligning the Touch Screen

1. Tap Display.

2. Tap Align Touch Screen.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.


Turning Off the Backlight

1. Tap Display.

2. Tap Backlight Off After.

3. Tap a power source.

4. Tap the desired time.

Turning On the Backlight 67

Turning On the Backlight

1. Tap Display.

2. Tap Backlight On After.

3. Select the desired option.


Setting the Volume for the Camera Back Sounds

1. Tap Sounds.

2. Tap the desired option and set the volume as desired.

Setting the Owner Information 69

Setting the Owner Information

1. Tap Owner Information.

2. Tap the relevant area.

3. Use the virtual keypad to enter the desired information, and tap ok.


Restoring Factory Settings

1. Tap Restore Factory Settings.

2. Tap ok.

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Viewing the Leaf Aptus-II Version Information

Tap About.

The Leaf Aptus-II About screen displays the Leaf Aptus-II version information.


Documents

aptus user guide - Leaf · 2013. 2. 28. · 10 Chapter 2 – Getting Started Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot Format a compact flash card in the following circumstances: •