How to use a Canon camera imaging station
Overview
This page contains information for first-time digitizers who would like to photograph plant specimens using a Photo-eBox inside the Herbarium Digital Imaging Center. Below are step-by-step instructions for getting started and selecting new-user preferences specific to software installed at a Canon or Nikon camera workstation. Detailed equipment specifications can be found on on the XXX page.
Getting started
- Power on the lightbox by pressing the green power switch only. (If there is no green switch, flip the switch on the far right side of the front panel). Please, do not touch the other switches or knobs. Allow the lights to warm up for ±3 minutes before you begin photographing specimens.
- Turn on the computer.
- Log in using your NYBG user name and password. If you do not have an NYBG user account, please log in as a visitor (visitor/Visi3tor).
Using a Canon Camera Station
Any imaging workstation equipped with a Canon camera will have two software applications installed and ready for use on the computer's desktop:
- EOS Utility is used for remote camera control and shooting from the computer. First-time users must first select certain "preferences" before s/he may begin digitizing specimens.
- Digital Photo Professional is used to view raw image files captured with the Canon camera.
Open Software
Select "Preferences"
Basic
Destination Folder
File Name
Linked Software
Using a Nikon Camera Station
Camera Control Pro 2 is a Nikon software application which allows for remote camera control and shooting from the computer. Individuals who are first-time users at any Nikon workstation must first select certain "preferences" before s/he may begin digitizing specimens.