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Leica DFC Series User Manual

Leica DFC Series
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36 Leica DFC Cameras Image Acquisition Guide
If Proof Mode is activated all image correction and
parameters are applied to the live image. This mode is
very slow but allows you to check cropping, shading,
sharpening etc, as is applied to the captured image.
Color Depth
This option determines the color or bit” depth quality of
images. 16-bit images contain more information than
8-bit images and more accurately represent the original.
However they are larger in file size and take longer to
process. The visible quality depends on factors such as
the image editor software, your monitor and size
displayed.
DFC Twain and Leica DFC cameras can acquire images
in 8 bits or 16 bits. However, only
HQ
resolution modes
allow image acquisition in 16 bits.
Color depth selection
Only a few image file formats such as TIFF, permit
storage higher than 8 bits (B/W) or 24 bits (color).
JPEG, (compressed), or BMP, and other file formats do
not. Therefore choose a compatible image data format
appropriate for you needs or reduce the color depth in
the captured image settings.
Few software image editors, such as Photoshop, are
able to handle color depths greater than 8 bits. If an
image is acquired with a color depth greater than the

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Leica DFC Series Specifications

General IconGeneral
CategoryDigital Camera
SeriesDFC
Sensor TypeCCD
InterfaceFireWire (IEEE 1394), USB
Image FormatTIFF, JPEG, BMP
Exposure ControlAutomatic, Manual
White BalanceAutomatic, Manual
Dynamic RangeVaries by model
Frame RateVaries by model

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