Desert Star SharkEye Manuel d'utilisateur

1SharkEye Digital Still CameraOperator & Technical Reference ManualRevision 1.22Desert Star Systems, LLC761 Neeson Road #9Marina, CA 93933(831) 3

10Battery Charger Connector AdapterMCIL5F to 9-pin AMP male. Used to connect the Power Adapter to the SharkEye™ Strobe connector in order to chargein

115.3 The Status LEDOnce the camera is active, observe the status LED. When first turned on the status LED will blink one second on onesecond off.

126. Standard Camera Operation6.1 Starting the SharkEye™ Desktop ApplicationSelect the SharkEye™ application from the windows start menu. The applica

136.2 Connecting the CameraThe SharkEye™ camera can be connected through the multi-function connector or the umbilical connector. If externalpower is

14While acquiring images the Interface Status Indicator will change from GREEN to RED indicating that user input isdisabled at this time. The Interf

15Focus can also be controlled automatically using the other four buttons. The ++ will change the focus to further away inlarge steps, the + will do

166.7 White-Balance ControlThe White-Balance Control is used to adjust the gains of the individual color channels to correct for variations in thecolo

17Lens Control Dialog6.9 Saving Images6.9.1 Saving Images on the PCImages can be saved on the PC in several ways. Images saved on the PC are saved in

18cm clambm biomatbf big fishbff big fin fishdv diversub submarineExample annotation_cnf.txt file.The format for each line is : “AAA Annotation Text S

19Note: Images saved on internal hard disks can only be retrieved when an IEEE-1394/FireWire link is used.6.11 Erasing Stored ImagesImages stored on

2AddendumHelpful Hints for Proper Operation1. Choice of Operating System and Interface CardsWhile the Sharkeye™ can be operated under most Microsoft

20The last successful negotiated link will be used next time the application is started.

217. Autonomous Camera OperationIn addition to standard umbilical operation the SharkEye™ camera can be used in autonomous mode. Images can becapture

228. Camera System MaintenanceNormal underwater instrumentation maintenance procedures apply.• Keep connectors clean and always terminated before sub

23Appendix B. Guidelines For SharkEye Photography• Light levels should be high enough to keep exposure times below 1/20 second with a 6.5 mm wide an

24A blurred side-shot of an anode. Exposure time was 1/5second. A strong light would improve the result byshortening the exposure time. You could a

25What did the photographer try to focus on? The middlesection of this dented member is in focus, but not theportion closest to the camera. A f-stop

26A better macro shot of an anode, with marine growth visible.A well exposed picture of sea pens. SharkEye wasmounted on a ROV.A nice shot, but over

27A weld shot using 9” rods to establish proper focusdistance. The rods were placed across the weld, but liningthem up with the weld is probably bett

31. Introduction...

46.12 Negotiating an RS-485/RS-232 Link ...19

51. IntroductionThank you for your purchase of the SharkEye™ digital still camera. The SharkEye™ is an extremely versatile camera thatcan be configur

6Umbilical ConnectorUsed for umbilical communication. The RS232 or RS485 interface is the same one as is available on the multi-functionconnector.Bul

7Firewire to AMP Connector Communication AdapterUsed to convert the AMP connector to a IEEE1394 standard 6 pin connectorFunction IEEE1394 6-pin cable

8RS-485/RS-232 Converter Communication Adapter9-Pin AMP connector to RS-485/RS-232 Converter. This converter allows for the use of a standard RS-232c

9Y-Splitter Adapter2 (power/data) 9-pin AMP male to 1 9-pin AMP female. The Y-Splitter allows for the use external power and acommunication link (IE