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DIY High-Speed Book Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras

Step 76SETUP AND OPERATION BABY

SETUP AND OPERATION BABY
You need to put the cameras in Manual Mode by switching the Mode Dial to "'M'".

Set the aperture to F8.

Set the shutter to 1/50 of a second or faster.

Set the White Balance to "Tungsten".

Set the Quality to Superfine and the Resolution to Large.

Your cameras are ready. If you keep them in "M" mode they will retain these settings.
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Jun 4, 2009. 6:56 PMAutumnJazz says:
1/50 and f/8 won't always result in the same exposure if different lighting is used, or if the book is really glossy.

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