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A B User’ s Guid e frontmat.fm Page i Monday, October 6, 1997 11:47 A M.
ii IMPORTANT NOT ICE DIS CLA IMER OF W ARRAN TY Epson America makes no repr esentation s or w arranti es, eithe r ex press or impl ied , by o r wi th r e spec t to an yth in g in th is man ual, an d s.
A B FCC CO MPLIANCE ST ATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USE RS This e quip ment ha s be en tes ted and fo und t o co mply w ith th e limi ts f or a class B digi tal dev ice, pursua nt to P art 15 o f the FCC R ules. These limi ts a re designe d to provide rea sonabl e prot ection agains t harmf ul int erference i n a re sid ent ial ins tal l a tio n.
iii A B Cont ents Introduct ion Pho toPC 550 Featu res 2 Op tiona l A cces s ories 2 System R eq uirem en ts 3 Wher e To G et Help 3 Softw are Sup por t 4 Registration 4 Safe ty Instr uc tio ns 4 1 Ge.
iv Usin g Macro M ode to T ake Clos e-ups 2-7 T aking P ict ures in Low L igh t Cond iti ons 2-8 Takin g P ictur es Wi th the Sel f T ime r 2-9 Usin g a Tr ipo d 2-9 E ra sing Pi ctur es 2- 10 3 Getti.
v A B 6 Editing Images Vie wing a nd Se l ectin g 6-2 Applying Quick Fix 6-2 Corre cting 6 -3 Cropping 6-4 Resizing and Changing Resolution 6-5 Rotating 6-6 Flipping 6-7 Applying Special Effects 6-7 C.
In tro duc ti on 1 A B Introduction our n ew E PSO N PhotoPC ™ 550 is a hi gh-quality, Y easy- to-use digit a l cam era. Pho t oPC 550 ca ptures brilliant pictures in 24-bit co lor at true VGA resolu tion (640 × 48 0 pixels).
2 In tr oduction Phot o PC 5 50 Fe atur e s PhotoP C 550 c o mes with eve rything you ne e d t o capt ure digita l ima ges a nd incl ud es the follow ing : ◗ Resolu tions up t o 640 × 480 pixels .
In tro duc ti on 3 A B Syst em Re quir eme nts To transf er pic tures and soun ds to you r comp ute r and ed it them, m ake sur e your sys tem mee ts these mi nimu m requ ire men ts : ◗ IB M -compa tible PC with 48 6/66 or higher pro cessor ◗ Mi cro sof t Windows 9 5, Window s 3.
4 In tro duc tio n EPS ON also pr ovid es te ch nic al sup port a nd in form a tion o n the in stall ation, c on figu rati on, and oper ation of EP SON produc ts. Dia l (800 ) 922-891 1 , (31 0) 78 2-2600 (U .S.), or (905) 709-9475 (Canad a), 6 A.M. to 6 P.
In tro duc ti on 5 A B ◗ To red uc e th e risk of elec tr ic shoc k, do n o t re move the ca me ra’s co ver o r open a ny of the c ompar tme nts ex cep t a s in stru cte d in t his User’s Guide . ◗ To pre ven t fir e or elec tr ic shoc k, do n ot in sert ob ject s into a ny op enin g s in th e cam era .
6 In tr oduction ◗ Adjust onl y thos e contro ls that are c overed b y the opera ting instr uc tion s. ◗ Do n ot attem pt t o ser vic e th e ca m era y ou rs elf.
Ge ttin g Sta rted 1-1 A B 1 Getting Sta rted his cha pter h elps y ou ge t read y to u s e y our new T PhotoPC 550. I t covers th e follo wing: ◗ Un packing you r Ph otoPC 5 50 ◗ Ide n tify ing c.
1- 2 G ett i ng S ta r ted Identif ying Came ra Pa rts EPSON AMERICA, INC. Documentation Department 207 70 Madrona A venue, Torr ance, CA 90503 (31 0) 782-0 770 TITLE DATE DRAWN BY ONOFF-2.
Ge ttin g Sta rted 1-3 A B Us ing Ba tte ries Th e inst ru ction s in t he fol low ing sectio n s tell you how to ins tall a nd h andle bat teries . Installing Bat t erie s Bef ore yo u ins tal l th e ba tte ries, make su re th e cam er a is turn ed of f (th e le ns co ve r is cl os ed, s ee “T urn ing th e Camer a On a nd Off” on pa ge 2-2).
1- 4 Gett ing S tart ed 3 Inse rt all thre e b at terie s in to th e co mpa rt me nt, positioni ng th e + an d - ends as sh own below : 4 Cl ose the ba tte ry cov er and s lide it t o th e righ t unt il it snaps into p lac e.
Ge ttin g Sta rted 1-5 A B ◗ Repla ce all th re e batte rie s at th e same t ime . ◗ If you use rec har geab le N iCd ba tteri es, re pl ace t hem wi th th ree fu lly c ha rged b atter ies .
1- 6 G ett i ng S ta r ted WARN ING Use only the adapte r design ed for th e Photo P C 550. Usi ng any othe r adapte r may cause fire, el ectrical shock, o r injury. Do n ot alter the plug on the power c able, an d do not use the adap ter for a ny othe r purpos e than p owerin g your Photo PC 550 .
Ge ttin g Sta rted 1-7 A B At tachi ng the Ha nd Strap To at tach th e h and s tra p, lo op th e str ap aro u nd th e ho l der on the bot tom of th e cam era a s show n be low. You m ay n eed to u se th e po in t of p ap er cl ip or si mi la r obj e ct to p u sh t he st rap throug h the h olde r.
1- 8 G ett i ng S ta r ted Inst alling for Windows 95 o r Wi ndow s NT 4.0 F ol low the se st eps : 1 Insert the CD-R OM in y our drive. The instal l prog ram sta rt s au to ma tic all y. If it doe s n’t start automatically, double-click My Computer .
Ge ttin g Sta rted 1-9 A B Mak ing Softwa r e Inst allation Diskettes If you don’t have a CD-R OM dr ive on your compu ter, you can cr eate I m age E xp ert ins tal la tion d isket te s fr om the CD-ROM using another compu ter that has a CD-RO M drive.
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Taking Pict ures 2- 1 A B 2 Taki ng Pi ctu res ak ing p i cture s with P ho toP C 550 i s simi la r to T usin g a t raditi onal “p o int and shoo t ” ca mera .
2- 2 T aking Pic tures Turnin g the Camer a On an d Of f Be fore y ou can take picture s with Ph otoPC 550, you ne e d to turn on th e c am era a nd chec k th e di sp lay pane l. I t’s im porta nt to be awar e of th e cam era’s power -savi ng f eatu res a nd th e st at us of you r ba tter ies.
Taking Pict ures 2- 3 A B Ch ecking the Batt er y Before you take pi ctures, check the batte ry icon on the cont rol pan el. T he icon sh ows how mu ch bat tery pow er you have le ft, in the fo llowing stages.
2- 4 Taking Pictures Settin g Ima ge Qu ali ty Pho toPC 550 ha s three imag e quality (r esoluti on) sett ings: Standard, High, and Su per High. Pres s th e ima g e qu al ity bu tto n on top of t he ca me ra to c ycle from o ne set ting to the oth er.
Taking Pict ures 2- 5 A B T aki ng a Pic ture Foll ow th ese ste p s to t ak e a pi ctur e: 1 Make s ure you are at least 23.6 inche s (60 cm) aw ay fr om y ou r sub j ec t. 2 T u r n th e ca mera on and wait unti l the st atus lig ht t urns green . NOT E Remem ber that the cam era sh uts off a utomatical l y after 60 seco nds.
2- 6 T aking Pic tures 5 Pres s the shu tte r b ut ton th e r est of th e wa y do wn to ta ke the p ictu re. Hold the camera still u ntil it beeps and the s tatus ligh t starts flash ing red. Th e flash ing red ligh t indi cates that the ca me ra ha s capt ur ed the ima ge and is proce ssing it.
Taking Pict ures 2- 7 A B 2 Hold th e camera 4 to 6 inc h es (10.2 t o 15.2 cm) a way and s pea k into th e mic rop ho ne. Y ou can recor d a messag e up to six seco nds lon g. When the r ecord ing tim e is u p, th e came ra beep s tw ice. Af ter you r ecor d yo ur m e ss age, the pi ctur e cou nter dec reas es by on e.
2- 8 T aking Pic tures 3 The m acro ico n appe ars on t he displ ay pa nel. 4 Cent er th e i ma ge in the view fin der a nd pr ess th e shut te r butt on to cap tu re it.
Taking Pict ures 2- 9 A B Takin g Pi ctures W it h th e Se lf Time r Setting the ti mer a dds ab out a 10 -se cond d elay be twee n the tim e you p ress th e shu tter b u tto n and t he time the pic ture is taken. This allows you to take a picture of you rself.
2- 10 Taking Pictures 2 Find the openi ng for the tr ipod scr ew on th e bottom of your ca me ra. Care fu l ly p lac e th e cam er a o n the tr ipod . Screw t he cam er a on unti l it is f irm ly in pla ce . 3 Adjust th e trip od to v iew you r subjec t as desi red.
Get ting P ic tures Int o Yo ur Comp uter 3-1 A B 3 Getti ng Pictures Into Your Compu ter hen you’re finis hed taking pictures, you can connect W the came ra t o y o ur compu ter an d downl oad t he im ages . If you ’re using W indo ws 95 or W indo w s NT 4.
3- 2 G etting Pictures Into Your Computer C onnecti ng the Ca mera Not e the fo llowing be fore you sta r t: ◗ If y ou ha v e th e o ptio nal A C ad apt e r, yo u c a n c on se rv e b atte ry li fe by us ing i t whe n y ou co nnect the camera to your co mpu ter .
Get ting P ic tures Int o Yo ur Comp uter 3-3 A B 4 Op en th e co nn ect or co ve r on the s ide o f the c am era . 5 Insert th e ot her en d of t he ca ble into t he ca me ra’s se ria l port. 6 Turn on th e ca mera and you r compu ter. The co nnect icon a ppe ars on the di splay pane l.
3- 4 Get ting Pictures Into Your Computer Firs t y ou nee d to conn e ct the ca me ra to yo ur com p uter as descri bed in the p rev ious se ct ion. T hen follow thes e ste ps: 1 Doub le- c lick t he ca me ra ico n on th e ri gh t end o f you r Windows 95 Taskbar.
Get ting P ic tures Int o Yo ur Comp uter 3-5 A B NO TE Drag ging an d droppi ng an image with th e Camio Viewe r work s only wi th OLE 2.0 -compli ant appl ications running unde r Windo w s 95 and Wi ndow s NT 4.0 . You cannot d rag and drop so und into your do cumen t.
3- 6 G etting Pictures Into Your Computer 3 Clic k th e pic ture yo u w an t to use. W ith out rele asi ng th e mouse but ton, drag the pictur e to your docum ent. When yo ur poin ter i s ov er th e loca t ion w here you w an t the p ictu re to appea r, r elea se the mou se b utton.
Get ting P ic tures Int o Yo ur Comp uter 3-7 A B 2 Click on any of the topics for an anim ated demonst ration of what you c an do wi th Photo PC 550 and Im ag e E xp er t. To skip the t our a nd do wnloa d your pi ctures a nd sou nd, clic k Cl os e .
3- 8 G etting Pictures Into Your Computer You se e a Sel ect A lbu m w indo w lik e th e fol low ing: I m age Exp ert wil l au tom atical ly cre ate an al bum (f olde r) for yo u r pi cture s w ith th e cur rent da te a s its nam e. Y ou can type your own name f or the a lbum if you want , or ch oose an exi stin g alb um .
Get ting P ic tures Int o Yo ur Comp uter 3-9 A B 7 If you want to make room f or more pictures in you r cam era , cl ic k Ye s . Your pictures ar e displayed in an album of thumbn ails. You can dou ble- clic k an im a ge to op en it in I m age E xp ert.
3- 10 Getting Pictures Into Your Co mputer 5 Selec t anot her port if nec essar y. In m ost cases, it is best to lea ve t he Po rt settin g at Auto bec au se Ima g e Exp ert ca n dete ct t he ca mera con nect ion aut oma tic ally.
G ett in g P ic tur es I nto Y o ur Co m p ut er 3-11 A B 4 From the File menu, cho ose Impo rt , then TWAIN_ 32 (or Ac qu ir e , then TW A I N_32 A cquir e ) . 5 The Ph ot o PC 550 Tw ain Drive r wind ow appears, with “thu mbn ail” im ages o f yo ur pict ur es, as sh ow n bel ow.
3- 12 Getting Pictures Into Your Co mputer Foll ow thes e ste ps to f ix y o ur ca mer a conn e cti on: 1 Mak e s ure the ca m era is t urn ed on an d h as no t sh ut off a u t omati cal ly. I f it has , tur n it o ff a nd th en b ack o n agai n by closing an d openi n g the len s cover .
Getting Pic t ures Into Y our Documents 4-1 A B 4 Getti ng Pictures Into Your Do cument s hotoPC 55 0 provides se ve ral me t hods for getting P yo ur p ict ures int o pr esen tat ion s, lett er s, an d othe r proj e cts . You can drag and drop a pictur e from an Imag e Expe rt a lbu m i nto a do cument or pres entat ion .
4-2 Getting Pictures Into Your Documents NO TE Altho ugh most o f the ins truction s and il lustrations i n this ch apter appl y to Window s 95, yo u can fo llow the same steps on a di fferent ver sion of Win dows.
Getting Pic t ures Into Y our Documents 4-3 A B 4 Start you r wor d proc essor or other app licatio n. 5 Op en th e doc um ent wher e you want to u se th e pi ct ure. You sh o uld ha ve b oth th e Ima g e Exp e rt al bum an d th e docume nt displ ayed on yo ur scr een, as sho wn: 6 Clic k th e imag e you w ant .
4-4 Getting Pictures Into Your Documents 3 Selec t the poin t wh ere you w ant to pla ce your pic ture . 4 Selec t Pic ture fr o m the In se rt me nu. (In some appli catio ns you may need to se lect a differ ent comman d, such as Im port Pictu re , which is usually in the File menu.
Getting Pic t ures Into Y our Documents 4-5 A B Ge tting Ima ges With Copy an d Paste Yo u ca n use this metho d to plac e a pic tur e in j us t a bout any type of docu me n t or p roj ect. Fo llow t he se st eps : 1 O pen your pi ctur e in I m ag e Exp ert .
4-6 Getting Pictures Into Your Documents 5 Se lec t the fi le type from the p ull -do wn menu . Yo u c an choose any of the fol lowing form ats: ◗ JPEG ◗ Bitmap (BMP) ◗ TIF F ◗ Tar g a ( T GA ) ◗ PC Paintbrush (PCX) 6 Click Sav e . intodocs.
Wo rking With Pictures and So unds in Albums 5- 1 A B 5 Working Wi th Pictures and Sounds in Albums ou can use Image Exper t albums to or ganize your Y pictu res and disp lay or print them in various ways. You can also copy an album t o diskett e, and use your own pictures a s you r screen sa ver or de sktop w allpaper .
5- 2 Wo rking With Pictures and Sou nds in Albums Us ing Albu ms Imag e Ex pert alb ums pr ovide a co nven ient way to acces s and view you r pi ctu re s. Here are some of the th ings yo u can do with albums: ◗ Use the Edit menu to rename or delete an album.
Wo rking With Pictures and So unds in Albums 5- 3 A B 2 Select the image or images you wa nt to move or copy. Hold down the Ctr l or Sh ift ke y to select multiple image s. 3 To cop y ima ges, clic k insid e one of the selec ted image s and hold do w n the mou se but ton .
5- 4 W orking With Pictures and Sound s in Albums 3 Clic k the Camera Se tting s t ab to di splay inf orma tion like t he following: NO TE I f you ar e viewin g an image from an other ap plic ation, th e cam era sett ings tab may no t be ava ilabl e. 4 Clic k anot he r imag e to vie w its in form at ion, or close the Prop erties b o x.
Wo rking With Pictures and So unds in Albums 5- 5 A B 3 Se t an y of the foll owing o ptio ns and clic k OK : ◗ Click Actual Size to keep y our pic tu re the sam e size or cl ick Fit to Pa g e to st re tc h yo ur p ict ur e to fi ll the page. NO TE I f you click F it to P age, yo ur pict ure los es det ail because it is bei ng enl arged.
5- 6 Wo rking With Pictures and Sou nds in Albums 3 Se t an y of the foll owing o ptio ns and clic k OK : ◗ Choose Print Contact Sheet or Print I mages . For a C on tac t Shee t, Ima ge Expe rt p rint s you r pi ctu res at thumbnail s ize a nd fits as many a s possibl e o n th e page.
Wo rking With Pictures and So unds in Albums 5- 7 A B Follow th ese ste ps to s ee a sou nd wave o f your audio c lip: 1 Selec t an imag e th at has a n au dio clip. 2 Clic k th e Au dio Ed it b u tton , or choose Edit fr om the A udio menu. The s ound wave win d ow op e ns.
5- 8 Wo rking With Pictures and Sou nds in Albums To ch ang e th e pl ay ba ck or re cor din g vol um e, ri ght c li ck t he sound icon . The Au dio Pr ope rties d ialog box open s: Move the slide rs l eft or righ t to ch ange t he vo lume. NO TE The P referred device is set by you r system.
Wo rking With Pictures and So unds in Albums 5- 9 A B 3 Clic k your mo use a nd dra g the c urs or over the sec tio n you w an t to cut o r co p y. T he s elect ed s ect ion is hi ghli ghte d. 4 Selec t Cut or Copy f rom th e Ed it m enu. 5 Selec t t he i mage th at you w a nt t o at tac h th e a ud io to and p aste in t he s elect ed au dio c lip.
5- 10 Worki ng With Pictures and Sounds in Albums 3 Selec t the opti on you wa nt: ◗ To add sou nd to an imag e that do esn’t ha ve soun d or to r epla ce th e curr ent soun d, c hoose Record New . ◗ T o a dd a dditi onal s ou nd to an exi sting audio clip , choose Record Additio n al .
Working With Pictures an d Sounds in Albums 5-11 A B Display ing Al bums a s Slid e S hows Whe n you displa y an album as a slide show, you c an have it play au to ma ti cal ly with v ario u s tr ansi tio n effe ct s be tw een image s. Fo llow t hes e step s: 1 Open your albu m.
5- 12 Worki ng With Pictures and Sounds in Albums 5 Se t an y of the foll owing o ptio ns and clic k OK : ◗ To str etc h y our pic tur es ac ross the w hole s cr een, clic k Fit to Screen . ◗ To ch ang e th e d ispl ay per iod f or each pi ctur e, chan ge th e nu mb er in th e Second s Between Pictu res bo x .
Working With Pictures an d Sounds in Albums 5-13 A B 4 Selec t Save to Floppy f rom th e File m enu. Y ou se e t he fo llowing dialog b o x: 5 Make sur e you r disket te dr ive ap pear s in t he Copy ima g es to : box. 6 If you w ant to inc lude a slid e show playe r to v iew t he pictures, make sur e Include Slide Show Player is check e d.
5- 14 W orking With Pictures and Sounds in Albums Using an A lbu m as a Scr ee n Sa ver It’s easy to make y our own screen s aver with your favo rite pictur es. T his op tion is a va ilabl e on ly if yo u are using Window s 95 or Win dows N T. Fol low th ese steps : 1 Op en th e albu m you want to u se.
Working With Pictures an d Sounds in Albums 5-15 A B 4 If you w ant the ima ge to be stretc h ed across t he wh ole screen, click Resize to fi t screen . 5 Click Yes . (If you chang e your mi nd, click Remove Wallpap er .) Yo u c a n mi nimi z e Ima ge Exp e rt t o s ee you r ne w wallpaper.
5- 16 Worki ng With Pictures and Sounds in Albums 4 Click OK . Y our e-m ail a pplic ation o pens, a nd th e im ages you s elect ed appe ar as attac hments. 5 Type th e e -ma il addre ss w here y ou’r e sen ding th e pict ure( s). Yo u can a lso ty pe in a sub ject h ea din g an d mess age if you want .
Edit i n g Images 6-1 A B 6 E di ting Images ou ca n edit your im ages t o enh anc e their a ppeara nc e; Y cro p, r ota te , and re si ze the m ; or cr eate s p ecial e ffec ts.
6- 2 E diting I mages Viewin g and Sele cti ng When you r ima ge is displ ayed in an a lbu m, you can ro ta te it or do a quic k fix. Howeve r, to use any oth e r edi ting featu res, you nee d to ope n the im ag e by doub le-c lick in g it or sel ectin g O p en I mag e from the File menu.
Edit i n g Images 6-3 A B C orrecti ng To fi ne-tu ne a n ima ge , clic k th e Corr ect ions t ool or choose C o rrecti ons fr om t h e Im age me nu. Yo u se e a dia log box l i ke the fo llowing: Cli.
6- 4 Ed iting Im ages The pr evie w wi ndow show s you r imag e wit h the o rig inal view on the l eft an d the c or recte d im age on the right . If you want t o adjus t th e div ision be tw een t he ori gina l and edit ed image , cl ick and drag t he trian gl e bel ow t he i ma ge.
Edit i n g Images 6-5 A B R e si zing and Ch angi ng Resolut ion You can re size yo ur imag e in tw o wa ys: c hang ing th e pr inte d size, or changing the image size in pixels. You can also chang e th e resol u tio n or im age q ual ity. Choose Resize from the Image menu.
6- 6 E diting I mages R otating Yo u ca n cli ck the R ota te t ool to qui ckly rotat e a p ictur e to the right. (If you r otate an im age di s pla yed i n an a lbum, you can’ t un do it.
Edit i n g Images 6-7 A B Fl ippin g You c an rever se yo ur ima ge b y selec ting Flip Ho ri zo n ta l from t he Im age m enu. T h is is usef ul f or prin tin g iron- on transfer s.
6- 8 E diting I mages The pr evie w wi ndow show s you r imag e wit h the o rig inal view on th e left a nd t he d isto rted im a ge on the rig h t. If yo u want t o a djust th e di vision b e tween the ori gina l and filt ered image , cl ick and drag t he trian gl e bel ow t he i ma ge.
Man aging the Came ra From the Co mputer 7- 1 A B 7 Managing the Camera From the Computer he n th e cam era is c on nec te d to y our com put er , you W c an ta ke p ict ures wit h a l ive p rev iew on your com put er scr een t o he lp you f ram e each sh ot.
7- 2 Managing the Camera From the Co mputer 3 Turn on bo th your came ra and your co mputer system. 4 St art Imag e Exp e rt as desc ribed on pag e 3-6.
Man aging the Came ra From the Co mputer 7- 3 A B NO TE Whe n the ca m era i s connec ted to y our com puter, y ou can’t use the shut ter or co ntrol bu ttons on the camer a. You must oper ate thes e featur es throu gh your compu ter. The only fea ture you can con trol thro ugh the camera is mac ro mode .
7- 4 Managing the Camera From the Com puter Set ting the Shu t ter Sp eed Most of the time, Ph otoPC 550 adj us ts the shutter speed automatically. Howe ver, when you take pictures from your com puter , you c an adju st t he speed ma nually. T h is lets you us e spe cia l ligh ting ef fe cts an d e ven t ake “s top-a ct ion” pictur es.
Man aging the Came ra From the Co mputer 7- 5 A B 4 Click t he Camera Setup b u tto n to d ispl ay the C ame ra Setup di alog box: ◗ Enter a new Camera ID if you want to change the default. This might be useful if you have mo re than one camera and you want to be able to have its ID rec orded in your pi ctur e da ta.
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Us ing Sm art Media C a r ds 8- 1 A B 8 Using Smar tMedia Cards ou ca n use 3.3V SSF DC or S mart Media remo vab le Y storag e cards (2 MB a nd up) to in crease the sto rage capacity of your Ph otoPC 550 ca mera. Th ey are ea sy to install and r emov e, and you can ea sily downl oad t he image s to yo ur com put er.
8- 2 Us in g Sma rt M e d ia C ard s Insta lling a St ora ge C ard Before you star t, make sure th e camera is turned off . Then follow thes e ste ps: 1 Open the st orage card slot c over on th e sid e of the cam er a. 2 In ser t the ca rd all th e way in to t he s tor age c a rd sl ot.
Us ing Sm art Media C a r ds 8- 3 A B NO TE Whe n a sto rage ca rd i s install ed, you may n otice a delay b etween t he time you press t he shutt er butto n and w hen the camera beeps. T o a void blu r ring, hol d the ca mera still un til it beeps. Rem ovin g a Stor age Card Mak e s ure th e ca m era is t ur ned off .
8- 4 Us ing Sm artM edia C ards Us ing a PCMC IA Adapt er To use the PCMCIA a dapter, your com puter must have a PCM CI A sl ot . Re fer to th e in st ru ctio ns th at cam e w ith y our adapt er or fo.
Us ing Sm art Media C a r ds 8- 5 A B T ransfer ring Pict ur es On ce t he adap ter and ca rd ar e inst alled in your compute r’s PCMCIA slo t, you can transfer pictures by simply copyi ng them t o you r har d driv e. Th is is t he faste st w ay to g et pictur es int o you r comp ute r.
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Mainte na n ce and Trou b les hooting 9-1 A B 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting our Phot oPC 550 camer a is easy to t ake care of, and Y any pro blems yo u may h ave ar e easy to solv e.
9- 2 Maintenance and Troubl eshooting ◗ Avoid s udde n tem per atur e cha nge s, w hich c an ca use mois ture to con den se on the ca mera . Keep th e cam era in a case or bag if you need to move i t from a cold env iro nmen t to a w a rm one.
Mainte na n ce and Trou b les hooting 9-3 A B ◗ The ca mera may b e conn ecte d to you r comp ute r. When it’s conne ct ed, you can ’t us e any of th e con trol s on t he camer a itse l f. See C ha pte r 7 f or i nstr uct ions on ta kin g pictur es fro m you r comp ute r.
9- 4 Maintenance a nd Trouble shooti ng You are u nable to drag and d rop pic ture s int o a d oc umen t. ◗ I f you’ re u sing Win dows 3. 1, th is m eth od of g ett ing pictures in to you r docu ments ma y not be reliable. Tr y inser ting , imp ort ing o r usin g cop y an d past e.
Mainte na n ce and Trou b les hooting 9-5 A B Your no teboo k compu ter c an’t access a Sm artM edia sto rage car d. ◗ If you’re using an IBM Thinkp ad, ® you ne ed to adjust the co nfig ur ation o f yo ur P CM CIA po rt . Ch ang e the Glob a l Set ting s to Aut o.
9- 6 Maintenance and Troubl eshooting ◗ Make sur e you hold t he ca mera stea dy and yo ur sub ject isn’ t moving. ◗ I n low l igh ting cond iti on s, tr y usi ng a t ripod to ho ld th e camer a stea dy .
Mainte na n ce and Trou b les hooting 9-7 A B Your p ictu res don’t l ook as go od as they use d to. ◗ Your c amera’ s lens may be d irty or dus ty. Try clea ning it by fol low ing the in st ruct ion s on p ag e 9-1 . The a rea cap tured in the picture is dif ferent f rom what you saw in the viewfinder.
9- 8 Maintenance and Troubl eshooting main trb.fm Page 8 Friday, October 10, 199 7 2:43 PM.
Specifi ca ti ons A-1 A B A Spe cifications Ca m er a Ph ysi ca l D ime ns io ns Saf ety Specif ications Power Technical Wi dth 4. 2 in ( 106 .5 mm) Hei g ht 2.6 i n (66.8 mm) Dept h 1.5 i n (37.2 mm) Weig h t 5.4 oz (153 g) , with o ut bat teries Confo rms to FCC sp ecifica tions.
A-2 Spe cificatio ns E nv ironm ental Phot ograp hic DPI 144 pixe l s per inch Bi t depth 16 mil lion colors, 24- bit CCD 1/3 inch progres sive scan 64 0 × 480 pixels Se rial interface 2.
Specifi ca ti ons A-3 A B Mic rop hone Optio nal A C A d ap ter Ph ysi ca l D ime ns io ns Tech nical Fre quency respons e 200Hz to 2.3H z at - 30DB 400Hz to 1.3H z at - 20DB Wi dth 1. 97 inches ( 50 m m) Hei ght 1.18 inches (30 mm) 1.85 inch e s (47 mm) includ ing pin s Dept h 3.
A-4 Specifica tions specs.fm Page 4 M onday, October 6, 1997 2:16 PM.
Index 1 A B Index A AC ad apter, 2, 1-5 to 1-6, 2-3, 3-2, A-3 Acce ssories, 2, 8- 1 t o 8-5 Acquiring ph otos, TWA IN program s, 3-10 to 3-11 Adjusting came ra setting s, 2-4 , 7-4 t o 7-5 Albums co p.
2 Index CD-ROM , installing software, 1-7 to 1-9 Cleaning c amera, 9-1 Cl ose- up pi ctur es, 2- 7 Color co rrecting , 6-3 to 6 -4 Color dep th , 6-8 Co mpu Ser ve, 3 Co m pu ter, conn ectin g c am er.
Index 3 A B Files conve r ting, 4-5 to 4-6 JPEG, 4-3, 4-5 to 4-6 res izi ng, 6 -5 type , 4-6 view ing info rm ation , 5- 3 to 5 -4 Fisheye ef fect , 6-7 Flippi n g imag es, 6- 7 Flo pp y di sk adapt e.
4 Index Ins t a ll in g batter ies, 1- 3 to 1-4 soft ware, 1-7 to 1- 9 Int e r n et, 3 Inver t effect, 6-7 Inve rti ng im ag es, 6- 7 to 6-8 J JPEG fi les, 4-3, 4-5 to 4-6 L Low ligh t co ndit ions , .
Index 5 A B Picture s capturing from computer, 7 -1 to 7-3 close -up, 2 -7 colo r co rr ect in g, 6-3 t o 6 -4 co lor d epth, changi ng, 6-8 co py ing t o di s ket te, 5-12 to 5-13 correcting, 6-2 t o.
6 Index Resolution, changing, 6-5 Ripp les effe ct, 6 -7 Rotating pictures, 6-6 S Safe ty inst ru ction s, 4 to 6 Safe ty spe cifica tio ns, A- 1 Sav e to F lo ppy op ti on, 5-13 Se lf Timer, 2- 9, 7-.
Index 7 A B Targa (TGA ) f iles, 4-6 Te ch nica l s up po r t, 3 t o 4 TIFF file s, 4-6 Ti mer , se e Sel f T ime r Tr ipo d , 2 - 9 Trou blesho oting, 9-2 to 9-7 Tu rni n g cam e ra o n a nd of f, 2-.
A B EPSO N AMERI CA, IN C. LIMI TED WARRANTY What is Covered: Epson Am eric a, I nc. (“ Ep son” ) warr an ts t o the first end- use r cust ome r of t he p rodu ct en clo se d with t hi s li mited .
A B EPSO N AMERI CA, IN C. LIMI TED WARRANTY What is Covered: Epson Am eric a, I nc. (“ Ep son” ) warr an ts t o the first end- use r cust ome r of t he p rodu ct en clo se d with t hi s li mited .
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