User's Guide Digital Camera ePhoto CL18

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e P ho t o C L 1 8 U s e r’ s G uide abc
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Trademarks A g f a a n d t h e A g f a r h o m b u s a r e t r a d e m a r k s o f A g f a - Ge v a e r t A G. e P h o t o C L 1 8 , A GF A n e t a n d P h o t o Ge n i e a r e r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k s o f A g f a Ge v a e r t N . V . C o r e l i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r ad e m ar k an d C o r e l P r i n t O f f i c e 2 0 0 0 , C o r e l P h o t o H o u s e an d C o r e l P r i n t O f f i c e ar e t r ad e m ar k s o f C o r e l C o r p o r at i o n .
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T h e l i m i t s f o r a C l as s B d i g i t al d e v i c e , p u r s u an t t o P ar t 1 5 o f t h e F C C R u l e s , ar e d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e r e as o n ab l e p r o t e c t i o n ag ai n s t h ar m f u l i n t e r f e r e n c e i n a r e s i d e n t i al i n s t al l at i o n .
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Warranty A g f a w ar r an t s t h i s p r o d u c t t o b e f r e e f r o m d e f e c t s o f m at e r i al an d w o r k m an s h i p f o r o n e ( 1 ) y e ar f r o m t h e d at e o f p u r c h as e . D u r i n g t h e w ar r an t y p e r i o d , A g f a w i l l r e p ai r o r r e p l ac e , at i t s o p t i o n , t h e p r o d u c t at n o c h ar g e t o t h e c u s t o m e r .
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Safety Information n T o r e d u c e t h e r i s k o f e l e c t r i c s h o c k , d o n o t e x p o s e t h e c am e r a t o r ai n o r m o i s t u r e an d d o n o t d i s as s e m b l e t h e c am e r a. R e f e r al l s e r v i c i n g t o q u al i f i e d s e rv ic e p e rs o n n e l. n A v o i d u s i n g t h e c am e r a i n e x c e s s i v e l y c o l d o r w ar m c o n d i t i o n s . A l l o w t h e c am e r a t o ad ap t t o s u d d e n c h an g e s o f t e m p e r at u r e .
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n T o c l e an t h e c am e r a l e n s o r L C D , b l o w aw ay an y s u r f ac e d u s t o r d i r t . T h e n b r e at h e o n t h e s u r f ac e t o f o r m a m i s t an d g e n t l y w i p e i t w i t h a s o f t , l i n t - f r e e c l o t h o r l e n s c l e an i n g t i s s u e . n T o av o i d s c r at c h i n g t h e l e n s , u s e a g e n t l e , c i r c u l ar m o t i o n w h e n w i p i n g .
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Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 C h a p t e r 1 : G e t t i n g t o K n o w y o u r C a m e r a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 T a k i n g a C l o s e r L o o k ..........................................................................................................
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Introduction T h e A g f a e P h o t o C L 1 8 d i g i t al c am e r a c an h an d l e s t i l l i m ag e s as w e l l as v i d e o i m ag e s . T h e f o l l o w i n g t ab l e s g i v e y o u an o v e r v i e w o f i t s ap p l i c at i o n s : S t ill imag e s V id e o Ima g e s o v e r U S B R e c o rd in g s t ill ima g e s ( p . 1 4 ) V id e o c o n f e re n c in g ( p .
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Chapter 1: Getting to Know your Camera Taking a Closer Look 1. S hutte r Button T o r e c o r d an i m ag e i n R e c o r d m o d e o r t o d e l e t e an i m ag e i n P l ay m o d e . 2. T ime r In d ic a t o r / L ig h t S e n s o r A b l i n k i n g r e d l i g h t i n d i c at e s t h at t h e s e l f t i m e r i s ac t i v at e d . 3. B u ilt - in F lash T o l i g h t d ar k s c e n e s . 4. Lens f = 5 0 c m (2 0 in c h ) t o in f in it y 5.
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1. T rip o d M o u n t T o m o u n t t h e c am e r a o n a t r i p o d o r c r ad l e . 2. V id e o P o rt T o c o n n e c t y o u r c am e r a w i t h a v i d e o c ab l e t o t h e v i d e o p o r t o f y o u r t e le visio n se t o r V CR. 3. U S B P o rt ( ) T o c o n n e c t y o u r c am e r a w i t h a U S B c ab l e t o y o u r c o m p u t e r t o d o w n l o ad s t i l l i m ag e s an d c ap t u r e v i d e o i m ag e s . 4.
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5. Q u alit y / N e xt B u t t o n T o s e t t h e q u al i t y o f t h e i m ag e ( i n R e c o r d m o d e ) . T o s e l e c t t h e n e x t i m ag e t o d e l e t e o r p r e v i e w ( i n P l ay m o d e ) . 6. Gre e n A c t io n In d ic a t o r A s t e a d y g r e e n l i g h t i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e c a m e r a i s r e a d y .
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Power Sources Yo u r e P h o t o C L 1 8 h a s t w o p o s s i b l e p o w e r s o u r c e s : n b at t e r i e s n US B p o we r Batteries Inserting Batteries Yo u r e P h o t o C L 1 8 c a m e r a c o m e s w i t h 2 A A A l k a l i n e b a t t e r i e s . v N o t e : Yo u c a n a l s o u s e N i M H , N i C d o r L i t h i u m b a t t e r i e s . 1. U n l o c k t h e b at t e r y c o m p ar t m e n t d o o r .
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2. S l i d e t h e d o o r o f t h e b at t e r y c o m p ar t m e n t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e ar r o w . In s e r t 2 a p p r o p r i a t e b a t t e r i e s . S e e t o i t t h a t t h e p o l e - m a r k s o n t h e b a t t e r i e s ( + an d - ) c o r r e s p o n d t o t h o s e o n t h e b at t e r y c o m p ar t m e n t . 3. S l i d e t h e b at t e r y c o m p ar t m e n t d o o r b ac k i n t o p l ac e .
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Battery Care n If y o u a r e n o t g o i n g t o u s e y o u r c a m e r a f o r a n e x t e n d e d p e r i o d o f t i m e , r e m o v e t h e b at t e r i e s t o p r e v e n t l e ak s o r c o r r o s i o n . n B e f o r e r e p l ac i n g t h e b at t e r i e s , s w i t c h t h e c am e r a O F F . n U s e o n l y s i z e A A A l k al i n e , N i M H ( w i t h a m i n i m u m c ap ac i t y o f 1 2 0 0 m A h ) , N i C d o r L i t h i u m b at t e r i e s .
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Switching Off the Camera • P re s s t h e O n / O f f b u t t o n . Yo u h e a r a b e e p , t h e g r e e n a c t i o n i n d i c a t o r a n d d i s p l a y a r e d i m m e d . Status Display T h e D i s p l ay s h o w s t h e c am e r a s e t t i n g s y o u s e l e c t e d b y m e an s o f i c o n s .
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Play Mode • P r e s s t h e R e c o r d / P l ay b u t t o n t o s e l e c t P l ay m o d e ( ). O n t h e D i s p l ay y o u s e e t h e s e q u e n c e n u m b e r o f t h e l as t i m ag e . In P l a y m o d e y o u c a n a l s o d e l e t e i m a g e s . Chapter 2: Recording a Still Image Recording an Image v N o t e : D o n o t f o r g e t t o i n s e r t b a t t e r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d i n In s e r t i n g B a t t e r i e s . 1.
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o D o n o t s w i t c h o f f t h e c a m e r a w h i l e i t i s p r o c e s s i n g a r e c o r d e d i m a g e . If y o u d o s o t h e i m ag e w i l l n o t b e s t o r e d . o C h e c k i n g t h e B at t e r y S t at u s . Wh e n t h e B at t e r y S t at u s i s ‘ N e ar l y e m p t y ’ , r e p l ac e t h e b at t e r i e s . N e ar l y e m p t y b at t e r i e s d i s ab l e t h e f l as h f u n c t i o n .
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O n t h e d i s p l ay y o u s e e t h e i c o n s o f t h e o p t i o n y o u s e t : Ico n O p t io n S t a n d a rd Q u a lit y : S t an d ar d i m ag e q u al i t y — h i g h c o m p r e s s i o n c ap ac i t y : 3 2 i m ag e s H ig h Q u alit y: H i g h i m ag e q u al i t y — l o w c o m p r e s s i o n c ap ac i t y : 1 6 i m ag e s v N o t e : T h e i m ag e q u al i t y s e t t i n g i s s t o r e d w h e n y o u s w i t c h o f f t h e c am e r a. Deleting the Last Image Taken 1.
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Chapter 3: Transferring Images to your PC Installing the Software Needed 1. In s e r t t h e C o r e l ® C D - R O M i n t o t h e C D - R O M d r i v e o f y o u r c o m p u t e r . T h e i n s t al l at i o n s t ar t s au t o m at i c al l y . 2. F o llo w t h e in s t ru c t io n s in t h e s u c c e s s iv e s c re e n s . 3. In s e r t t h e e P h o t o C L 1 8 C o l l e c t i o n C D - R O M i n t o t h e C D - R O M d r i v e o f y o u r c o mp u t e r. 4.
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Transferring Still Images to your PC 1. C h o o s e S t ar t / P r o g r am s / C o r e l P r i n t O f f i c e / C o r e l P h o t o H o u s e t o l au n c h C o re l P h o t o H o u s e . 2. C l i c k t h e L o a d P h o t o s t a b i n t h e Ge t Im a g e s e c t i o n . 3. Clic k t h e S e le c t S o u rc e b u t t o n . T h e S e l e c t S o u r c e w i n d o w ap p e ar s . 4. S e l e c t e P h o t o C L 1 8 an d c l i c k t h e S e l e c t b u t t o n . 5. Clic k t h e P ro c e e d lin k .
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Chapter 4: Displaying Images on your TV Adapting the TV Standard (PAL/NTSC) S e e t o i t t h at t h e s t an d ar d y o u s e e o n t h e d i s p l ay i s c o n f o r m t h e s t an d ar d o f y o u r t e l e v i s i o n s e t ( s e e y o u r t e l e v i s i o n s e t ’ s d o c u m e n t at i o n ) . v N o t e : B y d e f au l t t h e T V s t an d ar d i s s e t t o t h e s t an d ar d o f y o u r r e g i o n . T o ad ap t t h e t y p e o f T V s t an d ar d : 1.
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Deleting a Specific Image 1. P r e s s t h e R e c o r d / P l ay b u t t o n t o s w i t c h t o P l ay m o d e . T h e n u m b e r t h at i s s h o w n o n t h e D i s p l ay c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h t h e l as t i m ag e t ak e n . 2. C o n n e c t y o u r c am e r a t o a T V s e t ( w i t h t h e v i d e o c ab l e ) o r P C . 3. P r e s s t h e N e x t o r t h e P r e v i o u s b u t t o n u n t i l t h e i m ag e y o u w an t t o d e l e t e i s d i s p l ay e d . 4.
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Chapter 5: Using the ePhoto CL18 for Video Applications Videoconferencing with MS NetMeeting Videoconferencing over the Internet T o u s e Ne t Me e t in g ® 3 . 0 o v e r t h e in t e rn e t y o u n e e d a mo d e m f o r in t e rn e t c o n n e c t i o n a n d In t e r n e t E x p l o r e r ® 4 . 0 1 . V i s i t h t t p : / / w w w . n e t m e e t . n e t / b e s t s e r v e r s .
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Capturing Video Images with VideoImpression 1. C o n n e c t t h e e P h o t o C L 1 8 t o y o u r c o m p u t e r w i t h U S B c ab l e . 2. S w i t c h o n t h e c am e r a. 3. C h o o s e S t a r t / P r o g r a m s / A r c S o f t V i d e o / V i d e o Im p r e s s i o n t o l a u n c h V i d e o Im p r e s s i o n ™: 4. C l i c k t h e N e w b u t t o n t o c ap t u r e v i d e o . 5. S e l e c t t h e C ap t u r e V i d e o b u t t o n ( c am e r a i c o n ) . 6.
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting and Support Troubleshooting The camera does not start up n T h e c am e r a i s s w i t c h e d o f f . P r e s s t h e O n / O f f b u t t o n . n T h e c am e r a i s au t o m at i c al l y s w i t c h e d o f f b e c au s e o f o n e m i n u t e o f i n ac t i v i t y . P re s s t h e O n / O f f b u t t o n . n T h e b at t e r i e s ar e t o o w e ak . R e p l ac e t h e m .
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If y o u d o n o t f i n d a n a n s w e r t o y o u r p r o b l e m / q u e s t i o n i n t h e S u p p o r t D o c u m e n t s o r i n t h e S o l u t i o n F i n d e r D at ab as e , c l i c k O n e - t o - O n e S u p p o r t t o o p e n a p e r s o n al c as e . D e s c r i b e y o u r p r o b l e m as ac c u r at e as p o s s i b l e . 4.
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Appendix B: Camera Specifications P arame t e r S p e cif icat io n s Im a g e S e n s o r CMO S s e n s o r 6 4 0 x 4 8 0 p ix e ls L C D D i s p l ay Nu me ric L CD Im a g e R e s o l u t i o n 6 4 0 x 4 8 0 p ixe ls Co lo r 2 4 -b it (millio n s o f c o lo rs ) Me mo ry 2 M b i n t e r n al f l as h m e m o r y Lens 5 0 c m (2 0 in c h ) - in f in it y Wh i t e B al an c e A u t o A u t o m at i c B u i l t - i n F l as h A u t o m at i c , O f f Shutter Speed 1 / 1 0 0 0 0 s e c t o 1