User's Manual

Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Your notebook computer can’t access a SmartMedia storage
card.
◗ If you’re using an IBM Thinkpad,
®
you need to adjust
the configuration of your PCMCIA port. Change the
Global Settings to Auto. For more information, contact
the manufacturer of your notebook computer.
Solving Picture Problems
If you’re not satisfied with some of the pictures you get from
the PhotoPC 550, you may need to adjust some of the
camera settings. Read the suggestions below.
Your pictures display poor image quality on the screen or
when you print them out.
◗ PhotoPC 550 captures images in 24-bit color
(16.7 million colors). Your pictures will not display
maximum image quality if your monitor or computer’s
video controller doesn’t support this color depth. You
may need to upgrade your system to achieve the best
possible image quality.
◗ If your pictures look better on the screen than when you
print them out, you may need to upgrade your printer.
EPSON Stylus
®
color ink jet printers, for example,
provide excellent image quality.
◗ If you used drag and drop to insert your pictures, they
may appear grainy. Try importing them into your
documents instead.
The colors in your picture don’t look right.
◗ When you take pictures under certain artificial lighting
conditions, the colors may be slightly distorted. You can
use your Image Expert software to adjust the colors, as
described in Chapter 7.
Your picture is blurry or out of focus.
◗ Make sure your subject is within the camera’s range. You
should be at least 2 feet (61 cm) away for most pictures.
You can take a picture as close as 4 inches (10.2 cm) in
macro mode.
◗ Make sure you press the shutter button halfway down to
lock the focus and then press down completely to take
the picture.
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