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Altair.book Page ii Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Introduction Y our new EPSON PhotoPC 800 is a high resolution, two megapixel, USB and serial digital camera small enough to fit in your pocket, purse, or briefcase. It includes three different user modes with three levels of control: fully automatic point-and-shoot for the beginner photographer, and increasing levels of control for intermediate and expert photographers.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The PhotoPC 800 captures images at 1600 × 1200 pixel ◗ 24-bit color or grayscale image capture resolution in 24-bit color, using a 2.14 megapixel CCD sensor. With EPSON’s HyPict™ image enhancement ◗ High-speed image processing (one second per image in technology, the images can be interpolated to 1984 × 1488 pixels right inside the camera.
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Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Macintosh Systems ◗ One of the following systems: If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you must download and install the Macintosh PowerPC with System Software Version iMac Update 1.0 from Apple at http://swupdates.info.apple.com 7.5 or later before you install the PhotoPC 800 software. Contact Apple ™ Computer if you have problems installing this update or if you ® Power Macintosh G3 with System Software Version 8.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day. The following tables list the contact information: Electronic support services Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s Home Page at http://www.epson.com.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You can purchase manuals and accessories from EPSON Software Licensing Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral. Or visit our You can install EPSON Photo!3, the EPSON Photo File website at www.epsonsupplies.com (U.S. sales only). Uploader, and the EPSON Photo!3 Program Uploader on multiple computer systems.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Safety Instructions ◗ odor, or smoke, unplug it immediately. Read all of these instructions before using your camera and battery charger. Also follow all warnings and instructions ◗ ◗ To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the camera’s cover or open any of the compartments except as instructed in this User’s Guide. To prevent fire or electric shock, do not insert objects ◗ ◗ Do not use the charger near water.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Do not use the camera outdoors during adverse weather ◗ conditions.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 1 . 14 1 Getting Started Unpacking Your PhotoPC 800 B efore you can start using your PhotoPC 800, you Make sure you have all the parts shown below. need to charge the batteries. You should also be familiar with all the camera components.
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Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 1 camera status light status display panel viewfinder and photo capture light image quality button shutter button camera dial hand strap holder flash button self timer button top button (unlabeled) microphone + button LCD screen MENU button dial lock top view − button ISO W.B.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Using Rechargeable NiMH Batteries WARNING Your PhotoPC 800 comes with a charger and four Shock hazard. Make sure you use the charger only with EPSON rechargeable NiMH batteries that can be recharged hundreds rechargeable NiMH batteries (model EU-24). To avoid the danger of times.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Connect the battery charger to the battery charger power 4 cord, as shown below. Now charge your batteries again by unplugging the 1 battery power cord and then plugging it in again. 5 Charge the batteries a third time. After the charger light goes off, unplug the charger. To avoid overcharging, don’t leave the charger plugged in for long periods of time after the light goes off.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE To keep the charger terminals clean, unplug the charger and wipe the terminals with a dry cloth. Make sure you charge the batteries before you use them. If you find that your batteries run out faster after you recharge them a few times, make sure you discharge them completely before recharging. If this doesn’t help, replace the batteries. Installing Batteries Before you install the batteries, make sure the camera is turned off.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Insert two batteries into the compartment, positioning 4 Lower the battery cover and slide it in, as shown below. 1 the + and − ends as shown below. When the battery power is almost out, a low battery icon appears on the camera’s display panel. Be sure to replace both batteries at the same time.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Battery Options ◗ Do not use manganese batteries. If you forget to charge your rechargeable NiMH batteries or ◗ Do not mix different types of batteries; this can cause if they need to be replaced, the PhotoPC 800 camera can also accept the following: ◗ Rechargeable AA NiCad batteries ◗ Single-use AA lithium batteries (longer life, Energizer fire or explosion. ◗ and new batteries.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ ◗ To avoid fire or electric shock, do not use batteries that Attaching the Wrist Strap are leaking or damaged in any way. To attach the wrist strap, follow these steps: If battery acid gets in your eyes or on your skin, immediately rinse the area with water and seek medical treatment. If a battery is swallowed, seek medical 1 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions and in compliance with all applicable laws.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Installing Your Memory Card Your camera comes with an 8MB CompactFlash memory card that you need to install before you take any photos. Since there is no internal camera memory for storage, this card will store your photographs until you transfer them to your computer. You can purchase additional memory cards (4MB to 96MB) from leading suppliers like Lexar Media and SanDisk. See page A-2 for more information.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 1 Insert the card all the way into the memory card slot. Setting the Date and Time Make sure the front of the card is facing the front of the camera, and the arrow on the card’s label is pointing Before you use the camera, you need to set its clock. Then down. each picture you take. You may need to set the clock again if you don’t use it for extended periods of time.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to set the date and time: 1 . You see the clock setting screen with the month highlighted in red. When you’re finished, press the MENU button (under BACK). You see the SETUP menu. Push the camera dial lock in and turn the camera dial to 2 5 6 Turn the camera dial Off. Now you’re ready to format the memory card. Formatting Your Memory Card You should format your card before you use it.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Press the top button (next to MEMORY CARD FORMAT) to format the card. You see a message 2 Press the eject button next to the memory card and 1 remove the card by hand. Then close the cover. warning you that all data on the card will be deleted if you format it. 3 eject button Press the button next to Yes to format the card, or the button next to No to cancel. Removing Your Memory Card Turn your camera dial to Off before you remove the card.
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Installing Your PhotoPC 800 Software Installing for Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0 PhotoPC 800 comes with everything you need to transfer Follow these steps: your pictures from the camera to your computer, organize, enhance, and share your images, and insert them into 1 documents. You can also upload pictures and presentations Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. The Setup program starts automatically.
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to install Image Expert. When installation is complete, you return to the Setup screen. 5 Click the button labeled Install EPSON Photo!3 and Program Uploader and follow the instructions on the screen. 6 When you return to the Setup screen, click the Install EPSON Photo File Uploader button. Follow the 1 NOTE You may need your Windows 98 system disk to perform this installation.
Altair.book Page 16 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 On the following screen, click Next. The wizard locates 6 EPSON Photo!3 Ver. 1 folder. your camera’s driver. 7 Click Next on the installation screen to install the driver. When installation is complete, click Finish. 7 Follow these steps: 1 Insert the CD-ROM in your drive. 2 If necessary, double-click the CD-ROM icon to open it. 3 Open the folder for the language you want to use. Double-click the Photo!3 Installer – Part 1 icon.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 T 2 Taking Pictures aking pictures with the PhotoPC 800 is similar to Using the Camera Dial using a traditional “point and shoot” auto focus camera.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Camera dial settings include the following: Reading the Status Display Panel Use this setting for continuous and interval When your camera dial is turned to , , or , the status shooting. See pages 4-10 through 4-13 for details. display panel shows the camera’s current settings and how many additional pictures you can take. Use this setting to take photos with the LCD screen. See Chapter 4 for information about how to change .
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You need to recharge or replace the batteries or use the Before you can take any more pictures, you need to delete optional universal AC adapter when you see the low battery icon. Although you may be able to use the camera with low some of the images on the memory card. (See page 5-4 for instructions.) batteries, it needs full battery power to operate reliably.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM When you turn the camera’s dial to , SEt is displayed. No other information appears in the status display panel. When you make a voice recording, rEc Taking Pictures With the Viewfinder You can capture an image as you would with any point-and-shoot auto-focus camera: look through the optical viewfinder and press the two-step shutter. appears in this space.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps: 1 viewfinder camera status light shutter button 2 Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away from your subject. (If you want to get closer, use macro mode as described on page 4-7.) 2 Slide the lens cover switch to open the lens cover. Then turn the camera dial to photo capture status light and wait until the status light turns green.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 While holding down the shutter button, you can After you take a picture, the photo capture status light reframe your picture and move your subject off-center if you want. The photo capture status light stops flashing flashes. This indicates that the image was captured and the camera is processing it. When the light stops flashing, the when the lens locks in focus. image is saved.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE Before you begin to take pictures, you can use the LCD menus to turn recording on and make many other adjustments to your camera. See Chapter 4 for details. The following screen illustrates what you see if your camera is set to Full Auto user mode, the default user mode. The settings may look different if you’re using 2 Program or Manual user mode. See Chapter 4 for details about user mode.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The camera status light stops flashing and you see a NOTE after a designated period of inactivity. (The default is 10 green circle on the screen when the lens locks in focus. While you hold the shutter button down, you can seconds. See page 4-26 for instructions on setting the reframe your picture if you want. If you’re using batteries, the camera shuts off automatically power off interval.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 Hold the camera still until it beeps. Then release the When the camera status light stops flashing, you’re ready shutter button. (You may notice a brief delay between the time you press the shutter button and when the to take another picture. Or, if you’ve turned recording on, you see a countdown of the recording time on the camera beeps. To avoid blurring your images, make sure you hold the camera still until it beeps.) screen.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Y Using the Camera Buttons to Change Settings ou use the camera’s buttons to set the flash, enable the timer, and set image quality. You can also make quick adjustments to other basic settings, which gives you greater control of your images when you’re taking pictures 3 Setting Image Quality The PhotoPC 800 has four image quality (resolution) settings. Press the image quality button on top of the camera to cycle from one setting to the other.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The image quality icons appear on the status display panel as described below. Standard Produces color or black and white images at 640 × 480 pixels. The CompactFlash card holds approximately 118 standard image quality pictures without audio recordings, but the image size is smaller and includes less detail when enlarged. This setting is good for pictures that Super Fine Produces color or black and white images at 1600 × 1200 pixels with low compression.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Using the Flash Flash Off The flash is disabled, even when adequate lighting is The camera’s built-in flash is effective within a range of 1.6 to 11.2 feet (0.5 to 3.4 m), or 6 inches to 1.6 feet (15 to 50 cm) when using the macro feature. Press the flash button to cycle through the four flash settings. not available. Use this setting for special effects, where flash photography is prohibited, or for macro mode 3 close-ups.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to take a single picture with the timer: TIPS ◗ When you’re using the flash off setting, hold the camera 1 steady or use a tripod to avoid capturing blurry images. ◗ Secure the camera on a flat surface or on a tripod. (See page A-4 for information on attaching the camera to a tripod.) When you’re taking pictures outdoors, make sure the sun is at your back.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 Press the shutter button. The timer icon and the red NOTE timer light on the front of the camera flash slowly for eight seconds. Then they flash rapidly for two seconds ◗ before the shutter is released. ◗ The camera beeps when the image is captured. The status light on the back of the camera flashes green as the PhotoPC 800 processes the image(s). You can also use the LCD screens to adjust sensitivity, white balance, and exposure.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Press the ISO button on the back of the camera to cycle Adjusting the White Balance Setting through the three sensitivity settings. Normally the PhotoPC 800 adjusts the white balance of your pictures automatically. This means that both outdoor and indoor pictures have accurate colors, without a “bluish” or “yellowish” appearance.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The setting, which appears in the status display panel next to Adjusting the Exposure Setting the W.B. mark, remains in effect while you take pictures. Your camera normally adjusts exposure automatically. However, if you want to lighten or darken a photo before you take it, you can adjust the exposure manually. white balance setting 3 Press the + or − button on the back of the camera to increase or decrease the exposure setting.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The setting appears in the status display panel next to the +/− mark and remains in effect while you take pictures.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 4 Using the LCD Menus to Change Settings T he LCD menus let you preview your pictures while you make your camera settings.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Adjusting the white balance setting ◗ Adjusting exposure NOTE If you’re using batteries, the camera shuts off automatically after a designated period of inactivity. If the image on your LCD screen ◗ Adjusting the focus manually ◗ Changing the metering method the back of the camera to “wake” the camera.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Full Auto The camera chooses settings for you. This mode, spot or divided brightness metering system, and which is the default, is recommended for the beginning photographer. You can simply point focus the camera to three feet, eight feet, or infinity. and shoot, or you can still adjust some basic settings if you want (for example, image quality, Follow these steps to choose the camera mode: digital zoom, and macro or panoramic mode).
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Taking Color or Black and White Pictures Taking Quick Shots You also use the SETUP menu to switch between color and seconds to process and save the image in the installed black and white pictures. memory card. In quick shot mode, the camera stores up to 10 images internally in temporary storage while you keep NOTE taking pictures. It saves the images to the CompactFlash card after you’re done.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Press the bottom button (next to Normal Shot) to select Quick Shot. 3 Slide the lens cover switch to open the lens cover. 4 Turn the camera dial to or and wait until the camera status light turns green. The image quality icon NOTE ◗ You can’t use quick shot mode when battery power or CompactFlash card memory is low. ◗ HyPict image quality is disabled in quick shot mode.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 This setting is available for all user modes (Full Auto, Program, and Manual). 1 Press the top button (next to the ×1). The words DIGITAL ZOOM appear on your LCD Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to . You see the View menu. The current digital zoom setting appears in the upper right corner. briefly. A yellow frame appears around the previewed image, and the digital zoom setting changes to ×2.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Taking Close-Ups With Macro Mode 2 Press the bottom button (next to the current frame You can use the camera’s macro mode to take pictures as setting). close as 6 inches (15 cm). This setting is available for all user modes (Full Auto, Program, and Manual). For a few seconds, the word MACRO appears on the LCD screen, and a green frame appears around the Follow these steps: previewed image.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You can take panoramic pictures using any user mode (Full NOTE When you take macro close-ups, you should use a tripod (as described in Appendix A) and disable the flash. Otherwise, your pictures may appear blurry and washed out. Taking Digital Panoramic Pictures Auto, Program, or Manual). Follow these steps: 1 Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to . You see the View menu. The current frame setting appears in the lower right corner.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Press the bottom button (next to the current setting) to The following examples show the same subject captured in cycle through the frame settings (Normal Frame, Macro, and Panorama). normal, digital zoom, and digital panorama formats: For a few seconds, the word PANORAMA appears on the LCD screen, and a black frame appears around the 4 previewed image. Also, the panorama mode icon appears in the lower right corner of the screen.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Continuous Shooting You see a preview of your picture on the LCD screen, with a red frame around it. CONTINUOUS appears on the screen. In this mode, you can take two standard or fine resolution pictures each second, with up to ten pictures in sequence (or one super fine resolution picture per second, with up to eight pictures in sequence). You can capture a 3 Center your subject in the red frame.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Continuous Shooting Using the Timer You can also combine continuous shooting with the timer for delayed automatic capture of a series of images. This allows you to photograph yourself in motion. NOTE 4 timer button You can capture 10 standard or fine resolution images or 8 super fine resolution images in eight seconds. 1 The timer icon page A-4 for information on attaching the camera to a indicate that the timer is enabled. tripod.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The camera beeps each time it captures an image, and 2 You see a preview of your picture on the LCD screen, with a red frame around it. CONTINUOUS appears on Interval Shooting Your camera lets you set a time interval from 10 seconds to 24 hours. Interval shooting is available for all user modes. . Wait until the camera status light turns green. the timer light on the front of the camera flashes as the images are processed.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Press the + or − button (next to the up and down Adding Voice Recordings to Pictures arrows) to change the highlighted setting, then press the ISO button (under the left arrow) to move to the next Your camera has a built-in microphone that lets you add a setting and repeat the process. Continue until you’ve set the correct interval. make a recording immediately after shooting a photo, or add it later.
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to add a recording right after taking a 4 Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to . Center the subject on the LCD screen. picture: 1 Turn the camera dial to to display the SETUP menu. 5 2 Press the MENU button (under Camera SETUP). You see the Camera SETUP menu. The current audio setting Press the shutter button halfway down to lock the auto focus.
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ NOTE Recommended for portraits. Uses the Portrait following settings: spot metering, aperture fixed at f/2.4. Even if you don’t speak into the microphone, your camera records ambient noise when recording is turned on, and your images take up more space on the memory card. To fit more images on your ◗ Landscape memory card, make sure you turn recording off when you no longer want to use it. Recommended for landscapes or scenery.
Altair.book Page 16 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to . You 4 see the View menu. Press the ISO button to cycle through the four subject settings. 5 When you’ve made your setting, press the MENU button (under BACK) to save it. Your subject setting appears in the upper left corner of the View menu.
Altair.book Page 17 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Adjusting the Sensitivity Setting The high sensitivity setting is equivalent to If you’ve set the user mode to Program or Manual, you can ISO 200. use the LCD screens to adjust the sensitivity setting. (You The super high sensitivity setting is equivalent to ISO 400. can also use the camera’s ISO button to adjust this setting. See page 3-5.
Altair.book Page 18 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE This View menu illustrates what you see if your user mode is set to Program. Your View menu will look slightly different if the user mode is set to Manual. 3 If user mode is set to Manual, hold down the MENU button (under PRESS or HOLD) until you see the following screen. Press the ISO button to change the sensitivity setting, then press the MENU button to save your setting.
Altair.book Page 19 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The PhotoPC 800 includes the following white balance Photographing With Fixed White Balance settings: The fixed white balance setting gives your pictures a warmer AUTO Adjusts the white balance of your pictures automatically. This is the recommended setting for most pictures. FIX Locks the white balance setting at 5200 °K. CUST Lets you customize the white balance setting. appearance under fluorescent lighting.
Altair.book Page 20 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Do one of the following: If user mode is set to Manual, hold down the MENU If user mode is set to Program, the current white balance button (under PRESS or HOLD) until you see the following screen. Press the W.B. button to select FIX, setting appears above the W.B. button. Press the W.B. button to select FIX. then press the MENU button (under Back) to save your setting.
Altair.book Page 21 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Photographing With User Defined White Balance 4 Press the bottom button (next to the entry New W/B). You see the following screen: Follow these steps to customize the white balance setting: 1 2 Turn the camera dial to to display the SETUP menu. If necessary, change to Program or Manual user mode. 4 Press the MENU button (under Camera SETUP) to go to the Camera SETUP menu.
Altair.book Page 22 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 8 Do one of the following: Adjusting Exposure If user mode is set to Program, the current white balance Your camera normally adjusts exposure automatically. setting appears above the W.B. button. Press the W.B. button to select CUSTOM. However, you may want to increase the exposure setting if If user mode is set to Manual, hold down the MENU snow on a sunny day.
Altair.book Page 23 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Making Predefined Exposure Adjustments In Manual mode, press the ISO button (under Follow these steps to make predefined exposure adjustments: Exposure) to select AUTO, then press the + button to 1 increase the exposure setting, or the − button to decrease Make sure that the camera is set to Program or Manual user mode. (See page 4-2 for details.) 2 Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to 3 Do one of the following: it.
Altair.book Page 24 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Making Advanced Exposure Adjustments 4 Press the + button (next to the up arrow) to increase adjusting the shutter speed and aperture. shutter speed, or the − button (next to the down arrow) to decrease it. Follow these steps to set the shutter speed and aperture: NOTE Experienced photographers can set the exposure manually by 1 When the flash is set to automatic or forced flash, you can Make sure that the camera is set to Manual user mode.
Altair.book Page 25 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 4 If you want to use the macro feature or take panoramas, If the camera is set to Normal Frame or Panorama, press the button next to Normal Frame until Macro or Panorama appears in the center of the screen. you can choose from the following settings: Hold down the MENU button (under PRESS or HOLD) until the following screen appears: AF The camera determines the focus automatically. Focal point is about three feet.
Altair.book Page 26 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to change the metering system: Setting Camera Options 1 Make sure that the camera is set to Manual user mode. You can change the settings of several camera options, (See page 4-2 for details.) including the automatic power off feature, the LCD screen’s 2 Open the lens cover and turn the camera dial to 3 Hold down the MENU button (under PRESS or . HOLD) until you see the following screen.
Altair.book Page 27 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Follow these steps to change the power off interval: 1 Push the camera dial lock in and turn the dial to Press the MENU button (below Camera SETUP) to go to the Camera SETUP menu. The current power off setting appears in the upper right corner of the screen. . You see the SETUP menu. power off setting 3 4 Press the top button (next to the current setting) to select a new setting.
Altair.book Page 28 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Setting the LCD Brightness Setting the Alert Beep To adjust the brightness of the LCD screen, follow these Normally, the camera’s alert beep lets you know when an steps: image has been captured. However, you can turn the alert beep off, or set the camera to beep whenever you press any of 1 Turn the camera dial to to display the SETUP menu. Then press the MENU button (under Camera SETUP). You see the Camera SETUP menu. its buttons.
Altair.book Page 29 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Press the W.B. button (under Beep) to cycle through 1 these choices: ◗ Shutter The camera beeps when an image is captured. ◗ Never Turns the beep off. ◗ Always The camera beeps whenever you press a button. Turn the camera dial to to display the SETUP menu. You see the camera date and time setting in the upper right corner of the screen.
Altair.book Page 30 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Press the + or − button (next to the up and down 2 arrows) to adjust the setting, then press the W.B. button (under the right arrow) to highlight the day. 4 Press the ISO button (under the icon) to go to the language setting screen. Repeat step 3 for each item you want to change. (To return to a previous setting, press the ISO button.) 5 When you’re done, press the MENU button (under BACK) to save the setting and return to the SETUP menu.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 5 Playing Back Photos T he LCD screen lets you play back your pictures oneby-one or in groups of four or nine. You can magnify 5 or delete selected pictures and customize playback features. You can also view your pictures on a television as easily as on the camera’s screen.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Playing Back Pictures One by One top button + When you set the camera dial to , you see the last picture you took on the LCD screen: – bottom button MENU ISO picture number W.B. NOTE After a designated period of inactivity, the camera automatically shuts off to conserve battery power. If the image on your LCD screen disappears, press any button on the back of the camera to “wake” the camera.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Playing Back Multiple Pictures 3 ISO button (under 1x9) again. You can play back your pictures in Multi mode to view small “thumbnail” versions of either four or nine pictures at once. If you want to display nine pictures at once, press the 4 Follow these steps to play back multiple pictures: Press the + and − buttons to move the white selection frame through the images on screen, or hold one of these buttons down to move through the images quickly.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Deleting Pictures NOTE The LCD screen provides two different methods for deleting To make choosing images easier, you can display four or images after you play them back: nine images at a time by pressing the ISO button once or twice. ◗ You can delete the currently displayed picture ◗ You can select multiple pictures for deletion, or “lock” 2 Press the W.B. button (under Delete). A confirmation message appears.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Deleting All Pictures Deleting Selected Pictures To delete all the images from your memory card, make sure Make sure the camera dial is set to the camera dial is set to 1 , then follow these steps: 1 Press the bottom button (next to Select Image). Then press the top button (next to Select All) to select all the images in your card. 2 Press the ISO button (under Delete) to delete the images. A confirmation message appears.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Press the + or − button (next to the right and left arrows) Locking Pictures to move the frame to an image you want to erase. Then press the bottom button (next to Select). A red frame The lock feature allows you to keep your images from being accidentally deleted. You can lock selected images or all the images in the camera. Make sure the camera dial is set to , appears around the image and the word Select changes to Release.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Do one of the following: ◗ 4 Press the W.B. button (under the padlock icon). You see the following on your screen: If you want to lock all images, press the top button (next to Select All). (If you change your mind, press the same button to deselect all images.) ◗ If you want to lock just one or some of the images, press the + or − button to move the frame to an 5 image you want to lock. Then press the bottom button (next to Select).
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Unlocking Pictures After you have locked some of your pictures, you can unlock The selected images are unlocked. If an image is selected pictures or all the pictures in the camera. Make sure the camera dial is set to 1 2 Press the bottom button (next to Release). successfully unlocked, the padlock icon disappears from the upper left corner of its frame.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to add a recording to an existing image: 1 Turn the camera dial to 3 Hold down the MENU button (under HOLD to NEXT) until the screen changes, then press the top to go to playback mode. button (next to RECORD). You see the following: 5 2 Press the + or − button (next to the right and left arrows) to move to the photo to which you want to add a recording.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 Speak clearly into the microphone on the back of the 3 Hold down the MENU button (under HOLD to NEXT) until you see the following: camera. A microphone icon appears in the upper left corner of the image to indicate that a recording has been added. Deleting Audio Recordings You can also delete audio recordings that you’ve added to the pictures on your memory card.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 Press the ISO button (under Sound Delete) to delete The sections of your image that can be viewed are the recording for this picture. A message appears asking you to confirm the deletion. demonstrated in the figure below: The center section is magnified first NOTE If you see a message that the selected image is locked, press the button next to Unlock to unlock it. 6 7 Press the button next to Yes to confirm, or No to cancel.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see the following screen: NOTE When you magnify a panoramic picture, it’s divided into three parts. You can only scroll left and right. 3 To exit the magnification screen, press the MENU button (next to BACK). Viewing Picture Information You can use the LCD screen to view detailed information about individual images, including date and time taken, 2 shutter speed, exposure settings, aperture and white balance settings, and metering method.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Playing Your Pictures as a Slide Show 2 Press the bottom button (next to SLIDE SHOW). You see the following screen: You can use the LCD screen to play back your pictures in a continuous “slide show.” You can even control the slide show’s speed and pauses. slide show speed Follow these steps: 1 Turn the camera dial to .
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Press the bottom button (next to Start) to begin the 2 slide show. Press the bottom button (next to SLIDE SHOW). You see the following screen: To pause the slide show, press the MENU button; then press the MENU button again to restart it. While the slide show is paused, you can view the last image by pressing the ISO button (under BACK). To stop the slide show, press the bottom button (next to Quit).
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 5 Press the + or − button (next to the right and left arrows) Rotating Pictures in a Slide Show to select the picture you want to exclude from the slide show. (If you want, press the ISO button to display You can display pictures in your slide show rotated 90 multiple pictures.) degrees to the right or left.
Altair.book Page 16 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Press the bottom button (next to SLIDE SHOW). You 4 see the following: Press the + or − button (next to the right and left arrows) to frame the image you want to rotate. Then press the bottom button (next to Select) to select the image. NOTE To make it easier to view your picture, press the ISO button to display multiple images, then use the + or − button to select an image. 5 3 To rotate the image 90 degrees to the right, press the W.B.
Altair.book Page 17 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Playing Back Pictures on TV You can display your pictures on a regular television or VCR by using the video cable that came with your 2 Open the camera’s connector cover and connect the black end of the video cable to the Video Out port, as shown. PhotoPC 800. TIP You can videotape your pictures to share them without using a 5 computer.
Altair.book Page 18 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Connect the yellow end of the cable to the VIDEO IN port on the television or VCR. 4 Turn on the TV (and VCR) and switch to the correct video mode.
Altair.book Page 19 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 urn the camera dial to . The last picture you took appears on the TV screen. You can use all of the camera’s playback features when your pictures are displayed on TV. NOTE Using the optional AC adapter is highly recommended when you 5 play back your pictures on a TV. See page A-2 for instructions and ordering information.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 6 Getting Photos Into Your Computer W Connecting the Camera presentations, or in just about anything you create on your computer. This chapter describes the following: ◗ hen you’re finished taking pictures, you can connect the camera to your computer and transfer the Note the following before you start: images.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Connecting to a Windows PC NOTE You can connect the camera to your USB-enabled Although you can use a USB hub, it’s recommended that you Windows 98 system with either the Windows serial cable or the USB cable that came with the camera. connect the camera directly to the computer’s USB port. If you’re using the USB cable and you see the New Hardware 2 Open the connector cover on the side of the camera.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Using the Windows Serial Cable 2 Locate the Windows serial cable that came with the camera, then turn off the camera and your computer. Line up the serial connector on the cable with one of the serial ports on your computer, and insert the connector. Then tighten the screws. Follow these steps to connect the camera to your computer: 1 Locate a serial port on the back of your computer.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Connecting to a Macintosh . You can connect the camera to your PowerPC with the Macintosh serial cable that came with your camera. If you have an iMac or PowerMac G3, you can use the USB cable. See page 6-2 for instructions on connecting the camera with a USB cable. Follow these steps to use the Macintosh serial cable: 1 Turn off the camera and your Macintosh. 2 Locate the modem port or printer port on the back of your Macintosh.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Open the connector cover on the side of the camera. On a PowerPC or G3 Macintosh (or a Windows PC with a Carefully insert the connector on the other end of the cable into the camera’s interface port. high-speed serial board), you may be able to transfer your pictures at the rate of 230.4KB per second. If your camera software doesn’t set this speed automatically, you can set it manually. See page 10-6. .
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE 2 Click View Pictures in the Camera. You see a window displaying “filmstrips” of your images. (If you see an error message instead, see page 6-9.) Although these instructions apply to Windows 95 and 98, the same steps can be used with a Macintosh or Windows NT 4.0 system. click to start transferring your photos 1 Start Image Expert. Click Start, and then point to Programs, Image Expert, Image Expert.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see a Select Album window like the following: NOTE ◗ type here if you want to rename your album To select more than one image, hold down the Ctrl key while you click. To deselect, click another image. ◗ You must click the button to transfer images. When you view camera images on your computer, you have not yet transferred them.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Image Expert will automatically create an album (folder) 6 When you’re finished, close the filmstrip window. for your pictures with the current date as its name. You can type your own name for the album if you want, or 7 To erase all images from the camera’s memory card, choose an existing album. select Erase All Images from the Camera menu.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM What To Do if You See an Error Message 4 Click Retry. If you see the Connection Failed message again, click Connection. When you click the button to view images in the camera’s memory card, you may see a message like the following: You see the following dialog box: 6 Follow these tips to get your camera connected correctly: 1 Make sure the camera is turned on and has not shut off automatically. If it has, turn the camera dial to Off, then to .
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM If you have a USB port, try selecting USB, then NOTE remove the USB cable from your computer and reconnect it. 7 you might choose Acquire or Select Source. Select a slower speed. Image Expert automatically chooses the fastest speed that works with your system, but this may actually be too fast for the configuration of your port. Try setting the speed to 57600. You may need to experiment to choose the best speed.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The EPSON Photo!3 screen appears, with thumbnail You can also select a picture and do the following before images of your photos. (If you see the message The Camera Is Not Responding, see page 6-14.) you transfer it: click to transfer your picture(s) ◗ Click View Photo to see a full-size image. ◗ Click one of the rotation buttons to turn the picture 90 degrees.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Getting Images That You Can Import You see a screen like the one below. (If you see a Setup Most methods of transferring images from the camera save screen that says The Camera Is Not Responding, see page 6-14.) your pictures as JPEG files. If your word processor or other application doesn’t support the JPEG format, you have to convert the files one by one.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Click the Export Photos button. The Save As dialog 5 box appears: Select the file type from the pull-down menu. You can choose any of the following formats: click if you want to choose a different folder click if you want to create a new folder 6 ◗ PICT (Macintosh only) ◗ JPEG ◗ Bitmap (BMP) ◗ PCX Click Save. Your pictures are transferred one by one. 6 NOTE You cannot open exported photos in EPSON Photo!3.
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Here are some additional things you can do with EPSON Photo!3: ◗ Select the Folder tab and click Browse to locate and display pictures you have downloaded. You can then select a picture and click Upload to transfer a picture from your computer to the camera or an optional memory card. See Chapter 11 for more information. ◗ Select the Controls tab to change camera settings or view a live preview and take pictures from your computer.
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps to fix your camera connection: 1 5 chooses the fastest speed that works with your system. This may actually be too fast for the configuration of Check the cable and make sure the connections are secure. Make sure the pins inside the connector are not bent. 2 Make sure your batteries have enough power, or your AC adapter is connected. 3 Click Test Connection. If you see the same screen, Select a slower speed.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 7 Getting Your Photos Into Documents P Gardening Monthly November 1998 Cactus Fever - Focus on Echinocatus Large, round or cylindrical cacti with deep accordianlike ribbing and prominent spines comprise this group of Mexican and Southwestern U.S. natives. They vary in size and shape, but all are easy to grow and can reach 10 ft. tall and wide. Spring and summer flowers bloom in pink or yellow in a circle at the plant’s crown.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Although most of the instructions and illustrations in this 3 Select the point where you want to place your picture. chapter apply to Windows 95 and 98, you can follow the same steps on a Macintosh or Windows NT 4.0. 4 Select Picture from the Insert menu. (In some applications you may need to select a different command, such as Import Picture, which is usually in Importing Images Into Documents the File menu.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 Click OK (or Insert, Import, or whatever command your application uses) to insert your picture. The picture appears in your document. NOTE In some applications, you can add a frame around the picture if you want to move it around on the page or resize it. In other applications, you create a frame first and then place the picture in it. For instructions, see your application’s online help or documentation.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see a dialog box like the following: 6 Open the document where you want to use the picture. 7 Choose Paste (or Paste Special) from your application’s Edit menu. A copy of the picture appears in your document. Using Drag and Drop From an Album (Windows Only) Once you have transferred your pictures into albums, you can easily drag and drop them into documents or other projects. 3 Locate the album you want and double-click it to open it.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Follow these steps: You should have both the Image Expert album and the 1 Start Image Expert as described on page 6-5. 2 Click View Pictures from an Existing Album, or click the Open Album button screen. document displayed on your screen, as shown: from the Image Expert 3 Locate the album you want and double-click it to open it. 4 Start your word processor or other application. 5 Open the document where you want to use the picture.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see the Camio Viewer Startup Options dialog box: If you want to edit or modify the picture, just double-click it on the Image Expert window to bring up the Image Expert menus and toolbar. Getting Images With the Camio Viewer (Windows) The Camio Viewer is a quick and easy way to get pictures from the camera. You can transfer all images to your computer, or just display the pictures in the camera.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Copy all images from the Camera to the Computer Transfers your pictures to an album (folder) on your hard drive. You can then select an image to drag and drop. ◗ Copy all images and delete them from Dragging and Dropping a Picture Into a Document Follow these steps if you chose View images in the Camera: 1 Click OK.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Click the picture you want to use. Without releasing the Transferring Images Before Placing Them mouse button, drag the picture to your document. When your pointer is over the location where you want Follow these steps if you chose Copy all images: the picture to appear, release the mouse button. The picture is downloaded from the camera, and it appears 1 Click OK to copy your pictures to an album named with in your document. the current date.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6. 8 8 Working With Photos and Albums Y ou can use Image Expert albums to organize and display your pictures. You can print using dozens of predefined layouts. On Windows systems, you can also record sounds for each image, copy an album to diskette, use your images as wallpaper, and more.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Using Image Expert Albums If you want to create a new album, click the Image Expert albums provide a convenient way to access and New Album button view your pictures. Here are some of the things you can do the File menu.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 When the second album is highlighted, let go of the 2 mouse button. The images are copied to the album. You can sort the pictures and save or rename the new album. Renaming a Picture You can easily rename a picture displayed in an Image Expert album. Follow these steps: 1 Click the picture to select it, then click the name that of the name area. The new name appears above the picture and is saved.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Click the Camera Settings tab to display information like the following: 2 Click the Print Layout button or choose Print Layout from the File menu. The Print Layout window appears: click to display next or previous page 4 click to display list of sizes and layouts click to adjust margins Click another image to view its information, or close the Properties box.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Follow the instructions in the sections below to adjust 3 printer settings, choose your layout style, select album images, add text, and adjust the printed area for your drop-down list of sizes and layout choices: images.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 When the preview shows the layout you want, you can 2 or follow the instructions in click the Print button the next sections to add text or make other adjustments and then type the text you want to use in the Left, Center, or Right boxes (depending on how you want it to your printout. to display). You can type different text for each box. 3 Adding Text printed with your pictures, follow these steps: Click the Edit Text button 4 .
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Choosing Album Images where you want it to appear in the layout. If you’re printing an album, Image Expert uses as many pages as necessary to print the entire album. If you don’t want to print all the images, you can choose the ones you want and position them in your layout. Follow these steps: 1 Click the Pick Images button . Your album appears in a “filmstrip” on the right side of your screen.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The other images fade out, and the sizing tools on the 4 Click the Reset Size button to return to the default size and layout. left side of the screen become active. 5 sizing tools When the preview shows the layout you want, you can click the Print button to produce your printout. Adding Sound to an Image If your Windows system includes a microphone and a 16-bit sound card with speakers, you can add voice or musical annotations to your pictures.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 4 Select the option you want: Playing Back Sounds ◗ To add sound to an image, choose Record New. When you open an image that has audio attached to it ◗ To add additional sound to an existing audio clip, choose Record Additional. ◗ To end your recording, choose Stop. ◗ To listen to your new recording, choose Play New. ◗ To listen to your original recording, choose Play Original. If you like your new recording, click OK.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Editing Sounds menu to add the sound clip to the new image. You can use Image Expert to modify your recorded sounds by cutting or copying and pasting from one clip to another. Follow these steps: 1 Select an image that has an audio clip. Select another image and click Paste from the Edit NOTE To adjust recording or playback volume or modify other features, select Audio Properties from the Annotation menu.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Check the Only delete the audio box, then click Yes. 4 To change the look of your slide show, click the Options button . The Slide Show Options dialog box appears. Displaying Albums as Slide Shows When you display an Image Expert album as a slide show in Windows, you can have it play automatically with various transition effects between images. Follow these steps: 1 Open your album.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ ◗ To play the slide show only once, click Windows will play a slide show of your album whenever Continuous Repeat to deselect it. your system is idle. To hide the titles of your pictures, click Show NOTE Titles to deselect it. The screen saver slide show doesn’t include controls. If you want ◗ To turn off the fades and dissolves that play between pictures, click Show Transition Effects to deselect it.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM The following dialog box appears. Copying to Diskette or Zip Disk If you’re using Windows, you can copy Image Expert albums or individual images to diskettes or Zip disks. You can also include a player, so your friends and business associates can view your pictures on their computers. This makes your images and albums completely portable.
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see the following dialog box: Viewing the Pictures on Diskette or Zip Disk To run the slide show, double-click the player icon or player.exe file. The pictures appear on your screen with the slide show controls, as shown below: close stop 4 5 6 play Make sure your diskette drive or Zip drive letter appears in the Copy images to box.
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE If you can’t e-mail pictures directly from Image Expert, you can click to configure your Internet service for Microsoft Exchange always send an e-mail message as you do normally and attach one or more image and sound files. Before you start, make sure your modem and Internet service are working correctly and your e-mail application is 4 configured. Then follow these steps: 1 Open an album in Image Expert.
Altair.book Page 16 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Your e-mail application closes, and Image Expert becomes active again.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 35 9 Editing Images Y ou can edit your images to enhance their appearance, crop, rotate, and resize them, or create special effects.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Viewing and Selecting Images ◗ enlarge your view. Right click or hold down the control key and click to zoom out. When your image is displayed in an album, you can rotate it or do a quick fix. However, to use any other editing features, you need to open the image by double-clicking it or selecting Open Image from the File menu.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Applying Quick Fix Correcting an Image The easiest way to improve your image is to have Image To fine-tune an image, follow these steps: Expert automatically “correct” it with the Quick Fix command. Follow these steps: 1 2 Double-click your image to open it in the Image Expert window. Click the Quick Fix tool 1 Double-click your image to open it. 2 Click the Corrections tool or choose Corrections from the Image menu.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Click the tabs at the top of the screen to make these Each dialog box tab includes sliders for quickly and kinds of corrections: easily correcting your image. Simply move the slide indicator left or right to make your edit. ◗ ◗ Contrast and Brightness For adjusting the amount of light in your image and The preview window shows your image with the the difference between light and dark areas.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Cropping an Image 4 to crop, simply click anywhere outside the selected area of the image and repeat step 3. If you want to save only part of your image, use the crop function to cut out the rest of the image. Follow these steps: 1 Double-click your image to open it in the Image Expert If you change your mind about which part of the image 5 Click the Crop tool or choose Crop from the Image menu.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Choose Resize from the Image menu. You see a dialog Rotating an Image box like the following: You can click the Rotate tool to quickly rotate a picture to the right. For more options, open the image you want to change and select Rotate from the Image menu. NOTE this box changes size to reflect the numbers you enter If you rotate an image displayed in an album (without opening it in the Image Expert window), you can’t undo it.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM If you want to experiment with rotation, choose Free and 3 follow these steps: 1 Click on your image and hold down the mouse. Your pointer turns into the rotation tool. A rectangular outline of your image and an arrow appear, as shown: Release the mouse when your picture is at the angle you want. Flipping an Image You can reverse your image by following these steps: 1 Double-click your image to open it in the Image Expert window.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Applying Special Effects 2 Click the tabs at the top of the screen to add these To transform or distort your images in interesting ways, effects: follow these steps: ◗ 1 Ripples Open your image in the Image Expert window, then For an underwater effect. You can create whirlpool choose Effects from the Image menu. You see a dialog box like the following: effects or just a slight distortion.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Each dialog box tab includes sliders for applying the Changing the Number of Colors effect. Slide the indicator to the right to increase the distortion. You can combine several filters for even more To convert the color format of your image, open it and select unusual effects. from the following: The preview window shows your image with the original ◗ view on the left and the distorted image on the right.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 10 W Operating the Camera From Your Computer hen the camera is connected to your computer, you can take pictures with a live preview on your computer screen to help you frame each shot. You can also set the camera’s clock and adjust a number of other settings from your computer.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You see a dialog box like the following: Follow these steps to take pictures from your computer: 1 Connect the camera to your computer as described in Chapter 6. 2 click to capture the image you see Position the camera facing the subject. Using a tripod will give you the most control when setting up your shots. See page A-4 for instructions. 3 Turn on your computer, then turn the camera dial to either or click to erase images in the camera .
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You can click the Flash and Resolution buttons on the Using the Self Timer screen to adjust these settings just as you would by using the buttons on the camera. For more information about You can use this feature to have your computer take a picture the flash and resolution (image quality) settings, see Chapter 3. automatically, after a delay period that you can set. This allows you to take self-portraits and other specialized shots.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Taking Pictures With EPSON Photo!3 4 Click the Controls tab. You see a dialog box like the following: You can use your EPSON Photo!3 application to take pictures from your computer, in the same way as Image Expert. 1 Connect the camera to your computer as described in Chapter 6, and then position the camera facing the subject. NOTE Using a tripod will give you more control when setting up your shots. (See page A-4 for instructions on using a tripod.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You can use the Mode, Flash, Self Timer, and Macro controls on the screen to adjust these settings just as you would by using the buttons or LCD menus on the camera. (For information about using the camera’s buttons, see Chapter 3. For information about using the LCD menus, see Chapter 4.) 6 When your shot is ready, click Take a Picture . The image is captured and processed. 7 Click Close when you’re finished taking pictures from your computer.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Start Image Expert, then select Properties from the 4 Camera menu. The Camera Properties menu appears: Click OK to save your settings and exit the Camera Properties dialog box. 5 If you want to adjust your port settings, select Connection from the Camera menu. You see the Connection dialog box: ◗ Enter a new Description of the camera to change the default.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Select another port if you want to change your Changing Settings With EPSON Photo!3 connection. In most cases, it’s best to leave the Port setting at Auto because Image Expert can detect the You can also change settings in EPSON Photo!3 while you’re camera connection automatically. ◗ Select a different communication speed. Image Expert automatically chooses the fastest speed that works with your system.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Change any of the following Computer Connection You see a dialog box like the following: settings: ◗ Select another port if you want to change your connection. In most cases, it’s best to leave the Port setting at Auto because EPSON Photo!3 can detect the camera connection automatically. ◗ Select a different communication speed.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM . 11 Y Using Your Camera for Presentations ou can connect your camera to a multimedia projector or television and show not just photos, but also text and graphics. The EPSON Photo File Uploader3 lets you transfer images from your computer to your camera’s memory card. Anything you can display on your computer screen can be captured, converted, and uploaded.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Uploading Images From Your Windows PC NOTE Before you start, make sure the camera is connected to your If you want to upload images from a network drive, you may computer, the computer is on, and the camera dial is turned to . Then follow these steps: need to map the drive before opening the EPSON Photo File Uploader3 software. See your Windows documentation for more information. 1 Start the EPSON Photo File Uploader3 program.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Select the format of the images you want to upload from the File Type list. 4 Select the images you want to upload in the File Name list. Then click the –> button. If you want to upload all 5 For each file in the Selected Files List, choose an image size from the Image Size box. The File Uploader resizes your files during the transfer process.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 Click the Start button to start uploading the images. 8 EPSON Photo!3 opens and displays the images you selected: Click Upload/Copy.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Uploading Images From Your Macintosh If you want to preview a selected image and confirm its Follow these steps to upload images to your camera from size, click the Preview checkbox. It takes a few seconds longer to select images with previews displayed. your Macintosh: 1 Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, that the computer is turned on, and the camera dial is turned to 2 .
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 When you finish selecting image files, click Done to 7 close the Select Files dialog box. The selected images appear in the Selected File List in the order they will Click Upload. A window opens to show you the progress of the file conversion. Then EPSON Photo!3 opens and displays the images you selected: be uploaded. This determines the sequence in which you can display the images.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 9 Click Upload. The Upload/Copy Photos dialog box Converting Presentations appears. If you want to upload a presentation or document that is not saved as a standard image file, you can make a “screen capture” of your computer desktop with the file open. This lets you turn any document or presentation into a series of image files that you can convert and upload to your camera’s memory card.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Capturing Windows Screens Before you start, make sure the camera is connected to your computer, the computer is turned on, and the camera dial is turned to . Then follow these steps: 1 4 Specify the key combination you want to use for screen captures in the Hot Key setting box. Click the ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT checkbox, then select a function key from the hot key list. The default hot key is F5. Start the EPSON Photo File Uploader3 program.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 5 Click Start to activate the key combination. When the 8 key combination is activated, the Start button changes to a Stop button. The key combination remains active 6 When you’re finished, close your application and click the Stop button on the Screen Capture dialog box. The key combination you selected is erased. only for the current session. To deactivate the hot key combination, press the Stop button.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Make sure the camera is connected to your Macintosh, the computer is turned on, and the camera dial is turned to Then follow these steps: 1 NOTE . ◗ active window. Press the Command, Shift, and 4 keys at the same time, then click the window you want to capture, Start EPSON Photo File Uploader3. Double-click the or drag the cursor around that portion of the screen you want EPSON Photo File Uploader 3 icon in the EPSON Photo File Uploader folder.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Projecting Your Presentation You can display the uploaded images on a multimedia projector, television, or other video output device. Use the 2 Open the camera’s connector cover and connect the black end of the video cable to the Video Out port, as shown below: video cable that came with your PhotoPC 800. NOTE Using the optional AC adapter is highly recommended when you project your presentation. See page A-2 for instructions and ordering information.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Connect the yellow end of the video cable to the You can use the camera’s slide show feature to play your VIDEO IN port on the TV or projector. images automatically, or play them one at time using the navigation buttons. You can use all of the camera’s other playback features to show your presentation. 4 Turn on the TV or video projector and switch it to video mode. 5 Turn the camera dial to .
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 12 Y Printing Directly From the Camera our PhotoPC 800 camera lets you print your pictures directly to any of several EPSON Stylus® color ink jet printers, without using a computer. You can choose NOTE Using the optional AC adapter is highly recommended when you’re printing from the camera. The adapter should be available from a number of layout options, select the type and size of where you bought your camera.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE The Direct Print program is designed to print on special ink jet media, including Photo Quality Ink Jet paper or cards, glossy film, Photo Paper, and photo stickers. If you use plain paper, your pictures will not print with the highest quality. See your printer user’s guide for information on special ink jet media available from EPSON.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 4 Align the connector on the square end of the serial cable and the camera’s serial port. Then insert the connector. 4 DirectPrint appears on the LCD screen. Press the top button (next to DirectPrint). You see the Direct Print main menu: Follow the steps in the next section to print different types of projects. Starting Direct Print Follow these steps to start Direct Print: NOTE 1 Make sure the printer is turned off. while using Direct Print.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Printing Printing Single and Multiple Images You can print any selected image(s) or all the images in your The Print and Print All formats let you print both single camera on various types of paper. You can print full size and multiple images on a page. These formats allow the greatest variety of options. You can print on different paper images, sticker sheets with multiple copies of the same image, and greeting cards.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Load your paper in the printer following the instructions in NOTE your printer user’s guide, then follow these steps: 1 On the Direct Print main menu (shown on page 12-3), select your print format. If you want to print all the images on your memory card, press the top button (next to Print All). If you want to print selected images, press the + button (next to Print).
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Press the + button (next to Filter) to cycle through the 5 If you want to select specific images (or print more than filter choices if you want to modify the color of your printout. You can choose Monochrome to print your one copy of some images), press the bottom button (next to Photo Selection).
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 6 To select a different picture, press the ISO button NOTE (below the left arrow) or the W.B. button (below the right arrow) to move the selection frame backward or Rotation is only available for Letter, A6, A4 and A3 Paper Size settings. forward through your pictures. 7 Now select the number of copies of your picture that you want to print.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Producing Your Printout 3 either Normal, Fine, or Fast printing mode. Fine print mode produces a higher-resolution, slower Before you print, you’ll need to make a few more Direct Print settings. Follow these steps: 1 Press the bottom button (next to Print Mode) to select printout. Fast print mode produces a quicker, lowerresolution printout. Press the ISO button (beneath Print).
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM horizontal printing position. The position moves NOTE 0.2 mm each time you press a button, and the current adjustment distance is displayed on the screen. 6 If you need to cancel printing, hold down the MENU button. The status light turns red and a cancellation message appears briefly on the LCD screen. You see the print settings When you’re finished, press the MENU button (beneath screen again. Repeat this step to resend your print job.
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Printing a Card Follow these steps: You also use the Print format to print cards. EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet cards are perfect for snapshots, photo postcards, and many other uses. The following table shows 1 press the + button (next to Print) to select your print format. You see a screen similar to the following: the available paper sizes and layouts for your cards.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Press the W.B. button (below the down arrow) if you Printing Album Images want to change the Information or Filter settings. (See page 12-5.) When you’re done, press the W.B. button The Album print format lets you print an “album” of again to return to the previous screen. 4 Press the bottom button (next to Photo Selection) to select your image. Select a single image for your card. If your Paper Size setting is A6, you can rotate your image.
Altair.book Page 12 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Load your paper in the printer, then follow these steps to 3 want to change the Information or Filter settings. (See page 12-5.) When you’re done, press the W.B. button print album images: 1 On the Direct Print main menu (shown on page 12-3), press the bottom button (next to Album) to select your print format. You see a screen similar to the following again to return to the previous screen.
Altair.book Page 13 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Printing Stickers Load your photo sticker sheets in the printer, following the When your print format is set to Sticker, you can print 16 instructions that came with the stickers. Then follow these steps: small or four larger copies of a single image on sheets of EPSON Photo Stickers. You can select the following Paper Size and Layout settings: print format.
Altair.book Page 14 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NOTE 6 If your selection is correct, press the bottom button (next to Done). If you need to change your selection, press the top button (next to Cancel) and repeat steps 4 You can’t turn Information On or select a filter when the print format is set to Sticker. through 5. 3 Press the bottom button (next to Photo Selection) to select the image you want to print on your stickers.
Altair.book Page 15 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Printing an Index of Your Images Follow these steps to print an index of all your images: The Index print format lets you print a contact sheet with thumbnail images of all the images on your memory card. The following table shows how your printout will look: Layout options 1 press the − button (next to Index) to select your print format.
Altair.book Page 16 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 If you want to print information for each image, press Removing the Direct Print Program the W.B. button (under the down arrow) to go to the following menu. Then press the top button (next to Direct Print comes pre-installed on your camera, but you can Information) to turn it On. plan to use it. You can always install the program later, if you need it.
Altair.book Page 17 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 3 Select Direct Print V3.0 in the Applications in 5 Camera listbox. Select Direct Print V3.0 in the Applications in Folder listbox. 4 Click Remove. You see a confirmation message asking if you’re sure you want to remove it. 5 Click Yes to remove the program, or No to cancel. Then click Close to exit Program Uploader. 6 Click the Upload button. You see a progress meter, and after a moment Direct Print V3.
Altair.book Page 18 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM LCD screeen messages LCD screeen messages Message Description Message Description Unsupported printer model. Please connect supported model. The camera is connected to an incompatible printer. Connect the camera to one of the compatible EPSON Stylus models listed on page 12-1. Hold down the MENU button to cancel printing. Printing canceled. You held down the MENU button to cancel printing. The message disappears after three seconds.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 13 . 13 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Y our PhotoPC 800 camera is easy to take care of, and any problems you may have are easy to solve. This Cleaning the Camera and Battery Charger ◗ Unplug the battery charger before cleaning. chapter includes the following sections: ◗ Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe the camera free of dust. ◗ Caring for the camera and battery charger ◗ Use a damp cloth for cleaning the battery charger.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ If necessary, clean the battery contacts with a dry cloth. ◗ In areas of excessive dirt or dust ◗ If the LCD screen gets fingerprints or smudges on it, use ◗ Where it will be exposed to strong vibrations or magnetic fields a soft, damp cloth to lightly wipe the screen.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ The flash doesn’t work. into a working outlet. ◗ Make sure the flash is not set to the flash off setting. ◗ Check the batteries and make sure they’re installed You can’t take a picture with the camera. ◗ ◗ correctly. Recharge or replace the batteries if necessary. The flash may be recharging. Wait until the status light turns green, and try again. ◗ Make sure you’ve installed the CompactFlash memory Nothing appears on the LCD screen.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Make sure the camera is not in viewfinder mode. ◗ sure the TV is set to Video mode. See the manual for your television if you need help. The image on the screen is too dark. ◗ If your TV has both Video and S-Video modes, make Adjust the brightness of the screen using the Camera SETUP menu. See page 4-28 for instructions. ◗ Check your batteries and make sure they’re installed correctly. Recharge or replace the batteries if necessary.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ Check the serial port settings in your Image Expert or EPSON Photo!3 software. You may need to change the Port and Speed serial connection settings to Auto. ◗ If you’re using a Windows system and have trouble connecting to the COM port, check the computer’s COM port settings. Make sure the port is properly configured and that the Base I/O port address and the ◗ Check the port setting in your Windows Control panel.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ If your camera is connected to a USB hub, try ◗ Macintosh documentation for more information. connecting the camera directly to your computer. ◗ Try turning off any unnecessary extensions. See your Avoid opening or working with other software The pictures transfer to your computer too slowly. applications while the camera and computer are communicating. ◗ If your system has less than 32MB RAM, the transfer speed may be slow.
Altair.book Page 7 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM You are unable to format or use a CompactFlash storage Your notebook computer’s PCMCIA drive can’t access a card with your camera. CompactFlash storage card with a PCMCIA adapter. ◗ ◗ Make sure you’re using an ATA-compatible CompactFlash card. Other cards may not work with PhotoPC 800.
Altair.book Page 8 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Solving Picture Problems When you preview images on your computer, they look If you’re not satisfied with some of the pictures you get from distorted. the PhotoPC 800, you may need to adjust some of the ◗ camera settings. Read the suggestions below. If you are using an STB® Velocity 128 video card and have a screen resolution of 800 × 600 or 640 × 480, you Your pictures display poor image quality on the screen or may notice this phenomenon.
Altair.book Page 9 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Your picture is blurry or out of focus. ◗ close as 8 inches in macro mode. When you take macro close-ups, make sure you have adequate lighting (with the flash disabled). Using a tripod will help you capture sharp pictures. ◗ Make sure that your subject isn’t moving and that you hold the camera steady after you press the shutter button (until the camera status light or photo capture light starts flashing).
Altair.book Page 10 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM ◗ If you’re taking a picture at night and you want to light A horizontal or vertical red line appears on your picture. up the background as well as your subject, use the camera’s slow synchronized flash mode. ◗ your lens. Your picture is too light (overexposed). ◗ If you’re using the forced flash setting, it may be too bright. Try setting the flash to Auto ◗ ◗ ◗ . The wrong date and/or time are displayed on your pictures.
Altair.book Page 11 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 13 The area captured in the photo is different from what you saw in the viewfinder. ◗ Make sure you look straight through the viewfinder. Keep in mind that the area visible through the viewfinder is slightly smaller than the area captured in the photo. ◗ If you’re taking a close-up or macro mode picture, turn the camera dial to so that you can use your LCD screen to preview your picture.
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Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM A Y A Optional Accessories ou can use the PhotoPC 800 with a variety of options. To save battery power, you can use the AC adapter. For portraits or other studio photographs, you can attach a tripod to your camera. You can also get additional CompactFlash memory cards, or a second set of NiMH batteries and a replacement NiMH Power Pak. You can use an optional IOMEGA Clik! drive to store photos and transfer them to your computer.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM For information on installing, formatting, and removing Using the Universal AC Adapter memory cards from your camera, see Chapter 1. The universal AC adapter (B867062) allows you to connect This chapter includes the following information: your PhotoPC 800 to any standard (100 to 240 V) electrical ◗ Using the universal AC adapter outlet.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM To avoid losing any images or settings, make sure the camera 3 Plug the adapter cable into the DC port on the camera. A is finished processing. Turn the camera off before you connect or disconnect the AC adapter. Then follow these steps: 1 Locate the AC power cord that came with your camera. Push the adapter’s cable connector firmly into the AC inlet. 4 2 Plug the AC power cord into an electrical outlet.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Using an Optional Tripod Using a PCMCIA Adapter You can use your PhotoPC 800 with any standard tripod. A PCMCIA adapter allows you to access images stored on Follow these steps: CompactFlash cards directly from your computer. To use 1 this adapter, your computer must be equipped with a Type II PCMCIA card slot. Assemble and set up the tripod by following the manufacturer’s instructions. Make sure the tripod is well-balanced on a flat surface.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM 2 Insert the adapter into your computer’s Type II Transferring Photos With the Adapter PCMCIA slot. Once the adapter and card are installed in your computer’s A PCMCIA slot, you can transfer photos by simply copying them to your hard drive. This is the fastest way to get pictures into your computer. The image files are stored in the Photo_1 folder on the card.
Altair.book Page 6 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM About the IOMEGA Clik! Drive You can use an IOMEGA Clik! digital camera drive to store extra pictures when you’re on the go and read CompactFlash cards directly from your computer. This drive saves time and batteries because you don’t have to download pictures from your camera to your computer. You should be able to find the IOMEGA Clik! drive where you purchased your camera. For additional information, visit the IOMEGA website at: www.iomega.com.
Altair.book Page 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM B Specifications B Camera Power Sources Physical Dimensions Width 4.4 in (111.4 mm) Height 2.7 in (68 mm) Depth 1.6 in (40.2 mm) Weight 8.3 oz (235 g) without batteries and strap Includes 4 AA rechargeable NiMH batteries and pocket-size charger.
Altair.book Page 2 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Technical Product type 2.14 megapixel CCD (charged coupled device) still frame auto focus camera CCD 0.5 inch color area CCD (2.
Altair.book Page 3 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Environmental Photographic Temperature Operating: 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) Non-operating: –4 to 140 °F (–20 to 60 °C) Humidity Operating: 30 to 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating: 10 to 80% (noncondensing) Safety United States FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B Canada CSA C108.8 Class B Lens f = 7 mm (equivalent to a 38 mm lens on a 35 mm camera) Range 19.7 inches (50 cm) to infinity; 5.9 to 19.7 inches (15 to 50 cm) in macro mode LCD screen 1.
Altair.book Page 4 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM Shutter Viewfinder Focus Electric iris with mechanical shutter, 1/2 second to 1/750 second (flash off mode) 1/30 second to 1/750 second (auto flash and forced flash modes) Real-image optical, with centering crosshair and edge border (view range approximately 90%) Automatic focus from 19.7 inches (50 cm) to infinity Automatic focus from 5.9 to 19.7 inches (15 to 50 cm) in macro mode Aperture f2.4, f8.
Altair.book Page 5 Thursday, July 1, 1999 3:33 PM NiMH Battery Charger Optional AC Adapter Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Width 3.0 inches (76 mm) Width 1.7 inches (43 mm) Height 4.5 inches (115 mm) Height 1.22 inches (31 mm) Depth 1.1 inch (28 mm) Depth 4.1 inches (104 mm) Weight Approximately 4.6 oz (130 g) B Technical Technical Input 100 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz Output DC 1.
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