Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Digitial Camera del fabbricante Epson
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iii A B Introd uction PhotoP C Features 2 Option al Acc essori es 2 Minimum System Requir ements 2 Where to G et Help 3 Elect ronic S uppor t Ser vices 3 Where to Get So ftware Hel p 4 Registr ation 5.
PhotoPC Macintosh User’s Guide iv Using Pic tures in Yo ur Documents 3-6 Inserti ng a Pict ure wi th Copy and Pa st e 3-7 Inser t in g a Pi c ture with D r ag and Dr op 3-9 Inser t in g a Pi c ture .
Introduct ion 1 A B Introduction L a g u n a B e a c h C o m m u n i t y N e w sl e t t e r/ V o l 8 L o c a l Sp o t lig ht M a i n S t r e e t F l o w e r S h o p J u s t o p e n e d t h i s m o n t.
2 Introduction PhotoPC Features PhotoPC is a compl ete syst em fo r captur ing digit al imag es, and incl udes the fo llowing feat ures: ❙ Base unit with 1MB internal memory for 16 high-res olution .
Introduct ion 3 A B Where to Get Help If you pur ch ased you r PhotoP C and/ or C onn ectivit y K i t in the Un i te d States or C anada , EPSON pro vides custom er s uppor t and servi ce throug h a ne twor k of A ut horize d EP SON Cu stome r Ca re Cen te rs .
4 Introduction EPSON Download Service You can ca ll the EPSON Downloa d Servic e (BBS) at (800 ) 44 2-20 07. N o m e mbe rs h i p i s re quired . Ma ke sure yo ur communica tio ns softwar e is se t to 8 data bi ts with 1 stop bit, no parit y bit, a nd a mode m spee d up to 2 8.
Introduct ion 5 A B Registration Please take a minute t o fill out the registr ation c ard in cluded with PhotoPC an d mail it back to us. This enable s you t o re ceiv e spec ial inf or mati on on so ftw a re upg rade s, access ories, an d new pro duct s.
6 Introduction.
Gett in g St arte d 1- 1 B 1 222333 1 Getting Started hand strap batteries camera Mac adapter software PhotoPC cable his cha pt er he lps you ge t ready t o us e y our PhotoP C.
1-2 Getting Started The Mac Connectiv ity Kit works wit h the Windows Version of Phot oPC. Ma ke s ure y ou use t he s oft ware and cabl e t hat c ame i n yo ur Mac Con ne ct ivity Kit as shown b el ow, an d n ot the ones t hat ca me in th e PhotoPC box .
1 Gett in g St arte d 1- 3 A Installing Ba tteries Your Ph ot oP C comes with four A A al kaline bat t er i es. Mak e s ur e the camera is turne d off, a nd follo w these steps to inser t the b atter ies: 1 Slide the batte ry cover l oc k to the rig ht to relea se the cover.
1-4 Getting Started Handling B atteries When you r Phot oP C batter i es wea r out, yo u ca n repl ac e them with an y of t he fo llo win g: ❙ Single -u se AA alkali ne batter ie s ❙ Single- use AA lith ium bat teries ( longest battery life ) ❙ Rechar geable AA Ni- Cad batt eries ( shortes t batte ry li fe).
1 Gett in g St arte d 1- 5 A Attaching the Hand Strap To attac h t he hand st ra p, loop the str ap aro und the ho ld er on the sid e of the cam er a as show n belo w . Removing the Plastic Fil m To prot ec t the cam e ra fr om sc rat che s, so m e pa rts h av e been cov ered with plasti c fil m, as s hown in th e gray areas be low.
1-6 Getting Started If y ou ha ve th e Ph otoP C Mac V ers ion, use the s oftw are disk ette s tha t came in t he box wit h the camera . If you h ave the Mac Connec tivity Ki t, make sur e you use t he disk ettes t hat came in the kit. Follow these steps to i nsta ll EasyPho to: 1 Ins ert E asyPh oto dis kett e 1 i n yo ur d isket te d riv e.
Taking Pi ctu re s with Phot oPC 2-1 B 2 sing Ph otoPC to ta ke pic tures i s simil ar to u sing a tradi t io na l “point an d shoot ” came ra . Thi s ch apter s how s yo u everyt h ing yo u ne ed.
2-2 Taki ng Pic tures wi th P hotoP C Turning the Camera On and Off To turn t he c amera o n, si mply slide t he p ower switc h to the ON posit ion. The len s cove r op en s and th e con t r ol pan el on the top of the camera ligh ts up . Th e g reen st an dby lig ht on the b ac k of the c ame ra fla sh es for a few secon ds.
Taking Pi ctu re s with Phot oPC 2-3 A 2 Checking the Battery Icon Before y ou t ak e pictu re s, check th e battery i con on the con trol pa ne l. The icon sh ows ho w much batte ry power you h av e .
2-4 Taki ng Pic tures wi th P hotoP C NOTE Remember that the camera shu t s off automa tically after 60 seconds. To turn the camera back on , slide the power switch OFF, and then ON. Or pre ss the shu tter butto n to t urn on the ca mera. Yo u will h ave to press th e shutt er butto n agai n t o take a pi ctur e.
Taking Pi ctu re s with Phot oPC 2-5 A 2 . Flash PhotoPC ’s buil t-in fla sh has three se tting s as liste d be low, wh ic h a re effectiv e within a rang e of 3 to 10 fe et. Pre ss the flash con trol bu tton to cycle f ro m one set t in g t o an othe r.
2-6 Taki ng Pic tures wi th P hotoP C Reso lut ion PhotoPC has two r esolu tion settings , hig h an d stand ard. P ress the resol ution cont rol butt on to s witch fro m one set ting to the oth er. The setting s appe ar on the c ont r ol pan el as shown.
Taking Pi ctu re s with Phot oPC 2-7 A 2 High resolution image 640 × 480 pixels Standard resolution image 320 × 240 pixels.
2-8 Taki ng Pic tures wi th P hotoP C Timer Setting the time r creat es a 10-s econd delay be tween the time you pres s the shu tter bu tton an d the act ual im age capt ur e. This allows yo u to tak e a pi ctur e of your self. The t imer ic on on th e control panel flashes wh en you u se the timer.
Taking Pi ctu re s with Phot oPC 2-9 A 2 Erasing Pictures If you don ’t wan t to keep the last pictur e you too k, you can erase it from t he camera ’s memory . Using a s mall p ointed object such as a b allpoin t pe n, pre ss th e er ase b utton on t he to p of the c amera .
2-10 Taking P ictures wi th P hot oP C NOTE Depe ndin g on the ty pe of im ages y ou c apt ure , you r ca mera may hold more t ha n 16 pic tu re s at high re solu ti on or 32 at st andar d r esolut ion. When yo u take th e la st pict ur e, the n umber o f pictu re s rema i n ing may show one i ns tead of zer o.
Using Ph otoP C with Your M acintosh 3-1 B 3 hen you’ re fini sh ed tak ing pic tures, yo u can connect the ca mer a to yo ur Mac intosh and t ransf er the image s. Then you can use them in your lett ers, presen tations, o r just about anythi ng you creat e o n your M a cintos h.
3-2 Usi ng Phot oPC with Y our Maci nto sh 2 Locate the port cover on the side of th e camera. Press on the arro ws and sli de the cov er down to o pe n it. 3 If yo u’re usin g the cab le in t he Mac Connectivi ty Kit, line u p the arrow on the wh ite end o f the cable with t he notch on the camera’ s serial po rt.
Using Ph otoP C with Your M acintosh 3-3 A 3 5 Locate th e modem p ort or pr inter p ort on th e back of your Macint osh, mar ke d with thes e ic on s: 6 With th e ar row on the ca ble faci ng up, line up the cable conne ctor wit h the port on your Mac int os h.
3-4 Usi ng Phot oPC with Y our Maci nto sh Transferring Pictures to Your Macintosh Once your cam era a nd Mac int osh are c onnec ted and turne d o n, yo u’re ready to transf er you r pictu res. You can use the Easy Phot o softw are tha t came wi th your Ph otoPC Ma c Versio n or in the M acintos h Conne ctivity Kit.
Using Ph otoP C with Your M acintosh 3-5 A 3 2 Click the PhotoPC button an d click OK. Your p ictures appear one- by-one i n t he Photo PC wind ow. If yo u see a n er ror mess age, make su re Ap pleTal k is inac tive, and your po rt setti ng s ar e corre ct.
3-6 Usi ng Phot oPC with Y our Maci nto sh Adobe P ho to Deluxe ) to tra ns fe r y our pictur es . Selec t Ph ot oP C as the source when you acquire an imag e. You will se e th e Ph otoP C w in do w. You m ay need t o t rans fer you r pi ctur es i ndi vidu al ly or in s mall gr oups , rather th an all at onc e.
Using Ph otoP C with Your M acintosh 3-7 A 3 You c an u se th ree meth ods to add pict ures t o y our do cum ents: ❙ Copy and pa ste ❙ Drag and dr op ❙ Imp ortin g. Insert ing a Picture wit h Co py and Pas te You can us e this meth od to inse rt a pictu re in any Ma cintos h applic ation.
3-8 Usi ng Phot oPC with Y our Maci nto sh 5 Positio n the ins ertion poin t whe re you w an t to ad d t he pi c ture . 6 Choose Pas te (or Past e Sp ecial) from t he Edit me nu: A copy of the pic t u.
Using Ph otoP C with Your M acintosh 3-9 A 3 Insert ing a Picture wit h Drag a nd Drop You ca n us e thi s meth od wit h any ap pli ca ti on tha t sup po rt s i t —f or examp le, Micr osof t ® Word 6 .0 or Pag eMa ker ® 6. 0 . If yo u’ re not su re, give it a tr y.
3-10 Using Phot oP C wi th Your Macinto sh Insert ing a Picture by Import ing If yo ur applic ation c an’t imp ort a JPEG f ile, yo u need to change the picture’ s file type t o PI CT.
Using Pho toP C with Your Maci nt osh 3-11 A 3 After you choo se the com mand , yo u see a docume nt selecti on dialog box like t he follo wing: 5 Locate a nd s el ec t your pi ct ur e. 6 Click the Ins er t button. The pictur e ap pear s i n yo ur doc um e nt.
3-12 Using Phot oP C wi th Your Macinto sh.
Working wi th Your Picture s 4-1 B 4 4 Working with Your Pictures sing you r Easy Ph oto so ft ware , you c an o rganiz e your pict ures in ga lleries , enhance the imag es with th e Work shop, and add vi sual im pact to alm ost any kind of doc ument with your photos.
4-2 Working with Your Picture s Using Galleries When you transf er your p icture s f ro m the Ph otoPC came ra to you r Maci ntos h, t hey a re st or ed in a gal ler y, sh own o n th e rig ht. Usin g the slide sh ow fea t u re , you can tur n a galle ry into a slic k pres enta tio n on your s creen.
Working wi th Your Picture s 4-3 A 4 Follow t he se step s to ad d a captio n or ch ang e a pictu re’s tit le: 1 Click th e photo to sele ct it . 2 Click the E di t Ph ot o I nform at i on bu tton on the toolba r. The Pho to Inf o wi ndow ap pear s, as sho wn: 3 Type the text you want for the pict ure’ s t itl e or ca pt ion.
4-4 Working with Your Picture s Follow these st ep s to se ar ch for pi ct ur es by example: 1 Open the galler y that has the pi cture y ou want to use as an exa mple. 2 Choose Find Ph otos b y Example from the Ga llery menu. A d ialog box lik e th e f ollow i ng a ppear s: 3 Use the sc rol l ba rs to disp lay the e xamp l e ph oto.
Working wi th Your Picture s 4-5 A 4 Making Changes with the Workshop Easy Phot o’s Wo rksh op let s yo u make the fo llo w i n g ki nd s o f ch ang es to your p ictures : ❙ Cropping ❙ Resizing .
4-6 Working with Your Picture s Croppi ng You can crop yo ur pictur es by selec ting ei ther a re ctan gu lar area or a freeha nd ar ea to ke ep; ever yth ing out side of the are a is cut away . Foll ow these s te ps : 1 Click eit he r the Sel ec t Rectan gl e bu tton or th e Se lect Fre eh and button.
Working wi th Your Picture s 4-7 A 4 Adjust ing Br ightnes s and Contrast Chan gi ng th e brig ht ness of a pic tur e le t s yo u make i t l i g hter or darke r; chan ging th e cont rast adju sts the diff erence bet ween t he pic ture’ s light and da rk a reas.
4-8 Working with Your Picture s 2 Drag th e slider s t o ch ange t he red, g re en , and blue colo rs in your picture. The Aft e r sam pl e show s yo u the res ul t s of your c hange s.
Working wi th Your Picture s 4-9 A 4 3 Click the Rem ov e Red- Eye button . Yo u see a w i nd ow like t he o ne below: 4 Drag th e slide r until the ey es loo k normal in the Aft er sampl e.
4-10 Workin g wi th Yo ur Pi ctur es Changing Picture File Information When you work w i th E as yP hoto, yo u don’ t need to kee p trac k of yo ur picture f iles. Eas yPhot o does it fo r you. H oweve r, yo u ca n chan ge a picture’ s fi le name , fi le type, or m ove it to a new fol der i f you want .
Using Ad vanced Features 5-1 B 5 hen Phot oPC is con nec ted to yo ur Macin tosh, yo u can cust omiz e seve ra l of the ca m era’s settin gs . You ca n also tak e pic ture s by cont ro lli n g the came ra dire ct ly from yo ur Maci nt os h.
5-2 Using Advanced F eature s You can sw i t ch b etwee n Se tup and Co ntro ls by c licking on the bu tton s. NOTE You can also acce ss the Camera Cont rols wind ows from the PhotoPC screen.
Using Ad vanced Features 5-3 A 5 Setting Auto Shut-off PhotoPC ’s power -sav ing fe ature autom atica lly s huts off the c amera if you wai t mo re than 60 seco nds be fore ta ki ng a pict ure. You can adjust th is time period by conne cti ng the camera to your Maci ntos h an d us ing P hoto PC Sett ing s.
5-4 Using Advanced F eature s To set t he shutte r spee d, foll ow these steps: 1 Connect th e ca mera t o yo ur Ma ci nt os h as de sc ribed i n Cha pter 3 and o pen the Setu p wind ow as desc ri bed on pag e 5- 1. The Shutt er Speed s lider is set to Aut o.
Using Ad vanced Features 5-5 A 5 Chang e t he Po rt se t tin g only if you wa nt to use a di fferen t por t f or the camer a or you get an err or m essage . When yo u chan ge the Port set t in g, you lo se the co nnect ion b etwee n the cam era a nd y our Maci ntosh.
5-6 Using Advanced F eature s NOTE Taking pic tu re s from yo ur Ma ci nt os h with liv e previe w us es a lot of battery power . If y ou don’ t have the P hotoPC A C ad apter, y ou may want to buy it. S ee A ppend ix A for mo re i nforma tion a bout obtain ing an d using t he AC adapt er.
Using Ad vanced Features 5-7 A 5 You can click t he b uttons on your screen t o se t the re solu tion , flas h, timer, an d eras e fe atures , just as you use the button s on the ca mera. The contr ol pan el on you r scre en disp lays th e same informat ion a s the control panel on the camera.
5-8 Using Advanced F eature s.
Main tenance and Troublesho oting 6-1 B 6 our Phot oP C is easy t o t ake care of, an d any proble m s y ou m a y have a re easy to so lv e. Thi s chapt er covers the fo llowing: ❙ Caring for the camera ❙ Solving c amera proble ms ❙ Sol vi ng pic tur e prob lem s.
6-2 Maintenanc e and Troub leshoo ti ng Don ’t stor e t he cam era in th e foll ow ing lo cati on s: ❙ Where it is exp os ed to dir ect su nl i ght , for ex am p le, on a ca r dash board ❙ Near .
6 Main tenance and Troublesho oting 6-3 A You ge t an e rror mess age wh en yo u try to tra nsfer your pictur es fro m the camer a t o yo ur Maci nt os h. ❙ Make su re th e ca ble is co nnect e d corr ec tly, as des cr ibe d on 1 . ❙ Make sur e the came ra is tu rned on and th e batteri es h ave enough power .
6-4 Maintenanc e and Troub leshoo ti ng See your Macint osh do cum enta tion or o nline he lp fo r m or e inform atio n on cha ngin g mem ory se tting s an d turn ing off extens ions. Solving Picture Problems If you’r e not sat i sfied with th e p icture s yo u get fro m Pho toPC , you ma y need to ad just so me of th e camer a sett in gs.
6 Main tenance and Troublesho oting 6-5 A Your pi c ture is too dar k (un der expo sed) . ❙ You may ne ed to use th e fla sh . Ma k e sure the f lash setti ng is eith er autom at i c or fo rc ed flash , as desc rib ed on page 5. ❙ If yo u’re us ing the f lash, make s ure your s ubje ct is within the range of 3 to 1 0 f eet .
6-6 Maintenanc e and Troub leshoo ti ng Your pic tures do n’ t loo k as goo d as they use d to. ❙ Your ca m era’s lens ma y be di rt y or dusty. Try clea ni ng i t as descri bed on pag e 1.
Using Optional Accessories A-1 A B hotoPC’s flex ibility allows y ou to use it with a var iety of op tions. Y o u can inc r eas e the cam e ra’s storag e ca pacit y by instal lin g a 2MB o r 4M B Photo Spa n ™ memory modul e.
A-2 Usi ng Optional Accessori es : CAUTION Once yo u instal l a Pho toSp an m odule , you ca n’ t remov e it. Mak e sure you th ink ab out your f uture need s be fore you d ecid e whet her to in stall the 2M B m odule or the 4M B mo dule.
Using Optional Accessories A-3 B A 4 Posit ion the mod ule so th at t he notch is alig ned with th e roun ded corne r of the so ck et. 5 Slide the m odu le in to th e sock et a t an angl e as shown , pr essin g along th e edge u ntil it click s into place.
A-4 Usi ng Optional Accessori es Using the Universal AC Adapter The Unive rsal AC ad apter ( A88302 1) allo w s y ou to conn ect yo ur camera t o a stan d ard el ectri cal ou tlet. Th is is e sp ecia ll y us eful when y ou are tra nsferr ing pi ctures and oper ating t he ca mera f rom yo ur Maci ntosh .
Using Optional Accessories A-5 B A 3 Plug th e end of th e po wer ca bl e int o th e ad ap ter. 4 Connect th e ot he r end of th e po wer ca bl e t o an elect r ic al out l et . Using Optional Lenses Althou gh you can use an y sta ndard 37 mm vide o cam corde r lens or fil ter with Pho toPC, lens es manuf acture d by Tiffe n ar e recom m end ed.
B Specifi cati ons B-1 A Physical Dimensions B Specifications Width 6 .5 in. ( 166 mm) Height 3.5 in. (88 mm) Depth 1.9 in. (47 mm) Weigh t (without b atteries) 11 oz.
B-2 Specific at io ns Technical Photographic Product ty pe CCD (cha rge cou pl ed de vi ce) stil l fr ame cam e ra Image siz e 640 × 480 pixels (hig h re solu ti on) 320 × 240 pixels (sta nda rd re .
Index 1 A B A AC A dap ter , u niv ersa l, A-4 Acc essorie s (opt ional), Intro- 2 , A-1 – 5 Adding pict ur e i nf ormat i on, 4-2 Adju sting brightness a nd c ontras t, 4-7 co lors, 4-8 po rt setti.
2 Index Connectin g camer a to computer, 3-1 Contrast, ad ju sting, 4-7 Contro l panel, 2-2 Copying image to clip bo ar d, 4-9 Cropping pi c tures, 4-6 Custome r supp or t s er vi ce s, Intro- 3 Cutti.
Index 3 A B L Lens, usi ng, A-5 Live preview, 5-6 M Maintena nce cleani ng, 6-1 storag e, 6-2 O Online supp o rt, Intro -3 Optional len s es, A-5 Organ izi ng your pi ct ures, 4-2 P Pasti ng i m ag e .
4 Index Printing, 4-9 Problem s, 6- 2 R Recordin g time and date, 5-2 Regist er i ng Ph otoP C, Intro -5 Removi ng red- ey e, 4-8 Removi ng pl astic f ilm, 1-5 Resizing pict ures, 4-6 Resolu tion s et.
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