Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto PhotoPC 650 del fabbricante Epson
Vai alla pagina of 158
Remove any p rotective plast ic film you may find in these areas be fore using your cam e ra: When play ing back pictures on a televisio n or record ing them on videotape , igno re the step s begi nni n g o n pa ge 3- 11 of y ou r m a nua l. In ste a d, do t h e follo wi ng: 1 Make sure the camer a and TV ( and VC R) ar e tu r ned o ff.
Notice t o Windows ® Users If you are using the EPSON PhotoPC ® 650 TWAIN software to delete individual photos within the camera, do not attempt to delete locked images . Attempting to do so may inadvertently delete other photos. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
A B.
ii IMPORT ANT NOTI C E DISCLAIM E R OF WARRANTY Epson Ameri ca mak es no represen tation s or wa rranti es, e ither ex press or im pl ied , by o r w ith r espe c t t o an yt h in g in t hi s m an ual .
iii A B Introducti on EPS ON Phot oPC 650 F eatur es 2 Op tio nal Ac ce ss or ies 3 Min imu m Sys tem Req uire ment s 3 Window s Syst ems 3 Ma cint osh Syst ems 3 Registration 4 Saf ety I ns t ru ctio.
iv 3 Playing B a ck Pic tures Usin g Pla yback M ode Menus 3-2 Playing Back Pic t ures One-by-One 3-3 Playing Back Multi p le Pictures 3-4 Playing Your Pict u res as a Slide S h ow 3-5 Turni ng Off Pi.
v A B 5 Getting Y our Photos Into Docume nts Import i ng Imag es Into Docu ments 5-2 Gett in g Ima g es wit h C opy a nd P aste 5-3 Using Drag and Dr o p From a Coll ection 5-3 6 Working wit h Photos .
vi 8 Using Compact F lash Card Options Removing a CompactFl ash Card 8-2 Fo rm at tin g an A TA - Com pa tib l e Com pa ctFl as h Card 8- 3 Trans ferri ng Pic t ure s with a PCMCIA Adap ter 8-3 9 Main.
Int rod u c tio n 1 A B RESAMP3 .WM F REMO VED our new E PSO N PhotoPC 650 is an ea sy-to- use, Y hig h re s olu tio n di gita l came ra wi th a bui lt- in LCD moni tor.
2 Intro d uction Yo ur Pho toP C 65 0 comes com ple te wi th ca ble s, batte ries , USB C ompa ctF lash card , and softw are for transferri ng, editing, organizing, and prin ting your pictures.
Introdu ct io n 3 A B Opti onal Accessor ies EPS ON offe rs t hes e opt iona l acce ssor ies f or th e PhotoPC 65 0: ◗ AC ad apter fo r use wit h a ny el e ctr ical out let (B 867038) ◗ NiMH Power.
4 In tro d ucti on NO TE If your iM ac i s runnin g OS 8.1, you mus t install i M ac Update 1 .0 from Apple at ht t p://swupdat e s.info.a p ple.co m befor e you i nstal l the Lexar Med ia Jump Shot USB d river s. Conta ct Appl e Comp uter if yo u have question s while instal lin g this u pdate.
Introdu ct io n 5 A B ◗ To pr ev ent p ossib le e ye in jury, d on’t t ak e flas h p ictur es of fa ce s a t clo s e ran g e. ◗ Avoid sudd en te mperatu re cha ng es, which can ca use moi stu re to co nden se on t he ca m era. K eep th e ca mer a in a case or bag if you need to move it from a cold env ir on me nt to a wa rm o ne.
6 Intro d uction.
Gett ing S tarted 1-1 A B . 1 seri al ca ble so ft wa re Ma c adap ter cabl e batteries ha n d s trap PhotoP C 650 c amera vid eo cable US B C om pac tF la sh ca rd in envelope JumpS hot USB cable hi s ch apte r hel ps you get re ady to use y our n ew T PhotoP C 650.
1-2 Gett in g Sta r ted Unp ac king Y ou r Phot oPC 6 50 Make su re you h ave all th e par ts sho wn on t he pr evio us p age. You wo n ’t n ee d th e M a ci nto sh ad ap ter ca bl e w ith a P C, or the Jum p Shot US B c able, if you don’t hav e a W indo ws 98, iMac, or Power Macintosh G3 system with compa tible USB supp ort.
Ge tti ng S ta r ted 1-3 A B Insta lling Batt eries Be fore y o u ins t all the f ou r A A alka l ine b a tte rie s th at cam e with you r camera, make sure the cam era is turned off (the lens cover switch is in the off position, as shown t o the left).
1-4 Getti ng Sta rted Using B at t er ies Saf ely an d Eff iciently Whe n your bat terie s need to b e rep lace d, the P hotoP C 650 camera can a ccept four AA b atteries of the followi ng types: ◗ .
Ge tti ng S ta r ted 1-5 A B ◗ Dispo s e of use d b atte rie s a cc ord ing t o th e ma nuf a ct ure r’ s in str uc tio ns and in com pl ian ce wi th all applicable la ws. C ontact your loca l g overnment agency fo r inf or ma ti on abo ut ba tt er y re cy cli n g an d d is po sa l.
1-6 Gett in g Sta r ted NO TE If you hear rapid be eps and see an err or on the status displ ay panel on t he top of the camera when yo u first turn it on, yo u may n ot have installe d the U SB Compac tFlash card o r may have inst alled it i ncor rectly.
Ge tti ng S ta r ted 1-7 A B F or mat ting th e USB CompactF lash Car d Befor e yo u us e you r cam era for the first tim e, you need to format you r USB Com pactFlash car d so it can store y our pi ctur es.
1-8 Gett in g Sta r ted Ins tall ing Y o ur Phot oPC 6 50 So f twa r e Yo ur P hot oP C 650 comes with ev ery thi ng yo u nee d to tran sf er you r pi ct ure s f rom th e ca m era to yo ur co mpu ter , and orga nize , enha nce , and prin t you r im ag es.
Ge tti ng S ta r ted 1-9 A B I d e n t i f y i n g C a m e ra Pa rt s EPSON EPSON vie wfinde r timer li ght fr on t view shut ter button fla sh le ns l ens cover (on/ off) card an d port cover 37 mm t.
1-10 Gett in g S ta r ted LCD m onitor swi tch st atus di splay panel viewfin der back view LCD mo nitor st atus li ght FUNCTION butto n EPSON t o p view sh utter button image quality butto n st atus .
Taking Pictures 2-1 A B . 2 Jim Jackson’s Auto Sales • 1995 Mitsubishi Montero • Good condition • Low Mileage FOR SALE FOR SALE 999-555-5555 aking pi ctures wi th PhotoP C 650 is sim ilar to u sing T a tradition al “point and shoot” auto-focus camera.
2-2 Ta king P ict ures T ur ning t he Cam era On an d Of f To t urn on th e c amer a , slide th e len s cove r sw it ch to th e ON position , as show n in th e illust ration b elow. T he len s cover opens and the status disp lay pan el on t he top of th e cam era ligh ts u p .
Ta ki ng P ic t ure s 2-3 A B Che cking the Bat t ery When your batter y power is running lo w, the low batter y icon app ear s on th e stat us disp lay p anel. Th e ic on f lashe s wh en yo ur ba tter y power is c omple tely out. Yo u ne ed t o r epla ce t he b att eri es or u se th e A C ad apte r whe n you see t he low ba tter y icon .
2-4 T aking Pictures T aking P ictur e s w ith the Viewf ind er You can cap ture an image with th e PhotoPC 650 as you would wit h any poi nt-and-sh oot au to-focus c amera: loo k through the v iewfind er a nd sna p the t wo-ste p sh utter.
Ta ki ng P ic t ure s 2-5 A B CAU TI O N If you set the camera down whi l e the lig ht is stil l flas hing, make sure you handle i t careful ly. T he camera m ay lose y our image if y ou set i t do w n too hard. 7 Then move t he camera away from your eye and check the Q uic k Rev iew imag e on the LC D mo nitor .
2-6 Ta king P ict ures T aking P ic tur e s w ith t he LC D Mo ni tor The L CD m on ito r let s you see a liv e pr evie w o f wh at th e camera’s lens s ees a t any mo ment.
Ta ki ng P ic t ure s 2-7 A B 3 Pre ss the s hu tte r bu tt on th e rest o f the w ay d ow n to ta ke t he pi ctur e. 4 Ho ld th e cam era st il l unti l it beep s and t he s tatus ligh t sta rts fla sh in g red . Th e f las h ing red li gh t ind ica te s th at the ca m era has c ap tured the ima ge a nd is proce ssin g it.
2-8 Ta king P ict ures Chec k ing the Pict ur e Co unt er The nu mb er in th e u pper ri ght co rn er of th e st atus di splay panel sh ows how many pictures you can take, depending on yo ur cu r ren t imag e qual ity and fo rma t se tti ngs. I f you ch ange these s ett in gs , the numbe r m ay a lso c han ge.
Ta ki ng P ic t ure s 2-9 A B Com pressio n is a tec hniq u e used to ma ke th e im a ge dat a fit in a s mall e r mem o ry area and transfe r at a qu icker r ate. T he JP EG co mpr es sio n us ed by yo ur ca mera el imi nat es so me imag e data (“ lossy” com pressio n ) to a chieve these r esults.
2-10 Ta king P ic tur e s Us ing Macr o Mode t o T a k e Cl ose-u ps Yo u can u se th e cam era’s macr o mode t o ta ke pi cture s as close as 6 inc hes (15 cm). Follow these steps: 1 Turn the c amer a on an d s lid e th e mon itor s wit ch to t he VI EW positi on .
Taki ng P i c t u res 2-11 A B To d ele te t he pict ur e, ho ld dow n the FU NC TION button and pr ess t he BACK bu tton. If yo u did n’t d el ete th e im age b efor e th e Q ui ck Re v iew gaug e di sap peare d, the im ag e is s aved when t he s tatus li gh t s top s f las hi ng a nd tu rn s g ree n.
2-12 Ta king P ic tur e s T akin g Pict ur es with t he T imer Setti n g the tim er crea te s a 10-se con d delay b etw een th e tim e yo u pr ess t he s hut ter bu tto n and t he a ctu al imag e cap tur e. This allows you to take a picture of you rself.
Playing Back Pict ures 3-1 A B . 3 he LCD monitor let s you play back your pi ctures T one-by-one or in groups of ni ne at a time. You can erase selected pi ct ures and customize camera se t tings through t he LC D moni tor men us. You can even vi ew y our pictures on a t el evision ju st as easily as on t he camera’s monitor.
3-2 Pla ying Back Pictures Us ing Pla yba c k Mod e Menus Follow t hese ste ps to use t he playback mode menu s: 1 Turn on the came ra, as desc ribed on pa ge 2- 2. 2 Slide th e mo nito r sw it ch to P LA Y BA CK . Afte r a moment , the last photo yo u took a ppears on the LC D moni tor.
Playing Back Pictures 3- 3 A B Pl a yb ack Mode (play back images one at a time or in groups of 9). S ee page 3-4 for ins tru cti ons. Phot o Con t rol (erase or lock your pictures, or re format Com p actFla sh cards ). See pag e 3-6 and Cha pter 8 f or in structi ons.
3-4 P laying Back Pictures Playing Back Mul tiple P ictur es Yo u can play ba ck y our pict ur es i n Mu lt i mo de t o view smal l “thumbnail ” versi ons o f nine pic t ures at on ce. Make s ure th e moni tor s wit ch i s se t to PLA YBA CK , a nd fo llow the se st eps: 1 Press th e SELECT butt on to di s pla y th e mon itor menus.
Playing Back Pictures 3- 5 A B P la yi ng Y our Pi ct ur es as a Sli de Show You c an u s e th e LC D mo n ito r to au tom at ic all y display each of you r pictures, one a t a time. Make sur e th e mo n ito r sw it ch is set to PLAYBACK , and follow thes e ste ps: 1 Press th e SELECT butt on to di spla y the L CD mo nito r menus.
3-6 Pla ying Back Pictures E ra sing Pi ct ur es The L CD m onito r p rov id es diff eren t m ethod s fo r de letin g images store d in your cam era as you play them back: ◗ Yo u can d ele te t he c.
Playing Back Pictures 3- 7 A B Befor e you sta rt, set the p layb ack m ode to Mu lti . T his makes it easi er to se lect image s; see p age 3 -4 fo r inst ru ct ions. Mak e sur e th e m on it or sw it ch is se t to PLAYBACK , and follo w the se step s to er ase p ictur es: 1 Press th e SELECT butt on to di spla y the L CD mo nito r menus.
3-8 Pla ying Back Pictures 7 W h e n y o u h a v e s e l e c t e d a l l t h e p h o t o s y o u w a n t t o e r a s e , press the BACK button. A me ssa ge appears asking if yo u’r e su re y ou wa nt t o er ase . 8 Press t he SELEC T bu tto n to er as e t he im ages and re tu rn t o the E ra se Ph oto s men u.
Playing Back Pictures 3- 9 A B ◗ If y ou chose Se lect Pho t o , continue with step 5. 5 Press th e SELECT b utton, the n press the or butt on to mo ve thr ou gh th e im ag es in t he cam er a un ti l the phot o you want to lo ck appea rs on th e mon ito r.
3-10 Pla ying Back Pictures The L ock Phot os me nu is d isplayed: 4 Pre ss the o r bu tt on to cho ose Se lect Photo or U nlock Al l . ◗ If y ou chose Unlo ck All , press th e SELECT button. A messa ge appears asking you to confirm tha t yo u want to u nlock all th e ph otos .
Playing Back Pictu re s 3-11 A B Pl aying B ack Pi ctures o n TV o r Vide o Yo u can d ispl ay you r pict ur es on a regu lar te le vision or videotape them wit h a VCR by us ing the video cab l e that ca me w ith y ou r Ph o toPC 6 50.
3-12 Pla ying Back Pictures 3 Con ne ct th e yel low en d of t he cab le to t he VIDEO IN port on t he televis ion or VC R. 4 Turn on th e TV (and V CR) and swit ch to the correct vi de o mo de. 5 Tur n on the ca me ra a nd sl ide the moni tor switc h t o PL AYBACK .
Playing Back Pictu re s 3-13 A B 3 Press th e SELECT butt on onc e to o pen t he s ett in gs menu, then pr ess SELE CT ag ain to cha nge th e mo nt h, high li gh ted in w hite. 4 Pre ss the b utton to in crea se t he n umbe r, or the butt on to dec re ase th e num b er, u n til th e m on th is co rr ect.
3-14 Pla ying Back Pictures Selectin g Quick R eview Mode Quic k R e view mod e l et s y ou re view the pi ctu re yo u j ust to ok on the LCD mo nitor an d delete it, if necessary, befor e your camera stores it in memo ry. You can turn o ff Quick Review mod e to s ave add i ti ona l ba tt er y pow er or if yo u’d ra th er no t use it.
Playing Back Pictu re s 3-15 A B 3 Press th e SELECT butt on onc e to o pen t he s ett in gs me nu, th en pr ess the bu tt on three tim es t o sel ec t the LC D brig ht ness ic on. 4 Press th e SELECT butt on to hig hlig ht th e LCD bright ness sli der .
3-16 Pla ying Back Pictures.
Getting Photos Into Y our Computer 4-1 A B . hen you’re finished taking pictures, you can W transf er them to yo ur c om p uter, wh er e you ca n use them i n the pro j ects yo u cr eate .
4-2 Gett ing Photos Into You r Compute r On an iMac or Power Macint osh G3, you installed the USB driv ers w hen yo u in sta lled th e re st o f your ca mera sof twa re ( if not, se e pa ge 1-8).
Getting Photos Into Your Com puter 4- 3 A B 2 Remove the card by h and, then close the card and port co ve r. 3 In sert th e c ard int o th e slot in th e ca bl e c onn ector w ith the l abe l f acin g to wa rd th e sid e of th e c onn ec tor stamped “US B.
4-4 G etting Photos Into Your Computer Insta lling the Win d o w s 98 USB Comp act F lash Car d and USB Cable D r iver s The f ir st tim e you co nn ect th e U SB Co mpa c tFla sh card an d JumpSh ot USB cab le to your syst em, you need to in stall t hei r Wi ndo ws 98 USB dr iv ers usin g th e plu g-a nd-p lay funct ion.
Getting Photos Into Your Com puter 4- 5 A B 5 You see t he s creen bel ow. C li ck CD-ROM dri ve . Then clic k Next . 6 You see a me ssage tha t a dr iver was l ocat ed for th e U SB cab le, cal le d Lex arMedia Jump Shot . Click Next , then clic k Finish on t he next scre en.
4-6 Gett ing Photos Into You r Compute r The c ard is id en ti fied a s th e next a vai lab le dr ive lett er on your syst em and desc ribed as a Removable Disk . For exa mple, if yo ur h ard d isk is d rive C a nd you r CD-R OM is driv e D , th e US B C omp actF l ash ca rd is assigne d as drive E.
Getting Photos Into Your Com puter 4- 7 A B CAU TI O N Neve r remov e the US B Compact Flas h card o r unpl ug the USB ca ble w hen t he Phot o65 0 fol der is o pen or a ny appli cations are runni ng o n your s ystem. Close th e Photo 650 fol der and exit all your appl icati ons first.
4-8 Gett ing Photos Into You r Compute r 4 Now locate the folde r on your hard disk you want to c o py the pi ct ures t o. For exa mpl e, if y ou h ave a fo lder called Pi ctu res , o pen that folder on you r hard di sk.
Getting Photos Into Your Com puter 4- 9 A B Eras ing P i ctures It ’s best to er ase t he p ict ure s fro m the USB C ompac tFl ash card afte r y o u re -i nst al l it i n you r ca me ra us i ng th e c am er a’ s Refo rmat mode (see p ag e 1 -7 fo r in stru ct ion s).
4-10 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er 2 Lin e u p th e ser ia l co nn ec tor on th e ca b le wi th on e of the seria l ports on y our com put er, and inser t the c onnec tor. The n tigh ten t h e s crews . 3 Ope n the car d and por t co ver o n the s ide o f t h e c amer a.
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 11 A B Li ne up t he ar row on the cabl e conn ector with the p o rt ico n on your M a cint osh . Th en in s ert th e co n nect or . . NO TE If you sha re a ser ial p ort with ano ther de vice, ma ke sure Appl eTal k™ is turned off .
4-12 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er Opening the EPSO N PhotoPC 650 TW AIN or Plug -In Driver 1 Conn e ct th e cam e ra to y our co mpu ter usin g th e se ria l cable; see page 4-9 f or instr uctions . 2 Star t H o tSh ot s. In Wi ndows, do ubl e-click the Ho tShots icon on you r Windows d esktop.
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 13 A B You see th e EPSON Ph otoPC 650 TWAIN o r Plug-In window (t he Windows sc reen is show n below). T he pictures in your camera a ppear in the window . (I f y ou do n’t see the pict ur es in yo ur came ra w hen y ou open the w indow, click Op en Camer a .
4-14 Getting Phot os Into Your Comput er NO TE The Speed settin g you se lected is not di splayed on the C amera Conte nt tab unle ss you cli ck t he Op en Came ra but t o n; ho we v e r, your pictur es wil l stil l transfe r at the new rate.
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 15 A B ◗ The f a ste st m eth o d i s Save to Fo lder . This lets you tran sf er you r pi ct ure s a n d sa ve th em d ire ct ly t o a selected folder on you r hard disk, saving battery pow er and tim e. Se e th e nex t sec tio n for inst ruc tion s.
4-16 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er NO TE To se lect a di ffer ent defaul t f older fo r the pro gram to use each time yo u open i t, cli ck the Set up tab on the win dow and c lick Browse under D efaul t Phot o Fol der. 3 If you want to save your pictures in a format othe r t han JPEG, select it from the Save as type list (W indows only).
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 17 A B NO TE If you see a memory error messa ge whil e transferrin g pi ctures, close th e EPSO N Photo PC 650 TWAIN or P lug- In windo w and use t he Sa ve t o Fo ld er method to tran sfer your pi ctures i nstead.
4-18 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er Ma kin g an EP SO N Ph otoP C 6 5 0 Pl ug -In Dr iv er Alias (M acintosh ) 1 Op en th e Pic ture Wor ks f o l d e r o n y o u r h a r d d i s k , t h e n op en th e HotShots folder within it. 2 Now op en th e Plug - ins folder and click the EP SON Phot oP C 65 0 P lug-I n ic on.
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 19 A B 6 You see th e EPSON Ph otoPC 650 TWAIN o r Plug-In window (t he Windows sc reen is show n below). T he pictures in your camera a ppear in the window . (I f y ou do n’t see the pict ur es in yo ur came ra w hen y ou open the w indow, click Op en Camer a .
4-20 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er NO TE The Sp e ed settin g you se lected is not di spla yed on t he Camera Conte nt tab unle ss you cli ck t he Op en Came ra but t o n; ho we v e r, your pictur es wil l stil l transfe r at the new rate.
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 21 A B ◗ The f a ste st m eth o d i s Save to Fo lder . This lets you tran sf er you r pi ct ure s a n d sa ve th em d ire ct ly to a selected folder on you r hard disk, saving battery pow er and tim e. Se e th e nex t sec tio n for inst ruc tion s.
4-22 Getting Photos Into Your Comput er NO TE To se lect a di ffer ent defaul t f older fo r the pro gram to use each time yo u open i t, cli ck the Set up tab on the win dow and c lick Browse under D efaul t Phot o Fol der. 3 If you want to save your pictures in a format othe r t han JPEG, select it from the Save as type list (W indows only).
Getting Photo s Into Your Computer 4- 23 A B 3 To sa ve you r pi ctu re s in you r a pplic at ion, c lick a p ictu re window and sele ct y our appl ication ’s Save com ma nd. (Ch eck your a pplica t ion’s h elp ut ilit y fo r deta iled inst ructi ons .
4-24 Getting Phot os Into Your Comput er 5 Make sure you r batteries h ave enough p ower, or your AC a da pt er i s co nn e ct ed. I f y our cam e ra a uto m atic a lly shuts off (to save battery powe r), “wake” it by tur ning it off and on a gain.
Getting Your P hotos Into Documents 5-1 A B . 5 Gardening M ont hly November 199 8 Sunflowe rs Sunflowers are big-leafed, sturdy plants that need full sun an d moi st soils. Seeds attr act bird s. Perennial species grow rapidly, forming sizab le clumps that can become invasive.
5-2 Get t ing Your Photos Into Docu ments Importing Ima ges Into Docu ments Once yo ur pict ures a re transfer red a nd sa ved on yo ur ha rd driv e, you can imp ort th em i nto yo ur appli ca tion s.
Get ting You r Phot os Into D oc uments 5- 3 A B NO TE In some appli cati ons, you can add a f rame ar ound th e picture if you w ant to m ove it around o n the page or resi ze i t. In ot her appl icatio ns, you cre ate a fr ame first, and then pl ace the pic ture in it .
5-4 Gettin g Yo ur Phot os Into D ocument s F ol low th ese st eps: 1 Star t H o tSh ot s as desc rib e d on pa ge 4- 11. 2 Click Get on t he remote co ntro l t o op e n th e G et menu, if necessary. Th en select G et fr om Disk . 3 Clic k th e Open a Coll ectio n bu tton.
Working with Photos and Co llections 6-1 A B 6 ou can use HotShots coll ections to organize yo ur Y pictures, add i d entifying information to th em, and even display t hem in slide shows.
6-2 Working with Photos and Collections Open ing P ictur es an d Co llect ions You can open in d ividu al pi ctu re s in Hot Sh ots , or op en a co llecti on and th en op en the pic ture f ro m th er e. F or in str uct ions on s tart ing H otSho ts, see page 4 -11 .
Working with Photos and Collections 6-3 A B 4 Yo ur c oll ecti on opens in a windo w. 5 To open a pictur e in th e co l lect ion, dou b le-cl ick it. The pictu re o pens in it s ow n win do w, as sh own to the left. (To add pic ture s to a co llec tio n, s ee “Ad ding or Dele ting Pic tures in C oll ec tions ” t o th e righ t.
6-4 W orking wi th Photos and Collect ions The p ict ur e ap pea rs in th e co lle ction w indo w. To ad d a n un ope n ed pi ctu re , clic k th e A dd bu tt on o n t he t ask bar in th e co lle ctio n wind ow. Y ou se e th e Add to Collec ti on dia log box .
Working with Photos and Collections 6-5 A B 3 Then c lick inside one of the se le cted im ag es an d hol d down the m o use b utt on. D rag th e im age(s) to the ot he r co llecti on wind ow a nd r elea se t h e m ouse butt on. The imag es a re copi ed t o th e co lle ction .
6-6 Working with Photos and Collections NO TE Your comput er must be set u p to rec ord sou nd befor e you ca n use t he Reco rd funct ion. See you r comp uter docum e ntatio n for de tails. 4 Click the Record b u tton to record you r messa ge, then clic k th e Stop b utton wh en you ’re fi nishe d.
Working with Photos and Collections 6-7 A B V iewing P ictur e Inf or mation To v iew b asic info rm at ion a bout a pi cture out side of a collection—such as re solution, file size, file t y pe, or folder loca ti on — cl ic k on th e pic tu re an d s el ec t Get Info fr o m the Image m enu.
6-8 Working with Photos and Collections 4 Click Find . If the f irs t pict ure matc hing t he se arch crite ri a is foun d, th e pic tu re is hi ghl igh te d. If no pict ur e is found , you see a mess age. 5 To fi nd ano the r pic ture ma tchi ng th e sear ch cr iteri a, clic k Find Ne xt .
Working with Photos and Collections 6-9 A B Sizin g and Pr int in g Multiple C opie s of an In dividu al Pict ure Fo llow th ese ste ps t o pr int an indi vidua l p ict ur e at a diff ere nt size a nd/or in mu ltiple copi es on a sing le pa ge: 1 Op en th e pi ct ure you wa nt t o p rin t; se e pa ge 6- 2 f or inst ructi ons .
6-10 Working with Photos and Collections 5 Do one of the fo llowi ng: ◗ Windo w s : Select Pr inter S etup at the b ottom of the Sh a re m enu o n th e re mote co ntr ol. ( You c an also selec t Printer Setup fro m the File menu.) Make sure you r printer is selecte d and click the Properties button.
Working w ith Photo s and Collections 6-11 A B Pr inti ng a Pic tur e wit h Smar t Pr int The H o tSh ot s Sma r t Print fea ture le ts yo u quick ly a dj ust the sharpn ess and b righ tness of your pic ture be fore yo u print i t.
6-12 Working with Photos and Collections 4 To sel ec t ne w ar ea , clic k th e im ag e are a m ar ker and drag it to a new loc atio n; then re le ase the mous e butto n. Th e new im age a rea a pp ear s in th e n ine Sma r t Pri nt set ti ng exa mples .
Working w ith Photo s and Collections 6-13 A B ◗ Cli c k Line View for a small e r thumbna il format with f ile n ames a nd o ther p i ctur e inf or ma tio n to t he ri ght o f ea ch pic tu re. ◗ Clic k Card Vi ew for a lar ge view of eac h pictur e printed on one pa ge with its file name a nd other pic tu re i nfor ma ti on to the rig h t.
6-14 W orking with Photos and Collections The n s elec t Make Phot o Pa ge fr o m the m e nu. 3 Se lect a cate gor y of Photo Page te mpl ates y ou’ d lik e to u se, su ch as Spor ts , La bels , o r Holi d ay . The avai lable Pho to Pages for the cate go ry ap pea r in the l ist be lo w th e ca te gor y.
Working w ith Photo s and Collections 6-15 A B 6 To import a picture into your Photo Page, you can drag and dro p a p icture or selec t a pic ture fil e from di sk.
6-16 Working with Photos and Collections Fou r contr ol bo xes appear in th e corn er s: 3 Us e the to ol s in th e Ph oto P age w indo w taskb ar to adjust the siz e and posi tio n of the pictur e: ◗ Clic k th e En lar ge too l, t he n cl ick in th e pi ctu re area to en large its si ze 10 % w it h eac h mo use click .
Working w ith Photo s and Collections 6-17 A B 6 To fo rma t all the tex t in the b ox, cl ick a ny of the text options yo u w ant to use in the taskbar: 7 If you need to delete a text box, select it and press the Delete key on your keyboa rd (Window s) or se lect Clear from the Edit menu (Ma cintosh).
6-18 Working with Photos and Collections Pr inti ng a Ph ot o P ag e Follow the ste ps below to print your completed Photo Page. Pri n ti ng wi th Wind ows 1 Sele ct Printer Setup from the File menu. Make su re your p rin ter is se lect ed and clic k t he Proper ties button.
Working w ith Photo s and Collections 6-19 A B 3 Sele ct th e ty pe of tr an siti on you ’d l ik e to us e for th e fi rst pic ture a nd b etw een p ict ure s, as desc rib ed in th is tab le: 4 Sele.
6-20 Working with Photos and Collections.
Editin g Imag e s 7-1 A B 5 . 7 ou can edit yo ur images to enhance their appearan ce, Y crop, rotate, an d resize them, or create special effects. This chapter de scri bes these HotShots image editin.
7-2 Ed i ting Images Making Ba sic Adjust ments You can make th ese b asic ad just ment s to your pict ur es using the I ma ge men u too ls in th e Hot Sh ots men u bar : ◗ Flip the pic ture h or iz.
Editin g Ima ges 7-3 A B Rota tin g Yo u can r ota te you r pi ct ure 90 d egr ees clo ckwi se or count erclock wise, or 180 degrees to turn i t upsid e down. Th is is e sp ec iall y us eful fo r pi ctur es t ake n with yo ur ca mera rotated 90 degree s, suc h as por traits; these pictur es ret ain their ro ta tio n when yo u tran s fe r th em .
7-4 E dit ing Imag es Resizing You can resize your image to ma ke it larger or sma ller, or chang e its sh ape. Foll ow t hese ste ps: NO TE When you en large a p icture, you may lose so me deta ils f rom the ori ginal.
Editin g Ima ges 7-5 A B A djusting Resoluti o n (Win d ow s Only) Yo u can a djus t th e re solu tion of yo ur i m a ge to m ake i t sharper and s o it ca n be en large d withou t losing det ail. How eve r, t he h ig he r the r eso l uti on, th e l arg er t he fil e size, so keep your syst em reso urces in mind a s yo u adjust resolut ion.
7-6 Ed i ting Images Op t imiz ing P ict ur e s wit h Qu ick Fix The easi est w ay to opti mize your p ict ure is to us e Ho tShot ’s Qui ck Fi x com m and to au tomati cal ly a d ju st it . Qu ick Fi x give s you clea ner , br ig hter i m age s w hile m ai nta inin g th e high li ght an d shad ow detail .
Editin g Ima ges 7-7 A B Fol lo w thes e st eps to us e Sm art P ix : 1 Op en th e pi ct ure you wa nt t o ed it. Se e page 6- 2 for inst ructi ons . 2 Clic k th e En han ce butt on o n the r emot e co ntrol to op en th e En hance menu . 3 Click Smar tPix .
7-8 Ed i ting Images 6 Sele ct the lo ca ti on w here t he pict ur e wa s ta ken, ei the r in s id e or ou tsid e . 7 Sele ct the li ghtin g co ndit ions un d er wh ic h th e ph oto was taken. I f you cho se in sid e , s elect w ith a flash , fl uor esc ent li ght ing , sh adows , or faded colors .
Editin g Ima ges 7-9 A B 3 Click Fix By Example . Yo u see the By Ex ampl e editing w indow: 4 If the p o rtion of th e pi ct ure sho w n in th e exa mple a r eas is to o sm all or you w an t to see a di ffer ent e xam pl e area , clic k and dr ag th e exam pl e area selec tor to ch oose a new area .
7-10 Ed i ting Images 9 To sa ve you r ed ite d pic ture, se e pa ge 6-3 for instru c tions. Be su re to g i ve your pi c ture a ne w name, if you wa nt t o sa ve th e orig in al p ictur e a s it wa s. Ap plying Spec ial Ef f ect s To transform y our images in creative ways, you can apply specia l ef fects to yo ur pict ures.
Editin g Ima ges 7-11 A B You see t he S pec ial E ffe cts edit ing wi ndow : 4 Whe n you fir st op en th e Sp eci al E ffec ts win d ow, th e Bef ore Chang e s a nd Zoome d Chang e s e xamples re pre sent t he ori gina l ima g e.
7-12 Ed i ting Images 8 Onc e th e Wit h Cha nges and Zo o me d Chan ges exa mples lo ok th e w ay yo u w ant them to, cl ick Done to keep your cha nges an d exi t to the H ot Shots ma in window. (To u ndo a ll the changes you made, click Can cel Changes .
Editin g Ima ges 7-13 A B Zoom ing It’s e asier to enh an ce yo ur pict ur e whe n you r view o f it is larger. To zoom i nto and ou t of your pi ctures, click the Zoom tool. Th en clic k the z oom in or zoom out to ol opt ion a nd clic k in you r p ictur e; th e view i s red uc ed or enlar ged by 50%.
7-14 E diting Images Fo llow t he se ste ps to use t he Sh ape Sele cti on to ol: 1 Choose eit her the sq ua re/r ec tan gle or ci rcl e/ova l too l op tion t o sel ect th e s hape you wa nt. 2 Us e the Feath eri ng slider to s mooth o r harden t he edges o f sele ction a rea.
Editin g Ima ges 7-15 A B Ma gic W a nd Hot Sh ots i n clud es a hel pf ul M a gic W a nd too l tha t can au to ma tic all y se le ct a po rtio n o f y ou r im ag e b as ed on th e relative pixe l valu e o f a po int you sele c t.
7-16 Ed i ting Images To s ele ct a ba ckgro und c olor to a p pe ar be hind yo ur im age when yo u rem ove im ag e elem ent s, click th e ba ckg rou nd b ox of the Fo reg round/ Ba ckgro und tool .
Editin g Ima ges 7-17 A B To c ro p an i ma ge , clic k th e C ro p to ol . T he n fo llo w th ese steps: 1 Mov e the c ur sor to the a rea in your pic ture out side of which you wa nt to crop; the cur sor looks like the Crop too l . 2 Click a nd dr ag t he m ous e over the p ictu re ar ea you want to keep; then release the m ou se b u tto n.
7-18 Ed i ting Images Sele ct the w eight of lin e from eith er th e di ffuse d l ine or solid line row. Ad just th e trans parenc y slide r to allow your picture to show through the line, if you like. 2 Se le ct a color fo r your desi gn as desc ribed on p age 7-15.
Editin g Ima ges 7-19 A B For exam ple, if your pho t o co ntai ns an are a of col or that y ou wan t to c han ge to a no ther co l or, u s e th e Fi ll C olo r M at ch to ol to chang e it . To fill an area with rela t ive pixel values, click the F i ll too l.
7-20 Ed i ting Images 2 Mov e th e cur sor to t he ar ea in your pic ture you w an t to smu dge ; the cu rs o r is a po intin g fin ge r. Aim th e ti p of t he fi nger on the pl ace yo u wan t to sta rt s mudgi ng.
Editin g Ima ges 7-21 A B 3 Now po s iti on th e cu rs o r on t he ar ea in y ou r pi ctu re wher e yo u wa nt to sta rt p ain tin g th e cl oned i ma ge . Click a nd hold down the mouse button; a cros s hai r appear s on the a rea yo u sel ecte d in st ep 2 .
7-22 Ed i ting Images Dr aw ing Shapes To dr aw g eometr ic and fr eefor m shap es on yo ur p ict ure, clic k th e Dr awin g Sh ap es to ol. Then f oll ow th ese step s: 1 Clic k a s hape f rom th is .
Editin g Ima ges 7-23 A B To d ele te a ny cha n ges you m ake w ith th ese t ool s, se le ct Undo f rom the Ed it me n u. You ca n repea te dly s elect Un do to reverse multiple edits (Windows only), or select Red o to r epla ce t he ch anges yo u und id.
7-24 E diting Images Add i n g T e x t To add text to your pictu re, click the Text tool. Th en follo w the se step s: 1 Clic k and drag the mou se ove r t he ar ea wh ere you w ant to place a text box and type yo ur text in the box. 2 No w clic k on the t ext b ox b ord er; the bord er be com es striped w ith co ntrol bo xes in eac h corne r.
Using CompactFlash Card Options 8- 1 A B . f yo u wa nt t o in cr ease y our cam e ra’s p i ctu re stor age I capacity or ke ep an extra CompactFlas h card on hand, you ca n in sta ll th ese t ype s.
8-2 Using C ompactFlash Card Options For inst ruction s on i nstallin g and usi ng you r USB Com pa ctFl as h car d, s ee th e f oll ow ing p ag es: ◗ To in stal l th e car d, see pag e 1- 2.
Using CompactFla sh Card Optio ns 8-3 A B F or matti ng an A T A -C omp atib le Comp ac tFlash C a r d You should format your ATA-com patible CompactFlash card before using it. You may nee d to reformat it later if a message a ppe ars on the LC D mo nitor in stru cting yo u to do so.
8-4 U sing Co mpactFlash Card Option s NO TE If you don’t ha ve a PCMCIA adapter, yo u c an still tra n sfer pict u res to yo ur comp uter usi ng the s erial cab le (s ee page 4- 9) or US B ada p te r ( fo r US B c a r ds on l y ; se e p a ge 4 - 1) .
Mai ntenance and Tro ub l esho oting 9-1 A B Maint enance and T r o ubleshooting . our PhotoPC 650 camera i s easy to t a ke care o f, and Y any pr oblems you m ay have are e asy to solve.
9-2 Maint enance and Troubles hooting Stori n g t he Ca me ra ◗ Keep th e lens c ov ered (p ower tur ned o ff) an d sto re the cam e ra in a carr yin g ca se or b ag w he n y ou’ re no t using it . ◗ When the came ra is not used for long periods of time, remov e the b atter ies an d stor e th em at a low te mpe ratu re in a dry loc atio n .
Mainte na nce a nd Troub leshoot ing 9-3 A B ◗ You ma y need to for ma t or ejec t yo ur Com p actF la sh card. Ch eck to see if a m essage is dis pl ayed on t he camera’s LC D mo nitor. ◗ Whe n the cam e ra is co nn ected to yo ur com put er w i th the s er ial cab le, you c a n’t u s e the c am er a’ s cont ro ls .
9-4 M aintenance and Trouble s hoot i ng ◗ Check your batteries and make su re they are installed co rrect ly. Repl ace th e bat terie s if nece ssary. ◗ If you’re using the AC ada pter, make sure it is securely con nec ted to the camera and t o a wo rking o utl et.
Mainte na nce a nd Troub leshoot ing 9-5 A B ◗ If you ’r e u sing a Wi nd ows sys tem and h av e tro uble co nne ct ing t o th e C OM po rt , ch eck t he com put er’s COM port settings.
9-6 Maint enance and Troubles hooting ◗ If your system h as less th an 16M B RA M, the transfer speed ma y be slow. T ry usin g vir tual mem ory. See you r compu ter doc um entation or system h elp f or more inf orm ation .
Mainte na nce a nd Troub leshoot ing 9-7 A B Solv in g Pic t u re Pr o b lems If you’ re not sa tis fie d wi th so m e o f th e pi ct ur es y ou get fro m the PhotoPC 6 50, you m ay need to adjust some of the ca mera s ett ings. Read the s ug gesti ons in thi s se cti o n.
9-8 Maint enance and Troubles hooting Your picture is too dark (und erexposed). ◗ You ma y need to us e th e fl ash. Make sur e th e se ttin g is not flash off. ◗ If you’re using the flash, make sur e your subject is bet we en 3.2 and 9.8 fee t away.
Mainte na nce a nd Troub leshoot ing 9-9 A B Where T o G et H elp If you’ve tried the on-screen help and ch ecked this User’ s Gu ide but y ou s ti ll h ave ques tio ns, EPSO N pr ovid es te ch ni.
9-10 Mai nte na nc e and Trouble shoo ting Sof twar e, Co mpactFla sh Car d, and Jump Shot USB Ca b le S uppo r t If you’ve tried the on-screen help and ch ecked this User’ s Gu ide b ut you s til.
Usi ng Optional Cam e ra Acces s or ies A- 1 A B ou can use the Pho toPC 6 50 with a varie ty of options . Y To s ave b att er y p ow er, you ca n use th e AC ad ap t er. You can al so ge t an EPSON NiMH Power Pak fo r convenie nt , co st-sa v ing b att er y po wer .
A-2 Using Op tion al Came ra Acce ssories Using the Opt ional AC Adapter Using t he o pti o nal Phot o PC 650 AC adapter (B86 7038) is high ly recomm en ded f or s aving bat tery po we r wh en you tran sf er you r pi ct ure s v ia th e ser ia l ca ble .
Using Optional C amera Accessori es A- 3 A B Us ing an Op tion al T r ip od You can us e your PhotoPC 650 wi t h any s tandard trip od . F ol low th ese st eps: 1 As semble and s et up the tripo d by f ollo wing the man ufa cture r’ s in struc tio ns.
A-4 Using Optional Camera Accessories Yo u’ll nee d to use t he L CD mon itor t o ta ke pi ctu res, rath er than the vi ewf ind er. See page 2 -6 for i n str uction s . CAU TI O N You s hould n ot leave lenses a ttached for ext ended p eriods o f ti m e.
Using Optional C amera Accessori es A- 5 A B Images captured with a wide-angle lens may be slightly dist or ted in th e fore gr ou nd , and v ig net ted at th e co rn er s, a s sho wn in th e exa mpl e be low. Y o u c an crop the da rk c or ners ou t of y our p ict ures u si ng HotS hot s, if you wa nt.
A-6 Using Op tion al Came ra Acce ssories Im ages ca p tu re d w ith a t elep h ot o l ens a re vi gn et te d at th e co rner s, a s sho wn i n the ex am ple b elow . U sin g Hot Sho ts, you ca n cr op th e da r k cor n ers out of you r pic tu re s if you want.
Specif icati ons B-1 A B Camer a Ph ysi cal Dimension s Saf e t y Specifi cat ions Wi d t h 5. 3 inches (134 .5 mm) Height 2.2 inch es (57 mm) De pt h 2 .8 in c he s ( 72 m m) Weigh t 11.1 oz, ± 0.4 oz (315 g, ± 10 g) , without batt eries Confo rm s t o FCC s pecificat ions.
B-2 Specifi cations T ech n ical Produ ct ty pe 1.09 me gapixel CCD (charged coupled device), still fra me, a uto foc us camera Ima g e qu ality mod es (pi xel s) Unco m pressed JPEG: 1152 × 864 Sup .
Spec ifica tions B-3 A B Photog rap hi c Lens EPSON Clea rOptics as ph erica l glass le ns, 6 mm focal leng th (equivale nt to a 3 9 mm le ns o n a 35 mm ca mera) Aut o f o cu s ran ge 11. 8 i nc h es (0 .3 m) to in fi ni ty 5.9 to 23.6 inches ( 15 to 60 cm) in ma cro mo de LCD mo nitor 1.
B-4 S pecif icat ions Lexar Me di a J ump S hot USB Ca ble O ptio n al AC Adapter Ph ysical Dimens ions T echn ical Int e rfaces Compac tFlash Type I soc ket fo r USB Comp act Fla sh c ard; USB t ype .
Index 1 A B A AC adapt er, Intro-3, 1-4, 2-3, A-1 to A-2, B-4 Accessori es, Intro-3, A-1 to A -6 Air Br ush too l, H otS hots , 7- 18 Alert beep, set ting, 3-12 to 3-1 3 AppleTalk, 4-1 1 Attaching han.
2 Index Close- up lenses, A-3 , A-6 Clos e -up p i ctur e s, 2-4, 2-10 to 2 -11, 9-7 to 9-8 Co lle ction s, Ho tSho ts adding information to, 6-5 to 6-8 adding or deleting pictures in, 6-3 to 6-4 drag.
Index 3 A B EPS ON Accessori es, 9-9, A-1 he lp, 9- 9 TWAIN, see TWA IN , E PSO N Ph ot oPC 65 0 Eras in g pi ctur es from Com pa ctFlash c ard, 1-7, 4-9 using Playback Mode, 3-6 to 3 -8 usin g Q uick.
4 Index Install ing batter ie s, 1-3 t o 1- 5 software , 1-8 Internet , 9-9 to 9-1 0 J JPEG fi les, 2-9, 5-2 Jum pSh ot USB ca bl e, see Cab le, Jump Shot U SB L Langu ag e, s etti ng, 3-3, 3- 15 LCD .
Index 5 A B Photo Pages, HotShots cre ati ng, 6-13 to 6-15 modify ing, 6-15 to 6- 17 printing, 6-18 sav i ng, 6-17 usin g, 6-13 to 6-18 Pho tog raph ic sp eci fi catio ns, B-3 Photo PC 65 0 camera AC .
6 Index Pic tures ( con ti nued ) problems, so lving, 9-7 to 9-8 renaming in HotSho ts, 6-5 sav i ng i n HotSho ts, 6-3, 6-5 sli de sho ws, 3-5, 6-18 to 6-19 storage capa city of came ra, Intro-2, 2-8.
Index 7 A B S Saf ety instru c tions, Intro- 4 to Int r o-5 specif ic ations , B -1 San Disk, 8 -1 Sele ct ing ed iti ng a re a, Ho tSh ot s, 7-13 t o 7 -1 5 Seria l ca b le, 4 -9 t o 4- 11 Serv ice c.
8 Index Timer , 2-11 to 2-12 Tran sferr ing pic tures pr oblems wi t h, 4- 23 to 4-24, 9-5 usin g other TWAIN ap plica tions, 4-17 t o 4-24 via Jump Sh ot USB cable, 4-1 t o 4-9 via PC MCIA adapt er, .
A B EPSON AME RICA, INC. LIM ITED W ARRANTY What is Covered : E pso n Amer ica , Inc . (“ EPS ON ”) war ra nts to th e firs t en d- user cu stomer that t he EPS ON P h ot o PC 650 Di gital Ca mer .
A B FCC CO MPLIANCE ST ATEMENT FOR A MERICAN USER S This equipmen t has been tested and found to c omply w ith t he l imits f or a class B digital dev ice, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. Thes e limi ts ar e design ed to provide re ason able pr otect ion a gainst ha rmful i nterf erence i n a residenti al instal lation .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Epson PhotoPC 650 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Epson PhotoPC 650 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Epson PhotoPC 650 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Epson PhotoPC 650 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Epson PhotoPC 650, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Epson PhotoPC 650.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Epson PhotoPC 650. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Epson PhotoPC 650 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
