Epsonメーカー750Zの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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A B FCC COMPLIANCE STA TEMENT FO R AMER ICAN USER S This equip ment has been tested and found to c omply w ith the limit s for a class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provide re asonable protectio n against harmful interferenc e in a residential instal l ation.
ii IMPORT ANT N O TI C E DISCLAIM E R OF WARR ANTY Epson America makes no repres entation s or wa rranties, e ither ex press or im plie d, by or wit h res pec t t o an yt hin g in thi s man ual , a nd.
iii A B Introducti on PhotoPC 750Z Fe atures 2 Opti onal Ac cessori es 3 Minimum Sy stem Requi rements 4 Windows Systems 4 Macintos h Systems 4 Where To Get H elp 4 Software Support 6 Software Licensi.
iv Erasing Pictures 2-7 Erasing the Currently Displayed Picture 2-7 Selecting Picture s to Erase 2-8 Locking Photos 2-9 Unlocking Photos 2-11 Playing Back Pi ctures on TV 2-12 3 Getting Phot os Into A.
v A B 5 Editing I mages Viewing and Sele cting Images 5-2 Applying Q uick Fix 5-3 Correcting an Image 5-3 Cropping an Image 5-5 Resizing an Ima ge 5-5 Rotating an Image 5-6 Flippi ng an Image 5-7 Appl.
vi Copyi ng To and From a Memo ry Card 8-7 9 Printing Dir ectly From the Camera Uploading Direct Print 9-2 Connecting the Ca mera to t he Printer 9-4 Starting Direct Print 9-5 Printing 9-6 Printing a .
Int roduc tion 1 A B our ne w EPSON PhotoPC 750Z is a high resolution, Y easy-to-use d igital camera with a bui lt-in LCD screen and 3 × optical zoom. You can view your pictures before and after you capture them, or di splay them on a TV or multimedi a pro j ector and transfer them to your computer.
2 Intro duction Your PhotoPC 750Z come s complete with cables, batteries, battery charger, camera bag, software, and utilities for downloading, editing, organizing, and printing your pictures.
Int roduc tion 3 A B Your cam era comes with the Phot oPC 750Z software s uite, which includ es the following ap plications: ◗ Sierra Imaging Image Expe rt ™ software for transferring, organiz.
4 Introduc tion Minimum System Requirements To transfer images to your computer and edit them, make sure yo ur system meets these minimum requireme nts: Windows Systems ◗ IBM -compatible PC with 486 or higher processor ◗ Micr osoft Wi ndows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.
Int roduc tion 5 A B The foll owing tables li st the contact info rmation: To speak to a techni cal support representat i ve, dial (310) 974-19 83 (U.S.), or (905) 7 09-3839 (Canada), 6 AM to 6 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Toll or lo ng distance charges ma y apply.
6 Intro duction Software Support If you a re having proble ms with a softw are applicati on included wi th the camera, you can call one of the f ollowing numbers for technica l support: ◗ (800) 501-8 902 for Sierra I maging Image Expert softw are ques tions (for W indo ws 95, W indows 9 8, and Windows NT 4.
Int roduc tion 7 A B ◗ To preve nt fire or expl osion, do not use the camera or battery ch arger where inflammable or volatile gas is stored. ◗ If the camera sh ows unus ual signs such as noi se, odor, or smoke, turn it off immediatel y.
8 Intro duction ◗ Remove b a tterie s and/or unplug the ca mera and the AC adapter and refer servicing to q ualified service personnel under th e fol lowing c onditio ns: if t he power c ord or plug.
Using Advanc ed Camera Fe atures 1- 1 A B 1 . 1 Jim Jackson’s Auto Sales • 1995 Mitsubishi Montero • Good condition • Low Mileage FOR SALE FOR SALE 999-555-5555 he PhotoPC 750Z has advanced feat ures for taking T speciali zed photos.
1-2 Using Adv anced Camera Features T aking Pictures With the T imer Setting the ti mer creates a 10-seco nd delay between the time you press the s hutter bu tton and the actual image capture.
Using Advanced Camera Features 1-3 A B 1 2 Press the Mode button on the back of the camera. For a few seconds, the word MACRO appear s on the LCD screen, and the frame arou nd the image turns green. 3 Press the shutter butto n ha lfway to lock the auto focus.
1-4 Using Adv anced Camera Features The wo rd PANORA MA appear s briefl y on your s creen and black margins appear at the top and b ottom of the LCD screen, and yo u see the panoram a icon at the bottom.
Using Advanced Camera Features 1-5 A B 1 T aking Digital Zoom Pictures Digital zoom pictures are magnified two times (2 × ). This format is li k e a digital version of telephoto. T he automatic cropping eff ect makes file size s smaller, allo wing you to store more pictures in the digital zoom form at.
1-6 Using Adv anced Camera Features 2 Press the SEL (select) bu tton. Blue menu icons appear at the top of the screen, with the currently s ele cted menu highlighted in orange. T he settings for this menu are di splayed on t he screen as shown: 3 Press the and buttons to v iew the settings for other menus.
Using Advanced Camera Features 1-7 A B 1 Continuous Sh ooting In this mode , you can take two standard resol ution pictures a second, wi th up to sixteen pictures in a sequence. You can capture a complex motion, such as a golf swin g, in a se ries of steps to create an imation sequence s for the Internet, screen savers, or presentations.
1-8 Using Adv anced Camera Features 4 Press button until cont/quick is s elected and then pr ess SEL to view the continuous/qu ick shot menu. 5 Press or to change the s ettin g to Cont . 6 Press SE L , then press the ESC button twice to return to view mod e.
Using Advanced Camera Features 1-9 A B 1 3 Follow ste ps 1 through 5 on page 1-8 to select continuous shooting. 4 Press the timer but ton. The time r icon ap pears on the d isplay panel . 5 Press the shutter button. The timer i con and the red timer light on the front of the camera flash slowly for 8 seconds.
1-10 Us i ng Advanced Camera Features 3 Press th e SEL butto n to d ispl ay the me n u opt ion s: 4 Press button until cont/q uick is sele cted an d press SEL to view the c ont inuou s/qui ck sh ot m enu . 5 Pre ss to chan g e the s etti n g to Qu ick .
Using Advanced C amera Features 1-11 A B 1 3 Press the SEL button t o display the menu options: 4 Press button until HyPict is selected a nd then press SEL to change the setting to On .
1-12 Using Advanced Camera Features However, you can have the camera use a fixed whit e balance for a warmer a ppearance under f luorescent light ing or special effec ts, such as a r ed-ti nted su nset. T he whit e “color temperat ure” of t h e fixed setting is 5200 degree s Kelvin.
Using Advanced C amera Features 1-13 A B 1 An arrow appears next to the WB (white balance) symbol o n the display panel. 9 Take pictures with the LCD screen as usu a l. (See page 3-9 i n Getting Started for instructions.) 10 To switch back to auto whi te balance, follow steps 1 through 6 above, but change from Lock to Auto.
1-14 Using Advanced Camera Features 8 Focus the camera on a piece of white paper, or s ome other object to set the white balance by, and press the shutter button to sa ve the setti ng. 9 Press to select User an d pres s the SEL button . 10 Press the ESC button tw ice to return to view m ode.
Using Advanced C amera Features 1-15 A B 1 3 Press the SEL button t o display the me nu options, as shown. 4 If the advanced setti ngs a re set to Auto, highlight the Auto/M anual adva nced se ttings icon and p ress the SEL button. 5 Press unti l the exposure icon is highlighted and pres s the SEL button to view the exposure menu.
1-16 Using Advanced Camera Features Press to make the image one ha lf step darker (–0.5); press aga in to make it one whole s tep darker (–1.0). You can go t o two steps darker than the normal expo sure. Th is is us eful when y ou’re photogr aphi ng an object with a dark background.
Using Advanced C amera Features 1-17 A B 1 5 Press to hi ghlight the sensitivity icon and click SEL to display the sensitivity me nu: 6 Press or to change from Std (ISO 90) to Med (ISO 180) or High (ISO 360) and press SEL . 7 Press the ESC button tw ice to return to view m ode.
1-18 Using Advanced Camera Features 3 Press the SEL button to display the menu options: 4 If the advanced setti ngs a re set to Auto, highlight the Auto/M anual adva nced se ttings icon and p ress the SEL button. 5 Press to highlight the flas h icon. 6 Press SEL to change from Std to Sl ow .
Playing Back Phot os 2-1 A B 2 . 2 he LCD screen l ets you play ba ck your pictures one- T by-one or in groups of nine at a ti me. You can magnify or erase selected pictures and cust omize play back feature s through the LCD scr een menus. Yo u can view you r pictures on a tele vision just as easily as on t he camera’s scree n.
2-2 P laying Ba ck Photos Usi ng the Play back Mo de Follow the se steps to use the ca mera’s pl ayback mode: 1 Push down t he camera dial lo ck and turn the camera di al to Play . The last phot o you took appea rs on the LCD screen. 2 To access the screen menus, pr ess the SEL button.
Playing Back Photos 2- 3 A B 2 Inf ormat ion (turn off the dis play of information on played-back pictures). See page 2-5 for i nstructions. Playback Mode (disp lay one at a time or groups o f 9 images). See pa ge 2-4 for instruct ions. Magnification (zoom in on a picture and view it in sections).
2-4 Playing Bac k Photos Press the butto n to display the earliest picture taken. You can continue p ressing the b utton to view your pictures in order. Press to move backward through you r pictures. Playing Back Multiple Pictu res You can play back your pictures in Multi mode to view sm all “thumbn ail” versio ns of nine p ictures at once.
Playing Back Photos 2- 5 A B 2 5 To switch back to displaying one picture at a time, follow steps 1 through 3 again, but cho ose the Normal setting on the Playback Mode menu. Playing Y our Pictures as a Slide Show You can use the L CD screen to d isplay you r pictures automatically.
2-6 P laying Ba ck Photos 2 Press the or button unt il you see the Informa tion menu. 3 Press the SEL button t o turn information Off . Y ou can press it again to tu rn information back on. 4 To save your setti ng, p ress t h e ESC button. You can also turn off information displayed in view mode.
Playing Back Photos 2- 7 A B 2 4 Use the and buttons to move the display lef t or right. To m ove the display up or down, hold down the Fun ction bu tton and press the or buttons. The icon i ndicates which se ction is displa yed. 5 Press the ESC button to return to normal view.
2-8 P laying Ba ck Photos Selecting Pictures to Erase You select pictures to eras e using the Photo Control menu. You can ei ther select individua l pictures, or choose to erase all the pictures in t he camera. Using the same menu, you can select pictures to lock (protect from erasing) or lock al l pictures.
Playing Back Photos 2- 9 A B 2 6 Press the SEL but ton. An o range f rame app ears ar ound the image. If you want to erase other phot os at the same time, use the or butto n to display them, then press the SEL button to sele ct them. NOTE To cancel the sele ction of a pho to, simply highlight it and press th e SEL but ton agai n.
2-10 Playing Back Photos 3 Press the butto n until Lock i s highlighted in orange, then press the SEL button to v iew the Lock Photos menu: 4 Press the or button to choo s e Select Photo or Lock All : ◗ If you want to lock just one or some of the photos, choose Select Photo .
Playing Back Pho tos 2-11 A B 2 8 Press the SEL button t o lock the images. 9 Press ESC until you re turn to normal playback mode. Unlocking Photos After you have lo cked some of your pictu res, you can unlock selected photos or all the photos in the camera.
2-12 Playing Back Photos 5 Press the SEL button, the n press the or button to move through the images in the camera until the photo you want to unlock appears on the screen.
Playing Back Pho tos 2-13 A B 2 2 Open the camera’s connector cover and connect the black e nd of the video ca ble to the Video Out port as shown: 3 Connect the ye llow end of the cabl e to the VIDEO IN port on the tele vision or VCR: 4 Turn on the TV (and VCR) and switch to the correct video mo de.
2-14 Playing Back Photos 5 Turn the camera dial to Play . The last picture yo u took appears on the TV screen. You can use all of the camera’s pl ayback feat ures whe n your pictures are display ed on T V. NOTE Using the optional AC adapter is highl y recomme nded whe n you play b ack your p ictures on a TV.
Gett ing Photo s Into Applic ations and Documents 3- 1 A B 3 . hotoPC 750Z pr ovides several methods for getting P you r pictures into applications and projects. You can drag and d rop a picture from an Image Expert album into a document or presentation.
3-2 Getting Photos Into Applica tions and Documents 3 Choose EPSON PhotoPC 750Z -60 0 as the TWAIN source. 4 Choose Impor t , then TWAIN_32 (or Acquire , then TWAIN Acquire ) fr om the File menu. 5 The EPSON Photo!2 screen appears, wi th “ thumbnail” images of your pictures, as shown belo w.
Getting Photos Into Application s and Documents 3-3 A B 3 7 After transferring, click Erase Photos if you w ant to remove the pi cture(s) from your camera . 8 If necessary, click Clos e to exit the EPSON Photo!2 screen and return to y our application.
3-4 Getting Photos Into Applications a nd Documents 3 Click the Export Photos button. The Save As dialog box ap pears: 4 Type a file name. If y ou’re transfer r ing more than one image, the software will add numbers to i dentify each one. 5 Select the f ile type from the pull-dow n menu.
Getting Photos Into Application s and Documents 3-5 A B 3 Here are some of the addit ional things you can do with EPSON Photo!2: ◗ Select the Folder tab and click Br owse to locate and display pictures you ha ve downlo aded.
3-6 Getting Photos Into Applica tions and Documents 2 Check the cable and make sure the connecti ons are secure. Make sure the pins insid e the connector are not bent. 3 Make sure your batterie s have enough powe r, or your AC adap ter is connected . 4 Click Test Connection .
Gett i ng Photos Into Applicati ons and Documents 3- 7 A B 3 3 Sele ct the point wher e yo u want to plac e your pi ctu re. 4 Sele ct Pic ture fr om the Inser t menu. (In some application s you may n eed to select a d ifferent co mma nd , su ch as I mport Pict ure , wh ich is usua lly in the File or Inser t menu.
3-8 Get t ing P hotos Into Ap p licat i ons and Documents NO TE In some appl icati ons, you can add a f rame ar ound th e picture if you w ant to m ove it around o n the pa ge or resize it. In other appl icatio ns, you cre ate a fram e first, and then pl ace the pic ture in it .
Getting Photos Into Application s and Documents 3-9 A B 3 Or, from the Image Expert screen, click the Open Album button o r select Open Album from the File me nu. You see a dia log box like the following: 3 Locate the a lbum you want and double-click the al bum name to open i t.
3-10 Gett ing Photos Into Applications and Documents 8 Release the mouse button. The picture appear s in your docume nt. If you want to ed it or modify the picture , just do uble-click it to bring up the I mage Expert menus and t o olbar. (Se e Chapter 5 for more inf ormation on editing images.
Getting Photos Into Ap plications and Documents 3-11 A B 3 3 Choose one of the followi ng options: ◗ View images in the C amera /PC Car d Displays a fi lmstrip of yo ur pictures. You can the n select an image to d rag and dr op into a document o r presentati on.
3-12 Gett ing Photos Into Applications and Documents 3 Click the pi cture you want t o use. Without releas ing the mouse button, drag the picture to your do cument. When your p ointer is over the location where yo u want the picture to appear, rele ase the mouse bu tton.
Workin g With Pho tos and Al bums 4-1 A B 4 8 6. 4 ou can use Image Exp ert albums to organize a nd display Y your pictures. You can print using dozens of predefined layouts. On W indows systems , you can also record sounds for eac h image, copy an album to diske tte, use your imag es as wallpa per, and more.
4-2 Wo rking With Photos and Album s Us ing Al bums Imag e Ex pert al bums p rovi de a conv eni ent wa y to acc ess and view your pi ct ures. H ere a re som e of th e th ing s you ca n do wit h albums.
Working With Photos a nd Albums 4-3 A B 4 5 When the second album is highlighted, let go of the mouse b utton. The images are copie d to the album. You can sort the pictures a nd save or rename the new album. Renaming a Picture You can easily rename a picture di splayed in a n album.
4-4 Work ing With Photos and Albums 2 Clic k th e Prop erties bu tto n or sele ct Pro pert ies from the I mage men u. Y ou se e inf orma tio n like th e fo llo wi ng : 3 C lick th e Came ra Sett ings tab to displa y inform ation like the follo wing: 4 C lick a not her ima ge to view its in form ation , or close t he Prop ert ies box.
Working With Photos a nd Albums 4-5 A B 4 Follow thes e steps to print: 1 Open the image or album y ou want to print. 2 Click the Print Layout but ton or choos e Pr int Layout from the file menu. The Print Layout window appears: The image i n the center of the s creen shows you a preview of your printout.
4-6 Wo rking With Photos and Album s F oll ow th ese st eps : 1 Clic k th e Print Setup button if you need to select your p rinte r or paper siz e. Othe rwis e, al l lay outs ar e set up for a sta ndard l etter- size sh eet. 2 In Wind ows, cl ick th e Portra it butt on or Landsc ape but ton to chang e th e o rie ntati on o f the page.
Working With Photos a nd Albums 4-7 A B 4 Adding T ext If you want to have image labe ls or page headers or footers printed with your pictures, f ollow these steps: 1 Click the Edit T ex t button .
4-8 Working With Photos and Albums Choosing Album Images If you’re printi ng a n album, I mage Expert uses as many pages as necessary to print the entire alb um. If you don’t want to print all the images, you can choose the ones you want and position them in your layout.
Working With Photos and Albums 4- 9 A B 4 The o ther ima ges fade out, and t he sizi ng tool s on the left side of the screen b e come active. 2 Click th e Zoom In tool and then clic k on an i mage t o enl arg e and crop it . Yo u can a ls o cli ck the Zoom Ou t too l to r edu ce your im age a nd dis play m ore of it.
4-1 0 Workin g With Phot os and Albums 2 Click the Record button on the left side of your screen or sele ct Record Audio from the Annotation menu to open the Record dialog box: 3 Select the o ption you want: ◗ To add so und to an image choose Record N ew .
Working With Photos an d Albums 4-11 A B 4 You c an also s elect th e image with sound and use t h e Au dio buttons on the left side of your scree n to listen to it: Editing Sounds You can modify your recorded sounds by cutting or copying and pa sting from one clip to an other.
4-12 Working With Phot os and Albums 2 Sele ct D e lete An notat ion s f rom th e E dit men u. The fo llo wi n g di alo g b ox ap pe ars : 3 Click Yes . Ad ding An not atio ns (Wi ndows Only ) You can draw on you r ima ges to h igh ligh t speci fi c areas o r add sp ecia l effe cts usin g th e an nota tion s featu re.
Working With Photos an d Albums 4-13 A B 4 The annota tions don’t appear in othe r applic ations or i n printed images. I f you want the annotation to be a perma nent part o f your im age, you can blend it in , as described in the section bel ow.
4-1 4 Working W ith Photos and Albums Displaying A lbums as Slide Show s With Windo ws, when you displ ay an album as a s lide show, you can have it p lay automaticall y with various transition effec ts betw een im ages. F ollo w these steps: 1 Open yo ur album .
Working With Phot os and Albums 4- 1 5 A B 4 ◗ To play the slide show only o nce, click Cont inu ous R epe at to deselec t it. ◗ To h ide the tit les of you r pi ctur es, clic k Sho w Titles to d esel ect it. ◗ To turn of f the fade s and disso lves th at play be twee n pi ct ure s, cl ic k Show T ransition Effects to d esel e ct it.
4-16 Working With Phot os and Albums Fo r Ma cint osh , the ima ge is set a s th e des ktop backg round. In Windows, the followi ng dialo g box appears. 3 Choose Ce nt er to pl ace yo ur pict ure in the m idd le of the s cree n o r Ti le to f ill th e sc ree n with copi es o f yo ur picture.
Working With Photos an d Albums 4-17 A B 4 You see t he following dia log box: 4 Make s ure your diskett e drive o r Zip drive letter app ears in the Copy images to box. 5 If you want to in clude a slide show player to view the pictures, make s ure Incl ude Slide S how Player is checked.
4-1 8 Workin g With Phot os and Albums Sendin g Pictures and Sound by E-mail You can send a picture directly from Image Expert if your e-mail a pplication co mplies with the MAPI (m essaging applicati on programming interface) standard (Wi ndows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.
Working With Photos an d Albums 4-19 A B 4 6 When your e -mail is ready, click wha tever button your appl ication uses to send . The picture(s) ar e mailed.
Editi ng Images 5- 1 A B 5 35 . 5 ou can edit your images to enhance their appearance, Y crop, rotate, and resize them, or create special effects. This chapte r describes the followi ng Image Expert f.
5-2 Editing Im ages V iewing and Selecting Images When you r image is displayed in an albu m, you can ro tate it or do a quick fix . Howev er, to use any othe r editing feat ures, you need to op en the image by double-cli cking it or selecting Open Image from the File me nu.
Edit ing Images 5- 3 A B 5 Applying Quick Fix The easiest way to i mp rove your im a ge is to hav e Image Expert automatically “correct” it wi th the Quick Fix command. You ca n click the Quick Fix tool or select Quick F ix from the Image menu. If you do n’t like the resu lts, simply se lect Undo Quick Fix from the Ed it menu.
5-4 Editin g Images Click the tabs at the top of the screen to make these kinds of corrections: ◗ Contrast and Brightness For adjusting the amount of light i n yo ur image a nd the differ ence between light and dark areas.
Edit ing Images 5- 5 A B 5 Cropping an Image If you want to save on ly p art of your im age, use the crop function t o cut out the rest of the image. Follow these steps: 1 Open the image you want to mod ify. 2 Click one of the se lection t ools. 3 Click and drag the mouse over the area you want to save.
5-6 Editing Im ages Choose Resize from the Image me nu. You see a dialog box like the fo llo wing : Type a new number f or the width or height. To maintain your image’s proportio ns, both numbers change together. If you want to distort yo ur image, click Preserv e Aspect Rati o to deselect it.
Edit ing Images 5- 7 A B 5 A rectangula r outline o f your image an d an arrow appe ar, as shown: 2 Move the poi nter to rotate your image. 3 Releas e the mou se when your pict ure is at the an gle you want. Flipping an Image You can reverse y our image by selecting Flip Horizontal from the Image menu.
5-8 Editing Im ages Click the tabs at the to p of the screen to add these effects: ◗ Ripples For an underwater effect. You can create whirlpool effects or ju st a slight di stortion. ◗ Glass blocks You can change the number and s ize of the blocks.
Edit ing Images 5- 9 A B 5 Picture-T aking T ips Use a tripod if possi ble. If you don’t have a tripod , take pictures by placing the camera on a flat surface o r try keeping the camera level and near your face (use the vi ewfinder). Take pictures in Super Fine m ode for best result s .
5-10 Editing Images 4 You can use any of the fo llowing options f or your stitch: ◗ To re move an image , click the Remove but ton . ◗ For panoramas that are narro w to medium in width or tall, verti cal images, click the Per spective Projection button .
Editing Im ages 5-11 A B 5 Your image seems to have parts out of place. ◗ Check your arrangement on the grid. You may need to rearrange your images. The images edges have a “bow-tie ” effect. ◗ Try using cylindrical projection. Images are not sti t ched togeth er well.
5-12 Editing Images pictures. If this happens, try taking a new set of pictures, making sure to foll ow all the picture-taking tips mentioned on page 5-9. Changing the Number of Color s To convert t he color format of your image, select Num ber of Colors fr om the Image menu.
Using Custom and Advanced Features 6-1 A B 6 . hen the camera is connected to your computer, W you can take pictures w i th a live pre view on your computer scree n to help you fra me each shot. You can also set the ca mera’s clock and ad just a number of other settings from your computer.
6-2 Using Cu stom and Advanced Features NOTE If yo u have th e optiona l AC adapte r, you c an save on b atteries by using it when you conn ect the cam era t o your computer . The A C adapter should be ava ilable wher e you bough t your Phot oPC 750Z, or you can order it from EPSON Accesso ries.
Using Custom and Advanced Features 6-3 A B 6 6 Click Continuou s Update to activate the li ve preview feature . The image you see is upda ted every 8 to 10 seconds, depe nding on your co nnection speed. Yo u may need to m ove the camera or yo ur subject until y ou see the image you want to cap ture.
6-4 Using Cu stom and Advanced Features Follow thes e steps: 1 Click Self Timer . You s ee the following d ialog box: 2 Enter a number for the del ay perio d you want to use. You can set up to a 120-seco nd delay. 3 Click Start/St op to start the countdown and take the picture.
Using Custom and Advanced Features 6-5 A B 6 2 Click the Cont r ols tab. Yo u see a d ialog box li ke the follow ing: 3 Click Start to d isplay the l ive preview. The colo rs in your liv e preview image may appe ar pale and washed-out. Thi s will not affect the co lors in your actual photograp h.
6-6 Using C ustom and Adva n ced Features Ad just ing Camer a Settin gs Fr om Y our Compute r You can use eith er Im age E xp ert or EP SO N P hoto! 2 to cha nge the follo wing c amer a se ttin gs: .
Using Cus tom a nd Advanced F ea tures 6- 7 A B 6 ◗ Typ e in th e Com put er Time and Ca mera Time box es t o ch ange the tim e and date of e ith er on e. O r, clic k Set Ca mera t o Comp uter T ime to automa tically synchr onize yo ur camer a to yo ur co mpu ter.
6-8 Using Cu stom and Advanced Features Changing Settings With EPSON Photo!2 When you’ re using your camera with EPSON Photo!2, yo u can click the Se tup tab to display the foll owin g dialog box : You can change the C omputer Con nection settings as described on the following page and then cli ck the Test Connection butto n.
Using Custom and Advanced Features 6-9 A B 6 Enter new values f or the settings, or click Copy from Computer to ha ve your ca mera automatically synchronized to your compute r. Click OK to return to the Setup d ialog box. ◗ Enter a new Auto Shut-off Time if you want to change this setting (not availab le on Macintosh).
6-10 Using Custom and Advanced Features 4 Follow the instructions below for the sett ings you want to change. 5 When you’re finishe d adjusting sett ings, press the ESC button to re turn to normal playback mode. Setting the C amera Clock Follow these steps to se t the date (year, month, day) and the time (hour and minute).
Using Custom and Advanced Features 6-11 A B 6 Setting the Alert Beep The camera ’s alert beep l ets you know when a n image has been capt ured. To turn the beep on or off, follo w these steps : 1 With the Setti ngs menu selected , press the SEL button.
6-12 Using Custom and Advanced Features Setting the Power Mode Your camera is set at the factor y to t h e “Normal” power mode. Thi s means that the came ra remains on a fter you take a picture with the L CD screen.
Using Your Camera for Presentations 7-1 A B 7 . ou can conn ect your camera to a mul timedia projecto r Y or telev ision an d show n ot just photos , but also t ext and graphics. The EPSON Photo File Uploader le ts you transfer images from your computer to your camera.
7-2 Using Y our Camera for Presentations Uploa d ing E xisting Images Fr om Y our Wi ndow s PC Before you start, m ake sure the camera is connected to your co mputer , and the com puter is on a nd th e cam era d ial is tu rned to Pla y . Th en fo llow these st eps : 1 Star t the E PSO N Ph ot o File Uploa der p rog ram.
Using Your Camera for P resentations 7-3 A B 7 3 Select the form at of the images yo u want to upload from the File Type list. 4 Select the i mages you want to u pload in the File Name list. Then click the –> button. If you want to upload all the images in the list at once, clic k the >> bu tton.
7-4 Using Your Camera for Presentations 6 Click the Select Ca mera button, choose your camera, and cli ck Select . 7 Click Start to start uploading the images. EPSON Photo!2 o pens and dis plays the ima ges you sele cted: Depending on the number of images, you may have to wait a minute or so for EPSON Photo!2 to o pen.
Using Your Camera for P resentations 7-5 A B 7 The i mages are uploaded t o the dest ination y ou select ed. If you clicked the Save file to checkbox in ste p 5, the converted images are also saved to the folder you specified .
7-6 Using Your Camera for Presentations 5 When you fini sh selecting image f iles, click Done to close the Select Files dialog box. The s elected images appe ar in th e Selected File Lis t in the order they will be uplo aded. This determines the sequence in whi ch you can d ispla y the im ages.
Using Your Camera for P resentations 7-7 A B 7 10 Click Up l oad . The Upload/Co py Photos dia log box appe ars. 11 Click Camera to upload the images to your camera, or click Compa ctFlash Memo ry Card to upload to a CompactFlash storage card installed in t he PCMCIA drive of your M acintos h; then cl ick OK .
7-8 Using Your Camera for Presentations Capturing Windows Screens Before you start, make sure the camera is connected to your computer, and the computer is turned on and the camera dial is turned to Play . T hen follow these steps: 1 Start t he EPSON Photo File Uplo ader program as described on page 7-2.
Using Your Camera for P resentations 7-9 A B 7 5 Click Start to activate the key combination. When the key combination is activated, the St art button changes to a Stop butt on. The key combin ation remains a ctive only for the current s ession. To deactiv ate the hot key combi nation, press t h e St op button.
7-10 Using Your Camera for Presentations Make sure the camera is conne cted to your Macintosh, the computer is turned on, and the camera di a l is turn ed to Play . Then follo w these steps: 1 Open the EPSON Photo File Uploade r as described on page 7-8.
Using Your Camera for Presentation s 7-11 A B 7 Follow thes e steps: 1 Make sur e your camer a and TV or vi deo projec tor are turned off. 2 Open the camera’s connector cover and connect the black e.
Using Co mpactFlash Memory Cards 8- 1 A B 8 . our 8MB ATA -compatible Compa ctFlash card Y increases the storage capacity of your PhotoPC 750Z camera. You can use additional ca rds to take pictures and copy photos from and to you r camera. It’s ea sy to install a nd remove memory cards from your camera.
8-2 Using CompactFlash Memo ry Cards ◗ Getting images from a card to your computer ◗ Getting me mory informatio n ◗ Copying t o and from a memory card Your 8MB Compa ctFlash card increas es the camera’s pictu re storage capacity as shown in the table b elow.
Using Compac tFlash Memory Cards 8- 3 A B 8 Formatting a Memory Card Most ATA Compact Flash ca rds are a lready formatt ed when you bu y them . However, to en sure pro per for matting , always format new cards before using them. With the memo ry card install ed in the camera, fo llow these steps: 1 Set the camera dial to Play.
8-4 Using CompactFlash Memory Ca rds NOTE If you hav e problem s forma tting or us ing a memo ry card, try the follo wing tech nical su pport num bers: Lexar Media: (510) 413 -1200 San Disk: (408) 542 -0400 Removing a Memory Card Make sure the ca mera is turned of f.
Using Compac tFlash Memory Cards 8- 5 A B 8 NOTE If you don ’t have a PCMC IA ada pter, you ca n simply l eave the card in your came ra and transfe r the image s to you r compu ter follo win g th e inst ructi ons in Chap ter 4.
8-6 Using CompactFlash Memo ry Cards ◗ In Window s NT 3.51, use the Windows Fi le Manager to copy image file s to your hard dri ve. ◗ On a Macin tosh, use the Fin der to drag and drop image files to your desktop or h ard drive.
Using Compac tFlash Memory Cards 8- 7 A B 8 5 Press ESC to return to the Photo Control menu. Continue pressing ES C to return to norm a l playback mode. Copying T o and From a Memo ry Card When a memo ry card is insta lled in your ca mera, you can copy photo s between the camera ’s internal memo ry and the memory card.
8-8 Using CompactFlash Memo ry Cards 5 Press the SEL button, the n press the or button to move forward or b ack through the images in the camera until t he photo you wa nt to copy appear s on the screen. 6 Press the SEL but ton. An o range f rame app ears ar ound the photo.
Print ing Directly F rom the Came ra 9- 1 A B 9 . our PhotoPC 750Z camera le ts y ou print your pictu res Y directly to any of several EPSON ink jet printers, without using a computer. Y ou can choose from a number of layou t options and p rint in four different co lor modes.
9-2 Printing D irectly From the Camera NO TE The D irect Pr int prog ram is desig ned to work with s pecial in k jet medi a, in cluding coa ted or g lossy pa per, gl ossy film, ink jet cards, and photo stickers. If yo u use plain paper, yo ur pictures will no t be pri nted at t he highes t qualit y.
Printing Directly From the Camera 9- 3 A B 9 You see t he EPSON Program Upload er window: The Direct Print programs appear in the Applications in Folder list on the left. 3 Highlight the versi o n of Direct Print f or your printer: ◗ Direct Print V2.
9-4 Printing Directly From the Camera Connecting th e Camera to the Printer Before you start, make sure you have the Macintosh connection/Direct Print cabl e that came with your camera (or a standard Apple System Serial-8 printer cable). Don’t use the PC connection cable.
Printing Directly From the Camera 9- 5 A B 9 4 Line up the arrow on the cabl e connector with the ma rk on the camera’s serial port , then insert the connector. Startin g Direct Pr int Follow these steps to start Di r ect Print: 1 Turn on the printe r.
9-6 Printing Directly From the Camera Printing You can p rint any selecte d image(s) or all the imag es in your camera on v arious types of paper. T he followin g sections describe printing with the a.
Printing Directly From the Camera 9- 7 A B 9 Load your paper in the printer f ollowing the instructions in your printer User’s Guide , then follow these steps to print a full size or 5 × 7 image: 1 On the Print menu (shown on page 9-5), press the button to highli ght La yout and pres s the SEL button.
9-8 Printing Directly From the Camera Repeat this step fo r as many images as you wa nt to print. When you move the hi ghlight to other images, you can see a dark blue bo rder aro und any imag e you have selected. To deselect an image, highlight it and press the SEL button.
Printing Directly From the Camera 9- 9 A B 9 7 Press the SEL button t o go to the next paper menu (if you se lected Photo Paper , you ret urn to the Print menu with Glos sy Paper automatica lly selected): Press the or button to highlight the paper type you’re us ing and press the SEL but ton to return to the Print menu.
9-10 Printing Dir e ctly From the Camera 10 Press the button to highlight the Color op tion a nd press the SEL button. You see t he Print Color menu: Choose Color to print the picture in full color, Monochrome to print it in black and white , Bl ue to print it i n blue tones, or Se pia to print it in brow n tones for an old- f ashioned look.
Printing Directly Fr om the Camer a 9-11 A B 9 Producing Y our Printout When you’re rea dy to print your picture, first make sure you have the correct paper or film loaded in the printer. (See your printer’s User’s Guid e for paper loading instructions.
9-12 Printing Dir e ctly From the Camera This section prov ides an overview of ho w to print cards. See the p reviou s sectio n for de tailed instru ction s on us ing most of the menus. Load you r card(s) in the printer, then follow these steps to print: 1 From the Print menu, sel ect Layout and then sele ct Card .
Printing Directly Fr om the Camer a 9-13 A B 9 Printing Album Images This layout a llow s you to print up to three im ages on A4 or Letter-size paper, and u p to two i ma ges on A6-size car ds or film. Th ese pictures s how the way your printout s appear: This section provides an overview of how to print an album.
9-14 Printing Dire ctly From the Camera 5 If you want to print t h e time e a ch photo was taken, go to the Time menu and select On . (See p a ge 9-9.) 6 Go to the Col or menu and se lect the color forma t you want to use for your printout. (See page 9-10.
Printing Directly Fr om the Camer a 9-15 A B 9 NOTE Don’ t use t he Stick ers4 layout o ption ( avail able i n versi on 2.3). Th is layout uses ima ges that are a diff erent size from your E PSON Phot o Stickers. 2 Go to the Photo menu and select the phot o you want to print.
9-16 Printing Dir e ctly From the Camera Printing a Contact Sheet The inde x layout allows you to p rint a co ntact sheet of all or some of the images in you r camera. These pi ctures show the way your pri ntouts appe ar: This section provid es an overview of how to print a contact sheet.
Printing Directly Fr om the Camer a 9-17 A B 9 5 Go to the Col or menu and se lect the color forma t you want to use for your printout. (See page 9-10.
9-18 Printing Dir e ctly From the Camera Removing Dire ct Print If you installed Direct Print and aren’t using it, you ca n remove it to create more space for storing images. You can always upload the program later, usin g your PhotoPC 750Z software.
Printing Directly Fr om the Camer a 9-19 A B 9 Check Pr inter Connect ion or Printe r Erro r. Prin ting stopped beca use of a printer error. Clear t he error (you may n eed to tu rn the camera and prin ter off a nd then on ag ain), the n start pr inting a gain from the beginn ing.
Maintenanc e and Troubl eshooting 10-1 A B 10 Maintenance and T roubleshooting . our PhotoPC 750Z camera is e a sy to take care of, and Y any probl ems you may hav e are easy to s olve.
10-2 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ◗ If necessary, clean the battery contacts with a dry clo th. ◗ If th e LCD sc reen g ets f ingerpr ints or smud ges on it, use a soft, damp cloth t o lightly wipe the screen. Storing the Camera ◗ Keep the lens cover on and store the camera in a carrying case or bag when you’re not using it.
Maintenanc e and Troub leshooting 10 -3 A B 10 You can’t take a pictur e with the camera. ◗ The flash may be recharging. Wait unti l the status light turns green, and try again. ◗ The camera ma y be full. Check the picture counter on the displa y panel.
10-4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting The icon appears on the LCD sc reen when you tak e a picture in View mode. ◗ The icon appears when the camera needs to be especially still, su ch as whe n tak ing pictures in the dark (using the slow flash f eature).
Maintenanc e and Troub leshooting 10 -5 A B 10 ◗ Check the serial port sett ings in your Image Expert or EPSON Photo! 2 software. You may need to cha nge the Port and Speed serial co nnection settings to Auto . ◗ If you’re u sing a Windows sy stem and have trou ble connecting to the COM port, check the computer ’s COM port settings.
10-6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting You are una ble to drag and drop photos into a documen t . ◗ If you’re using Windo ws N T 3.51, thi s method of getting pictures i nto your documents may not be reliab le. Try im porting or usin g copy an d paste.
Maintenanc e and Troub leshooting 10 -7 A B 10 You get a TWAIN error messa ge when you try to transfer images wi th Adobe ® Photoshop. ◗ If you’re using Windows NT 3.51 , make sure you se lect TWAIN (no t TWAIN_32) as your so urce. ◗ If you’re using Windo ws N T 4.
10-8 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 3 Insert the CompactFlash card wi th a PCMCIA adapter. The system should prompt fo r a driv er. Select OK to use the Windo ws default “ESDI/IDE HDD Controlle r” driver. A fold er appears on the desktop wit h a drive letter that has been assigned to the card.
Maintenanc e and Troub leshooting 10 -9 A B 10 When you preview images on your computer, they look distorted. ◗ If you a re using an STB ® Velo city 128 video ca rd and have a screen resol ution of 800 × 600 or 640 × 480, you may notice this pheno menon.
10-1 0 Maintenance and T roubleshooti ng ◗ When you focus on a nearby object, yo ur picture’s background may appear blurry. Try changing your focus . Your picture is too dark (underexposed). ◗ You may n eed to use the flash. Make sure the s etting is not flash off.
Maintenance and Troubl eshooting 10-11 A B 10 A hori zontal or vertica l red lin e appe ars on y our pict ure. ◗ Red lines are caused by glare. Avoid pho tographing shin y surfaces that reflect excessive amounts of li ght into your len s. The wrong date and/or time are displa y ed on your pictures.
Optional Accessories A-1 A B A ou can use th e PhotoPC 750Z wi th a variety of options. Y To save battery power, you can use the AC adapter. For portraits or other s tudio photographs, you can attach a tripod to your ca mera. You can also get a second set of NiMH batteries or a replaceme nt N iMH Power Pak.
A-2 Optional Accessories Using the Opti onal AC Ad apter The AC ad apter (B867038) all ows you to connect y our PhotoPC 750Z to any s tandard (110 V) ele ctrical outlet. This is especially usef ul for transferring pictures and operating the camera from your computer, or using Direct Print.
Optional Accessories A-3 A B A 2 Find the openi ng for the tripod screw on the bo ttom of your came ra. Carefully place the camera on the tripod. Screw the camera on u ntil it is firmly in place.
Speci ficati ons B-1 A B B Camera Physical Dimensions Safety Specificati ons Width 5.41 in ( 137.5 mm) Height 3.01 i n (76.4 mm) Depth 2.43 in ( 61.8 mm) Weight 10.9 o z (310 g) with out ba tter ies and s trap Confor ms to FCC specif ications. Decl aration of Confor mity on file.
B-2 Specifications T echnical Environmental Product type 1.25 megapixel CCD (charged coupled device) still frame a uto focus cam era Image si ze 1280 × 960 pixels (fine and super fine) 640 × 4 80 pi.
Speci ficati ons B-3 A B B Photographic Len s f = 5.2 to 15. 6 mm (e quiv alent t o a 3 4 to 102 mm len s on a 35 mm cam era) f2.8 ~ 4. 7 Range 31.5 inches (80 cm) to infinity 8 inches to 31 .
B-4 Specifications Flash range: Camera Picture Capacity *Without Direct Print softw are installed. NiMH Batt ery Charger Physical Dimensions T echnical Sensitivit y setting Normal d istance 3 × zoom Std. (ISO 90) 31. 5 in to 9.2 ft (0.8 to 2.8 m) 31.
Speci ficati ons B-5 A B B Optiona l AC Adap ter Physical Dimensions T echnical Width 1 .97 inche s (50 mm ) Height 1.18 inches (3 0 mm) 1.85 inc hes (47 mm) incl uding pins Depth 3.74 inches (95 m m) Output DC 7V/2.0 A Input 110 to 120 V AC, 50 t o 60 Hz Lily.
Index 1 A B A AC adapter, 3, A-1 to A-2, B -5 Accessories, 3, A-1 to A-2 Acqui ring ph otos, T WAIN pr ograms, 3- 1 to 3 -3 Adjusting camera settings, 6-6 to 6-12 Advanced setti ngs, 1-11 to 1-17 Albu.
2 Ind ex Color correcting, 5-3 to 5-4 Color depth, 5-12 CompactFlash me mory cards capacity, 8-2 copying images, 8-7 to 8-8 formatting, 8-3 to 8-4 inform ation, 8- 6 instal ling, 8-2 problems , 10-7 r.
Index 3 A B EPSON Photo!2 support, 6 using, 3-3 to 3 -6 Equalization, 5-4 Erasing pictures from camera using compute r, 3-3, 3-4, 3-11 using LCD scre en, 2-7 to 2-9 Erasing sounds , 4-11 to 4-12 Error.
4 Index Ima ge Exper t (continued) resizing images, 5-5 to 5-6 resolution, changing, 5 -5 to 5-6 rotating, 5-6 screen saver, 4- 15 selection to ols, 5-2 shutter speed, setti ng, 6-4 slide sho ws, 4-14.
Index 5 A B N Negative images, 5-8 Night photograph y, 1-16 to 1-18 P Panorama/zo om menu, 1-3 to 1-5 Panoramas, stitching, 5-8 to 5-12 Panoramic pictures (digital), 1-3 to 1-5 PCMCIA ad apter, 8-1, 8.
6 Ind ex Pictures capturing from computer, 6-1 to 6-5 close-up, 1-2 color correcting, 5-3 to 5 -4 color depth, changing, 5-12 continuous , 1-7 to 1-9 converting, 3-6 copying to disket te, 4-16 to 4-17.
Index 7 A B Printing di rectly from camera album, 9-13 to 9-14 cards, 9- 11 to 9-12 contact sheets , 9-16 to 9-17 full-s ize photos, 9-6 to 9-10 selecting paper, 9-2, 9-8 to 9 -9 stickers, 9-14 to 9- .
8 Ind ex SoundAdvice , 5 Special e ffects, 5-7 to 5-8 Specifica tions, B-1 to B-5 Stitching p a noramas, 5-8 to 5-12 Storage ca rds, see CompactFlash mem ory cards Storing camera, 10-2 Support EPSON, .
A B EPSON AMERIC A, INC. LIMITED WARRANTY What is Covere d: Epson America, Inc. (“EPSON”) warrants t o the first end-user customer that the EPSON Pho toPC 750Z Digita l Camera enclosed with this l.
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