Epson 600 User Manual

EPSON

Contents

Introduction

COLOR DIGITAL CAMERA

On-line

User’s Guide

Point & Click here for tips on using this On-line Guide

Important Notice & Declaration of Conformity

Getting Started

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Using the Uploader Utilities

Camera Options

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Using the Direct Print Kit

Specifications

Contacting Customer Support

Glossary

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B G

EUL 07/10/97

Index

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, with o ut the prior written permissio n of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO E P SON CORPORATION shal l not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. PhotoPC is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered tradema rks of Microsoft Corporatio n.

CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen

The Netherlands

Declares that the Product:

Product Name: Digital Still Camera Type Name: EPSON Ph otoPC 600 Model: G660A

Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):

Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN 55022 Class B EN 50082- 1

IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3

IEC 801-4 EN 61000- 3-2 (Using AC Adapter Mode l EU-20) EN 61000- 3-3 (Using AC Adapter Mode l EU-20)

July, 19 97

Y. Ishii President of EPSON EUROPE B. V .

A NOTE CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE USE OF

COPYRIGHTED M ATER IAL S

Like photocopiers, digital cameras can be misused by improper photographing of copyrighted material. Unless you have the advice of a knowledgeable attorney, be responsible and respectful by not photographing published material without the permission of the copyright holder.

Introduction

PhotoPC 600 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

For United Kingdom users - use of options . . . . . 8

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Warnings, Ca ut io ns, and N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapte r 1

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting to Know the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handling batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Attaching the Hand Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing EPSON Photo!2 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing the software in your Macintosh . . . . . . 18

Installing EPSON Photo File Uploader . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing the software in your PC . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the software in your Macintosh . . . . . . 19

Setting the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Getting Started

Chapte r 2

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Auto Shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checking the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Clicking the Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Picture-taking Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Self timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Special photo formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Checking the Picture Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing Back Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Displaying photos on a television . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Contents

Chapte r 3

Connecting PhotoPC 600 to Your Computer . . . . . . . 36

Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connecting to a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Accessing EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

For Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

For Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Working with EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Closing EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting status and progress information . . . . . . . 42

Using the Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Selecting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Transfering selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Saving selected photos to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . 44

File names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Transferring pictures to your documents . . . . . . 45

Erasing selected pictures from your camera . . . . . 48

Getting photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the Folder Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Selecting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Transfering photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Finding the folder containing your photos . . . . . . 50

Uploading photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Transferring pictures to your documents . . . . . . 51

Erasing selected files from a folder . . . . . . . . . . 51

Getting photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using the Controls Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Controlling the camera from your computer . . . . 52

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

Taking pictures from your computer . . . . . . . . . 53

Erasing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Making computer connection settings . . . . . . . . 55

Making camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapte r 4

Working with LCD Monitor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting the alert beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting LCD brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the multi-frame shooting time . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Playback Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Erase Photo Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the Photo Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Erasing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Locking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Getting memory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Copying photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Formatting memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using the Slide Show Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the Option Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the Language Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Contents

Chapte r 5

Uploading Images to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Uploading images from your PC . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Uploading images from your Macintosh . . . . . . . 73

Making Screen Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

For Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

For Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Uploading Programs to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Uploading programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Removing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapte r 6

Using CompactFlash Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing a CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing a CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the optional PCMCIA adapter . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

For United Kin gd o m users - safety informatio n . . . 85

Chapte r 7

Caring for the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Storing the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Camera Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Picture Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using the Uploader Utilities

Camera Options

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Chapte r 8

Preparing to Use the Direct Print Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Connecting Your Camera to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . 93

Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using the Direct Print Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Accessing the Direct Print program . . . . . . . . . . 95

Printing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

LCD Screen and Display Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . 101

Printed Image Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix A

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Product type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Recorded Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Functional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Optional CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Optional PCMCIA Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Optional AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using the Direct Print Kit

Specifications

Contents

Appendix B Contacting Customer Support

For United King d om and the Republic of Irelan d U sers 107

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Faxon EPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

EPtec - Bull eti n Boa rd Service for latest drivers and

utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

For United States Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Electronic support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

For Australian Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON FAXBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON Bulletin Board System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au . . . . . . 110

Your dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON Helpdesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

For Hong Kong Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Internet home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Electronic bulletin board system . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Technical Support Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

For Philippi nes U sers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

For Singapore Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Glossary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Index

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Contents

Introduction

Your new EPSON® PhotoPC 600  is a revolut io nary,

easy-to-use digital camera that enables you to take

full-color pictures and im m ediately use them with your

computer. Pho t oP C 600 comes with everything yo u

need, including EPSON Photo!2 so ftw are that let s yo u

trans fer your pictur e s t o your comp uter’ s hard disk

drive. You can then edit, enhance, and organize your

pictures or simply place them into your doc uments.

Create professional letters, documents, and presentations

with real life images right on your des k top . Sh are

pictures with bus iness colleagues or friends over the

Internet. Ad d co lor and visual appeal to y ou r

newsletters, flyers, and brochures. Anything you can

display on your screen or print will look better with

PhotoPC 600 pic t ures.

PhotoPC 600 Features

PhotoPC 600 is a c omplete system for capturing digital

images, and inclu des the follo w ing f eatures:

❏ 24-bit color im age capture

❏ High resolution (1024 × 768 pixels)

❏ 4MB internal memory holds approximately

8 super fine qu ality color or monoch rom e im ages, 18 fine quali ty col or o r m ono chrome images, or 56 standard qua lit y co lor images.

❏ Three color an d two monochrome imag e qu ali ty

settings

❏ Built-in color LCD monitor for previewing and

playing ba ck p ict ures

❏ Optical viewfinder ❏ Macro, zoom , pano ram a, and multi-fram e pho t o

formats

❏ Autom atic date and time recording for each picture ❏ Video ca ble fo r di splaying your pic t ures on a

television monitor

❏ Built-in fl ash w it h au tom at ic , forc ed fl ash, and flash

off settings

❏ Self tim er ❏ Automatic shut-off to save batteries ❏ Serial cables for transf erring photos to your comp ut er

Introductio n

❏ EPSON Pho to! 2 sof twa re let s you tr ansf er yo ur

pictures to your computer.

❏ EPSON Photo File U ploader software allow s yo u t o

convert images stored in your computer to EPSON Photo file for m at and upload them to your ca m era.

❏ EPSON Photo!2 Program Up lo ad er so ftware lets you

upload optional programs to the camera from your computer.

❏ Use your pictures with Wi ndows

applications

and Macintosh

For United Kingdom users - use of options

Epson (UK) Limit ed shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than tho se designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited.

System Requirements

PCs

Options

The following Pho toPC 600 options are available fro m

EPSON:

❏ CompactFlash Cards (4MB : B808311, 15MB:

B808301)

❏ PCMCIA adapter (B867041)

❏ AC Adapter (B86703✽) for use with a standard

electrical outlet

Note:

The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product

number, which varies by cou ntr y.

Introductio n

IBM®-compatibl e PC w ith 386 or higher processo r (w ith Windows NT

Serial port wit h st andard RS-232C interf ace and a communic at ion speed o f 192 00 bp s or higher

8MB RAM (with Windows NT, at least 16MB is required) Hard disk dr iv e with at least 30MB free space VGA or SVGA monitor with at least 16-color display Microsoft

Workgroups Version 3.51 or later

, 486 or higher processor is required)

Windows 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows for

3.11 or later, Wi ndows 95, or Windows NT

Macintosh Computers

Macintosh with 68040 or Power PC proc essor

Serial port and a comm unication speed of 19200 bps or

higher

8MB RAM

Hard disk dr iv e with at least 30MB free space

Monitor with m inim um resolution of 640x 480

Macintosh Syst em 7. 1 or la ter (System 7.5 or later is

required to access optional CompactFlash Card memory

directly from the Macintosh)

Safety Instructions

Read all of these instru ctio ns and save them for later

reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked

on the ca m e r a and its options.

❏ To reduce the risk o f electr ic sh oc k, d o not remov e

the cover of the camera or any of its options and do not open any comp art m ent s ex cep t as instructed in this User’s Guide.

❏ Do not insert objects through any openings.

❏ To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose the

camera or its opt ion s to rain or moisture.

❏ To prevent fire or explosion, do not use the camera

where inflamm able or volatile gas is stored.

❏ Do not use outdoors during a thunderstorm. ❏ If the camera or any of its options shows un usu al

signs such as no ise, odo r, or smo ke, stop using it and turn the camera off immediately. Remove the batteries and/or d isc onnect the AC adapter, and unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.

❏ Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners. Wi pe of f du st

with a clean, dry cloth.

❏ To avoid damage to the optics of the camera, do not

expose the lens to direc t sunlight for extended periods of time.

❏ Handle the camera gent ly and avoid subjecting it to

strong shoc ks o r vi brat io ns. If th e cam era is dropped or otherwise jarred, the following errors may occur even if the camera is not permanently damaged:

The camera’s date an d tim e settin gs m ay be lo st . If the camera is jarred w hile processing an image,

the camera may f ail to rec or d th e im age in its memory.

Introductio n

❏ Do not store the cam era or its optio ns near sources of

bright light, direct sunlight, high humidity, heat, excessive dirt or dust, or where they wil l be exposed to strong vibrations or magnetic fields.

❏ Always keep your camera in its case when you’re not

using it.

❏ To prevent possible eye injury, do not take flash

pictures of faces at cl ose ra nge.

❏ Avoid sud d en tem pera tu re ch anges, which can cause

moisture to condense on the camera and its options. Keep the camera an d it s opti ons in a case or bag if you need to move them from a cold environm ent to a warm one. Allow time for the camera and its options to adjust to temperature chang es befo re using them.

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated in this

User’s Guide.

❏ Do not use a dam aged o r fra yed po w e r co rd .

❏ If you use an extension cord wi th the optional A C

adapter, mak e sure t he total am pere rating of the devices plug ged int o the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s am per e rat ing. A lso, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

❏ Remove the batteries and/or unplug the camera and

refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following con dit io ns:

If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid ha s entered the camera o r its op ti ons ; if th e came ra or its options ha v e b ee n d ropped or t he case damaged; if the camera o r it s opti ons do no t operate normal ly or exhi bit a dist inct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.

❏ If you pl an to use the camera and its op tions in

Germany, observe the following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for the products, the building in st alla ti on must be protected by a 16 Amp circuit breaker.

Bei Ansch luß des Produkts an di e Stromversorgung muß sicherges tellt werd en, daß die Gebädeinstallation mit einem 16 A-Überstrom sc halt er abgesichert ist.

❏ If the liquid cryst al so lution contained in the displa y

panel or in the screen on the LC D m oni tor leaks out and gets on your hands, was h them thoro ugh ly w ith soap and water. If it gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

Introductio n

Warnings , Cautions, and Notes

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily

Notes contain important info rm a tion and useful tips on the

operation of your camera and its options.

injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Introductio n

Chapter 1

Getting Started

This chapter helps you get ready to use your Photo PC

600. It covers the following: Unpacking your PhotoPC 600 Getting to know the camera Installing the batteries Attaching the hand stra p Installing your EPSON Photo!2 softwar e Installing your EPSON Photo File Upl oad er sof twa re

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 600

Make sure you have all the pa rt s sho wn below .

camera

hand strap

Macintosh

adapter cable

CD-ROM and/or floppy disks

(media type and quantity

varies depending on area)

batteries (4)

serial cable

video cable

camera case

Getting Started

Getting to Know the Camera

After you unpack your PhotoPC 600, take a few minutes to learn about its featu res, as shown below.

Front view

flash

shutter button

timer light

viewfinder

lens

lens cover and power switch

connector

cover

Back view

viewfinder

status light

photo format

button

LCD mo nitor

display panel

SELECT button

BACK button

monitor mode switch

memory card

slot

hand strap

holder

navigation button

Getting Started

Bottom view

tripod socket

battery cover lock

Top view

shutter button

image quality setting

Getting Started

battery cover

memory card

eject lever

display panel

flash setting

macro mode

setting

self timer setting

Installing Batteries

Your PhotoPC 600 comes wit h four AA (LR6) al k a l ine batteries. Make sure t he cam era is off, and follow these steps to insert the batteries :

1. Turn the camera upside down with the lens facing you.

Push the battery cover lock down and slide it to the right, then open the cover.

battery cover lock

2. Insert all four batteries into the com par tment, positioning the + and - ends as shown below.

3. Clos e the battery cover and make sure the loc k snap s into place as s how n below.

Getting Started

Handling batteries

When your PhotoPC 600 batteries wear out, you can replace them with an y of the foll owing:

Single-use AA (LR6 ) alk aline batteries Singl e -use AA (F R 6) lithium batt eries

(longe st batter y life)

❏ When the camera is no t u sed for lo ng periods of

time, remove the batteries and store them at a low temperatur e in a d ry lo cation.

❏ Dispose of used batteries according to the battery

manufactu rer’s instructions and in compliance with all applicable laws. Contact yo ur local government agency for information about battery recyc ling and disposal.

Rechargeable AA Ni -C d batt eries Rechargeable AA Ni-MH batteries

Warning:

Note the following when handling batteries:

❏ Do not use manganese batteries. ❏ Replace all four batteries at the sam e tim e. ❏ Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, or mutilate

Getting Started

To avoi d the dange r of f ire or expl osion, do no t mix different types of batteries. Do not allow the battery contacts to touch metal objects such as coins or keys, which could sh ort out the battery’s circuits.

batteries. Do not get them wet or expose them to fire.

❏ If you use rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteri e s,

replace them with four fully -c harged batteries. If you find that your batter ies ru n ou t fast er af ter you recharge them a number of times, make sure you discharg e them c omp let ely bef ore rec harging.

❏ Battery life varies depending on the batt ery t ype and

the manufacturer.

Attaching the Hand Strap

To attach the hand strap, loop the strap around the holder on the side of the camera as sho w n belo w.

Installing the software in your PC

Follow the steps in this sec t ion to install your EPSON Photo!2 software .

For Windows 95 or NT 4.0

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

Installing EPSON Photo!2 Software

PhotoPC 600 co mes with EPSON Photo!2 software that lets you transfer your pictures from the camera to your computer and plac e them into docu m ents. You can als o use this software t o take pictures and change camera settings from your com pu t er.

Note:

When you install EPSON Photo!2, the EPSON Photo!2 Program Uploader utility is also installed automatically.

Getting Started

2. Double-click the

3. Double-c lic k th e CD-RO M ic on . You see the EPS ON folder. (If you use the floppy disk version, double-click t he fl op py di sk icon.)

4. Open the EP SON f old er and double-click Depending on the country, the EPSON folder may

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he folder f or yo ur preferred language and double-clic k

5. Double-click the instructions on the screen.

My Computer

Disk 1

SETUP.EXE

icon.

Disk 1

icon. Follow the

For Windows 3.1x or NT 3.51

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Open File Man ager, then cl ick the CD -RO M dri ve. (If you use the floppy di sk v ersio n, cli ck the fl op py disk drive.)

3. Open the EP SON d irectory and the Depending on the country, the EPSON directory may

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he subdirectory for your preferred language and dou ble- click

4. Double-click screen.

SETUP.EXE

. Follow the instruc ti ons on the

Disk 1

subdirectory.

Installing the software in your Macintosh

Follow the steps below to in st all EPSON Photo!2 software in your Macintosh.

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Doubl e-click the CD-ROM icon. (If you use the flopp y disk version, do uble-click the floppy disk icon. )

3. Double-click the Depending on the country, the EPSON Photo!2 folder

may contain mu lt ipl e -language versions of the software. Doubl e-click the folder for your preferred language.

4. Double-click the the installati on p rog ram . Fol low the inst ructions on the screen.

EPSON P h oto!2

Photo!2 Installer - Part 1

folder.

icon to start

Installing EPSON Photo File Uploader

PhotoPC 600 also comes with EPSON Photo File Uploader software that lets you convert digital images to EPSON Photo file format and transer them from the computer to your camera. You can then display the images on the camera’s LCD screen or on a television monitor.

Getting Started

Installing the software in your PC

Follow the steps in this sec t ion to install the EPSON Photo File Upl oad er sof twa re fo r Windows.

For Windows 3.1x or NT 3.51

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

For Windows 95 or NT 4.0

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Double-click the

3. Double-c lic k th e CD-RO M ic on . You see the FUPL OAD fo l d e r . (If you u s e the floppy disk version, doub le-c lick the floppy disk icon. )

4. Open the FUPLOAD folder and do uble-click Depending on the country, the FUPLOAD folder m ay

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he folder f or yo ur preferred language and double-clic k

5. Double-click the instructions on the screen.

My Computer

Disk 1

SETUP.EXE

icon.

icon. Follow the

Disk 1

2. Open File Man ager, then cl ick the CD -RO M dri ve. (If you use the floppy di sk v ersio n, cli ck the fl op py disk drive.)

3. Open the FUPLOAD directo ry and double-click Depending on the country, the CD-ROM may contai n

multiple-language versions of the software. Double-clic k t he subdirectory for your preferred language and dou ble- cl ick

4. Double-click screen.

SETUP.EXE

. Follow the instruc ti ons on the

Disk 1

Installing the software in your Macintosh

Follow the steps below to in st all EPSON Photo File Uploader Softw are in yo ur Macintosh.

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

Disk 1

Getting Started

2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon. (If you use the floppy disk vers ion , double-click the floppy dis k icon.)

3. Double-click the Depending on the country, the File Uploader folder m ay

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k the fo lder f or your preferred language.

4. Drag the contents of the folder to the folder on your hard drive where you want to install the so ftw are.

File Uploader

folder .

2. Press the highlighted.

monitor mode switch

SELECT button

BACK button

button until the lang uage you want is

SELECT

Setting the L anguage

You need to set the language for messages displayed on the LCD monitor the first time you use it. Depending on your country, you can choose English, Jap anese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Follow these steps to set the language.

1. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch on the back of the camera to

A message in Eng lish stating that you need to set the language appea rs on the LCD scr een. Press any of the monitor control buttons to the right of the screen, or wait 5 seconds. The language setting screen app ears.

Getting Started

View

Playback

3. Press the return to the View or P layback mode.

If you want to change t he language setting, see page 69 for instruct ion s .

button to save your selec tion and

BACK

Setting the Date and Time

When you install the batteries for the first ti me or when you replace them, you need to set the date (year, month, and day) and tim e (hour and minute).

After installing the bat teries, follow these steps to set the clock on the LCD monitor and to have the time and date of each picture automatically reco rded.

Note:

If you connect Phot oPC 60 0 to your com put er w hen the camera’s clock is not set, the camera is set to your computer’s time and date au to m atically. For instructions on c onn ec ting the camera to the computer, see page 36.

1. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch on the back of the camera to you need to reset the clock appears on the screen.

2. Press the setting screen appe ars with the setting for the year highlighted in red.

Note:

If you do not want to set the clock, press the to return to the View or Playback mode.

3. Press the button to increase the number, or the

button to decrease the number, until the year is

correct.

View

SELECT

Playback

button to set the clock. The clock

. A message sta ting t hat

BACK

button

5. Adjust the m onth, day, hour, and minute settings as described ab ov e until the date and time are correc tl y adjusted and saved .

Note:

If you want to reset any previous item, simply press the BACK button until the item you want to reset turns red.

When you finish ma king the minute setting and press the SELECT button, the LCD screen returns to the View or Playba ck m o d e.

You’re now read y to take pi ct ures with your PhotoPC

600. Turn to Chapter 2 for simple, step-by-step

instructions.

4. Press the the month setting is hi ghlighted.

Getting Started

SELECT

button. The year setting is sav ed and

Chapter 2

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Using PhotoPC 600 to take pictures is sim ilar to using a traditional "point and shoot" camera. This chapter tell s you everything yo u need t o kn ow about the following:

Turning the cam era on and off Auto shut-off The display panel Checking the battery Clicking the shutter Picture-takin g range Adjusting setting s Checking the picture coun ter Play ing back your p hotos Displaying ph otos on a telev isio n

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn the camera on, simply rotate the lens cover counterclockw ise. The lens cover opens and the display panel on the top of the camera light s u p. The st at us li ght on the back of the ca m era flashes red for a few seconds, then turns green. The came ra is ready to take pictures.

Off

Rotate the lens cover clockwise to turn off the camera. The lens cover closes and the di spl ay pa nel turns off.

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Auto Shut-off

To save battery power, the camera turns itself off automaticall y after 60 seconds if no buttons ar e pressed. To turn the camera back on, close the lens cover then open it again.

When your camera is connected to the optional AC adapter, the aut o shut - of f fea ture is disabled.

Note:

If you want, you ca n change the 60 second time per iod f or

❏

auto shut-off by using your EPSO N Photo!2 software. For more inf or mation, see page 57 .

When the camera is connected to your computer, it shuts

❏

itself off after 5 minutes of inactivity. It comes back on automatically when you use any of the software camera controls in y ou r EPSON Phot o !2 software.

LCD monitor power saving features

Because the LCD m on it or c ons um es additional power, the LCD monitor turns off automatically in the following cases:

❏ When you turn off the camera with the LCD monitor

in View mode

❏ When the camera is not used for 30 seconds with the

LCD monitor in View mode

❏ When the camera is not used for 5 m inutes with the

LCD monit or in Playback mode

❏ When the camera is no t turned on within 15 seconds

of switching the LCD moni tor t o View m ode

❏ When the camera is connec ted to a com pu ter with

the LCD monitor in View mode

❏ When the camera is connec ted to a tel evisio n To turn the LCD monitor back on, slide the monitor

mode switch to OFF then slide it back to View or

Playback.

When your camera is connected to the optional AC adapter, the LCD monitor auto shut-off feature is disabled.

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The Display Panel

Checking the Battery

The display panel keep s track of how many pictures you can take and gives you inf orm a ti on on cam era settings and the battery level.

number of pictures remaining (see page 32)

flash (see page 29)

image quality (see page 28)

low battery icon (see page 24)

macro mode (see page 30)

self timer (see page 29)

When the battery po w e r is alm o st ou t, a lo w ba ttery icon

appears on the display panel. When this icon is flashing, you cannot take pictures unti l you cha nge t he batteries. When the battery power runs out with the LCD monitor in the Playback or View mode, the low battery icon appears on the L CD sc reen fo r fi ve secon d s, th en the monitor and the camera turn off automatically.

You should use t he lo w ba ttery icon only as a rough guide to remainin g po wer . No te that several factors can affect battery life, in clu ding the surrounding temperature and the type of batteries you use. Low temperatures (especially below 10°C) wi ll drain your batteries m ore rapidly. See page 15 for information ab out changing batteries.

Clicking the Shutter

Follow the steps below to take p hoto s using the viewfinder or the LCD monitor.

Using the viewfinder

1. Turn the cam e ra on and wait until the status light

beside the viewfinder turn s green.

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2. Look straight through the viewfinder and center your subject in the cross-hairs.

Note:

The frame in th e viewfinder indica t es the area capture d when t aking pictu res at clos e range.

3. Hold th e shut te r bu tto n half w ay down to lock the auto focus. The status light beside the viewfinder changes from green to orange. If you wish, you can now move y o ur su bject off-cente r w ithout alte ring the focus. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the photo.

4. Hold th e came ra s till until the status light start s flashing red and t he camera beeps.

status light

The flashing red light indicates that the image is captured and the c ame ra is processing it. (If you try to press the shutter button while the status light is flashing red, you will hear t wo “error” beeps.) When the light stops flashing an d turns green, the image is saved. Saved images remain in m em or y fo r years, even when the camera is turned off and the batteries are removed. Y ou can take another photo w hen t he stat us light turns green.

Using the LCD monitor

1. Turn the cam e ra on and slide the monitor mod e sw it ch

on the back of the camera t o View. You will see a live preview on the LCD screen. Ce nter your su bjec t on the screen.

monitor mode switch

viewfinder

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shutter button

LCD screen

Note:

Icons indi cati ng the image quality se tt in g , the number of photos you can take , and the nu mber of photos taken appear at the bottom of the LCD screen.

2. Hold th e shut te r bu tto n half w ay down to lock the auto focus. A sm all green circle appears o n th e cor ner of the LCD screen, and the status light beside the viewfinder changes from green to orange. If you wish, you can now mo ve y our subject off-center without altering the focus. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the photo.

3. Hold th e came ra s till until the status light start s flashing red and t he camera beeps.

When you press the shutter button, the LCD m on itor displays the picture you took with a processing ico n in the center of the screen until the camera finishes processing it, then the monitor returns to live preview.

Note:

When battery power is low and the flash was used to take

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the picture, the re turn to live preview m ay be delayed while the camera recharges the flash. The LCD screen will be blank du ri ng t hi s period.

Picture-taking Range

When composin g a sho t thro ugh the viewfinder, you should be at least 50 c m awa y from you r subject. When using the LCD monitor, you can use the camera’s macro mode to take photos as close as 20 cm. See page 30 for instruction s.

You can take flash pi ctures within a range of 20 cm to

2.4 m. See page 29 fo r m ore information on using the built-in flash.

Note:

When you are taking pictures outdoors, make sure the sun is at your back . In very bright light (at t he beach or in snow, f or example) yo ur pictures may com e out too light. How ev er, you can correct most over-exposure problems from your computer using image-edit in g softwa re .

The li v e preview im age may appear to f li cker when viewed

❏

under strong fluorescent lighting , depending on the lighting ’s fre qu ency . This is normal .

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Adjusting Settings

The buttons on the top of the camera allow you to control the following PhotoPC 600 features:

Image quality (see page 28) Flash (see page 29) Self timer (see page 29) Macro mode (see page 30)

image quality

When the LCD monitor on the back of your camera is switched to View, you can use the buttons surrounding the monitor to select these special photo formats:

Zoom Panorama Multi-frame

monitor mode switch

photo format

button

flash

self timer

All control button settings (except the self timer) remain in effect even after you turn off the camera.

macro

LCD monitor

Note:

All camera settings return to their factory defaults when you remove or change the batteries.

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Image quality

PhotoPC 600 has three color and two monochrome im age quality settings. Press

the image quali ty con tr ol bu t ton t o cycle from one setting to another. The setti ngs ap pea r on the display panel as sh ow n belo w .

Fine

Super fine

Images are capt ured in color at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inclu d e greater detai l, but the camera onl y holds approximat ely 8 pictures.

Monochrome fine

Images are capt ured in black and whit e at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inc lude moderate detail, and the camera holds approximat ely 18 p i ctures.

Super fine

Monochrome fi ne

Monoc hrome super fine

Standard

Fine

Images are capt ured in color at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pict u res include moderate detail, and the camera ho lds approximately 18 pictures.

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Monochrome super fine

Images are capt ured in black and whit e at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inc lude greater detail, but the camera only holds approxim ately 8 pictures.

Standard

Images are capt ured at 640 x 480 pixel s. The camera holds approximately 56 pic tures, but the images incl ude less detail.

Note:

If you select one of the mon ochrome image q uality settings when th e LCD monitor is in View m ode, the image turns from color to b lack and white, a blue frame appear around the image, and MONOCHROME appears brief ly on the screen.

You can switch freely bet w een these set tings and mix pictures of varying quality in the camer a. Th e camera’s image capac it y will vary accordi ngly.

Forced flash The flash fires with every picture you take. Use this setting to compensat e fo r bac klighting; for example, when you are facing the sun .

Flash

PhotoPC 600’s built-in flash is effective wit hin a range of 20 cm to 2.4 m . Press the flash control button to cycle through the three flash settings. The

settings appear o n th e disp lay panel as shown below.

Automatic

Forced flash

Flash off

Automatic The flash fires automatically when ever it is needed for adequate lighting (factory setting).

Flash off The flash is disabled, even when adequate lighting is not availab le. Us e this set ting fo r special effects, or where flash photography is prohibited.

Note:

After taking a flash photo, the flash icon blinks until the flash is fully recharged.

Self timer

Setting the self timer creat es a 10- seco nd delay between the time you press the shutter button and

the actual image capture. This allows you to take a picture of yourself. The timer ico n appears on the display panel when you use the timer. Follo w these steps to take a picture with the timer:

1. Secur e the c am era on a flat surface or a tripo d.

2. Turn on the cam era and wait until the status light turns

green.

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3. Press the tim e r bu tto n. The timer icon appears on the display panel.

4. Press the shutter button. The timer icon and the red timer light on the front of the camera flash slowly for eight seconds, then ra pidly for two seconds before the shutter releas es.

The camera beeps when the image is captured. The status light on the back of the camera flashes red as PhotoPC 600 processes the image. When the status light stops flashing and turns green, you can take another picture. You need to press the timer button again each time you want to t ake a pi ctu r e usi ng the se lf ti m er .

Macro mode

Use the macro mode to take pictures at close range. This mode enables you to take pictures within a range of 20 cm to 50 cm. Follow these

steps to take a picture in the mac ro mo de:

1. Turn the cam e r a on and slide the monitor mode sw itch to View. A live preview appears on the LCD screen.

2. Press the m acro button. The macr o m od e ico n appears on the display panel . A green frame appears aroun d the previewed image and MACRO appears briefly on the LCD screen.

3. Press the shu t ter butt on.

Note:

To make sure you r subject is framed accurate l y , we recomm end that you use the L C D monito r rather than the viewfinde r w h en taking a pho to in macro mode.

To turn off macro mode, simply press the macro button again.

Special photo formats

Your camera features three special photo format modes: zoom, panor am a, and m ulti-frame. Zoom m ode allows you to enlarge the image by as muc h as three tim es. In panorama mo de you can shoot wide-angle panor am as. Shooting in multi-frame mo de cau ses the shu tter to release nine times in rapid sequence, produ ci ng a single image composed of nine st o p- actio n fr am es. This m o de can be useful if you w ant t o brea k d own a complex motion, such as your golf swing, into a series of easy-to-see steps.

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