Epson PHOTOPC 650 User’s Guide Update

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User’s Guide Update

Remove any protective plastic film you may find in these areas before using your camera:

protective film

EPSON

protective film

When playing back pictures on a television or recording them on videotape, ignore the steps beginning on page 3-11 of your manual. Instead, do the following:

1 Make sure the camera and TV (and VCR)

are turned off.

2 Open the camera’s card and port cover

and connect the black end of the video cable to the

Video Out port.

3 Connect the yellow end of the cable to the

VIDEO IN port on the television or VCR.

4 Turn on the TV (and VCR) and switch to

the correct video mode.

5 Turn on the camera and set the LCD

monitor switch to recent picture appears on the TV screen.

PLAYBACK. The most

6 Press the or button to move

through your pictures.

7 To display or record your pictures as a

slide show, hold down either the or

button until you hear two beeps; then release the button. The camera now scrolls through the pictures.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. PhotoPC is a trademark of Epson America, Inc.

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Notice to 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.

It is recommended that you first transfer all of your images to your computer before you delete photos, to safeguard against accidentally deleting the wrong photo.

A new CD-ROM will be available that solves this problem. Please contact end user technical support at (562) 276-4303 in order to receive an updated disk.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.

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, without the prior written permission of Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained herein. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Further, this publication and features described herein are subject to change without notice.

TRADEMARKS

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

PhotoPC is a registered trademark and EPSON FaxAdvice is a trademark of Epson America, Inc.

EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America, Inc.

PictureWorks and HotShots are trademarks of PictureWorks Technology, Inc. Lexar Media is a trademark of Lexar Media.

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.

A NOTE CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE USE OF

COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS

Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional cameras, can be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying in certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. EPSON encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using digital cameras and scanners.

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Introduction

EPSON PhotoPC 650 Features 2 Optional Accessories 3 Minimum System Requirements 3

Windows Systems 3

Macintosh Systems 3 Registration 4 Safety Instructions 4

1 Getting Started

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 650 1-2 Installing the CompactFlash Card 1-2 Installing Batteries 1-3

Using Batteries Safely and Efficiently 1-4 Attaching the Hand Strap 1-5 Removing the Protective Plastic 1-5 Setting the Date and Time 1-5 Formatting the USB CompactFlash Card 1-7

Installing Your PhotoPC 650 Software 1-8

Installing on a Windows PC 1-8 Installing on a Macintosh 1-8

Identifying Camera Parts 1-9

2 Taking Pictures

Getting Ready to Take Pictures 2-1

Turning the Camera On and Off 2-2 Saving Battery Power with Auto Shut-off 2-2 Using the Status Display Panel 2-2 Checking the Battery 2-3

Picture-Taking Guidelines 2-3 Taking Pictures with the Viewfinder 2-4 Taking Pictures with the LCD Monitor 2-6 Checking the Picture Counter 2-8 Setting Image Quality 2-8 Using Macro Mode to Take Close-ups 2-10 Using the Flash 2-11 Taking Pictures with the Timer 2-12

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3 Playing Back Pictures

Using Playback Mode Menus 3-2 Playing Back Pictures One-by-One 3-3 Playing Back Multiple Pictures 3-4 Playing Your Pictures as a Slide Show 3-5 Turning Off Picture Information 3-5 Erasing Pictures 3-6

Erasing the Currently Displayed Picture 3-6 Selecting Pictures to Erase 3-6 Locking Photos 3-8 Unlocking Photos 3-9

Playing Back Pictures on TV or Video 3-11

Setting the Video Standard 3-11 Playing Back Pictures 3-11

Changing Camera Settings 3-12

Setting the Date and Time 3-12 Setting the Alert Beep 3-13 Selecting Quick Review Mode 3-14 Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness 3-14

Setting the Language 3-15

4 Getting Photos Into Your Computer

Transferring Photos with the JumpShot

USB Cable 4-1

Inserting the USB CompactFlash Card

in the JumpShot USB Cable 4-2 Connecting the Jumpshot USB Cable 4-3 Installing the Windows 98 USB CompactFlash

Card and USB Cable Drivers 4-4 Transferring Pictures with Windows 98 4-5 Transferring Pictures with a Macintosh 4-7 Erasing Pictures 4-9

Transferring Pictures with the Serial Cable 4-9

Connecting the Camera to a Windows PC 4-9 Connecting the Camera to a Macintosh 4-10 Transferring Pictures Using HotShots 4-11

Getting Images Into Other TWAIN or Plug-

In Applications 4-17

Making an EPSON PhotoPC 650

Plug-In Driver Alias (Macintosh) 4-18 Opening EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN

or Plug-In 4-18 Changing the Picture Transfer Speed 4-19 Selecting Pictures to Transfer 4-20 Transferring Pictures From the Camera to

Your Computer 4-20

What To Do If the Camera Doesn’t Respond 4-23

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5 Getting Your Photos Into Documents

Importing Images Into Documents 5-2 Getting Images with Copy and Paste 5-3 Using Drag and Drop From a Collection 5-3

6 Working with Photos and Collections

Opening Pictures and Collections 6-2

Opening an Individual Picture 6-2

Opening a Collection 6-2 Saving Pictures 6-3 Using Collections 6-3

Adding or Deleting Pictures in Collections 6-3

Organizing Pictures in Collections 6-4

Saving a Picture with a New Name 6-5

Adding Collection Information 6-5

Adding Picture Information 6-6

Viewing Picture Information 6-7

Searching for Pictures in a Collection 6-7 Printing a Picture or Collection 6-8

Printing an Individual Picture 6-8

Sizing and Printing Multiple Copies of an

Individual Picture 6-9 Printing a Picture with Smart Print 6-11 Printing a Collection 6-12

Using Creative Templates 6-13

Creating a Photo Page 6-13 Modifying a Photo Page 6-15 Saving a Photo Page 6-17 Printing a Photo Page 6-18

Displaying Collection Slide Shows 6-18

7 Editing Images

Making Basic Adjustments 7-2

Flipping 7-2 Rotating 7-3 Resizing 7-4

Adjusting Resolution (Windows Only) 7-5 Optimizing Pictures with Quick Fix 7-6 Optimizing Pictures with SmartPix 7-6 Enhancing Pictures with Fix By Example 7-8 Applying Special Effects 7-10 Using Enhancement Tools 7-12

Zooming 7-13

Selecting an Enhancement Area 7-13

Selecting Colors 7-15

Cropping an Image 7-16

Using Paint and Drawing Tools 7-17

Using Correction Tools 7-22

Adding Text 7-24

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8 Using CompactFlash Card Options

Removing a CompactFlash Card 8-2 Formatting an ATA-Compatible

CompactFlash Card 8-3

Transferring Pictures with a PCMCIA Adapter 8-3

9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Caring for the Camera 9-1

Cleaning the Camera 9-1

Storing the Camera 9-2 Solving Camera Problems 9-2 Solving Picture Problems 9-7 Where To Get Help 9-9

Software, CompactFlash Card, and

JumpShot USB Cable Support 9-10

A Using Optional Camera Accessories

Using the Optional AC Adapter A-2 Using an Optional Tripod A-3 Using Optional Lenses A-3

Using Wide-angle Lenses A-4

Using Telephoto Lenses A-5

Using Close-up Lenses A-6

B Specifications

Camera B-1

Physical Dimensions B-1 Safety Specifications B-1 Power Sources B-1 Environmental B-1 Technical B-2

Photographic B-3 Lexar Media JumpShot USB Cable B-4 Optional AC Adapter B-4

Physical Dimensions B-4

Technical B-4

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Introduction

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our new EPSON high resolution digital camera with a built-in LCD

monitor. You can preview your pictures before and after you capture them, so you can store only the pictures you want before transferring them to your computer. You can even display your pictures on a TV or videotape them.

The PhotoPC 650 captures images at 1152 resolution in 24-bit color, using a 1.09-megapixel CCD sensor. You can store approximately 88 pictures with the standard 8MB USB CompactFlash pictures via your computer’s USB port (Windows

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or Power Macintosh® G3 only) or serial port (Windows 95, 98, or PowerPC built-in 37 mm threads let you connect optional video camcorder lenses to capture close-up, wide-angle, and telephoto shots.

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Your PhotoPC 650 comes complete with cables, batteries, USB CompactFlash card, and software for transferring, editing, organizing, and printing your pictures.

EPSON PhotoPC 650 Features

The EPSON PhotoPC 650 is a complete system for capturing digital images, and includes the following features:

◗ Resolutions up to 1152

images up to 5 × 7 inches

◗ 8MB USB CompactFlash card that holds 30 superfine-

resolution, 47 fine-resolution, 88 standard-resolution, or 4 uncompressed JPEG images (on average)

◗ 24-bit color image capture ◗ 1.8-inch, active matrix TFT color LCD monitor for

previewing and playing back pictures

◗ Power-saving Quick Review feature for previewing and

deleting pictures before the camera stores them

◗ Video output for playing your pictures back on a TV or

for videotaping them

× 864 pixels, ideal for printing

◗ Built-in flash with red-eye reduction mode ◗ Automatic shut-off to save battery power

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◗ Lexar Media

JumpShot™ USB cable for transferring photos to your USB-compatible Windows 98 PC, iMac, or Power Macintosh G3 directly from the USB CompactFlash card

◗ Serial cable for transferring photos from your camera

to your Windows PC or PowerPC

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Macintosh

◗ Video cable for displaying photos on a TV or

videotaping them

Your camera comes with the following software:

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◗ PictureWorks

HotShots™ software for transferring,

organizing, editing, and printing your pictures

◗ The EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN driver (Windows)

or Plug-In (Macintosh) for transferring your pictures

◗ Macro mode for close-ups ◗ Built-in threads for optional 37 mm lenses and filters

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Optional Accessories

Minimum System Requirements

EPSON offers these optional accessories for the PhotoPC 650:

◗ AC adapter for use with any electrical outlet (B867038) ◗ NiMH Power Pak with four rechargeable batteries; with

a universal charger (B818172) or 110V charger (B818051)

You can also use optional CompactFlash cards and PCMCIA CompactFlash card adapters available from leading suppliers, such as Lexar Media or SanDisk. enabled CompactFlash cards from Lexar Media work with the JumpShot USB cable.

You can also attach optional 37 mm video camcorder lenses and filters, and connect a tripod to your camera.

See Appendix A for details on using all the optional accessories.

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Make sure your system meets these minimum requirements.

Windows Systems

◗ IBM

◗ Serial transfer: Microsoft

◗ At least 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) ◗ At least 50MB free hard disk space ◗ Double-speed CD-ROM drive ◗ VGA or SVGA monitor displaying thousands of colors ◗ Mouse or other pointing device

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-compatible PC with 486/66 or higher processor

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(Pentium

or Windows NT USB transfer: Windows 98 and an available USB port

recommended)

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4.0 and an available serial port;

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Windows 95, Windows 98,

Macintosh Systems

◗ Macintosh with PowerPC or higher processor, iMac, or

Power Macintosh G3 (see NOTE on next page)

◗ Serial transfer: System 7.6 or higher and an available

serial port; USB transfer: System 8.1 with iMac Update

1.0, or System 8.5 or higher and an available USB port

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NOTE If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you must install iMac Update 1.0 from Apple at http://swupdates.info.apple.com before you install the Lexar Media JumpShot USB drivers. Contact Apple Computer if you have questions while installing this update.

If your iMac is running OS 8.5, you do not need to install iMac Update 1.0. Your operating system already includes full support for the Lexar Media JumpShot USB drivers. To find out which operating system your iMac is running, select About This Computer from the Apple menu.

◗ At least 16MB RAM (32MB recommended) ◗ At least 50MB free hard disk space ◗ Double-speed CD-ROM drive ◗ VGA monitor displaying thousands of colors ◗ Mouse or other pointing device

Registration

Please take a minute to fill out the registration card for the PhotoPC 650 digital camera and mail it back to us. This enables you to receive special information on accessories, new products, and software upgrades. You’ll get immediate attention if you have a problem with your PhotoPC 650.

Safety Instructions

Read these instructions and all warnings and instructions marked on your camera and batteries before using them.

◗ To reduce the risk of electric shock, don’t remove the

camera’s cover or open any of the compartments except as instructed in this

◗ To prevent fire or electric shock, don’t insert objects

through any openings in the camera. Don’t expose the camera to rain or moisture.

◗ To prevent fire or explosion, don’t use the camera where

inflammable or volatile gas is stored.

◗ If the camera shows unusual signs such as noise, odor, or

smoke, turn it off immediately. Remove the batteries and/or disconnect the AC adapter, and unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.

◗ To avoid damage to the camera optics, don’t expose the

lens to direct sunlight for extended periods of time.

◗ Don’t use the camera outdoors during adverse weather

conditions.

◗ Don’t store the camera near sources of bright light,

direct sunlight, high humidity, heat, excessive dirt or dust, or where it will be exposed to strong vibrations or magnetic fields.

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◗ To prevent possible eye injury, don’t take flash pictures

of faces at close range.

◗ Avoid sudden temperature changes, which can cause

moisture to condense on the camera. Keep the camera in a case or bag if you need to move it from a cold environment to a warm one. Allow time for the camera and its optional accessories to adjust to temperature changes before using them.

◗ Don’t use a frayed or damaged power cord with the

AC adapter.

◗ To ensure the best performance, make sure the AC

adapter is fully plugged into the camera whenever you connect it.

◗ Remove batteries and/or unplug the camera and the AC

adapter and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: if the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the camera; if the camera has been dropped or its exterior has been damaged; if the camera or its accessories do not operate normally or exhibit a distinct change in performance.

◗ Adjust only those controls that are covered by the

operating instructions.

◗ Don’t attempt to service the camera yourself. Refer all

servicing to qualified service personnel.

◗ If the liquid crystal solution contained in the status

display panel or in the LCD monitor leaks out and gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

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JumpShot USB cable

software

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PhotoPC 650 camera

batteries

hand strap

video cable

USB Com pactFlash card in envelope

Mac adapter cable

serial cable

his chapter helps you get ready to use your new PhotoPC 650. It covers the following:

◗

Unpacking your PhotoPC 650

◗

Installing the USB CompactFlash card

◗

Installing and using batteries

◗

Attaching the hand strap

◗

Removing the protective plastic

◗

Setting the date and time

◗

Formatting the USB CompactFlash card

◗

Installing your PhotoPC 650 software

◗

Identifying camera parts

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Unpacking Your PhotoPC 650

Make sure you have all the parts shown on the previous page. You won’t need the Macintosh adapter cable with a PC, or the JumpShot USB cable, if you don’t have a Windows 98, iMac, or Power Macintosh G3 system with compatible USB support. However, you must install the USB CompactFlash

card to provide memory for your camera. It’s in the envelope labelled “ATTENTION!”.

Installing the CompactFlash Card

Follow these steps to install the USB CompactFlash card:

Before you start, make sure the camera is turned off. The lens cover switch should be in the off position.

Remove the USB CompactFlash card from the envelope labelled “ATTENTION!”.

Open the camera’s card and port cover and insert the card all the way into the slot, as shown below. Make sure the card’s label faces the front of the camera.

CARD

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lens cover switch down: Off

Close the card and port cover.

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Installing Batteries

Before you install the four AA alkaline batteries that came with your camera, make sure the camera is turned off (the lens cover switch is in the off position, as shown to the left). Then follow these steps:

Turn the camera upside down with the front of the camera facing you.

Push the battery cover down and to the right. Then raise the cover.

Insert all four batteries into the compartment, positioning the + and – ends as shown:

Close the battery cover by sliding it to the left while pressing it down until it snaps into place.

– end

+ end

See the next page for important information about using your batteries safely and efficiently.

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Using Batteries Safely and Efficiently

When your batteries need to be replaced, the PhotoPC 650 camera can accept four AA batteries of the following types:

◗ Rechargeable NiMH batteries (recommended) ◗ Rechargeable NiCad batteries

TIP To save battery power, use the camera’s View mode sparingly. You can still view pictures before saving them with the Quick Review feature; see Chapter 2 for details.

Note the following as you use batteries:

◗ Single-use alkaline batteries ◗ Single-use lithium batteries (longer life)

WARNING To avoid the danger of fire or explosion, do not mix different types of batteries. Do not allow the battery contacts to touch metal objects such as coins or keys, which could short out the battery’s circuits. Read all safety and handling instructions before using batteries.

EPSON offers an optional NiMH Power Pak that includes a charger and rechargeable batteries for convenient battery replacement whenever you need them. When you’re transferring pictures to your computer with the serial cable, you’ll use more battery power, so it’s best to power your camera with the optional AC adapter. See page A-2 for details on EPSON’s optional power accessories.

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◗ Don’t use manganese batteries. ◗ Replace all four batteries at the same time. Don’t mix

old and new batteries.

◗ Don’t drop, puncture, disassemble, or mutilate batteries.

Don’t get them wet or expose them to fire.

◗ When the camera isn’t used for long periods of time,

remove the batteries and store them at a low temperature in a dry location. Store away from the reach of children.

◗ To avoid fire or electric shock, don’t use batteries that

are leaking or damaged in any way.

◗ If battery acid gets in your eyes or on your skin,

immediately rinse the area with water and seek medical treatment. If a battery is swallowed, seek medical treatment immediately.

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◗ Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions and in compliance with all applicable laws. Contact your local government agency for information about battery recycling and disposal.

◗ Battery life varies depending on the battery type, the

manufacturer, and other factors.

◗ Avoid using your camera in low temperatures, especially

below 50 °F (10 °C); this drains your batteries faster.

Attaching the Hand Strap

To attach the hand strap, slide the loop through the holder on the camera, then pull the strap through the loop.

Removing the Protective Plastic

You may need to peel off protective plastic sheets from your camera’s back panel, the status display panel at the top of the camera, and the viewfinder area on the front of the camera.

Setting the Date and Time

Before you use the camera, you need to set its clock. Then the camera will automatically record the date and time for each picture you take. You’ll need to set the clock again whenever you install new batteries.

Follow these steps to set the camera’s clock:

Slide the lens cover switch up to the ON position to open the lens cover and turn on the camera.

EPSON

lens cover switch up: ON

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NOTE If you hear rapid beeps and see an error on the status display panel on the top of the camera when you first turn it on, you may not have installed the USB CompactFlash card or may have installed it incorrectly. Follow the steps on page 1-2 to install the card and try again. If you still get an error, see Chapter 9 for troubleshooting information.

3 Press the SELECT button. You see the clock setting

display in the LCD monitor, with the month setting highlighted in white:

Clock Setting

05/15/99

02:37

mm/dd/yy

2 On the back of the camera, slide the monitor switch to

PLAYBACK. You see a message asking you to set the

clock.

monitor switch

SELECT button

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4 If necessary, press the button to increase the

number or the button to decrease the number, until the month is correct.

5 Press the SELECT button. The month setting is saved

and the day setting is highlighted.

6 Adjust the day, year, hour, and minute settings as

described above until the date and time are correctly adjusted and saved.

After you finish setting the clock and press the

SELECT

button, your monitor returns to playback mode.

7 Slide the monitor switch to the OFF position.

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Formatting the USB CompactFlash Card

Before you use your camera for the first time, you need to format your USB CompactFlash card so it can store your pictures. After that, you only need to format the card if a message appears on the LCD monitor instructing you to do so or if you want to quickly erase all the pictures it contains.

Make sure you installed the USB CompactFlash card in the camera (as described on page 1-2), and set the camera’s date and time (as described on page 1-5), then follow these steps:

On the back of the camera, set the monitor switch to

PLAYBACK (as shown to the left).

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor menus.

Press the or button until you see the Photo Control menu. Then press the display the menu options, as shown below:

Photo Control

Erase

Lock

Reformat

SELECT button to

Press the or button until Reformat is highlighted, then press the message appears.

Press the SELECT button again to format the card and return to the Photo Control menu.

Press BACK until you return to normal playback mode.

NOTE Your USB CompactFlash card works with any ATA-compatible digital camera, such as EPSON’s PhotoPC 600, 700, or 750Z cameras.

If you have problems formatting or using your CompactFlash card, contact Lexar Media, as described on page 9-10.

SELECT button. A warning

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Installing Your PhotoPC 650 Software

Your PhotoPC 650 comes with everything you need to transfer your pictures from the camera to your computer, and organize, enhance, and print your images. The CD-ROM has these applications for your PC or Macintosh:

◗ PictureWorks HotShots ◗ EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN driver (Windows) or

Plug-In driver (Macintosh)

It also contains the driver software for the JumpShot USB cable and USB CompactFlash card, which you need to install only if you’re using a compatible USB system. If you’re using a Macintosh, you’ll install the USB drivers along with your other camera software. Installation of the Windows 98 USB drivers is covered in Chapter 4.

Installing on a Windows PC

Close all open applications, then follow these steps:

Insert the EPSON CD-ROM in your drive.

Double-click My Computer. Then double-click your PhotoPC 650 CD-ROM icon.

Double-click the Setup.exe icon. The installer opens.

Follow the instructions on the screen to install HotShots and EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN. Be sure to select

Full Install on the Setup Options screen.

Installing on a Macintosh

Close all open applications, then follow these steps:

Insert the EPSON CD-ROM in your drive.

Double-click the PhotoPC 650 CD-ROM icon on your desktop to open the CD-ROM window, if necessary.

Double-click the HotShots Installer icon to install HotShots and the EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In driver. Click

Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you’re using an iMac or a Power Macintosh G3, you also need to install the drivers for the JumpShot USB cable and USB CompactFlash card.

Double-click the open it, then double-click the

JumpShot Installer

instructions to view the license agreement and Read Me file, and install the drivers. At the end of installation, click

Restart to restart your system.

Lexar Media JumpShot folder to

Lexar Media

icon. Follow the on-screen

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Identifying Camera Parts

shutter button

timer light

37 mm threads for optional lenses

viewfinder

flash

EPSON

lens lens cover

(on/off)

front view

EPSON

card an d port cover

tripod threads

battery cover CompactFlash

card eject switch

bottom view

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status display panel

LCD monitor switch

status light

viewfinder

status display panel

EPSON

shutter button

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FUNCTION button

back view

LCD monitor

flash button

image quality button

macro/timer

button

top view

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Taking Pictures

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aking pictures with PhotoPC 650 is similar to using a traditional “point and shoot” auto-focus camera.

This chapter tells you everything you need to know about getting great shots, including the following information:

◗

Getting ready to take pictures

◗

Taking pictures with the viewfinder or LCD monitor

◗

Checking the picture counter

◗

Setting image quality

◗

Using macro mode to take close-ups

◗

Using the flash and timer

Getting Ready to Take Pictures

Before you can take pictures with PhotoPC 650, you need to turn on the camera and check t he stat us of yo ur batteri es on the status display panel.

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Turning the Camera On and Off

Saving Battery Power with Auto Shut-off

To turn on the camera, slide the lens cover switch to the ON position, as shown in the illustration below. The lens cover opens and the status display panel on the top of the camera lights up. The status light on the back of the camera flashes for a few seconds (if the LCD monitor switch is set to

PLAYBACK, set it to VIEW or OFF to take pictures). When

it turns green and stays on, you can take pictures.

To turn off the camera, slide down the lens cover switch to the off position. The lens cover closes, and the status display panel and status light turn off.

status display panel

EPSON

lens cover switch up:

lens cover switch down:

OFF

When the LCD monitor is turned off and you wait more than 60 seconds before or after taking a picture, the camera shuts off automatically to save battery power.

When the LCD monitor is on, the camera shuts off if you wait more than 30 seconds before or after taking a picture.

To “wake” the camera after auto shut-off, press the or

BACK button on the back of the camera, or use the lens

SELECT

cover switch to turn the camera off and on again.

Using the Status Display Panel

The status display panel shows the current camera settings and the status of your battery power:

battery power

video mode

red eye reduction flash

flash mode

image quality

pictures remaining

timer

macro mode

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Checking the Battery

Picture-Taking Guidelines

When your battery power is running low, the low battery icon appears on the status display panel. The icon flashes when your battery power is completely out.

You need to replace the batteries or use the AC adapter when you see the low battery icon. Although you may be able to use the camera with low batteries, it may operate differently. The camera needs full battery power to operate reliably.

NOTE The low battery icon estimates remaining battery power. You may have some power left even when the low battery icon appears, depending on the type of batteries you’re using. When you see the icon, try turning the camera off (as described on the previous page) and letting the batteries “rest” for a minute or two. Then turn the camera back on and try to take more pictures.

Many factors can affect battery life, including the surrounding temperature. See page 1-3 for battery handling and power-saving details.

To take the best pictures, follow these guidelines:

◗ Make sure your subject and the camera aren’t moving,

or your picture will be blurred.

◗ When you auto-focus your picture (by pressing the

shutter button halfway down), position the most important subject in the center. This sets the camera’s focus point based on the distance from the camera to the center subject. Objects in the foreground or background of the focus point won’t be focused as sharply. Once you’ve auto-focused, you can move the camera so the most important subject is slightly off center, if you want.

◗ Remember that room lighting affects the color casts that

appear in your picture. Certain lighting—such as by fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen lamps—can add a green or yellow cast. You can touch up pictures taken in these lighting conditions using HotShots; see Chapter 7 for instructions.

◗ In certain low light conditions—such as evening,

outdoor scenery shots where the subject is over 9 feet away—you may get the best results by disabling the camera’s flash, using the timer feature, and either holding the camera steady or placing it on a tripod, as described in this chapter.

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Taking Pictures with the Viewfinder

You can capture an image with the PhotoPC 650 as you would with any point-and-shoot auto-focus camera: look through the viewfinder and snap the two-step shutter. However, you can also use the LCD monitor to preview your picture as you take it; see page 2-6 for instructions.

Follow these steps to take a picture with the viewfinder:

Make sure you are at least 12 inches (0.3 m) away from your subject. (If you want to get closer, use macro mode as described on page 2-10.)

Turn the camera on and wait until the status light turns green and stays on.

shutter button

status light

viewfinder

Look straight through the viewfinder and center your subject within it.

NOTE For best results, use the LCD monitor to take macro mode pictures; see page 2-10 for instructions. If you use the viewfinder for macro or close-up pictures, you’ll need to allow space around the image to compensate for any parallax shift (the difference between what you see in the viewfinder and the captured image).

Hold the shutter button halfway down to lock the auto focus. You hear a click and the status light changes from green to orange. While holding the shutter button down, you can reframe your picture and move your subject off-center if you want.

Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

Hold the camera still until it beeps and the status light starts flashing red. The flashing red light indicates that the camera has captured the image and is processing it.

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CAUTION If you set the camera down while the light is still flashing, make sure you handle it carefully. The camera may lose your image if you set it down too hard.

7 Then move the camera away from your eye and check

the Quick Review image on the LCD monitor. (If you don’t see the image, Quick Review mode may be turned off; see page 3-14 to turn it on.)

The Quick Review image lets you see how your picture will turn out and lets you delete the picture, if necessary, before your camera saves it. (You can still delete the picture after it’s saved.)

Quick Review gauge

The Quick Review image remains on the monitor for around 5 seconds. A gauge on the image shows you the time you have left to delete the picture before it’s saved. To delete the picture, hold down the button and press the

BACK button.

FUNCTION

If you didn’t delete the image before the Quick Review gauge disappeared, the image is saved when the status light stops flashing and turns green. You can take another picture at this point. Saved images remain in memory for at least a year, even when the camera is off and the batteries are removed.

NOTE Remember that the camera shuts off automatically 60 seconds after you take a picture with the LCD monitor turned off. To “wake up” the camera, press the SELECT or BACK button on the back of the camera or use the lens cover switch to turn the camera off and on again.

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Taking Pictures with the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor lets you see a live preview of what the camera’s lens sees at any moment. Note the following when taking pictures with the LCD monitor:

Follow these steps to take a picture with the LCD monitor:

Turn on the camera and slide the monitor switch left to

VIEW position. You see a preview of your picture on

the the LCD monitor.

◗ The image area displayed on the LCD monitor is

slightly smaller than the image that will be captured.

◗ In direct sunlight, you may need to shade the LCD

monitor with your hand to see it better, or you can adjust the LCD brightness setting to make viewing easier (see page 3-14 for instructions).

◗ In a low lighting environment, the image on the LCD

monitor may appear speckled or “noisy” due to insufficient light reaching the camera’s sensor. This won’t affect the quality of your picture unless you turn the flash off. (See page 2-11 for instructions on using the flash.)

◗ The preview image may appear to flicker under strong

fluorescent lighting. When your subject is very bright (a sunlit white wall, for example), you may see a band of washed-out color in the image on the monitor. This will not affect the actual image captured by the camera.

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monitor switch

Center your subject on the monitor and hold the shutter button halfway down to lock the auto focus.

You hear a click and the status light changes from green to orange. While holding the shutter button down, you can reframe your picture and move your subject offcenter if you want.

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3 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take

the picture.

4 Hold the camera still until it beeps and the status light

starts flashing red. The flashing red light indicates that the camera has captured the image and is processing it.

CAUTION If you set the camera down while the light is still flashing, make sure you handle it carefully. The camera may lose your image if you set it down too hard.

5 The Quick Review image appears on the LCD monitor.

(If you don’t see the image, Quick Review mode may be turned off; see page 3-14 to turn it on.)

The Quick Review image lets you see how your picture will turn out and lets you delete the picture, if necessary, before your camera saves it. (You can still delete the picture after it’s saved.)

BACK button.

FUNCTION

NOTE The LCD monitor uses up battery power quickly. If it is idle for more than 30 seconds, the camera shuts off automatically. To “wake up” the camera, press the SELECT or BACK button on the back of the camera or use the lens cover switch to turn the camera off and on again.

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Checking the Picture Counter

Setting Image Quality

The number in the upper right corner of the status display panel shows how many pictures you can take, depending on your current image quality and format settings. If you change these settings, the number may also change.

pictures remaining

When the camera’s memory is full, the number of pictures remaining is 0. The status light on the back of the camera turns red, and you hear a rapid beeping when you press the shutter button.

To free up some of the camera’s memory, you can play back your pictures on the LCD monitor and erase the ones you don’t want to save; see page 3-2 for instructions. If you want to save your pictures before you erase them, you need to transfer the images to your computer, as described in Chapter 4.

The PhotoPC 650 has four image quality (resolution) settings. Press the image quality button on top of the camera to cycle from one setting to the other.

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image quality button

The PhotoPC 650 image quality settings vary by the number of pixels and level of compression used to store the picture.

Pixels (picture elements) are the tiny “dots” of color or tone that make up the image. Your eye blends the pixels together so they appear as continuous tones; the more pixels in an image, the sharper the image appears.

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Compression is a technique used to make the image data fit in a smaller memory area and transfer at a quicker rate. The JPEG compression used by your camera eliminates some image data (“lossy” compression) to achieve these results. The

Uncompressed image quality setting doesn’t

eliminate image data (“lossless” compression), but the images are much larger and slower to transfer.

Standard

Produces color images at 640 × 480 pixels. The

CompactFlash card holds approximately 88 pictures, but the image size is smaller and includes less detail when enlarged. You should use this setting when taking lower resolution pictures for distribution on the World Wide Web.

You can select from these image quality settings:

Fine

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels, with

moderate compression. Your pictures include ample detail, and the CompactFlash card holds approximately 47 pictures.

Superfine

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels with

low compression. Your pictures include greater detail, and the CompactFlash card holds approximately 30 pictures. With less compression, superfine images are better for enlarging.

Uncompressed

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels with

lossless compression. The CompactFlash card holds

approximately 4 pictures in this mode. It’s best to use this mode only for specialty applications that require uncompressed pictures.

Fine image quality is sufficient for most purposes. Use superfine if you need maximum detail (in enlargements, for example), but remember that the image files are larger than fine quality image files and take longer for the camera to process.

NOTE You can switch freely between the settings and mix pictures of varying quality in the camera. The camera’s picture capacity will vary accordingly. Depending on the content of your pictures, your camera may hold more or fewer pictures than listed here.

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Using Macro Mode to Take Close-ups

You can use the camera’s macro mode to take pictures as close as 6 inches (15 cm). Follow these steps:

Hold the camera still until it beeps and the status light starts flashing red. The flashing red light indicates that the camera has captured the image and is processing it.

Turn the camera on and slide the monitor switch to the

VIEW position. You see a live preview on the LCD

monitor.

Press the / macro button on top of the camera once. The macro icon appears on the status display panel.

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macro button

Press the shutter button halfway down to focus, then press it all the way down to capture the image.

CAUTION If you set the camera down while the light is still flashing, make sure you handle it carefully. The camera may lose your image if you set it down too hard.

The Quick Review image appears on the LCD monitor. (If you don’t see the image, Quick Review mode may be turned off; see page 3-14 to turn it on.) This lets you see how your picture will turn out and lets you delete the picture, if necessary, before your camera saves it. (You can still delete the picture after it’s saved.)

Quick Review gauge

The Quick Review image remains on the monitor for around 5 seconds. A gauge on the image shows you the time you have left to delete the picture before it’s saved.

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To delete the picture, hold down the FUNCTION button and press the

If you didn’t delete the image before the Quick Review gauge disappeared, the image is saved when the status light stops flashing and turns green. (You can still delete the picture after it’s saved, if necessary.)

To turn off macro mode, press the three times or turn off the camera. The camera returns to normal photo mode automatically.

BACK button.

/ macro button

An icon for each setting appears on the status display panel:

Auto

The flash goes off automatically whenever it’s needed for adequate lighting (factory setting). Use only when you’re 3.2 to 9.8 feet (1 to 3 m) from your subject.

Forced Flash

The flash goes off with every picture you take. Use this setting to compensate for backlighting; for example, when you are facing a light source.

NOTE To take macro close-ups in low light conditions, use a tripod and the timer (see page 2-12), and disable the flash (as described in the next section). Otherwise, your pictures may appear blurry and washed-out.

Using the Flash

The camera’s built-in flash is effective within a range of 3.2 to 9.8 feet (1 to 3 m). Press the flash button to cycle through the four flash settings.

Flash Off

The flash is disabled. Use this setting for special effects, where flash photography is prohibited, or for macro mode close-ups.

Red-Eye Reduction Flash

The flash blinks on and off rapidly, then flashes normally to prevent light from shining directly off your subject’s pupils. Use this setting for flash pictures of people or animals.

Your flash setting remains in effect even after you turn off the camera.

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Taking Pictures with the Timer

Setting the timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the shutter button and the actual image capture. This allows you to take a picture of yourself.

Follow these steps to take a picture with the timer:

Place the camera on a flat surface or install it on a tripod. (See page A-3 for tripod instructions.)

The Quick Review image appears on the LCD monitor on the back of the camera to let you see how your picture will turn out and let you delete the picture, if necessary, before your camera saves it. (If you don’t see the image, Quick Review mode may be turned off; see page 3-14 to turn it on.)

Turn on the camera and wait until the status light turns green.

Press the / timer button twice. The timer icon appears on the status display panel. If you’re taking a timed, macro mode picture, press the button three times. The timer and macro icon appear on the status display panel.

Press the shutter button. The red timer light on the front of the camera comes on and the timer icon on the status display panel begins flashing. About 2 seconds before the camera takes the picture, the red timer light flashes.

The camera beeps when the image is captured and the status light flashes red.

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/ timer

Quick Review gauge

If you didn’t delete the image before the Quick Review gauge disappeared, the image is saved when the status light stops flashing and turns green.

Once you’ve taken a timed picture, the camera turns off the timer automatically. To take another picture with the timer, repeat steps 3 through 5.

BACK button.

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Playing Back Pictures

he LCD monitor lets you play back your pictures

one-by-one or in groups of nine at a time. You can

erase selected pictures and customize camera settings through the LCD monitor menus. You can even view your pictures on a television just as easily as on the camera’s monitor. This chapter explains the following:

◗

Using playback mode menus

◗

Playing back pictures one by one

◗

Playing back multiple pictures

◗

Playing pictures as a slide show

◗

Turning off picture information

◗

Erasing and locking pictures

◗

Playing back pictures on a TV

◗

Changing the camera settings

◗

Setting the language of the playback mode menus

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Using Playback Mode Menus

Follow these steps to use the playback mode menus:

Turn on the camera, as described on page 2-2.

Slide the monitor switch to PLAYBACK. After a moment, the last photo you took appears on the LCD monitor.

monitor switch

To access the menus, press the SELECT button.

Blue menu icons appear at the top of the monitor with the currently selected menu highlighted in green.

menu icons

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Press the and buttons to view the settings for other menus.

You can choose from the following menus:

Settings (set the date, time, beep, and

Quick Review mode, and LCD brightness). See page 3-12 for more information.

Information (turn off the display of

information on played-back pictures). See page 3-5 for instructions.

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Playback Mode (play back images one at a

time or in groups of 9). See page 3-4 for instructions.

Photo Control (erase or lock your pictures, or

reformat CompactFlash cards). See page 3-6 and Chapter 8 for instructions.

Video (NTSC or PAL video output to

standard TV). See page 3-11 for instructions.

Slide Show (play back pictures

automatically). See page 3-5 for instructions.

Language (select language for LCD display

and menus). See page 3-15 for instructions.

5 To exit the menus, press the BACK button until the

menu icons and settings disappear. (Depending on the menu, you may have to press this button several times to return to playback mode.)

6 When you’re finished with playback mode, slide the

monitor switch

OFF.

Playing Back Pictures One-by-One

When you set the monitor switch to PLAYBACK, you see the last picture you took on the LCD monitor, along with the image quality and picture number information:

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image quality

Press the button to display the previous picture. You can continue pressing the button to view your pictures in order. Press to move forward through your pictures.

number of current picture/number of photos taken

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Playing Back Multiple Pictures

You can play back your pictures in Multi mode to view small “thumbnail” versions of nine pictures at once. Make sure the monitor switch is set to

PLAYBACK, and follow these steps:

Press the SELECT button to display the monitor menus.

Press the or button until you see the Playback Mode menu.

Playback Mode

Normal

Multi

Press the SELECT button again to choose the Multi setting (the checkmark moves to that setting), then press the

BACK button to exit the menus.

Thumbnail images of the last photos you took (up to 9 of them) appear on the LCD monitor, with the currently selected image framed in white, as shown on the right.

Press the and buttons to move the white selection frame through the images on the LCD monitor. When the frame reaches the first or last photo of the current group, the previous or next group of up to nine images is displayed.

To switch back to displaying one picture at a time, follow steps 1 through 3 again, but choose the setting on the Playback Mode menu.

Press the BACK button to return to normal playback mode.

Normal

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Playing Your Pictures as a Slide

Turning Off Picture Information

Show

You can use the LCD monitor to automatically display each of your pictures, one at a time. Make sure the monitor switch is set to follow these steps:

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor menus.

Press the or button until you see the Slide

option.

Show

Press the SELECT button again. The LCD monitor begins playing back your pictures one by one.

◗ To move forward or back through the photos

manually, press the or button.

◗ To pause the slide show at a particular photo, press

the

SELECT button. The pause icon appears

next to the picture count on the monitor. Press

SELECT again to resume the slide show.

To stop the slide show, press the BACK button. Press

BACK again to return to playback mode.

PLAYBACK, and

The LCD monitor displays the image quality setting of each picture along with picture number information. You can turn off the information display if you want.

Make sure the monitor switch is set to follow these steps:

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor menus.

Press the or button until you see the Information menu.

Information

Off

Press the SELECT button to turn information Off. You can press it again to turn information back on.

To save your setting and return to playback mode, press the

BACK button.

PLAYBACK, and

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Erasing Pictures

You see the following message on the LCD monitor:

The LCD monitor provides different methods for deleting images stored in your camera as you play them back:

◗ You can delete the currently displayed picture ◗ You can select pictures for deletion or delete all the

pictures

◗ You can “lock” pictures to prevent their deletion

You can erase photos right after you take them, before they are stored in your camera, using Quick Review. See Chapter 2 for instructions.

You can also erase stored photos through your software when you’re transferring them to your computer. For instructions, see Chapter 4.

Erasing the Currently Displayed Picture

Make sure the monitor switch is set to PLAYBACK and the image you want to erase is displayed. Then follow these steps:

Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the

BACK button.

Confirmation

Erase this

photo?

Yes : SELECT

No : BACK

Press the SELECT button to erase the picture. The monitor returns to playback mode.

NOTE If you try to erase a locked photo , you see a warning message. Press any button to clear the message. See page 3-8 for instructions on locking and unlocking images in the camera.

Selecting Pictures to Erase

You select pictures to erase using the Photo Control menu. You can either select individual pictures, or choose to erase all the pictures in the camera. To select pictures to lock (protect from erasing), or lock all pictures, see page 3-8.

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Before you start, set the playback mode to Multi. This makes it easier to select images; see page 3-4 for instructions.

4 Press the or button to choose Select Photo

Erase All.

Make sure the monitor switch is set to follow these steps to erase pictures:

PLAYBACK, and

1 Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

2 Press the or button until you see the Photo

Control menu, then press the display the menu options:

Photo Control

Erase

Lock

Reformat

SELECT button to

3 Press the SELECT button to enter Erase mode. The

Erase Photos menu is displayed:

Erase Photos

Select Photo

Erase All

◗ If you chose

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to erase all the photos. Press the button to erase the photos; or press the button to return to the Erase Photos menu without erasing the photos.

◗ If you chose

Erase All, press the SELECT button.

SELECT

BACK

Select Photo, continue with step 5.

5 Press the SELECT button, then press the or

button to move the white selection box to the photo you want to erase.

6 Press the SELECT button. The selection box on the

image turns yellow. If you want to erase other photos at the same time, use the or button to frame them, then press the

NOTE To cancel the selection of a photo, press the SELECT button again.

SELECT button to select them.

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7 When you have selected all t he photos you want to erase,

press the you’re sure you want to erase.

BACK button. A message appears asking if

2 Press the or button until you see the Photo

Control menu, then press the display the menu options:

SELECT button to

8 Press the SELECT button to erase the images and return

to the Erase Photos menu. To keep the images, press the

BACK button, then repeat steps 4 through 7 to reselect

the photos.

NOTE If there are locked photos in your camera, you hear a beep when you press the SELECT button to indicate that only the unlocked images were erased.

9 Press BACK until you return to playback mode.

Locking Photos

The lock feature allows you to keep your photos from being accidentally erased. You can lock selected photos or all the photos in the camera.

Make sure the monitor switch is set to follow these steps to lock pictures:

1 Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

PLAYBACK, then

Photo Control

Erase

Lock

Reformat

3 Press the button until Lock is highlighted, then

press the Lock Photos menu is displayed:

SELECT button to enter Lock mode. The

Lock Photos

Select Photo

Lock All

Unlock All

4 Press the or button to choose Select Photo

Lock All.

◗ If you chose

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to lock all the photos. Press the button to lock the photos. Then press the button until you return to normal playback mode.

Lock All, press the SELECT button.

SELECT

BACK

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◗ If you chose Select Photo, continue with step 5.

9 Press BACK until you return to playback mode.

5 Press the SELECT button, then press the or

button to move through the images in the camera until the photo you want to lock appears on the monitor.

6 Press the SELECT button. A lock icon appears in the

lower left corner. If you want to lock other photos, use the or button to display them, then press the

SELECT button to select them.

NOTE To cancel the selection of a photo, press the SELECT button again.

7 When you have selected all the photos you want to lock,

press the

BACK button. The following message appears:

Confirmation

Lock/unlock

Photos?

Yes : SELECT

No : BACK

8 Press the SELECT button to lock the images.

Unlocking Photos

After you have locked your pictures, you can unlock selected photos or all the photos in the camera.

Make sure the monitor switch is set to follow these steps to unlock pictures:

1 Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

2 Press the or button until you see the Photo

Control menu, then press the display the menu options:

Photo Control

Erase

Lock

Reformat

3 Press the button until Lock is highlighted, then

press the

SELECT button to enter Lock mode.

PLAYBACK, then

SELECT button to

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The Lock Photos menu is displayed:

Lock Photos

Select Photo

Lock All

Unlock All

4 Press the or button to choose Select Photo

Unlock All.

◗ If you chose

Unlock All, press the SELECT

button. A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to unlock all the photos. Press the

SELECT button to unlock the photos. Then press

BACK button until you return to normal

the playback mode.

◗ If you chose

Select Photo, continue with step 5.

5 Press the SELECT button, then press the or

button to move through the images in the camera until the photo you want to unlock appears on the monitor.

6 Press the SELECT button. The lock icon disappears

from the monitor. If you want to unlock other photos at the same time, use the or button to display them, then press the

NOTE To cancel the selection of a photo, press the SELECT button again.

SELECT button to select them.

7 When you have selected all the photos you want to

unlock, press the appears:

BACK button. The following message

Confirmation

Lock/unlock

Photos?

Yes : SELECT

No : BACK

8 Press the SELECT button to unlock the images.

9 Press BACK until you return to playback mode.

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Playing Back Pictures on TV or Video

Playing Back Pictures

You can display your pictures on a regular television

or videotape them with a VCR by using the video cable that came with your PhotoPC 650. First, select the correct video standard:

PAL (for Europe, South America, and other areas).

NTSC (for the US and Canada) or

Setting the Video Standard

Set the monitor switch to PLAYBACK and follow these steps to select a video standard:

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor menus.

Press the or button until you see the Video menu:

Video

NTSC (US/CAN)

PAL (Europe)

Press the SELECT button to select the video standard you want to use.

Press the BACK button to return to playback mode.

Using the optional AC adapter is highly recommended when you play back your pictures on a TV. See pages A-1 and A-2 for instructions and ordering information.

TIP You can videotape your pictures to share them without using a computer. First set the camera’s LCD monitor to Slide Show, as described on page 3-5. Then connect the camera to the Video In port on your VCR and press the Record button.

Follow these steps to play back your pictures on TV:

Make sure the camera and TV (and VCR) are turned off.

Open the camera’s card and port cover and connect the black end of the video cable to the

Video Out port.

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3 Connect the yellow end of the cable to the VIDEO IN

port on the television or VCR.

4 Turn on the TV (and VCR) and switch to the correct

video mode.

5 Turn on the camera and slide the monitor switch to

PLAYBACK.

6 Press the SELECT button on the back of the camera.

The last picture you took appears on the TV screen. Press the or button to move forward or backward through your pictures.

7 When you’re finished viewing pictures, press the BACK

button, slide the LCD monitor switch to the camera, and disconnect the video cable.

OFF, turn off

Changing Camera Settings

The Settings menu lets you change these camera settings:

◗ Current date and time ◗ Alert beep (on or off) ◗ Quick Review mode setting (on [default] or off) ◗ Brightness of the LCD on the back of the camera

Setting the Date and Time

If you ever want to change the camera’s clock settings, set the monitor switch to

1 Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

2 Press the or button until you see the Settings

menu. The current date and time are displayed.

PLAYBACK, then follow these steps:

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3 Press the SELECT button once to open the settings

menu, then press highlighted in white.

SELECT again to change the month,

4 Press the button to increase the number, or the

button to decrease the number, until the month is

correct.

5 Press the SELECT button. The month setting is saved

and the day setting is highlighted.

6 Adjust the day, year, hour, and minute settings as

described above until the date and time are correctly adjusted and saved.

7 If you need to change the alert beep, Quick

Review mode, or LCD brightness settings, see the next three sections for instructions.

If you’re finished changing settings, press the button until you return to playback mode.

BACK

Setting the Alert Beep

The camera’s alert beep lets you know when an image has been captured. Set the monitor switch to follow these steps to turn the beep on or off:

1 Press the SELECT button to display the menus.

2 Press the or button until you see the Settings

menu. The current beep setting is displayed.

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3 Press the SELECT button once to open the settings

menu, then press the button to select the beep setting icon.

PLAYBACK, then

NOTE You need to reset the time and date whenever you replace the camera’s batteries. In this case, you change the settings through the Clock Setting menu. See page 1-5 for instructions.

4 Press the SELECT button to select On or Off. The

current selection is highlighted. When you turn the setting on, you hear the camera beep.

5 If you’re finished changing settings, press the BACK

button until you return to playback mode.

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Selecting Quick Review Mode

Quick Review mode lets you review the picture you just took on the LCD monitor and delete it, if necessary, before your camera stores it in memory. You can turn off Quick Review mode to save additional battery power or if you’d rather not use it.

Press the SELECT button to select On or Off. The

current selection is highlighted.

If you’re finished changing settings, press the BACK

button until you return to playback mode.

Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness

Set the monitor switch to

PLAYBACK, then follow these

steps to turn Quick Review mode on or off:

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

Press the or button until you see the Settings

menu. The current Quick Review mode setting is displayed.

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Press the SELECT button once to open the settings

menu, then press button twice to select the

Quick Review mode icon.

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You may want to adjust the LCD monitor brightness when you’re taking pictures in bright light to make it easier to see.

Set the monitor switch to

PLAYBACK, then follow these

steps to adjust the LCD brightness:

Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

Press the or button until you see the Settings

menu.

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3 Press the SELECT button once to open the settings

menu, then press the button three times to select the LCD brightness icon.

4 Press the SELECT button to highlight the LCD

brightness slider.

5 Press the or buttons to adjust the monitor

brightness.

6 If you’re finished changing settings, press the BACK

button until you return to playback mode.

Setting the Language

Set the monitor switch to steps to select a language:

PLAYBACK and follow these

1 Press the SELECT button to display the LCD monitor

menus.

2 Press the or button until you see the Language

menu:

Language

English

Español

Portuguese

You can choose from these six languages for

information displayed on the camera’s LCD

monitor:

◗ English ◗ Español (Spanish) ◗ Portuguese ◗ Français (French) ◗ Deutsch (German) ◗ Italiano (Italian)

3 Press the SELECT button to open the Language menu.

4 Press the or button until the language you

want to use is highlighted. (The and

Italiano settings will scroll onto the monitor as you

move down.)

Français, Deutsch,

5 Press the SELECT button to choose the highlighted

language. The LCD display changes automatically to that language.

6 Press the BACK button to return to playback mode.

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hen you’re finished taking pictures, you can

them in the projects you create. This chapter describes the following:

◗ Transferring pictures with the JumpShot USB cable ◗ Transferring pictures with the serial cable and HotShots ◗ Getting images into other TWAIN compliant or

◗ What to do if the camera doesn’t respond

The fastest way to transfer your pictures from your camera to your computer is using the JumpShot USB cable. If you have a Windows 98 system with a USB port or an iMac or Power Macintosh G3, you can remove the USB CompactFlash card from your camera, insert it in the JumpShot USB cable, and transfer pictures directly from the card. See the next section for instructions.

transfer them to your computer, where you can use

Plug-In compatible applications

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If you don’t have compatible USB support on your system, you can transfer your pictures by connecting the serial cable and using HotShots. See page 4-9 for instructions.

Transferring Photos with the JumpShot USB Cable

The fastest way to transfer your pictures from your camera to your computer is using the JumpShot USB cable. To transfer your pictures using the USB cable, you need the following:

◗ A computer with USB support (Windows 98, iMac, or

Power Macintosh G3 only; see page 3 in the Introduction for details)

◗ The JumpShot USB cable that came with your camera ◗ The Jumpshot USB cable and CompactFlash card

drivers installed on your computer

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On an iMac or Power Macintosh G3, you installed the USB drivers when you installed the rest of your camera software (if not, see page 1-8). With Windows, you’ll install the drivers when your system detects the connected JumpShot USB cable and USB CompactFlash card, as described on page 4-4.

To use the JumpShot USB cable to transfer your pictures, follow the steps in these sections:

◗ Inserting the card in the cable ◗ Connecting the cable to your computer

The JumpShot USB cable won’t recognize any other type of CompactFlash card

◗ Never insert any other object into the slot on the USB

cable; you’ll damage the cable components.

◗ Never use a USB extension cable with the USB cable.

Before you can insert the USB CompactFlash card in the cable, you need to remove it from the camera. Make sure the camera and the LCD monitor are turned off. Then follow these steps:

◗ Installing the USB drivers (Windows 98 only) ◗ Transferring pictures ◗ Erasing pictures

Inserting the USB CompactFlash Card in the JumpShot USB Cable

Follow these CompactFlash card and USB cable precautions:

◗ Insert only a Lexar Media USB

CompactFlash card in the JumpShot USB cable. You can identify the USB card by the USB logo on the label.

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USB logo

Open the card and port cover on the side of the camera.

Then slide the camera to eject the card, as shown below.

Eject Card switch on the bottom of the

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2 Remove the card by hand, then close the card and port

cover.

3 Insert the card into the slot in the cable connector with

the label facing toward the side of the connector stamped “USB.” Make sure the pin holes on the card face into the connector slot. Push the card all the way into the slot.

Connecting the Jumpshot USB Cable

You can connect the USB cable to your computer’s USB port or USB hub while your computer is turned on or off.

1 Locate an available USB port or USB hub port on your

computer system. See your computer documentation for instructions.

NOTE If your system can’t recognize the USB CompactFlash card when it’s connected to a USB port on the keyboard or monitor of an iMac or Power Macintosh G3, or a hub port on any system, connect the USB cable directly to a USB port on your computer instead.

2 Position the JumpShot USB

cable connector so the side shown here faces in the correct direction for your port. Then connect it to your computer’s USB port or USB hub port.

If you have a Windows 98 computer, see the next section for instructions on installing the USB CompactFlash card and USB cable drivers. If you have a Macintosh, see page 4-7 for instructions on transferring your pictures.

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Installing the Windows 98 USB CompactFlash Card and USB Cable Drivers

The first time you connect the USB CompactFlash card and JumpShot USB cable to your system, you need to install their Windows 98 USB drivers using the plug-and-play function. Follow these steps:

Make sure the USB CompactFlash card is inserted into

the JumpShot USB cable, and that the cable is connected to your computer.

Turn on your computer (if it isn’t already turned on).

During plug-and-play installation, the light on the cable turns on. (If it doesn’t turn on, see page 9-4 for troubleshooting steps.)

You see the Add New Hardware Wizard that tells you

Windows 98 has detected new hardware on your system. Click

Next.

You see the screen below. Click Search for the best

driver for your device

. Then click Next.

click this option

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5 You see the screen below. Click CD-ROM drive. Then

click

Next.

To check if your driver installation was successful, do the following:

1 Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control

Panel

click CD-ROM drive

6 You see a message that a driver was located for the USB

cable, called then click

LexarMedia JumpShot. Click Next,

Finish on the next screen.

7 You see the Add New Hardware Wizard screen again.

Repeat steps 2 through 4.

8 You see a message that a driver was located for the USB

CompactFlash card, called

Mass Storage Device

at the next screen.

LexarMedia USB CF

. Click Next, then click Finish

2 Double-click the System icon.

3 Click the Device Manager tab.

4 Click the + next to Universal serial bus controller

in the device list. You should see

JumpShot

listed as a USB device.

LexarMedia

Transferring Pictures with Windows 98

Follow these steps to transfer your pictures via the JumpShot USB cable with Windows 98:

1 Right-click Start, then select Explorer from the pop-

up list. (Or click

Windows Explorer.)

2 You see the Exploring window. Locate the USB

CompactFlash card drive.

Start, point to Programs, and click

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The card is identified as the next available drive letter on your system and described as a

Removable Disk. For

example, if your hard disk is drive C and your CD-ROM is drive D, the USB CompactFlash card is assigned as drive E.

Click the

+ next to the drive letter to open its contents.

3 You see the Photo650 folder on the card. Click the

Photo650 folder icon. You see a list of your pictures:

your pictures

4 Now locate the folder on your computer’s hard disk you

want to copy the pictures to. For example, if your hard disk is drive C and you have a folder called locate that folder in the Exploring window.

Pictures,

5 Adjust the window as necessary until you can see both

the

Photo650 folder on the card and the folder you

want to copy the pictures to on your hard disk.

6 To copy all the pictures in the camera at once, click the

Photo650 folder, hold down the mouse button, and

drag it to the picture folder on your hard disk. Release the mouse button.

To copy individual pictures, click the to open it. Then click the picture in the folder. To copy multiple pictures, press either the you click the pictures you want. Then hold down the mouse button, drag the pictures to the picture folder on your hard disk, and release the mouse button.

As it accesses data on the card, the light on the USB cable flashes. (If your computer enters a power-saving sleep mode, the cable light turns off.)

Properly Ejecting the Card

When you’ve finished transferring pictures, close the

Photo650 folder and exit any open applications. In

Windows Explorer, right-click the card drive letter (such as E:) and click

Eject. Then pull the CompactFlash card out

of the USB cable slot and install it back in your camera.

Photo650 folder

Shift or Ctrl key as

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CAUTION Never remove the USB CompactFlash card or unplug the USB cable when the Photo650 folder is open or any applications are running on your system. Close the Photo650 folder and exit all your applications first.

Always select Eject in Windows Explorer (as described above) or wait at least 10 seconds after the last card activity before removing the card.

On some computers, you may have to unplug the JumpShot USB cable before removing the USB CompactFlash card from the cable slot.

You can disconnect the Jumpshot USB cable from your computer, if you want, or leave it connected. However, once you remove the USB CompactFlash card, the computer no longer recognizes it as a drive.

TIP If you’re using the JumpShot USB cable to transfer pictures, it’s a good idea to check Lexar Media’s web site periodically for possible updates to your USB CompactFlash card and JumpShot USB cable drivers. Access www.lexarmedia.com for details.

Transferring Pictures with a Macintosh

Follow these steps to transfer your pictures via the JumpShot USB cable with an iMac or Power Macintosh G3:

Make sure the USB CompactFlash card is inserted into

the JumpShot USB cable, and that the cable is connected to your Macintosh.

Turn on your Macintosh (if it isn’t already turned on).

You see a diskette icon for the USB CompactFlash card

on your desktop. Double-click the icon to open the card folder, then double-click the your picture icons.

Photo650 folder to see

card icon

your pictures

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4 Now locate the folder on your hard disk you want to

copy the pictures to. For example, if you have a folder called

Pictures, open that folder on your hard disk.

5 Adjust the folders as necessary until you can see both the

Photo650 folder on the card and the folder you want to

copy the pictures to on your hard disk.

6 To copy all the pictures in the camera at once, click the

Photo650 folder, hold down the mouse button, and

drag it to the picture folder on your hard disk. Release the mouse button.

To copy individual pictures, click the to open it. Then click the picture in the folder. To copy multiple pictures, click and drag a box around the pictures you want. Then drag the box to the picture folder on your hard disk, and release the mouse button.

As it accesses data on the card, the USB cable light flashes. (If your Macintosh enters sleep mode, the light turns off.)

Photo650 folder

Properly Ejecting the Card

When you’ve finished transferring pictures, close the

Photo650 and card folders and exit any open applications.

Then drag the card icon into the

Trash folder. (Always drag

the card icon into the trash before removing the card—don’t use the

Eject command from the Special menu.) Pull the

CompactFlash card out of the USB cable slot and install it back in your camera. See page 1-2 for instructions.

CAUTION Never remove the USB CompactFlash card or unplug the USB cable when the Photo650 folder is open or any applications are running on your system. Close the Photo650 folder, exit all your applications, and drag the card icon into the Trash folder first.

You can disconnect the Jumpshot USB cable from your Macintosh, if you want, or leave it connected. However, once you remove the USB CompactFlash card, the Macintosh no longer recognizes it as a drive.

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Erasing Pictures

It’s best to erase the pictures from the USB CompactFlash card after you re-install it in your camera using the camera’s

Reformat mode (see page 1-7 for instructions). However,

you can also erase pictures from the card while it’s connected to your computer by the JumpShot USB cable.

To erase pictures from the card, select the pictures inside the

Photo650 folder and press the Delete key. Then confirm

the deletion at the prompt.

Transferring Pictures with the Serial Cable

Follow the steps in these sections to transfer your pictures directly from the camera using the serial cable and HotShots:

◗ Connecting the camera to a Windows PC or Macintosh

NOTE When the camera is connected to your system, you can’t use any of the camera controls.

To save battery power, you can leave the camera turned off as you transfer the pictures or connect the optional AC adapter, as described in Appendix A.

Connecting the Camera to a Windows PC

Make sure you have the serial cable that came with your camera. Before you start, turn off the camera, LCD monitor, and your computer.

Locate a serial port on the back of your computer. You

may have two serial ports labeled COM1 and COM2, or they may be labeled with icons. For the best results, use COM1 (port 1) to connect your camera.

◗ Transferring pictures using HotShots

NOTE If you have a 25-pin serial port, you can use a 9- to 25-pin adapter, available at most computer stores.

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2 Line up the serial connector on the cable with one of the

serial ports on your computer, and insert the connector. Then tighten the screws.

3 Open the card and port cover on the side of the camera.

Then insert the other end of the cable into the camera’s

serial port.

NOTE If you have problems connecting to your COM port, check your computer’s COM port settings and try again. If you have a highspeed serial board, you may be able to transfer pictures at

230.4Kb per second. See page 4-23 for instructions on changing your Port speed setting with EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN.

Connecting the Camera to a Macintosh

Make sure you have the long serial cable and short Macintosh adapter that came with your camera. Before you start, turn off the camera, LCD monitor, and Macintosh.

NOTE On a PowerPC Macintosh, you may be able to transfer your pictures at 230.4Kb per second. See page 4-23 for instructions on selecting your Port setting with the EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In.

1 Connect the small Macintosh adapter cable to either the

modem port or printer port on the back of your

Macintosh.

4 Turn on your computer system.

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Line up the arrow on the cable connector with the port icon on your Macintosh. Then insert the connector.

Macintosh adapter

3 Open the card and port cover on the side of the camera

and insert the connector on the long serial cable into the camera’s serial port.

4 Turn on your Macintosh system.

NOTE If you share a serial port with another device, make sure AppleTalk™ is turned off. Your Macintosh may not recognize the camera if AppleTalk is on. Also, if you have problems connecting to the printer port, use the modem port instead.

2 Connect the long serial cable to the short Macintosh

adapter cable, then tighten the screws.

Transferring Pictures Using HotShots

To transfer your pictures via the serial cable using HotShots and the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN (Windows) or PlugIn driver (Macintosh), follow the steps in these sections:

◗ Opening the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In

driver

◗ Saving pictures to a folder, or ◗ Transferring pictures into HotShots

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Opening the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In Driver

Connect the camera to your computer using the serial cable; see page 4-9 for instructions.

Start HotShots.

Click the arrow in the Select Camera menu. Then click

EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN (Windows) or EPSON PhotoPC 650 (Macintosh).

Click the Get Pictures Now button. You see the Get Pictures window:

In Windows, double-click the Windows desktop. (Or click

HotShots icon on your

Start, point to Programs,

PhotoPC 650, and then click HotShots 1.5.)

On a Macintosh, open the open the

HotShots folder and double-click the

PhotoPC650 folder, then

HotShots icon.

You see the main HotShots window with the remote control on the right side. Click the

Get button on

the remote control, then click

Get from Camera.

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Get button

Get from Camera

Select Camera menu

Click the Open Them button.

NOTE If you select Add to New Collection or Add to Existing Collection, you may see a dialog box allowing you to change the transfer file format. It’s best to keep your files in the JPEG format because of their small size and quick transfer speed. This only affects files you transfer into HotShots (see page 4-16); it doesn’t affect files you save to your hard disk (see page 4-15).

On a Macintosh, if no existing collection is open and you select Add to Existing Collection, HotShots prompts you right away to select a collection file.

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You see the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window (the Windows screen is shown below). The pictures in your camera appear in the window.

Camera Content tab

Setup tab current transfer speed

Changing the Picture Transfer Speed

If the current transfer speed displayed on the Camera Content tab is

57600 or lower, you can change it to speed

up the transfer. Follow these steps:

Click the Setup tab. You see the Setup screen:

pictures in your ca mera

(If you don’t see the pictures in your camera when you open the window, click

Open Camera. If that doesn’t

work or you see an error message, see page 4-23.)

If the current transfer speed displayed on the Camera Content tab is

57600 or lower, see the next section to

select a faster transfer speed.

When you’re ready to select the pictures you want to transfer, see page 4-14.

Click the arrow in the Speed setting list to open it. Then select

115200 (for Windows) or 230400 (for

Macintosh). If your system won’t support these faster speeds, select the next lower speed.

Click the Camera Content tab to select the pictures you want to transfer, as described in the next section.

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NOTE The Speed setting you selected is not displayed on the Camera Content tab unless you click the Open Camera button; however, your pictures will still transfer at the new rate.

Selecting Pictures to Transfer

There are three ways to select pictures to transfer:

◗ Click an individual picture ◗ Hold down the

Shift or Ctrl key (Windows) or the

key (Macintosh) and click multiple pictures

◗ Click the Select All button to select all of them.

Your selected pictures are outlined in red.

selected pictures

NOTE To permanently erase a picture from your camera, select it and click Erase, then confirm the erasure.

Once you’ve selected pictures, you’re ready to transfer them to your camera. See the next section.

Transferring Pictures From the Camera to Your

Computer

There are two ways to transfer your pictures from your camera to your computer:

Save to Folder and Transfer.

Transfer button

Save to Folder button

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◗ The fastest method is Save to Folder. This lets you

transfer your pictures and save them directly to a selected folder on your hard disk, saving battery power and time. See the next section for instructions.

◗ You can also use

Transfer to import your pictures into

HotShots, but they are stored in your computer’s RAM (memory), not saved directly to your hard disk. See page 4-16 for instructions.

NOTE If your camera shuts off automatically while you’re transferring pictures (to save battery power), click the Open Camera button on the TWAIN or Plug-In window to “wake it up.”

Saving Pictures to a Folder

To save your pictures to a folder on your hard disk, click

the

Save to Folder button. You see one of these dialog

boxes:

Windows

Macintosh

Select the folder you want to save your pictures to, or

click the

Create New Folder (Windows) or New

Create New Folder button

Save as type list

New folder button

File naming field

folder button (Macintosh) to create a new folder.

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NOTE To select a different default folder for the program to use each time you open it, click the Setup tab on the window and click Browse under Default Photo Folder.

3 If you want to save your pictures in a format other than

JPEG, select it from the Save as type list (Windows only). On a Macintosh, you can also type in a different file name for the image files in the file naming field.

4 When you’re ready to transfer your pictures, click Save.

Transferring Pictures into HotShots

1 To transfer your pictures into HotShots, click the

Transfer button.

◗ If you selected

HotShots automatically transfers the pictures into your computer’s memory, opens them in individual windows, and numbers the windows sequentially.

CAUTION The pictures are not yet saved to your computer’s hard disk.

Open Them in step 6 on page 4-12,

As the files are transferred, they are either automatically given a generic name (Windows) or given the name you selected (Macintosh), and then numbered sequentially.

To cancel a transfer in progress, click

Cancel

(Windows) or press the J and . keys (Macintosh).

5 Close the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In

windows and return to HotShots.

You’ll need to open your pictures from disk to use them in your image editing application. To open them in HotShots, see Chapter 6 for instructions. To import them with another application, see Chapter 5.

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◗ If you selected Add to New Collection, HotShots

transfers your pictures into a new collection window and saves them to the HotShots collection folder.

◗ If you selected

Add to Existing Collection,

HotShots transfers them into an open collection or prompts you to open the collection you want to transfer them to. Then HotShots saves the pictures in the same folder as the collection.

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NOTE If you see a memory error message while transferring pictures, close the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window and use the Save to Folder method to transfer your pictures instead. See page 4-15 for instructions. (You may also need to close and then reopen HotShots to free-up your computer’s memory.)

To cancel a transfer in progress, click Cancel (Windows) or press the J and . keys (Macintosh).

2 After your pictures are transferred, close the EPSON

PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window and return to HotShots. You see the picture(s) in the HotShots window. To work with your pictures and collections in HotShots, see Chapter 6.

TIP If you don’t want to select a transfer method each time you open TWAIN or the plug-in with HotShots, open the Edit menu and select Preferences, Acquire, Bring Pictures Into, and choose a specific transfer method. You can also select other transfer preferences this way. See HotShots’ help utility for details.

Getting Images Into Other TWAIN or Plug-In Applications

If you use Adobe Photoshop or other TWAIN-compliant or Plug-In compatible applications, you can transfer your pictures directly into your program from the camera.

Make sure you’ve already connected the camera to your computer using the serial cable, as described on page 4-9 (Windows) or page 4-10 (Macintosh).

Before you can use the EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In with other applications on a Macintosh, you must copy the Plug-In driver into the application’s Plug-In folder.

Follow the steps in these sections:

◗ Copying the EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In driver

(Macintosh)

◗ Opening EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In ◗ Saving pictures to a folder, or transferring pictures into

your TWAIN-compliant or Plug-In compatible application

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Making an EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In

Opening EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or

Driver Alias (Macintosh)

Open the PictureWorks folder on your hard di sk, then

open the

Now open the Plug-ins folder and click the EPSON

PhotoPC 650 Plug-In

Open the File menu and select Make Alias. An

EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-In alias icon is created.

Click and drag the Plug-In alias to your Macintosh

desktop.

Locate your application’s Plug-In folder. Then click and

drag the Plug-In alias from your desktop to the folder.

HotShots folder within it.

icon.

Plug-In

Connect the camera to your computer using the serial

cable; see page 4-9 for instructions.

Start your application.

Windows: From the File menu, choose Import, then

Select TWAIN_32 Source (or Acquire, then TWAIN Select Source). Go to step 4.

Macintosh: From the File menu, select select EPSON PhotoPC 650 Plug-in. Go to step 6.

Choose EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN as the

TWAIN source, then click

From the File menu, choose Import, then TWAIN_32

(or Acquire, then TWAIN Acquire).

Select.

Import, then

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6 You see the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In

window (the Windows screen is shown below). The pictures in your camera appear in the window.

Camera Content tab

pictures in your ca mera

(If you don’t see the pictures in your camera when you open the window, click work or you see an error message, see page 4-23.)

If the current transfer speed displayed on the Camera Content tab is

57600 or lower, see the next section to

select a faster transfer speed.

When you’re ready to select the pictures you want to transfer, see page 4-20.

Setup tab current transfer speed

Open Camera. If that doesn’t

Changing the Picture Transfer Speed

If the current transfer speed displayed on the Camera Content tab is up the transfer. Follow these steps:

1 Click the Setup tab. You see the Setup screen:

2 Click the arrow in the Speed setting list to open it.

Then select Macintosh).

3 Click the Camera Content tab to select the pictures

you want to transfer, as described in the next section.

57600 or lower, you can change it to speed

Speed setting

115200 (for Windows) or 230400 (for

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NOTE The Speed setting you selected is not displayed on the Camera Content tab unless you click the Open Camera button; however, your pictures will still transfer at the new rate.

Selecting Pictures to Transfer

NOTE To permanently erase a picture from your camera, select it and click Erase, then confirm the erasure.

Once you’ve selected pictures, you’re ready to transfer them to your camera. See the next section.

There are three ways to select pictures to transfer:

◗ Click an individual picture ◗ Hold down the

Shift or Ctrl key (Windows) or the

key (Macintosh) and click multiple pictures

◗ Click the

Select All button to select all of them.

Your selected pictures are outlined in red.

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selected pictures

Transferring Pictures From the Camera to Yo u r C o m p u t e r

There are two ways to transfer your pictures from your camera to your computer:

Save to Folder and Transfer.

Transfer button

Save to Folder button

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◗ The fastest method is Save to Folder. This lets you

transfer your pictures and save them directly to a selected folder on your hard disk, saving battery power and time. See the next section for instructions.

◗ You can also use

Transfer to import your pictures into

your application, but they are stored in your computer’s RAM (memory), not saved directly to your hard disk. See page 4-22 for instructions.

NOTE If your camera shuts off automatically while you’re transferring pictures (to save battery power), click the Open Camera button on the TWAIN or Plug-In window to “wake it up.”

Saving Pictures to a Folder

To save your pictures to a folder on your hard disk, click the

Save to Folder button. You see one of these dialog

boxes:

Windows

Macintosh

Create New Folder button

Save as type list

New folder button

File naming field

Select the folder you want to save your pictures to, or click the

Create New Folder (Windows) or New

folder button (Macintosh) to create a new folder.

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NOTE To select a different default folder for the program to use each time you open it, click the Setup tab on the window and click Browse under Default Photo Folder.

3 If you want to save your pictures in a format other than

JPEG, select it from the Save as type list (Windows only). On a Macintosh, you can also type in a different file name for the image files in the file naming field.

Transferring Pictures Into Your Application

1 To transfer pictures into your application, click the

Transfer button. The pictures are automatically

transferred into your computer’s memory, opened in individual windows in your application, and numbered sequentially.

CAUTION The pictures are not yet saved to your computer’s hard disk.

4 When you’re ready to transfer your pictures, click Save.

As the files are transferred, they are either automatically given a generic name (Windows) or given the name you selected (Macintosh), and then numbered sequentially.

To cancel a transfer in progress, click

Cancel

(Windows) or press the J and . keys (Macintosh).

5 Close the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In

window and return to your application.

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To cancel a transfer in progress, click Cancel (Windows) or press the J and . keys (Macintosh).

NOTE If you see a memory error message while transferring pictures, close the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window and use the Save to Folder method to transfer your pictures instead. See page 4-21 for instructions. (You may also need to close and then reopen your application to freeup your computer’s memory.)

2 After your pictures are transferred, close the EPSON

PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window and return to your application. You see the picture(s) in the application window.

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3 To save your pictures in your application, click a picture

window and select your application’s Save command. (Check your application’s help utility for detailed instructions.)

2 Click the Setup tab on the window and make sure the

Port option is set to either

Auto (Macintosh). For best results, try setting the Speed

115200 (Windows) or 230400 (Macintosh).

Auto Detect (Windows) or

What To Do If the Camera Doesn’t Respond

If you don’t see your camera’s pictures in the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In window and you see an error message like this one, follow the steps in this section.

1 Click the Open Camera button on the Camera

Content tab. If you still don’t see your pictures and the error message appears again, continue with step 2.

Port s etting

Speed setting

3 Click the Camera Content tab, then click Open

Camera

the error message appears again, continue with step 4.

again. If you still don’t see your pictures and

4 Check the cable and make sure the connections are

secure, and the pins inside the connector are not bent.

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5 Make sure your batteries have enough power, or your

AC adapter is connected. If your camera automatically shuts off (to save battery power), “wake” it by turning it off and on again.

6 Click Open Camera again. If you still don’t see your

pictures and the error message appears again, continue with step 7.

7 Close the EPSON PhotoPC 650 TWAIN or Plug-In

window and try transferring your pictures again.

If you still don’t see your pictures and the error message appears again, see Chapter 9 for more troubleshooting tips.

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Getting Your Photos Into Documents

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This is an interesting treat for a cookout. Scrub cactus leaves well with a vegetable scrubber to remove any spines that may be on them. With the end of a potato peeler cut around the spiney nodules and remove them. Make sure that all are removed. Grill the leaves over charcoal or wood fire for 1 0 to 12 minutes on each side. Thicker leaves may take slightly longer to grill. Brush leaves with oil occasionally while grilling. Serve hot.

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hotoPC 650 provides several methods for getting your pictures into newsletters, flyers, and other

projects. You can import an image into your application, or copy and paste it. You can even drag and drop a picture from a HotShots collection directly into a document (Windows only). This chapter describes the following:

◗

Importing imag es into documents

◗

Getting images with copy and paste

◗

Using drag and drop from a HotShots collection (Windows only)

NOTE Although most of the instructions and illustrations in this chapter apply to Windows, you can fol low the same steps on a Macint osh (if applicable).

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Importing Images Into Documents

Once your pictures are transferred and saved on your hard drive, you can import them into your applications. If your application can’t import JPEG files, you can use the Save As feature of HotShots to convert them to another format; see HotShots online help for instructions.

NOTE Your picture may display poor image quality after you import it. However, in most cases it will print correctly.

Follow these steps to import a picture into your document:

Start your word processor or other application.

Open the document in which you want to use the picture.

Select the point where you want to place your picture.

Select Picture from the Insert menu, then select From

File

. (In some applications you may need to select

different commands, such as usually in the File menu.) A file selection dialog box appears.

Import Picture, which are

Locate and select the image you want to insert. In some applications you can see a preview of your picture.

Click OK (or Insert, Import, or whatever command your application uses) to insert your picture. The picture appears in your document.

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NOTE In some applications, you can add a frame around the picture if you want to move it around on the page or resize it. In other applications, you create a frame first, and then place the picture in it. For instructions, see your application’s online help or documentation.

Getting Images with Copy and Paste

You can use this method to place a picture in just about any type of document or project. Follow these steps:

Now select Copy from the Edit menu.

Start your word processor or other application.

Open the document in which you want to use the picture.

Select the point where you want to place the picture.

Choose Paste (or Paste Special) from the Edit menu. A copy of the picture appears in your document.

Using Drag and Drop From a

Open your picture in HotShots; see page 6-2 for instructions.

From the Edit menu, click

Select All. A

dotted border appears around your picture.

dotted border

Collection

Once you have organized your pictures into HotShots collections, you can easily drag and drop them into documents or other projects (Windows only). For more information on using HotShots collections, see Chapter 6.

NOTE Dragging and dropping an image into a document works only with OLE-2.0-compliant applications, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, on how well your application supports OLE 2.0, your images may not look as good when you drag and drop them as when you import them.

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Follow these steps:

1 Start HotShots as described on page 4-11.

2 Click Get on the remote

control to open the Get menu, if necessary. Then select

Get from Disk.

Get button

Get from Disk

3 Click the Open a

Collection

see the Open dialog box.

button. You

Open a Collection

6 Open the document in which you want to use the

picture. Arrange the window for HotShots so it is next to the window for your application.

4 Locate the collection you

want and double-click the collection name to open it.

5 Start your word processor

or other application.

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click the picture . . .

hold down the mouse button . . .

and drag it to your document

7 Click the image you want to copy from the HotShots

collection.

8 While holding down the mouse button, drag the image

to the location where you want it in your document.

9 Release the mouse button. The picture appears in your

project or document in the other application.

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Opening Pictures and Collections

You can open individual pictures in HotShots, or open a collection and then open the picture from there. For instructions on starting HotShots, see page 4-11.

TIP The first time you use HotShots, you should calibrate your monitor so your pictures look their best on screen. Click the Get button, then select Open a Picture. Select the calibrat.bmp (Windows) or calibrat.pct (Macintosh) file in the HotShots folder and click Open. (Windows path: Program Files/PictureWorks/ HotShots; Macintosh: PictureWorks, HotShots folder.) You see a grayscale strip numbered 0 through 10. Adjust your monitor’s brightness and contrast until you can clearly see the 0 and 10; then close the picture.

Opening an Individual Picture

Follow these steps to open a picture that’s not in a collection:

Click the Get button on the remote control.

Select Get from Disk and click the Open a Picture button. (You can also select File menu.)

Open Picture from the

You see the Open dialog box. Open the folder where you saved the picture, highlight the picture file, and click

Open.

Your picture opens in a window.

Opening a Collection

Follow these steps to open a collection, and then open a picture from it:

Click the Get button on the remote control.

Select Get from Disk and click the Open a

Collection Collection

You see the Open dialog box. Open the folder where you saved your collection, highlight the collection, and click

button. (You can also select Open from the file menu.)

Open.

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4 Your collection

opens in a window.

5 To open a picture in the collection, double-click it. The

picture opens in its own window, as shown to the left. (To add pictures to a collection, see “Adding or Deleting Pictures in Collections” to the right.)

Using Collections

HotShots collections provide a convenient way to access and view your pictures. Here are some of the things you can do with collections:

◗ Add or delete pictures in collections ◗ Move or copy pictures from one collection to another ◗ Rename pictures and collections ◗ Add information to your pictures—such as a subject or

description—to make finding specific pictures easier

Saving Pictures

When you save changes you make to your pictures, it’s best to save your picture with a new name so you always have your original; see page 6-5.

However, you can save your picture with the same name, if you like. Just select

NOTE If you try to close a picture that you have made changes to, HotShots asks if you want to save your changes or not. If you choose Yes, your picture is saved with the same name automatically. If you choose No, your changes aren’t saved.

Save Picture from the File menu.

Adding or Deleting Pictures in Collections

There are two ways to add a picture to your collection: using drag-and-drop and using the Add button.

To drag and drop a picture into a collection, open the picture and collection as described on page 6-2. Then click the gray grab bar on the picture, drag it to the collection window, and release the mouse button.

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The picture appears in the collection window.

click the gray grab bar . . .

hold down the mouse button . . .

then drag the picture to the collection window

To add an unopened picture, click the Add button on the taskbar in the collection window. You see the Add to Collection dialog box. Select the picture you want to add and click

Add (Windows) or Open (Macintosh). The picture

appears in the collection window.

To delete a picture from a collection, click it; a green line appears around the picture. To select multiple pictures for deletion, hold down the

Ctrl (Windows only) or Shift key as

you click the pictures. Then click the Delete button. You see a confirmation message; click

Yes.

Organizing Pictures in Collections

You can easily drag and drop images between HotShots collections to organize them in any way you want.

Follow these steps to copy pictures from one collection to another:

Follow the steps on page 6-2 to open the collection

where the pictures are located. Then open the collection you want to copy the images to.

Click the picture or pictures you want to move or copy;

a green line appears around your selection. Hold down the

Ctrl (Windows only) or Shift key to select multiple

pictures.

selected pictures

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3 Then click inside one of the selected images and hold

down the mouse button. Drag the image(s) to the other collection window and release the mouse button. The images are copied to the collection.

copied pictures

3 Select a location to store your renamed file. Then type in

the new name and click Options dialog box.

Save. You see the JPEG

4 Click OK. The new name appears above the picture (in a

window) or below the picture (in a collection).

Adding Collection Information

To quickly add a text and/or recorded description to your entire collection, follow these steps:

1 Open your collection as described on page 6-2.

2 Click the Collection Info button. Type a

description in the field on the Collection Image Properties dialog box.

Saving a Picture with a New Name

You can easily rename a picture in the HotShots window or in a collection. Follow these steps:

1 Open the picture as described on page 6-2. In a

collection, double-click the picture; it opens in its own window.

2 Select Save As from the File menu. You see the Save As

dialog box.

3 To record voice information for your collection, click

Record. You see this dialog box:

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NOTE Your computer must be set up to record sound before you can use the Record function. See your computer documentation for details.

4 Click the Record button to record your message,

then click the Stop button when you’re finished. To play back your message, click the Play button. With a Macintosh, you can also pause the message playback with the Pause button.

3 To quickly add a keyword to multiple pictures, click the

Add to Keywords button. Type a keyword in the

field on the Add Keyword dialog box and click

To add multiple information items to one picture, click the File Info button on the collection taskbar. You see the Collection Image Properties dialog box.

picture file location

OK.

5 When your message is how you want it, click Save. You

see the Collection Image Properties dialog box.

6 Click OK to save your collection information.

Adding Picture Information

You can add information to pictures in your collections to make it easy to find them by criteria such as subject, keywords, or description. Follow these steps:

1 Open your collection as described on page 6-2.

2 Select the picture or pictures you want to add

information to.

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Subject field

Keyword field

Desc ription field

Enter a subject, keywords, and/or description to help identify your picture in the dialog box fields. Then click

OK.

The information is saved with the picture so you can view it or search for it, as described in the next sections.

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Viewing Picture Information

To view basic information about a picture outside of a collection—such as resolution, file size, file type, or folder location—click on the picture and select

Get Info from the

Image menu.

To view basic information plus any descriptive information that you added to a picture in a collection, follow these steps:

Open your collection as described on page 6-2.

Click the picture you want to view information on.

To view the picture alongside its descriptive

information, click the Card View button to change the collection view. Use the scroll bar to check information on other pictures in your collection.

To view the descriptive information and change it at the same time, if necessary, click the File Info button on the collection taskbar. You see the Collection Image Properties dialog box, shown to the left.

Searching for Pictures in a Collection

To find a picture or set of pictures in a collection, you can search for them by a variety of identification criteria.

Follow these steps to search in a collection:

Open your collection as described on page 6-2.

Click the Find button on the taskbar. You see the

Find in Collection dialog box.

Select the search criteria you want to use in the Find

Where fields, as described in the following table.

Search criterion Modifier Description

Name (file name) contains Enter the whole name, part of the

Kind (file type) is Select a file type from the list or

Date modified is, is not, is

Size (file size) is less than

Subject contains Enter the whole subject, part of the

Keywords contains Enter one o r more of the keywords

Description contains Enter the whole description, part of

before, or is after

is greater than

name, or even one letter of the name

choose all image files; choose from: .BMP, .EPS, .FPX, .GIF, .JPG, .PCX, .PCD, .PSD, .PCT, or .TIF

Enter a date in

Enter a file size in kilobytes (KB)

subject, or even on e letter of the subject you added

you added

the description, or even one letter of the description you added

mm/dd/yy

format

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4 Click Find. If the first picture matching the search

criteria is found, the picture is highlighted. If no picture is found, you see a message.

5 To find another picture matching the search criteria,

click

Find Next.

Printing a Picture or Collection

HotShots offers many choices for printing an individual picture or collection. You can:

◗ Print an individual picture at full size (one per page) ◗ Print multiple copies of the picture on one sheet of

paper

◗ Size your picture to a standard photo size, such as wallet

size or 5 × 7, printing either one or multiple copies on a

sheet of paper

◗ Use HotShot’s Smart Print feature to print a test strip

with varying image quality settings and adjust your picture before you print

◗ Print an entire collection of pictures and include

descriptive information about them, if you like

Printing an Individual Picture

To print an individual picture at the size of your paper, first open the picture you want to print; see page 6-2 for instructions.

Printing with Windows

1 Select Printer Setup from the File menu. Make sure

your printer is selected and click the

2 Select the print settings for your printer, making sure to

select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

3 Select Print from the File menu. You see the Print

dialog box. Click

Printing on a Macintosh

OK to print your picture.

1 Select Page Setup from the File menu. Select some of

the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

2 Select Print from the File menu. You see the Print

dialog box. Select the rest of your print settings, then click

Print to print your picture.

Properties button.

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Sizing and Printing Multiple Copies of an Individual Picture

Follow these steps to print an individual picture at a different size and/or in multiple copies on a single page:

Open the picture you want to print; see page 6-2 for

instructions.

Select the size at which you want to print your picture,

as described in the following table.

Size setting Description

Wallet Size 2 × 3 inches (5.08 × 7.62 cm) 3 X 5 7.62 × 12.70 cm 4 X 6 10.16 × 15.24 cm

Click Share on the remote control to open the Share

menu. Then select

Share button

Print Pictures option

Print Pictures from the menu.

5 X 7 12.70 × 17.78 cm

Fit to page Prints as large as possible on the paper size you select

Select the number of copies of your picture you want

in your print settings.

printed on one page:

◗

1 per page prints a single copy of your picture. If

the picture’s proportions are different than the size you selected in step 3, it is sized to fit on the paper size you select in step 5 with its initial proportions.

◗

Fill Page prints multiple copies of the picture at

the size you select in step 5, filling the printable area on the paper size you select in step 6.

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5 Do one of the following:

◗ Windows: Select

the Share menu on the remote control. (You can also select Make sure your printer is selected and click the

Properties button.

Select the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.) When you return to the Printer Setup dialog box, click

Print It Now from the bottom of the Share

Select menu. You see the Print dialog box. The number of picture copies that will print on the page is shown in the Print dialog box.

Printer Setup at the bottom of

Printer Setup from the File menu.)

OK.

Print It Now from the bottom of the Share

Select menu. You see the Print dialog box. Select the rest of your print settings. The number of picture copies that will print on the page is shown in the Print dialog box.

NOTE The print options you select from the Share menu on the remote control affect your print job only if you select Print It Now from the remote control. They do not affect print jobs printed from the Print option in the File menu, which produces only pictures that are fit to the page size.

6 Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh) to print

your picture(s).

◗ Macintosh: Select

Page Setup at the bottom of

the Share menu on the remote control. (You can also select

Page Setup from the File menu.)

Select some of the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

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Printing a Picture with Smart Print

You see the Smart Print dialog box:

The HotShots Smart Print feature lets you quickly adjust the sharpness and brightness of your picture before you print it. The Smart Print setting you select is then applied to any other pictures you print until you change the setting.

You use Smart Print by printing a test strip of an area of your picture using nine different sharpness and brightness settings. Then you select the example you want to use to set the image quality and print your adjusted picture.

Follow these steps to print with Smart Print:

Open the picture you want to print; see page 6-2 for

instructions.

Click Share on the remote control to open the Share

menu. Then select

Select Smart Print from the bottom of the Share menu

on the remote control. (You can also select from the File menu.)

Print Pictures from the menu.

Smart Print

Smart Print setting examplesimage area marker

Nine Smart Print setting examples using different sharpness and brightness levels are shown in the middle of the dialog box, with the currently selected setting outlined and described beneath.

The image area used in the examples is in the middle of your picture by default, but you can select a new area.

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4 To select new area, click the image area marker and drag

it to a new location; then release the mouse button. The new image area appears in the nine Smart Print setting examples.

5 You can print a page containing all the examples so you

can select the one you want to use. Click

Strip

. You see the Print dialog box. Click OK to print.

Print Test

6 Examine the printed test strip to determine which

example looks the best. Click that example in the Smart Print dialog box; the new example is outlined.

7 Click OK when you’re finished.

8 Now follow the steps in either “Printing an Individual

Picture” on page 6-8 or “Sizing and Printing Multiple Copies of an Individual Picture” on page 6-9 to print your picture using the new Smart Print setting.

The Smart Print setting you choose applies to any subsequent pictures you print. To change the setting, repeat the steps in this section.

NOTE The results you get with Smart Print depend on your current printer driver settings; see your printer manual for details.

Printing a Collection

Follow these steps to print an entire collection of pictures using the currently selected collection view:

1 Open the collection you want to print; see page 6-2 for

instructions.

2 Select the format in which you want your collection

printed by choosing a view in the collection window:

view selection buttonsprint icon

◗ Click Large Icon View for a slide-size format

with file names beneath each picture.

◗ Click Small Icon View for a small thumbnail of

each picture.

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◗ Click Line View for a smaller thumbnail format

with file names and other picture information to the right of each picture.

Then click the Print button. You see the Print dialog box. Select the rest of your print settings, then click

Print to print your collection.

◗ Click Card View for a large view of each picture

printed on one page with its file name and other picture information to the right. After printing the first picture, click in the scroll bar on the right of the collection window to print the next picture.

3 Do one of the following:

◗ Windows: Click the Print button. You see the

Print dialog box. Make sure your printer is selected and click the

Select the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.) When you return to the Print dialog box, click collection.

◗ Macintosh: Select

menu. Select some of the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

Properties button.

OK to print your

Page Setup from the File

Using Creative Templates

HotShots supplies a variety of templates you can use to display your photos in creative frames, called Photo Pages. Once you drag and drop one or more pictures into a Photo Page, you can modify them and add text to the page, if you like. Then you can save and print the Photo Page.

Creating a Photo Page

Follow these steps to create a HotShots Photo Page:

1 Open a picture, or a collection containing the picture

that you want; see page 6-2 for instructions.

2 Click Share on the remote control to open the Share

menu.

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Then select

Photo Page

Make

from

the menu.

3 Select a category of

Photo Page templates you’d like to use, such as

Sports, Labels, or Holiday. The

available Photo Pages for the category appear in the list below the category.

Share button

Make Photo Page option

template categories

Photo Page list

4 To view the Photo Page choices, click the up or down

arrow in the list. When you find the Photo Page you want, click it. A Photo Page window opens:

import or drag pictures into these areas

5 Arrange the Photo Page window and your picture or

collection window so you can see them both.

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6 To import a picture into your Photo Page, you can drag

and drop a picture or select a picture file from disk.

◗ To import an image

that is not in a collection, place the mouse cursor in the gray grab bar between the image and the title bar; the cursor changes to a hand. Click and drag the picture to a Photo Page location; then release the mouse button.

◗ To import an image from a collection, click the

picture in the collection window and drag it to a Photo Page location; then release the mouse button.

◗ To import an image from disk, double-click a

picture import area in the Photo Page template and select the file from the Open dialog box.

gray grab bar

7 To import another photo in a different area of your

template, repeat step 6. (To delete a picture you imported, select

Undo from the Edit menu.)

8 Now follow the steps in the next few sections to modify

your Photo Page, then save it and print it, if you like.

Modifying a Photo Page

Once you’ve created a Photo Page, you can modify it by moving the picture, increasing or decreasing the picture size, and adding text.

Follow these steps to modify a Photo Page:

1 Create a Photo Page as described on page 6-13.

2 To modify the picture in the Photo Page, click in the

picture area you want to modify.

Your imported picture appears in the Photo Page.

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Four control boxes appear in the corners:

control boxes

3 Use the tools in the Photo Page window taskbar to

adjust the size and position of the picture:

◗ Click the Enlarge tool, then click in the picture

area to enlarge its size 10% with each mouse click.

◗ Click the Reduce tool, then click in the picture

area to reduce its size 10% with each mouse click.

◗ Click the Pan tool, then click and drag the

picture to reposition it.

4 To add text to the Photo Page, click the Text tool.

Then click and drag the mouse over the area where you want to place a text box and type your text in the box.

text box

5 Now click on the text box border; the border becomes

striped with control boxes in each corner.

◗ To resize or reposition your text box, click and drag

the striped border.

◗ To edit the text, click inside the text box where you

want the cursor positioned and add or delete text.

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6 To format all the text in the box, click any of the text

options you want to use in the taskbar:

left, center, and right align

text color

Follow these steps to save a Photo Page:

1 Select Save As from the File menu. You see the Save As

dialog box.

2 Select the location where you want to store your Photo

Page, then select the file type in the

Save as type list.

bold, italic, and underline

point size

font

7 If you need to delete a text box, select it and press the

Delete key on your keyboard (Windows) or select Clear from the Edit menu (Macintosh).

8 Once your Photo Page looks how you want it to, you

can save it or print it, as described on page 6-18.

Saving a Photo Page

You can save a Photo Page in one of a variety of file formats, such as .JPG, .BMP, or .TIF. However, you may want to save it in the default Photo Page format (.SSD) so you can edit the Photo Page later, if you need to.

NOTE If you select a file type other than the Photo Page format (.SSD), the picture, text, and template will be “fused” to create a single image. You won’t be able to modify it as a Photo Page in the future.

3 Type a name for your Photo Page file and click Save.

To open a saved Photo Page, select file menu, locate the Photo Page (.SSD) file, and click

Open.

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Printing a Photo Page

Displaying Collection Slide Shows

Follow the steps below to print your completed Photo Page.

Printing with Windows

Select Printer Setup from the File menu. Make sure

your printer is selected and click the

Select the print settings for your printer, making sure to

select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

Select Print from the File menu. You see the Print

dialog box. Click

Printing on a Macintosh

Select Page Setup from the File menu. Select some of

the print settings for your printer, making sure to select the correct paper size setting. (See your printer manual for instructions.)

Select Print from the File menu. You see the Print

dialog box. Select the rest of your print settings, then click

Print to print your picture.

OK to print your picture.

Properties button.

You can display each photo in your collection on your full monitor screen, one at a time, just like a slide show. Before playing it, you can select from a variety of transition effects to use between the pictures.

Follow these steps to display a collection slide show:

Open the collection you want to display as a slide show;

see page 6-2 for instructions.

Click the Slide Show button in the collection

taskbar. You see a slide option dialog box:

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3 Select the type of transition you’d like to use for the first

picture and between pictures, as described in this table:

Transition Type Description

Random Transitions (Windows) Random (Macintosh)

Wipe Down Replaces pictures by rolling down over them, like

Wipe Up Replaces pictures by rolling up over them, like a

Wipe Left Replaces pictures by rolling left across them

Wipe Right Replaces pictures by rolling right across them

Randomly uses all of the other transition types between pictures

a window shade being pulled down

window shade being raised

4 Select how you want to display the slide show:

◗

Wait for Mouse Click displays the next slide only

if you click the mouse button

◗

Pause lets you select a delay time between slide

transitions from 5 to 30 seconds

◗

Loop Continuously displays all the slides, then

starts over again automatically

5 Click OK to start the slide show. To stop a slide show in

progress, press the

Esc key on your keyboard.

Horizontal Blinds Replaces pictures in horizontal strips, like window

Vertical Blinds Replaces pictures in vertical strips, like window

Box In Replaces pictures from the outside edges inward,

Box Out Replaces pictures from the center outward, like

Random Blocks Replaces pictures in a pattern of randomly placed

blinds

like an imploding box

an exploding box

blocks

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Epson PHOTOPC 650 User’s Guide Update

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Optional Accessories

Minimum System Requirements

Windows Systems

Macintosh Systems

Registration

Safety Instructions

Installing the CompactFlash Card

Installing Batteries

Using Batteries Safely and Efficiently

Attaching the Hand Strap

Removing the Protective Plastic

Setting the Date and Time

Formatting the USB CompactFlash Card

Installing on a Windows PC

Installing on a Macintosh

Identifying Camera Parts

Getting ready to take pictures

Turning the Camera On and Off

Saving Battery Power with Auto Shut-off

Using the Status Display Panel

Checking the Battery

Picture-Taking Guidelines

Taking Pictures with the Viewfinder

Taking Pictures with the LCD Monitor

Checking the Picture Counter

Setting Image Quality

Using Macro Mode to Take Close-ups

Using the Flash

Taking Pictures with the Timer

Using Playback Mode Menus

Playing Back Pictures One-by-One

Playing Back Multiple Pictures

Turning Off Picture Information

Erasing Pictures

Erasing the Currently Displayed Picture

Selecting Pictures to Erase

Locking Photos

Unlocking Photos

Playing Back Pictures on TV or Video

Playing Back Pictures

Setting the Video Standard

Changing Camera Settings

Setting the Date and Time

Setting the Alert Beep

Selecting Quick Review Mode

Setting the LCD Monitor Brightness

Setting the Language

Transferring Photos with the JumpShot USB Cable

Connecting the Jumpshot USB Cable

Transferring Pictures with a Macintosh

Erasing Pictures

Transferring Pictures with the Serial Cable

Connecting the Camera to a Windows PC

Connecting the Camera to a Macintosh

Transferring Pictures Using HotShots

Changing the Picture Transfer Speed

Selecting Pictures to Transfer

Transferring Pictures From the Camera to Yo u r C o m p u t e r

What To Do If the Camera Doesn’t Respond

Importing Images Into Documents

Getting Images with Copy and Paste

Opening Pictures and Collections

Opening an Individual Picture

Opening a Collection

Using Collections

Saving Pictures

Adding or Deleting Pictures in Collections

Organizing Pictures in Collections

Adding Collection Information

Saving a Picture with a New Name

Adding Picture Information

Viewing Picture Information

Searching for Pictures in a Collection

Printing a Picture or Collection