Epson PhotoPC 850Z Quick Reference Guide

Quick Reference Guide

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be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material. While some
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Contents

Installing Batteries 1

Camera Dial Settings 3

Status Display Panel 4

Installing and Formatting the CompactFlash Card 6

Taking Pictures 9

Taking Pictures With the Viewfinder 10

Taking Pictures With the LCD Screen 12

Playing Back Pictures 15

Deleting Pictures 16

Tips for Getting Great Pictures From Your Camera 17

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This book provides a quick reference to using your
camera. It covers the camera’s basic features and includes
helpful tips for taking pictures in various locations.

Installing Batteries

Your camera includes a battery charger and a set of new,
uncharged batteries. See your User’s Guide for battery
charging instructions, then follow these steps to install
the charged batteries:

1 Turn the camera upside down.

2

Hold the battery cover lock down and slide the cover
out and up to open it.

battery
cover lock

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3

Insert four batteries into the compartment,

positioning the + and − ends as shown below.

4 Lower the battery cover and slide it in.

2

Camera Dial Settings

The following table describes camera

dial settings. Turn the dial to Off to

remove or install batteries or the
CompactFlash card. The dial locks in
this position. Push in the camera dial
lock to change to other settings.

Use for continuous or interval shooting to capture a
complex motion or to photograph scenes that change
over time.

Take pictures using the LCD screen. You can use the
LCD menus to adjust photo settings, such as digital
zoom, sensitivity, white balance, and exposure.

Take pictures with the viewfinder. This setting uses
less battery power than taking pictures with the LCD
screen.

Play back or delete your photos and sounds, or lock and
unlock photos.

Print directly from your camera to an EPSON ink jet
printer.

camera dial lock

Set up or view camera information and settings.

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Status Display Panel

These settings appear on the status display panel:

flash

sensitivity

white
balance

low
battery
icon

timer

exposure

monochrome
indicator

Status Display Panel Settings

Image Quality Settings

Standard

(640

× 480 pixels)

Fine

× 480 pixels)

(640

Super Fine

(640

× 480 pixels)

HyPict

(640

× 480 pixels)

Low Battery Icon

Indicates that the camera
batteries are low.

image quality

pictures
remaining

Flash Setttings

Automatic

Forced Flash

Flash Off

Slow Synchronized

Red-eye Reduction

Monochrome Indicator

Indicates that the camera is set
to monochrome mode.

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