Epson PhotoPC 850Z Product Brochure

EPSON PhotoPC 850Z Two Megapixel USB Zoom Digital Camera

FEATURES BENEFITS

VERSATILE, TWO MEGAPIXEL USB ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA WITH ADVANCED FEATURES FOR CREATIVE FIREPOWER.

The EPSON PhotoPC®850Z puts an arsenal of creative firepower at your fingertips. Its 3X optical zoom lens lets you zoom from 35mm to 105mm with the touch of a button. And your images download quickly to USB-enabled Windows

98, iMac™ and Power

Macintosh

G3 computers and serial port-equipped

Windows and PowerPC computers.

Need a high-powered flash? The built-in hot shoe makes attaching optional flash units a snap. The lens adapter makes switching between close-up, wide angle and telephoto converter lenses a breeze. And you can even record and play back (right from the camera) up to a 10-second message for each image you take. Plus, the PhotoPC 850Z gives you the ability to store lots of images. It comes with an 8MB CompactFlash™ memory card and accepts Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards.

If you’ve used a 35mm SLR camera before, you’ll feel right at home with the PhotoPC 850Z. You get complete control of the shutter and aperture priorities, and you can adjust the focus, use matrix metering, or spot metering, and even change the sensitivity setting and white balance.

The PhotoPC 850Z’s CCD sensor and exclusive HyPict™ technology boost the camera’s resolution to a phenomenal 1984 x 1488 pixels for breathtaking images as large as 11" x 14". And a built-in Solar Assist™ LCD panel extends battery life by using the sun to light the LCD in direct sunlight.

If you’re looking for a high-quality, professional digital camera, take a look at the EPSON PhotoPC 850Z. With this much firepower at your disposal, there’s no telling what you’ll create!

EPSON

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Maximum 3X optical zoom and 2X digital zoom; equivalent 6X zoom to 35mm - 105mm on a 35mm camera.

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EPSON HyPict Epson’s image enhancement technology increases technology the 2.11 megapixel CCD sensor resolution to

1984 x 1488 pixels for prints up to 11" x 14".

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Built-in Record up to a 10-second voice message per microphone picture. Listen to messages through the and speaker camera or a computer.

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USB and serial Compatible with USB-enabled Windows

98,

image transfer iMac™, Power Macintosh

G3 computers. Compatible with Windows 95 and 98 and PowerPC computers with serial ports.

• Hot shoe and Supports optional external flash units and add-on lens optional close-up, wide angle, telephoto support converter lenses and filters.

• Power-saving Saves battery life by using the sun to light the Solar Assist 2" LCD in direct sunlight. LCD monitor

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8MB Stores up to 120 standard resolution images. CompactFlash Supports Type I and Type II CompactFlash memory card cards. included

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Four rechargeable Batteries recharge within 3 hours, saving AA NiMH batteries money on batteries. and fast charger

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Direct print to Prints directly to EPSON Stylus

Photo,

select EPSON Photo EX, Photo 700, Photo 750, Photo 1200 Stylus printers and EPSON Stylus Color 740 ink jet printers

without a computer.

Exposure Control

Program auto exposure with manual +/-2.0 exposure value adjustment (.2 steps); sports, portrait and landscape modes; spot metering

Built-in Flash

Range 2.6' to 12.1' (0.8m-3.7m) wide

2.6' to 8.5' (0.8m-2.6m) telephoto

Modes Auto Flash, Flash On, Flash Off, Red-Eye

Reduction, Slow Synchronized

Hot shoe for adding optional external flash units

Sensitivity

Equivalent to ISO 100/200/400

Easy Touch Controls and Display

User selectable controls and LCD status display

Direct Print

Supports direct printing to EPSON Stylus Photo, Photo EX, Photo 700, Photo 750, Photo 1200 and EPSON Stylus Color 740 ink jet printers without a computer

Minimum System Requirements

CD-ROM driver, 32MB RAM, 30MB of available hard disk space, VGA monitor minimum resolution of 640 x 480 with 16 colors, 16-bit sound card and speakers (for voice annotation only), mouse or pointing device

Windows 486/66 or higher processor

Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 or later with serial communications port, Windows 98 with USB or serial communications port

Macintosh System 7.5 or later, PowerPC with

serial communications port, Power Macintosh G3 or iMac with USB or serial communications port

Data Communications Interface

USB, DOS/V serial, Macintosh serial

Video Interface

Provides NTSC or PAL video output signal

Environmental Requirements (Operating Range)

Temperature 41° to 95° F (5° through 35° C) Humidity 30% to 90% (non-condensing)

Power

Includes 4 EPSON AA NiMH rechargeable batteries and charger Accepts 4 AA sized batteries (alkaline, lithium, Ni-Cd and NiMH) Optional AC adapter

Contents

EPSON PhotoPC 850Z digital camera, 8MB CompactFlash card, serial, USB and Direct Print communication cables, video cable, neck strap, lens adapter, User's Guide, 4 AA rechargeable NiMH batteries and charger Software on CD-ROM: Sierra Imaging Image Expert™, EPSON Photo!3 TWAIN driver and standalone utility driver, EPSON Photo File Uploader, EPSON Program Uploader, Print Mark and Direct Print software

Camera Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.92" x 3.15" x 2.76" Weight without batteries: .71 lb

Warranty

One year limited Camera 90 day limited NiMH batteries and charger

Product/Accessory Codes

EPSON PhotoPC 850Z digital camera B111021F EPSON PhotoPC 850Z Universal AC adapter B867081 EPSON Universal NiMH Power Pak B818172 EPSON NiMH Battery Pak B818113 EPSON Image Authentication System™ (IAS) PPC8-IAS

Support–The Epson Connection

Pre-Sales Support U.S. and Canada 800-463-7766 Automated Technical Support 800-922-8911 Internet Website www.epson.com

Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PhotoPC is a registered trademark and Clear Optics, HyPict, Solar Assist and Image Authentication System are trademarks and the Epson Connection is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. Lexar Media is a trademark of Lexar Media. iMac, Mac, Macintosh and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. © Copyright 1999 Epson America, Inc. CPD-8505 50K 9/99 GAC

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Printed on recycled paper

PHOTOPC 850Z DIGITAL CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS

CCD Sensor

1/2" color CCD with 2.11 million pixels

Image Quality

Resolution modes:

HyPict: 1984 x 1488 pixels Super Fine: 1600 x 1200 pixels

(low compression)

Fine: 1600 x 1200 pixels

(medium compression)

Standard: 640 x 480 pixels

Picture modes:

Quick shot, macro, continuous shoot, interval shooting, 2x digital zoom and panorama

Color modes:

24-bit color and monochrome

File format:

JPEG (EXIF); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) and DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compliant

Built-in Microphone and Speaker

Capable of recording a voice message

(3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec) Listen to the voice message on the camera or through the computer Audio file formats: WAV (PC), AIFF (Mac)

Solar Assist LCD Monitor

2" low-temperature poly-silicon TFT color LCD;

illuminated by direct sunlight 1/30 second refresh rate Supports instant preview, playback, delete and power save mode

Storage Capacity

8MB CompactFlash™ card included Average number of images stored on 8MB:

HyPict 10 images

Super Fine 12 images

Fine 24 images

Standard 120 images

Accessory Removable Storage Cards

Additional CompactFlash cards available through manufacturers like Lexar Media™ and SanDisk

EPSON ClearOptics™ Glass Lens

Lens type 5 elements in 5 group construction Focal length 6.5mm-19.5mm (equivalent to

35mm-105mm lens on a 35mm camera)

Lens adapter included for optional 49mm lenses and filters

Auto-Focus Range

Macro mode 8" to 20" (0.2m - 0.5m) Normal mode 20" to infinity (0.5m - infinity) User adjustable 3', 8' and infinity

Aperture

F2.0 - F11 (wide), F2.8 - F11 (telephoto)

Optical Viewfinder

Real image optical viewfinder with power zoom and diopter

Shutter Speed

Auto iris electronic control shutter and mechanical

shutter 4 to 1/800 second Automatic and shutter priority

White Balance Modes

Auto/Fixed 5200° K/Custom

Epson’s Award Winning Line of Digital Cameras

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