Kodak PalmPix Palm M100 User Guide

Table of Contents

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2 About the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Changing Your Picture Format Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

3 Preparing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Checking the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

4 Using Your PALMPIX Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Starting the PALMPIX Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Getting PALMPIX Help on the Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

5 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6 Working With Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Renaming Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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Transferring Pictures to Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Specifying the Pictures to Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Beaming Pictures to Another Handheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Storing Pictures on Your Handheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

7 General Tips, Maintenance, and Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PALMPIX Camera Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Camera Safety and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Using Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PALMPIX Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

8 Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Telephone Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9 Warranty and Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Introduction

1 Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing the KODAK PALMPIX Camera for the PALM m100
Handheld (PALMPIX Camera), the camera that turns your PALM m100 Handheld
into a digital camera.

With the PALMPIX Camera you can:

m Take great looking pictures in two different resolutions:

640 x 480 (VGA)or 320 x 240 (1/4 VGA).

m Get close to your subject with a 2x digital zoom.
m Transfer pictures by PALM HOTSYNC Technology for instant editing,

printing, and placement into documents.

m Save pictures to a PC in JPEG (.JPG) or Bitmap (.BMP) format; to a

Macintosh in JPEG or PICT format.

m E-mail pictures in minutes to business associates, friends, and family

anywhere in the world.

m Beam pictures to other PALM handheld users.

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About the Software

2 About the Software

The following applications are included on the KODAK PALMPIX Camera CD,
supplied with your camera. You must install KODAK PALMPIX Software (PALMPIX
Palm Application and PALMPIX Conduit) before you can transfer images from
your PALM handheld to the computer.

m KODAK PALMPIX Palm Application—runs on the PALM m100 Handheld

and controls the camera and picture transfer functions.

m KODAK PALMPIX Conduit—is added to the PALM HOTSYNC Manager and

lets you transfer pictures from the PALM handheld to the computer using
HOTSYNC Technology.

m ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSION 2000 Software—installs and runs on

your computer. Lets you edit and enhance your pictures, add special effects,
add text and borders, create calendars and invitations, and much more.

Before You Begin

Before you install the KODAK PALMPIX Software, make sure you have installed the
PALM Desktop software that was provided with your PALM handheld, and that you
can perform a HOTSYNC operation with the PALM handheld to your computer.

You cannot install the KODAK PALMPIX Software unless the PALM Desktop
software is installed first.

PALM HO TSY NC Tech no log y

PALMPIX uses PALM HOTSYNC Technology to transfer pictures from the PALM
handheld to your computer. HOTSYNC is the software that enables you to
synchronize the data on the PALM handheld with the data on the computer.

For more information, refer to the guides that came with the PALM handheld.

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Installing the Software

1 Exit all software programs.
2 Place the KODAK PALMPIX Camera CD into the CD-ROM drive.

If the CD does not start automatically:
On a PC—from the Start menu, select Run. In the text box, enter the

CD drive letter:\setup.exe. For example, d:\setup.exe.
On a Macintosh—click the PALMPIX desktop icon and open Installer.

3 Select your language, then follow the on-screen instructions to install the

software.
On a PC:

Make sure both PalmPix Conduit
and PalmPix Palm Application
are checked.

Click Browse to change the
Destination folder (Default is
C:\Palm\your user name\
PalmPix\)

Click Next

On a Macintosh:

Check Easy Install.

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Click Install.

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4 Select your PALM handheld user name when prompted.

Note: If multiple PALM handheld users share your computer, install the KODAK

PALMPIX Software separately for each user, selecting the appropriate user
name when prompted.

5 After the software is installed on the computer, perform a HOTSYNC operation

to transfer the PALMPIX Software onto the PALM handheld.
If you have difficulty installing the PALMPIX Palm Application Software on

your PALM handheld, refer to the guides that came with your PALM handheld
for instructions on installing applications manually.

Changing Your Picture Format Settings

You can change the following settings that determine how and where your
pictures are saved on your computer:

Setting Options Preset System Default

Picture file format JPEG, BMP, PICT JPEG
Delete pictures after

transfer?
Location where

pictures are saved
on your computer

To change the settings on a PC:

1 On your computer desktop, right-click the HOTSYNC Manager icon ,

then select Custom.

2 Select KODAK PalmPix Camera, with your user name. Then click Change to

display the Change HotSync Action window.
Note: For information about this window, refer to the guides that came with

the PALM handheld.

Yes, No No

You can designate
a location

On a PC or a Macintosh:
hard drive name\Palm\
your user name\PalmPix\

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3 Click Advanced. In the Advanced PalmPix Actions window, select the options

you want, then click Done.

To change the settings on a Macintosh:

1 From the Finder Menu bar, select the

PALM icon.

2 Select HotSync (with your user name),

then Conduit Settings.

3 Select KODAK PalmPix Camera, then

click Change Settings.

4 Click Advanced. In the Advanced

PalmPix Actions window, select the
options you want, then click Done.

PALM icon

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Preparing the Camera

3 Preparing the Camera

Installing the Battery

1 Remove the battery door by sliding it to

the right.

2 Insert the AAA battery into the

chamber as shown.

3 Replace the battery door, sliding it

closed until it clicks into place.

Note: The camera battery supplies
power to the camera when it is
connected to the PALM handheld, with
the PALMPIX Software running.
The PALM handheld batteries do not
supply power to the camera.

Checking the Battery

You can capture up to 200 pictures on one camera battery.
When you preview a picture (page 11), a battery status symbol appears on

the PALM handheld if the camera battery is nearly exhausted and needs to be
replaced.

No symbol appears if the battery can adequately power the camera.

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Preparing the Camera

Connecting the Camera

For the camera to work, it must be connected to a PALM m100 Handheld that has
the PALMPIX Software installed.

When the camera is connected, the lens faces the back of the PALM handheld.

1 Align the PALM handheld connector

and the camera connector.

2 Push the camera and PALM handheld

together until they lock in place.

3 To remove the camera, pull it away

from the PALM handheld.

CAUTION: Do not remove the camera during a picture transfer (page 11).

Doing so may cause you to lose picture data or information.

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Using Your PALMPIX Camera

4 Using Your PALMPIX Camera

When you connect the KODAK PALMPIX Camera to your PALM handheld and start
the PALMPIX Software:

m the PALM handheld Date Book button becomes the Preview/Shutter

button

m the PALM handheld Scroll button becomes the Zoom button
m the PALM handheld screen becomes the viewfinder

Starting the PALMPIX Software

1 Connect the camera and turn on the PALM handheld.
2 Tap the Applications button , then tap the PALMPIX icon to display

the Image List screen.

3 To exit the PALMPIX Software, tap the Applications button.

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