Kodak PalmPix Palm m500 User Guide

KODAK PALMPIX Camera for the

P A LM m500 Handheld Series

User’s Guide

http://www.kodak.com/go/palmpix

Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2001
Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

HOTSYNC and PALMCONNECT are registered trademarks and PALM, the PALM
logo and PALMPIX are trademarks of PALM, Inc.

PALMPIX is used under license by Eastman Kodak Company.

P/N 6B5476

Table of Contents

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

PALMPIX Features......................................................................1

Camera Overview.........................................................................2

2 KODAK PALMPIX Camera Software ............................ 5

On the KODAK PALMPIX Camera CD .................................. 5

Before You Begin.............. ...................................................6

PALM HOTSYNC Tech nology........................... .................6

Installing the Software............................. ...............................7

Customizing the HOTSYNC Transfer Settings................9

Changing the Transfer Settings on a PC....................10

Changing the Transfer Settings

on a MACINTOSH Computer....................................... .....11

3 Using Your PALMPIX Camera .......................................13

Connecting the Camera.......................... ................................13

Releasing the Camera.............................................................14

Starting the PALMPIX Image Capture Software.......... .14

Using Your Camera............. .....................................................15

Focusing the Camera............... ...............................................17

Taking Pictures.......................... ...............................................18

Taking Close-Up Pictures.......................................................19

Photographing a Business Card................................ .........20

Photographing a Full Page ....................................... .............21

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4 Working With Your Pictures .............................................1

Selecting and Viewin g Pictures.................................... ...........1

Renaming Pictures.....................................................................2

Deleting Pictures ............ ...........................................................2

Transferring Pictures To Your Computer ..........................3

Specifying the Pictures to Tran sfer.......... ..........................4

Beaming Pictures to Another Handheld............................. 5

Converting Images on Your Handheld.................................6

Storing Pictures on Your Handheld........... .........................6

5 Working With an Expansion Card ..................................7

Storing Pictures on an Expansion Card.............................8

Viewing Pictures on a Card.....................................................9

Using a Computer to Access Pictures on the Card......10

Converting PPX Pictures on a PC..................................10

Converting PPX Pictures on a

MACINTOSH Computer.......................................................11

Accessing JPEG Card Images with

Your Computer.... ........................................ ........................12

Transferring Imag es from Computer to Card............12

6 Getting Help .....................................................................13

Software Help................................................................... ........13

Kodak Online Services..................................................... ........13

Kodak Fax Support.................. ................................................13

Telephone Customer Support................. ...................... ........14

Before You Call....................................................................14

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Telephone Numbers.. ...........................................................14

7 Appendix ..............................................................................17

PALMPIX Camera Specifications................ .........................17

PALMPIX Camera Tip s................................................... .........19

Camera Safety and Maintenance.......................................19

Warranty...................................................................................20

Limited Warranty..............................................................20

Limited Warranty Coverage...........................................20

Limitations..........................................................................20

Your Rights............. ........................................ ......................21

Outside the United States.... ...................... ...................21

Regulatory Informat ion........................... ...............................22

FCC Compliance and Advisory........................................22

Canadian DOC Statem ent......................... .................... 2 3

VCCI Class B ITE................................................................ 23

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Chapter 1

1 Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing the KODAK PALMPIX Camera (PALMPIX
Camera) for the PALM m500 Handheld Series, the camera that turns your
PALM Handhe ld in to a digi ta l ca mera . Install the software from the KODAK
PALM P I X Camera CD be fore you begin using yo ur c amera.

PALMPIX Features

With the PALMPIX Camera you can:

m Take great looking pictures in three different resolutions:

800 x 600 (SVGA), 640 x 480 (VGA) or 320 x 240 (1/4 VGA).

m Get close to your subject with a 2x digital zoom.
m Focus the camera manually for use in Macro (close-up), Portrait

(mid-range), Landscape (infinity), Business card, and Page settings

m Transfer pictures by PALM HOTSYNC Technology for instant editing,

e-mailing, printing, and placement into documents.

m Transfer pictures to an expansion (MMC/SD) card for storage and use on

other computers.

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

MACINTOSH Computer in JPEG or PICT format.

m Convert 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 pictures to JPEG format on the PALM

expansion card.

m Beam pictures to other PALM Handheld users.

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Chapter 1

Camera Overview

Camera Installed on Handheld

Camera lens

Camera Viewfinder
(Handheld display)

Back of
handheld

Zoom

Camera back

Shutter button
(Date Book)

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Camera Front View

Chapter 1

Page mode - use
to photograph a
full page
(approximately
19 inches,
48 cm)

Business card
mode - use to
photograph
business cards­(approximately
6 inches,
15 cm)

Portrait - use for
mid-range shots
(2 to 12 feet,
.6 to 3.6 m)

Landscape - use for
full-range shots
(8 feet, 2.4 m or
greater)

Macro - use for
close-ups (4 inches,
10 cm)

Open position - ready
to be connected to
the PALM Handheld

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Camera Top View

Chapter 1

Latches - use to secure
the camera to the
handheld

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Chapter 2

2 KODAK PALMPIX Camera

Software

On the KODAK PALMPIX Camera CD

The following applications are included on the PALMPIX Camera CD, supplied
with your camera. You must install the KODAK PALMPIX Image Capture
Application and PALMPIX Conduit before you can capture images and transfer
them from your PALM Handheld to the computer.

m PALMPIX Image Capture Applicati on—runs on the PALM m500

Handheld Series and controls the camera and picture transfer functions.

m 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 PALMPIX Demo—runs on your computer to show you the major features

and functions of the camera system.

m PALMPIX Image Conversion Application—is installed and runs on

your computer. The Image Conversion Application enables you to convert
PPX images stored on the expansion card into JPEG, BMP, or PICT format
so that you can view them on your computer and share them with people
who don’t have PALM Handhelds.

NOTE: The PPX image format was created to keep PALMPIX image sizes as

small as possible for storage on a memory card while maintaining the
highest image quality.

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Chapter 2

Before You Begin

Before you install the KODAK PALMPIX Software, make sure you have installed
the PALM Desktop softwa r e that was provided wi th 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 HOTSYNC Technology

The PALMPIX Conduit uses PALM HOTSYNC Technology to transfer pictures
from the PALM Handheld to your computer. HOTSYNC Software is the program
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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Chapter 2

Installing the Software

1 On your computer, 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 COMPUTER—cl ick the PALMPIX desktop icon and

open Installer.

3 Select your language (if asked), then follow the on-screen instructions to

install the software.

On a PC:

Select the programs to install.

Click Next

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Chapter 2

On a MACINTOSH Computer:

Select the programs
to install.

Click Install.

Click Switch Disk to select a custom installation directory.

4 Select your PALM Handheld user name (if asked) 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.

NOTE: If you have difficulty installing the PALMPIX Image Capture Application

on your PALM Handheld, refer to the guides that came with your PALM
Handheld for instructions on i nstalling applications manually.

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Chapter 2

Customizing the HOTSYNC Transfer Settings

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

Setting Options System Default

HOTSYNC action Handheld overwrites

After HOTSYNC
operation

Save Pictures As PC: JPEG, BMP JPEG

Save Pictures Here On a PC:

desktop
Do nothing

Delete pictures off PDA
Open picture folder

MACINTOSH Computer:
JPEG, PICT

C:\KODAK Pictures\
PalmPix\username

C:\Palm\username\
PalmPix

User-specified director y
On a MACINTOSH

computer:
KODAK Picture Folder
Palm User Directory
User-specified

Handheld overwrites
desktop

Not checked
Checked

JPEG

On a PC:
hard drive letter\Kodak
Pictures\PalmPix\user name

On a MACINTOSH
Computer:

HD:Kodak
Pictures:PalmPix:username

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Chapter 2

Changing the Transfer Settings on a PC

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

located in the System Tray on the WINDOWS desktop. Select Custom to
display the Conduit’s Custom Window.

NOTE: For information about the Cond uit windows, refer to the guides that

came with the PALM Handheld.

2 Select KODAK PALMPIX, then click Change.
3 On the Change HotSync Action window, select the desired image transfer

option. Click Advanced.

4 In the Advanced PalmPix Actions window, select the options you want, then

click Done.

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Chapter 2

Changing the Transfer Settings on a MACINTOSH Computer

1 From the Finder Menu bar, select the PALM Icon.

NOTE: For information about the Cond uit windows, refer to the guides that

came with the PALM Handheld.

2 Select HotSync (with your user name), then Conduit Settings.
3 Select KODAK PALMPIX Camera. Click Change Settings.
4 Click Advanced. In the Advanced PalmPix Actions window, select the

options you want, then click Done.

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