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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 1 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM
ePhoto CL30
User’s Guide
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 2 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 2 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide FCC Information Test FCC WARNING: This equipment meets the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Only the power pack and cable supplied with the camera should be used. Operation with other power packs and cables is likely to result in inter- ference to radio and TV reception and could void the user’s authorization to operate this equipment. This device compli
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 3 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 3 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Agfa warrants this product to be free from defects of material and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, Agfa will repair or replace, at its option, the product at no charge to the customer. The replacement unit may be a remanufactured unit or a unit of equal or greater functionality. After one (1) year, Customer shall pay fo
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 5 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 5 CONTENTS FCC Information Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Statement . . . . . . . . 2 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 6 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:52 AM 6 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide White Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 External Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Automatic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Video Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 7 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 7 INTRODUCTION Your ePhoto CL30 takes high quality digital pictures— and it’s easy to use. Just point and click, like a conventional camera. You can quickly change the camera settings, too, with the EasyPilot button. But the CL30 is more than a conventional camera. You can: w Check the camera settings on the status display w Frame pictures with the optical viewfinder or color LCD screen
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 8 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 8 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide CAMERA PARTS 2 1 3 5 4 1. Shutter Button: takes pictures. 2. Built-in Flash: with 4 settings (automatic, fill-in, “red-eye” and off). 3. Auto-focus Lens: glass, 43mm 4. Battery Compartment: holds 4 size AA alkaline (included), lith- ium or rechargeable NiMH batteries. 5. Memory Card/Port Compartment: holds a removable Compact- Flash memory card and the USB, SERIAL, POWER (AC adapter) and VID
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 9 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 9 8 7 9 6 10 11 6. EasyPilot™ Button: scrolls through menu options (when turned) and makes a selection (when pressed). 7. Optical Viewfinder: frames pictures. Use instead of the color LCD to conserve battery power. 8. Status Display: displays information about the memory card, batteries, the number of pictures remaining, and the camera settings. 9. Mode Switch: turns the camera on (REC to
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 10 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 10 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide MEMORY CARDS The ePhoto CL30 has no internal memory. All pictures are stored on removable CompactFlash™ memory cards. These cards are avail- able in 2 - 96 MB sizes. The ePhoto CL30 accepts only CompactFlash removable memory cards. Inserting a Memory Card To insert a memory card: 1. Open the door of the memory card/port compartment. 2. Insert the memory card (included) and push it
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 11 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 11 w The memory card is the wrong type or is unreadable. To refor- mat the card, press the EasyPilot button, turn it to select YES and then press it in to begin the reformatting process. Selecting YES erases all data stored on the memory card. w The memory card is full. To take more pictures, do one of the following: w Insert a new memory card. w Lower the resolution. See Resolution on
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 12 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 12 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide BATTERIES For best results, use batteries of the following types: Battery Average Pictures Notes Type Per Charge Lithium 600 Recommended: Energizer® Hi Energy Lithium. NiMH 300 Rechargeable. Alkaline 200 Use only brands specifically made for “high-drain” devices (such as Duracell ULTRA®). Battery life can be greatly extended by using the optional Agfa AC adapter to power the came
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 13 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 13 CONTROLLING THE CAMERA Mode Switch Slide the Mode switch to select: w REC — to turn on the camera and take pictures. w PLAY — to turn on the camera and view or delete stored images. w OFF — to turn off the camera. When the ePhoto CL30 is not connected to a computer, the camera powers down automatically after 60 seconds (REC or PLAY) of inac- tivity. To turn the camera back on, press the EasyPilot
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 14 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 14 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Shutter Button The shutter button has two positions. Press the shutter button: w Halfway — to lock the camera’s focus and calculate the exposure. w All the way — to take a picture. The camera sets the autofocus and calculates exposure, so there may be a slight delay before the picture is taken. Controlling the Camera
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 15 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 15 STATUS DISPLAY The Status Display is the black and white LCD on top of the camera. Using icons, it displays information about your camera and some of the settings that you selected, including the following: w Status of the batteries. See Batteries on page 12. w Status of the CompactFlash memory card. See Memory Card Conditions on page 10. w Number of pictures that can still be taken at the current resolu-
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 16 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 16 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide TAKING PICTURES Like a conventional camera, the ePhoto CL30 has a viewfinder. You can also frame the image on the color LCD. Before you can take pic- tures, install the batteries and a CompactFlash memory card. To take pictures: 1. Slide the Mode switch to REC. 2. If you want to view the image on the color LCD, slide the LCD switch to ON. The LCD displays the Agfa logo briefly and then the live image. 3. Sele
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 17 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 17 CHANGING BASIC SETTINGS You can change the basic camera settings with the icon menu that displays on the color LCD. The basic settings are: w Resolution w Flash w Digital zoom w Focus w Preview You can also access advanced settings from this menu. See Changing Advanced Settings on page 21. The resolution, flash, and Video Out settings remain in effect until you change them, even after you turn the cam- era
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 18 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 18 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Resolution The ePhoto CL30 provides the following JPEG resolution settings: Setting Description P-Genie: 1440 x 1080, pixels: highest image quality and lowest compression. Utilitizes PhotoGenie™ tech- nology during download (ideal for printing photo-qual- ity images) Maximum 4 MB card capacity: 6 images* High: 1152 x 864 pixels, low compression Maximum 4 MB card capacity: 12 images* Medium: 1024 x 768 pixels.
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 19 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 19 Setting Description Off: no flash is used Red-eye: controlled pre-flashing is used to reduce the “red-eye” effect Fill-in: flash is always used Digital Zoom The digital zoom feature lets you zoom into the center of the picture. Setting Description 1x: digital zoom is off (default). 2x: digital zoom is applied. This option automatically sets the resolution to LOW. Focus This option allows you to choose a focal
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 20 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM 20 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Icon Setting Selected an automatic focus mode for subjects 8" to 3 ft (20 to 90 cm) away a fixed distance mode, for subjects about 3 ft (1 m) away a fixed distance mode, for subjects about 7 ft (2 m) away a fixed distance mode, for subjects about 16 ft (5 m) away a fixed distance mode, for subjects more than 16 ft (5m) away Preview The ePhoto CL30 provides two preview settings: Setting Description Normal: s
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CL30Int/Win/Mac Page 21 Tuesday, March 2, 1999 9:15 AM ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide 21 CHANGING ADVANCED SETTINGS You can change advanced settings with the icon menu that displays on the color LCD. The advanced settings are: w QuickReview w Self Timer w Exposure w White point w External flash w Automatic w Video out w Preferences w Date & Time w RS232 speed For information on how to change the basic settings, see Changing Basic Settings on page 17. To change an advanced setting: 1. Slide the M
