Epson PhotoPC 3100Z User manual

CPD-12424
Quick Reference Guide
Optional Lenses and Filters
Includes lens adapter for optional 49 mm
wide angle, telephoto, close-up lenses
and filters.
Back view
viewfinder
microphone
speaker
LCD screen menu button
wide angle
zoom control
memory card
cover
print button
telephoto
zoom control

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Quick Reference Guide
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.
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Contents
Installing Batteries 1
Camera Dial Settings 3
Status Display Panel 4
Formatting Your CompactFlash Memory Card 6
Removing a CompactFlash Memory Card 7
Installing a CompactFlash Memory Card 8
Taking Pictures 10
Taking Pictures With the Viewfinder 11
Taking Pictures With the LCD Screen 13
Playing Back Pictures 16
Deleting Pictures 17
Selecting Photos to Print 18
Capturing Video Clips 19
Playing Back Video Clips 20
Deleting Video Clips 21
Tips for Getting Great Pictures From Your Camera 22
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Installing Batteries
Your camera includes a set of new alkaline batteries. See
your User’s Guide for safety instructions, then install the
batteries.
1Hold the camera upside-down.
2Press and hold the battery cover lock down and slide
the cover out to open it.
battery cover
lock
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3Insert four batteries into the compartment,
positioning the + and − ends as shown below.
4Lower the battery cover and slide it in.
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Camera Dial Settings
To turn on the camera, remove the
lens cap, then press the POWER
button in the center of the dial.
(Press it again to turn the camera
off.)
The following table describes the camera dial settings.
Use for video clips to capture motion, for interval mode
to photograph scenes that change over time, for
panoramic images that can be stitched together, and
for continuous shooting mode to capture pictures in
rapid succession.
Take pictures using the LCD screen. You can use the
LCD screen to take macro and digital zoom pictures.
Take pictures using the viewfinder. This setting uses
less battery power than taking pictures with the LCD
screen.
Play back or delete your photos, sounds, and video
clips, or lock and unlock photos.
Use when you connect your camera to your computer
to download or upload photos, sounds, and video clips.
Also use it to create DPOF/PRINT Image Matching
files. See your User’s Guide for details.
Set up or view camera information and settings.
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Status Display Panel
These settings appear on the status display panel on the
top of the camera:
Status Display Panel Settings
Image Quality Settings
Standard
(640 ×480 pixels)
Fine
(1600 ×1200 pixels)
Super Fine
(2048 ×1536 pixels)
HyPict™
(2544 ×1904 pixels)
Uncompressed Tiff*
(2048 ×1536 pixels)
Flash Setttings
Automatic
Forced Flash
Flash Off
Slow Synchronized**
Red-eye Reduction
pictures
remaining
low battery
icon
exposure
white
balance
sensitivity
image quality
monochrome
indicator
timer
flash
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* The Uncompressed Tiff setting must be enabled in the Shot
Setup menu. See your User’s Guide for details.
** These settings are only available in the Program and Manual
user modes.See“Using the LCD SETUP and View Screens” for
instructions on changing the user mode.
*** The monochrome setting must be enabled in the SETUP menu.
See your User’s Guide for details.
Low Battery Icon
Indicates that the camera
batteries are low.
Monochrome Indicator***
Indicates that the camera is set
to monochrome (black and
white) mode.
Sensitivity Settings**
Standard (ISO 100)
High (ISO 200)
Super High
(ISO 400)
White Balance Settings**
AUTO Adjusts white
balance automatically
FIX Locks white balance
at 5200°K
CUST Lets you customize
white balance
Exposure Settings**
Changes the automatic
exposure setting from −2.0 to
+2.0 EV in increments of 0.5 in
Program mode and 0.2 in
Manual mode.
Timer
If the timer icon appears, the
timer is on. The timer setting is
10 seconds.
Pictures Remaining
Displays the number of pictures you can still take. This number
varies depending on your image quality setting.
Status Display Panel Settings (continued)
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Formatting Your CompactFlash
Memory Card
To take photos, a CompactFlash™memory card must be
in your camera and formatted. Your camera comes with a
preinstalled 16MB memory card.
1Press the POWER button to turn on the camera and
turn the camera dial to .
2If you haven’t set the clock
yet, you see the clock setting
screen.
3Press the buttons next to the up, down, right, and
left arrows to change the date and time settings. (For
detailed instructions, see your User’s Guide.)
4When you’re finished, press the button under BACK.
You see the SETUP menu.
5Press the button under
Memory SETUP
. The
Memory Card Format
menu appears:
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6Press the button next to MEMORY CARD
FORMAT
. You see a warning message. Press the
button next to Yes to format the card.
7After the card is formatted, the camera returns to the
Memory Card Format menu. Press the button under
BACK to return to the SETUP menu.
Removing a CompactFlash
Memory Card
CAUTION
Never remove the card while the camera is on. Data in the card may
be lost or damaged.
1Place your finger behind the memory card cover
latch and pull the cover open.
memory card
cover latch
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2Push in the eject button to release the card. Then
pull the card out and close the cover.
Installing a CompactFlash
Memory Card
You can purchase additional CompactFlash memory cards
from leading suppliers. See your User’s Guide for details.
CAUTION
◗Never remove the card while the camera is on. Data in the card
may be lost or damaged.
◗Don’t force the card into the slot. If the card doesn’t slide in all
the way, turn the card over and reinsert it.
eject button
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1Place your finger behind the memory card cover
latch and pull the cover open.
2Make sure the front of the card is facing the same
direction as the front of the camera, and the arrow
on the card’s label is pointing in. Insert the card all
the way into the memory card slot. As you insert the
card, the eject button pops up.
3Close the memory card cover.
memory card
cover latch
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Taking Pictures
You can take pictures using the viewfinder or you can
take pictures with the LCD screen to see a preview of
how your image will appear.
Before you start taking pictures, you need to make sure
the lens cap is removed, the batteries are installed, and
the CompactFlash memory card is installed and
formatted, as described earlier in this book. You should
alsochooseyour usermode. (See“Using the LCD SETUP
and View Screens” for details.)See yourUser’s Guidefor
instructions on using your camera and its settings.
NOTE
Your camera requires 9.1MB of free space on your CompactFlash
memory card to take Uncompressed Tiff mode pictures. Your
camera’s included 16MB CompactFlash memory card lets you take
one Tiff mode picture. When taking pictures in Tiff mode or HyPict
mode, you will notice a delay in processing time of up to 22
seconds. (See your User’s Guide for instructions on enabling
Uncompressed Tiff mode.)
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Taking Pictures With the Viewfinder
Use the camera’s viewfinder to capture an image as you
would with any point-and-shoot auto-focus camera.
Make sure the lens cap is not on the camera.
1Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away
from your subject.
2Press the POWER button and turn the camera dial
to . Wait until the photo capture light stops
flashing and remains a steady green.
3Use the camera’s control buttons to change image
quality, flash, or other basic settings. (See page 4 for
a description of basic camera settings.)
shutter
button
viewfinder control buttons
menu button
telephoto
button
wide angle
button
status display panel
power
button
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NOTE
To change the programmed subject setting (when the user
mode is set to Program), or make changes to exposure, white
balance, or other advanced settings, press the MENU button
to see the Viewfinder menu. (See your User’s Guide for
details.)
4Look straight through the viewfinder and center
your subject within the cross-hairs.
5Push the T(telephoto) button to zoom in on your
subject, or the W(wide angle) button to zoom out.
6Hold the shutter button halfway
down to lock the auto focus and
exposure.
7Press the shutter button the rest of
the way down to take the picture.
8Hold the camera still until the shutter snaps, then
release the shutter button.
To play back your pictures, see page 16. To delete a
picture, see page 17.
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Taking Pictures With the LCD Screen
The LCD screen lets you see a live preview of what the
camera’s lens sees at any moment.
Make sure the lens cap is not on the camera.
1Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away
from your subject.
NOTE
You can get as close as 2.36 inches (6 cm) in macro mode.
The lens must be zoomed all the way out to get closer than
8 inches (20 cm). See your User’s Guide for instructions.
2Press the POWER button and turn the camera dial
to
to see a live preview with the View menu
settings.
microphone
shutter
button
control buttons
LCD screen
telephoto
button
wide angle
button
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This example shows how
the LCD screen looks in
Program user mode. The
screen looks different in
Manual or Full Auto mode.
(See “Using the LCD
SETUP and View Screens” tochange theusermode.)
NOTE
If the camera is idle for more than the designated power off
interval, it turns off automatically. To turn it back on, press the
shutter button, or turn the camera off and then back on.
3Make any changes you want to the settings on the
View menu. You can also use the camera’s control
buttons to change image quality, flash, or other basic
settings. (See page 4 for a description of basic camera
settings.)
4Push the T(telephoto) button to zoom in on your
subject, or the W(wide angle) button to zoom out.
You see a display with green zoom steps and the
current zoom position in yellow.
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5Center your subject on the screen,
then press the shutter button
halfway down to lock the auto
focus and exposure.
You see a green circle
on the screen when the
camera locks the settings.
6Press the shutter button the rest of
the way down to take the picture.
7Hold the camera still until the shutter snaps. Then
release the shutter button.
If the confirmation
setting is on, you see a
confirmation screen after
a few seconds.
If the confirmation
setting is off, you can take
another picture. To play back your pictures, see
page 16. To delete a picture, see page 17.
NOTE
You enable the confirmation screen in the Shot Setup menu.
See your User’s Guide for detailed instructions.
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From the confirmation screen, you can do the
following:
◗Press the button next to Delete if you don’t
want to save the picture.
◗Press the button next to Rec Sound to record a
voice message or other sound. You see a
countdown on the screen. During this time, you
can record a message into the camera’s
microphone.
◗Press the button next to to instantly play
back your images. (Press the button under
BACK to return to the View menu.)
For more detailed instructions on using the confirmation
screen, see your User’s Guide.
Playing Back Pictures
You can play back your pictures in the camera’s playback
menu.
NOTE
For detailed instructions on options such as displaying a slide show,
locking and unlocking photos, and recording and deleting sounds,
see your User’s Guide.
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