Kodak PALM m500 User manual

KODAK PALMPIX Camera for the
PALM 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

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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 Technology............................................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 Viewing Pictures...............................................1
Renaming Pictures.....................................................................2
Deleting Pictures.......................................................................2
Transferring Pictures To Your Computer ..........................3
Specifying the Pictures to Transfer....................................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 Images 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 Tips............................................................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 Information..........................................................22
FCC Compliance and Advisory........................................22
Canadian DOC Statement.............................................23
VCCI Class B ITE................................................................23

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Chapter 1
1Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing the KODAK PALMPIX Camera (PALMPIX
Camera) for the PALM m500 Handheld Series, the camera that turns your
PALM Handheld into a digital camera. Install the software from the KODAK
PALMPIX Camera CD before you begin using your camera.
PALMPIX Features
With the PALMPIX Camera you can:
mTake great looking pictures in three different resolutions:
800 x 600 (SVGA), 640 x 480 (VGA) or 320 x 240 (1/4 VGA).
mGet close to your subject with a 2x digital zoom.
mFocus the camera manually for use in Macro (close-up), Portrait
(mid-range), Landscape (infinity), Business card, and Page settings
mTransfer pictures by PALM HOTSYNC Technology for instant editing,
e-mailing, printing, and placement into documents.
mTransfer pictures to an expansion (MMC/SD) card for storage and use on
other computers.
mSave pictures to a PC in JPEG (.JPG) or Bitmap (.BMP) format; to a
MACINTOSH Computer in JPEG or PICT format.
mConvert 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 pictures to JPEG format on the PALM
expansion card.
mBeam pictures to other PALM Handheld users.

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Chapter 1
Camera Overview
Camera Installed on Handheld
Back of
handheld
Camera lens
Camera Viewfinder
(Handheld display)
Camera back
Zoom
Shutter button
(Date Book)

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Chapter 1
Camera Front View
Pagemode-use
to photograph a
full page
(approximately
19 inches,
48 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)
Business card
mode - use to
photograph
business cards-
(approximately
6 inches,
15 cm)
Macro - use for
close-ups (4 inches,
10 cm)
Open position - ready
to be connected to
the PALM Handheld

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Chapter 1
Camera Top View
Latches - use to secure
the camera to the
handheld

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Chapter 2
2KODAK 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.
mPALMPIX Image Capture Application—runs on the PALM m500
Handheld Series and controls the camera and picture transfer functions.
mPALMPIX Conduit—is added to the PALM HOTSYNC Manager and lets
you transfer pictures from the PALM Handheld to the computer using
HOTSYNC Technology.
mPALMPIX Demo—runs on your computer to show you the major features
and functions of the camera system.
mPALMPIX 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 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 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
1On your computer, exit all software programs.
2Place 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—click the PALMPIX desktop icon and
open Installer.
3Select 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:
4Select 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.
5After 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 installing applications manually.
Selecttheprograms
to install.
Click Install.
Click Switch Disk to select a custom installation directory.

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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
desktop
Do nothing
Handheld overwrites
desktop
After HOTSYNC
operation Delete pictures off PDA
Open picture folder Not checked Checked
Save Pictures As PC: JPEG, BMP JPEG
MACINTOSH Computer:
JPEG, PICT JPEG
Save Pictures Here On a PC:
C:\KODAK Pictures\
PalmPix\username
C:\Palm\username\
PalmPix
User-specified directory
On a PC:
hard drive letter\Kodak
Pictures\PalmPix\user name
On a MACINTOSH
computer:
KODAK Picture Folder
Palm User Directory
User-specified
On a MACINTOSH
Computer:
HD:Kodak
Pictures:PalmPix:username

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Chapter 2
Changing the Transfer Settings on a PC
1On 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 Conduit windows, refer to the guides that
came with the PALM Handheld.
2Select KODAK PALMPIX, then click Change.
3On the Change HotSync Action window, select the desired image transfer
option. Click Advanced.
4In 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
1From the Finder Menu bar, select the PALM Icon.
NOTE: For information about the Conduit windows, refer to the guides that
came with the PALM Handheld.
2Select HotSync (with your user name), then Conduit Settings.
3Select KODAK PALMPIX Camera. Click Change Settings.
4Click Advanced. In the Advanced PalmPix Actions window, select the
options you want, then click Done.

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Chapter 3
3Using Your PALMPIX Camera
When you connect the KODAK PALMPIX Camera to your PALM Handheld and
start the PALMPIX Image Capture Application:
mthe PALM Handheld Date Book button becomes the Preview/Shutter
button
mthe PALM Handheld Scroll-up button becomes the Zoom toggle button
mthe PALM Handheld screen becomes the viewfinder
Connecting the Camera
For the camera to work, it must be connected to a PALM m500 Handheld series
that has the PALMPIX Image Capture Application installed. When the camera is
connected, the lens faces away from the back of the PALM Handheld.
1Flip open the camera.
2Fit the connector end of the camera over the
PALM Handheld connector and press to seat
the connectors.
3Push the camera latches forward and fit the
camera tabs into the indents in the PALM
Handheld.

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Chapter 3
Releasing the Camera
1Slide the camera latches forward to release
the camera tabs from the detents in the
PALM Handheld.
2Rotate the camera cover away from the
handheld until it disconnects.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you rotate the
camera away from the
handheld to release it. Do
not pull the camera
directly away from the
connector.
CAUTION:
Do not remove the camera during a picture transfer. Doing
so may cause you to lose picture data or information.
Starting the PALMPIX Image Capture
Software
1Connect the camera and turn on the PALM Handheld.
2Tap the Applications button , and tap the PALMPIX Icon to display
the Image List screen.
3To exit the PALMPIX Software, tap the Applications button.
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