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AGFA ePhoto CL30 User Manual

AGFA ePhoto CL30 User Manual

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  • Page 1 CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Fcc Information Test

    Statement This Class B digital device meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty

    CL30 User’s Guide 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.
  • Page 4 CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CL30 User’s Guide ONTENTS FCC Information Test ....... . . 2 User Information .
  • Page 6 Camera Specifications ........45 Contents ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    CL30 User’s Guide NTRODUCTION 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: Check the camera settings on the status display Frame pictures with the optical viewfinder or color LCD screen...

  • Page 8: Camera Parts

    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 VIDEO OUT ports. Camera Parts ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 CL30 User’s Guide 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.

  • Page 10: Memory Cards

    EMORY ARDS 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. You can only use only CompactFlash memory cards. Inserting a Memory Card To insert a memory card: 1.
  • Page 11 CL30 User’s Guide Lower the resolution. See Resolution on page 18. Transfer the pictures to your computer. See Connecting to Your Computer on page 36. Delete some or all of the images. See Deleting Images on page 29. No memory card has been inserted.

  • Page 12: Batteries

    Lithium NiMH Alkaline Battery life can be greatly extended by using the optional Agfa AC adapter to power the camera indoors. To install the batteries: Slide the Mode switch to OFF. Unlock the door of the battery compartment. Press down on the door and slide it, in the direction of the arrow, until it releases.

  • Page 13: Controlling The Camera

    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 button.

  • Page 14: Shutter Button

    Halfway — to lock the camera’s focus and calculate the exposure. 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 ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Status Display

    CL30 User’s Guide TATUS ISPLAY 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: Status of the batteries. See Batteries on page 12.

  • Page 16: Taking Pictures

    AKING ICTURES 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.

  • Page 17: Changing Basic Settings

    CL30 User’s Guide HANGING ASIC You can change the basic camera settings with the icon menu that displays on the color LCD. The basic settings are: Resolution Flash Digital zoom Focus Preview You can also access Advanced settings from this menu. See Chang- ing Advanced Settings on page 21.

  • Page 18: Resolution

    Resolution The ePhoto CL30 provides the following JPEG resolution settings: Setting 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*...

  • Page 19: Digital Zoom

    CL30 User’s Guide Setting Fill-in: flash is always used Off: no flash is used Red-eye: controlled pre-flashing is used to reduce the “red-eye” effect Digital Zoom The digital zoom feature lets you zoom into the center of the picture.

  • Page 20: Preview

    1. Select Focus in the Advanced menu. 2. Select a focal distance in the FOCUS menu, and exit the menu. Preview The ePhoto CL30 provides two preview settings: Setting Normal: shows the lighting conditions as seen through the lens (default).

  • Page 21: Changing Advanced Settings

    CL30 User’s Guide HANGING DVANCED You can change advanced settings with the icon menu that displays on the color LCD. The Advanced Settings are: QuickReview Self Timer Exposure White Point External Flash Automatic Video Out Preferences Automatic Date & Time...

  • Page 22: Advanced Settings Icons

    4. Turn the EasyPilot button to select an option, and press the but- ton. 5. If you select Share, the LCD displays the options Discard or Cont. (save the image). 6. Turn the EasyPilot button to select an option, and press the but- ton. Changing Advanced Settings ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Self Timer

    Exposure Use this option to manually adjust the lightness or darkness of an image. Before you take a picture, the ePhoto CL30 alerts you of a possible overexposure You can, however, still take the picture. To set the exposure manually: 1.

  • Page 24: White Point

    4. To save the white point, select Yes. To ignore the white point and return to the camera’s automatic white balance, select No. The image on the LCD changes to reflect the new white point. Changing Advanced Settings ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Setting Selected Manual white point...

  • Page 25: External Flash

    CL30 User’s Guide External Flash Your ePhoto CL30 can be used with any external flash equipped with a white light slave sensor. Whenever a picture is taken, the external flash is triggered by a low-power burst of light from the camera’s built-in flash.

  • Page 26: Automatic

    This option lets you save the advanced settings, even after the cam- era is turned off. To save your Advanced settings: 1. Set your advanced settings. 2. Select Preferences in the Advanced menu. 3. Select Yes to save the settings. Changing Advanced Settings ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Date & Time

    CL30 User’s Guide Date & Time Each image is tagged electronically with the date and time it was taken so it is important to make sure that the date and time are set properly. The date is shown in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy (month/day/year).

  • Page 28: Working With Captured Images

    ORKING WITH You can use the ePhoto CL30 to view and work with captured images in two different views: Single-image view Multi-image view. To select a view: 1. Slide the Mode switch to PLAY. The color LCD displays the last picture taken, in single-image view.

  • Page 29: Deleting Images

    CL30 User’s Guide 2. When you reach the last image, as indicated by the counter (e.g., 3/3), you can scroll further to go back to the first image. You may scroll this way in a continuous loop. Deleting Images To delete images: 1.
  • Page 30 6. If you want to select an area above or below the horizontal crop lines, turn the EasyPilot button to move the lines. Working with Captured Images ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide icon) or unlocks (no icon.

  • Page 31: Using Multi-Image View

    CL30 User’s Guide 7. Press the EasyPilot button to zoom in the part of the image that you selected. You can also turn the EasyPilot button to view other parts of the image. 8. To return to normal view, press the EasyPilot button.
  • Page 32 X or to remove the deletion mark from the image. If you see the word Protected instead of Mark, the image is locked. To unlock the image, see the next section. Next — to select another image for deletion. Working with Captured Images ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide icon.
  • Page 33 CL30 User’s Guide Done — to exit the menu. If you marked images for dele- tion, a confirmation screen appears. Select Yes to delete all of the images marked for deletion, No to mark an additional image Locking/Unlocking Images To lock/unlock images: 1.

  • Page 34: Using The Camera With Atv

    SING THE AMERA WITH A You can connect the ePhoto CL30 to a television via the video cable (included) so that you can view captured images or take pictures. The video cable works with any type of television. To conserve batteries, use the optional AGFA AC adapter when you connect the camera to a TV.

  • Page 35: Using The Camera With A Computer

    SING THE AMERA WITH A Before you can transfer images to your computer, you install the Agfa PhotoWise software and then connect the ePhoto CL30 to your computer. The software and cables are included with your camera. System Requirements IBM PCs and Compatibles 486 processor or later (Pentium®...

  • Page 36: Connecting To Your Computer

    Connecting to Your Computer Your ePhoto CL30 comes with a serial cable and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable. The cable you use depends on the type of connec- tion that your computer supports. Use these guidelines to select a cable:...

  • Page 37: Creating Installation Diskettes For Photowise

    CL30 User’s Guide you transfer images to the computer, the images taken with the PhotoGenie resolution are enhanced to true 1600 x 1200 resolution. Creating Installation Diskettes for PhotoWise Use this procedure to create diskettes so you can install PhotoWise on systems that do not have a CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 38: Care And Maintenance

    Leave the camera at room temperature for a few hours to allow the condensation to evaporate. AC Adapter Use only the optional Agfa ePhoto AC adapter with your camera. Use of any other adapter will void your warranty and may damage the camera.

  • Page 39: Memory Cards

    CL30 User’s Guide Do not use batteries that show signs of leakage, corrosion or swelling, or batteries that are excessively warm. If necessary, clean battery contacts with a dry cloth before installation. Always replace all four batteries with four identical, new (or fully charged) ones.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    ROUBLESHOOTING If you have a problem using your ePhoto CL30, review this section first. If you cannot find the solution to your problem here, visit Agfa on-line at www.agfahome.com/ephoto or check with your dealer. Problem The camera has The camera is turned off. Slide the Mode no power.
  • Page 41 TV set. The batteries are too weak. Replace them. The live image on The subject is in low light. The ePhoto CL30 the LCD appears automatically adjusts exposure to the light jerky.
  • Page 42 10 feet (2.6 m). You selected an incorrect advanced setting. Readjust the setting or set it to automatic. You can also use PhotoWise to adjust the brightness and contrast of your image. Troubleshooting ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Possible Cause/Solution...
  • Page 43 The batteries are too weak. Replace them. The serial port setting is incorrect. Your PC’s serial port should be dedicated to the ePhoto CL30. If your computer is running other soft- ware packages in the background that peri- odically check the serial port (e.g., personal digital assistants), turn those programs off.
  • Page 44 Problem An image can’t be The image is locked. Unlock the image. deleted. Troubleshooting ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Possible Cause/Solution...

  • Page 45: Camera Specifications

    CL30 User’s Guide AMERA PECIFICATIONS Parameter Dimensions 1.45" H x 5" W x 3.16" D (37 x 127.5 x 80.3 mm) Weight 9.4 oz or 265 g (without batteries) Other Tripod mountable (1/4" x 20, standard 35 mm photo/video) Lens Aperture f/2.8 –...
  • Page 46 Startup Time < 8 seconds Shutter Delay Approx. 1000 ms, including auto-focus Time Camera Specifications ePhoto CL30 User’s Guide Specifications — P-Genie, 1400 x 1080 pixels, lowest — High, 1152 x 864 pixels, low com- Medium, — 1024 x 768 pixels.
  • Page 47 CL30 User’s Guide Parameter Average Image Processing Time (REC) Computer Serial, RS-232C Interface Transmission Serial: 115 kb/sec Speed USB: 100 MB/sec Video Output NTSC or PAL. Switch in menu system. Power Down REC: 60 seconds PLAY: 60 seconds Timer...
  • Page 48 For more information about the Agfa ePhoto CL30 digital camera, visit the Agfa Web site at www.agfahome.com/ephoto. © 1998 Agfa Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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