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Epson PhotoPC 3000Z Quick Reference Manual

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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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  • Page 1: Quick Reference Guide

    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.

  • Page 2: Important Notice

    Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained herein. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 Capturing Video Clips 18...

  • Page 4: Installing Batteries

    Installing Batteries Your camera includes a battery charger and a set of new, uncharged batteries. See your User’s Guide for battery charging and safety instructions, then follow these steps to install the charged batteries: Hold the camera upside-down. Press and hold the battery cover lock down and slide the cover out to open it.
  • Page 5 Insert four batteries into the compartment, positioning the + and Lower the battery cover and slide it in. ends as shown below.

  • Page 6: Camera Dial Settings

    Camera Dial Settings To turn on the camera, remove the lens cap, then press the button in the center of the dial. (Press it again to turn the camera off.) The following table describes camera dial settings. Use for video clips to capture motion, for interval mode to photograph scenes that change over time, and for continuous shooting mode to capture pictures in rapid succession.

  • Page 7: Status Display Panel

    Status Display Panel These settings appear on the status display panel on the top of the camera: sensitivity white balance low battery icon monochrome indicator Status Display Panel Settings Image Quality Settings Standard (640 480 pixels) Fine (2048 Super Fine (2048 ™...
  • Page 8 Status Display Panel Settings (Continued) Low Battery Icon Indicates that the camera batteries are low. Sensitivity Settings** Standard (ISO 100) High (ISO 200) Super High (ISO 400) 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.

  • Page 9: Formatting Your Compactflash Memory Card

    Formatting Your CompactFlash Memory Card To take photos, a CompactFlash in your camera and formatted. Your camera comes with a preinstalled 16MB memory card that you must format before you take pictures. Follow these steps: Press down the camera and turn the camera dial to If you haven’t set the clock yet, you see the clock setting screen with the year...

  • Page 10: Removing A Compactflash Memory Card

    Press the button next to . You see a warning message. Press the FORMAT button next to After the card is formatted, the camera returns to the Memory Card Format menu. Press the button under to return to the SETUP menu. BACK Removing a CompactFlash Memory Card...

  • Page 11: Installing A Compactflash Memory Card

    Push the eject button in to release the card. Then pull the card out and close the cover. eject button Installing a CompactFlash Memory Card You can purchase additional CompactFlash memory cards (Type I, 4MB to 192MB) from leading suppliers. See your User’s Guide for more information.
  • Page 12 Place your finger behind the memory card cover latch and pull the cover open. Insert the card all the way into the memory card slot. Make 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.

  • Page 13: Taking Pictures

    If you install a new memory card, make sure you format it before you start taking pictures. See page 6 for instructions. Taking Pictures If you prefer, 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.

  • Page 14: Taking Pictures With The Viewfinder

    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. viewfinder photo capture light menu button Make sure the lens cap is not on the camera, then follow these steps: Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away from your subject.
  • Page 15 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.) Look straight through the viewfinder and center your subject within the cross-hairs.

  • Page 16: Taking Pictures With The Lcd Screen

    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. photo capture light microphone LCD screen Make sure the lens cap is not on the camera, then follow these steps to take a picture using the LCD screen: Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away from your subject.
  • Page 17 Press down the dial to to see a live preview with the View menu settings. This example shows how the LCD screen looks in Program user mode. The screen looks different in Manual or Full Auto mode. (See the inside back cover to change the user mode.) NOTE If the camera is idle for more than the designated power off...
  • Page 18 Center your subject on the screen, then press the shutter button halfway down to lock the auto focus and exposure. You see a green circle camera locks the settings. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture. Hold the camera still until the shutter snaps.

  • Page 19: Playing Back Pictures

    Press the button next to 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 back your images. (Press the button under to return to the View menu.) BACK For more detailed instructions on using the...

  • Page 20: Deleting Pictures

    Follow these steps: Press down the camera’s the camera, and turn the camera dial to You see the playback screen displaying the last picture you took: Press the button next to the right arrow to display the earliest picture taken. You can continue pressing the same button to view your pictures in order.

  • Page 21: Capturing Video Clips

    You see a confirmation screen. Press the button next to delete the image. You can also delete multiple photos or lock and unlock photos for deletion; see your User’s Guide. Capturing Video Clips Make sure the lens cap is not on the camera, then follow these steps to capture 25-second video clips: Press the POWER...
  • Page 22 Push the (telephoto) button to zoom in on your subject, or the You see a display with green zoom steps and the current zoom position in yellow. Make sure you are zoomed to the position you want; you can’t change the zoom setting once you’ve started recording.

  • Page 23: Playing Back Video Clips

    Playing Back Video Clips Follow these steps to play back your video clips: Press the POWER and turn the camera dial to picture you took on the LCD screen. (If you haven’t taken any photos, you see a gray screen with the following message: Press the button under Press the button next to...

  • Page 24: Deleting Video Clips

    For detailed playback information, see your User’s Guide. Deleting Video Clips Follow these steps to delete a video clip: Follow steps 1 through 4 under “Playing Back Video Clips,” to select a video clip for deletion. Press the button next to You see a confirmation screen.
  • Page 25 If you are taking pictures in bright sunlight: Reduce the automatic exposure setting. Use a fast shutter speed or narrow aperture setting. Use an optional filter with the PhotoPC 3000Z’s included lens adapter to cut down on excessive light and protect the camera’s lens.
  • Page 26 Adjust exposure settings for different effects. Take shots at different times of the sunset to capture the changing colors. (Try interval shooting mode.) Under low light conditions, it is often difficult to capture a good shot of the background as well as your subject.
  • Page 27 Try to get on the same level as your subject; shots are more interesting if they are taken from the subject’s perspective. Action shots can be tricky. To get the best results: Use a fast shutter speed. Pick a good location where you can capture a shot at any moment.

  • Page 28: Using The Lcd Setup And View Screens

    Using the LCD Setup and View Screens Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. Turn the camera dial to to go to the Setup menu, then press the button next to the current mode setting to cycle through the modes: Program, Manual, and Full Auto.

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