Radio Shack FLATFOTO B-020405 manual

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2 Brief Description Every effort has been made to ensure that this product is complete. If any items are missing from the package, contact the store from which you purchased the camera. Keep the camera packaging in a safe place as it will be needed if you return the camera for repairs, etc. Package Contents Strap USB cable Camera Soft case CD-ROM T[...]

3 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Contents Brief Description ................................................... 2 Package Contents .............................................. 2 Safety Notes ......................................................... 4 Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly ............... 5 Notes on the Battery ................[...]

4 Safety Notes To ensure that you use your camera correctly, read these Safety Notes and your User’s manual carefully beforehand. The warning given here provide important safety information and should be observed at all times. h The enclosed disk is a computer CD-ROM. Never attempt to play this disk on an ordinary music CD player as it may produc[...]

5 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Notes on Using Y our Camera Correctly h Test Shots Prior to Photography For particularly important photographs (such as weddings and overseas trips), always take a test photograph and view the image to make sure that the camera is functioning normally. ✽ RadioShack Corporation assumes no responsibility for an[...]

6 h Lithium-Ion Battery Features h Lithium-ion battery loses its charge even when not used. Charge the battery just before taking pictures (1 to 2 days beforehand). h To ensure that your lithium-ion battery lasts as long as possible, push the lens back in and switch the camera off promptly when you are not using the camera. h The number of availabl[...]

7 Battery Charge Camera Software Data h Disposing of This Product When disposing of this product, do so in accordance with your local waste disposal regulations. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.[...]

8 Nomenclature Press the lens pop-up button. Switching On Switching Off Push the lens back in. The Auto Power Off function automatically switches the camera off to avoid wasting battery power when the camera is left unused for 30 seconds while switched on. ✽ The Auto Power Off function does not operate when a USB connection is being used. h To ta[...]

9 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Battery Charge Attach the enclosed strap. When using a commercial strap, check the strength and other properties of strap. Attaching the Strap[...]

10 Liquid Cr ystal Display (LCD) 0 Number of Available Shots (1-101), etc. P.23 S D S : Deletes the last image shot D : Deletes all the images P.25 Beep Tone on P.26 Battery Status z : The battery has ample charge. x : The battery is approximately half charged. c : The battery charge is low. Recharge the battery as it will run out shortly. (Flashes[...]

11 Battery Charge Camera Software Data GUIDE TO CAMERA OPERA TIONS Taking pictures Taking pictures P.22 PURPOSE Camera Switch on and off Switching on and off P.8 Camera Connecting the camera to a PC Connecting the camera to a PC P.20 Camera and PC Downloading (Saving) images Downloading images [Camera] / [Download images] ✽ Install the “FLATFOT[...]

12 INST ALLING THE SOFTWARE ■ Pre-installation Checklist h Compatible Macs: Power Macintosh G3 200 MHz minimum (models with USB support as standard) h Operating system: Mac OS 8.6-9.0, 9.1, 9.2 h RAM: 32MB minimum h Hard disk space: 200MB minimum h Other: A CD-ROM for driver and software installation h Compatible PCs: IBM PC/AT or compatible (mod[...]

13 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Guide to Software The enclosed CD-ROM contains the software shown below. h FLATFOTO Photo Album Software for tasks such as downloading images you have shot on the camera, checking and deleting the downloaded images, and modifying the camera settings. This software is also used when a TWAIN- compatible applicat[...]

14 For Windows ✽ In Windows, you can install “FLATFOTO Photo Album” and “PhotoImpression3.0” in succession. INST ALLING FLA TFOTO Photo Album Switch on your PC and load the enclosed CD-ROM. The installer starts up automatically. CD-ROM ■ Starting up the installer manually Double-click [SETUP] or [SETUP.exe] in the CD-ROM window. ✽ The[...]

15 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Install FLATFOTO Photo Album. ✽ The camera driver and TWAIN driver are also installed automatically. If you are finished to install, [FLATFOTO Photo Album]’s short cut is displayed on the desk top. Do not connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable until the software installation is completed. You ca[...]

16 Install PhotoImpression3.0. Click the [Yes] button in the “Software License Agreement” window. You can change the installation destination folder. Windows Macintosh[...]

17 Battery Charge Camera Software Data When you click the [Finish] button, your PC is restarted.[...]

18 For Macintosh Do not connect the camera to your PC using the USB Switch on your Macintosh and load the enclosed CD-ROM. Double-click the CD-ROM icon, the [FLATFOTO Camera Driver], [English] and [FLATFOTO Installer] folder to start installation. CD-ROM See P.36 for information on installing “PhotoImpression3.0” on a Macintosh. Windows Macinto[...]

19 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Click the [Continue...] button to start the installation. Click the [Quit] button. These files are installed on your Macintosh. h [FLATFOTO Photo Album]’s alias: On the desk top h [FLATFOTO Photo Album] folder: In your Macintosh’s hard disk h [AXIADeviceDriver] [TWAIN Data Sources] [TWAIN Source Manager] I[...]

20 Switch the camera on and then connect it to your PC using the USB cable. ● Connecting the camera to your PC with the USB cable allows you to do the following: h Charge the camera battery ( / P.21) h Download and display images ( / P.28, 34) h Modify the camera settings, delete images, format the camera memory and reset the counter ( / P.32) h [...]

21 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Charging starts automatically when you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable. This camera uses USB bus power to charge the battery. Before attempting to charge the battery, install the software ( / P.12) and then use the USB cable to connect the camera to your PC. CHARGING THE BA TTERY h It takes ap[...]

22 Loading the strap over your wrist, brace your elbows firmly against your body and hold the camera with both hands. Compose your shot so that the subject you want to photograph is within the field of view. The image will be blurred if the camera moves when taking the picture (camera shake). Take care to avoid camera shake, particularly when shoot[...]

23 Battery Charge Camera Software Data When you press the shutter button, the camera taking the picture. The image is then recorded and the number in the counter decreases. The counter flashes (rotates) during image recording. The FLATFOTO uses a CMOS sensor equipped with Autobrite TM technology. This feature automatically adjusts the exposure and [...]

24 A SELECTING THE IMAGE SIZE You can select the appropriate image size for your shots. The number of available shots varies depending on the selected image size setting, and the number of available shots shown by the counter increases or decreases accordingly. Select “ B ” for better image quality and “ C ” to increase the number of availa[...]

25 Battery Charge Camera Software Data e DELETING IMAGES You cannot check images as you delete them, but you can use S to delete the last image you shot, or D to delete all the images. h When you select “ S ”, the newest frame (frame 5 if you have taken 5 shots) is deleted. Pressing the shutter button again deletes frame 4, then frame 3, etc. h[...]

26 l SETTING THE BEEP TONE You can select whether or not the beep tone sounds. You can turn the beep tone on and off by pressing the l button. ✽ When “ l ” is displayed, the beep tone sounds. When you take pictures, connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable and download your images to check them.[...]

27 Battery Charge Camera Software Data USING FLA TFOTO Photo Album You can use “FLATFOTO Photo Album” software to download images in the camera to your PC’s hard disk, check and delete the downloaded images, and modify the camera settings. ✽ This description shows the Windows screens, but the procedure is the same for Macintosh computers. S[...]

28 DOWNLOADING IMAGES You can download the images from the camera to your PC. h If you cancel image downloading before completion, downloading stops after downloading of the current image is completed. h The images in the camera are all downloaded together. If you take more shots and then download them without first deleting the images you have alr[...]

29 Battery Charge Camera Software Data When image downloading is complete, the images are displayed as thumbnails. ☞ A folder named “(year)-(month)-(day)-(number)” is automatically created in the folder tree display area. ✽ If you download more images on the same day, the number automatically increments. ■ Delete the files h Select the fi[...]

30 DISPLA YING DOWNLOADED IMAGES Images downloaded to your PC can be checked, rotated and saved as new files under different names. Select the folder you want to display in the folder tree display area. Select the display format from the [View] menu. h To view an image frame enlarged, select and then double-click the file in the List or Thumbnail v[...]

31 Battery Charge Camera Software Data ■ Slideshow/Single-frame enlarged display window Displays the previous image Saves the currently displayed image as a new file with a different name. Closes the window Rotates the image left (counterclockwise) in 90° increments. ✽ The modified image is saved immediately. Rotates the image right (clockwise[...]

32 MODIFYING CAMERA SETTINGS, DELETING ALL IMAGES, FORMA TTING, AND RESETTING THE FILE COUNTER Camera settings can be checked and modified from your PC. You can also delete all the image files, format the camera memory and reset the file counter (file number). Check that the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable ( / P.20). Select [Camera] [...]

33 Battery Charge Camera Software Data h About the file counter (file numbers) File numbers (No. 0001 to 9999) are automatically assigned to images when they are shot. The assigned file numbers are then saved with the images during downloading. ✽ Because the file numbers are assigned when shots are taken and stored on the camera, the file numbers[...]

34 USING FLA TFOTO Photo Album as TWAIN Driver “FLATFOTO Photo Album” allows images on the camera to be downloaded directly from the camera using a TWAIN-compatible application such as “PhotoImpression3.0”. Switch the camera on and then connect it to your PC using the USB cable. Launch a TWAIN-compatible software application, select the dev[...]

35 Battery Charge Camera Software Data The counter flashes (rotates) during image downloading. Select the images to be downloaded. Click the [Start Download] button to download the images. Click the [Transfer] button. ✽ You can also download images using the [Transfer] button from the [Twain] menu. ✽ Downloaded images are displayed in the softw[...]

36 USING PhotoImpression3.0 INST ALLING PhotoImpression3.0 This is a software to make it easy for you to download the images and modify them, create calendars or postcards. For Windows When you install “FLATFOTO Photo Album”, “PhotoImpression3.0” is installed immediately afterwards ( / P.14). For Macintosh If “PhotoImpression3.0” was no[...]

37 Battery Charge Camera Software Data You can change the installation destination folder. Double-click the [English] folder and the [PhotoImpression Installer] icon to start installation as directed by the on-screen instructions. Click the [Quit] button. These files are installed on your Macintosh. h [PhotoImpression] folder In your Macintosh’s [...]

38 USING PhotoImpression3.0 Once “PhotoImpression3.0” installation is completed ( / P.36), use it to download images from the camera or from files and then create your own original photos. Get Photo Use this button to download images from your camera. You can also use this button to load other images you like from stored albums or from your har[...]

39 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Navigation Window This window displays a reduced version of the entire image. When you are working with enlarged images, the navigation window provides a quick and easy way to move to a location you want to view. Scale Control Use this button to specify enlarged or reduced image display. h Clicking [ ] display[...]

40 First, all the images in the camera are downloaded and saved in the locations given below. Windows: [FLATFOTO] folder on the local disk ✽ As described on P.29, a folder named “(year)-(month)-(day)-(number)” is automatically created. Macintosh: [PhotoImpression] folder / [Photos] Get Photo Use this button to download images from the camera.[...]

41 Battery Charge Camera Software Data On a Macintosh, once image downloading ( ) is completed, the images are displayed in in the software. A Select the images to be downloaded. Click the [Transfer] button. ✽ You can also download images using the [Transfer] button from the [Twain] menu. ✽ Downloaded images are displayed in the software. The i[...]

42 Layers This provide an easy way to edit images. You can drag and drop layers to change the layer sequence (overlay order). h The currently selected layer is displayed with a yellow border. Click the layer you want to edit. h Click the green button to toggle between hiding and showing a layer. h You can use the slider to adjust the transparency o[...]

43 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Frames & Edges This option allows you to create a frame or border for your image. h When you have selected your preferred frame or border, click the [Apply] button to apply your selection to the image. Cookie Cutter This allows you to crop your image as if you were using a cookie cutter. h Select your pref[...]

44 UNINST ALLING THE SOFTWARE Only perform this operation when you no longer require the installed software. For Windows Check that the camera is not connected to your PC and then start up your PC. Exit all application and programs. Select the program you want to delete from [Programs] in the [Start] menu and then select [UnInstall]. Windows Macint[...]

45 Battery Charge Camera Software Data When the confirmation message appears, click the button as directed by the on-screen instructions. ✽ The confirmation message differs depending on the software you select. Select the [Remove] and click the [Next] button. You can also uninstall the software using [My Computer] / [Control Panel] / [Add/Remove [...]

46 For Macintosh Drag all the following installed files to the [Trash]. Restart your Macintosh. Select [Empty Trash] in the [Special] menu. h The installed files for “FLATFOTO Photo Album” ( / P.19) h The installed files for “PhotoImpression3.0” ( / P.37) Windows Macintosh[...]

47 Battery Charge Camera Software Data TROUBLESHOOTING h The battery is exhausted. No power. h Put the camera in your pocket or another warm place to heat it. h You are using the camera in extremely cold condition. The battery runs out quickly. h Switch the camera on. h Download the images to the PC, and delete some unwanted images. h The Auto Powe[...]

48 Problem Cause Remedy h If the “Camera firmware is out of sync. Update recommended. Update firmware?” message appears when you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable, click the [Yes] button and update your firmware. h Camera firmware defect. Everything on the LCD flashes and “ 7 ” or “ 8 ” is displayed. h Connect the camera [...]

49 Battery Charge Camera Software Data Specifications h Actual number of pixels 0.31 million pixels h CCD image sensor CMOS image sensor with Autobrite TM technology h Storage media 8MB internal flash memory h File format JPEG (Converted when images are downloaded using the enclosed software.) h Image file size VGA: 640 × 480 pixels QVGA: 320 × 2[...]

50 System Requirements ■ For Windows h Compatible PCs: IBM PC/AT or compatible (models with USB support as standard) h Operating system: Windows 98 (including the second edition), Windows Millenium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition h CPU: 200 MHz Pentium or better h RAM: 32MB minimum[...]

51 Battery Charge Camera Software Data CARE Keep the camera dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the camera only in normal temperature environments. Handle the camera carefully; do not drop it. Keep the camera away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. If your camera is not per[...]

Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND AN[...]