AGFA CL20 manual

a b ePhoto CL20 User’s Guide[...]

Trademark s 2 Trademarks AGFA and the Agfa r hom bus are tradem ar ks of Agf a-Gevaer t AG. AGFAnet, AGFAnet Pr int Service, PhotoGenie, PhotoW ise and ePhoto CL20 are regis tered tradem ark s of Agfa-G evaert N.V. Adobe Acrobat is a tr adem ark of Adobe Systems Incorpor ated that may be registered in c ertain juris dictions. Compac tFlash is a tra[...]

Regulation Com plianc e 3 Regulation Compliance FCC Information Test FCC W arning: This equipm ent m eets the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Only the power pack and c able supplied with the cam era should be used. O peration with other power packs and cables is likely to result in interf erence to radio and [...]

Regulation Com plianc e 4 CE Declaration of conformity according to ISO/IES Guide 22 and EN 45014 This equipment c om plies with the requirem ents of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/ECC, 93/68/ECC standards: EN 60950: 1995/A3. This equipment c om plies with the requirem ents of the EMC Direct ive 89/336/ECC Standards: EN 50081-1-EN55022 class B EN [...]

W arranty 5 Warranty Agfa warrants this product to be f ree f rom defec ts of m aterial and work m anship f or one (1) year from the date of purchas e. During the warranty period, Agfa will repair or replace, at its option, the product at no char ge to the custom er. T he replac em ent unit may be a re-m anufac tured unit or a unit of equal or gr e[...]

Safety In formation 6 Safety Information ! To reduc e the risk of elec tric s hock , do not disass em ble the cam era. ! To reduc e the risk of f ire or elec tric shoc k, do not expose the cam er a to rain or m oistur e. Refer all servicing to qualif ied ser vice pers onnel. ! Only use the following batteries: AA Alkaline, AA Lithium or AA NiMh bat[...]

Care and Maintenance 7 Care and Maintenance ! Avoid leaving the cam era in the sun or in a very w arm location (beac h, car, and s o on) for prolonged periods. ! Do not wrap the cam era in cloth or plas tic while it is on (heat and m oistur e m ay be trapped and damage the c am era). ! Avoid using the cam era in ex ces sively cold (below 0°C/32°F[...]

Contents 8 Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Camer a .................................................................................... 11 Tak ing a Closer Look ..............................[...]

Contents 9 A ppendix A : Troubleshooting and Support ................................................................................. 32 Troubles hooting ........................................................................................................................ 32 Support ...............................................................[...]

Introduct ion 10 Introduction The Agf a ePhoto CL20 digital cam era c an handle still im ages as well as video im ages. T he following table gives you an overview of the possibilities of the cam era: Still images Video/Images ov er USB Using a CompactF lash™ Card (p.15) ! to store im ages on a Com pac tFlash memo r y ca rd ! to (re)form at y our [...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 11 Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Camera Taking a Closer Look 1 Shutter Button To rec ord an im age or to conf irm options of the Delete button. 2 Tim er Indic ator A blinking red light indic ates that the s elftim er is activated. 3 Built-in Flash To light dark s cenes. 4 Lens Focal range = 65 c m (25.6 in[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 12 1 USB Port ( ) To connec t your camera with a USB cable to your com puter. 2 Print Button To upload your images via the internet to an Internet Printing Ser vice. 3 Green Action Indic ator A steady green light indicates that the cam era is ready. The green action indicator blinks when the cam era star ts [...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 13 Pow er Sources Your ePhoto CL20 has two possible power sources : ! batteries ! USB power Batteries Inserting batteries Your ePhoto CL20 came ra com es with 2 AA Alk aline batteries. # Note: You can also use AA NiMH or AA Lithium batteries. 1 Unlock the battery compartm ent door. 2 Slide the door of the ba[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 14 Battery Status The Dis play alway s indicates the status of the batter y . Segments disappear as power is used. Full Nearly Empty A Empty icon indicates that the batter ies are em pty. Battery C are ! If you are not going to use y our cam era f or an extended period of tim e, rem ove the batteries to prev[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 15 Memory Options You can store captured im ages in two way s : ! In the Internal m em ory (1 MB capacity ) ! On an optional Com pactFlash m em or y card (ex ternal m em ory of 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, …MB capacity) Internal Memory Your ePhoto CL20 camer a com es with an internal m em ory of 1 MB. You can store 6[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 16 Camera Controls The REC/OFF A uto Return Sw it ch Switching On the Camera • Slide the REC/OFF auto retur n switch towards REC. W ait until the Green Ac tion Indicator s tops blink ing before r ecording an im age. Automatic Pow er Off Function The c amer a is equipped with an autom atic power off func ti[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 17 The Mode Button Activating Automatic Flash and/or Selftimer • Press the Mode button to c hange the com bined flas h and selftim er option. a : Resolution button b : Mode button c : Delete button W hen you activated the automatic f lash, the flas hlight will go off if the scene you want to record is too [...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 18 The Resolution Button Setting the Resolution Depending on the Image r esolution you can record 6 im ages in PhotoG enie resolution ( 1280 x 960), 10 im ages in XG A resolution ( 1024 x 768) and up to 30 s till im ages in Low resolution (512 x 384) . ! Note: According to the c om bination of PhotoGenie, Hi[...]

Chapter 1: Gett ing to Know Your Cam era 19 The Delete Button a : Resolution button b : Mode button c : Delete button Deleting the Last Image Taken 1 Press the Delet e button once to s elect the last im age to delete. 2 Press the Shutter button to delete the im age. 3 Confirm by pressing the shutter button onc e m ore. Deleting All Images at a Time[...]

Chapter 2: Recording a S till Im age 20 Chapter 2: Recording a Still Image # Note: Do not forget to ins ert batteries as described in Ins erting Batteries. 1 Slide the REC/OFF auto retur n switch towards REC. W ait until the Green Ac tion Indicator s tops blink ing. 2 Change the cam era settings . 3 Fram e the im age in the viewfinder. 4 Press the [...]

Chapter 3: Transf erring Im ages t o Your PC 21 Chapter 3: Transferring Images to Your PC Installing the Required Softw are 1 Insert the ePhoto CL20 CD in the CD-RO M drive. # Note: If the Installation does not start autom atic ally , double-click My computer , double- click the CD-ROM ic on and double-clic k Setup.ex e. 2 Select your language and [...]

Chapter 3: Transf erring Im ages t o Your PC 22 Connecting the Camera to Your PC 1 Open the USB com partm ent door. 2 Plug one end of the USB cable into your cam era’s USB por t. 3 Plug the other end of the USB c able into y our com puter’s USB port. The USB port on your PC is labeled with the USB icon as shown in the picture below. 4 Slide the[...]

Chapter 3: Transf erring Im ages t o Your PC 23 View ing and Sav ing Images on Your PC Using the A gfaCam Mounter 1 Connect your ePhoto CL20 to y our PC as descr ibed in Connecting the Cam era to Your PC . The Agf a Cam era window appears. # Note: After c losing the Agfa Cam er a window y ou can r e-open it by double-clicking My Computer , Agfa Cam[...]

Chapter 4: Organizi ng Im ages Using P hotoW i se 24 Chapter 4: Organizing Images Using PhotoWise W ith PhotoW ise you can download images f rom your CL20 Camera and or ganize them in rolls of film . 1 Open PhotoW ise by click ing Start > Progr ams > PhotoW ise. The PhotoW is e window appears. 2 Right-click the Cam era ic on and select “ Di[...]

Chapter 4: Organizi ng Im ages Using P hotoW i se 25 5 Select the chec k box “Create a new roll of film ” to place the im ages in a new roll of film . -or- Do not select the c heck box “Cr eate a new roll of f ilm ” to place the im ages in the ( highlighted) roll of f ilm that was selec ted before. 6 Click OK . 7 Click the Cam era icon. # N[...]

Chapter 4: Organizi ng Im ages Using P hotoW i se 26 # Note: For m ore inf orm ation, ref er to the PhotoW ise online help s ystem. You can acces s the online help system by pressing “F1” or by m oving y our curs or to the top of the window and choose “H elp Topics ” f rom the “Help m enu”.[...]

Chapter 5: Ordering P rints Over t he Internet Using AGFA net Print Servic e 27 Chapter 5: Ordering Prints Over the Internet Using AGFAnet Print Service After ins talling the CL20 soft ware from the ePhoto CL20 CD, you can easily upload y our im ages from your cam era to the internet f or printing. T here are two way s to upload your images to the [...]

Chapter 5: Ordering P rints Over t he Internet Using AGFA net Print Servic e 28 Ordering Prints Using the A gfaCam Mounter 1 Install the sof tware as desc ribed in Installing the Requir ed Software . 2 Connect the ePhoto CL20 with the USB cable to y our com puter as described in Connec ting the Camer a to Your PC . 3 Repeat the procedure des cribed[...]

Chapter 5: Ordering P rints Over t he Internet Using AGFA net Print Servic e 29 6 Click Configure Connec tion... to set up your connection. 7 Click Next to go through each s tep of the wizard. # Note: For m ore inf orm ation about the wizard, click the Help button. After c om pleting the wiz ard, the uploaded im ages will be printed and send to you[...]

Chapter 6: Usi ng the ePhot o CL20 for Video A pplicat ions 30 Chapter 6: Using the ePhoto CL20 for Video Applications Videoconferencing w ith MS NetMeeting Videoconferenci ng over the Internet To us e NetMeeting® 3.0 (or higher) over the internet you need a modem for inter net connection and Internet Explorer ® 4.01 (or higher) . Visit ht tp: //[...]

Chapter 6: Usi ng the ePhot o CL20 for Video A pplicat ions 31 Capturing Video Images w ith VideoImpression 1 Connect the ePhoto CL20 to your computer with the USB cable. 2 Switch on the cam era. 3 Choose Start/Program s /ArcSof t Video/VideoIm press ion to launch VideoIm press ion. 4 Click the New button to captur e video. 5 Select the Capture Vid[...]

Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing and Support 32 Appendix A: Troubleshooting and Support Troubleshooting The camera d oes not st art up " The c amer a is switched of f. Slide the REC/O FF auto return s witch towards REC. " The c am era is autom atically switched off because of one m inute of inac tivity . Slide the REC/OFF auto return switch t[...]

Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing and Support 33 2. Consult the Solution Finde r Database • Click the Solution Finder tab to consult the standard answers on var ious problem s/ques tions. ! Note: If you do not find the Solution Finder tab, y ou first have to r eturn to the Hom e and Of fice page. 3. Consult the S upport Documents Data base • Click t[...]

Appendix B: Cam era Specif icat ions 34 Appendix B: Camera Specifications Parameter Specif ications Image Res olutions 1280 x 960 pixel res olution (PhotoGenie); 1024 x 768 pixel resolution (X GA); 512 x 384 pixel res olution LCD Display Black and white status display Color 24-bit (m illions of color s) Memor y 1 MB internal m em ory Compac tFlash [...]