Epson PhotoPC L-500V manual

1 English ® User ’s Guide[...]

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3 English Contents Introduction Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Safety Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . 8 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chap t er 1 Getting Started Unpackin g Your L-500V. . . . [...]

4 Selecting the quali ty level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Number of photos t hat can be taken . . . . 29 Taking Phot os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Informati on on th e LCD monit or . . . . . . . 31 Capturing an Image in the Focus Frame . . . 33 Using the Optical a nd Digital Zoom . . . . . . 33 Controlling t he Flash . .[...]

5 English Chap t er 4 Using Direct Print Connecting Your Camera to the Printer . . . 5 5 Printi ng Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Available types of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Printing th e photo dis played on the LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Prin ting all t he p hoto s f[...]

6 Chapter 7 Maintenance a nd Troubleshooting Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Resetting your camera’s defa ults . . . . . . . 70 Cleaning your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Storing your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Problems a nd Soluti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Camera [...]

Introd uction 7 English Introduction Main Features The L-500 V enab les y ou to easily take, view and p rint photo s. The main feat ures ar e desc ribed bel ow: ❏ You can take s ophistic ated photo s with ease. The camera f eatures vari ous presets t hat simpli fy comp lex oper ations, enablin g you to ac hieve th e photog raphic results yo u des[...]

8 Introd uction Safety Instructio ns Read all of these instructions before using the L-500V, and keep this guide handy for later refere nce. Follo w all wa rning s and inst ructions m arked on the L-500V and the options . Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w Warni ng s must be f ollowed carefully to avoid bodily i njury. c Cautions must be observed to a[...]

Introd uction 9 English ❏ If this product emit s unusual noises , odors, o r smoke, c ancel the current oper ation and tur n it off immedi ately. Remov e the battery and di sconnect the AC ad apter from the produc t, then unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet. Conta ct our Customer Support. ❏ To preve nt fire or electr ic sho ck, do not c[...]

10 Introd uction w Warni ng : ❏ If battery acid gets into your eyes or on your skin, immediately rinse the affected area tho roughly with water and seek medical treatment. ❏ Do not modify, disas semble, or so lder the battery. ❏ Prevent the battery from co ming into conta ct with meta l objects that could short- circuit it, such as coins or k[...]

Introd uction 11 English ❏ Store the ba ttery in the battery c ase. Avoi d storing it where the temperature or humidity is ver y hig h. When Disposing of the batteries ❏ Be sure to securely cover th e all en ds of the battery w ith tape t o prevent co mbustion or expl osi on when dis posi ng of it. ❏ D o n o t d i s p o s e o f b a t t e r i [...]

12 Introd uction ❏ Do not inser t objects i nto any openin gs as they ma y touch dan gerous volta ge points or s hort out part s. ❏ Never d isassemb le or modif y this prod uct. ❏ Use on ly indoo rs, in a dry loc ation. ❏ Do not expos e to water or exce ss humidity. ❏ Use the type of power source indicated on the label , and always supply[...]

Introd uction 13 English ❏ Clea n on ly w ith a clea n, s oft d ry cl oth. ❏ Do not us e liqui d or aero sol cle aners. ❏ Keep out of re ach of ch ildr en. ❏ If you plan to use the camera and options in Germany, obse rve the following: To provid e adequa te short- circu it prote ction and ov er-curr ent pro tection for these pro ducts, the [...]

14 Introd uction ❏ If the liquid cry stal so lutio n cont ained in th e LCD m onit or on this pr oduc t leak s out and g ets onto your hands, wash them tho roughly with soap and water. I f it get s into your eyes, flush them immedi ately wi th water. I f dis comfort or visi on problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immedi ately. [...]

Getting Started 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Chap ter 1 Getting Started Unpacking Your L- 500V Make sure th at all of the items s hown below wer e include d in t he box with your L-500V. Camera body User’s Guide (thi s guide) Battery cha rger Power cable (For b atte ry cha rger) Softw are CD -ROM PC cable Lithi um io n batter y SD memory card[...]

16 Getting Started Camera Parts and Functions See “Butto ns, Lamp s and Mode Dial funct ions” on page 18 for d etails ab out the functi ons of buttons and indica tors. Front/top view Mode dial Microp hone Speaker Flash Lens barr ier Battery /memory card cover Auto photogr aphy mode Manual photography mode Cont inuo us phot og ra ph y mo de Movi[...]

Getting Started 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Bottom/rear view Back view Connecto r cove r Digital in terfa ce AC adapter co nnect or Tripod mount Print butt on P.I.F. but ton Zoom button Outdoor/Jo ystick u Flash/Joysti ck r OK button Delete/ Self- timer/ Joystick d Macro/ Joyst ick l LCD monitor MENU button Memor y access la mp[...]

18 Getting Started Buttons, Lamps and Mode Dial functions Name F un ct io n Mode dial Switch th e camera mode s by turn ing this dial. The modes can be switched while the ca mera is o n. Shutter bu tton Press the shutter bu tton to take a phot o. Front LED lam p The front LED lamp flash es during the follo wing functi ons: - While the c amera is tr[...]

Getting Started 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Using th e Batt ery an d Memo ry Ca rd This sect ion de scribes h ow to ins tall a bat tery an d a mem ory card . Opening and closing the battery/memory card cover To open the battery/memory card cover, sl ide it and raise it. Del ete/ Se lf-t ime r/J oys tic k d Move the Joys tick d to select menu ite[...]

20 Getting Started To c lose t he bat tery/ memor y car d c over, low er it t hen slide i t c losed firmly . Installing the battery Insert the batter y into the c ompartment, a ligning the conta ct surfac e with that o n the ins ide of the battery/ memory ca rd cover. open clos e Install ing the Li- ion batt ery[...]

Getting Started 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English w Warning: Do not carry loose batteries i n your pockets. About the battery life As the battery expends power, the icon on the LCD mo nitor w ill ch ange from to . Whe n lig hts , th e pow er is lo w and you can n o l ong er ta ke p hoto s. Whe n th is hap pe ns t he camera au tomatica lly shuts d own.[...]

22 Getting Started 2. Place the batter y into th e battery cha rger. 3. Take the battery ou t when the charge lamp li ghts up green. Afte r charging the b attery, unplug the battery c harger’s plug f rom the outl et. Note: ❏ The charging time for the battery may differ depending on the tempera ture or the battery’s remaining charge. ❏ Dur i[...]

Getting Started 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Installing/removing the memory card This c ame ra requ ires the u se of a com me rcially -av ailab le me mor y card to take and st ore p hotos. The follo wing typ es of memo ry card s are avai lable: ❏ SD memo ry ca rd (1 GB or sma ller) ❏ Multimedi a card ( MMC V 2.1 or later, made by H itachi or [...]

24 Getting Started Removing the memory card 1. Push the memory ca rd to rele ase the lock. The memo ry card pops out. 2. Pull o ut the memo ry car d. Note: You can protect the data in the memory card by sl iding the notch on the side of the memory card. Ho wever, you cannot store photos or format a write protected memory card.[...]

Getting Started 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Turning On/Off Your Camera Press the POW ER button to turn on the power. Th e lens cover op ens and th e lens extends. To turn off the power, press the POWER butto n again. Th e lens retracts and the lens co ver clos es. Note : The lens does not e xtend when you turn on the power if the camera is alrea[...]

26 Getting Started Setting the date and time After you sele ct the l anguage, th e Date/Time screen is di splayed. Set the dat e and tim e. Note: ❏ You can change the settings later fro m the Setup Menu. For details, see “Making Additional Settings” on page 44. ❏ You can also se lect the t ime fo rmat fro m 24 hr. or 12 hr. . 24 hr. is set [...]

Taki ng P hotos 27 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Chap ter 2 Taking Photos Before T aking Photos Camera range When takin g photos, you must stand more than 50 cm (19.6 in ches) away from the object. In t he macro mod e, you can take phot os fr om a pprox imat ely 5 cm ( 2 i nches) to 5 0 cm (19. 6 in ches) away from the ob ject. About the photography [...]

28 Taki ng Ph otos Selecting the resolution Selec ting a r esolut ion e nable s you to contr ol t he i mage q ual ity o f you r ph otos . Th e hig her t he resolution, the bett er the image qu ality, but t he larger t he data si ze of each image. Note: ❏ Select a higher resolution i f you want sharp, detailed images. ❏ Select a lower resol utio[...]

Taki ng P hotos 29 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English 1. Turn the Mode dial to or , then press the MENU button to display the Photography Menu. 2. Se lect Qualit y by mo ving the jo ystick u or d , then press the OK button. 3. Select th e desire d quality se ttings b y moving th e joysti ck u or d , then press the OK button . Number of photos that can be [...]

30 Taki ng Ph otos Note: The total number of photos varies according to the resolutio n, quality, amount of me mory left on the memory card and th e shooting conditions. Taking Photos You can compo se and take photos while viewing t he subject on the LCD monitor. 1. Tur n the Mod e dial to or . 2. Center the su bject in the middle of the focus fram[...]

Taki ng P hotos 31 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Information on the LCD monitor You can c onfirm t he status o f the ca mera setti ngs by the i cons d isplayed on th e LCD moni tor. The informa tion disp layed on the LCD mon itor will vary depend ing the mode the camera is in (e.g., Manu al Photo graphy mode, Au to Photogr aphy mode) and also on wh e[...]

32 Taki ng Ph otos Focus frame Place the s ubject wit hin the focus frame w hen taking p hotos. When press ing the shu tter butto n halfway, the focu s frame turn s green. If the f ocus c annot be lock ed, the focus frame turn s red. Release the shutter button and pr ess it ag ain. Battery life (Full), ( Half), ( Empty) Zoom bar The zoom indic ator[...]

Taki ng P hotos 33 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Capturing an Ima ge in the Focus Frame The auto matic f ocus wo rks only if t he subjec t is in th e focus fra me wh en the sh utter bu tton is firs t pressed h alfway down . Positio n the camer a so tha t the LCD monitor frames the d esired composition. When the focus l ocks on the subject, th e focus[...]

34 Taki ng Ph otos Optical zoom When using tel ephoto zoom, press the T button. When using wide- angle zoom, press the W button. Digital zoom To activa te digita l zoom, first pres s the T button t o maxi mize the op tical zoom and r elease it, then press it agai n. To re turn to opti cal zoom mode, pr ess the W button. Note: ❏ You ca n enable th[...]

Taki ng P hotos 35 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Flash rang e Note : For informatio n about ISO sensitivity, see “Setting Light Sensitivity” on page 41. Auto red- eye reduct ion Use thi s settin g when pho tographin g people with a flas h at night or indoors . The flash w ill go off on ce and will go off again when the photo i s taken. This will [...]

36 Taki ng Ph otos Using the Self Timer 1. Tur n the Mod e dial to , or . 2. Move the joys tick d ( Self-tim er). The self time r is dis playe d on th e LC D monit or. 3. Cent er the image a nd press t he shut ter button fully . The co unt do wn star ts and either 2 o r 10 seconds l ater the shutter r eleases a utomati cally. Y ou can s witch t he [...]

Taki ng P hotos 37 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English 2. Press the shutter button halfway to s et the focus, th en press i t fully. Wh ile the shutt er button remain s fully p res sed, ph otos will be take n cont inuou sly. Note: ❏ You can change the camera settings freely the same as in the manual photography mode. ❏ If Quick View is on, the camera w[...]

38 Taki ng Ph otos Selecting t he Scene M ode Five scene mo des are pre- programmed in t he camera. When using a scene mode, t he camera i s automatical ly configured to the best image capture sett ings for the situation. Note: ❏ When any scene mode is set, selecting macro mode shif ts the camera settings to normal mode. If you cancel the macro m[...]

Taki ng P hotos 39 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Landscape mode This m ode is bes t for br oad lands capes. When you selec t this m ode, th e camera a utomatical ly deactiva tes the fl ash so t he image of the landsc ape can b e captured more clearl y. However, you can acti vate the fla sh by changi ng the flash mode s ettin g. In low light the s hut[...]

40 Taki ng Ph otos Setting White Balance The white balanc e function adj usts the camera fo r different kinds of lighting. I t makes white look the same co lor in any situa tion. The c ame ra has two w hite balan ce mo des : auto mat ic and m anu al. Automatic white balance In this mode the camera automatica lly senses the l ight so urce and correc[...]

Taki ng P hotos 41 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English Setting Light Sensitivity You can chang e the light sensit ivity for a sp ecific purp ose a ny time manu ally or let th e ca mera selec t it autom ati cally. The camer a’s defa ult sett ing i s Auto. This is the be st setting for most pictur e taking. Set th e light sensi tivity manuall y when you ex[...]

42 Taki ng Ph otos 4. Select the adjustment value by mo ving the j oystick u or d , then press the OK bu tto n. Note: The exposure adjustment range is from - 2.0 EV to + 2.0 EV during programmed shooting. There are 9 steps of 0.5 EV each. You can confirm the setting on the LCD monitor. Resetting the File Numbers Picture fil es are auto matica lly n[...]

Taki ng P hotos 43 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English 4. Sele ct the desir ed Reso lution (im age size) by m oving the joystick u or d , then press the OK button. 5. Select th e Qualit y option, then move the jo ystick r . 6. Select th e desired q uality by moving the joystick u or d , t hen press the OK button. 7. Press the shutter butt on fully to s tar[...]

44 Taki ng Ph otos Recording sound memo When the quick pho to review se tting is set t o Sound Memo ON , you c an record a sound memo while th e photo is displayed o n the LCD monitor . You can re cord so und mem os up to 3 0 seconds long . 1. W hile the photo is disp layed on the LC D mon itor , press th e OK button to start recording. 2. When you[...]

Taki ng P hotos 45 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 English 4. Change the setting value by moving the joystick u or d , then press the OK button. The setti ng is change d. Note: Pressing the MENU button applies the setting and returns the display to the previous screen. Available settings Setup Me nu 1 Setting item s Description Default Qk View/Sd M emo When th[...]

46 Taki ng Ph otos Setup Menu 2 Sound * You c an copy or delete sound data fo r these settin gs. When using sound data stored in the Sof tware CD-ROM, copy the dat a to the memory card via EPSON Photo!4. For det ails, see t he manual of EPS ON Ph oto! 4. Setting items Description Default Date/Time Set the date an d time. — File No. Reset Set whet[...]

View ing an d Ma nagin g Your Phot os 47 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 English Chap ter 3 Viewing and Managing Your Photos Viewing Pho tos You can c onfir m the photo s that you have ta ken on the LCD mon itor. 1. Turn the Mo de dial to . The l atest ph oto that i s taken is displa yed. Note: ❏ To view the next photo, mo ve the joystick r . Movin g a nd ho[...]

48 View ing an d Man agin g Your Ph ot os 2. Move the joystick r to rot ate the image 9 0 degrees to the ri ght, or move t he joystick l to rotate the image 90 degrees to the left. Then press the OK button. Viewing a slide show of your photos You can playb ack your photos o ne at a time. 1. Put the ca mera i n the playbac k mode. 2. Pre ss the MENU[...]

View ing an d Ma nagin g Your Phot os 49 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 English Setting quick photo review When t he q uick phot o rev iew s etti ng is on, t he p hoto i s di spla yed o n the LCD moni tor for about 3 seconds after you take it. T his function may be turned ON or OFF . The defa ult setti ng is OFF . Note : The quick photo re view is not availab[...]

50 View ing an d Man agin g Your Ph ot os Note: ❏ If you select the Basic Info setting, only items b, f, o and p will be displa yed. ❏ If you select the Of f setting, only it em o will be dis played. a. Shooting mod e i. Macro mode b. Sound memo j. Flas h c. Exp Co mp (Exposure) k. R esolution and Quali ty setting d. IS O Spee d (Sen sitivity) [...]

View ing an d Ma nagin g Your Phot os 51 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 English Saving Photos in DPOF DPOF is the abbrevi ation for Digi tal Pri nt Order Fo rmat. This format allows you to reco rd informa tion on th e me mory card, inclu ding whic h imag es an d the numb er o f copie s you want to print. 1. Turn the Mode dial to . 2. Press the MENU butt on, a[...]

52 View ing an d Man agin g Your Ph ot os Deleting a single photo 1. Tur n the Mod e dial to . 2. Pre ss the MENU button. The Playbac k Menu 1 is displa yed. 3. Sele ct Delete One by moving the joystic k u or d , then m ove the jo ystick r . 4. Select the photo to delete by moving the joystick l or r . 5. Sele ct OK by moving t he joysti ck u or d [...]

View ing an d Ma nagin g Your Phot os 53 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 English 3. Se lect Delet e Group by moving the joystick u or d , th en press the OK butto n. Note: You cannot select Delet e Grou p if there are no photos that are taken in continuous photography mode. 4. Confirm the images one by one by moving the jo ystick l or r . Eras e the icon on t [...]

54 View ing an d Man agin g Your Ph ot os Follo w the step s below . c Caution: Make sure the camera’s power is turned off before you begin. 1. Open the co nnector co ver car efully, a nd connect the PC c able fro m the camera to the co mputer. Note: Depending on the OS of your computer, yo u may have to install driver software. The driver softwa[...]

Using Direct P rint 55 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 English Chap ter 4 Using Direct Print Connecting Your Came ra to t he Printer You can pr int a selec ted imag e easily by co nnectin g the camer a’s digital i nterfac e connector to the printer’s USB con nector usin g the in cluded c able. The camera supports Epson USB di rect print compa tible prin te[...]

56 Using Direct Pr int Note: ❏ For details about pa per, see your p rinter’s manuals. ❏ In the print settings on the camera, you do not have to set the paper type. You can print on both paper types by setting the paper size. Printing the photo displayed on the LCD monitor 1. Connect the camera to the print er , then tur n the pri nter and cam[...]

Using Direct P rint 57 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 English 3. Se lect All Im ages by moving the joyst ick u or d , then press the OK button. 4. Make the pri nt settin gs if n ecessary, then pre ss the PRINT button. Printing starts. Note: ❏ See “Making P rint Setting s” on page 59 for deta ils about the print settings. ❏ Press the MENU button to can[...]

58 Using Direct Pr int Note: ❏ See “Making Print Settings” on page 59 for details about the print settings. ❏ Press the MENU button to cancel printing. Album printing You c an p rint sever al phot os o n one she et of pa per . 1. Connect the camera to the print er , then tur n the pri nter and camera o n. 2. Turn the Mode d ial to , then se[...]

Using Direct P rint 59 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 English ❏ Press the MENU button to cancel p rinting. ❏ You cannot print P.I.F. images or the date when you select Album Printing. ❏ If the paper size is A4 or letter, an image with the frame will be printed without the frame. Printing photos taken in P.I.F. mode Images that have b een taken in P.I.F.[...]

60 Using Direct Pr int 3. Select the item by moving the joystick u or d , th en press the OK button. Note: Pressing the MENU button cancels th e settings. Selecting paper size Specify the size of t he paper for your photo. You ca n select from 10x15cm/Prem.Glossy , 4x6in./Prem.Glossy, A4/Prem.Glossy, Letter/Prem. Glossy . Selecting print borders Sp[...]

Using PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.) 61 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 English Chap ter 5 Using PRINT Image Framer (P. I.F.) Taking Photos in P.I.F. Mod e PRINT Im age Fram er (P.I.F .) will lin k a fram e to your p icture as i t is recor ded. The v arious fram es can be selected from sto red fram es in the camera or memory card. You can then us e the d irect pr[...]

62 Using PRIN T Image Framer (P.I.F. ) Note: When you want to select a frame stored in the memory c ard, move the joystick r after pressing th e P.I.F. button. 3. Select the desired frame by moving th e joystick u or d , then press the OK button. 4. The selected fra me is dis played on the LC D monitor . You ca n now ta ke the photo graph. Changing[...]

Using PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.) 63 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 English Replac ing Frames St ored on a Memo ry C ard You ca n add or change the fram es loa ded o n a mem ory card. Frame s can be found o n the CD -ROM provide d with your came ra or on t he Epso n w eb site. Using the CD-ROM Note : ❏ You need a computer with a C D- ROM drive. ❏ You need[...]

64 Using PRIN T Image Framer (P.I.F. ) Deleting Frames You ca n delete frames st ored on a me mory car d. 1. Press the P.I. F. button, then sele ct a l ocation that stor es frames t o delete b y movi ng the joystick l or r . 2. Select a frame to del ete by mo ving the jo ystick u or d , then press th e MENU button. Note: To cancel the operation, pr[...]

Operating the Software 65 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English Chap ter 6 Operating th e Software Introduction You ca n man ipulate pho tos o n your computer . This camera comes w ith a So ftwar e CD-ROM that includes software that lets you wor k with your pho tos on a c omputer. The CD -ROM i ncl udes th e foll owing s oftw are and files. EPSO N Phot o!4 T[...]

66 Operating the Software PIF DESIGN ER Th i s so f t w a re e n a b le s y ou t o c re a t e o r i g in a l f ra m e s f o r y ou r p h o to s o r e d i t e x i s ti n g fr a m e s to s u it the way you want them to a ppear. USB stora ge driver (fo r Windows only) The USB driver for c onnectin g the camer a to Wind ows 98 and Windows M e operati n[...]

Operating the Software 67 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English Installing the Sof tware 1. Insert the softwar e CD-ROM into the CD -ROM drive. For Window s users: The EPSON Installer P rogram di alog box appe ars automat ically. Note: If th e EPSON Insta llat ion Pr ogra m dial og box do es not appe ar, cl ick th e CD-ROM icon, and then select Open from the[...]

68 Operating the Software Note: When the authentication dialog box for assigning administrator privileges ap pears, enter the user name and password, and then click OK . 2. Se lect th e softw are to install , then c lick Install . Note: The first time yo u install the software, you should insta ll all of it. Or to select which software to install, [...]

Operating the Software 69 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English Finding More Info rmat ion To lear n more a bout the software include d on t he softwar e CD-ROM, se e the each online U ser’s Guides. Start the software and access the online User’s Guide, and then follow the steps below. Note : You can access the online guides using the Start menu in Windo[...]

70 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g Chapter 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance To keep your camera operating at it s best, you should cl ean it thoroughl y several times a year. Befor e you perfo rm any mainte nance on the cam era, be sure to rea d the “Safe ty Inst ructio ns” on page 8. Then fo llow these guid elines. Resetting y[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 71 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English Camer a exterior Wi p e th e o u ts id e of t h e c a m e ra w i t h a so f t d ry c l o th . I f i t i s v e r y d ir t y us e a cl o t h da m p e n ed w i t h a natural de tergent. Wi pe again wi th soft dry cl oth. Lens and the LCD monitor To clean th e lens, blow off any lo ose dust[...]

72 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g Problems and Solutions Camera problems The ca mera has no po wer Cause Wha t to do Is the batt ery insta lled correct ly? Check if the ba ttery is i nstalled correctly. See “Install ing the battery” on pa ge 20 for de tails . Is the Mode d ial tur ned full y? Turn the Mode di al f ully to th e mode you wan[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 73 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English Is the battery/ memory card cov er o pen ? If the battery/ memory card cover is open, the camera will be unable to w rite im age data to the mem ory card. If you are shooting a m ovie, sh ooting will be suspend ed. Close the batter y/me mory c ard co ver. The c amera does not re act w h[...]

74 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g The cam era takes too lon g to take a photo Cause Wha t to do Did you press the shutter button completely w ith one push? Usua lly y ou sho uld press the sh utt er butt on h alfw ay an d hold it to set the f ocus, t hen press th e rest of the w ay to ta ke a photo. Wh en pr es sing the s hut ter butt on f ully[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 75 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English The LCD monitor d isplays verti cal lines Cause W hat t o do Did you point the camera toward a stron g brigh t light? When you take photos, any ve ry bright light m ay affect the sensor and caus e the lines to appe ar on the moni tor. They w ill not a ppear in the re corde d imag e itse[...]

76 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g Image problems Images a re out of focus Cause Wha t to do Did you operate the auto-fo cus c orrectl y? Place the subject in the cen ter of the fo cus area and press th e shutter button halfway. See “Releasi ng the Shutter ” on page 26 for deta ils. Is the c amera in t he right distanc e mode se tting? See [...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 77 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English Printing problems Is th e l ight se nsit ivity set to too low or high? Adju st the li ght se nsit ivity sett ing pr operl y. See “Se tti ng Ligh t Sens itivity ” on p age 41 fo r detai ls. Part of t he im age is m issing Cause W hat t o do Was your finger covering the lens? Do not a[...]

78 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g A horizontal or vertical red line app ears on the imag e The color in the image does not look righ t The images do not look as good as they used to Cause Wha t to do Is the proper paper loaded in the printer? Make sure that t he proper paper is loaded in yo ur printer. The wrong date and/or time is displayed o[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 79 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English List of Er ror Mes sage s Erro r mess age Des cripti on This memor y card i s write-prot ected. The memory card is loc ked. Release the write- protect. Memory car d error. Check the memory card. Unspecif ied memory card pr oblem. See “ Insta lling/r emovin g the memory card” on p ag[...]

80 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g No images. There a re no i mages re corded in the me mory. In sert a memory card with i mag es. This image can not be displayed. The image file exist s but can’t be displa yed. Imag es taken wi th another camera or stored on the computer m ay not display on y our camera. This file cannot be d eleted because [...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 81 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English Contacting C ustomer Support If your Epso n pr oduct is not opera ting p roperl y an d you can not s olve the p roblem usin g the troub lesho oting inform ation in your pr odu ct docum ent ation, contac t custom er supp ort se rvices for assista nce. If c ustome r support for your are a[...]

82 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g ❏ Your computer operating system name and versi on ❏ Name s and ve rsions of the so ftwar e applic ation s you norm ally use wi th you r product For users in the Un ited Kingdom and the Republic of I reland For users in the M iddle East URL http: //www. eps on.co .uk Telep hone (UK) 08701 637 76 6 (The Rep[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 83 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English For us ers in Sc andinav ia For user s in Sout h Afri ca For users in France Supp ort Tech nique EPSON Fran ce, 0 892 899 999 (0, 34 E/minu te) Ouvert du lu ndi au samedi de 9h00 à 20h0 0 sans int errupti on http://www.epson.fr/support /selfhelp/french.htm pour accéder à l' AIDE[...]

84 Mainte nance and Troubl eshoo tin g For users in Germany EPSON Servi ce Cente r c/o Exel Hü nxe GmbH Werner-Heisenberg-Str ase 2 46569 H ünxe For users in I taly EPSON I talia S.p. a. Via M. Viga nò de Viz zi, 93/95 20092 C inisello Bal samo (MI ) Tel. 02. 660.321 Fax. 02.612. 36.22 Assist enza e Ser vizio Clie nti TECHNICA L HELPDESK 02.268.[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 85 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English For users in Spain For users in Portugal URL http:// www.epson.es E-mail s oporte@epson.e s Teleph one 902 40 41 42 Fax 93 582 15 16 URL http:// www.epson.pt E-mail ap oio_ clien tes@eps on.pt Teleph one 707 222 000 Fax 21 303 54 90[...]

86 Appendix Appendix A Appendix Standar ds and Ap provals Camera Europea n model : EN 550 22 Class B EN 550 24 CNS134 38 Class B VCCI Class B[...]

Appendix 87 A A A A A A A A A A English Battery charger Specifications U.S. model (A341B): UL1310 CSA C22.2 No.22 3 FCC Par t 15B Clas s B Europea n model (A341H): Low Volta ge Direc tive 73/ 23/EEC EMC Direc tive 89/ 336/EEC EN 60950 EN 55022 Cl ass B EN 55024 EN 61000-3- 2 EN 61000-3- 3 Effective pix els: 5.00 mega pixe ls Image reco rding capa c[...]

88 Appendix Lens: Foca l leng th: f=5 .6 to 16 .8 mm ( equival ent to a 34 to 102 mm l ens on a 35 mm camera) F value: F2.8 (WIDE) to 4.9 (TELE) Aperture: Wide angl e: F2.8/F4.8, Teleph oto: F4. 9/F8.4 Opti cal zoo m: C olla psible m ount 3 × zoom Digi tal zo om: 4 × zoom (Maxi mum 12 × total zoom when used with the optic al zoom) Focus mod e: A[...]

Appendix 89 A A A A A A A A A A English Photogra phy m ode : Nor mal/ portra it/lan dsca pe/nig ht v iew/n ight portra it/m acro LCD monitor : 2.5-inch low temp erature polysi licon TFT c olor LCD moni tor Interface: USB interf ace (High Speed/Full Speed Mass Storage Class) Power s ourc es: Lithiu m ion ( Li-i on) battery (one ba ttery is i ncluded[...]

90 Appendix Battery charger Battery Model no.: A341 B (U.S., Canada) A341H (Ot hers) Input v oltage: A341B : 100 - 120 VAC , 50/60 H z A341H : 100 - 240 VAC, 50/ 60 Hz Charging metho d: C onstant voltage, constant current Charging display: Charging: Red LED lit Completed: Gr een LED lit Model no.: EU- 94 Type of batt ery: Lithium io n rechargeabl e[...]

Appendix 91 A A A A A A A A A A English About Optional Accessories AC adapter (EU-37) Using the AC adapter Note : Read the documentation that is provided with the AC adapter be fore using it. Model: EU-3 7 Input: AC 100 - 240 V Output: DC 3.4 V, 2.5 A Power co nsumpti on: 14 W[...]

92 Appendix 1. I f your AC adapt er ha s a sep arate AC po wer ca ble , conn ect th e ca ble co nnec tor fir mly into th e AC inle t. 2. O pen the con nector cover on th e side of the camer a and plug the adapte r cable in to the DC port o n th e cam era. 3. Plug the AC adapt er into an el ectrical ou tlet.[...]

Glossary 93 English Glossary The fol lowing defin ition s apply spe cifi cally to the L -500V . application A software program that hel ps you carry ou t a particular task, such as wo rd processin g, image edit ing, or f inancia l pl annin g. brightn ess The light ness or dar kness of an image . defau lt A value or settin g that takes effect when t[...]

94 Glossary exposure The amount of light that passes through the lens to form a n image. image Data repr esenting a t wo-dime nsional scene. A digita l image composed of pix els arr anged in a rectangular array wit h a cert ain hei ght and wi dth. Eac h pixel may cons ist of o ne or mor e bits o f information, representing the brightnes s of the im[...]

Glossary 95 English nozzles Fine tubes in the print head through which ink is sprayed onto the pa ge. Print quality may decline if th e print head nozzl es are cl ogged. pixel Short f or picture element. Ea ch imag e is compose d of a n umber of pi xels. Pixe ls are al so counted in u nits of do ts. port An inter face cha nnel through w hich dat a [...]

96 Glossary utilities Softw ar e that a llows you to moni tor an d mai nta in your prin ter . Toget her, u tilit ies and the print er driver ar e referred to as “print er softwar e.” zoom To sh ow a sm aller area of an im age at a higher magnif ication (zoom in) or a lar ger are a at a lower magnificati on (z oom out). Digital z oom is the el e[...]

Index 97 English Index A Additi onal sett ings, 45 Albu m pr int ing , 58 Aut o photog ra phy mode, 27 Avail able memory ca rd, 23 Available types of pa per, 55 B Batt ery char gi ng, 21 lamp, 22 li-ion ba ttery, 21 Batt ery li fe, 21 Buttons , 18 Butt ons, Lam ps an d Mod e Dial func tions, 1 8 C Camera parts, 16 Camera range, 27 Changing print se[...]

98 Index repl aci ng, 63 I Infor mati on on LCD monitor , 31 Init ial setti ngs, 2 5 Insta llin g battery, 19, 20 memor y car d, 19, 23 soft war e, 67 L Lamps, 1 8 Landsc ape mode, 39 Ligh t s ens itivit y, 4 1 M Macro mode, 3 7 Managing photos deleting, 51 rotating, 47 transferri ng to a compu ter , 53 viewing, 47 Manu al p hotog ra phy mode, 27 M[...]

Index 99 English Q Quality, 2 8 Quick phot o review , 49 QuickTime, 6 5 R Relea sing th e shu tter , 26 Removing t he memory card, 24 Resetti ng file num bers, 42 your camera’s de faults, 70 Resolutio n, 28 Rotati ng photos, 47 S Scene mode, 38 Select ing la ngu age , 2 5 Select ing the qu ality le vel, 28 Select ing the reso lution , 28 Self tim[...]

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