Epson L500V - PhotoPC Digital Camera Bedienungsanleitung

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User’s Guide

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this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.

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by Seiko Epson Corporation.

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference

that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson Approved Products by

Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Contents

Introduction

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . 8

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Unpacking Your L-500V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Camera Parts and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front/top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Bottom/rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Buttons, Lamps and Mode Dial

functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Battery and Memory Card. . . . . . 19

Opening and closing the battery/

memory card cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Installing/removing the memory card. . . 23

Turning On/Off Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making the Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Releasing the Shutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Chapter 2 Taking Photos

Before Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Camera range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 About the photography modes . . . . . . . . . 27

Selecting the resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting the quality level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Number of photos that can be taken . . . . 29

Taking Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Information on the LCD monitor. . . . . . . 31

Capturing an Image in the Focus Frame . . . 33

Using the Optical and Digital Zoom . . . . . . 33

Controlling the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Self Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Taking Photos Continuously. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Macro Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Selecting the Scene Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Normal mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Landscape mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Night View mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Night Portrait mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Automatic white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Manual white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting Light Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Resetting the File Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Recording Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Making Additional Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

How to change the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Available settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3 Viewing and Managing Your Photos

Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Rotating Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Viewing a slide show of your photos . . . 48

Playing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting quick photo review . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Viewing Photo Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Saving Photos in DPOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Deleting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Deleting a single photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Deleting all photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Deleting a group of images . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Formatting the memory card. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Transferring Photos to Your Computer . . . . 53

Working with photos on a computer . . . . 54

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Chapter 4 Using Direct Print

Connecting Your Camera to the Printer . . . 55

Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Available types of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Printing the photo displayed on the LCD

monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Printing all the photos from a memory

card installed in the camera . . . . . . . . . . 56

Printing selected photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Album printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Printing photos taken in P.I.F. mode . . . . 59

Making Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Changing print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Selecting paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Selecting print borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Printing the date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Printing at high speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Chapter 5 Using PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.)

Taking Photos in P.I.F. Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Changing or Removing the Frames . . . . . . . 62

Replacing Frames Stored on a Memory

Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Downloading from the web . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Deleting Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 6 Operating the Software

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Starting EPSON Photo!4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Finding More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Resetting your camera’s defaults . . . . . . . 70

Cleaning your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Storing your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Camera problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Image problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

List of Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Appendix A Appendix

Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Battery charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Battery charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

About Optional Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

AC adapter (EU-37). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Glossary

Index

Introduction 7

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Introduction

Main Features

The L-500V enables you to easily take, view and print photos. The main features are described

below:

❏You can take sophisticated photos with ease.The camera features various presets that simplify

complex operations, enabling you to achieve the photographic results you desire.

❏The large 2.5-inch high-resolution LCD enables you to display photos, and facilitates camera

control.

❏You can take high-resolution 5-megapixel photos.

❏You can connect the L-500V directlyto an Epson USB direct printcompatibleprinter and print

high quality photos without using a computer.

❏You can use the PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.) function. You can select various frames stored

in the L-500V and add them to your photos.

❏You can catch those special moments everytime. The L-500V can continuously take three

photos per second with an optional high-speed memory card.

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Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions before using the L-500V, and keep this guide handy for later

reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the L-500V and the options.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

wWarnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

cCautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your product.

When using the L-500V

❏Do not expose the L-500V to severe impact, doing so may cause malfunctions especially while

the camera is operating.

❏Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this product.

❏Do not insert objects into the slots or openings on this product.

❏Do not touch the components inside this product unless instructed to do so in the user

documentation. Never force this product’s components into place. Although this product is

designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it.

❏Never spill liquid onto this product.

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❏If this product emits unusual noises, odors, or smoke, cancel the current operation and turn

it off immediately. Remove the battery and disconnect the AC adapter from the product, then

unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet. Contact our Customer Support.

❏To prevent fire or electric shock, do not cover this product with a blanket or other covering

that may give off a static electric shock.

❏To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this product or its options to rain or moisture.

❏To prevent fire or explosion, do not use this product where flammable or volatile gas is stored.

❏Do not use this product outdoors during a thunderstorm.

❏Do not use this product after moving it between extreme temperatures, which may cause

condensation to form on electronic parts.

❏Use only the specified AC adapter (model: EU-37) for this product.

❏Use only the specified battery (model: EU-94) for this product.

❏When connecting this product to a computer or other device with a cable, ensure the correct

orientation of the connectors. Each connector has only one correct orientation. Inserting a

connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable.

Lithium ion battery Handling Instruction

Follow the precautions below when using the battery as mishandling it may cause injury.

10 Introduction

wWarning:

❏If battery acid gets into your eyes or on your skin, immediately rinse the affected area thoroughly

with water and seek medical treatment.

❏Do not modify, disassemble, or solder the battery.

❏Prevent the battery from coming into contact with metal objects that could short-circuit it, such

as coins or keys.

❏Do not expose the battery to heat, fire, or water.

❏Do not use the battery on devices except the L-500V (model: G931A).

❏Do not charge the battery on devices except the specified battery charger (model: A341B or

A341H).

❏Do not drop, puncture, or impact the battery.

❏If overheating, discoloration, distortion, a strange smell or any other abnormal situations occur,

remove the battery from the product and do not use it.

❏Keep batteries out of the reach of children.

❏If the charging has not finished after the regular charging time, stop charging.

❏Do not place the battery into a high-pressured container or a microwave.

❏Do not insert the battery into power outlets or other power sources such as cigarette lighters.

When using the battery

❏Charge the battery before using. The battery is not fully charged when you purchase it.

❏Consult your product manual for information on how to charge and use the battery.

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