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Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Camera

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The Mode Button

Activating Automatic Flash and/or Selftimer

 Press 

the 

Mode button

 to change the combined flash and selftimer option.

a

: Resolution button

b

: Mode button

c

: Delete button

When you activated the automatic flash, the flashlight will go off if the scene you want to record
is too dark. In this case the flash will charge before you can press the Shutter button.

On the display you see the icons of the option you set:

Icon

Option

Automatic Flash

    

Automatic Flash + Selftimer

Flash

    

Flash + Selftimer

No Flash

    

No Flash + Selftimer

#

 

Note: The flash and selftimer settings are not stored when you switch off the camera.

Summary of Contents for ePhoto CL20

Page 1: ...ab ePhoto CL20 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ompactFlash is a trademark of the SanDisk corporation Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer and NetMeeting are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and in other countries VideoImpression is a trademark of ArcSoft Inc Other products or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Copyright July 2000 Agfa Gevaert N V All ri...

Page 3: ...vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause har...

Page 4: ... 45014 This equipment complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 ECC 93 68 ECC standards EN 60950 1995 A3 This equipment complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 ECC Standards EN 50081 1 EN55022 class B EN 50082 1 EN61000 4 2 EN61000 4 3 EN61000 4 4 ...

Page 5: ...ys period Agfa guaranties free support via the telephone This support is not valid for third party software If a unit is replaced during the warranty period the original warranty shall remain in effect until the end of the one 1 year period or shall be 30 days whichever is longer This warranty is transferable with new owner notification to Agfa This warranty shall not apply if the customer Abuses ...

Page 6: ...educe the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the camera to rain or moisture Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Only use the following batteries AA Alkaline AA Lithium or AA NiMh batteries Do not use batteries that show signs of leakage corrosion or swelling or that are excessively warm ...

Page 7: ...d to a warm location allow the camera to reach room temperature before you use it If condensation develops inside the camera stop using it immediately Leave the camera at room temperature for a few hours to allow the condensation to evaporate To clean the camera lens or LCD blow away any surface dust or dirt Then breathe on the surface to form a mist and gently wipe it with a soft lint free cloth ...

Page 8: ... 20 Chapter 3 Transferring Images to Your PC 21 Installing the Required Software 21 Connecting the Camera to Your PC 22 Viewing and Saving Images on Your PC Using the AgfaCam Mounter 23 Chapter 4 Organizing Images Using PhotoWise 24 Chapter 5 Ordering Prints Over the Internet Using AGFAnet Print Service 27 Ordering Prints Using the Print Button 27 Ordering Prints Using the AgfaCam Mounter 28 Chapt...

Page 9: ...Contents 9 Appendix A Troubleshooting and Support 32 Troubleshooting 32 Support 32 Appendix B Camera Specifications 34 ...

Page 10: ...mera memory at PhotoGenie resolution 1280 x 960 up to 6 images in the internal 1 MB camera memory with built in flash and self timer functionality Videoconferencing p 30 USB powered no batteries needed using the USB interface at 300KB s on your PC this requires Windows 98 2000 videoconferencing software using Microsoft NetMeeting or other videoconferencing software that supports standard video for...

Page 11: ...tter Button To record an image or to confirm options of the Delete button 2 Timer Indicator A blinking red light indicates that the selftimer is activated 3 Built in Flash To light dark scenes 4 Lens Focal range 65 cm 25 6 inch to infinity 5 CompactFlash Slot To insert an optional CompactFlash memory card ...

Page 12: ... or when the flash is charging 4 Viewfinder To frame images 5 OFF REC Auto Return Switch To switch the camera on or off 6 Display To see the settings 7 Battery Compartment To insert 2 AA Alkaline AA Lithium or AA NiMh batteries 8 Tripod Mount To mount the camera on a tripod or cradle 9 Delete Button To delete the last recorded image press once or to delete all images double press or to format the ...

Page 13: ...mes with 2 AA Alkaline batteries Note You can also use AA NiMH or AA Lithium batteries 1 Unlock the battery compartment door 2 Slide the door of the battery compartment in the direction of the arrow 3 Insert 2 AA appropriate batteries Make sure the pole marks on the batteries and correspond to those in the battery compartment 4 Slide the battery compartment door back into place ...

Page 14: ... only size AA Alkaline NiMH with a minimum capacity of 1200 mAh or Lithium batteries Do not use batteries that show signs of leakage corrosion or swelling Do not use batteries that are excessively warm If necessary clean battery contacts with a dry cloth before installation Always replace all batteries with two identical new or fully charged ones Dispose used batteries in a manner that complies wi...

Page 15: ...onal CompactFlash memory card 1 Open the door of the memory card compartment 2 To insert a card Insert the CompactFlash card and push it all the way into the slot Note The memory card is shaped so that it can only be inserted into the slot in the correct way Do not force the card To remove a card Pull the CompactFlash card out of the slot 3 Close the memory card compartment door Note With a Compac...

Page 16: ...te the camera Slide the REC OFF auto return switch towards REC Switching Off the Camera Slide the REC OFF auto return switch to shut down the camera You hear a beep the Green Action Indicator and display are dimmed The Status Display The display shows the camera settings you selected by means of icons Example of display information The display gives you information on the number of images that sti...

Page 17: ...hen you activated the automatic flash the flashlight will go off if the scene you want to record is too dark In this case the flash will charge before you can press the Shutter button On the display you see the icons of the option you set Icon Option Automatic Flash Automatic Flash Selftimer Flash Flash Selftimer No Flash No Flash Selftimer Note The flash and selftimer settings are not stored when...

Page 18: ...e camera s memory or on the CompactFlash card the capacity varies To change the Image resolution Press the Resolution button a Resolution button b Mode button c Delete button On the display you see the icons of the option you set Icon Option Low Resolution 512 x 384 Low image resolution standard compression capacity 30 images in the internal memory High Resolution 1024 x 768 High image resolution ...

Page 19: ...er button once more Deleting All Images at a Time Once your camera s or CompactFlash card memory is full you have to delete images in order to record new images If you want to store the images you have to download them to the PC first 1 Press the Delete button twice to select all images to delete 2 Press the Shutter button to delete the images 3 Confirm by pressing the shutter button once more Not...

Page 20: ...ternal memory The moment the action indicator stops blinking you can record another image Note The camera shuts down after one minute when no button is pressed Tips to Record Images The number on the display indicates the number of images that still can be recorded While recording an image hold still your camera until you hear a beep To obtain sharp images do not record images closer than 65 cm 25...

Page 21: ...your package or visit http www AGFAnet com Agfa PhotoWise To organize your images in albums and make slideshows VideoImpression To capture video clips over the USB cable NetMeeting To video conference over the USB cable Note The installer in the NetMeeting folder will also install or update Internet Explorer if necessary Caution After installing NetMeeting you have to restart your computer Adobe A...

Page 22: ...tment door 2 Plug one end of the USB cable into your camera s USB port 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into your computer s USB port The USB port on your PC is labeled with the USB icon as shown in the picture below 4 Slide the REC OFF auto return switch towards REC The AgfaCam Mounter appears ...

Page 23: ...nnecting the Camera to Your PC The Agfa Camera window appears Note After closing the Agfa Camera window you can re open it by double clicking My Computer Agfa Camera 2 From the View menu select Explorer Bar Folders The Explorer bar appears 3 Select the thumbnails you want to transfer to your PC 4 Drag them to the desired folder or application in the Explorer Bar ...

Page 24: ...0 Camera and organize them in rolls of film 1 Open PhotoWise by clicking Start Programs PhotoWise The PhotoWise window appears 2 Right click the Camera icon and select Digital Camera Input Setting The Select Source window appears 3 Select the ePhoto CL20 driver if needed 4 Enter the path or use the Browse button where the images will be stored ...

Page 25: ... film that was selected before 6 Click OK 7 Click the Camera icon Note Make sure the camera is connected to your computer via the USB cable The ePhoto CL20 window appears 8 Select all the images or select the desired images you which to transfer to your hard disk 9 Click the button The images will be saved to the hard disk and will be shown in the PhotoWise thumbnail view placed under the chosen r...

Page 26: ...sing PhotoWise 26 Note For more information refer to the PhotoWise online help system You can access the online help system by pressing F1 or by moving your cursor to the top of the window and choose Help Topics from the Help menu ...

Page 27: ...1 Install the software as described in Installing the Required Software Note In order to use the Print button make sure to install the AGFAnet client software 2 Connect the ePhoto CL20 with the USB cable to your computer as described in Connecting the Camera to Your PC The AgfaCam Mounter appears 3 Press the Print button on your camera 4 The AGFAnet Print application starts 5 Click Configure Conne...

Page 28: ...oftware 2 Connect the ePhoto CL20 with the USB cable to your computer as described in Connecting the Camera to Your PC 3 Repeat the procedure described in Viewing and Saving Images on Your PC Using the AgfaCam Mounter 4 Select the thumbnails you want to transfer to AGFAnet Prints 5 Drag the desired images onto the AGFAnet Print application icon The AGFAnet Print application starts ...

Page 29: ...ervice 29 6 Click Configure Connection to set up your connection 7 Click Next to go through each step of the wizard Note For more information about the wizard click the Help button After completing the wizard the uploaded images will be printed and send to your home ...

Page 30: ... to your computer with the USB cable 2 Switch on the camera 3 Connect to the internet 4 Choose Start Programs Accessories Communications NetMeeting to launch MS NetMeeting 5 Select Option from the Tools menu 6 Specify the ILS Server address in the Directory Settings box 7 Select the Directory option in the Call menu 8 Choose someone to videoconference with 9 Activate the video receive function by ...

Page 31: ...button camera icon 6 Select ePhoto CL20 video capture 2000 in the Driver list if needed 7 Click the Format button The Format window appears 8 Set the desired output size resolution 9 Click OK The VideoImpression window reappears 10 Click the Record button 11 Press the ESC key on your keyboard to stop 12 Click the Save button floppy icon to save your video on your computer Note Depending on your ha...

Page 32: ...setting Support For more information and support on your Agfa ePhoto CL20 Visit our website at http support agfa com homeOffice The most effective way to find an answer to your problem is to execute the successive steps described below 1 Create an Agfa e Service Account You need to create an Agfa e Service account to benefit from personalized online technical support access to customized self help...

Page 33: ...5 Contact the Nearest Service Office Select the Service Offices tab to find the hotline number of your nearest Agfa Service Office 6 Personalized Online Support If you do not find an answer to your problem question in the Solution Finder or in the Support Documents Database click Agfa Online Support Home to open Personalized Online Support Describe your problem as accurate as possible For more inf...

Page 34: ...xel resolution LCD Display Black and white status display Color 24 bit millions of colors Memory 1 MB internal memory CompactFlash slot Type 1 Lens Focal range 65 cm 25 6 inch infinity White Balance Auto Automatic Built in Flash Automatic Off On Selftimer On Off Shutter Speed 1 10 sec to 1 2000 sec auto Weight 120 g 4 23 oz without batteries Dimensions 95 H x 65 W x 35 mm 3 7 H x 2 55 W x 1 37 ...

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