
13-8
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Solving Picture Problems
If you’re not satisfied with some of the pictures you get from
the PhotoPC 800, you may need to adjust some of the
camera settings. Read the suggestions below.
Your pictures display poor image quality on the screen or
when you print them out.
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PhotoPC 800 captures images in 24-bit color
(16.7 million colors). Your pictures will not display
maximum image quality if your monitor or computer’s
video controller doesn’t support this color depth. You
may need to upgrade your system to achieve the best
possible image quality.
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If your pictures look better on the screen than when you
print them out, you may need to upgrade your printer.
An EPSON Stylus ink jet printer, for example, provides
excellent image quality.
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If you used drag and drop to insert your pictures, they
may appear grainy. Try importing them into your
documents instead.
When you preview images on your computer, they look
distorted.
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If you are using an STB
®
Velocity 128 video card and
have a screen resolution of 800
×
600 or 640
×
480, you
may notice this phenomenon. Slowing down the
acceleration on your video card may solve this problem:
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, click
Control Panel
,
then double-click
System Properties
. On the
Performance tab, click the
Graphics
button. Select a
slower acceleration and click
OK
. See your Windows
documentation or help system for more information.
The colors in your picture don’t look right.
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When you take pictures under certain artificial lighting
conditions, the colors may be slightly distorted. You can
use your Image Expert software to adjust the colors, as
described on page 9-3.
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Summary of Contents for PhotoPC 800
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Page 2: ...A B User s Guide Altair book Page i Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 18: ...10 Introduction Altair book Page 10 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 44: ...2 10 Taking Pictures Altair book Page 10 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 102: ...5 20 Playing Back Photos Altair book Page 20 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 118: ...6 16 Getting Photos Into Your Computer Altair book Page 16 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 152: ...9 10 Editing Images Altair book Page 10 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 202: ...13 12 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Altair book Page 12 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...
Page 214: ...B 6 Specifications Altair book Page 6 Thursday July 1 1999 3 33 PM ...