Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M2848G/A Apple
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Ap p l e QuickT ak e 1 5 0 User ’s Guide for Macintosh.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement.
iii C ommunic ations re gu l ati on i nformati on v i P re f ace Ho w t o U se Y o u r Man ua ls i x 1 Ge tt i ng Sta r t ed Wi t h the Q u i ckT a k e 1 50 C a mera 1 Do y ou ha v e w hat y ou n eed?.
U sing t h e contro ls 1 4 Fl ash sett i n gs 1 4 Imag e quality sett ing s 1 5 Imag es c aptured and imag es a v ailable 1 6 B attery le v el 1 6 T imer 1 7 W aking the c amera 1 8 U sing t h e cam e.
4 Ma i n te na nce a nd T ro u b les h oo t i ng 43 Caring f or y our c amera and c loseup lens 43 So l v ing prob lems 44 A ppen d i x A Spec i f ica t i on s 49 A ppen d i x B Ba tt e r y In f o rm .
C om m u nic ati o n s r e gul a tio n infor m ati o n Radio and television interference The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with Apple’s instructions—it may cause interference with radio and television reception.
FCC statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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W ith y our Qui c kT ake 1 50 c amera, y ou recei v ed PhotoFl ash, a pro gram that lets y ou use y our Mac i nt osh to manipul ate , modify , and pl ace the ima ge s y ou c apture with the c amera.
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Th e Qui ckT ak e 1 5 0 is an ea s y-t o-use di gital c amera that pr oduces hi gh- quality ima ge s y ou can qui c kly trans fer t o y our Macint osh computer . W ith the Qui c kT ak e 1 50 y ou can c apture ima g e s , a nd with y our Macint osh you c an manipul ate and modify those ima ge s to s uit y our pur poses .
D o y o u ha v e wh at y ou need? Be f ore y ou b egin, un pack t he Quic kT ake 1 50 pac ka ge . Be s ure y ou ha v e four Qui c kT ak e di s ks , as w ell as t h e oth er items sho wn here: Sy stem .
Y o ur ca mera a t a g la nce This illustrat ion sho ws t h e front and ba c k o f the c amera. Shutter release Serial port and power adapter port (behind the cover) Sliding lens cover (opene.
This illustrat ion sho ws t h e c loseup lens and the bott om o f the c amera. Closeup lens Adjustable neck strap Tripod mounting hole Neck strap attachment points Bottom view Closeup lens Flash di.
I ns ta l l i ng t he Qu i ckT a k e so ftw ar e Be f ore y ou use y our Quic kT ake c amera with y our Mac i ntosh, y ou need to install the n ece s sary so ft w are on y our Mac i ntosh . Y ou ’ll n eed the f our Qui c kT ak e di s ks t hat c ame with y our c amera.
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Insta l l i ng th e batterie s Be f ore y ou b egin us i n g y our c amera, y ou need to install its batterie s . U se the three lit hium batterie s that c ame with y our c amera. 1 Flip open the door to the battery compartment. 2 Insert the batteries into the camera.
W ha t if y ou u pg rade y ou r Ma c i nt o s h s y s t em so ftw a re? If y ou deci de t o replace or up grade your M acintosh s y stem so f tw are af ter y ou ’ ve installed the Qui c kT ak e so ft w are , y ou ma y not b e able t o connect t o the c amera.
Bec ause t h e Qui ckT ak e 1 5 0 c amera is small and li ght a nd runs on batterie s , y ou can c apture ima ge s with it an yw h ere . In t hi s c h apter m T ur ning on the c amera m Capturing ima .
T u rn i ng o n the ca mera T o tur n the c amera on, s lide open the lens co ver . When the cam era is on, t h e contro l pa nel disp la y app ears . If the c amera does not tur n on, check t o make s ure y ou ’ ve installed the batterie s cor rect l y (see “Installi n g the B atterie s ” i n Chapter 1) .
Cap tu ri ng ima ges Look strai ght thr ou gh the v iewf i nder a nd tak e time t o frame the s ub ject y ou w a nt t o photo graph. Hol d the cam era stead y , and pres s the shutter release . Bec ause t h e c amera del a ys brie fl y b ef ore capturing t h e ima ge , b e sure t o hol d it still unt il y ou hear the shutter c lic k.
U s i n g t he c lo seu p le ns W ith the c loseup lens attac h ed, ob jects fr om 1 0 t o 1 4 i nc hes a w a y will b e proper l y f o cused. The sp ec i al v ie wfinder adju sts the fiel d of v ie w so t hat the ob ject appears just as it will in the ima ge .
J udg i ng t he d i s ta nce f ro m y o ur s ub ject w i th t he c l ose u p le ns Y ou c a n u se the rang e finder triang les that are s uperimposed on the c loseup lens t o e st imate y our distance from the ob ject y ou w ant to phot ograph . 1 Find some object or part of the object you are photographing to use as a guide.
U s i ng t he con tr o ls When the cam era is on, t h e contro l pa nel disp la y app ears . F la sh se tt i n g s Th ere are three pos s ib le sett ing s for t h e fl ash. E ach ti me y ou pres s the fl ash butt on, y ou cy c le from one setting t o the nex t.
I mag e qu a l it y sett i n gs Th ere are t w o poss ible sett i n g s for ima g e quality . Eac h time y ou pres s the ima ge quality butt on, y ou s witch fr om on e sett ing t o the other . m S ta ndard-qu ality imag es are 6 4 0 x 480 pix els . Y ou c an capture up t o 3 2 standard-quality ima g e s .
I mag es cap t u red a nd i ma ges a v a i la b l e Th e number i n the center o f the contro l pa nel sho ws ho w ma ny ima ge s y ou ’ ve c aptured. Th e smaller numb er nex t t o the imag e quality ic on show s ho w many ima g e s y ou can c apture at the cur rent imag e quality bef ore the c amera is fu ll.
Ti m er Th e t imer gi v es y ou 1 0 seconds bef ore the c amera c apture s an imag e . 1 Press the timer button. 2 Press the shutter and prepare for the image. On the t op front o f the cam era, a red i ndic at or li ght gl o w s steadil y for 8 seconds , th en it blin ks rap idl y f or another 2 seconds .
W ak i ng t he ca mera T o conserv e battery po w er , the cam era g o e s to s leep after 60 seconds o f inacti v ity (or after 5 minutes o f i nacti v ity w h en connected t o y our Mac i ntosh) . T o w ake it , y ou can pres s and release t h e shutter , or c lose and reop en the s lidi ng lens c ov er .
U s i ng t he came ra w i th a p o w er a da pt er T o conserv e battery po w er , y ou c a n u se a po wer adapter and plu g the c amera i nto an a v ailab le po wer out let. Use onl y the Quic kT ak e A C A dapter (par t numb er M28 5 1LL/A) or the Mac intosh P ow erBook A C Adapter (part number M4 662LL/A) with the Qui ckT ake 1 50 .
T ra v el i n g w i th t he came ra Th e Qui ckT ak e T ra v el Ca se (par t numb er M2848G/A) is a v ailab le at A pple-aut horized resellers . T h e tra v el c ase inc ludes a leat h er c amera grip and a protect i v e carryi n g c ase .
U s i ng t he ba tte r y bo o st er pa ck w i th t he ca mera Th e Qui ckT ak e B attery B ooster P ac k (par t numb er M265 5G/A) is a v ailab le at A pple-aut horized resellers .
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23 When y ou finish c apturing ima ge s (or when the c amera i s full) , y ou c a n connect t h e c amera t o y our Mac intosh c omputer a nd trans f er the ima ge s to the computer .
Co n nect i ng t he ca mera t o y o u r Mac i n t o s h U se the serial c able that c ame wit h y our c amera. IMPORTANT It is rec ommended that y ou use t h e A C A dapter or the Qui ckT ake B attery B ooster P ac k when ev er your Qu ic kT ake c amera i s connected t o the computer .
3 Plug the other end of the cable into the serial port on the camera. 4 Turn on the camera (open the lens cover). When the cam era is c onn ected and tur n ed on, a n a nimated rectan gle appears on the contr ol pan el disp la y . The edge of the rectangle moves.
U s i ng Q u ic kT ak e Im age A ccess t o wo rk w i th y o u r ca me ra a nd i mag es Qui c kT ak e Imag e A cce ss i s a contro l pa n el t hat allo ws y ou t o p erf or m the f oll o wi ng ta s ks:.
4 In the box that appears, click Connect To Camera. Th e c amera ic on app ears on y our des kt op . Y ou c a n al s o use t h e c ontro l pa nel t o rename the c amera, set t he cam era ’ s c lock , contro l the cam era ’ s sleep t ime , and erase the ima ge s on the cam era.
L oo ki ng a t i ma ges i n the ca mera Y ou c a n see w hat the imag es in y our c amera look like b y connectin g the c amera to y our Macint osh and v ie wing them on the computer screen .
T ran sf e r r i n g i ma ges t o y ou r Mac i nt o s h w i t h Q u i ckT ak e I mag e Access Be f ore y ou can trans f er imag es fr om the c amera, it must be connected t o your Mac i ntosh . F or i nstructi ons, see “C onnectin g the Camera t o Y our Mac i nt osh, ” ear lier i n thi s chapter .
Na m i ng t he ca mera It is a g ood idea t o name y our c amera if more t ha n one Quic kT ake c amera will be used with y our Mac i nt osh. Th e cam era ’ s name is a ss o c i ated with t h e name s of the ima ge s it has c aptured to help y ou ident ify them.
Co n tr o l l i ng t he ca me ra ’ s sl eep t i me T o conserv e battery po w er , the Quic kT ake c amera is set t o shut itself o f f after 5 minutes w hen connected t o your M acintosh .
Se tt i n g t he c lo c k i n t he ca mera Th e c amera ’ s i nter nal cl o ck k eeps track o f the date a nd t ime y ou c apture each ima ge . T his inf ormation i s usefu l, and i n some c i rcumstances important, s o tak e tim e now t o set the c loc k.
U s i ng P h o t oF la sh t o wo rk w it h y ou r came ra a n d i ma ges Phot oFl ash i s a pro gram that all ow s y ou to perf or m the f ollo wing ta s ks: m transf er ima ge s from t h e c amera t .
3 Choose QuickTake Scripts from the Script menu, then choose Get All Images. Th e phot os are stored on y our computer ’ s hard dis k i n a fo lder c alled Camera Pic ture s insi de the Phot oFlash f or Quic kT ak e fo lder .
IMPORTANT When Camera W atc h er i s finished c op yi n g all o f the ima ge s to the hard di s k, it erase s all the imag es in y our cam era. Th e c omputer beeps to indic ate that all ima ge s ha v e b een transf er red t o y our Mac i ntosh and erased fr om the c amera.
36 Chapter 3 6 In the box that appears, change any settings to suit the image you’re capturing. Th e se sett ing s remai n in ef fec t until y ou shut of f the cam era or it goes t o s leep . For detail s about the diff erent setting s , see “U s ing the C ontrol s ” i n Chapter 2 .
O pen i ng a nd ed i t i ng i ma ges o n the Ma ci n t os h Once y ou ha v e tra nsf er red y our imag es fr om the Qui c kT ak e c amera t o y our Mac i ntosh, y ou c an use the Phot oFla sh pro gram to open and edit your ima ge s .
A d j ust i ng a n i ma ge cap t ur ed un der f l uo resce nt l i g h t Fluore scent li ghting c ause s all photo graphs, e ven t hose taken b y reg ul ar c ameras , t o tak e on a green tint. Y ou c a n use Phot oFl ash t o cor rect ima ge s c aptured under fluorescent li ght.
S ha r i ng i mag es o v er a ne tw or k Y ou c a nnot gi v e other users on a netw ork acce ss pri v ile ge s t o the Quic kT ak e c amera ic on on y our des kt op .
E ra s i ng i ma ges f ro m the ca mera After y ou tra ns fer y our ima ge s to y our Mac i nt osh, you shou ld erase t hem from t he cam era to mak e room f or n ew ima ge s . If the c amera is c onnected t o your M acintosh, t h ere ’ s another w a y to era se ima ge s .
W ha t’ s ne xt? No w that y ou ’ v e captured ima ge s a nd tra nsf er red them to y our computer , y ou ’ll w ant to start workin g with t h em .
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This c hapter o f fers s u g g e sti ons to help y ou c are for y our cam era and s ol ve pr oblems . In t hi s c h apter m Maintenance tips m Prob lem-s ol v i ng t ips Ca ri ng f o r y o ur ca mera .
m T o c lea n the c amera lens and cl oseup lens , it is recomm ended that y ou purc hase a c amera lens c leani ng kit from y our loc al photo graphic s uppl y st ore . Wh en c lea ning , don ’ t pres s hard, or y ou ma y scratch the lens . Ne v er wipe a dry lens .
m Th e c amera ’ s memory ma y ha ve no r oom for another ima ge . T ra nsf er the ima ge s from the c amera t o y our Mac i ntosh, t hen erase the ima ge s . (See “Eras i n g Imag es Fr om the Camera ” in Chapter 3 . ) m Th e c amera ma y b e connected t o y our Mac intosh .
Flash fails to go off m Mak e sure t h e fl ash is turn ed on . (See “Fl ash Sett i ng s ” in Chapter 2 . ) m Th e b atterie s ma y b e lo w or dead. R eplace t h e batteries . m Th e b atterie s ma y not b e i nstalled correct l y . (See “Installi ng t he Batterie s ” in Chapter 1 .
m Th e c amera ma y b e pointed di rect l y at a bri ght light. T ry a dif ferent an gle . m Th e li ght sensors (abo v e a nd belo w the v ie wfinder lens) ma y be di r ty . Use a s o ft , dry c lot h t o clean them . (T o loc ate the light sens ors , see “ Y our Cam era at a G l ance ” i n Chapter 1 .
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49 Physical m Depth 6 . 1 i n. (1 5 5 mm) m W idth 5 . 3 i n. (1 3 5 mm) m Hei ght 2 . 2 i n . (5 5 mm) m W ei ght 1 lb . (0 .5 kg) Technical m T yp e C CD St ill Frame C amera m Imag e size 6 40 x 48.
Camera m Lens fie ld of v ie w 8 mm (equi v alent to 5 0-mm lens on a 3 5-mm film c amera) m ISO equi v alent to appr o ximate l y ISO 8 5 m F o cus ran ge 4 f eet t o i nfinity m F o cus ran ge with c loseup lens 1 0- 1 4 i nches m A per ture ƒ2 .
51 Th e Qui ckT ak e c amera come s with three lit hium batterie s . In pl ace o f the lithium b atteries , the c amera c an also u se NiC ad batteries . T his appendix contains impor ta nt inf ormation about t h e b atteries y ou can use in the Qui c kT ak e c amera.
W a y s t o i m pr o v e ba tte r y per f o rma nce Here are s ome t ips that ma y h elp y ou get the most fr om y our batterie s . m F or lon g e st battery lif e , use lit hium batterie s . m When y ou repl ace used b atterie s , repl ace all the old one s with ne w on e s .
Y ou c a n u se the Qui c kT ak e 1 50 c amera with a c omputer r unni ng W i ndow s s o ft w are , but y ou ’ll need a sp ec i al c able and the W indow s v ersi on of the Qui c kT ak e s o ft w are . Y ou can purc ha se the Qui c kT ak e 1 5 0 C onn ecti on Kit for W i ndow s with e v erything y ou n eed.
m U se the PICT Qu ic kT ake f ile f or mat (*.QTK) if you w ant to c op y imag es that ha v e not b een open ed i n Phot oFlash direct l y from y our cam era t o a DO S-formatted flopp y dis k. PI CT Quic kT ake i s the file f or mat in whic h y our cam era store s imag e file s .
9 Click OK. Th e f i rst PC Exc ha ng e dial o g bo x reapp ears, and the QTK f ile type has been as s i gn ed to the selec ted applic ati on as a PI CT file type . No w y ou c a n op en and v iew t h e files in any M ac intosh pr o gram that reads PI CT .
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A AC Adapter 19, 24, 28 preventing sleep during use of 31 accessories 50 Adjust for Fluorescent Lighting command (PhotoFlash) 38 alkaline batteries 51 aperture 50 Apple Remote Access, moving images wi.
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