Apple QuickTake 150 User’s Guide for Windows
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Contents Communications regulation information vi 1 Getting Started With the QuickTake 150 Camera Do you have what you need? System requirements 2 2 Your camera at a glance Installing the batteries 3 5 Installing the QuickTake software What’s next? 6 7 2 Using the Camera to Capture Images Turning on the camera Capturing images 11 Using the closeup lens Using the controls 11 12 14 14 Image quality settings 15 Images captured and images available Battery level Timer 9 10 Focal range and
Waking the camera 18 Using the camera with a power adapter Traveling with the camera 19 20 Using the battery booster pack with the camera 3 Using the Camera With Your Computer Connecting the camera to your computer Looking at the images in the camera 21 22 24 Transferring images to your computer Opening images on your computer 25 26 Opening an image in the image window Opening a slide table 26 27 Working with your images Editing slide names 28 29 Getting information about a slide 29 Openi
Naming the camera 38 Setting the clock in the camera 38 Capturing images from the computer Erasing images from the camera 39 40 4 QuickTake Software Menu Commands The File menu 42 The Edit menu 44 The Image menu 45 The Camera menu 47 The Window menu 48 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Caring for your camera and closeup lens Solving problems Appendix A Specifications 49 49 50 55 Appendix B Battery Information 57 Appendix C Using the Camera With a Macintosh Index 41 59 61 Contents
Communications regulation information 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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules.
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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules.
1 Getting Started With the QuickTake 150 Camera The QuickTake 150 is an easy-to-use digital camera that produces highquality images you can quickly transfer to your computer. With the QuickTake 150 you can capture images, and with your computer you can manipulate and modify those images to suit your purposes. The QuickTake 150 is a valuable tool for graphic artists, publishing professionals, and anyone who wants to use images to communicate. IMPORTANT Save this manual.
Do you have what you need? Before you begin, unpack the QuickTake 150 package. Be sure you have the items shown here: Closeup lens QuickTake 150 camera QuickTake software Serial cable Neck strap Batteries System requirements To use the QuickTake 150 camera with your computer, you need m an IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer with an 80386 or later processor m Windows versions 3.1, 3.1.1 for WorkGroups, or Windows NT 3.5 m MS-DOS version 3.3 or a later version m 2 MB of available RAM m a 3.
Your camera at a glance This illustration shows the front and back of the camera.
This illustration shows the closeup lens and the bottom of the camera.
Installing the batteries Use the three lithium batteries that came with your camera. WARNING Installing the batteries incorrectly may cause an explosion. Follow the instructions in this manual to replace the batteries. Use only three lithium batteries or three NiCad (nickel-cadmium) batteries. Do not mix different types of batteries in the camera. Mixing batteries may cause a fire or a small explosion. 1 Flip open the door to the battery compartment. 2 Insert the batteries into the camera.
Installing the QuickTake software Before you can transfer images from your camera to your computer, you need to install the necessary software on your computer. You’ll need the QuickTake disk that came with your camera. The disk contains m the Setup program that installs everything you need m QuickTake, a program that transfers images from the camera to your computer m other files needed by the QuickTake 150 camera 6 Chapter 1 1 Turn on your personal computer.
6 In the QuickTake Setup dialog box, click Install to begin installing QuickTake for Windows. If there is an older version of QuickTake on your computer that you would like to replace, click Set Location. Provide the path to where the old version is installed, then click the Install button. The old files will be overwritten with the new version of QuickTake. (If you do not set a different location, the QuickTake files are placed in a directory called QTAKE in the root directory.
2 Using the Camera to Capture Images Because the QuickTake 150 camera is small and light and runs on batteries, you can capture images with it anywhere.
Turning on the camera To turn the camera on, slide open the lens cover. Lens cover Be careful not to touch the camera lens. When the camera is on, the control panel display appears. If the camera does not turn on, check to make sure you’ve installed the batteries correctly (see “Installing the Batteries” in Chapter1).
Capturing images Look straight through the viewfinder and take time to frame the subject you want to photograph. Hold the camera steady, and press the shutter release. Because the camera delays briefly before capturing the image, be sure to hold it still until you hear the shutter click. When the camera is ready for the next image (in a few seconds), a green light glows in the viewfinder. The images can remain in the camera’s memory up to 1 year (or until you erase them). Press the shutter release.
Using the closeup lens With the closeup lens attached, objects from 10 to 14 inches away will be properly focused. The special viewfinder adjusts the field of view so that the image appears just as it will in the photograph. (With other closeup lenses, the viewfinder images are offset.) The flash is balanced to avoid uneven lighting of the subject you’re photographing. Insert the tab and rotate the lens downward until it snaps into place. Press here to snap into place.
Judging the distance from your subject with the closeup lens You can use the range finder triangles that are superimposed on the closeup lens to estimate your distance from the object you want to photograph. 1 Find some object or part of the object you are photographing to use as a guide. The object must be approximately 3 3/8 inches (9 cm) long or wide, about the width of a credit card. You can also use the distance between two objects as a guide.
Using the controls When the camera is on, the control panel display appears. Flash button Control panel display Image quality button A Erase All button (explained in Chapter 3) Timer button Flash settings There are three possible settings for the flash. Each time you press the flash button, you cycle from one setting to the next. To let the camera’s light sensor determine when to flash, press the button until you see this icon. For a flash with every image, press the button until you see this icon.
Image quality settings There are two possible settings for image quality. Each time you press the image quality button, you switch from one setting to the other. For standard quality, press the button until you see this icon. A For high quality, press the button until you see this icon. A m Standard-quality images are 640 x 480 pixels. You can capture up to 32 standard-quality images.
Images captured and images available The number in the center of the control panel shows how many images you’ve captured. The smaller number next to the quality icon shows how many images you can capture before the camera is full. Images taken A Images you can take at the selected image quality A This number changes when you change the image quality. The camera automatically switches to standard quality when there isn’t enough memory for a high-quality image.
Timer The timer gives you 10 seconds before the camera captures an image. 1 Press the timer button. A When the timer is on, the timer icon blinks. 2 Press the shutter and prepare for the image. On the top front of the camera, a red indicator light glows steadily for 8 seconds, then it blinks rapidly for another 2 seconds. When time is up, the camera captures the image.
Waking the camera To conserve battery power, the camera goes to sleep after 60 seconds of inactivity (or after 5 minutes of inactivity when connected to your computer). To wake it, you can press and release the shutter, or close and reopen the sliding lens cover. If the camera is connected to your computer, you must close and reopen the lens cover to wake it. Pressing the shutter won’t work. To wake the camera, press and release the shutter. Or close and reopen the lens cover.
Using the camera with a power adapter To conserve battery power, you can use a power adapter and plug the camera into an available power outlet. Use only the QuickTake AC Adapter (part number M2851LL/A) or the Macintosh PowerBook AC Adapter (part number M4662LL/A) with the QuickTake 150. It’s a good idea to use the power adapter for power while the camera is connected to your computer. (Note: The power adapter does not recharge batteries in the camera.
Traveling with the camera The QuickTake Travel Case (part number M2848G/A) is available at Appleauthorized resellers. The travel case includes a leather camera grip and a protective carrying case. QuickTake Travel Case Using the battery booster pack with the camera The QuickTake Battery Booster Pack (part number M2655G/A) is available at Apple-authorized resellers. The booster pack extends the life of your batteries, letting you capture thousands of images before replacing the batteries.
3 Using the Camera With Your Computer When you finish capturing images (or when the camera is full), you can connect the camera to your computer and transfer the images to the computer.
Connecting the camera to your computer Use only the serial cable that came with your camera. 1 Turn off the camera (shut the lens cover). 2 Plug one end of the serial cable into any functional serial port that’s available on your computer. When you choose a port for the camera, you must verify that the port is working. Several factors can interfere with the functioning of a serial port. For example, you may have installed a modem card that disables one of your serial ports.
3 Plug the other end of the cable into the serial port on the camera. Press the cover in and slide it open. 4 Serial port Turn on the camera (open the lens cover). When the camera is connected and turned on, an animated rectangle appears on the camera’s control panel display. The edge of the rectangle moves. IMPORTANT It is recommended that you use the AC Adapter or the QuickTake Battery Booster Pack whenever your QuickTake camera is connected to the computer.
Looking at the images in the camera While the images are in the camera, you can see what they look like and work with them. (To move them to your computer before you work with them, see the next section, “Transferring Images to Your Computer.”) Note: When you work with images on your camera, battery power can be quickly drained. To conserve battery life, we recommend you use the QuickTake Battery Booster Pack or connect the camera to an electrical outlet using the AC Adapter.
Transferring images to your computer Before you can transfer images from the camera, it must be connected to your computer. For instructions, see “Connecting the Camera to Your Computer,” earlier in this chapter. IMPORTANT To conserve battery life while transferring images, it is recommended that you use the QuickTake Battery Booster Pack or connect the camera to an electrical outlet using the AC Adapter. Battery power can be quickly drained when transferring images.
Opening images on your computer Once the images are on your computer, you can use the QuickTake software to look at them, make some changes, and save the images in a variety of formats and bit depths. (See “Working With Your Images,” later in this chapter.) Opening an image in the image window 1 On your computer, double-click the QuickTake icon to run the application. 2 Choose Open from the File menu. 3 In the dialog box that appears, click the image you want to see and click OK.
Opening a slide table 1 On your computer, double-click the QuickTake icon to run the application. 2 Choose Open Slide Table from the File menu. 3 In the dialog box that appears, select the directory containing the images you want to see. The images contained in a directory open as one slide table. 4 To open the slide table, click the OK button. The images appear in a slide table window. A slide like this represents an image with no preview.
Working with your images You can use the QuickTake software to look at images you’ve captured and transferred to your computer, make some changes, and save the images in a variety of formats and image bit depths. To conserve battery life, it is recommended that you use the QuickTake Battery Booster Pack or connect the camera to an electrical outlet using the AC Adapter whenever you connect it to your computer.
With slides or a full-size image you can m change the image’s orientation by rotating it from vertical to horizontal (and vice versa) m save the images you like, using the Save or Save As command m adjust the image for the effects of fluorescent lighting m adjust the brightness of the image On the next few pages you’ll find instructions for doing the tasks listed here. Editing slide names You can give your slides names that mean something to you.
Opening an image from the slide table To see an image from the slide table in full size, double-click the slide. Double-click the slide to see it full size.
Zoom views in the image window To see the image in the image window enlarged, actual size, or reduced, choose View from the Image menu, then choose an item from the submenu. m To double the size of the image, choose Zoom In. m To shrink the image to half its current size, choose Zoom Out. m To see all the pixels available in an image, choose Show All Pixels. Changing the printed size of an image To change the size of a printed image, choose Resize from the Image menu.
Cropping an image 1 Drag the pointer to include just the part of the image you want in the selection rectangle. Inside the rectangle is the part of the image you keep. If you don’t get it right the first time, click outside the selection rectangle (or press Ctrl-Z) to cancel the selection. Then try again. 2 Choose Crop from the Image menu. The cropped image appears.
Changing the bit depth of an image You may want to change the image bit depth of an image you take. For example, if the image uses millions of colors, but you plan to print it on a grayscale printer, you can change the image bit depth to 256 shades of gray. Changing image bit depth and compression scheme can reduce the amount of disk space required to store an image, but the changes may affect image quality. To change the image bit depth, choose Change Image Depth from the Image menu.
Copying an image to another application You can copy QuickTake images and paste them into documents in other applications. (You cannot paste them into other QuickTake images.) 1 Drag the pointer to include in the selection rectangle the part of the image you want to copy. To copy the entire image, choose Select All from the Edit menu. 2 Choose Copy from the Edit menu. 3 Position the pointer in the target document and choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Saving an image If you want to preserve changes you make, you have to save the modified image. The Save and Save As commands in the QuickTake software behave like the same commands in other computer application programs. In addition, the QuickTake software provides features that allow you to choose a specific file format (such as TIFF or BMP) and bit depth. 1 To save the image in the active image window, choose Save As from the File menu. 2 In the dialog box that appears, type a name for the image.
4 Choose the image depth you want. The image depth you choose depends on the printer to which you plan to send the image or the monitor on which you plan to display it. Most of the choices are self-explanatory. Here’s some additional information: m 256 System Colors uses the default colors for a 256-color monitor. m 256 Custom Colors adjusts the 256 colors to the scene or subject, showing an image at its best. However, this setting may cause other color images on your desktop to look strange.
Printing your images You can use the QuickTake application to print the images you capture, and you can print them while they are on the camera or after you transfer them to your computer. Printing a slide table 1 Open the slide table you want to print. 2 Choose Print from the File menu. 3 In the dialog box that appears, choose the highest resolution available for your printer. 4 Choose other settings you want. 5 When the options are set the way you want them, click OK.
Naming the camera It is a good idea to name your camera if more than one QuickTake camera will be used with your computer. The camera’s name is associated with the names of the images it has captured to help you identify them. Also, when you look at the images while they’re on the camera, its name appears as the title of the slide table window. The camera must be connected to your computer. For instructions, see “Connecting the Camera to Your Computer,” earlier in this chapter.
4 To set the camera to match your computer, click OK in the dialog box that appears. Whenever you want to check the accuracy of the camera’s clock, choose Set Camera Date & Time from the Camera menu. IMPORTANT If the batteries in your QuickTake camera go dead or you remove them and don’t replace them immediately, the camera’s clock stops. To guarantee that the clock in the camera matches the clock on your computer, you must connect the camera to the computer and repeat the procedure described here.
Erasing images from the camera After you transfer your images to your computer, you should erase them from the camera to make room for new images. To erase all the images in the camera, lightly press the Erase All button. (Use any small, pointed object.) As the images are erased, the Trash icon in the control panel display blinks. In a few seconds, the display shows 0 (zero) images captured. If the camera is connected to your computer, there’s another way to erase images.
4 QuickTake Software Menu Commands This chapter explains what happens when you choose any of the commands from the QuickTake software menus.
The File menu Before you open an image or a slide table, the only commands you see in the File menu are Open, Open Slide Table, and Exit. After you open images or a slide table, more commands become available in the menu. Open Brings up a box that you can use to locate and open your images. When you open a selected image, it appears by itself in an image window. Open Slide Table Brings up a box that you can use to open slides of all the images in a directory you select.
Save As Saves an image the first time you open it and want to save it. Also it lets you save it with a different name, or in a different directory, or on a different disk, or in a different file format, or with a different image depth. m The file format you choose depends on the requirements of the application program into which you plan to import the image. m The image depth you choose depends on the printer to which you plan to send the image or the monitor on which you plan to display it.
The Edit menu The commands in the Edit menu let you work with selected parts of the image in the image window. The Edit menu is available only after you open images or a slide table. Undo Cancels your most recent change to the image. For example, if you used the Crop command and don’t like the results, you can choose Undo to cancel the crop. Cut Removes the material you have selected and places it on the Clipboard. You can only use the Cut command to edit the names of images in the slide table.
The Image menu The commands in the Image menu work with the image in the image window, and some of them work with slides in the slide table. The Image menu is available only after you open images or a slide table. View When you choose View, a submenu appears that lets you see an image in the image window enlarged, reduced, or at its actual size. m Zoom In doubles the size of the image. m Zoom Out shrinks the image to half its previous size. Rotate Rotates the selected slide or image.
Crop Trims an image to include only the part you’ve selected with the selection rectangle. Change Image Depth Lets you change the bit depth of the image in the image window. For example, if you don’t need all the information contained in millions of colors, changing to 256 shades of gray reduces the size of the file on your disk. Create Slide Creates a preview image so you can see images from other sources alongside your QuickTake images in the slide table.
The Camera menu The commands in the Camera menu work with the camera. You must connect the camera to your computer before you can use this menu. (For instructions on connecting the camera to your computer, see Chapter 3.) View Slides in Camera Lets you see slides of the images currently in the camera. Move All Camera Images to Disk Transfers images from the camera to your computer. When you choose this command, a dialog box appears that lets you specify where to save the images.
The Window menu The Window menu lists commands you can use to rearrange open windows. The menu also lists the names of all the QuickTake windows currently open. You can choose which window should be frontmost. (If you haven’t saved and named their contents, image windows are identified as IMAGE01.QTK, IMAGE02.QTK, and so on.
5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting This chapter offers suggestions to help you care for your camera and solve problems. In this chapter m Maintenance tips m Problem-solving tips Caring for your camera and closeup lens These suggestions should help you maintain the QuickTake 150 camera: m Protect the camera from moisture and excessive heat. m Don’t use harsh or abrasive cleaners on the camera. Wipe off dust with a clean, dry cloth.
m To clean the QuickTake camera lens and closeup lens, it is recommended that you purchase a camera lens cleaning kit from a photographic supply store. When cleaning your lenses don’t press hard, or you may scratch them. Never wipe a dry lens. WARNING Don’t use solvents or solutions unless they are specifically designed for cleaning camera lenses. Don’t use chemically treated tissues intended for eyeglasses. m If you store the camera for an extended period, remove the batteries.
m The camera’s memory may have no room for another image. Transfer the images from the camera to your computer, then erase the images. (See “Erasing Images From the Camera” in Chapter 3.) m The camera may be connected to your computer. You can use the camera controls on the computer to capture images (see “Capturing Images From the Computer” in Chapter 3), or disconnect the serial cable from the camera.
To check Windows Ports control panel settings: 1 Open the Windows Ports control panel. 2 Select COM3 or COM4. Repeat this process for both COM ports. 3 Click the Settings button. 4 In the dialog box that appears, click the Advanced button. 5 In the Advanced Settings dialog box, make sure the settings are: m COM1 3F8 IRQ4 m COM2 2F8 IRQ3 m COM3 3E8 IRQ4 m COM4 2E8 IRQ3 6 Click OK. If you changed the settings, you must restart Windows for the new settings to take effect.
Images are too dark (underexposed) m There may not be enough light to capture an image. Turn on the flash. (See “Flash Settings” in Chapter 2.) m The subject may be too far away for the flash to have an effect. Make sure the subject is no more than 9 feet away. (See “Focal Range and Flash Range” in Chapter 2.) Images are too light (overexposed) m If the camera is set to use flash with every image, that may be too much light. Change to automatic flash. (See “Flash Settings” in Chapter 2.
To change speed: 1 On your computer, double-click the QuickTake Serial Ports icon to run the application. 2 In the dialog box that appears, change the baud rate to 9600. To change the baud rate, use this drop-down menu. To determine whether your computer can receive data at the baud rate you set, click Test. 3 With the camera connected to your computer and turned on, click Test. If your computer communicates successfully with the camera at 9600 baud, a message tells you so.
Appendix A Specifications Physical m Depth 6.1 in. (155 mm) m Width 5.3 in. (135 mm) m Height 2.2 in. (55 mm) m Weight 1 lb. (0.
Camera m Lens field of view 8 mm (equivalent to 50-mm lens on a 35-mm film camera) m ISO equivalent to approximately ISO 85 m Focus range 4 feet to infinity m Focus range with closeup lens 10-14 inches m Aperture ƒ2.
Appendix B Battery Information The QuickTake camera comes with three lithium batteries. In place of the lithium batteries, the camera can also use NiCad batteries. This appendix contains important information about the the batteries you can use in the QuickTake camera. IMPORTANT Do not use alkaline batteries in the QuickTake camera. They may not function correctly. Caring for batteries Here are some general suggestions for good battery care. m Always handle batteries carefully.
Ways to improve battery performance Here are some tips that may help you get the most from your batteries. m For longest battery life, use lithium batteries. m When you replace used batteries, replace all the old ones with new ones. Mixing new and used batteries weakens the performance of the new ones. (If you are using rechargeable NiCad batteries, replace batteries that are running low with a complete set of fully charged batteries.) m Batteries work best when the contact surfaces are clean.
Appendix C Using the Camera With a Macintosh You can use the QuickTake 150 camera with a Macintosh. You can purchase the QuickTake Connection Kit for Macintosh with everything you need. Transferring images from a Windows computer to a Macintosh 1 Make sure Macintosh PC Exchange (or a similar program) has been installed on the Macintosh. 2 Insert a DOS-formatted disk into a floppy disk drive on the Windows computer. 3 Copy the QuickTake files to the disk, and move them to the Macintosh.
9 Click OK. The first PC Exchange dialog box reappears, and the QTK file type has been assigned to the selected application as a PICT file type. Now you can open and view the files in any Macintosh program that reads PICT. In addition, if you open an image in the QuickTake program, you can save it in the other file formats available on the Macintosh (PICT, JPEG, and TIFF).
Index A accessories 56 adapters AC 19, 23–24, 28 9-to-25-pin 22 Adjust Brightness command (Image menu) 33, 46 Adjust for Fluorescent Light command (Image menu) 33, 46 Advanced Settings (Windows Ports control panel) 22 aperture 56 applications, copying images to 34 B batteries 57–58 alkaline 57 caring for 57 checking level of 16 cleaning 58 conserving with AC Adapter 19, 23–24, 28 conserving with Battery Booster Pack 20, 24 conserving with sleep 18 damaged 58 disposing of 57 handling 57 improving performa
C cable connecting 22–23, 51 disconnecting 22, 51 camera.
computer (Windows PC).
flash location of 3 range of 11–12, 52, 56 recharging 50 setting 14 troubleshooting 51 Flash button in QuickTake software 39 on camera 14 flash diffuser 4 flash icon 14 fluorescent light, adjusting images for 33, 46 focal range with closeup lens 12, 56 without closeup lens 11, 52, 56 format, changing 35–36, 43 framing subjects 11 G Get Info command (File menu) 29, 42 grayscale printing 33 green light in viewfinder 11, 50 H high-quality images settings for 15 transferring to computer 54 humidity 56 I IBM
number taken and number available 16 opening 26–27, 42 opening from slide table 27, 30, 42 opening slides to full-size image 30, 42 opening slide table 27, 42 previewing 26, 46 printing 37, 43 printing single image 37 printing slide table 37 quality of 52–53 rotating 34, 45 saving 35–36, 42–43 sorting slides 46 transferring from camera to computer 25, 28, 47 transferring from Macintosh to Windows PC 60 transferring from Windows PC to Macintosh 59 troubleshooting 50–54 undoing changes to 44 viewing different
N naming camera 38, 47 images 35 slides 29 neck strap 4 network, transferring files on 60 NiCad batteries 5, 57 9-to-25-pin adapter 22 O Open command (File menu) 42 opening images 26–27, 30, 42 in image window 26 in slide table 27, 30, 42 opening slides to full-size image 30, 42 Open Selected Images command (File menu) 42 Open Slide Table command (File menu) 27, 42 operating environment 56 P Paste command (Edit menu) 34, 44 pasting images 44 into other applications 34 PC.
R reboot 53–54 rechargeable batteries 57–58 recharging flash 50 red timer light 3, 17 replacing batteries 58 Resize command (Image menu) 31, 45 resolution.
T V taking pictures.
