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Checking the Battery

When your battery power is running low, the low

battery icon appears on the status display panel. The icon

flashes when your battery power is completely out.

You need to replace the batteries or use the AC adapter when

you see the low battery icon. Although you may be able to use

the camera with low batteries, it may operate differently. The

camera needs full battery power to operate reliably.

NOTE

The low battery icon estimates remaining battery power. You

may have some power left even when the low battery icon appears,

depending on the type of batteries you’re using. When you see the

icon, try turning the camera off and letting the batteries “rest” for a

minute or two. Then turn the camera back on and try to take more

pictures.

Many factors can affect battery life, including the surrounding

temperature.

Setting Image Quality

The EPSON PhotoPC 650 has four image quality (resolution)

settings. Press the image quality button on top of the

camera to cycle from one setting to the other.

The image quality settings vary by the number of pixels and

level of compression used to store the picture.

Pixels (picture elements) are the tiny “dots” of color or tone

that make up the image. Your eye blends the pixels together so

they appear as continuous tones; the more pixels in an image,

the sharper the image appears.

Compression is a technique used to make the image data fit in

a smaller memory area and transfer at a quicker rate. The

JPEG compression used by your camera eliminates some

image data (“lossy” compression) to achieve these results. The

Uncompressed image quality setting doesn’t eliminate image

data (“lossless” compression), but the images are much larger

and slower to transfer.

You can select from these image quality settings:

Fine

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels, with

moderate compression. Your pictures include ample

detail, and the CompactFlash card holds approximately

47 pictures.

Superfine

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels with low

compression. Your pictures include greater detail,

and the CompactFlash card holds approximately

30 pictures. With less compression, superfine images are better

for enlarging.

Standard

Produces color images at 640 × 480 pixels. The

CompactFlash card holds approximately 88 pictures,

but the image size is smaller and includes less detail when

enlarged. You should use this setting when taking lower

resolution pictures for distribution on the World Wide Web.

Uncompressed

Produces color images at 1152 × 864 pixels with

lossless compression. The CompactFlash card holds

approximately 4 pictures in this mode. It’s best to

use this mode only for specialty applications that require

uncompressed pictures.

Fine image quality is sufficient for most purposes. Use

superfine if you need maximum detail (in enlargements, for

example), but remember that the image files are larger than

fine quality image files and take longer for the camera to

process.

NOTE

You can switch freely between the settings and mix pictures of

varying quality in the camera. The camera’s picture capacity will vary

accordingly. Depending on the content of your pictures, your camera

may hold more or fewer pictures than listed here.

Using the Flash

The camera’s built-in flash is effective within a range of 3.2 to

9.8 feet (1 to 3 m). Press the flash button to cycle through

the four flash settings. An icon for each setting appears on the

status display panel:

Auto

The flash goes off automatically whenever it’s needed

for adequate lighting (factory setting). Use only when

you’re 3.2 to 9.8 feet (1 to 3 m) from your subject.

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