Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Picture problems
If you are not satisfied with the pictures that you get from
your PhotoPC 3000Z, you may need to adjust some of the
camera’s settings, or you may need to brush up on your
photography techniques. Try the suggestions listed below.
The picture on the computer screen and/or printout
differs in quality from the image displayed on the LCD
monitor.
The PhotoPC 3000Z captures images in 24-bit color
(16 million colors). Your pictures will not be displayed
at maximum image quality if your monitor or your
computer's video controller does not support this color
depth. You may need to upgrade your system to
achieve the best possible image quality.
If the image on the LCD monitor and computer screen
are different, check the gamma correction and color
correction settings. Try a different combination of
these settings.
If your pictures look better on the computer screen or
LCD than when you print them out, you may need to
upgrade your printer. EPSON color ink jet printers
provide excellent image quality.
Your picture is blurry or out of focus.
Make sure that your subject is within the camera’s
effective range. While the sensitivity is set to standard,
make sure that you are at least 50 centimeters away
from the subject when taking a picture without the
flash. When you use the built-in flash, make sure that
you are within the effective flash range of 50 to 420
centimeters for a wide-angle shot, and 50 to 340
centimeters for a telephoto shot. When using the macro
feature, you can position the camera 20 to 50
centimeters away from the subject when using the
flash, or 6 to 50 centimeters when not using the flash.
Observe the following:
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Make sure that the subject is not moving.
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Hold the camera steady while the image is being
captured.
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Make sure that your flash is not set to .
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Center your subject in the LCD monitor. When
you take photos using the viewfinder, center your
subject in the cross-hairs.
