Apple QuickTake 200 Camera Operations Instructions

11The QuickTake 200 is an easy-to-use digital camera that produces high-quality images you can quickly transfer to your Macintosh Operating System(Mac

Attaching the carrying strapAlways use the carrying strap to avoid dropping the camera.1Pass the end of the strap through the strap mount on the camer

Setting the date and time in the cameraYou can set the date and time to date-stamp your images. The date andtime are automatically recorded and appear

6After you set the number for minutes, press the – button again.The date and time are now set.Displaying and hiding the date and timeYou can display a

132Using the Camera to Take PicturesThis chapter provides information about turning on the camera and takingpictures; using the optical viewfinder; us

14Chapter 2When the camera is on, the LCD screen displays live, video images. If thecamera does not turn on, check to make sure that you’ve installed

3Hold the camera steady, and press the shutter release. The screen displays a still image (the picture that you just took) for about 5 to8 seconds wit

Setting the focusUse the focus selector to set the distance from the lens to the subject.1Estimate the focal distance from the front surface of the LC

17Using the Camera to Take PicturesSelecting the apertureSelecting the aperture (the light setting) for your camera is a simple process.(The aperture

Using the optical viewfinderAttach the optical viewfinder to your camera to use when you are taking aseries of pictures, when you want to conserve the

Press the action button twice when the camera is in Record-Fine or Recordmode. The LCD screen turns off and the red sleep light on the front of thecam

Do you have what you need?Be sure you have all the items shown here:System requirementsTo use the QuickTake 200 camera with your computer, you needm a

m In Record (1) mode, good-quality images have 640 x 480 pixels resolution,and you can take up to 30 standard-quality pictures. Use Record modewhen yo

Self-Timer modeYou can take delayed photographs by turning to the Self-Timer (~) mode onthe mode dial. This setting uses the Record-Fine mode.1Set the

Viewing nine images on the LCD screen1Plug the optional AC power adapter into your camera to conserve the batteries.2Set the mode dial to Play (2).3Pr

7 Use the + and – buttons to scroll forward and backward one frame at a time through your pictures.8Press the + and – buttons at the same time to view

See Chapter 3 for more information about using the Camera Access softwarewith your computer.Erase modeWhen the camera is in Erase (#) mode, you can er

Viewing nine images in Erase mode1Set the mode dial to Erase (#).2Press the action button to selectERASE FRAME.3Press the + and – buttons at the same

Note: After you transfer your images to the computer, you can erase all theimages from your camera. However, the images that you have protected arenot

Auto-power-off functionYour camera automatically switches itself off when you do not use it formore than 2 minutes as a way to conserve batteries and

Using the camera with the optional AC power adapterTo conserve battery power when you use the camera indoors, use the optionalAC power adapter plugged

What’s next?Now you’re ready to transfer the pictures that you’ve taken from the camerato your computer. Read Chapter 3 for instructions about connect

Your camera at a glance+ (Date) button Action button– (Time) buttonCamera lensAperture selectorFocus selectorTerminal doorCarrying strap mountS

313When you finish taking pictures (or when the storage card is full), you canconnect the QuickTake 200 camera to your Mac OS–based computer and thent

If both ports are in use, free the one that’s most convenient and connectthe camera, but Apple recommends that you always try to use the modem port.IM

4 Turn the mode dial to Computer (`).5 Turn on the camera by sliding the power switch (‰).When the camera is connected and turned on, PC-MODE appears

The Camera Access Welcome message appears briefly, then the QuickTake 200panel appears.The QuickTake 200 panel contains two buttons: the Viewer button

Looking at images in the cameraYou can view the images in your camera by connecting the camera to yourcomputer and viewing them on the computer screen

For information about what you can do with the images, see “Working WithYour Images,” later in this chapter.Getting information about an image1In the

To see a portion of the image enlarged, choose the Zoom In command fromthe Image menu. To reduce the image, choose the Zoom Out command.You can also r

Tra n s f e r ring images to your computerConnect the camera to your computer to transfer images. For instructions, see“Connecting the Camera to Your

Naming imagesAfter you transfer images to your computer, you can rename each file. Youcan change the name of the file using the Finder. When you use S

The camera mode dialUse the camera mode dial to select modes; for example, turn to Computermode to use the camera with your computer. This section des

You can always upload images created with Camera Access; but otherwise,with images created by other applications, you can upload only PICT andJPEG fil

Moving images between Camera Contents and a Viewer folderAnother easy way to transfer images is to open the Camera Contents windowand a Viewer folder

2From the File menu, choose Open Folder Viewer. The “Select a Folder” dialog box appears.3 Locate the folder that contains the images that you want to

4Choose “View by Name” or “View by Date” from the Viewer menu to change how youview the contents of the folder.The images appear in the order that you

44Chapter 3Working with your imagesWhether your images are in the camera or have been moved to yourcomputer, you can use the QuickTake software to loo

3 Drag the sliders to adjust the brightness and contrast of your image.4Click OK to accept changes.Adjusting the lightness and sharpness of an image1

Cropping an imageYou can use the Crop command to select part of an image and delete the rest.1 Open the image that you want to crop.2Click and drag th

Only the part of the image defined by the marquee remains. Choose Undofrom the Edit menu if you are not satisfied with the cropping.4Save your image.F

Rotating an imageYou can rotate an image to the left or to the right.1 Open the image that you want rotate.2From the Image menu, choose Rotate and sel

2Choose New Movie from the File menu.3 In the Save dialog box that appears, type the name for your movie in the “New file name”box and click Save.The

Installing the QuickTake softwareBefore you can transfer images from your camera to your computer, you needto install the QuickTake software on your c

4Choose Open Folder Viewer.You can arrange the images in one folder before you start for convenience, oryou can open several folders to get the images

8Click the Run Movie arrow in the lower-left corner of the movie panel.Each of your images appears in the order you placed them in a movie slideshow.

The Movie MenumLoopChoose Loop to continuously run your movie from beginning to end.mLoop Back and ForthChoose “Loop Back and Forth” to run your movie

Creating a QuickTime movieYou can create a QuickTime movie using your camera and Camera Accesssoftware. You view and record the live, video images app

4Choose Record from the “Video-in” menu to begin recording.5In the Save dialog box that appears, type the name for your movie in the “New file name”bo

Using the Camera Access Dispatcher to start other applicationsOn your Apple QuickTake 200 Software CD, you received the PictureWorksNetCard software.

4From the Window menu, choose Show Dispatcher.The Dispatcher panel appears showing no software assigned to it.Note: You can display the Dispatcher hor

5Click one of the Unassigned icons to display the Open dialog box.6 Find and choose Adobe PhotoDeluxe and click Open.The Dispatcher panel appears with

8 Drag an image over the NetCard icon.The “Save temp file as?” box appears for you to save the file in PICT format,which is compatible with NetCard an

Saving an imageTo preserve the changes that you make to an image, you must save themodified image. The Save and Save As commands behave as they do ino

Installing the batteriesBefore you begin using your camera, you need to install the batteries. Usethe four lithium batteries (AA size) that came with

Printing a collection of images1 Open the Camera Contents window or a folder containing thumbnail images that youwant to print.You cannot select one t

61This chapter offers suggestions to help you care for your camera andsolve problems.Caring for your camera and lensThese suggestions will help you ma

m Don’t use harsh or abrasive cleaners on the camera. Wipe off dust with aclean, dry cloth.m To clean the camera lens, Apple recommends that you purch

m Never remove the card while the camera is recording.m If condensation forms on the card, remove the card and wait an hour beforeusing it again.m Do

m The camera’s memory does not have room for another image. Transfer theimages from the camera to your computer, then delete the images. (See“Deleting

Images are fuzzy, blurry, or blotchym The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. (See “Caring for Your Camera and Lens,”earlier in this chapter.)m The subject

67Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsPhysicalm Depth 1.9 in. (47 mm)m Width 5.1 in. (129 mm)m Height 3.0 in. (77 mm)m Weight 8.5 oz. (240 g)Technicalm

Cameram Lens field of view 8 mm (equivalent to 48-mm lens on a 35-mm film camera)m Liquid crystal display 1.8 inches color LCDm ISO equivalent to appr

69Appendix BBattery InformationThe QuickTake 200 camera comes with four lithium batteries. In place of thelithium batteries, the camera can also use h

Replacing the batteriesWhen the batteries are low, the battery warning flashes on the liquid-crystaldisplay (LCD) screen to remind you to replace the

m Remove the batteries when the camera will not be used for an extendedperiod of time. If the batteries leak, clean and wipe the batterycompartment ca

71Appendix CAbout ColorSyncMac OS–based computers use ColorSync to help make sure that the colorsyou see on your monitor closely match the colors you

Further compounding the problem is that no two monitors or printers produceexactly the same colors. (For example, you can see differences in color abi

Because ColorSync information becomes part of your output files, you don’thave to worry about losing the profile or using the wrong profile with thewr

Setting up ColorSyncTo take a dva ntage of ColorSync, you need to obtain profiles for each of yourimaging devices, such as your monitor, scanner, and

Setting the ColorSync System ProfileTo set th e System Profile, follow these steps:1Make sure the profile you want to use is located in the ColorSync

5Click Select.ColorSync automatically references the profile you selected and uses it todefine the color capabilities of your monitor.6Close the Color

m If your scanning program has a ColorSync option, use it. This embeds aColorSync profile within the scanned image file, and ColorSync will bebetter a

79Appendix D Transferring DOS Imagesto Mac OS–Based Portable ComputersIf you use a Mac OS–based portable computer with a PCMCIA slot and havean optio

1 Open the storage card door.IMPORTANTOpening the storage card door always turns off the camera.2Hold the card as shown, and gently push it all the wa

6Click OK.The first PC Exchange dialog box reappears with the JPEG file type assignedto Camera Access. This maps DOS files with the.JPG suffix to the

Aaccessories 68AC power adapter. See power adapteraction buttonAuto Play mode and 23auto-power-off function and 27battery-saving mode and 26Erase

battery doorlocation of 3opening 6battery door release button 3battery-saving mode 26bit depth 67blotchy images 64–65blurry images 64–65brightn

83IndexLoop Back and Forth (Movie menu) 52Open Folder Viewer (File menu) 42, 50Present Movie (Movie menu) 50, 51,52, 54Print (File menu) 60Quit (F

FFar focal setting 16FCC statement vifile formatsJPEG 40, 58, 79, 80PICT 40, 58, 72TIFF 72File menuGet Info command 36Open Folder Viewer command

indoor pictures 17lightness of 45–48moving between Camera Contents andViewer folder 41–43naming 39number of images in camera 34opening more than

MMacintosh PC Exchange 79Mac OS–based computers, using thecamera with 31–60Mac OS–based portable computers,transferring DOS images to79–80maintenanc

PPC card adapter 79PC Exchange control panel on Mac OS–based portable computer 79PCMCIA slot on Mac OS–based portable 79photographs. See images or

Ssafety precautionsbatteries 6, 69–70caring for the camera and lens 61–62disposing of batteries 7handling the storage card 62–63Important Safety I

technical specifications 67–68televisioninterference on viplaying back consecutive frames on 23video input port on 22viewing images on 21–23thumb

Formatting the storage card1 Turn on the camera by sliding the power switch (‰) (above the LCD screen) in thedirection indicated by the arrow and then

Viewer menuCopy All Images to Disk command 38Copy Selected Images to Diskcommand 38viewfinder 16, 18–19, 26viewingimages by date 43images by name

For Mac OS usersApple QuickTake 200

K Apple Computer, Inc.© 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part,

iiiCommunications regulation information viImportant safety instructions vii1Getting Started With the QuickTake 200 Camera 1Do you have what

2Using the Camera to Take Pictures 13Tu r n i n g on the camera 13Ta k i ng pictures 14Frame numbers 15Setting the focus 16Selecting

Uploading: transferring images from your computer to the camera 39Moving images between Camera Contents and a Viewer folder 41Viewing images on

Communications regulation informationFCC statementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devicein ac

Industry Canada statementThis Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipmentregulations.Cet appareil numérique d

For your own safety and that of your equipment, always take the following precautions. Disconnect the power adapter (by pulling the plug, not the cord