Newton QuickTake 200 Camera Manuel utilisateur
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The QuickTake 200 is an easy-to-use digital camera that produces high-
quality images you can quickly transfer to your Macintosh Operating System
(Mac OS)–based computer. Using your computer you can manipulate and
modify the images to suit your purposes. The QuickTake 200 is a valuable
tool for graphic artists, publishing professionals, and anyone who wants to use
images to communicate.
IMPORTANT
Save this manual. It contains important safety and operating
instructions.
This chapter contains information about system requirements; installing the
QuickTake software, the storage card, and the batteries; and setting the date
and time.
Getting Started With
the QuickTake 200 Camera
Do you have what you need?
Be sure you have all the items shown here:
System requirements
To use the QuickTake 200 camera with your computer, you need
ma Mac OS–based 68040 computer or a Power Macintosh computer
mMac OS version 7.5 or later
mQuickTime version 2.0 or later
mApple recommends that you have at least 16 megabytes (MB) of random-
access memory (RAM) with at least an 8-MB RAM partition available
ma hard drive with at least 10 MB available
ma CD-ROM drive
QuickTake 200 camera
Storage card AA batteries
Mac OS–based
computer cable
QuickTake CD-ROM discs
Optical viewfinder
Carrying strap
TV video cable
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Your camera at a glance
+ (Date) button Action button– (Time) button
Camera lens
Aperture selector
Focus selector
Terminal door
Carrying strap mount
Storage card door
Iø
Power switch
Front view
Back view
Shutter release
Timer/sleep light
Mode dial
LCD screen
(liquid-crystal
display)
Bottom view
Storage card slot
Battery door
release button
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LCD brightness
dial
Tripod mount
Battery door
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CAUTION
ATTENTION
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Getting Started With the QuickTake 200 Camera
The camera mode dial
Use the camera mode dial to select modes; for example, turn to Computer
mode to use the camera with your computer. This section describes the modes
available. See Chapter 2 for information on how to use each mode.
Icon Mode Description
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Computer mode Use this mode, along with the included Mac–OS based computer
cable, to transfer images from the camera to your computer.
(
PC-Mode
appears on your LCD screen.)
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Self-Timer mode Use this mode to set the camera to take a picture after 10 seconds.
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Record mode Use this mode to take good-quality pictures.
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Record-Fine mode Use this mode when you want the highest picture quality. You can
also change the date and time in this mode.
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Play mode Use this mode to view single or multiple camera images on the
LCD screen.
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Auto-Playback mode Use this mode to automatically play back consecutive frames
on the LCD screen. You also use this mode to view images on
your television.
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Protect mode Use this mode to prevent images from being erased.
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Erase mode Use this mode to erase a single image, erase all images on the
storage card, or to format the storage card.
Mode dial
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Installing the QuickTake software
Before you can transfer images from your camera to your computer, you need
to install the QuickTake software on your computer.
1Insert the
Apple QuickTake 200 Software
CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
Note: For information about the second CD that contains other applications,
see Chapter 3.
2Double-click the folder called QuickTake 200 Software to open it.
3Double-click the Installer icon to begin the installation process.
IMPORTANT
Do not install the QuickTake software by dragging its icons to
your hard disk. You must use the Installer to install the software on your
computer correctly.
4In the Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue.
5In the Installer dialog box, click Install.
Easy Install is already selected to ensure that all the necessary software is
installed. Make sure that you install the software on your startup disk.
A software license agreement appears.
6Read the agreement.
7If you agree with the terms of the license, click Agree to continue with installation.
You may also print the license agreement or save it to your hard disk. If you
click Disagree, the software will not be installed.
8When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Restart.
The Installer restarts your computer, and a new folder called QuickTake 200
appears on your hard disk. This folder contains the Camera Access software.
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Installing the batteries
Before you begin using your camera, you need to install the batteries. Use
the four lithium batteries (AA size) that came with your camera. To obtain
maximum use from your batteries, turn off the camera whenever you are not
using it.
1Press down on the Push button and slide and open the battery door.
2Insert the batteries into the camera as shown.
3Close the battery door by sliding it into place.
See also: Appendix B, “Battery Information.”
Push button
Battery door
WARNING
Installing the batteries incorrectly may cause an
explosion. Follow the instructions in this manual to replace the
batteries. Use only the same type of batteries or an equivalent
batteries recommended by the manufacturer of the original
batteries. Do not mix different types of batteries in the camera.
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Lithium
(Li)
Replacing the batteries
When the batteries are low, the battery warning flashes on the liquid-crystal
display (LCD) screen to remind you to replace the batteries. The camera turns
itself off when the batteries get too low to use.
IMPORTANT
Do not use old and new batteries together or batteries of different
types together.
IMPORTANT
Batteries contain chemicals, some of which may be harmful to
the environment. Please dispose of used batteries according to your local
environmental guidelines.
Installing the storage card
Before you can use your QuickTake 200 camera, you must install the storage
card that you received with the camera. After you install the card, you need to
format it using the Erase mode Format function. (You format the card the first
time that you use it in the camera.)
If the card is not in the camera, a NO CARD message flashes on
the LCD screen when you turn on the camera. You cannot take pictures
without a card.
WARNING
The use of storage cards other than that specified for use with
your camera may result in damage to your camera.
Lithium
(Li)
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Getting Started With the QuickTake 200 Camera
1Open the storage card door.
IMPORTANT
Opening the storage card door always turns off the camera.
2Hold the card as shown, and gently push it all the way into the card slot.
3Close the card door.
IMPORTANT
When storing the camera, you should remove the card and store it
in its plastic case.
Storage card
Storage card door
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Formatting the storage card
1Turn on the camera by sliding the power switch (
‰
) (above the LCD screen) in the
direction indicated by the arrow and then releasing it.
2To format the storage card, turn the mode dial to Erase (
#
) mode.
3Use the plus (+) and minus (–) buttons (next to the mode dial) to select
FORMAT
on
the screen.
4Press the action button (next to the + and – buttons).
OK? appears blinking on your screen.
5Press the action button again to format the card.
Write-protecting the storage card
To prevent erasing important data from your storage card, place a write-
protect seal over the write-protect circle on the card. You receive 4 seals with
every card you buy. (You cannot reuse seals.)
This seal makes it impossible to record data to or erase data from the card.
To agai n use the card to record or erase data, remove the seal.
IMPORTANT
Write-protection might not function if the seal becomes dirty. Use
a dry, lint-free cloth to wipe the seal clean.
WARNING
When you format a card, all the data on the card is removed,
including any protected images.
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Getting Started With the QuickTake 200 Camera
Attaching the carrying strap
Always use the carrying strap to avoid dropping the camera.
1Pass the end of the strap through the strap mount on the camera.
2Pull the strap through the strap fastener.
Loop the carrying strap over your wrist before grasping the camera.
Strap
Strap mount
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