Epson 3100Z - Manual (Page 10)

EPSON PhotoPC 3100Z
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Follow these steps to choose the user mode:
1. Turn the dial to and press the POWER button to turn
on the camera. You see the SETUP menu:
2. Press the button next to the current user mode to cycle
through the three modes.
Using the Camera SETUP Menu
You can use the Camera SETUP menu to turn the
confirmation screen on or off, set the automatic power off
feature, adjust the brightness of the LCD screen, set the alert
sounds, and adjust the volume.
To go to the Camera SETUP menu, turn the camera dial to
to go to the Setup menu. Then press the button under
Camera SETUP .
Taking Pictures with the LCD Screen
Once you’ve made any changes to the user mode and Camera
SETUP menus, you’re ready to take pictures with the LCD
screen.
NOTE
If the LCD screen is idle for more than the designated power-off time,
the camera shuts down automatically. To turn it back on, press the
shutter button.
Follow these steps to take your picture:
1. Make sure you are at least 20 inches (50 cm) away from
your subject. (To get closer, use Macro mode.)
2. Turn the camera dial to to see a live preview with the
View menu settings.
This example shows how the LCD screen looks in Program
user mode. The screen looks different for Manual or Full
Auto mode.
3. Make any changes you want to the settings on the View
menu. You can also use the camera’s control buttons to
make changes to image quality, flash, or other basic settings.
(See page 9 for descriptions of basic camera settings.)
4. Push the T (telephoto) button to zoom in on your subject,
or the W (wide angle) button to zoom out. You see a display
with green zoom steps and the current zoom position in
yellow.
5. Center your subject on the screen, then press the shutter
button halfway down to lock the auto focus and exposure.
The photo capture light stops flashing and you see a green
circle
on the screen when the lens locks in focus and the
camera locks its exposure settings. While holding the
shutter button down, you can reframe your picture if you
want.
6. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the
picture.
user mode
automatic
power off
time
set LCD
brightness
set alert sounds
set the
volume
photo capture
light
microphone