Setting Image Quality. Epson PhotoPC 3100Z

EPSON PhotoPC 3100Z

Flash Off

The flash is disabled, even when lighting is inadequate.

Use this setting for special effects, where flash photography is prohibited, or for macro mode close-ups.

Red-eye Reduction

Use this setting to eliminate the red-eye effect (the reddish reflection of the flash off of your subjects pupils).

Slow Synchronized Flash

To light up the background as well as your subject, use the leading slow synchronized flash mode when taking pictures at night. Or, use the trailing slow synchronized flash mode setting for capturing motion. This option causes the aperture to stay open longer, allowing more light to enter the camera. See your User’s Guide to change this flash setting to leading or trailing.

Note

Slow synchronized flash is available only in the Program or Manual user modes. See page 11 to change the user mode.

After you take a flash picture, the icon blinks until the flash is fully recharged. Your flash setting remains in effect even after you turn off the camera.

Setting Image Quality

The EPSON PhotoPC 3100Z has five image quality

(resolution) settings. Press the image quality button on top of the camera to cycle from one setting to another.

NOTE

The camera dial must be turned to , , or .

image quality button

The image quality icons appear on the status display panel as shown below.

Standard JPEG

Produces color or black and white images at 640

× 480 pixels. The CompactFlash card can hold up to

199 pictures without audio recordings, but the image size is smaller and includes less detail when enlarged. This setting is good for pictures that are viewed on screen or on the Web.

Fine JPEG

Produces color or black and white images at

1600 × 1200 pixels, with moderate compression. Your pictures include ample detail, and the CompactFlash card can hold up to 56 pictures.

Super Fine JPEG

Produces color or black and white images at

2048

× 1536 pixels with low compression. Your pictures include greater detail, and the CompactFlash card can hold up to 29 pictures. With less compression, Super Fine images are better for

11

× 14-inch prints.

HyPict JPEG or Uncompressed Tiff

In this mode, you can take either HyPict JPEG or uncompressed Tiff images, depending on the option you select in the Shot Setup menu (see page 11). You will notice a several-second delay while the camera processes your image (see page 5).

HyPict JPEG

Produces color or black and white images at

2544

× 1904 pixels (interpolated) with moderate compression. Your pictures include excellent detail, and the CompactFlash card can hold up to 12 pictures. These images are best for 11

× 14-inch prints.

Uncompressed Tiff

Produces color or black and white Tiff images at

2048 × 1536 pixels with no compression. You can use this mode only when you have at least 9.1MB free on your CompactFlash memory card. Your pictures include excellent detail, and the

CompactFlash card can hold one image.

NOTE

You can buy a larger CompactFlash memory card if you want to take multiple shots in Uncompressed Tiff mode. You can also take several

JPEG images when a Tiff image is stored on your memory card.

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