Casio QV10a - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: Casio QV10a


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Casio QV-10a

• April 22nd, 1997

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Class Agenda

• Do you have everything?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Photography tips
• Downloading to the laptop
• Downloading to the Mac
• Graphic Formats
• Inserting pictures into PowerPoint
• Adobe Photodeluxe

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Do you have everything?

• Camera
• Carry Pouch
• AC Adapter
• Video connector cable
• PC connector cable
• PC to Mac connector cable
• Casio handbook
• QV-PC disks
• Photodeluxe CD-Rom

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the aperture switch for?
• How do I use the macro switch?
• What is the Protect button for?
• How do I use the Zoom feature?
• How do I operate the Auto Play mode?
• How do I delete pictures?
• How do I adjust the exposure of a picture?
• How do I display camera images on a TV?

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What is the aperture switch for?

• Use the l (F8) setting to decrease exposure.
  This setting works best outdoors.
• Use the p (F2.8) setting to increase exposure.
  This setting works best indoor and with back lit
  images

Aperture switch
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How do I adjust the exposure of the picture?

• When the camera is in the record mode, you can
  use the and - buttons to adjust the amount
  of light.
• Pressing makes the image on the LCD brighter.
  Use it to adjust for dim indoor lighting and
  back-lighting.
• Pressing - makes the image on the LCD darker.
  Use it to adjust for bright sunlight.

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How do I use the macro switch?

• The Normal/Macro switch tells the camera how much
  distance is between the camera and the image.
• Use Normal for regular pictures that are 2 feet
  away or farther
• Use the Macro for close up pictures (less than 2
  feet)

Macro Switch
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What is the protect button for?

• The protection button is used to protect a
  picture on the camera from being erased.
• When in the play mode, you can press the protect
  button to protect a particular image. Press the
  protect button once to protect the image, and
  press the protect button a second time to
  unprotect the same image.

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How do I use the Zoom feature?

• When in the play mode, you can use the zoom
  button to enlarge the picture on the LCD. You
  can also use the and - buttons to enlarge
  various sections of the image.

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How do I display camera images on a TV?

• Use the video (RCA) cable to connect the camera
  to the Video IN source on the back of the TV.
  Also be sure that the TV is set to the proper
  channel to display incoming video.

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How do I operate the Auto Play mode?

• When in the play mode, press both the and -
  buttons at the same time. Then you can press the
  or the - button to adjust the amount of
  time between pictures.
• Autoplay can be set up for 1 second intervals
  between 3 and 30 seconds.
• To stop the autoplay feature, press the shutter
  button once.

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How do I delete pictures?

• When in the play mode, press the delete button.
  You will then be prompted to with the following
  question on the LCD, DELETE? Next you can
  choose to delete the current page with the
  button, or delete all pages with the - button,
  or use the delete button to exit the delete mode.

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Photography tips

• Never shoot into bright light
• Rule of thirds
• Becareful in Fluorescent lighting
• Avoid hand movement

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• Never shoot into bright light

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• Never shoot into bright light

Remember, the computer can make a good picture
better, but it cant do anything with a bad
picture.
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Rule of Thirds
When you look at a picture, which area do you
look at first?
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Rule of Thirds
Divide the picture into thirds.
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Rule of Thirds
Which area do most people look at first.
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
Its a good shot, but can we improve it?
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Rule of Thirds
Its a good shot, but can we improve it?
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Photography tips

• Never shoot into bright light
• Rule of thirds
• Becareful in Fluorescent lighting
• Avoid hand movement

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Photography tips

• Never shoot into bright light
• Rule of thirds
• Becareful in Fluorescent lighting
• Avoid hand movement

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Downloading to the laptop
Step 1 Hook up camera to laptop
Cable into Digital port
Cable into serial port
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 2 Start the Casio QV-PC program. Select
Setup from the CAMERA menu.
Set the camera to COM 1, and 9600 Baud Rate.
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 3 Select New Album from the FILE menu.
This new album will be the place where your
downloaded pictures are saved.
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 4 Name your new album. Then click OK
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 5 Select Open Camera from the FILE menu
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 6 When prompted to get thumbnails, click
on yes
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 7 If the camera is connected properly, the
thumbnails should show a minature version of
your pictures.
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 8 Now you have two options for downloading
your pictures. First you could use the mouse to
drag, or.
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Downloading to the laptop
Step 8 Choose Save As from the FILE menu.
This is where the pictures will be saved.
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Downloading to the Mac

• Connect the cameras video out port to the video
  in port on the back of the Mac.

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Downloading to the Mac

• From the Apple menu, select Apple Video Player
• Select Show Controls Window from the WINDOWS
  menu.

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Downloading to the Mac
On the Control window, select the TV Icon and
make sure that video is selected as the Video
Source.
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Downloading to the Mac

• Turn the Casio Camera on (in play mode)
• Use the and - buttons to move forward and
  backwards through the camera pictures.
• Click on the Video Camera Icon on the Control
  window,

• Click on the save button to save your pictures
  to your harddrive.

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Understanding graphic formats

• gif - mostly for the web
• jpeg - mostly for the web
• bmp(bitmap) - IBM compatibles only
• pict - Macintosh only

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Inserting pictures into powerpoint

• Once the pictures have been saved on your
  harddrive
• Select Picture from the INSERT menu.

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Using Photodeluxe

• Change image size
• Change colors
• Trim or crop
• Special effects
• Save as different format