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Contents
Introduction
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Unpacking Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Camera Parts and Their Function. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front/top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Bottom/rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Camera buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Camera lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing and Removing Memory Cards . . . . . . 19
Turning Your Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Making the Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 2 Taking Photos
Taking Photos Using the LCD Screen . . . . . . . . 25
Zooming In and Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Controlling the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Flash range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Taking Close-ups With Macro Mode. . . . . . . . . 28
Taking Pictures With the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting the Resolution and Compression . . . . 31
Reading the LCD Screen Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Taking Photos Using the Viewfinder Only. . . . . 35
Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting Light Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Contents
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Recording Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Enabling the Quick View and Sound
Memo Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recording sound memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjusting Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SETUP mode settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 3 Viewing and Managing Your Photos
Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Viewing a slide show of your photos. . . . . . . 46
Playing Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recording and Playing Sound Memos. . . . . . . . 47
Viewing Picture Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting Photos for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Deleting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deleting photos individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deleting all photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Deleting a group of continuous images . . . . . 51
Copying Photos From the Camera to a
Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Copying Photos to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 4 Using PRINT Image Framer (P.I.F.)
Taking Photos With Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding or Changing Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Deleting and Copying Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5 Using Direct Print
Connecting the Camera to Your Printer. . . . . . . 58
Printing Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Printing the photo displayed on the
LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Printing all your saved photos . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Album printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Making Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Contents
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Running Printer Maintenance Programs . . . . . . 65
Checking the ink level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cleaning the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cleaning your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Camera problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Image problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
List of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Appendix A Specifications and Optional AC Adapter
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Optional AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Index Introduction
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Introduction
Your new Epson
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PhotoPC
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L-410 is a compact digital camera that lets you capture all the special moments
in your life and print beautiful photos without a computer. Its features include: 4.0 megapixel resolution, for clear, beautiful photos 3x optical zoom and 3x digital zoom Continuous shooting mode that lets you take up to three photos per second Direct printing to supported Epson Stylus
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Photo and PictureMate printers PRINT Image Framer
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for adding fun frames to your photoswithout a computer PRINT Image Matching
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Safety Instructions
Read all of these instructions before using the camera, and keep this guide handy for later reference. Follow
all warnings and instructions marked on the camera and the options.
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
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Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
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Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your product.
Using the camera Do not expose the camera to severe impact; doing so may cause malfunctions, especially while the
camera is operating. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this product. Do not insert objects into the slots or openings on this product. Do not touch the components inside this product unless instructed to do so in the user documentation.
Never force this products components into place. Although this product is designed to be sturdy, rough
handling can damage it. Introduction
8 Never spill liquid onto this product. If this product emits unusual noises, odors, or smoke, cancel the current operation and turn it off
immediately. Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter from the product, then unplug the
AC adapter from the power outlet. To prevent fire or electric shock, do not cover this product with a blanket or other covering that may
give off a static electric shock. To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this product or its options to rain or moisture. To prevent fire or explosion, do not use this product where flammable or volatile gas is stored. Do not use this product outdoors during a thunderstorm. Do not use this product after moving it between extreme temperatures, which may cause condensation
to form on electronic parts. Use only the recommended AC adapter (B867062) for this product.
Using the battery If battery acid gets into your eyes or on your skin, immediately rinse the affected area thoroughly with
water and seek medical treatment. If a battery is sw