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Using the PDC-3000 with your PowerMac/PowerPC

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your computer. If you save the images as PDN files, you can
enhance them, choose their resolution and save them as TIFF
files at a later time for viewing or printing.

Operate the camera through the computer You can take
pictures by using your computer keyboard or mouse, while
using the computer screen as a viewfinder. This is particularly
convenient for studios and other stationary setups.

Change camera setup You must use the PDC software to
change the PDC-3000 camera’s internal date, time, user name
and other settings.

If you have transferred pictures from the PDC-3000 camera
to your computer and stored them in the PDN image format,
you can also use the PDC Plug-in or PDC Direct without the
camera to enhance the pictures and save them in the TIFF
image format.

The PDC windows

When you use the PDC Plug-in software from within an
image-processing application or when you launch PDC
Direct, three different windows are available:

· Transfer Pictures window