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To: orkrious who wrote (9557)	3/10/2000 12:54:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 60323

OT Mostly: Epson 850Z Answers >>have a couple of preliminary questions:<< OK, shoot away. >>1) If I set it in manual or program mode, which I have to do with the LCD screen, and then switch to the viewfinder, will the camera keep the settings I set in LCD mode?<< Yes. From what I remember the settings are kept until you either change the settings in the Setup dial menu, or you change the batteries (which wipes all System memory). I never use the Program modes. I generally leave it on "Manual" in the Setup Menu, then in picture-taking mode you can switch between Full Auto or Full Manual by just a few Menu buttons. You can also get into "Play" mode from this as well by hitting the little green arrow in the upper left of the LCD in picture-taking mode- no need to turn the dial to Play (Green arrow). >>2) The CompactFlash card is awesome. Do I need to take any special precautions with it. I know it can be dropped, shaken, stirred, etc. <G>, but if I stick it in my pocket, do I have to worry about lint getting in the little holes?<< The most I've done with my 48MB Sandisk card is drop it on a concrete sidewalk when changing out the CF card. Still works fine. (Try that with an Iomega mechanical Clik drive)

To: orkrious who wrote (9557)	3/10/2000 7:51:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Jay, Congratulations on your Epson purchase. I had a few pointers for you. First, once you set the user controls I believe they remain until either you change them voluntarily or until you change batteries as Rocky stated. I like to use manual settings myself, although the same degree of flexibility one enjoys with an SLR is not possible at this time. Second, I have posted here before that it would be nice to have a small plastic carrying case for CF to avoid detritus from plugging the pin connectors. Casio and Nikon ship a very nice clear plastic CF holder with their cameras. It would be very nice to have a single CF card holder in black plastic that could be attached to the camera's neck strap for storage of extra CF cards. Emblazon a SanDisk logo on it and you have the cheapest advertising campaign I can think of! Third, use the lens extension tool that came with the Epson and buy a 49 mm polarized lens cover to seal the zoom mechanism. That way you don't have to worry about scratching the glass cover of the lens and can replace the skylight filter if it gets damaged. Fourth, use the on-screen buttons to review as Rocky said. The green triangle is the review button which is nice because you don't need to powerdown to review. Lastly, let me know if you figure out how the ambient backlighting feature for the LCD can be used. Aus