Chapter 5

Using the RAW Data Processing Software

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Overview

When you take photos with CCD-RAW specified for photo quality, you can process these photos using the RAW data processing software. You can use the following software according to your needs:

EPSON PhotoRAW

Process ERF (EPSON RAW File) files provided from

 

DSC (Digital Still Camera) in a batch using

 

optional parameters.

 

 

EPSON RAW Plug-In

Used with Adobe Photoshop 7, Photoshop CS, or

 

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 to display ERF

 

(EPSON RAW File) files on these applications.

 

 

Note:

❏To install the EPSON PhotoRAW or EPSON RAW Plug-In software, you need administrator privileges.

❏For CCD-RAW files, only ERF format is supported.

❏When processing ERF files, copy it from an SD memory card to the hard disk drive beforehand. If processing ERF files on a memory card, it may take a long time.

System Requirements

The system requirements for using the camera with a computer are as follows:

Windows: OS:

Microsoft® Windows® 98, 98 Second

 

Edition, Me, 2000 Professional, XP Home

 

Edition, XP Professional

Hard Ware: Pentium III 1 GHz or higher (Pentium IV 2

 

GHz or higher is recommended)

Memory:

256 MB or more (512 MB or more is

 

recommended)

Hard Disk:

5 MB or more free memory is required for

 

installation

 

170 MB or more free memory is required for

 

operation

Display:

SVGA (800 ⋅ 600) or higher, 24 bit color or

 

higher

Macintosh: OS:

Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2.2 (CarbonLib compatible),

 

Mac OS® 10.2 or later

Hard Ware: PowerPC G3 233 MHz or higher (PowerPC

 

G4 1GHz or higher is recommended)

Memory:

42 MB for application memory

Hard Disk:

50 MB or more free memory is required for

 

installation

 

170 MB or more free memory is required for

 

operation

Display:

800 ⋅ 600 or higher, 32000 colors or more

cCaution:

EPSON PhotoRAW is available only for Windows.

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