Installing the software Before connecting any cables, install the software that was included with your camera. Follow the on-screen instructions. After installing the software, return to this Getting Started Guide. Loading the batteries · Kodak oxy-alkaline digital camera batteries AA · Kodak Ni-MH rechargeable digital camera batteries AA · Kodak Ni-MH rechargeable digital camera battery KAA2HR www.kodak.com/go/c613support 1 ENGLISH ENGLISH 2 Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time 1 2 1 2 OK Language: to change. OK to accept. Date/Time: At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. to accept. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Taking a picture/video Pictures 1 1 Videos 2 2 Framing brackets Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. When the framing brackets turn green, press the Shutter button completely down. www.kodak.com/go/c613support Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again. 3 ENGLISH ENGLISH 2 4 Reviewing pictures/videos 1 2 Press Review. (Press again to exit.) for previous/next picture/video. Play/pause Videos: Play at 2X, 4X speed Play in reverse at 2X, 4X To hear audio, transfer the video to your computer. Review Transferring pictures/videos USB cable Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera dock (May be sold separately.) For dock compatibility, visit www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility. To purchase accessories, visit www.kodak.com/go/c613accessories. Turn on camera 1 To use an EasyShare dock, see its Getting Started Guide. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Keep learning about your camera! Congratulations! You have: · set up your camera · taken pictures · transferred pictures to your computer Keep learning! Finish reading this book, so you can take and share your best pictures! To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. (Highlight a menu choice, then press the button.) Visit www.kodak.com/go/c613support and www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter for: · the extended user's guide · interactive troubleshooting and repairs · interactive tutorials · FAQs · downloads · accessories · printing information · product registration www.kodak.com/go/c613support 5 ENGLISH ENGLISH Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Mode dial 2 Shutter button 3 Flash button 4 On/Off button 5 Flash 6 Self-timer light 7 Lens 8 USB 9 Microphone 6 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Back view 234 1 7 8 9 14 13 12 optional 5 6 10 11 1 LCD 2 Review button 3 Menu button 4 LCD/Info button 5 Delete button 6 Zoom button (Telephoto/Wide) 7 Strap post 8 9 OK button 10 Share button 11 Battery compartment 12 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 13 Dock connector 14 Tripod socket www.kodak.com/go/c613support 7 ENGLISH 1 Doing more with your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to store more pictures and videos (www.kodak.com/go/c613accessories). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. 1 2 3 Turn off the camera. Insert or remove the optional card. Turn on the camera. CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage. If you insert or remove a card while the camera is accessing it, the card, pictures, or camera may be damaged. NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format the card in this camera before taking pictures. 8 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Using the zoom button 1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out. The zoom indicator shows zoom status. 3 Take the picture or video. NOTE: To get a focused picture every time, remember: Always Zoom indicator Optical zoom range Digital zoom range If use the auto focus framing marks. you are using no zoom (1X, wide angle), you can be as close as 24 in. (60 cm) to your subject. subject. As you zoom, you need to move further from your W T D To use digital zoom in any Still mode: Press Telephoto (T) to the maximum optical zoom limit. Release the button, then press it again. NOTE: You may notice decreased image quality when using digital zoom. The slider on the zoom indicator turns red when the picture quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6-in. (10 x 15 cm) print. www.kodak.com/go/c613support 9 Doing more with your camera Using the flash button Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. button repeatedly to scroll Press the through flash modes (see Flash modes below). The current flash mode appears in the LCD screen. Flash Distance Wide angle: 0.6­3.5 m (2­11.5 ft) @ ISO 200 Telephoto: 0.6­2.0 m (2­6.6 ft) @ ISO 200 Flash modes Auto Flash Fill Flash fires When the lighting conditions require it. Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is "backlit" (when the light is behind the subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. Red-eye The flash fires twice--once, then again when the picture is taken. Off Never. 10 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Using different picture-taking modes Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings. Use this mode Auto Digital Image Stabilization Close-up For General picture taking--offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. Minimizing the effects of camera shake and subject movement. Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position. Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions. (See page 12.) Capturing video with sound. (See page 3.) Reviewing favorite pictures. SCN Scene Video Favorites www.kodak.com/go/c613support 11 Doing more with your camera Scene modes Choose a Scene mode--for great pictures in practically any situation! 1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions. If the mode description turns off before you finish reading it, press OK. 3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode. Use this For SCN mode Portrait Night Portrait Landscape Night Landscape Sports Snow Beach Text/ Document Backlight Full-frame portraits of people. Reducing red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Far-away scenes. The camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing marks are not available in Landscape. Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Subjects in motion. Bright snow scenes. Bright beach scenes. Documents. Focus is set to Auto. Subjects that are in shadow or "backlit" (when light is behind the subject). 12 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Use this For SCN mode Manner/ Museum Fireworks High ISO Children Flower SelfPortrait Sunset Candle light Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are disabled. Bright, colorful light displays. Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. People indoors, in low-light scenes. Minimizes red eye. Action pictures of children in bright light. Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright light. Focus is set to Auto. Close-ups of yourself. Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye. Capturing the deep hues seen at sunset. Capturing subjects in low light. www.kodak.com/go/c613support 13 Doing more with your camera Using the menu button You can change settings to get the best results from your camera. 1 Press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight a setting, then press OK. 3 Choose an option, then press OK. Press the Menu button to exit the menu. NOTE: Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camera. Some modes offer limited settings. Using camera Help To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. Highlight a menu choice, then press the button. Turn on/off Help Scroll up/down 14 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Understanding the picture-taking icons Flash Self-timer Date stamp Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom: Wide Telephoto Digital Exposure metering White balance ISO speed Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation www.kodak.com/go/c613support 15 2 Working with pictures/videos Magnifying a picture 1 2 3 4 Press the Review button. Press W/T to magnify 2X­8X. Press to view other parts of the picture. Press OK to return to 1X. Deleting pictures and videos 1 2 3 4 Press the Review button. View previous/next. Press the Delete button. Follow the screen prompts. 16 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Working with pictures/videos Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology Kodak Perfect Touch technology helps ensure better, brighter pictures. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press for previous/next picture. to highlight Edit Picture, then press OK. 3 Press to highlight Perfect Touch tech., then press OK. The enhancement is previewed in a split screen. Press to view other parts of the picture. 4 Press OK. Follow the screen prompts to replace the original picture or to save the enhanced picture as a new one. NOTE: You cannot enhance previously enhanced pictures. Press the Menu button to exit the menu. www.kodak.com/go/c613support 17 Working with pictures/videos Cropping pictures You can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of the picture remains. 1 Press the Review button, then picture. Picture to find a to highlight Cropped picture 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Picture, then press OK. 3 Press to highlight Crop, then press OK. to move the crop box. Press OK. 4 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in, or 5 Follow the screen prompts. The picture is cropped. The original is saved. (Cropped pictures cannot be cropped again.) Press the Menu button to exit the menu. 18 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Working with pictures/videos Editing videos Making a picture from a video You can choose a single frame from a video, then make a picture suitable for printing. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Video, then press OK. Video to find a video. to highlight Picture 3 Press OK. to highlight Make Picture, then press 4 Press OK to select a video frame. 5 Follow the screen prompts to save the picture. A picture is created. (The original video is saved.) Press the Menu button to exit the menu. www.kodak.com/go/c613support 19 Working with pictures/videos Making a video action print From a video, you can make a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture, suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Video, then press OK. Video to find a video. to highlight 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture 3 Press press OK. to highlight Video Action Print, then 4 Choose an option, then press OK. Auto options: The camera includes the first and last frames, then 2, 7, or 14 equally spaced frames. Manual options: You choose the first and last frames; the camera chooses 2, 7, or 14 equally spaced frames. Press the Menu button to exit the menu. 20 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Working with pictures/videos Understanding the review icons Pictures Print tag/number of prints Protected Favorite tag Email tag Album Blur warning Kodak Perfect Touch tech. Picture number Image storage location Scroll arrows Review mode Videos Protected Favorite tag Email tag Video length Video number Image storage location Date/Time Scroll arrows Review mode www.kodak.com/go/c613support 21 3 Solving camera problems Camera problems For step-by-step product support, visit www.kodak.com/go/c613support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. If Try one or more of the following Camera does not turn on. Install new batteries (see page 1). Charge rechargeable batteries. Camera does not turn off. Remove the battery, then reinsert or replace it. If the camera still does not function, visit www.kodak.com/go/c613support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. Pictures remaining The camera is operating normally. Continue taking pictures. number does not decrease after taking a picture. Short battery life with Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading Kodak Ni-MH batteries in the camera. rechargeable digital Limit the following activities that quickly deplete battery power: camera batteries. reviewing pictures/videos on the LCD; excessive use of the flash. If you own an EasyShare camera dock series 3 or EasyShare printer dock series 3, use the Battery Refresh feature. Memory card full. Insert a new card, transfer pictures to the computer, or delete pictures. 22 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 4 Appendix CAUTION: Do not disassemble this product; there are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer ...