Kodak EasyShare C533/C503 zoom digital camera User's guide www.kodak.com For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c533support or www.kodak.com/go/c503support Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J4609_en Product features Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 Shutter button Mode dial Self-timer/Video light Flash button Self-timer/Burst button 6 7 8 9 Flash Viewfinder Microphone Lens ,for optional AC adapter 10 DC-In (3V) www.kodak.com/go/support i Product features Back view 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 17 13 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCD Viewfinder Ready light Share button Wide angle button Telephoto button Delete button LCD/Info button Strap post 10 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 11 12 OK button 13 USB, A/V Out 14 Battery compartment 15 Menu button 16 Review button 17 Dock connector 18 Tripod socket ii www.kodak.com/go/support Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 Attaching the strap ....................................................................................... 1 Loading the battery ....................................................................................... 1 Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 2 Setting the language, date/time..................................................................... 2 Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ......................................................... 3 2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4 Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4 Using the flash.............................................................................................. 7 Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera .............................................. 8 3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................11 Installing the software................................................................................. 11 Transferring pictures with the USB cable...................................................... 12 Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 12 Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 15 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................16 Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 16 Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 17 Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness ...................................... 19 Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 19 Using burst ................................................................................................. 20 Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 20 Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 24 Running a slide show .................................................................................. 26 Cropping pictures........................................................................................ 27 Viewing picture/video information ............................................................... 28 Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 28 Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 29 Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 30 www.kodak.com/go/support iii Table of contents 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................35 Camera problems........................................................................................ 35 Camera ready light status............................................................................ 37 Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 38 LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 39 6 Getting help ........................................................................................42 Helpful links................................................................................................ 42 Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 43 7 Appendix .............................................................................................44 Camera specifications ................................................................................. 44 Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 47 Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 48 Battery life .................................................................................................. 50 Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 51 Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 51 Warranty..................................................................................................... 51 Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 54 iv www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the strap Loading the battery Ni-MH (rechargeable) CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) 2 AA (rechargeable or non-rechargeable) For battery types, see page 46. To extend battery life, see page 50. www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time 1 2 OK to change. for previous/next field. to accept. OK (press) Setting the language, date/time in the future 1 2 3 Press Menu. to highlight Setup Menu then press OK. to highlight Language or Date/Time , then press OK. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see Format on page 25). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. Notched corner SD or MMC card (optional) CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage. Inserting or removing a card when the Ready light is blinking may damage the pictures, the card, or the camera. See page 47 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or at www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories. www.kodak.com/go/support 3 2 1 Taking pictures and videos 2 3 Taking a picture LCD/Info Use the LCD or viewfinder. Press LCD/Info for: · LCD on, status icons on · LCD on, status icons off · LCD off (use the viewfinder) Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. When the Ready light turns green, press the Shutter button completely down. Taking a video 1 2 Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again. 4 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds. Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print. If you press no buttons, the picture/ video is saved. Delete Play a video. adjust the volume on your ( Video Out device.) To review pictures and videos anytime, see page 8. Understanding picture-taking icons In capture mode--no buttons pressed Self-timer Date stamp Album Flash mode Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom: wide telephoto digital Focus Zone White balance ISO speed Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Taking pictures and videos In capture mode--shutter pressed halfway Auto Exposure/ Auto Focus warning Low battery Exposure compensation Using the auto-focus framing marks (to take pictures) When using the LCD as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate the camera focus area. The camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene. 1 Press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished. Framing marks Center focus Center wide focus Side focus Center and side focus Left and right focus 6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos 2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks disappear), release the Shutter button, recompose the scene, and repeat step 1. 3 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture. NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape or Video mode. When you use Focus Zone (see page 22) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide. Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes (see Flash modes below). The current flash mode is shown in the LCD status area. Flash-to-subject distance Zoom position Wide angle Telephoto 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). Once, so the subject's eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken. (If the lighting conditions require flash but do not require Red-eye reduction, the flash may fire only once.) Never Flash distance 2­11.5 ft (0.6­3.5 m) @ ISO 140 2­ 6.6 ft (0.6­2.0 m) @ ISO 140 Redeye Off www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Taking pictures and videos Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. Videos: OK Play/pause. 2 1 for previous/next. Review. (Press again to exit.) Rewind to beginning (during playback). Next picture/video (during playback). To save battery power, use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at the 4.4 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with black bars at the top of the screen. A video's duration is displayed at the top of the LCD. Magnifying a picture during review W/T magnify 1X - 8X. view other parts of the picture. OK return to 1X. Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row of thumbnails. view previous/next thumbnail. OK view single picture. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Understanding review icons Pictures Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Email tag Picture number Image storage location Protected Scroll arrows Review mode Videos Video length Favorite tag Email tag Video number Image storage location Playback time counter Volume control (for Video Out device) Date/Time Scroll arrows Review mode www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos during review 1 2 3 4 Press Review. for previous/next. Press Delete. Follow the screen prompts. Using the undo delete feature If you accidentally delete a picture, you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature is only available immediately after you delete a picture. NOTE: You cannot use Undo Delete if your picture is larger than 20 MB. Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 1 2 3 4 Press Review. for previous/next. Press Menu. Press to highlight Protect, then press OK. The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon the protected picture or video. Press the Menu button to exit the menu. appears with 10 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Transferring and printing pictures CAUTION: Install EasyShare software before connecting the camera to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly. Installing the software 1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including anti-virus software). 2 Place the EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Load the software: Windows OS--if the install window do ...