User manual KODAK C633

Kodak EasyShare C633 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/c633support Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2006 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J4959_en Product features Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shutter button Mode dial Self-timer/Video light Flash button Self-timer Flash 7 8 9 Viewfinder Lens Speaker ,for optional AC adapter 10 DC-In (3V) 11 Microphone www.kodak.com/go/support i Product features Back view 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCD Viewfinder Ready light Share button Delete button LCD/Info button Wide angle button Telephoto button OK button 13 14 16 15 11 Strap post 12 SD or MMC card (sold separately) 13 USB, A/V Out 14 15 Battery compartment 16 Menu button 17 Review button 18 Dock connector 19 Tripod socket 10 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 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.............................................................................................. 8 Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera .............................................. 9 3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................12 Installing the software................................................................................. 12 Transferring pictures with the USB cable...................................................... 13 Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 14 Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 16 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................17 Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 17 Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 18 Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness ...................................... 20 Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 20 Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 21 Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 24 Running a slide show .................................................................................. 26 Cropping pictures........................................................................................ 28 Viewing picture/video information ............................................................... 28 Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 29 Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 29 Tagging pictures/videos for albums.............................................................. 30 Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 31 www.kodak.com/go/support iii Table of contents 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................37 Camera problems........................................................................................ 37 Camera ready light status............................................................................ 39 Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 40 LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 41 6 Getting help ........................................................................................44 Helpful links................................................................................................ 44 7 Appendix .............................................................................................46 Camera specifications ................................................................................. 46 Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 49 Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 51 Battery life .................................................................................................. 52 Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 53 Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 53 Warranty..................................................................................................... 54 Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 56 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 52. To extend battery life, see page 53. www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time 1 2 OK OK (press) to change. for previous/next field. to accept. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera 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. 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 page 24). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. SD or MMC card (optional) Notched corner 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 49 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or at www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories. 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. to adjust volume.) ( To review pictures and videos anytime, see page 9. Understanding blur warning icons If the feature is turned on (see page 24), a picture blur warning icon displayed during quickview and review. is Green--Picture is sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. Yellow--Picture may be sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print or sharpness is not determined. Red--Picture is not sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. White--Printability is still being determined. www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Taking pictures and videos Understanding picture-taking icons In capture mode--no buttons pressed Self-timer Date stamp Flash Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom: wide telephoto digital Exposure metering White balance ISO speed Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation In capture mode--shutter pressed halfway Album Auto Exposure/ Auto Focus warning Low battery Exposure compensation 6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos 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 2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks disappear), release the Shutter button and recompose the scene. 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 21) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide. www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Taking pictures and videos 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). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. The flash fires once so the eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken. Never Flash distance 2­11.8 ft (0.6­3.6 m) @ ISO 140 2­6.9 ft (0.6­2.1 m) @ ISO 140 Redeye Off 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. 1 2 Review. (Press again to exit.) for previous/next. Videos: OK Play/pause. Adjust the volume. 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/c633accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at the 5.4 MP (3:2) Picture Size setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen. A video's duration is displayed at the top of the LCD. Magnifying a picture during review W/T magnify 2X - 8X. OK view other parts of the picture. 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. www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Taking pictures and videos Understanding review icons Pictures Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Email tag Album Blur warning Picture number Image storage location Protected Scroll arrows Review mode Videos Video length Favorite tag Email tag Video number Image storage location Date/Time Scroll arrows Review mode 10 www.kodak.com/go/support 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/video, you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature is only available immediately after you delete a picture/video. 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 www.kodak.com/go/support 11 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 does not appear, choose Run from the Start menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD. Mac OS X--double-click the CD icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. NOTE: When prompted, take few minutes to electronically register your camera and software. To register later, see www.kodak.com/go/register. 5 If prompted, restart the computer. If you turned off anti-virus software, turn it back on. See the anti-virus software manual for details. For information on the software applications included on the EasyShare software CD, click the Help button in EasyShare software. 12 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 2 3 Turn off the camera. Connect the USB cable (U-8). Turn on the camera. Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer and prompts you through the transfer process. NOTE: Visit www.kodak.com/go/howto for an online tutorial on connecting. Also available for transferring You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos. I I Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock (see page 14) Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories. www.kodak.com/go/support 13 Transferring and printing pictures Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly--with or without a computer. Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories. Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer Your camera is compatible with PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to PictBridge enabled printers. You need: I Camera with fully charged batteries I PictBridge enabled printer I USB cable (may be sold separately) Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Connect the appropriate USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See your printer user guide or visit www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories.) 14 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer 1 Turn on the printer. Turn on the camera. The PictBridge logo is displayed, followed by the current picture and menu. (If no pictures are found, a message is displayed.) If the menu interface turns off, press any button to redisplay it. 2 Press to choose a printing option, then press the OK button. to choose a picture. Choose the number of copies. Current Picture Press Tagged Pictures If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for printing and choose a print size. Index Print All Pictures Image Storage Print thumbnails of all pictures. This option requires one or more sheets of paper. If the printer is capable, choose a print size. Print all pictures in internal memory, on a card, or in Favorites. Choose the number of copies. Access internal memory, a card, or Favorites. NOTE: During direct printing, pictures are not permanently transferred or saved to the computer or printer. Disconnecting the camera from a PictBridge enabled printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer. Using a printer that is not PictBridge enabled For details on printing pictures from your computer, click the Help button in EasyShare software. www.kodak.com/go/support 15 Transferring and printing pictures Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com) is one of the many online print services offered in the Kodak EasyShare software. You can easily: I I I I Upload your pictures. Edit, enhance, and add borders to your pictures. Store pictures, and share them with family and friends. Order high-quality prints, photo greeting cards, frames, and albums--and have them delivered to your door. Printing from an optional SD/MMC card I I I Automatically print tagged pictures when you insert your card into a printer with an SD/MMC card slot. See your printer user's guide for details. Make prints at an SD/MMC-capable Kodak picture maker/picture kiosk. (Contact a location prior to visiting. See www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.) Take the card to your local photo retailer for professional printing. Dock compatibility for your camera To see which EasyShare printer docks are compatible with your camera, visit www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility. Purchase camera docks, printer docks, and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories. 16 www.kodak.com/go/support 4 Doing more with your camera Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 5.1 in. (12.9 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording. 1 Use the viewfinder or 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. Zoom indicator Optical zoom range W T Digital zoom range D 3 Take the picture or video. Using digital zoom Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 15X magnification. 1 Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (3X). Release the button, then press it again. 2 Take the picture or video. NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image quality when using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and 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/support 17 Doing more with your camera Picture-taking modes Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings. Use this mode Auto For General picture taking--offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. Landscape Far-away scenes. The camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing marks are not available in Landscape. Close-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position. SCN Scene Video Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions. (See page 19.) Capturing video with sound. (See page 4.) 18 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Scene modes 1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions. NOTE: If the Help text turns off, press the OK button. 3 Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode. Use this For SCN mode Portrait Sport Children Party Beach Snow SelfPortrait Backlight Night Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Subjects that are in motion. Action pictures of children in bright light. People indoors. Minimizes red eye. Bright beach scenes. Bright snow scenes. Close-ups of yourself. Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye. Subjects that are in shadow or "backlit" (when light is behind the subject). Reduces red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. www.kodak.com/go/support 19 Doing more with your camera Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness In Auto, use exposure compensation before you take a picture to make it darker or lighter. Press to decrease exposure compensation, and to increase exposure compensation. The exposure compensation level appears on the LCD darker or lighter. and the LCD image gets Using the self-timer 1 2 Place camera on a tripod or flat surface. In any Still mode, press · Once for a 10-second delay (so you have time to get into the scene) · Again for a 2-second delay (for a steady, auto-shutter release on a tripod) · Again for 2-shot (one picture taken after 10 seconds and another picture taken 8 seconds later) 3 4 Compose the scene. Press the Shutter button halfway, then completely down. To cancel the Self-timer before the picture is taken, press the Self-timer button. (The Self-timer setting remains active.) Use the same procedure to take a video, but: I I Turn the Mode dial to Video . Press the Shutter button completely down. NOTE: The video stops when no storage space remains. Only the 2- and 10-second options are available in video mode. 20 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Changing picture-taking settings 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 the OK button. 3 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 4 Press the Menu button to exit. NOTE: Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. Some modes offer limited settings. Setting Exposure Compensation Control how much light enters the camera. Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. Options -2.0 to +2.0 (in 0.5 increments) 6.1 MP (default)--for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are highest resolution and largest file size. 5.4 MP (3:2)--ideal for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints without cropping. Also for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm). 4.0 MP-- for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size. 1.9 MP--for printing up to 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size. 0.8 MP--for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), emailing, Internet, screen display, or for conserving space. www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Doing more with your camera Setting Options White Balance Auto (default)--automatically corrects white balance. Choose your lighting condition. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight--for pictures in natural lighting. Tungsten--corrects the orange cast of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen lighting without flash. Fluorescent--corrects the green cast of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor pictures under fluorescent lighting without flash. ISO Speed Choose a lower ISO setting in brightly lit scenes; use a Control the camera's sensitivity higher ISO for low-light scenes. Choose Auto (default), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 (800 available only for smallest picture to light. size setting). NOTE: ISO returns to Auto when the camera is set to Portrait or SCN mode. Unavailable in Video mode. Focus Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Multi-zone (default)--evaluates 3 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-zone--evaluates the small area centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed. NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode. Color Mode Choose color tones. Color Black & White Sepia--for pictures with a reddish-brown, antique look. NOTE: EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. Unavailable in Video mode. 22 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Setting Set Album Choose Album names. Options On or Off Pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names. See page 29. Auto (default)--the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory. Internal Memory--the camera uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures/videos. NOTE: If you fill up your card while taking pictures, your camera's memory plus feature prompts you to switch to internal memory, if space is available. Memory plus is unavailable in Video mode. Video Size 640 x 480 320 x 240 Available only in Video mode. Continuous (default) 5 seconds 15 seconds 30 seconds Available only in Video mode. See Customizing your camera on page 24. Video Length Setup Menu Choose additional settings. www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Doing more with your camera Customizing your camera Use Setup to customize your camera settings. 1 In any mode, press the Menu button. 2 Press 3 Press to highlight Setup , then press the OK button. to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 5 Press the Menu button to exit. NOTE: These settings remain until you change them. Setting Return to previous menu. Liveview Change liveview default. On (default) Off Options NOTE: In some modes, the LCD turns on even if the liveview option is set to Off. (To turn the LCD on/off any time, press the LCD/Info button.) Camera Sounds Choose sound effects. Theme--applies the same sound effect set to all functions. Individual--choose a sound effect for each function. Off Low (default) Medium High Sound Volume 24 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Setting Options Auto Power Off 10 minutes Choose inactivity time until camera turns off. 5 minutes 3 minutes (default) 1 minute Date & Time See page 2. Video Out NTSC (default)--used in North America and Japan; most common format. Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other PAL--used in Europe and China. external device. Orientation Sensor Orient pictures so that they are displayed with the correct side up. Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. Video Date Display Display Date/Time at the start of video playback. Blur Warning Choose if image sharpness warning icon is displayed during quickview and review. Language On (default) Off Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.) On (default)--choose from date formats. Off On (default) Off (See page 5.) See page 2. www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Doing more with your camera Setting Format Options Memory Card--deletes everything on the card; formats the card. CAUTION: Cancel--exits without making a change. Formatting deletes all Internal Memory--deletes everything in pictures/videos, including internal memory including email addresses, those that are protected. album names, and favorites; formats the Removing a card during internal memory. formatting may damage the card. About View camera information. Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to display your pictures/videos on the LCD. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see page 27. To save battery power, use an optional Kodak 3V AC adapter. (Visit www.kodak.com/go/c633accessories.) Starting the slide show 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Slide Show , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highlight Begin Show, then press the OK button. Each picture and video is displayed once. To interrupt the Slide Show, press the OK button. 26 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Changing the slide show display interval The default interval setting displays each picture for 5 seconds. You can set the display interval from 3 to 60 seconds. 1 On the Slide Show menu, press button. 2 Select a display interval. To scroll through the seconds quickly, press and hold 3 Press the OK button. The interval setting remains until you change it. . to highlight Interval, then press the OK Running a continuous slide show loop When you turn on Loop, the slide show is continuously repeated. 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight Loop, then press the OK button. 2 Press to highlight On, then press the OK button. The slide show repeats until you press the OK button or until battery power is exhausted. The Loop feature remains until you change it. Displaying pictures and videos on a television You can display pictures/videos on a television, computer monitor, or any device equipped with a video input. (Image quality on a television screen may not be as good as on a computer monitor or when printed.) NOTE: Ensure that the Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL) is correct (see Video Out on page 24). The slide show stops if you connect a cable while the slide show is running. 1 Connect the audio/video cable (included) from the camera USB, A/V Out port to the television video-in port (yellow) and audio-in port (white). See your television user's guide for details. 2 Review pictures/videos on the television. www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Doing more with your camera Cropping pictures 1 2 3 Picture Cropped picture Press Review. for previous/next. Press Menu, choose Crop , then press OK. 4 5 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in, or to move the crop box. Follow the screen prompts. The picture is copied, then cropped. The original picture is saved. A cropped picture cannot be cropped again on the camera. Press the Menu button to exit the menu. Viewing picture/video information 1 2 Press Review. Press repeatedly to turn on/off status icons and picture/video information. Press the Review button to exit Review. 28 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Copying pictures and videos You can copy pictures/videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy, make sure that: I I A card is inserted in the camera. The camera's picture storage location is set to the location from which you are copying. (See Image Storage on page 21.) Copy pictures or videos: 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press 3 Press to highlight Copy to highlight an option. , then press the OK button. 4 Press the OK button. NOTE: Pictures/videos are copied, not moved. To remove pictures/videos from the original location after copying, delete them (see page 11). Tags that you applied for print, email, and favorites are not copied. Protection settings are not copied. To apply protection to a picture or video, see page 11. Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names. First--on your computer Use the EasyShare software that was packaged with your camera to create album names on your computer. The next time you connect the camera to the computer, copy up to 32 albums to the album name list. See EasyShare software Help for details. www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Doing more with your camera Second--on your camera 1 In any mode, press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Set Album , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highlight an album name, then press the OK button. Repeat to mark pictures or videos for albums. Selected albums are noted with a check mark. 4 To remove a selection, highlight an album name and press the OK button. To remove all album selections, select Clear All. 5 Highlight Exit, then press the OK button. Your selections are saved. If you turn on the LCD, your album selection is displayed on the screen. A plus (+) after the album name means more than one album is selected. 6 Press the Menu button to exit the menu. Third--transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures or videos to your computer, EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures in the appropriate album. See EasyShare software Help for details. Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature in Review mode to tag the pictures/videos in your camera with album names. First--on your computer Use EasyShare software to create albums on your computer, then copy up to 32 album names to the camera's internal memory. See EasyShare software Help for details. 30 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Second--on your camera 1 Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video. 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Press 4 Press to highlight Album , then press the OK button. to highlight an album folder, then press the OK button. To add other pictures to the same album, press to scroll through the pictures. When the picture you want is displayed, press the OK button. To add the pictures to more than one album, repeat step 4 for each album. The album name appears with the picture. A plus (+) after the album name means the picture was added to more than one album. To remove a selection, highlight an album name and press the OK button. To remove all album selections, select Clear All. Third--transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures/videos to your computer, EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures/videos in the appropriate album folder. See EasyShare software Help for details. Sharing your pictures Press the Share button to tag your pictures and videos. When they are transferred to your computer, you can share them. Use the Share button: I I I Any time. (The most recent picture/video taken is then displayed.) Just after you take a picture/video, during quickview. After pressing the Review button. www.kodak.com/go/support 31 Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. Press 2 Press to highlight Print to locate a picture. , then press the OK button.* 3 Press to select the number of copies (0-99). Zero removes the tag for that picture. Optional: You can apply a print quantity to other pictures. Press to locate a picture. Press to change the print quantity. Repeat until the desired print quantity is applied to pictures. 4 Press the OK button. The Print icon appears in the status area. 5 Press the Share button to exit the menu. * To tag all pictures in the storage location, highlight Print All, press the OK button, then indicate the number of copies. Print All is not available in quickview. To remove print tagging for all pictures in the storage location, highlight Cancel Prints, then press the OK button. Cancel Prints is not available in quickview. Printing tagged pictures When you transfer the tagged pictures to your computer, the Kodak EasyShare software print screen opens. For details, click the Help button in EasyShare software. For more information on printing from your computer, printer dock, PictBridge enabled printer, or card, see page 14. NOTE: For the best 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints, set the camera to the 5.4 MP (3:2) picture size setting. (See Picture Size on page 21.) Tagging pictures and videos for emailing First--on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software to create an email address book on your computer. Then copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera's internal memory. For details, click the Help button in EasyShare software. 32 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Second--tag pictures/videos on your camera 1 Press the Share button. Press to locate a picture/video. 2 Press to highlight Email , then press the OK button. The Email icon appears in the status area. 3 Press to highlight an email address, then press the OK button. to scroll through To tag other pictures/videos with the same address, press them. When the picture you want is displayed, press OK. To send the pictures/videos to more than one address, repeat step 3 for each address. Selected addresses are checked. 4 To remove a selection, highlight a checked address and press the OK button. To remove all email selections, highlight Clear All. 5 Press to highlight Exit, then press the OK button. 6 Press the Share button to exit the menu. Third--transfer and email When you transfer the tagged pictures/videos to your computer, the Email screen opens and lets you send them to the addresses you specified. For details, click the Help button in Kodak EasyShare software. www.kodak.com/go/support 33 Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures as favorites You can preserve your favorite pictures in the Favorites section of your camera's internal memory, then share them with friends and family. NOTE: When you transfer pictures from your camera to your computer, all pictures (including favorites) are stored on your computer at full size. Favorite pictures - smaller copies of your originals - are loaded back to your camera, so you can share and enjoy more. to locate a picture. 1. Tag pictures as 1 Press the Share button. Press favorites 2 Press to highlight Favorite , then press the OK button. The Favorite icon appears in the status area. To remove the tag, press the OK button again. Press the Share button to exit the menu. 1 To enjoy full functionality, load and use the EasyShare software that was packaged with this camera. (See page 12.) 2. Transfer pictures to your computer 2 Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable (see page 13) or an EasyShare dock. The first time you transfer pictures, the software helps you make choices about your favorite pictures. Then, your pictures are transferred to the computer. Favorite pictures (smaller versions of the originals) are loaded to the Favorites section of your camera's internal memory. 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites . 3. View favorites on your camera 2 Press to scroll through favorites. NOTE: The camera holds a limited number of favorites. Use Camera Favorites in the EasyShare software to customize the size of your camera Favorites section. Videos tagged as favorites remain in the Favorites folder in EasyShare software. For details, click the Help button in EasyShare software. 34 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Optional settings In Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings. Slide Show (page 26) Multi-up (page 9) Remove favorites (page 35) Setup Menu (page 24) NOTE: Pictures taken at the 5.4 MP (3:2) picture size setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen. Removing all favorites from your camera 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Highlight Remove Favorites , then press the OK button. All pictures stored in the Favorites section of internal memory are removed. Favorites are restored the next time you transfer pictures to the computer. 4 Press the Menu button to exit the menu. Preventing favorites from transferring to the camera 1 Open Kodak EasyShare software. Click the My Collection tab. 2 Go to the Albums view. 3 Click the Camera Favorites Album for your camera. 4 Click Remove Album. The next time you transfer pictures from your camera to the computer, use the Camera Favorites Wizard/Assistant to either recreate your Camera Favorites Album or to turn off the Camera Favorites feature. . www.kodak.com/go/support 35 Doing more with your camera Printing and emailing favorites 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites 2 Press the Share button. 3 Highlight Print or Email , then press the OK button. NOTE: Favorites that were taken on this camera (not imported from another source) are good for prints up to 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm). . Press to locate a picture. 36 www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Troubleshooting For step-by-step product support, visit www.kodak.com/go/c633support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. Camera problems If... Camera does not turn on. Camera does not turn off. Try one or more the following I Install new batteries (page 1). I Charge rechargeable batteries. I Remove the battery, then reinsert or replace it. If the camera still does not function, visit www.kodak.com/go/c633support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. Pictures remaining I The camera is operating normally. Continue taking pictures. number does not decrease after taking a picture. Short battery life I Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth (page 53) before loading batteries in the camera. with Kodak Ni-MH rechargeable I Limit the following activities that quickly deplete battery power: reviewing pictures/videos on the LCD; using the LCD as a viewfinder; digital camera and excessive use of the flash. batteries. I Use the Refresh feature on your camera dock series 3 or printer dock series 3. Stored pictures are I Retake picture. Do not remove card while the Ready light is blinking. Keep rechargeable batteries charged. corrupted. I Transfer the pictures to the computer (page 13), then format the card in the camera (page 24). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. www.kodak.com/go/support 37 Troubleshooting If... Try one or more the following In Review mode, I Check the image storage location setting (page 21). you do not see a picture (or the expected picture) on the LCD screen. In Review mode, a I Transfer the picture to the computer (page 13), then format the card in the camera (page 21). blue or black screen is displayed Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, instead of a including protected files. picture. Shutter button does not work. I Turn on the camera (page 2). I Wait until the Ready light stops blinking red before attempting to take another picture. I Transfer pictures to the computer (page 13), delete pictures from the camera (page 11), switch image storage locations (page 21), or insert a card with available memory (page 3). I For best pictures, see page 4. I Adjust the camera Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL, page 24). Slide show does not run on external I See the external device's user's guide. video device. Picture is too light. I Move so there is at least 2 ft (0.6 m) between camera and subject. I Decrease Exposure Compensation (page 21). Picture is not clear. I Clean the lens (page 53). I Move so there is at least 2 ft (0.6 m) between the camera and the subject. I Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. 38 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting If... Try one or more the following Picture is too dark. I Turn on the flash (page 8). I Move so there is no more than 11.8 ft (3.6 m) in wide angle and 6.9 ft (2.1 m) in telephoto between the camera and the subject. I Use Fill flash (page 8) or change your position so light is not behind the subject. I Increase Exposure Compensation (page 21). Camera does not recognize SD/MMC card. I Purchase a certified SD/MMC card. I Reformat the card (page 24). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. I Insert a card into the slot, then push to seat (page 3). Camera freezes up I Turn the camera off, then back on. Make sure the camera is turned off before inserting or removing a card. when a card is inserted or removed. Memory card full. I Insert a new card (page 3), transfer pictures to the computer (page 13), or delete pictures (page 11). Memory card and I Transfer pictures to the computer (page 13), then format the card or internal memory (page 24). internal memory full. Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. Camera ready light status If... Try one or more of the following Ready light does I Turn on the camera (page 2). not turn on and the I Install new batteries (page 1) or charge rechargeable batteries. camera does not I Turn camera off, then back on. work. www.kodak.com/go/support 39 Troubleshooting If... Try one or more of the following Ready light blinks I Camera is operating normally. green. Ready light blinks I Wait. Resume picture taking when the light stops blinking and turns green. amber. Ready light blinks I Install new batteries (page 1) or charge rechargeable batteries. red and camera turns off. Ready light glows I Transfer pictures to the computer (page 13), delete pictures from the camera (page 11), switch image storage locations (page 21), or insert steady red. a card with available memory (page 3). I Wait. Resume picture taking when the light turns green. I Change the image storage location to internal memory (page 21), or use a different card. Ready light glows I Camera is operating normally. steady green. Camera/computer communications If... Try one or more of the following The computer does I Visit www.kodak.com/go/c633support. not communicate I Turn on the camera (page 2). with the camera. I Install new batteries (page 1) or charge rechargeable batteries. I Connect cable to camera and computer port (page 13). I Install the software (page 12). I Disconnect the USB cable. Close all open applications. Re-install the software (page 12). I Disconnect camera from the computer. Close all software applications, reconnect camera. 40 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting If... Cannot transfer pictures. (The Add New Hardware Wizard cannot locate drivers.) Try one or more of the following I Disconnect USB cable. (If using camera dock or printer dock, disconnect cable and remove camera from dock). Close all open applications. Re-install the software (page 12). I Disconnect the USB cable. Close all open applications. Re-install the software (page 12). LCD screen messages If... No images to display. Memory card requires formatting. Memory card cannot be read. (Please format memory card or insert another card.) I Unplug the USB cable from the camera. Only one USB connection allowed. Disconnect cable or rem. (remove) camera from dock. Try one or more of the following I Change image storage location setting (page 21). I Insert a new card (page 3) or format the card (page 24). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. www.kodak.com/go/support 41 Troubleshooting