Kodak EasyShare C300 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/c300support Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2004 All screen images are simulated. Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J3133 Product features Front view 4 5 6 7 3 8 2 1 1 Grip 2 Wrist strap post 3 Self Timer/Video light 4 Shutter button 5 Mode dial/Power 6 Flash unit 7 Viewfinder lens 8 Lens www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Product features Back view 6 5 4 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 1 16 1 Tripod socket 2 Dock connector 3 Share button 4 Controller buttons (4) 5 OK button 6 Delete button 7 Viewfinder 8 Ready light 9 Camera screen (LCD: liquid crystal display) 10 Flash/Status 11 Grip 12 Menu button 13 Review button 14 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port 15 Slot for optional SD/MMC card 16 Battery compartment button 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 Attaching the wrist strap ............................................................................... 1 Loading the batteries .................................................................................... 1 Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 2 Setting the date/time, first time ..................................................................... 2 Setting the language and date/time, other times............................................ 3 Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ......................................................... 3 2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4 Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4 Using digital zoom ........................................................................................ 7 Using the flash.............................................................................................. 7 Reviewing pictures and videos....................................................................... 8 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................ 11 3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................13 Minimum system requirements .................................................................... 13 Installing the software................................................................................. 14 Transferring pictures with the USB cable...................................................... 15 Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 16 Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 17 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................18 Putting yourself in the picture or video......................................................... 18 Running a slide show .................................................................................. 19 Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 20 Choosing a flash setting .............................................................................. 21 Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 22 Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 25 Viewing picture and video information......................................................... 27 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Table of contents Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 27 Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 30 Need help? ................................................................................................. 32 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................34 Camera problems........................................................................................ 34 Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 38 Camera screen messages ............................................................................ 39 Camera ready light status............................................................................ 42 6 Getting help ........................................................................................44 Helpful Web links........................................................................................ 44 Software help.............................................................................................. 44 Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 44 7 Appendix .............................................................................................47 Camera specifications ................................................................................. 47 Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 49 Power-saving features................................................................................. 50 Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 50 Battery information ..................................................................................... 52 Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 53 Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 54 Warranty..................................................................................................... 54 Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 56 4 www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery door. 2 Load the battery, then close the battery door. CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (rechargeable) 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, or Oxy-Alkaline AA ZR6 For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 51. www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera Setting the language and date/time, other times 1 2 3 Press Menu. to highlight Setup Menu then press OK. to highlight Language , then press OK. or Date/Time If setting the date/time: to change. OK for previous/next field. to accept. 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: We recommend Kodak SD and MMC cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 26). 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 pictures, card, or camera. See page 48 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/c300accessories. 3 www.kodak.com/go/support 2 1 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture 3 Press Shutter button to take the picture. Ready light Turn on camera: --for general picture-taking --for night scenes or low-light conditions 4 When the Ready light 2 Frame your subject in viewfinder or LCD screen. blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pictures. Taking a video 1 Turn on camera. 3 3 Press the Shutter button down and release, or press and hold for more than 2 seconds. The camera does not record audio. 2 Frame your subject in viewfinder or LCD screen. To stop recording, press 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 screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video and Delete are displayed: If you take no action, the picture/video is saved. OK to play/pause a video Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print. To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8. Checking camera and picture status The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and picture settings. If is displayed in the status area, press to display additional settings. Flash/Status button www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Taking pictures and videos Using the camera screen as a viewfinder IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature significantly depletes battery power; use it sparingly. 1 Turn the Mode dial to any Still mode. 2 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen. 3 Frame your subject in the camera screen. 4 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. 5 To turn off the camera screen, press the OK button. OK button To make the camera screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 25 Picture/video capture screens Self Timer Date stamp More information Album name Flash Picture quality Pictures/video time remaining Image storage location Mode description Zoom indicator Capture mode Low battery (flashing = exhausted) 6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Using digital zoom Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 5X closer to your subject. IMPORTANT: You may notice a decrease in printed image quality when using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses, then turns red when the picture quality is less than 1 MP. For an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print, ensure that the slider remains blue. 1 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen, then press to activate digital zoom. The camera screen displays the zoomed image and the zoom indicator. 2 Press Wide). Zoom indicator to zoom in or out (T -Telephoto or W - 3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. To turn off digital zoom, from the lowest setting, press . NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Flash is effective between 2.6 - 7.9 ft (0.8 - 2.4 m). You can only change the flash setting in Still modes. Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash options (see Flash modes table). The active flash icon is displayed in the camera screen status area (see page 5). To change the flash settings, see page 21. www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Taking pictures and videos Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. Videos: OK to play/pause Rewind to beginning (during playback) Next picture/video (during playback) 1 2 (previous/next) Review (Press again to exit) To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c300accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at Best (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top of the screen. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Email tag Protect Picture/video number Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows (more pictures/videos) Low battery (flashing = exhausted) Video length Video number Image storage location Press OK to Play or Pause Review mode Scroll arrows www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Taking pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review 1 Press Review. (Press again to exit) 2 OK Locate picture. magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X. 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. 10 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 1 Press Review. 2 3 4 Note: To cancel Protect, press OK again. 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 with the protected picture or video. Press the Menu button to exit. appears CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.) www.kod ...