Kodak EasyShare C360 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/c360support Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 All screen images are simulated. Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J3325 Product features Front, top view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 11 Flash DC-In (3V) Microphone ,for optional AC adapter 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shutter button Mode dial Power light Viewfinder Flash button Self-timer/Burst button 7 8 9 10 Lens 11 Light sensor 12 Self-timer light www.kodak.com/go/support i Product features Side, back, bottom view 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 19 11 18 17 13 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCD Ready light Viewfinder LCD/Info button Share button Delete button Speaker Wide angle button Telephoto button 11 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 12 OK button 13 USB, A/V Out 14 15 Battery compartment 16 Menu button 17 Review button 18 Dock connector 19 Tripod socket 12 10 Wrist strap post ii 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 Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ......................................................... 3 2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4 Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4 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 Changing the flash settings ......................................................................... 17 Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 18 Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 20 Using burst ................................................................................................. 21 Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 22 Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 26 Running a slide show .................................................................................. 28 Cropping pictures........................................................................................ 30 Viewing picture/video information ............................................................... 30 Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 30 Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 31 Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 33 www.kodak.com/go/support iii Table of contents 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................38 Camera problems........................................................................................ 38 Computer/connectivity problems.................................................................. 40 Picture quality problems .............................................................................. 40 Direct printing (PictBridge enabled printer) problems.................................... 42 6 Getting help ........................................................................................43 Helpful links................................................................................................ 43 Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 44 7 Appendix .............................................................................................45 Camera specifications ................................................................................. 45 Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 49 Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 49 Battery life .................................................................................................. 51 Power-saving features................................................................................. 52 Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 52 Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 52 Warranty..................................................................................................... 53 Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 55 iv www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (rechargeable) 2 AA lithium or Ni-MH 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 1 2 At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. Setting the date/time and language, other times 1 2 3 Press Menu. to highlight Setup Menu then press OK. to highlight Language or Date/Time , then press OK. If setting the date/time, 2 to change, for previous/next, OK to accept. www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 28). 32 MB internal memory (built-in) 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 49 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/c360accessories. www.kodak.com/go/support 3 2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture 1 3 2 Press LCD/Info for: · LCD on, status icons on · LCD on, status icons off · LCD off Press Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. When the Ready light turns green, press Shutter button completely down. Taking a video 1 Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again. 2 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 8. Understanding quickview blur warning icons If the feature is turned on (see Blur Warning, page 28), a picture blur warning icon is displayed during quickview. Green--Picture is sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch print. Yellow--Picture may be sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch print or sharpness is not determined. (You may want to view on a computer monitor before printing.) Red--Picture is not sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch 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 Flash Picture size Blur warning Pictures/time remaining Storage location AF mode Focus zone Exposure metering White balance ISO Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation Date stamp Album name Zoom: digital telephoto wide In capture mode--shutter pressed halfway Album Auto Exposure/ Auto Focus warning Low battery Aperture Shutter speed 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 (page 24) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide. 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. 2 1 for previous/next. Review. (Press again to exit.) 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/c360accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at the 4.4 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar 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. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row of thumbnails. view previous/next thumbnail. Understanding review icons Pictures Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Email tag Blur warning Picture number Image storage location Protected Scroll arrows Review mode Videos Video length Favorite tag Email tag Video number Image storage location Play or Pause Scroll arrows Protected Review mode www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos during review 4 3 2 1 Follow the screen prompts. Press Delete. for previous/next. Press Review. NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting. Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 2 Press Menu. 3 1 for previous/next. Press Review. Press 4 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 CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures and videos. (Formatting internal memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.) 10 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Transferring and printing pictures Installing the software CAUTION: Install EasyShare software before connecting the camera to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly. 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. Windows OS--select Comp ...