Kodak EasyShare C530/C315/CD50 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/c530support 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 4J4298_en Product features Front view 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 1 Flash unit 2 Shutter button 3 Mode dial/Power 4 Viewfinder lens 5 Self Timer/Video light 6 Lens 7 USB port www.kodak.com/go/support i Product features Back view 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 1 13 15 14 12 3 1 Dock connector 2 Tripod socket 3 Review button 4 Camera/LCD screen 5 Viewfinder 6 Ready light 7 Menu button 8 Delete button 9 Flash button 10 4-way controller 11 OK button 12 Wrist strap post 13 Share button 14 Battery compartment 15 Slot for optional SD/MMC card 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 language and date/time, other times............................................ 2 Setting the date/time, first time ..................................................................... 3 Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card ............................................................. 4 2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................5 Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 5 Taking a video .............................................................................................. 5 Reviewing the picture or video just taken....................................................... 6 Using the LCD screen as a viewfinder ............................................................ 7 Using digital zoom ........................................................................................ 7 Using the flash.............................................................................................. 8 Reviewing pictures and videos....................................................................... 8 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................ 12 3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................14 Installing the software................................................................................. 14 Transferring pictures with the USB cable...................................................... 15 Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 16 Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 19 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................20 Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 20 Running a slide show .................................................................................. 21 Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 23 Choosing a flash setting .............................................................................. 24 Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 25 Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 27 Viewing picture/video information ............................................................... 29 www.kodak.com/go/support iii Table of contents Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 30 Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 33 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................38 Camera problems........................................................................................ 38 Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 41 LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 41 Camera ready light status............................................................................ 44 6 Getting help ........................................................................................46 Helpful Web links........................................................................................ 46 Software help.............................................................................................. 46 Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 47 7 Appendix .............................................................................................48 Camera specifications ................................................................................. 48 Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 50 Power-saving features................................................................................. 52 Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 52 Battery information ..................................................................................... 54 Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 55 Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 55 Warranty..................................................................................................... 56 Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 58 iv www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH KAA2HR (rechargeable) 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, or (non-rechargeable oxy-alkaline AA) For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54. www.kodak.com/go/support 1 Setting up your camera Turning on the 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. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD/MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD/MMC cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 29). Notched corner SD/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 pictures, card, or camera. See page 50 for storage capacities. Purchase SD/MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories. 4 www.kodak.com/go/support 2 1 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture 3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. Turn on camera. 4 When the Ready light 2 Frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCD screen. blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pictures. Ready light Taking a video 1 Turn on camera. 3 Press the Shutter button down and release, or press and hold for more than 2 seconds. To stop recording, press the Shutter button again. 2 Frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCD screen. NOTE: The camera does not record audio. www.kodak.com/go/support 5 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 are displayed: If you press no buttons, the picture/video is saved. Delete 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. Picture/video capture screens Self Timer Date stamp Flash Picture quality Pictures/video time remaining Image storage location Album name Mode description Zoom: Telephoto Wide Low battery Capture mode Exposure compensation 6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Using the LCD screen as a viewfinder IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature depletes battery power; use it sparingly. 1 Turn the Mode dial to . 2 Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen. 3 Frame your subject in the LCD screen. 4 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. 5 To turn off the LCD screen, press the OK button. OK button To make the LCD screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 28. Using digital zoom Use digital zoom in Auto 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 and turns red when the picture quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen, then press . The LCD screen displays the zoomed image and the zoom indicator. 2 Press Zoom indicator to zoom in and out. 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. Digital zoom is available only when Liveview is turned on (see page 28). 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. Flash is effective between 3.3 - 7.9 ft (1.0 - 2.4 m). You can only change the flash setting in Auto mode. Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash options (see Flash modes table on page 24). The active flash icon is displayed in the LCD screen status area (see page 6). To change the flash settings, see page 24. 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) 2 1 Review (Press again to exit) (previous/next) To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock. (Visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at 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. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Pictures Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Email tag Protect Picture/video number Image storage location Scroll arrows Review mode Videos Video length Video number Image storage location On-screen instructions Review mode Scroll arrows www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Taking pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review OK 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 Cropping a picture during review 1 2 Press Menu. (To exit, press Menu again.) Press to highlight Crop , then press OK. 3 Highlight Zoom, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions. to size the crop box. Press OK. 4 Highlight Pan, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions. to move the crop box. Press OK. 5 Press Save to keep the cropped image (the original picture is kept). To return to the Review menu without saving your changes, press Exit. NOTE: Cropping may not be supported for images captured on other digital cameras. You cannot crop pictures under 2.1 MP or previously cropped pictures. The on-screen instructions disappear after 5 seconds or when you press a button. www.kodak.com/go/support 11 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 highlight Protect then press OK. to , 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. a ...