User manual KODAK EASYSHARE C530

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. appears CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD/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.) 12 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos 1 Press Review. (To exit, press Review again.) 2 3 4 for previous/next. Press Delete. Follow the screen prompts. PICTURE or VIDEO--deletes the displayed picture or video. EXIT--exits the Delete screen. ALL--deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location. NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting. www.kodak.com/go/support 13 3 Transferring and printing pictures CAUTION: Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock 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 Kodak 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 Complete to automatically install the most commonly used applications. Select Custom to choose the applications you wish to install. Mac OS X--follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE: When prompted, register your camera and software. Registering lets you sign up for information that keeps your system up-to-date. To register later, visit 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 Kodak EasyShare software CD, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software. 14 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on your computer. See your computer user's guide for details. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on the camera. 4 Turn on the camera. Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer. The software 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 19) Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories. www.kodak.com/go/support 15 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/c530accessories. 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/c530accessories. 16 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. To transfer pictures to your computer, see page 14. In Favorites mode, the current favorite picture is displayed. www.kodak.com/go/support 17 Transferring and printing pictures 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 the Kodak EasyShare software. 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 card-capable Kodak picture maker. (Contact a location prior to visiting. See www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.) Take the card to your local photo retailer for professional printing. 18 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Dock compatibility for your camera Kodak EasyShare dock I printer dock plus series 3 I series 3 printer docks and Docking configuration camera docks Custom dock insert Dock Others, including: I printer dock I printer dock plus I printer dock 6000 I camera dock 6000 Custom dock insert Kodak dock adapter kit D-22 Dock I printer dock 4000 I camera dock II I LS420, LS443 camera dock Not compatible Purchase camera docks, printer docks, and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories. www.kodak.com/go/support 19 4 Doing more with your camera 1 2 3 Place camera on a tripod or flat surface. In Auto mode, press the Menu button. Choose Self Timer . Using the self-timer 10-second delay (so you have time to get into the scene) 2-second delay (for a steady, auto-shutter release on a tripod) 4 5 Compose the scene. Press the Shutter button. NOTE: The self timer cancels after you take the picture, record the video, or turn off the camera. Using the self timer for video Use the same procedure as above, but: I I Turn the Mode dial to video . Press the Shutter button completely down. NOTE: The video stops when you press the Shutter button or when no storage space remains. 20 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the LCD screen. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see page 22. 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, in the order in which you took them. 4 To cancel the Slide Show, press the OK button. 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 OK 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 www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Doing more with your camera 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. This setting remains until you change it. Displaying pictures and videos on a television You can display pictures and videos on a television, computer monitor, or any device equipped with a video input using an optional audio/video cable. Video input devices include a compatible Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera dock (see page 19). NOTE: Ensure that the Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL) is correct (see page 28). The slide show stops if you connect or disconnect the cable while the slide show is running. Image quality on a television screen may not be as good as on a computer monitor or when printed. See the printer dock or camera dock user's guide for more details. Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories. 22 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Copying pictures and videos You can copy pictures and 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, page 26. 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 and videos are copied, not moved. To remove pictures and videos from the original location after copying, delete them (see page 13). 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 12. www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Doing more with your camera Choosing a flash setting Flash button Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash options. (see Flash modes table). Press OK. The current flash mode is shown in the LCD status area. NOTE: I I Off and Fill flash options revert to Auto when the camera is turned off. When the picture is taken with Auto or Fill flash selected, the camera flashes twice: once to set the exposure and once to take the picture. 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 light is behind the subject). Flash modes Auto Flash Fill Red-eye Three times: once to set the exposure, once to reduce red-eye, and once to take the picture. Off Flash never fires. 24 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 In any mode, press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. 3 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 4 Press the Menu button to exit. Setting Self Timer Put yourself in the picture or video. Exposure Compensation (Auto mode) Choose how much light enters the camera. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial. Icon Options 10, 2 seconds, Off. See page 20. -2.0 to +2.0. If pictures are too dark, increase the value. If pictures are too light, decrease the value. www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Doing more with your camera Setting Picture Size (Auto mode) Set picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it. Icon Options 5.0 MP (default)--for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are highest resolution and largest file size. 4.4 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); some cropping may result due to the 3:2 aspect ratio. 4.0 MP--for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size. 3.1 MP--for printing up to 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size. 2.1 MP--for printing up to 8 x 10 in. (20 x 25 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size. 1.1 MP--for printing up to 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm); for emailing, Internet, or screen display; pictures are lowest resolution and smallest file size. Color (default)--for color pictures. Black & White--for black-and-white pictures. Sepia--for pictures with a reddish-brown, antique look. Auto (default)--the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory. Internal Memory--the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. Color Mode (Auto mode) Choose color tones. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial. Image Storage Choose an image storage location. This setting remains until you change it. 26 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Setting Set Album Choose Album names. Icon 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 30. Continuous (default)--as long as there is room on the card or internal memory, or until the Shutter button is pressed. 5, 15, 30--seconds Video Length (Video mode) Choose the video length. This setting remains until you change it. NOTE: If the current image storage location does not have adequate space, some video length options are not displayed. See page 50 for storage capacities. Setup Menu Choose additional settings. See Customizing your camera, page 27. 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. www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Doing more with your camera 5 Press the Menu button to exit. Setting Return Return to previous menu. Liveview Change LCD screen setting so that it is always on or always off (see page 7). This setting remains until you change it. Auto Power Off Select when you would like the camera to turn off. Date & Time Set the date and time. This setting remains until you change it. Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or external device (see page 22). This setting remains until you change it. Date Stamp (Auto Mode) Imprint the date on pictures. This setting remains until you change it. Video Date Display (Video mode) Display capture date and time before the video starts. This setting remains until you change it. On or Off. Icon Options 3 minutes (default) 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes See page 2. NTSC (default)--used in most countries except those in Europe and China. North America and Japan use NTSC. PAL--used in Europe and China. Turn the Date Stamp on or off, or change the date stamp format. Choose None, or choose a date and time format. 28 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Setting Language Display the LCD screen text in different languages. This setting remains until you change it. Format Format camera memory. Icon See page 2. Options CAUTION: Formatting deletes all pictures and videos, including those that are protected. Removing a card during formatting may damage the card. About View firmware version. Memory Card--deletes everything on the card; formats the card. Cancel--exits without making a change. Internal Memory--deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses, album names, and Favorites: formats the internal memory. Viewing picture/video information 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Picture or Video Info, then press the OK button. . 3 To view information on the next or previous picture or video, press 4 Press the Menu button to exit. www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Doing more with your camera Changing optional review settings In Review mode, press the Menu button to access optional review settings. Magnify (pictures) (page 10) Album (page 30) Crop (page 11) Slide Show (page 21) Multi-up (page 10) Copy (page 23) Protect (page 12) Image Storage (page 26) Picture/Video Information (page 29) Setup Menu (page 27) 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 Kodak EasyShare software to create album names on your computer. Then copy up to 32 album names to the album name list on your camera the next time you connect the camera to the computer. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details. 30 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 screen, 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. This setting remains until you change it. Third--transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures and videos to your computer, Kodak EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures and videos in the appropriate album. See the Kodak EasyShare software Help for details. www.kodak.com/go/support 31 Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature in Review mode to tag the pictures and videos in your camera with album names. First--on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software to create album names on your computer, then copy up to 32 album names to the camera's internal memory. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details. Second--on your camera 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press 3 Press to locate a picture, then press the Menu button. to highlight Album , then press the OK button. 4 Highlight an album, then press the OK button. The album name appears with the picture. A plus (+) after the album name means the picture was added to more than one album. 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. 5 To remove a selection, highlight an album name, then press the OK button. To remove all album selections, select Clear All. 6 Highlight Exit, then press the OK button. Your selections are saved. 7 Press the Menu button to return to Review mode. Third--transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures and videos to your computer, Kodak EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures and videos in the appropriate album. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details. 32 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Sharing your pictures Press the Share button to tag your pictures and videos. When they are transferred to your computer, you can share using: Pictures Print (page 16) Videos Email (page 34) Favorites (page 35), for easy organization on your computer and for sharing on your camera NOTE: Tags remain until removed. If a tagged picture or video is copied, the tag is not copied. Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. 2 Press 3 Press to locate a picture. to highlight Print , then press the OK button.* 4 Press to select the number of copies (0 - 99). The default is one. Zero removes the tag for that picture.** The Print icon appears in the status area. 5 Press the OK button. www.kodak.com/go/support 33 Doing more with your camera 6 Press the Share button to exit. * To tag all pictures in the image storage location, highlight Print All , press the OK button, then select the number of copies as described above. Print All is not available in Quickview. **To remove the print tagging for all pictures in the image storage location, highlight Cancel Prts , then press the OK button. You cannot cancel prints 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 the Kodak EasyShare software. For more information on printing from your computer or card, see page 16. NOTE: For the best 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints, set the camera to 4.4 MP (3:2) print quality setting. See page 26. 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. Second--tag pictures/videos on your camera 1 Press the Share button. Press 2 Highlight Email to locate a picture/video. , then press the OK button. 3 Highlight an email address, then press the OK button. To tag other pictures/videos with the same address, press to scroll through the pictures. When the picture or video you want is displayed, press the OK button. To send the pictures/videos to more than one address, repeat step 2 for each address. Selected addresses are checked. 34 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera 4 To remove a selection, highlight a checked address and press the OK button. To remove all email selections, highlight Clear All. 5 Highlight Exit, then press the OK button. Your selections are saved. The Email icon 6 Press the Share button to exit. 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 the Kodak EasyShare software. appears in the status area. 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. Share your favorite pictures in 4 easy steps: 1. Take pictures 2. Tag pictures as 1 Press the Share button. Press favorites 2 Press to highlight Favorite to locate a picture. , 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. www.kodak.com/go/support 35 Doing more with your camera 3. Transfer pictures to your computer 1 To enjoy full functionality, install and use the EasyShare software that was packaged with this camera. (See page 14.) 2 Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable (see page 15) 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. 4. View favorites on your camera 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites . 2 Press to scroll through favorites. To exit Favorites mode, turn the Mode dial to any other position. 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 the EasyShare software. For more details, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software. Optional settings In Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings. Slide Show (page 21) Multi-up (page 10) Picture Information (page 29) Remove all favorites (page 37) Setup Menu (page 27) 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. (See Picture Size, page 26.) 36 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Removing all favorites from your camera 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Highlight , 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 the 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 in the Kodak EasyShare software to either recreate your Camera Favorites Album or to turn off the Camera Favorites feature. 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. www.kodak.com/go/support 37 5 Troubleshooting For step-by-step product support, visit www.kodak.com/go/c530support 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. not function, visit www.kodak.com/go/c530support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. I Remove the battery, then reinsert or replace it. If the cameras still does 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 54) before loading batteries in the camera. with Kodak Ni-MH rechargeable digital camera batteries. Stored pictures are I Retake picture. Do not remove card while the ready light is blinking. Keep rechargeable batteries charged. corrupted. In Review mode, I Check the image storage location setting (page 26). you do not see a picture (or the expected picture) on the LCD screen. 38 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting If... Try one or more the following In Review mode, a I Transfer the picture to the computer (page 15). blue or black screen is displayed instead of a 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 15), delete pictures from the camera (page 13), switch image storage locations (page 26), or insert a card with available memory (page 4). I For best pictures, see page 5. Slide show does I Adjust the camera Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL, page 28). 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 3.3 ft (1.0 m) between camera and subject. I Decrease Exposure Compensation (page 25). Picture is not clear. I Clean the lens (page 55). I Move so there is at least 3.3 ft (1.0 m) between the camera and the subject. I Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Picture is too dark. I Turn on the flash (page 8). I Move so there is no more than 7.9 ft (2.4 m) between the camera and the subject. I Use Fill flash (page 24) or change your position so light is not behind the subject. I Increase Exposure Compensation (page 25). www.kodak.com/go/support 39 Troubleshooting If... Camera does not recognize SD/MMC card. Try one or more the following I Purchase a certified SD/MMC card. I Reformat the card (page 29). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. I Insert a card into the slot, then push to seat (page 4). 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 4), transfer pictures to the computer (page 15), or delete pictures (page 13). internal memory (page 29). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. I Transfer pictures to the computer (page 15), then format the card or 40 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Camera/computer communications If... Try one or more of the following The computer does I Visit www.kodak.com/go/camerasupport. not communicate I Turn on the camera (page 2). with the camera. I Install new batteries (page 1) or charge rechargeable batteries. I See the Power Management section of the laptop user's guide to disable this feature. I Connect cable to camera and computer port (page 15). I Install the software (page 14). I Disconnect the USB cable. Close all open applications. Re-install the software (page 14). I Disconnect camera from the computer. Close all software applications, reconnect camera. I Close that software before starting the Kodak software. Cannot transfer pictures. (The Add New Hardware Wizard cannot locate drivers.) 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 14). I Disconnect the USB cable. Close all open applications. Re-install the software (page 14). LCD screen messages If... No images to display Try one or more of the following I Change image storage location setting (page 26). www.kodak.com/go/support