Kodak ADVANTIX C300 User manual

Kodak EasyShare C300
digital camera
User’s guide
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For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto
For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c300support

Eastman Kodak ompany
Rochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak ompany, 2004
All screen images are simulated.
Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak ompany.
P/N 4J3133

Product features
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Front view
1 Grip 5 Mode dial/Power
2 Wrist strap post 6 Flash unit
3 Self Timer/Video light 7 Viewfinder lens
4 Shutter button 8 Lens
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Back view
1 Tripod socket 9 amera screen
(L D: liquid crystal display)
2 Dock connector 10 Flash/Status button
3 Share button 11 Grip
4 ontroller buttons (4) 12 Menu button
5 OK button 13 Review button
6 Delete button 14 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port
7 Viewfinder 15 Slot for optional SD/MM card
8 Ready light 16 Battery compartment
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able 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 MM 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
opying pictures and videos ........................................................................20
hoosing a flash setting ..............................................................................21
hanging picture-taking settings ................................................................. 22
ustomizing your camera ............................................................................25
Viewing picture and video information.........................................................27

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Table of contents
Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 27
Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 30
Need help? .................................................................................................32
5 Trou leshooting ..................................................................................34
amera problems........................................................................................ 34
amera/computer communications.............................................................. 38
amera screen messages ............................................................................39
amera ready light status............................................................................42
6 Getting help ........................................................................................44
Helpful Web links........................................................................................44
Software help.............................................................................................. 44
Telephone customer support .......................................................................44
7 Appendix .............................................................................................47
amera 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

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1Setting up your camera
Attaching the wrist strap
Loading the batteries
1Open the battery door.
2Load the battery, then close the battery door.
For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 51.
CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable) Ni-MH
(rechargeable)
2-AA lithium, Ni-MH,
or Oxy-Alkaline AA ZR6

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Setting up your camera
urning on the camera
Setting the date/time, first time
At the prompt, press OK.
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.

Setting up your camera
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Setting the language and date/time, other times
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MM card to
conveniently store more pictures and videos.
NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD and MM cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this
camera before taking pictures (see page 26).
CAU ION:
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 MM cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/c300accessories.
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Press Menu.
to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time , then press OK.
If setting the date/time:
to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
OK
Notched corner
SD or MM
card (optional)

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2aking pictures and videos
aking a picture
aking a video
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1Press Shutter button
to take the picture.
When the Ready light
blinks green, the picture is
being saved; you can still
take pictures.
Turn on camera:
—for general picture-taking
—for night scenes or low-light Ready light
Frame your subject in
viewfinder or L D screen.
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3Press the Shutter button down
and release, or press and hold
for more than 2 seconds.
The camera does not record
audio.
To stop recording, press the
Shutter button again.
Turn on camera.
Frame your subject in
viewfinder or L D
screen.
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Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the L D screen displays a Quickview for
approximately 5 seconds.
While the picture or video and are displayed:
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 you take no
action, the
picture/video is
saved.
Tag a picture/video for email or as a
favorite, or tag a picture for print.
Delete
OK to play/pause a video
Flash/Status
button
If is displayed in the status
area, press to display
additional settings.

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Taking pictures and videos
Using the camera screen as a viewfinder
IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature significantly depletes battery power; use it sparingly.
1Turn the Mode dial to any Still mode.
2Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen.
3Frame your subject in the camera screen.
4Press the Shutter button to take the picture.
5To turn off the camera screen, press the OK button.
To make the camera screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 25
Picture/video capture screens
OK button
apture mode
Low battery (flashing = exhausted)
Date stamp
Flash Picture quality
Pictures/video time remaining
Image storage location
Mode description
Self Timer
Zoom indicator
Album name
More information

Taking pictures and videos
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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 uality when using digital
zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses, then turns red when
the picture uality is less than 1 MP. For an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm)
print, ensure that the slider remains blue.
1Press 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.
2Press to zoom in or out (T -Telephoto or W -
Wide).
3Press 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.
To change the flash settings, see page 21.
Zoom indicator
Press the button repeatedly to scroll
The active flash icon is displayed in the
camera screen status area (see page 5).
through flash options (see Flash modes table).

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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing pictures and videos
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or
Kodak 3-volt A 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.
(previous/next)
Videos:
OK to play/pause
Review
(Press again to exit)
Next picture/video (during playback)
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Rewind to beginning (during playback)

Taking pictures and videos
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What the review icons mean
Favorite tag
Email tag
Print tag/number of prints
Protect
Picture/video number
Image storage location
Review mode
Scroll arrows (more pictures/videos) Low battery (flashing = exhausted)
Video length
Press OK to
Play or Pause
Video number
Image storage
location
Review mode
Video lengthVideo length
Scroll arrows

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Taking pictures and videos
Magnifying a picture during review
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
OK
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X.
OK
magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X.
Press Review.
(Press again to exit)
12Locate picture.
OK
view previous/next thumbnail.
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view single picture.

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Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears
with the protected picture or video.
Press the Menu button to exit.
CAU ION:
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. o restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)
highlight Protect
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Press Review.
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press to
then press OK.
Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.
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Taking pictures and videos
Deleting pictures and videos
PIC URE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.
EXI —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.
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for previous/next.
Press Delete.
Press Review. (To exit, press
Review again.)
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3ransferring and printing
pictures
CAU ION:
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.
Minimum system requirements
NOTE: To download EasyShare software, visit www.kodak.com/go/c300downloads.
Windows OS-based computers Macintosh computers
■Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or
XP OS
■Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
■233 MHz processor or greater
■64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for
Windows XP OS)
■200 MB hard disk space available
■D-ROM drive
■Available USB port
■olor monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (16-bit
or 24-bit recommended)
■Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 ube,
iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook
computers
■Mac OS X version 10.2.3, 10.3
■Safari 1.0 or higher
■128 MB RAM
■200 MB hard disk space available
■D-ROM drive
■Available USB port
■olor monitor, 1024 x 768 pixels
(thousands or millions of colors
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Transferring and printing pictures
Installing the software
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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.
1lose all software applications that are open on your computer (including
anti-virus software).
2Place the Kodak EasyShare software D into the D-ROM drive.
3Load the software:
Windows OS-based computer—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 D.
Mac OS X—double-click the D icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon.
4Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Windows OS-based computer—select Typical to automatically install the most
commonly used applications. Select ustom to choose the applications you wish to
install.
Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE: When prompted, take a few minutes to electronically register your camera and software. This lets
you receive information regarding software updates and registers some of the products included
with the camera. You must be connected to your Internet service provider to register electronically.
To register later, see
www.kodak.com/go/register.
5If 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 D, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.