Kodak C433 - Easyshare Zoom Digital Camera User manual

Kodak EasyShare C433
zoom digital camera
User's guide
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Front view
Product features
1 Shutterbutton
2 Mode dial
3 Flashbutton
4 Selftimer/Videolight
5 Flash
6 Microphone
7 Lens
8 USBport
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Product features
Backview
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1 LCD 9 OKbutton
2 Reviewbutton 10 Sharebutton
3 Menubutton 11 Slotfor optionalSDor MMCcard
4 Deletebutton 12 Batterycompartment
5 _/llll,,. _ (4-wayarrows) 13 SD/MMCcard
6 Wide anglebutton 14 Tripodsocket
7 Telephotobutton 15 Dockconnector
8 Strappost
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Table of contents
I Setting up your camera ......................................................................... I
Attachingthe strap.......................................................................................I
Loadingthe battery.......................................................................................I
Turningon the camera..................................................................................2
Settingthe language,date/time.....................................................................2
Storingpictureson anSDor MMCcard.........................................................3
2 Taking pictures and videos .................................................................... 4
Takinga picture............................................................................................4
Usingtheflash..............................................................................................7
Reviewingpicturesandvideoson yourcamera..............................................8
3 Transferring and printing pictures ....................................................... 12
Installingthe software.................................................................................12
Transferringpictureswith the USBcable......................................................13
Dockcompatibilityfor yourcamera..............................................................13
Printingpictures..........................................................................................14
4 Doing more with your camera ............................................................. 16
Usingopticalzoom .....................................................................................16
Picture-takingmodes..................................................................................17
Usingexposurecompensationto adjustbrightness......................................19
Usingthe self-timer.....................................................................................19
Changingpicture-takingsettings.................................................................20
Customizingyourcamera............................................................................23
Runninga slideshow..................................................................................25
Croppingpictures........................................................................................26
Viewingpicture/videoinformation...............................................................26
Copyingpicturesandvideos........................................................................27
Pre-taggingfor albumnames......................................................................27
Sharingyourpictures...................................................................................30
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Table of contents
5 Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 35
Cameraproblems........................................................................................35
Camera/computercommunications..............................................................37
LCDscreenmessages..................................................................................38
6 Getting help ........................................................................................ 41
Helpfullinks................................................................................................41
7 Appendix ............................................................................................. 43
Cameraspecifications.................................................................................43
Storagecapacities.......................................................................................46
Importantsafetyinstructions.......................................................................47
Batterylife..................................................................................................49
Upgradingyoursoftwareandfirmware........................................................50
Additionalcareand maintenance................................................................50
Warranty.....................................................................................................51
Regulatorycompliance................................................................................53
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Setting up your camera
Attaching the strap
Loading the battery
Ni-MH CRV3lithium 2AA (rechargeaUeor
(rechargeable) (nol_-rechargeable) l_on-rechargeable)
For battery types, see page 49. To extend battery life, see page 49.
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Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the language, dateltime
f(_ _I_ tochange.
4/_ for previous/next field.
(_) OK to accept.
Setting the language, dateltime in the future
Press Menu.
(_ _ _ to highlight Setup Menu
/then press OK.
(_) _/_ to highlight Language
or Date/Time _, then press OK.
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Settingupyourcamera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Yourcamerahas16 MBof internalmemory.Youcanpurchasean SDor MMCcardto
convenientlystoremorepicturesandvideos.
NOTE:Whenusingthecardforthefirsttime,formatitinthiscamerabeforetakingpictures(seeFormaton
page23),WerecommendKodakSDorMMCcards.
CAUTION:
Acard can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage.
See page 46 for storage capacities. PurchaseSD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or at www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
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Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
LCD
@
Press the Shutter
button halfway to set
the AF/AE (Auto Focus
/Auto Exposure).
When the AF/AE
indicator turns green,
press the Shutter
button completely
down.
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Taking avideo
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Pressthe Shutterbutton
completelydown andrelease.
Tostop recording,pressand
releasethe Shutterbutton again.
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After youtake apictureor video,the LCDdisplaysa quickviewfor approximately
10seconds.Pressthe shutterbutton halfwayto immediatelyreturnto capturemode.
fThepicture/
videoissaved
automatically
unlessyou
pressDelete.
Delete
Playavideo.
Toreview pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.
)icture/videofor emailoras
afavorite,or taga picturefor
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Understanding picture-taking icons
In capture mode--no buttons pressed
fFlashmode
Self-timer I
Album --
Picturesize
-- Pictures/timeremaining
location
wide
telephoto
digital
Zone
balance
ISOspeed
battery
Cameramode
Exposurecompensation
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Taking pictures and videos
In capture mode--shutter pressed halfway
f
Auto Focus/
Auto Exposurewarning
.Exposurecompensation
Using the auto-focus framing marks (to take pictures)
On the LCDscreen, 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 Pressthe Shutter button halfway.
When the framing marksturn green, focus isaccomplished.
Framingmarks I"I_1] Centerfocus
[ I_1"1 Centerwidefocus
i. i_11 Sidefocus
[t t ] Centerand sidefocus
[1_] [1_] Leftand rightfocus
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Takingpicturesandvideos
2 If the cameraisnotfocusingon the desiredsubject(or ifthe framingmarks
disappear),releasethe Shutterbutton, recomposethe scene,and repeatstep1.
3 Pressthe Shutterbutton completely down to takethe picture.
NOTE:FramingmarksdonotappearinLandscapeorVideomode.WhenyouuseFocus
Zone(seepage20)andsetCenterZone,theframingmarksarefixedatCenterWide.
Using the flash
Usethe flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavyshadows.
he _ button repeatedly to scroll
throughflashmodes(seeFlashmodesbelow).
ThecurrentflashmodeisshownintheLCD
statusarea.
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Zoom position Flashdistance
Wide angle 2-11.5 ft (0.6-3.5 m)@ISO200
Telephoto 2- 6.6 ft (0.6-2.0 m)@ ISO200
_A Auto Whenthe lighting conditionsrequireit.
Flash
Fill Everytime youtake a picture, regardlessof the lighting conditions.Usewhen the subjectisinshadowor is"backlit" (whenthe lightisbehindthe
subject).
Red- Once,sothe subject'seyesbecomeaccustomedto the flash,then fires
eye againwhenthe pictureistaken.(If the lighting conditionsrequireflashbut
do not requireRed-eyereduction,the flash mayfire onlyonce.)
'_ Off Never.
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera
Pressthe Reviewbuttonto view andwork with yourpicturesandvideos.
Videos:
OK Play/pause. /
4 Rewindto beginning(duringplayback)t
Nextpicture/video(duringplayback). /
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Tosavebatterypower,useanoptionalKodakEasySharedock.
(Seewww.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.)
NOTE:Picturestakenatthe3,5MP(3:2)qualitysettingaredisplayedata3:2aspectratiowithblackbars
atthetopofthescreen,Avideo'sdurationisdisplayedatthetopoftheLCD,
Magnifying apicture during review
W/T magnify2X-SX.
4/Ib _/_ view otherpartsof thepicture.
OK returnto lX.
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
viewmulti-upthumbnails.
*/_ view previous/nextrow of thumbnails.
_/b view previous/nextthumbnail.
OK view singlepicture.
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Understanding review icons
Picture
Taking pictures and videos
Video
rVideolength-
Favoritetag
-- Videonumber
Imagestorage
location
Playbacktime
counter
Date/Time
Scrollarrows
Reviewmode
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Taking pictures and videos
Review options
In Review,pressthe Menu button to accessreview options for pictures and videos.
Some settings may be unavailable in some modes.
Album(page27) I_1 Protect(page 11)
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ImageStorage(seetableon
"_L Crop(page 26) _ page20)
SlideShow(page 25) _ Pictureinformation(page26)
Multi-up(page8) • • Video information(page 26)mmm
mmm
mmm
_,_, Copy(page27) _ SetupMenu(page20)
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Deleting pictures and videos during review
(_ PressReview.
@/N for previous/next.
PressDelete.
(_) Followthescreenprompts.
Using the undo delete feature
If youaccidentallydeleteapicture,youcanuseUndoDeleteto retrieveit. Thisfeature
isonlyavailableimmediatelyafteryoudeleteapicture.
NOTE:YoucannotuseUndoDeleteifyourpictureislargerthan10MB.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
f
(_ PressReview.
(_ 4]_ for previous/next.
PressMenu.
(_ Press_/_ to highlightProtect,thenpressOK.
Thepictureor videoisprotectedandcannotbedeleted,TheProtecticon _appearswith
theprotectedpkture orvideo,
Pressthe Menubuttonto exitthe menu.
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Transferring and printing
pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install EasySharesoftware beforeconnecting the camera to the
computer. Failureto do so may cause the software to load
incorrectly.
1 Closeall softwareapplicationsthat areopenon yourcomputer(including
anti-virussoftware).
2 Placethe EasySharesoftwareCDintothe CD-ROMdrive.
3 Loadthe software:
WindowsOS--if the installwindow doesnot appear,chooseRunfromthe Start
menuandtype d:\setup.exe whered isthe driveletterthat containsthe CD.
Mac OSX--double-click the CDiconon the desktop,then clickthe Installicon.
4 Followthe on-screeninstructionsto installthe software.
Windows OS--select Completeto automaticallyinstallthemostcommonlyused
applications,or Customto choosethe onesyouwish to install.
Mac OSX--follow the on-screeninstructions.
5 If prompted,restartthecomputer.Ifyouturnedoff anti-virussoftware,turn it back
on.Seethe anti-virussoftwaremanualfor details.
Forinformationonthe softwareapplicationsincludedonthe EasySharesoftwareCD,
clickthe Helpbutton in EasySharesoftware.
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Transferringandprintingpictures
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
(_ Turnoffcamera.
(_) ConnectUSBcable(U-8).
(_ Turnon camera.
KodakEasySharesoftwareopensonyourcomputer
and promptsyouthroughthetransferprocess.
NOTE:Visitwww.kodak.com/go/howtoforanonlinetutorialonconnecting.
Also available for transferring
YoucanalsousetheseKodakproductsto transferyourpicturesandvideos.
KodakEasySharecameradock,KodakEasyShareprinterdock (seepage 13)
Kodakmulti-cardreader,KodakSDmultimediacardreader-writer
Purchasetheseandotheraccessoriesat adealerof Kodakproductsor
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Dock compatibility for your camera
Toseewhich EasyShareprinterdocksarecompatiblewith yourcamera,visit
www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility.
Purchasecameradocks,printerdocks,andother accessoriesat a dealerof Kodak
productsor www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Printing pictures
Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Dockyourcamerato the KodakEasyShareprinterdockand printdirectly--with or
without a computer.Purchasethis and otheraccessoriesat a dealerof Kodak
productsor visitwww.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer
Yourcamerais compatiblewith PictBridgetechnology,soyoucanprintdirectlyto
PictBridgeenabledprinters.Youneed:
camerawithfullychargedbatteries _ PictBridgeenabledprinter
USBcable(maybesoldseparately)
Connectingthe camera to aPictBridgeenabled printer
1 Turnoff the cameraand printer.
2 Connectthe USBcablefrom the camerato the printer.(Seeyourprinteruserguide
orvisitwww.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.)
Printing from aPictBridgeenabled printer
1 Turnon the printer.Turnonthe camera.
ThePictBridgelogoisdisplayed,followedbythecurrentpictureandmenu.(Ifno
picturesarefound,amessageisdisplayed.)If themenuinterfaceturnsoff,pressany
buttontoredisplayit.
2 Press /_ to choosea printingoption, thenpressthe OKbutton.
Current Picture Press</_ tochooseapicture.Choosethenumberofcopies.
TaggedPicturesIf yourprinteriscapable,printpicturesthatyoutaggedforprintingand
chooseaprintsize.
IndexPrint Printthumbnailsofallpictures.Thisoptionrequiresoneormoresheets
ofpaper.Iftheprinteriscapable,choosea printsize.
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Transferringandprintingpictures
AllPictures Printallpicturesin internalmemory,onacard,orin Favorites.Choose
thenumberofcopies.
Imagestorage Accessinternalmemory,a card,or Favorites.
NOTE:Duringdirectprinting,picturesarenotpermanentlytransferredorsavedtothecomputerorprinter.
Disconnecting the camera from aPictBridgeenabled printer
1 Turnoff the cameraand printer.
2 Disconnectthe USBcablefrom the cameraandthe printer.
Using a printer that is not PictBridge enabled
Fordetailson printingpicturesfrom yourcomputer,clickthe Helpbutton in EasyShare
software.
Ordering prints online
KodakEasyShareGallery(www.kodakgallery.com)isone ofthe manyonlineprint
servicesofferedinthe KodakEasySharesoftware.Youcaneasily:
Uploadyourpictures.
Edit,enhance,andaddbordersto yourpictures.
Storepictures,andsharethem with familyandfriends.
Orderhigh-qualityprints,photogreetingcards,frames,andalbums--and have
themdeliveredto yourdoor.
Printing from an optional SD/MMC card
Automaticallyprinttaggedpictureswhenyouinsertyourcardinto a printerwith
anSD/MMCcardslot.Seeyourprinteruser'sguidefor details.
Makeprintsat anSD/MMCcard-capableKodakpicturemaker/picturekiosk.
(Contacta locationpriorto visiting.Seewww.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.)
Takethe cardto yourlocalphotoretailerfor professionalprinting.
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