Kodak DC4800 - 3.1MP Digital Camera User manual

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Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, NY 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2000.
Kodak is a trademark of
Eastman Kodak Company
P/N 6B5282
DC4800
Zoom Digital Camera
What You Can Do…
Your Computer
KODAK
Personal
Picture
Maker
Kiosk
Prints, Mug Transfers,
T-Shirt Transfers, etc.
World Wide Web –
Play, order prints,
t-shirts, gifts
Send
postcards
Send photos to friends
and family via e-mail

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VERSION
DC4800 Digital Camera
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DC4800 User’s Guide Cover 3/28/00
PRINTING COLORS / 4 color process + 1 spot (Pantone 123C)
Black
Magenta
Yellow
Cyan
Kodak Yellow (PMS 123C)
MATCH COLORS
English
P/N
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User’s
Guide
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, NY 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2000.
Kodak is a trademark of
Eastman Kodak Company
P/N 6B5282
DC4800
Zoom Digital Camera
What You Can Do…
Your Computer
KODAK
Personal
Picture
Maker
Kiosk
Prints, Mug Transfers,
T-Shirt Transfers, etc.
World Wide Web –
Play, order prints,
t-shirts, gifts
Send
postcards
Send photos to friends
and family via e-mail

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General Tips for Better Pictures
◗Keep your camera ready.
◗Get close.
◗Keep people busy.
◗Use a simple background.
◗Place the subject off-center.
◗Include foreground in scenics.
◗Look for good lighting.
◗Hold your camera steady.
◗Use your flash.
◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better
Pictures.
Battery door
Picture Card
eject button
Camera Bottom
Viewfinder
Green ready light
Orange ready light
LCD screen
Zoom button
Strap post
Menu button
OK button
4-way buttons
Camera Back
Camera Top/Front
Camera Side
External Flash connector
USB connector
Video out connector
AC Adapter connector
Diopter dial
Status Display
Burst
Self-timer
Picture
quality
White Balance
Battery
Pictures remaining
–or–
Shutter speed
(when shutter button
is 1/2-way down)
Flash Red-eye flash
Manual mode
Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting
CARD
OPEN
Shutter
button
Exposure
compensation
dial
Power
button
Mode
dial
Flash button
Status display
Landscape/Close-up button
Self-timer/Burst
button Flash pop-up
button
Flash unit
Self-timer
light
Light
sensor

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General Tips for Better Pictures
◗Keep your camera ready.
◗Get close.
◗Keep people busy.
◗Use a simple background.
◗Place the subject off-center.
◗Include foreground in scenics.
◗Look for good lighting.
◗Hold your camera steady.
◗Use your flash.
◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better
Pictures.
Battery door
Picture Card
eject button
Camera Bottom
Viewfinder
Green ready light
Orange ready light
LCD screen
Zoom button
Strap post
Menu button
OK button
4-way buttons
Camera Back
Camera Top/Front
Camera Side
External Flash connector
USB connector
Video out connector
AC Adapter connector
Diopter dial
Status Display
Burst
Self-timer
Picture
quality
White Balance
Battery
Pictures remaining
–or–
Shutter speed
(when shutter button
is 1/2-way down)
Flash Red-eye flash
Manual mode
Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting
CARD
OPEN
Shutter
button
Exposure
compensation
dial
Power
button
Mode
dial
Flash button
Status display
Landscape/Close-up button
Self-timer/Burst
button Flash pop-up
button
Flash unit
Self-timer
light
Light
sensor

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General Tips for Better Pictures
◗Keep your camera ready.
◗Get close.
◗Keep people busy.
◗Use a simple background.
◗Place the subject off-center.
◗Include foreground in scenics.
◗Look for good lighting.
◗Hold your camera steady.
◗Use your flash.
◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better
Pictures.
Battery door
Picture Card
eject button
Camera Bottom
Viewfinder
Green ready light
Orange ready light
LCD screen
Zoom button
Strap post
Menu button
OK button
4-way buttons
Camera Back
Camera Top/Front
Camera Side
External Flash connector
USB connector
Video out connector
AC Adapter connector
Diopter dial
Status Display
Burst
Self-timer
Picture
quality
White Balance
Battery
Pictures remaining
–or–
Shutter speed
(when shutter button
is 1/2-way down)
Flash Red-eye flash
Manual mode
Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting
CARD
OPEN
Shutter
button
Exposure
compensation
dial
Power
button
Mode
dial
Flash button
Status display
Landscape/Close-up button
Self-timer/Burst
button Flash pop-up
button
Flash unit
Self-timer
light
Light
sensor

KODAK DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera
User’s Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the new KODAK DC4800Zoom Digital
Camera—the camera that takes pictures digitally, without the use of film. With
your new camera, picture taking and print making is fun and easy. Here are
just a few examples of what you can do with your camera:
m Get the images you want by adjusting the camera settings—shutter
speed, aperture, ISO levels, white balance, and more.
m Capture full detail with 3.1 Megapixel uncompressed resolution.
m Transfer your pictures to a computer for instant editing, enhancement,
or placement into a document.
m Print high-quality pictures at home using KODAK Inkjet Photo Paper,
or take your KODAK Picture Card to a KODAK Picture Maker System
and create photo-quality enlargements with a touch of a button.
Visit Kodak on the World Wide Web at www.kodak.com

Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, N.Y. 14650
Eastman Kodak Company, 2000
Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.
P/N 6B5282

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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Attaching the Neck Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Using the Lens Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Loading the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Inserting a Picture Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Removing a Picture Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Turning the Camera On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Checking the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Adjusting the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Camera Menus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Manual Picture Taking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Review Pictures Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Camera Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing a Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Taking a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Shooting in Fully Automatic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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Shooting in Manual Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the f-number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Shooting in Aperture Priority Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Shooting a Burst Series of Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Shooting Distant and Close-Up Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Distant Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Close-Up Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Previewing Your Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Viewing and Deleting the Last Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting the Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using an External Flash Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
3 Customizing Manual Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Selecting a Color Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting the Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting Exposure Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Setting Picture Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adjusting the ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Placing the Date on Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4 Reviewing Your Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Viewing Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Magnifying Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Protecting Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Running a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting Pictures for Automatic Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Viewing Picture Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Personalizing Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting a Power Save Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Setting Digital Zoom Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Adjusting the Camera Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting Video Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Selecting a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Formatting a Picture Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Resetting Camera Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Viewing Camera Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
6 Installing Your Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
WINDOWS-Based System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
MACINTOSH System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
KODAK Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7 Transferring Pictures To Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using a USB Cable Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Starting KODAK Digital Camera Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
WINDOWS-based computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MACINTOSH computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Locating Your Pictures on the Picture Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Picture Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8 Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting Your Monitor for Better Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Getting Better Results from Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Software Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Kodak Online Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Kodak Fax Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Telephone Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Telephone Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
10 Warranty and Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Warranty Time Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Warranty Repair Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
FCC Compliance and Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Canadian DOC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
11 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Original Camera Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
DC4800 Zoom Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
General Camera Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
General Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Using Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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1Getting Started
This chapter describes how to prepare your camera for taking pictures. It also
describes the camera menus and settings, and how to access them.
Attaching the Neck Strap...................................................page 2
Using the Lens Cap ...................................................................2
Loading the Battery...................................................................3
Charging the Battery.................................................................4
Inserting a Picture Card............................................................5
Removing a Picture Card..........................................................6
Turning the Camera On and Off................................................6
Checking the Battery.................................................................7
Setting the Clock.......................................................................8
Adjusting the Viewfinder...........................................................9
Camera Menus Overview ........................................................10

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Attaching the Neck Strap
Using the Lens Cap
To protect the lens, cover it with the lens cap whenever you are not taking
pictures.
1 Attach the metal clips on the ends of the
neck strap to the strap post on each side of
the camera.
2Put the ends of theneck strap through the
metal clips.
3Thread the strap through the plastic clips
as shown.
Depress the tabs on the lens cap, fit the cap on
the lens, and release the tabs.
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Loading the Battery
1 Slide the battery door as illustrated, then lift
to open.
2Insert the battery in the correct orientation,
with the arrow and the (+)(-) symbols
facing down, as illustrated.
3Close the door.
After you load a new or recharged battery,
we recommend that you check the
camera’s date/time information. See
“Setting the Clock” on page 8.
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Charging the Battery
Use the AC adapter to charge the battery. Complete charging takes four
hours.You may not use the camera while the battery is charging.
Itis notnecessaryto chargethe batterybefore taking pictures. Youcan turnthe
camera on and take pictures with the AC adapter at any time. However, the
battery will not charge unless the camera is off and the AC adapter is plugged
in.
CAUTION: It is important to use only a KODAK-specified 5V AC
adapter with your camera. Using a different adapter
or one with a differentvoltage could damage your
camera and battery.
For fast one-hour charging, a battery charger is sold separately. Visit our Web
site at http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
Make sure the camera is off.
1 Load the battery in the camera.
2Plug the AC adapter into the DC IN port on
the camera.
3Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet.
Charging takes four hours. You may not
take pictures while the battery is charging.
The orange ready light is on when the
battery is charging. The green ready light is
on when charging is complete.
Some AC adapters are supplied with
additional power plugs. Use the plug that
accommodates your type of power outlet.
DC IN port
Green ready light
Orange ready light

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Inserting a Picture Card
The KODAK Picture Card, included with your camera, stores your pictures as
you take them. You must insert a Picture Card into the camera before you take
pictures. Use only certified cards that carry the CompactFlash logo .
Extra cards can be purchased separately on our Web site at
http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
NOTE: Think of Picture Cards as removable and reusable film,
except they are x-ray safe and provide easy storage and transfer
of pictures.
1 Open the Picture Card door on the camera.
2Hold the Picture Card by the lip so the
connection end is pointed at the camera.
The Picture Card can only be inserted one
way into the camera. Forcing the card may
damage your camera.
3Slide the Picture Card all the way into the
card slot and close the door.
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Removing a Picture Card
CAUTION: Do not insert or eject a Picture Card when the green
Picture Card access light is blinking. Doing so may
damage your pictures or camera.
Turning the Camera On and Off
1 Turn off the camera.
2Open the Picture Card door on the camera.
3Slide the Eject button as illustrated. The
Eject button is located on the bottom of the
camera.
4Remove the Picture Card.
m To turn on the camera, press the power
button.
The orange ready light and the Status
Display turn on. The lens extends if the
Mode Dial is in a Capture setting (P, 2.8,
5.6, or 8).
m To turn off the camera, press and hold the
power button for one second.
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Checking the Battery
If your battery power is low, a symbol indicating the battery power level
appears in the Status Display when you turn on the camera.
For guidelines on battery usage, see page 99.
NOTE: Always keep an extra battery ready. Consider purchasing a
battery and battery charger, sold separately on our Web site at
http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
1 Turn on the camera.
2Check the battery symbol that appears in the Status Display. If no symbol
appears, your battery is fully charged.
Low—not fully charged and soon needs to
be replaced or recharged.
Exhausted (blinking)—too weak to
power the camera and needs to be
replaced or recharged.