Kodak DIGITAL SCIENCEDC220 User manual

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE ª
DC220 and DC260 Zoom Cameras
UserÕs Guide
for the cameras, KODAK Installation Software,
KODAK Camera Properties Software, KODAK Mounter
Software, and KODAK Acquire/TWAIN Software
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Table of
Contents
Page
1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
So where is the film? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Typical uses for your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
DC220 and DC260 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
2 Meet your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Your Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Four-way controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Your camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Removable memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Reformatting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Removing the memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
Installing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
3 Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Turning the camera on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Entering the Capture mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Defining settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Defining settings via the Capture mode menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

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Defining settings via the SCROLL and SELECT buttons . . . . . . . .3-13
Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Viewing the memory gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Adding sound to a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
Digital zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
4 Reviewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Entering the Review mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Setting Review mode preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Viewing the remaining memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Marking pictures for an action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Placing marked pictures in an album (DC260 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
Copying marked pictures from camera to camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Opening albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Expanding and collapsing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
Adding sound to pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11
Deleting one picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12
Deleting multiple or all pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-13
Playing sound, bursts, and timelapse sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Magnifying pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15
Viewing pictures on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-16
5 Setting camera properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
You’ve got to connect first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Finding the Properties software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Specifying General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Specifying Camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
Specifying Picture Type settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
Specifying Albums settings (DC260 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
6 Connecting your camera to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Entering the Connect mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1

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Which connection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
RS-232 Serial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Connecting via a serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
Connecting via a USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
Infrared transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
Connecting via an infrared transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
Potential connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
7 Accessing your pictures via computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Using the Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Installing Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Mounter software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
You’ve got to connect first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
Viewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
Transferring pictures to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
Transferring pictures and scripts to your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
Opening picture files in other software programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6
Saving sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6
Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
Exiting Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
Placing the memory card in your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
Picture Card Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8
Memory Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9
8 Transferring pictures via TWAIN software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Installing TWAIN software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
TWAIN software workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
Connecting the camera to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
Starting the TWAIN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3
Selecting the source of your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
Selecting the camera’s contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

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Selecting pictures on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Previewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Play a picture’s attached sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
Expanding and collapsing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
Opening a picture in full view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
Displaying picture information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7
Transferring pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Saving sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8
9 Tips and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
General maintenance and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
Communicating with the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2
Monitor adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
10 Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Software help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
Online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Faxed information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
A KODAK Digital Access Software Plug-In Acquire . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
System and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Installing Digital Access Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Connecting the Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Digital Access Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Getting Pictures from the Camera Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Select Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Change Thumbnail and Picture Display Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
View a High-resolution Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
View Burst and Time-lapse Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Play the Audio Attached to a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Rotate Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

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Delete Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
View Picture Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Getting Pictures from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Transferring Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Transfer Individual Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Transfer Thumbnails on a Contact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Saving Pictures to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Save Individual Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Save the Audio Attached to a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Export an APPLE QuickTime Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Warranty & Regulatory Information
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Getting started
So where is the Þlm?
Of course there is no film, but you knew that already. The KODAK DIGITAL
SCIENCE™ DC260 Zoom Camera (DC260) and the KODAK DIGITAL
SCIENCE™ DC220 Zoom Camera (DC220) take great pictures without using
film. Here are some of the things that you can do:
✔
take pictures and immediately view them on the color camera display, on
your TV, or on your computer
✔
take burst and timelapse pictures
✔ add sound to a picture
✔
organize your pictures in electronic photo albums (DC260 only)
✔
transfer your pictures to your computer and do things like e-mail them to
family and friends
Camera features
The DC220/DC260 Camera features:
✔ built-in flash with red-eye reduction
✔
an easy to use status display of camera settings
✔
removable memory card
✔ infrared remote connection to compatible devices
✔
a 2X zoom lens (29 to 58mm) on the DC220 and a 3X zoom lens (38.4 to
115.2mm) on the DC260 to zoom in on subjects
✔
a close up option to set the focus at 8 in. (20 cm) (DC220 only)
✔ a mode dial to activate one of four functions on the camera:
Capture —takes, previews, and adjusts the exposure of pictures
Review —reviews, plays, or deletes pictures
Connect —the camera communicates with your computer
Info —displays information about the camera

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Typical uses for your camera
So you bought this great new digital camera and now you want to know what to
do with it. Here is a typical scenario:
1. Turn on your camera and
With your digital camera you can take
single, burst, or timelapse pictures. See
page 3-14.
put it in the Capture mode.
2. Take a picture and instantly
3. Add sound to your picture.
4. Put the camera in the
5. Scroll through your
7. Magnify the picture on the
8. Connect your camera to
9. Transfer the pictures to
Now the skyÕs the limit.
A push of a button and a turn of the
dial. See page 3-2.
Record a reminder to mail your
insurance premium and attach it to the
picture of your latest fender-bender. See
page 3-16.
Review mode.
The Review mode lets you view, edit, and
organize your pictures. See page 4-1.
6. Play back the pictureÕs
One at a time, in a continuous scroll, or
in a fast scroll. See page 4-5.
Get a close up view of your
subject. See page 4-15.
You can also play a series of burst or
timelapse pictures. See page 4-14.
your computer.
You can use a serial, USB, or infrared
connection. See page 6-1.
LCD to see its detail.
Choose from Mounter, TWAIN, or
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture
Easy Software 3.0. See Chapters 7 and
8 in this Guide and the Picture Easy
User’s Guide.
your computer.
With various software programs you can e-mail pictures to friends,
place pictures in your documents and letters, manipulate your
picture in image editing software...you name it. Try Picture Easy—it
offers great ways to use your digital pictures.
pictures.
sound.
review it.

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DC220 and DC260 software
Included with your camera is a CD-ROM containing software that will help you
use your digital pictures:
✔
Camera Properties which allows you to setup your digital camera through
a graphical interface on your computer
✔
Mounter and TWAIN which allow you to move pictures from the camera
to your computer
✔ Picture Easy which allows you to organize, enhance, share, and print your
digital pictures
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This User’s Guide describes the DC220/DC260 Camera operation and the
operation of software for use on WINDOWS PC computer systems. For
information about the Macintosh plug-in software, please refer toAppendix
A.
System Requirements
✔
PC with 486/66MHz microprocessor or PENTIUM Processor
✔
16 MB or more of RAM (WINDOWS 95), 32 MB RAM (WINDOWS NT
4.0)
✔
50 MB hard disk space available
✔ available serial port, IrDA connection, USB port or PC Card reader
✔
USB requires WINDOWS 95 4.00.950B and supporting hardware
✔
IrDA requires WINDOWS 95 and supporting hardware
✔ CD-ROM drive
✔
256 colors (thousands of colors recommended)
✔
System Administrator privileges to install on a WINDOWS NT 4.0
system

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Installing software
To install the software:
You are now ready to run the newly installed software. Detailed information on
Camera Properties Software (Chapter 5), KODAK Mounter Software (Chapter
7), and TWAIN Software (Chapter 8) are included in this user manual.
Instruction manuals for the additional software packages that were installed are
included in the camera package.
Accessories
The following accessories for the DC220 and DC260 Cameras can be purchased
from your local Kodak dealer or computer dealer.
1 Close all other software programs before starting the DC220/DC260
software installation.
2 Place the DC220 or DC260 CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3 Select the language in which you want to view menus and install the
software.
The CD Browser menu appears.
4 Click the INSTALL DC220/DC260 SOFTWARE button.
5 Follow the instructions on your computer screen to complete the
installation.
Camera Accessories Item Number
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Premium Accessory
Kit for DC200 Series Digital Camera 190 6130 (US/Canada)
188 0459 (International)
KODAK DC200 Series Premium Camera Bag 809 2710
Lens Cap for DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera 139 5185
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE AC Adapter for
DC200 Cameras 122 0557 (US/Canada) 190 9282 (International)
974 2933 (Australia/NZ)
KODAK Ni-MH/Ni-Cd Battery Charger with 4AA
NiMH Batteries 807 6341

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Serial Interface Cable for DC220/DC260 Zoom
Cameras and WINDOWS platforms 804 4745
USB Interface Cable for DC220/DC260 and
WINDOWS 811 2690
Video/Audio Cable for DC220/DC260 Zoom
Cameras 812 6344
COMPACTFLASH Card Item
Number
Number of
Pictures
*
220 260
10 MB Card 863 3828 32 20
10 MB Card With Adapter 849 2399 32 20
20 MB Card 146 8628 65 40
20 MB Card With Adapter 824 2026 65 40
32 MB Card 180 6900 100 65
32 MB Card With Adapter 196 4840 100 65
Card Adapter only 156 1596 N/A N/A
*These figures are based on the best quality and highest resolution in a Still
Picture JPEG format. These are approximate numbers because the actual
numbers are determined by the detail in the scene of each picture.
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Inkjet Quality
Products
Item
Numbe
r
Snapshot Paper, 36 sheet, 4x6in. 145 6979
Photographic Quality paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 158 5199
Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 8.5x14in. 121 5904
Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 11x17in. 877 0356
Photographic Quality Paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 210x297mm 134 2013
Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 297x420mm 829 5370
Photographic Quality Paper, Letter Weight, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 815 0443
Camera Accessories Item Number

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Additional information on accessories is available from:
✔the World Wide Web—http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories
✔in the U.S., shop on-line at http://www.kodak.com/go/shop
✔your computer or Kodak dealer
☞Not all accessories are available in all countries.
Photographic Quality Paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 210 x 297mm 197 5937
Photo Paper, Perforated 2 up 5"x7", 15 sheet with Picture Easy
Software CD, 8.5x11in. 864 5491
Photo Paper, Perforated 2 up 127x177mm, 15 sheet with Picture
Easy Software CD, 210x297 mm 888 5139
Photo Paper, Perforated 6 up 2.25" x 3.5", 15 sheet with Picture
Easy Software CD, 8.5x11in. 870 2870
Photo Paper, Perforated 6 up 57.1 x 88.9mm, 15 sheet with Picture
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Your camera
Meet your
camera
To take full advantage of your camera, it’s important to familiarize yourself with
your KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220 or DC260 Zoom Camera’s buttons,
displays, and hardware features.
Your Digital Camera
Viewfinder
Flash
Self-timer
Infrared
Flash sensor
Light sensor
transceiver (IR port)
light
Lens
Battery door
Memory card
door
Shutter
Auto Focus
sensor (DC260 only)
Shutter
Power
Status display
Flash
Self-timer & Close up (DC220 only)
SCROLL
button
SELECT
button

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☞The camera shown is a DC260. In cases where the features differ from the
camera shown, the User’s Guide will note it.
Viewfinder
Ready light
LCD screen
Mode dial
Zoom
AC adapter
Serial/USB
Video & audio
Softkeys
Four-way controller
Audio volume
Display button
Menu button
Audio
Audio LED
Record button
Out
External flash
(DC260 only)
Tripod socket

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Your camera
Softkeys
Your camera has three “softkeys.” A softkey is a button whose function changes
according to what is displayed above it. For example, in the Capture mode, the
following screen can be displayed:
In this case, pressing the left softkey enters the Capture Preferences. When
presented with a different screen display, pressing this softkey may perform an
entirely different function.
Mode dial
The camera’s mode dial allows you to choose from four camera modes:
✔Capture—the mode you’ll use to take beautiful digital pictures
✔Review—this mode allows you to view, edit, and organize your pictures
✔Connect—the mode you’ll use to connect your camera to your computer.
Once connected you can use Mounter, TWAIN, or KODAK DIGITAL
SCIENCE Picture Easy Software to move your pictures from your camera
to your computer.
✔Info—this mode displays information about your camera’s firmware.
You can change modes without turning your camera off.
Four-way controller
The four-way controller’s up, down, right, and left arrows allow you to move
through the Camera’s menus and icons and to scroll through your pictures.

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Your camera display
On the top of the camera a display shows the current settings. Take a minute to
become familiar with the various entries on the display. The following
subsections briefly describe each entry.
☞The camera must be turned on to view the Status Display.You must also be
in the Capture mode to view and interact with this display.
☞For information on how to define settings through the Capture Mode menus
and through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons, refer to Chapter 3.
Flash
Your camera is equipped with a built-in flash that offers a red-eye reduction
feature. The flash has an effective range of approximately 1.6 to 9.8 ft. (0.68 to 3
m). There are four Flash settings:
Auto— the flash fires automatically when you press the SHUTTER
button and the camera determines that there is not enough light.
Red-eye— if the camera determines that there is not enough light,
the flash fires once when you press the SHUTTER button to reduce
the chance of red-eye and then flashes a second time, 600
milliseconds later, when the picture is taken.
Flash Quality
Close up (DC220
Self-timer
Battery Pictures
status remaining
Exposure
compensation Picture
type
Set using the
hardware buttons
A read only displayA read only display
Set using the
hardware buttons
Set using the
SCROLL and
Set using the
or Capture Mode
or Capture
Set using the
hardware buttons
or Capture
InfraRed
communication
A read only display
Manual mode
Set using the
Capture Mode
menus
Mode menus menus Mode menus
only)
SELECT buttons
SCROLL and
SELECT buttons
Set using the
SCROLL and
SELECT buttons

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Your camera
Exposure Compensation
The camera’s exposure can be adjusted from -2.0 to +2.0 exposure value (EV) in
0.5 EV increments while in Capture mode.
If your pictures are:
✔correctly exposed —maintain theAUTO default setting which will
automatically choose the correct exposure for the lighting conditions.
✔too dark— increase (+) the exposure compensation setting
✔too light— decrease (-) the exposure compensation setting
Picture Type
The Picture Type icon changes to indicate the type of picture you are taking.
There are three picture types:
☞Refer to Chapter 5, “Setting camera properties” for more information about
each picture type and their preference settings.
Fill— the flash fires every time you press the SHUTTER button.
Use this setting when the lighting is poor or when your subject is lit
from behind.
Off— the flash is turned off and will not fire. If you turn the flash
off, the next time you turn the camera on, the camera defaults to the
Auto flash setting.
Still— a single still picture is taken. The Still picture type is the
default; whenever you turn the camera on, Still pictures is the
selected picture type.
Burst— a series of pictures are taken in quick succession.
Timelapse— a series of pictures are taken with a time delay
between each picture.You can set the time delay through Capture
Preferences.

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Quality
You may set your camera to take pictures with a Good, Better, or Best Quality
setting. The Quality setting indicates how much the picture is compressed to save
space on the memory card.
A brief detour to discuss quality and resolution...
Keep in mind that with your DC220 and DC260 Cameras you’re generally going
to get beautiful digital pictures. But based on two factors, resolution and
compression , some pictures will be of a higher quality than others.
It’s basically quality versus quantity when it comes to pictures.
Instead of film, a digital camera places your pictures on a memory card. The
pictures are made up of pixels. Stand really close to your TV—so close that your
mother would yell at you if she saw you. Those little dots that make up the
picture are pixels. It’s the more the merrier when it comes to pixels and the
quality of your digital pictures. But everything has its price. The more pixels you
have (or the better the resolution in other words) the more space you use on
the camera memory card.
To save space, you can compress each picture. When a picture is compressed,
some color and detail information is discarded. More compression means a lower
quality picture. Less compression means a better quality picture.
Together, compression (or quality ) and resolution dictate how many pictures
you can fit on your memory card.
✔If the quality of your pictures is most important, use high quality (which
results in little compression) and high resolution.You may want to do this
if you will be printing your pictures on a high quality printer.
✔If space on your memory card is most important, use a lower quality
(which results in more compression) and standard resolution.You may
want to do this if you will be using your pictures in a Web page.
☞Remember that Resolution and Quality are two different things. Resolution
is the number of pixels in the picture. Quality is how much you compress
them.

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Your camera
We now return to our Quality discussion....
You may switch freely between the three settings when taking pictures. The
number of pictures the camera is able to store will vary accordingly. The Quality
and Resolutions settings combine to dictate how many pictures you can store on
your memory card. Higher Quality and Resolution settings mean you save more
picture information, making for higher quality pictures, but use more space of
your memory card.
The three Quality setting icons are:
Self-Timer
Activating the Self-Timer option creates a 10-second delay between the time you
press the SHUTTER button and when the picture is taken. This allows enough
time for you to include yourself in the picture.
Close Up (DC220 only)
The camera offers a Close Up setting which allows you to focus as close as 8 in.
(20 cm).
☞The viewfinder does not accurately display the subject in close up mode. To
accurately capture the picture close up, the Preview option automatically
starts when the CLOSE UP button is pressed.
Best— use this setting when image quality is very important for
maximum picture quality, especially for larger sized or zoom prints.
Better— use this setting for general picture taking, good quality
pictures, and to store a large number of pictures.
Good— use this setting to store the greatest number of pictures.