Kodak EasyShare C530, C315, CD50 User manual

Kodak EasyShare C530/C315/CD50
digital camera
User’s guide
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For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c530support

Eastman Kodak Company
ochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2005
All screen images are simulated.
Kodak, EasyShare, and etinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
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Product features
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Front iew
1 Flash unit 5 Self Timer/Video light
2 Shutter button 6 Lens
3 Mode dial/Power 7 USB port
4 Viewfinder lens
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Back iew
1 Dock connector 9 Flash button
2 Tripod socket 10 4-way controller
3 eview button 11 OK button
4 Camera/LCD screen 12 Wrist strap post
5 Viewfinder 13 Share button
6 eady light 14 Battery compartment
7 Menu button 15 Slot for optional SD/MMC card
8 Delete button
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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
eviewing the picture or video just taken.......................................................6
Using the LCD screen as a viewfinder ............................................................7
Using digital zoom ........................................................................................7
Using the flash..............................................................................................8
eviewing 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
unning 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

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Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 30
Sharing your pictures...................................................................................33
5 Trou leshooting ..................................................................................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
egulatory compliance ................................................................................ 58

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1Setting up your camera
Attaching the wrist strap
Loading the batteries
For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54.
(rechargeable)
CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable) AA2HR
Ni-MH K
2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, or
(non-rechargeable oxy-alkaline AA)

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Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the language and date/time, other times
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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

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Setting the date/time, first time
At the prompt, press OK.
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.

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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).
CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage. Inserting or remo ing 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.
Notched corner
SD/MMC card
(optional)

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2Taking pictures and ideos
Taking a picture
Taking a ideo
NOTE: The camera does not record audio.
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1Press the Shutter button
to take the picture.
When the eady light
blinks green, the picture is
being saved; you can still
take pictures.
Turn on camera.
eady light
Frame your subject in the
viewfinder or LCD screen.
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Press the Shutter button down
and release, or press and hold
for more than 2 seconds.
To stop recording, press the
Shutter button again.
Turn on camera.
Frame your subject in the
viewfinder or LCD screen.
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Taking pictures and videos
Re iewing the picture or ideo 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:
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.
Picture/ ideo capture screens
If you press no buttons, 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
Date stamp Pictures/video time remaining
Image storage location
Self Timer
Album name
Low battery
Flash Picture quality
Capture mode
Mode description
Zoom:
Telephoto
Wide
Exposure compensation

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Using the LCD screen as a iewfinder
IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature depletes battery power; use it sparingly.
1Turn the Mode dial to .
2Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen.
3Frame your subject in the LCD screen.
4Press the Shutter button to take the picture.
5To turn off the LCD screen, press the 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 uality when using digital
zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the
picture uality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm)
print.
1Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen, then
press .
The LCD screen displays the zoomed image and the
zoom indicator.
2Press to zoom in and out.
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.
Digital zoom is available only when Liveview is turned on (see page 28).
OK button
Zoom indicator

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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.
To change the flash settings, see page 24.
Re iewing pictures and ideos
Press the eview button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
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.
Press the button repeatedly to scroll
The active flash icon is displayed in the
LCD screen status area (see page 6).
through flash options (see Flash modes table on
page 24).
(previous/next)
Videos:
OK to play/pause
eview
(Press again to exit)
Next picture/video (during playback)
ewind to beginning (during playback)
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What the re iew icons mean
Pictures
Videos
Favorite tag
Email tag
Print tag/number of prints
Protect
Picture/video number
Image storage location
eview mode
Scroll arrows
Video length
On-screen
instructions
Video number
Image storage
location
eview mode
Video lengthVideo length
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Taking pictures and videos
Magnifying a picture during re iew
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during re iew
OK
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X.
OK
magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X.
OK
view previous/next thumbnail.
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view single picture.

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Cropping a picture during re iew
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.
to size the crop box. Press OK.
Press to highlight Crop , then press OK.
Press Menu. (To exit, press Menu again.)
Highlight Pan, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Press Save to keep the cropped image (the original picture is kept).
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Highlight Zoom, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
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to move the crop box. Press OK.
To return to the eview menu without saving your changes, press Exit.
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Taking pictures and videos
Protecting pictures and ideos 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.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD/MMC card deletes all
(including protected) pictures, ideos. (Formatting internal
memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and
fa orites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)
highlight Protect
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Press eview.
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press to
then press OK.
Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.
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Deleting pictures and ideos
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.
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for previous/next.
Press Delete.
Press eview. (To exit, press
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3Transferring and printing
pictures
Installing the software
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.
1Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including
anti-virus software).
2Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD- OM drive.
3Load the software:
Windows OS—if the install window does not appear, choose un 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.
4Follow 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. egistering lets you sign up for information
that keeps your system up-to-date. To register later, visit
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 CD, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.