Kodak EasyShare C643 User manual

Kodak EasyShare C643/C603
zoom digital camera
User's guide
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Front view
Product features
1 Shutterbutton
2 Mode dial
3 Self-timer/Videolight
4 Flashbutton
5 Self-timer/Burstbutton
6 Flash
7 Viewfinder
8 Lens
9 Speaker
10 DC-In(3V) _l_-C,-@,,foroptional ACadapter
11 Microphone
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Product features
Backview
1 LCD
2 Viewfinder
3 Readylight
4 Sharebutton
5 Wide anglebutton
6 Telephotobutton
7 Deletebutton
8 LCD/Infobutton
9 Strappost
10 Slotforoptional SDor MMCcard
11 _/_ _,/_
12 OKbutton
13 USB,A/V Out
14 Batterycompartment
15 Menubutton
16 Reviewbutton
17 Dockconnector
18 Tripodsocket
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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..............................................................................................8
Reviewingpicturesandvideosonyourcamera..............................................9
3 Transferring and printing pictures ....................................................... 12
Installingthe software.................................................................................12
Transferringpictureswith the USBcable......................................................13
Printingpictures..........................................................................................14
Dockcompatibilityfor yourcamera..............................................................17
4 Doing more with your camera ............................................................. 18
Usingopticalzoom .....................................................................................18
Picture-takingmodes..................................................................................19
Usingexposurecompensationto adjustbrightness......................................21
Usingthe self-timer.....................................................................................21
Usingburst.................................................................................................22
Changingpicture-takingsettings.................................................................23
Customizingyourcamera............................................................................27
Runninga slideshow..................................................................................29
Croppingpictures........................................................................................31
Viewingpicture/videoinformation...............................................................31
Copyingpicturesandvideos........................................................................32
Pre-taggingfor albumnames......................................................................32
Sharingyourpictures...................................................................................34
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Table of contents
5 Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 40
Cameraproblems........................................................................................40
Camerareadylightstatus............................................................................42
Camera/computercommunications..............................................................43
LCDscreenmessages..................................................................................44
6 Getting help ........................................................................................ 47
Helpfullinks................................................................................................47
Telephonecustomersupport.......................................................................48
7 Appendix ............................................................................................. 49
Cameraspecifications.................................................................................49
Storagecapacities.......................................................................................52
Importantsafetyinstructions.......................................................................53
Batterylife..................................................................................................54
Upgradingyoursoftwareandfirmware........................................................55
Additionalcareand maintenance................................................................55
Warranty.....................................................................................................56
Regulatorycompliance................................................................................58
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Setting up your camera
Attaching the strap
Loading the battery
Ni-MH CRV3lithium 2AA (_echargeaUeor
(rechargeable) (non-rechargeable) non-rechargeable)
For battery types, see page 51. To extend battery life, see page 55
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Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the language, dateltime
OK(press)
i_ _/_ to change.
_/_ for previous/next field.
(_)OK to accept.
Setting the language, dateltime in the future
Press Menu.
@ _/_ to highlight Setup Menu
" then press OK.
@ _j_ to highlight Language
or Date/Time _,, then press OK,
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Settingupyourcamera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Yourcamerahas32 MBof internalmemory.Youcanpurchasean SDor MMC cardto
convenientlystoremorepicturesandvideos.
NOTE:Whenusingthecardforthefirsttime,formatitinthiscamerabeforetakingpictures(seeFormaton
page29),WerecommendKodakSDorMMCcards.
SDor MMCcard(optional)
Notched corne_
,i_ CAUTION:
A card canonly be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage. Inserting or removing a cardwhen the Readylight is
blinking may damage the pictures,the card,or the camera.
Seepage52for storagecapacities.PurchaseSDor MMCcardsat a dealerof Kodak
productsor at www.kodak.com/go/c643accessoriesor
www.kodak.com/go/c603accessories.
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Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
-LCD/Info
Usethe LCDor viewfinder.
PressLCD/InfoI010 for:
• LCDon,statusiconson
• LCDon,statusiconsoff
• LCDoff (usetheviewfinder)
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Pressthe Shutterbutton halfway
tofocusandsetexposure.
Whenthe Readylightturns green,
presstheShutterbutton
completelydown.
Taking avideo
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Pressthe Shutterbutton
completelydown andrelease.
Tostop recording,pressand
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After youtakea pictureor video the LCDdisplaysa quickviewfor approximately5
seconds.
-Taga I
Toreviewpicturesandvideosanytime,seepage9.
Understanding blur warning icons
If thefeatureisturnedon (seepage28),a pictureblurwarning icon![_ is
displayedduringquickviewand review.
Green--Picture is sharpenoughfor anacceptable4 x 6-inch(10x 15cm)print.
Yellow--Picture maybesharpenoughfor an acceptable4 x 6-inchprint or
sharpnessisnot determined.
Red--Picture isnot sharpenoughfor an acceptable4 x 6-inchprint.
White--Printability isstill beingdetermined.
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Taking pictures and videos
Understanding picture-taking icons
In capturemode--no buttons pressed
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Self4imer Flash Picturesize -- Pictures/timeremaining
Date stamp location
. wide
telephoto
digital g
balance
ISOspeed
battery
mode
Aperture
Shutterspeed
kExposure compensation
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In capturemode--shutter pressedhalfway
Album
Auto Focuswarning
Aperture
Shutterspeed
Lowbattery
-- Exposure compensation
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Using the auto-focus framing marks (to take pictures)
Whenusingthe LCDasaviewfinder,framing marksindicatethe camerafocusarea.
Thecameraattemptsto focusonforegroundsubjects,evenif the subjectsarenot
centeredin the scene.
1 Pressthe Shutterbutton halfway.
Whentheframingmarksturngreen,focusisaccomplished.
Framingmarks r i_11 center focus
r i_11 center wide focus
1.1_.I Sidefocus
rt t ] center and sidefocus
rl_] [1_1 Leftand rightfocus
2 If the cameraisnotfocusingon the desiredsubject(or ifthe framingmarks
disappear),releasethe Shutterbutton and recomposethe scene.
3 Pressthe Shutterbutton completely down to takethe picture.
NOTE:FramingmarksdonotappearinLandscapeorVideomode.WhenyouuseFocus
Zone(seepage25)andsetCenterZone,theframingmarksarefixedatCenterWide.
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the flash
Usethe flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavyshadows.
the_ buttonrepeatedlytoscroll
throughflashmodes(seeFlashmodesbelow).
ThecurrentflashmodeisshownintheLCD
status area.
position FlashdistanceZoom
Wide angle 2-11.8 ft (0.6-3.6 m)@ ISO140
Telephoto 2-6.9 ft (0.6-2.1 m) @ ISO140
_A Auto Whenthe lightingconditionsrequireit.
Flash
Fill Everytime youtake apicture, regardlessof the lighting conditions.Use
when the subjectisinshadowor is"backlit" (whenthe light isbehindthe
subject).Inlow light, holdthe camerasteadyor useatripod.
Red-
eye Ifthe Red-eyePre-flash
featureisturned off:
Theflashfiresonce.
Thecamerathen
automaticallycorrects
red-eyein thepicture.
Ifthe Red-eyePre-flashfeatureisturnedon:
Theflashfiresoncesothe eyesbecome
accustomedto the flash,thenfires
againwhenthe picture istaken.
Thecamerathen automaticallycorrects
red-eyein the picture.
To turnthe Red-eyePre-flashfeatureon/off, seepage28.
_._'_ Off Never
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera
Pressthe Reviewbuttonto view andwork with yourpicturesandvideos.
Videos:
OK Play/pause. /
_/_ Adjust thevolume. /
Rewindto beginning(duringplayback).I
Nextpicture/video(duringplayback).|
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Tosavebatterypower,useanoptionalKodakEasySharedockor Kodak3-volt AC
adapter.(Seewww.kodak.com/go/c643accessoriesor
www.kodak.com/go/c603accessories.)
NOTE:Picturestakenatthe5.4MP(3:2)qualitysettingaredisplayedata3:2aspectratiowithablackbar
atthetopofthescreen.Avideo'sdurationisdisplayedatthetopoftheLCD.
Magnifying apicture during review
I_ W/T magnifyIX-8X. 1
_:_ 4/_ _,/_ viewother partsofthe picture.
L_ _ L_ OK return to 1X.
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
viewmulti-upthumbnails, fl
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A/_ view previous/nextrow of thumbnails.
_/_ view previous/next thumbnail.
OK view singlepicture.
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Taking pictures and videos
Understanding review icons
Pictures
FBlurwarning
Videos
fVideo length
Favoritetag -- Video number
storage
location
Date/Time --
Scroll arrows
Reviewmode
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Takingpicturesandvideos
Deleting pictures and videos during review
(_ PressReview.
(_/_ for previous/next.
(_ PressDelete.
(_) Followthescreenprompts.
Usingthe undelete feature
If youaccidentallydeletea picture/video,youcanuseUndoDeleteto retrieveit. This
feature isonlyavailableimmediatelyafteryoudeletea picture/video.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
(_ PressReview.
_ 4/1i_for previous/next.
(_ PressMenu.
(_ Press_/_ to highlight Protect,thenpressOK.
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Thepictureor videoisprotectedandcannotbedeleted,TheProtecticon _appearswith
theprotectedpkture orvideo.
Pressthe Menubuttonto exitthemenu.
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Transferring and printing
pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install EasySharesoftware beforeconnectingthe camera to the
computer.Failureto do so may causethe software to load
incorrectly.
1 Closeall softwareapplicationsthat areopenon yourcomputer(including
anti-virussoftware).
2 Placethe EasySharesoftwareCDintothe CD-ROMdrive.
3 Loadthe software:
Windows OS--if the installwindow doesnot appear,chooseRunfromthe Start
menuandtype d:\setup.exe whered isthe driveletterthat containsthe CD.
Mac OSX--double-click the CDiconon thedesktop,thenclickthe 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
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(_ Turn off camera.
(_ ConnectUSBcable(U-8/.
(_ Turnoil camera.
Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer
and prompts you through the transfer process.
NOTE:Visitwww.kodak.com/go/howtoforanonlinetutorialonconnecting.
Also available for transferring
YoucanalsousetheseKodakproductsto transferyourpicturesandvideos.
KodakEasySharecameradock,KodakEasyShareprinterdock (seepage 17)
Kodakmulti-cardreader,KodakSDmultimediacardreader-writer
Purchasetheseandotheraccessoriesat adealerof Kodakproductsor
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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/c643accessoriesor
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Direct printing with aPictBridge enabled printer
Yourcamerais compatiblewith PictBridgetechnology,soyoucanprintdirectlyto
PictBridgeenabledprinters.Youneed:
Camerawith fully chargedbatteries _ PictBridgeenabledprinter
USBcable(maybe soldseparately)
Connecting the camera to aPictBridge enabled printer
1 Turnoff the camera and printer.
2 Connect the appropriate USBcable from the camera to the printer. (Seeyour
printer user guide or visit www.kodak.com/go/c643accessories or
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