Kodak CX4200 manual

KODAK EASYSHARE CX4200 Digit al Camera User’ s G uide V isit Kodak on th e World Wide Web at ww w .k odak.com[...]

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iv P r oduct Ov erv i ew Camer a B ack 1 Vie wfinde r 8 MMC /SD card door 2 Rea dy lig ht 9 Fla sh b utton 3 LCD 10 Share b utton 4 Shu tter b utton 11 Dele te b utton 5 4 way a r r ow / O K bu t t o n s 12 R ev i ew bu t t o n 6 W r is t st ra p pos t 13 M enu butt on 7 Vid eo out por t 1 9 7 4 5 8 6 11 12 10 2 3 13[...]

v Table of Contents 1 Gett ing Star ted ......... .............................................. ............ 1 Inst all th e Sof twar e F irst ...... ... ...... ...... ... ....... ... ...... ...... ... ...... . 1 Need This Gu ide in Large Pri nt? .... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ...... ... ...... . 1 What Can I Do With My KODAK EASYSHARE CX4200 [...]

vi Usi ng Dig ital Z oom ... ... ....... ... ...... ...... ... ...... ... ....... ...... ... ...... ...... 17 Takin g Clo se-up Pict ures . ... ...... ...... ...... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ...... .. 18 Ch anging Pic ture-Ta king Opti ons . ...... ...... ... ....... ... ...... ...... .. 19 3 Reviewing Picture s—Revie w Mode .. ..............[...]

vii Returni ng t o t he P revio us M enu .... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ...... ... .. 38 Chan ging the Pri nt Qu ant ity Defa ult .... ....... ... ...... ...... ... .. 38 Turn ing Off Qu ickvi ew . ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ... ....... ... ...... ...... ... ..... 3 9 Turn ing On Liv eview . .... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ... .......[...]

viii Caut ion When Us ing a Tr ipod ... ...... ... ...... ... ....... ...... ... ...... ... . 55 Earl ier C am era Doc k Mo del ... ... ...... ... ...... ...... .... ...... ...... ... .... 56 9 Tro ubleshooti ng .................................... ........................... 57 Trou bl es h oo ting— Cam era .... ... ...... ...... ... ...... ....[...]

1 1 G etting Star ted Install the Software First It i s importa nt to inst all the K ODAK E ASYSH A R E Softw are on your compute r before you c onnec t the camera to the co mputer or att empt to tran sfer p ictures. See Cha pte r 6, I nstalli ng the Softw are , o r th e Quick St a r t Gu ide fo r dire ction s. Need Th is Guide in La rge Print? For[...]

2 Chapter 1 What Can I Do With My KODAK EASYSHARE CX4200 Digital Camera? T ake Pi ctur es — Enj oy point- and-shoot op eration with flash, cl ose-up, and self ti mer fea tures. Re vi ew — D isplay , protect, and d elete pictures. Sha re— T ag your pictures for print i n g, emailing, and as Favorite s. Set Up — Cu stomize your camera setting[...]

3 Chapter 1 Camera Package Contents Also inclu ded bu t not show n: 2 KO DA K Digita l Camera B atter ies, AA or a KODA K C R V3 Lith ium batt ery; and the User’ s G uide or CD; Softwa re CD; and Quick St art Guide. NOTE: Content s subject to change. Ch eck reta il box fo r conte nts listin g. *The custo m ca mera insert perfe ctly fits your came[...]

4 Chapter 1 Attaching th e Wrist Strap 1 Thread t he short loop of the strap t hrough the wri st strap post. 2 Thread t he long end of the strap th rough the short l oop. Pul l unti l secure. Loading the Batteries T wo KOD AK Digital Camera Batterie s or one KODAK CRV3 Lithi um Battery is included with your camera. * 1 Tu r n off t he camera. 2 On [...]

5 Chapter 1 Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Slid e the O n/Off sw itch to th e O n posi tion. The ready l ight b links gre en while the camera performs a self-ch eck, then glo w s steady g reen w h en the cam era is ready to ta ke pictures. 2 T o turn off th e ca mera , slide the O n/Off switc h to the Off pos ition. The came ra completes opera tio[...]

6 Chapter 1 Se lect in g a La ngua ge Y ou c an display menus and screen messages in differen t languages. The Language screen is au tomatically displ ayed the first time you turn on the camera. If this is the f irst t i me the c amera has b een turned on, go to step 4. T o change the langu age after that: 1 In Capture or Revi ew mode, press th e M[...]

7 Chapter 1 Setting the C lock The Date & T i me screen appears the f irst time you t urn on the camera o r i f the batt ery is removed for an exten ded time . If this is th e first tim e the c amera h as been turned o n, go to s tep 4. T o se t the date a nd t ime aft er that: 1 In C apture or Review mode, press the Menu butt on. 2 Highl ight [...]

8 Chapter 1 Checking Camera Status T o check the current c amera se ttings p ush the do wn arrow i n Capt ure mode or the flash b utton a ny time : Cam era Statu s Icons Battery Status If no battery icon appears on the LCD, the battery is fully charged. *A bl in king b att ery ico n mea ns th e batt er y is to o wea k to pow er the c ame ra. The re[...]

9 Chapter 1 Inserting an MMC/SD Card Optiona l MMC/SD cards p r o vide removable, reusable storage for pictures. CAU TION: The card ca n only be inserted on e way; forcing it may dam age the camera o r c ard. Do not inse rt or re move a card when the green ready light is blinking; it may damage yo ur pictures, card, or camera . 1 T urn o ff the cam[...]

10 Chapter 1 Choosing Internal M em ory or MM C/ SD Card The camera offers two option s for sto r ing pi ctures: Internal Memor y — store up to 23 pi ctures (at Be st qual ity) in the 16 MB in tern a l mem ory . MMC/SD Card — st ore as many pictu res as you like, storage ca pacity depen ds on the size of the card. See page 81 f or st orag e ca [...]

11 Chapter 1 Camera Modes The camera has four modes: Capture, Revi ew , Share, and Setup. Y o u c an always tell which mode the camera i s in: Capt ure — the LCD i s bla nk, no image is di spla yed. If you pre ss the down arrow , the sta tus bar a nd mode i con are displa yed. See Cha pter 2 , T aki ng Pi ctu res — Ca pture Mode . But re member[...]

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13 2 T aking Pictur es—Captur e Mod e Take a Pi cture A nytime The camera is in Capture mod e when you turn it on. Press the Sh utter butt on to t ake a picture. Bu t remember , you can press the Shutter but ton and take a picture anytime , no matter what mode the camera is in! Ta king a Pi cture Before you ta ke a picture , make sure your pictur[...]

14 Chapter 2 Liveview — Using the LCD to Frame You r Subj ec t When you tu r n on Liveview , the LC D displays a live image of what the lens sees. Look at the LCD to frame your pict ure. 1 Make sure the camera is in Cap ture mode ( on t he LCD ). 2 Press the OK butt on to turn on Li ve vi ew . 3 Fr ame your p i ct ure in the LC D. 4 T ake th e p [...]

15 Chapter 2 Quic kview — Reviewing the Picture Just Taken After you t ake a picture , the LCD displ ays a Qui ckview of th at pict ure for 5 seconds. Whi le the pictu re is displaye d, you can : m Review It. If you take no act ion, the pict ure is saved. m Delete it. Press the D elete butto n whi le the picture and are displayed. NOTE: T o save [...]

16 Chapter 2 Using the Flash Use the fl ash when you ta ke picture s outdoors in hea vy shadow s , at night, o r in doors. Flash is eff ective at the d ist ances of 1 .6 to 7.9 feet ( 0.5 to 2.4 m). Press the bu tton repeated ly to scroll thro ugh the fl ash optio ns. The fl ash icon di splayed on th e L CD is the a ctive opt ion. Current camera st[...]

17 Chapter 2 Using D igital Zoom Use Digit al Zoom to zoom in t wo times close r to your subject. The lens does not move duri ng Digital Zoom. IMPO RT ANT : Y ou m ay no t ice a de cr e ase in p r int e d i mage qua lity wh en us in g Di gi tal Z oo m . 1 Press the OK butt on to turn on Li ve vi ew . 2 Press to act ivate t he Digital Zoom. The LCD [...]

18 Chapter 2 Taking Close-up Pictures The Close-up setting he lps you gain sharpn ess an d detail at cl ose range. The Close- Up focus dista nce is 7. 9 to 11.8 i n. (200 to 3 00 mm). T o turn on C lose - u p: 1 Make sure the camera is in Cap ture mode. 2 Locat e the Close Up cont rol on the side of the camera, , t h en move the switc h to the On p[...]

19 Chapter 2 Changin g Pictur e-Taking Options Use the Capt ure menus to change pict ure-taki ng optio ns. If you are in Review , Share, or Setup modes you must return to Capture mode before you can access the C apture menus. To Return to Capture F rom Another Mode T o return to C apt ure fro m: m Any mode, press the Shutter but ton to take a pi ct[...]

20 Chapter 2 Put ti ng Y ours elf in th e Pic tur e The Self T imer creates a 10-second delay betw een the time you press the Sh utter bu tto n and t he time the p icture is t aken . 1 In Ca ptur e mode, p ress the Menu but ton. 2 Hi ghl ig ht Sel f T im er , th en pr ess the O K button . 3 High light On, then p ress th e OK butto n. 4 Press the Me[...]

21 Chapter 2 Sett ing Ex posure Compensa tion Us e Expo sure C omp ensati on to co ntro l how much l ight is allo wed in to the camera. The exposur e ran ge is +2 t o -2 in 1/2-step incremen ts. NOT E: This se tting is id eal fo r cont rollin g pi cture s i n whic h the lig ht sou rce is behin d the subjec t (backlit), or f or correct ing pictures [...]

22 Chapter 2 Settin g Pic t ure Quality Use the Q ualit y sett ing to s e l ect a p ictu re resolu tion: 1 In Capture mode, press t he Menu button . 2 Hig hligh t Qualit y , then pre ss the OK b utton. The a ctive Quality setting appears in the top left corner . 3 H ighlig ht an op ti on: Be st — (2 MP ) f or print ing up to 8 x 10 in. (20. 3 x 2[...]

23 Chapter 2 Placing the Date on Pictures Use Date St amp to impri nt the date on your pictu res. 1 Make sure the c amer a clo ck is s et to the co rre ct dat e ( page 7 ). 2 In Capture mode, press t he Menu button . 3 H ighlig ht Date S t amp , then press th e OK but ton. 4 H ighlig ht an op ti on: Off YYYY MM DD MM DD YY DD MM YYYY 5 Press the OK[...]

24 Chapter 2 Turn ing O ff the O rientat ion Sen sor If you turn the camera when you take a picture (for examp le, to t ake a le ngthwise or portr ait pictu re), t he Orient atio n S ensor reposition s the pictu re so i t is d ispl a y ed correct side up d uring Quick view , Revi ew , pic ture transfer , multi- up, a nd in video- out di splay . The[...]

25 3 Review ing Pict ur es — Review Mod e Use Review mode to view and work with the pictures that are stored in internal memory or on a card. But remember , you can press the Shutt er button and take a pic ture anyti me, no matt er what mode the camera is in ! NOTE: Reviewing pictures on the LCD qu ickly dep letes battery power . An optiona l AC [...]

26 Chapter 3 To Access the Review Menus Use the Review menu s to work with the pi ctures that are stored in internal memory or on a ca rd. 1 Press the Revie w butt on. 2 Pr es s th e Me nu bu tto n. 3 Pre ss th e Menu butto n to turn of f the menus. Revi ew M enus Pro tect ( pa ge 28 ) Magnify ( page 32 ) Image S torage ( pag e 10 ) Multi-up ( page[...]

27 Chapter 3 Viewing Single Pictures 1 Pr ess the Re view butto n. The camera displays the last picture that was take n or reviewed . 2 Press to scroll backward or forward thro ugh the pictures. Vie wi ng M ult ip le Pict ur es 1 Pr ess the Re view butto n. 2 Press . Nine pictures (th umbnails) are displayed at once. 3 Pres s to di spla y th e p re[...]

28 Chapter 3 Deleting Pi c tur es 1 Pr ess the Re view butto n. 2 Selec t a pi cture in si n gle view or high light a pic ture in mul tiple view , th en press the Dele te butt on. 3 Hi ghl ight a n opti on, the n p ress t he OK button : PIC TUR E — de lete s th e disp lay ed p ict ure. EXI T — exits the D elete scree n. ALL — deletes al l pic[...]

29 Chapter 3 Running a Slide Show Use the Slide Sho w to displ ay your pictures on the LCD in the order in which you took th em. T o run a slide show on a televisi on or o ther externa l device, see page 30 . Startin g the Slide Show 1 Press the Revie w butt on, then pres s the Menu but ton. 2 Hig hligh t Slid e Sh ow , then press t he OK butto n. [...]

30 Chapter 3 Turning On Loop When you turn on Loo p, the slide show is continuo usly repeated . 1 On the Slide Sho w menu, press to sc r o ll down to Loop; h ighli ght L oop, th en pre ss th e OK butt on. 2 High light On, then p ress the O K butto n. When you start a slide show , it re peats continu ously un ti l you cancel it by pressing the OK bu[...]

31 Chapter 3 Copyi ng Pictures Y ou can c opy p icture s fro m a c ard to interna l memory , or from interna l memory to a card. Before you copy make su re that: m A card is inserted in the camera. m The camera ’ s pict ure storage location i s set to t he location from which you are copying. See C hoo s ing I nternal Memory or MMC/SD Card, p age[...]

32 Chapter 3 Magnifying Pictu res 1 Press the Re view butt on, then pre ss the OK butt on. The pictu re is displ ayed at 2X magnifica tion. Th e M agnif y ico n and the magnification value are disp laye d on the screen . 2 Press the OK button agai n to display the picture at 4X mag nification. 3 Press t o vi ew diffe rent pa rts of the pict ure. 4 [...]

33 4 Ta g g i n g P i c t u r e s — Shar e Mod e Press the Share b utton to tag yo ur pictures as Favori t es and f or automat ic printi ng an d em ailin g. But remember , you ca n press the Shutter butto n a nd take a picture anytime , no matter what mode the camera is in!. NOTE: MACINT OSH OS 8.6/9. x d o n ot support the Share but ton fun ctio[...]

34 Chapter 4 Taggin g Pictur es for Printing 1 Locate a pictu re, then press the Share butt on. 2 Highli ght Print and press th e OK button. 3 Press to select t he number of copi es (0-99). Zero removes the tag for that picture. The Prin t icon appears with the picture. The d efault quantity i s one. T o change the d efau lt, see page 38 . 4 T o ta[...]

35 Chapter 4 Taggin g Pictures for Email ing First, u s e K ODAK EASYSH ARE Softwa re to creat e an email address book on your computer , then copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera ’ s intern al memory . See the KODAK EA SYSHARE So ftware Help for details . 1 Locate a pictu re, then press the Share butt on. 2 H ighligh t Emai l , the n pres[...]

36 Chapter 4 Taggin g Pictur es as F avo rites 1 Locate a pictu re, then press the Share butt on. 2 Highlight Favorite , then press th e OK button. The Fav orite icon appears with the picture. 3 T o remove the tag, press t he OK butt on again. 4 Press the Share button to return to C apt ure mode. Using Favorit es on You r Compute r See th e KODA K [...]

37 5 Customizing Camer a Settings — Setup M ode Use Setup mode to c ustomize your c amera settings. Y ou can ac cess S etup mode two ways: i n the Captu re menu screen and the Revi ew menu screen. To Access Setup Mode/Menus 1 In Capture or Revi ew mode, press th e Me nu butto n. 2 Highli ght Setup and press the OK bu tton. 3 Press the Menu butt o[...]

38 Cha p t er 5 Returning to th e Previous Menu The Ret urn feat ure lets yo u return to t he menu screen f rom whic h you en tered th e Setu p me nu. m In the Setup menu, highligh t Return , the n press th e O K butt on. Y ou are returned to the menu scree n from which you entered Setup : Capture o r Review. Changing the Print Quan tity Default Th[...]

39 Cha p t er 5 Turning Off Quickview After you t ake a picture , Q u ickview displa ys it on the LCD for 5 seconds (see page 15 ). Th e defaul t set ting is on. T o sav e batte ry po wer , tu rn off Qu ickvie w: 1 In C apture or Review mode, press th e Menu butto n. 2 H igh light S etu p , the n pres s the O K but ton. 3 Hig hligh t Qu ickvie w , [...]

40 Cha p t er 5 Setting Video Out The Video Out feature lets you mat ch th e camera ’ s video signal to the standard for your location. V ideo Out must be set co r re ctly to run a slide show on an external d evice (see page 3 0 ). 1 In C apture or Review mode, press th e Menu butto n. 2 H ighlig ht Setu p , then press the OK bu tto n. 3 Hig hlig[...]

41 Cha p t er 5 Formatting Memory or MMC/SD Card CAU TION: For matti n g delete s everything in memo ry or on the car d, even pro tected p ictures an d the int ernal emai l addres s book . Remov ing a card dur ing f ormatting may dama ge the card. 1 In Capture or Revi ew mode, press th e Me nu butto n. 2 H ighlig ht Set up , th en press th e OK but[...]

42 Cha p t er 5 Viewing Camera Information Th e Abou t fe ature displ ays info rmati on th at i s help ful if yo u need to call for service on your c amera. 1 In C apture or Review mode, press th e Menu butto n. 2 H ighlig ht Setu p , then press the OK bu tto n. 3 Highli g ht Abou t , then press the OK butt on. The camera info r m ation is view-on [...]

43 6 Installing the S of twar e System Require m ents WI NDOW S Sys tem Re qui remen ts m Personal comp ute r for WINDOWS 98, 98SE , ME*, 2000 *, or XP m 233 MH z processor or great er m 64 MB of a vailabl e R AM (12 8 M B for WINDO W S XP ) m 200 MB of availab le hard disk space m CD-RO M driv e m A vail able U SB po rt m Color moni tor with a min[...]

44 Cha p t er 6 MAC INTOSH OS 8. 6/9.x System Req uirem ents m PowerPC -based MACINTOSH compu ter m MACIN TOSH OS 8.6/9. x m 64 MB of av ailabl e RAM m 200 MB of available hard disk space m CD-RO M driv e m Buil t-in USB p ort m Color moni tor with a min imum resolutio n of 800 x 600 pixels; thousand s or mi llio ns of co lors re co mmended m Inter[...]

45 Cha p t er 6 Install the Software For informa tion on t he software appl ication s included o n t he KODAK EASYSHA RE Sof tware CD , see the Quick Start Gui de or KODAK E ASYSHARE Soft ware Hel p. CAU TION: Do no t insta ll the KO DAK EASY SHAR E Softw are with the c amera or Camera Dock c onnected to the com puter . It may cause t h e so ftware[...]

46 Cha p t er 6 4 Fo llow the o n-scre en instr uctions to inst all th e soft ware. If promp ted, rest art t he comp uter w hen the in stal lation is c omple te. m Select T y pical to automatical ly install the needed ap plications on WINDO WS-based compu ters. Select Cu stom to choose t he ap plic ation s to insta ll. m Select Easy to aut omatical[...]

47 7 Connecting to the Computer Import ant — Before You Connect Inst all the so ftwa re from the KODAK EA SYSH ARE S oftw are C D BEF ORE you connect the camera or Camera D ock to the computer . Connecting to the Computer Y o u can transfer your pictu res fr om the c amera to the computer using either the camera alone o r the option al KODAK EA S[...]

48 Chapter 7 Trans ferring Pic tures to Your Com puter For details on tra nsf erri ng pictures, see the Qu ick Start Guide or the KODAK EA SYSH A R E So ftw are He lp. Printing Pictures from Your Com puter For detail s on printing pict ures from you r co mputer , and orderi ng prints onli ne, see t he Quick Start Guide or the KODAK EASY SHARE Sof t[...]

49 8 Using the K OD AK EASY SH ARE Camer a D o ck II The KODAK EASY SHARE Camera Dock II (Camera Dock) makes it easy to transfer your pi ctures to the compu ter . The Ca mera Dock is also a rapid ba t t ery charger f or the included KODAK EASYSH ARE N i-MH Recha r g eable Battery Pack, and sup plies power to the camera. T o keep the Battery P ack c[...]

50 Chapter 8 Installing the Camera Insert KODAK EA SYSHARE digital c ameras are packaged w ith a cu stom camera insert, whi ch is used to perf ectly fit the camera to the Camera Dock . 1 Plac e the f ront tabs on the custom insert into the slots in the C amera Do ck ca vity . 2 Fit the inse rt dow n in to the cavity and sna p the insert int o place[...]

51 Chapter 8 Connecting the Camera Dock After the KO D AK E ASYSHARE Sof tware is loaded (see pa ge 45 ), co nnec t the Camera Dock to yo ur computer and to an extern al power source . Y ou wi ll need: m the USB cab l e i ncluded with your camera m the AC adapter , 7-V o lt includ ed with the Camera Dock IMPO RT ANT : M ak e s ur e y our camer a is[...]

52 Chapter 8 Installing the B attery Pack i n the Camera 1 Open t he battery door on th e bottom of the cam era . 2 Install the Bat tery Pack as il lustrated. CAU TION: The B attery Pack can only be inserted i nto the ca m era in the or ien tatio n show n. If the Batte ry Pa ck do es no t ea sily install, repositio n it and try agai n. DO NO T FORC[...]

53 Chapter 8 Docking the Camera When you are ready to transfer your pi ct u res from the camera to the computer , or charge the Batte ry Pack, place the camera in the Camera Dock. 1 Tu r n off t he camera. 2 On the camera bot tom, slide the connector cover open. 3 Plac e the camera in the C amera Dock an d push dow n to sea t the connec tors. Th e [...]

54 Chapter 8 Charging the B attery Pac k The Ba ttery Pack i s n ot charged whe n you receive it. 1 Tu r n off the camera. 2 Make sure the Battery Pack is installed in the camera (see page 52 ). 3 Place the camera in the Camera Dock (see page 53 ). m Chargin g begins i mmediatel y . m The three green chargi ng lights monitor the chargi ng st a tus:[...]

55 Chapter 8 Trans ferring Pictures T o tran sfer pi ctures from your camera to your computer: 1 Place the camera in the Camera Do ck. The camera can be o n or o ff. 2 Push t he Connect butt on. The Power/Transfer light blinks green while th e pic t ures a re transferring . 3 For deta ils on t ransferring, organizing, printing, emailing, and editin[...]

56 Chapter 8 Earlier Camera Dock Model If you have the K ODAK EA SYSHAR E Ca mera Doc k, no t th e C amera Doc k II, the functio nality is exactly the same as describe d in t his chapter . The onl y diff erence is that th e earlier Camera Do ck has one indicat or l ight. Ind i cat or li ght sta tus : St eady green — camera is prop erl y seat ed i[...]

57 9 T r oubleshooting This chap ter cont ains h elp fo r yo ur KODAK EASY SHARE C X42 00 Digital C amera or Camera Dock II. Additio nal technica l i n formation is avail able in the Read Me fi le located on the KODA K E ASYSHARE Sof tware CD. For upd ates to T roubl eshooti ng informati on, visit our We b site at ht tp://w ww .k odak.com/go /cx420[...]

58 Chapter 9 Camera doe s no t tu rn o ff . Alkal ine b atteries w ere installed in the camera. DO NOT USE ALK ALINE BAT TERIES. Tu rn off the powe r swit ch, remo ve the alk aline ba tterie s, and replace with a n approved batt ery type ( page 83 ). If th e p ow er s wit ch i s o n when you replace th e batteries, the camera may not t urn ba ck on[...]

59 Chapter 9 Part of the pic ture is miss ing. Something w as blocking the len s whe n the pictur e was t ak en. Keep ha nds, f ingers, or other objects aw ay fro m the lens w hen ta ki ng pic tu res . Your eye or the picture was no t centered corre ctly in t he viewfinder. Leave space around subj ect when centerin g p icture in viewfinder. In Re v[...]

60 Chapter 9 Camera freezes up when a card is inserted o r removed. Camera detects an erro r when the card w as inserted o r removed. Turn the camera off, t he n back on. Make sure t he camera is turned off be fo re inserting or removing a card. Pic ture is t oo ligh t. Th e fla sh is not n eeded . Ch ange to Aut o flas h ( page 16 ). The subject w[...]

61 Chapter 9 Pictu re is not cl ear. The lens is di rty. Clean th e l ens ( page 8 0 ). Subject to o cl ose when t aki ng pi ctu re . Move so ther e is at least 1.6 ft (0.5 m) be tween the camera and the subject ; or tu rn o n Clos e-up ( page 18 ). Camera may be in C lose- up ( pag e 18 ) and the sub ject is too fa r aw ay fo r pro per foc us. Tur[...]

62 Chapter 9 Cam era/Com pute r Commu nicati ons Camera Communicatio ns Pro bl em Cau se Solutio n The c omputer cannot communi cate with the camera. There is a problem w ith the confi gurati on of the USB port on your computer. See the follow ing file on the KOD AK EASYSH ARE Soft ware CD: USB. html Or , go t o: w w w . kodak. com/ go/ca m e rasup[...]

63 Chapter 9 Ca nnot transfer pict ures to comp uter. The Ad d New Hardware Wizard cannot locate drive r s. So ftware is not in stal led on computer. m Disconnect USB cable, or Cam era D ock , fro m comput er. m Instal l KODAK EASYSH ARE So ftware ( page 4 5 ). Ca nnot transfer pict ures to comput er. Soft ware is not f ully or correctly install ed[...]

64 Chapter 9 MMC/SD Cards M MC/SD Card Prob lem Cause Solution The c amera does not recogni ze your MMC/S D card. The card may not be MMC/SD c ertifie d. Purchase a certified MMC/SD card ( pa ge 9 ). The card may be corrupt. Reformat the ca rd ( page 41 ). Caution: Formatting erases all pict ures from t he card. No ca rd is inserte d in camera or c[...]

65 Chapter 9 Cam era LC D Me ssag es LCD Mess ages Message Caus e Solu tion No i mages to display There a re n o pictures in the current storage locat ion. Change yo ur p icture storage loca tion setting ( page 10 ). Memory card req uires format ting The ca rd is corrupted or fo rmatte d for anoth er digital camera. Insert a new card or format the [...]

66 Chapter 9 Memory card is protect ed (Reset switch on memory card) Sw itc h on ca rd i s in writ e-prot ect p osition. Reset t he switch as shown on LCD. Card is lock ed The card in t he camera is w rite-protected. To take a picture, insert a new card or c hange storag e loc ation t o inte rna l memory ( page 10 ). Date/Time entr y screen appears[...]

67 Chapter 9 Internal Memo ry is f ull Th ere i s no more space in the camera ’ s in ternal memory. De lete p ict ures from the internal memory ( p age 28 ) or change storage l ocation to Au to and i nsert card ( page 10 ). Unre cognized Fi le Format The ca mera c annot read t he pic t u re format. Transfer the un readable pic ture to th e comput[...]

68 Chapter 9 Cam era Re ady Li ght St atus Camera R eady Li ght Ligh t S t a tus Cau se Solu tio n Re ady light does not turn on a nd the camera does not work. Ca m e ra is not turned on. Turn on the camera ( page 5 ). Bat ter ies ar e exhaust ed. Replace or recha rge the batt eries ( page 4 , page 54 ). Power switch was on when batte ries we re re[...]

69 Chapter 9 Ready li ght glows steady red. Came ra ’ s internal memory or card is full . Transfer p ictures to yo ur computer ( page 48 ), dele te p ict ur es fr om t he ca mer a ( page 28 ), switch stor age loc ations ( page 1 0 ), o r i ns er t a ca rd wi th avai la ble memory. Camera p rocessing memory is full . Wai t. Resume pict ure tak ing[...]

70 Chapter 9 Trou blesh o ot ing — Camera Dock II Cam era Dock II P roblems Cam era Dock Probl em Cause Sol utio n Pictur es are no t transferred to the computer AC ada pte r or USB cab le i s not securely connect ed. Check t he conn ections ( page 51 ). So ftwa re is not inst alled. I n st all the soft ware ( pag e 45 ). There a re t oo many app[...]

71 Chapter 9 Cam era Dock II L ight Status Camera Do ck Power/T ransfer Light Li ght St at us Caus e Co mmen t Light glo ws st e ady green Camera is properly seated in the Cam era D ock . The ca mera and Camera Do ck ar e ope ra ti ng nor ma ll y. Light bl inks green Pi c tu re s are being transferred to the comput er. Light is off Camera is not pr[...]

72 Chapter 9 One green ligh t Battery is low. The camera and Camera D ock are operating no rmally. Two green l ights B atte ry is part ia lly charged. Thre e green light s B atte ry is f ully charged. Camera Doc k Error Ligh t Ligh t S tatus Cause Comment On e b li nki ng red lig ht Batt ery Pack is insta lle d incorrectly. Reinstal l the Battery P[...]

73 10 G etting H elp Helpful Web Links http: //www .kodak.co m/go/pcbasi cs For help navi gating thro ugh a WINDOW S-based computer and work ing wi th d igi tal pi ctures . htt p://www .kodak. com/go / c x4200suppo rt Fo r he lp with your KODA K EASYSH ARE CX42 00 Digital Camera htt p://ww w .kodak. com/go /cx420 0downl oads To d ownload th e lates[...]

74 Chapter 10 He lp in this U ser Gui de See Chap ter 9, T roubl eshooti ng , fo r help with prob lems you may have with your camera, came r a /computer con nections, Camera D ock, or MMC/SD cards. Software Help Fo r help with the soft ware in clud ed on th e KOD AK EA SYSH A R E So ftwar e CD, see the Quick St art Guide or the KODAK EASYSH ARE Sof[...]

75 Chapter 10 Tele phon e Nu mb ers Austra li a 1800 147 701 Austri a/Osterrei ch 0179 567 357 Bel giu m/Belg ique 02 71 3 1 4 45 Br azil 0800 15 0000 Ca nada 1 800 465 6325 Ch ina 800 8 20 6027 Denma rk/Dan mark 3 848 71 30 Irel and/Eire 01 407 3054 F inland/ Suomi 0800 1 17056 F r a nce 01 55 1740 77 Germany/ Deutschl and 069 5 007 0035 Gr eece 0[...]

76 Chapter 10 These telephon e numbers cha nge occasionally; for th e mo st up-to-date listing s, visit: http : //www . kodak.com/US/en /digital/co ntacts/ D AII nte rna tio nalC onta ct s.sh tml . S pain/Espa ñ a 91 749 76 53 S w ed en/Sverige 08 587 704 21 Swi tzerland/Schw eiz/Suisse 01 83 8 5 3 51 T aiwan 008 0 861 008 Thai lan d 001 800 631 0[...]

77 11 Appendix This appen dix serves as a reso urce for techn ical in formation abou t your KODA K E ASYSHARE CX42 00 Digit al Camera , KODAK EASYSH ARE Camera Dock II, MMC/SD cards, batteries, and available accessories. Camera Specifications Spec ifications — KO DAK EA SY SHARE CX 4 2 00 Digital Camera Pix el Re soluti on (by Quality sett ing) B[...]

78 Chapter 11 Pow er Ba tteries 2 Lithiu m, AA 2 KO DAK AA Digi tal Came ra Batt erie s K ODAK CRV3 Li th ium B att er y 2 N i-MH, AA rechargeable Alk aline bat terie s not recommen ded Ba ttery Pack , Camera Dock only KODAK EA SYSHARE N i-MH Rechargeabl e Bat t ery Pac k, recharge in Camera Dock only . Do ck pr ovid es p ow er t o th e c amer a. 3[...]

79 Chapter 11 Original Factory Settings — Ca me ra Upgradin g Your Sof tware and F irmware T ake advantag e o f t h e lat est enhancemen t s to you r Ko dak software and camera firmwa re. Softw are re fers t o the applic at ions includ ed on the K ODAK EA SYSH A R E Softwa re CD . Camera firmwa re is the inte rnal soft ware t hat run s on th e c [...]

80 Chapter 11 Tips, Safety, Maintenance m Always follow basi c safet y p recautions. Refer to the “ Important Safety Instructions ” bookl et packed with your camera. m Do not allow any chemicals, such as sun t an l otion, to come into contact with the painted surf ace of the camera. m If the c amera has been subjected t o inclemen t weather or [...]

81 Chapter 11 Picture Storage Capa cities Picture file sizes can vary . Y ou may b e able to store more or fewer pictures. Purchase c ards on our W eb site at http: //www .koda k.com/go/ cx4200acce ssories . Locating Pic tures on a n MMC/SD Ca rd Pictures sto r e d on MMC/SD C ards use a standard agreed upon by many ca mera manufacturers. T his let[...]

82 Chapter 11 Card File Naming Conventions m Pictu res are named DCP _nnnn.J PG, and are numbe red in the order in which they are ta ken. Th e first pict ure is named D CP_0001 .JPG; t he highest numbe r allowe d is DCP_9 999.JPG. m When a card contai ns a p icture named DCP _9999.J PG in the DCIM10 0K42 00 fold er , subsequen t pictures appear i[...]

83 Chapter 11 Using Your Batteries m Repl acement T ypes — your camera can u se the followi ng battery types: – 2, 1 .5 vo lt AA lith ium ba tte ries – 1, KO DAK CR V3 Li thiu m B attery * – 1, KODA K EASYSHA RE Ni-MH Rechargeab le Battery Pack, rechargeab le i n the KODAK EASYSH ARE Ca mera Dock s * – 2, 1.2 vol t AA Nickel Metal Hyd rid[...]

84 Chapter 11 Battery- Sav ing Feat ures The LCD or camera turn off when the camera has been inactive. Optiona l AC Adapter T o save ba ttery p ower , purchase a KODAK Digi tal Camera A C A dapter , 3 -V olt on our Web sit e a t ht tp:// www .kod ak.com/go/ cx4200 accessori es . m Use the A C Adapter , 3-V olt w hen reviewin g, copyi ng, and transf[...]

85 Chapter 11 Camera Dock II Specificat ions Sp e cif ica t ions — KOD AK EASY SHA RE Camer a Dock II Communicat ion with computer USB Ca ble includ ed with K ODAK EASYSH ARE Cameras Dimensions (without insert) Widt h/Depth/ Hei ght 5.9 in. /4 .1 i n. /1 .4 i n. (150 mm/ 104 mm/35 mm) We igh t 5. 5 oz ( 156 g) Indicato r lig hts Power/ Transfer I[...]

86 Chapter 11 Regulatory Inf ormation FCC Compl ian ce and A dvisory Th is devi c e compli es wi th P art 1 5 of the FCC R ules. Operatio n is subj ect t o the foll owin g t wo condit ions: 1) t his device may not c ause harmful i nterfere nce, and 2) this de v ice must a ccept any interference recei ved, includin g interf erence that may ca use un[...]

87 Chapter 11 Canad ian D OC Sta temen t DO C Cla ss B Com plia nce — T his Class B digita l apparatu s complie s wi th Cana dian I CES- 003. Observation d es normes-C lass B — Cet appare il num é rique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-0 03 du Cana da. VCCI Clas s B ITE Engli sh transl atio n: This is a Class B product b ased on the[...]

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89 Index A about camera inf ormation, 42 picture inform ation, 32 AC adapter , optional, 84 accessori es, buying, 73 ad justin g exposure, 21 picture quality, 22 resol ution, 22 alkaline batteri e s, 4 arrow button, 5 aut o flash, 16 power -off, 84 stora g e location, 10 B bac kli t scen es , 21 batteries alkaline, 4 ch argin g Battery Pa ck, 5 4 e[...]

90 Ind ex power connection, 51 s pecif icat ion s, 85 tran sferring pi c t ures, 55 USB c onne cti on, 51 using, 49 Canadian c ompliance, 87 capture m ode acce ssing menus, 19 overview, 11 returning from other modes, 19 taking picture s, 13 card, memory, 9, 10, 81, 82 car ing fo r your c a mera, 80 cha nging st ora ge lo cat ion , 10 cha rging B at[...]

91 Ind ex by for mat ti ng, 41 during qui ckview, 15 last picture, 15 picture s, 28 protected pict ure s, 28 digital pict ures, using, 48 digital zoom, 17 displ ay problems, 59 displ aying picture s, 25, 29 dist ance, close-up, 18 dock i nsert cus tom, 3 unive rsal, 50 Dock, Came ra . See C amer a Dock downloading pictures, 48, 55 E EASYSHARE So f [...]

92 Ind ex I icons ca mera sta tus , 8 capture m enus, 19 picture information, 25 revi ew menus, 26 setup m enus, 37 share m enus, 33 image stor a ge menu, 10 inf orm atio n about camera, 42 about pictures, 32 product supp ort , 73 ins ert , fo r C ame ra D ock cus tom, 5 0 unive rsal, 49, 50 ins tall ing Bat tery Pack , 52 CR V3 battery, 4 in sert,[...]

93 Ind ex Camera Doc k , 56 Camera Dock II, 54, 71 – 72 read y , came ra , 68 self -tim er , cam era , iii , 20 links, world wide web, 73 li vev ie w turni ng on, 39 usi ng LCD as view fi nder , 14 loa din g Bat tery Pack , 52 CR V3 battery, 4 in sert, Ca mera Doc k, 50 MMC /SD car d, 9 so ftware, 4 5 loop, slide sh ow , 30 M MACINTOSH inst a l l[...]

94 Ind ex thumbnails, 27 mu ltip le pic tu res, vie wing, 2 7 N NTSC, v ideo out se tting, 40 O OK bu tton , 5 on/ of f swit ch, iii , 5 orientati on sensor, 24 overview ca mera feat ur es, iii – iv camera modes, 11 P package contents Camera Doc k , 49 P AL, video out setting, 40 picture location ic on, 25 picture number icon, 25 picture s close-[...]

95 Ind ex picture s, 48 tagged pictures, 34 thi s user guid e, 1 protect i con, 25 protecting pi ctures, 28 Q qua lity pri nt, di gita l zo om , 1 7 set tings, 22, 81 quickview deleting pictures, 15 revi ewi ng last pi cture , 15 tur ning of f, 39 R Re adM e file , 57 re ady lig h t sta tus, 68 taking picture s, 13 red-eye, flash, 16 regulatory i n[...]

96 Ind ex resoluti on, 22 se lf-t imer , 20 video out , 40 setup m ode ge tting th er e, 37 overview, 11 r eturn ing to p rev ious, 38 using, 37 share b utton , 34, 35, 36 share mode emai l tag ging, 3 5 ge tting th er e, 33 overview, 11 pri nt ta ggin g, 3 4 ta ggin g favo ri te s, 36 shutoff, auto, 84 shutt e r button problems, 58 se lf-t imer de[...]

97 Ind ex close-up, 18 menus, 19 qua lity setti ngs, 22 usi ng LCD as view fi nder , 14 telepho ne support , 74 telev ision, vi e wi ng pictures, 3 0 thumbnails, viewing on lcd, 27 time , se tt ing , 7 timer , shutter delay, 20 tip s ba tter y guidel ines, 8 3 maintenance, 80 Re adM e file , 57 safe ty , 80 tran sf er l ight, Cam era Doc k, 71 tran[...]

98 Ind ex Z zoom button, 5 di gita l, 17[...]