Kodak EASYSHARE C183 manual

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Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view NO T E: T o use the built-in camer a Help sys tem, see page 39 . Shutter button Flash button Mode button Power button Lens/ Cover Microphone Self- timer/ Video light Flash Zoom (T elephoto, Wide Angle) buttons[...]

ii www .kodak. com/go/sup port Product features Back view NO T E: T o use the built-in camer a Help sys tem, see page 39 . LCD Delete, Menu buttons USB port Strap post OK button Share button SD/SDHC Card slot/ Battery compartment Tr i p o d socket Info, Review buttons[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... ...................... .................. .................. ................. . 1 Loading the AA batteries ......................... .................. ...........[...]

iv www .kodak. com/go/sup port T a ble of contents Cropping pictu res ................... ................. .................. .................. ................ 25 Editing videos ................... .................. .................. ...................... ................ 26 Selecting mult iple pictures/videos ............ ...................[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a IMPOR T ANT : For package contents, se e your prod uct package. Attaching the strap[...]

2 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Setting up your camera Loading the AA batteries Turning on the camera Purchase cost- effect ive rech argeable batteries and battery charger www .kodak.com/go/c183accessories Extend battery life see page 48[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 3 Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language or date/time in the future , use the Setup menu ( s ee page 34 ). to change current field. for previous/next field. OK to accept. At the prompt, press OK. to change. OK to accept. Language: Date/T ime:[...]

4 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or SDHC Card Y our camer a has internal memory . Y ou can pu rchase an SD or SDHC Card to conveniently sto re more pictures/videos . (Maximum supported card siz e is 32 GB .) CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage . Inserting or removin[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking pictures 1 T he camera turns on in Smart Capture mode . (If it’ s in a di fferent mode , press the Mode button , then until the LCD di splays Smart Capture , then press OK.) 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks [...]

6 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/video , the LCD dis plays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds . (T o exit the quickview soon er , press the Shutter button halfwa y .) NO TE: Audio is captured durin g video record ing. Au dio can be heard when the video is pla[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 7 Using the flash Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behi nd the subject). In low light, hold the camera [...]

8 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using different modes Press the Mode button, then until th e LCD displays the mode that best suits your su bjects and surroundings , then press OK . Use this mode Fo r Smart Capture General picture taking—it offers excel lent image quality and ease of use. The scene is analyzed for other conte[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 9 Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation! 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD d isplays SCN , then press OK . 2 Press to view scene mode descriptions . If the mod e description turn s off befo re you finish reading it , press OK. 3 P[...]

10 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Taking a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Video , then press OK . 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop re cording, press and release the Shutter button again. T o rev iew and work with videos , see page 20 . NO TE: Audio is captured du[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 11 Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be incl uded in a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . Place the came r a on a tripod or flat surface . 1 In any picture-taking mode , press the Info button to turn on the shortcut icons . 2 Press to highligh t the self-[...]

12 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor ami c scene . NO TE: F or best res ults , use a tripod. Only the panor a mic picture is saved; indi vidual pictures are not. (Exposure and white balance are set with the first picture . T he flash is set to Of[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 13 Understanding the picture-taking icons * T o learn mor e about shortcuts , see page 10 . Know when your batteries need attention T he battery level icon appears when the batteries require your attention. (If you’ re viewing shortcuts , the battery level is alw ays displayed. See page 10 .) Pur[...]

14 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 3 Shar ing and tagging pictur es Sharing pictures through social networks It’ s never been ea sier to share pictures on your favorite soci al networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use t he sharing and social networ ki ng f eatur es, you must downl oad KODAK Software. ( See pa ge 36. ) 1 Press the Share button, then t[...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 15 Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera Y ou can sho w/hide networking sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 In Review , p ress the Menu button. 2 Press to choose the Setup tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then press OK. 3 Pres[...]

16 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Sharing and tagging pict ures Tagging pictures T ag pictures to mak e them easy to find , later . Y ou can tag pictures in 2 w ays: ■ P eople , and the n find all pi ctures of “Ma ry . ” ■ K eywords , and then fin d all pictures from “Dad’ s 60th Birthday . ” Tagging people When you tag faces , you’ re[...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 17 Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—but you al ready have pictures tagg ed with your old friend, J ames , you can: ■ T ag the new J ames with “James Sm ith” and/or ■ Update the old J ames to “James Monroe” Here’ s how: 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press [...]

18 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Sharing and tagging pict ures Using the keyboard T he k eyboard appears when you need to enter tex t. 1 Press to cho ose a letter , then press OK. 2 When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK. 3 If you’ve added a new nam e , the camer a prompts you to update all faces to match assigned names . Choose Y es , th[...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 19 Marking pictures for email It’ s simple to mark pictures so that they’r e ready to email when you tr ansfer them to your computer . First, use the k eyboard to create a new email address . ( See page 18 .) 1 Press the Share button, then to find a picture . 2 Press to choose Email, then [...]

20 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 4 W orking with pictures/videos Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ Press the Shutter button halfw ay down to return to Capture mode . ■ T o view pictures/videos as thumbnails , see page 22 . Magnifying a picture 1 Press T to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to [...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 21 Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press for previo us/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete button. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictures/videos , remove protection before deleting. (See Protecting pictures/videos from deletion .) Us[...]

22 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press t he Review button. The camera shows the last picture that was taken. 2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to vi ew pictures/videos as thumb nails . (Press it again to see m ore , smaller thum bnails .) T o [...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 23 A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures T ag pictures—by people or k eywords—to mak e them easy to find, later . F or example , the camera can find all pictur es that cont ain “Mary” or “Dad ’ s 60th Birthday . ” (See T agging peopl e , page 16 or T agging with k eywor[...]

24 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Understanding the review icons Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to high light a tab: ■ Review to view and share pictures/video s ■ Edit to edit pictures/video s ■ Setup to control how your camer a oper ates 3 Press to choose a[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 25 Cropping pictures Y ou can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of th e picture re mains . 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to crop . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highligh t the Edit tab . Choose Crop , then press OK. 3 Press T elephoto (T) to zoom in, or t[...]

26 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos! Making a picture from a video Y ou can cho ose a single fr ame from a vid eo , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) p rint. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, the[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 27 Making a video action print F rom a video , you can mak e a 9-up picture , suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highl ight the Edit tab . Choose Act ion Print, then press OK. 3 Choice an option, th[...]

28 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Copying pictures/videos Y ou can copy pictures/videos from a card to internal memory or fr om internal memory to a card. Copy pictures/videos: 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab . 3 Press to choose Cop y , then p ress OK. Choose an optio n[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 29 Using KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology K ODAK PERFECT T OUCH T echnolo gy helps ensure better , brighter pictures . 1 Press the Review button, then for previous/next picture . 2 Press the Menu button, then to hi ghlight the Edit tab . Choose PERFEC T T OUCH T ech, then press OK. The enhance[...]

30 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, compu ter monitor , or any d evice equippe d with a video inpu t. T o connect the camera direct ly to a television, use an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately). NO TE: T o control the audio porti[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 31 5 Doing mor e with your camer a T o use the built-in camera Help system, see page 39 . Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can chan ge setting s to get the be st results from your camera. NO TE: Some modes offer limited settings . Some setti ngs remain until you change them; others , until you change modes or[...]

32 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Focus Mode Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Auto— For general picture-taking. Macro— For sharpness and detail in pictures at close range. Use available light instead of flash, if possible. The camera automatically sets the f ocus distance depending on the zoom position. Inf[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 33 AF Control (Still) Choose an auto-focus setting. Continuous AF— Because the came ra is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus. Single AF— Uses TTL-AF (through-the-lens auto focus) when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down . White Balan[...]

34 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Video settings Using the Setup tab Use Setup to cus tomize your camera. Sharpness Control picture sharpnes s. See Specifications, starting on page 4 4 . Settings More inf orma tion Video Size Choose a video resolution. See Specifications, starting on page 44 . Settings More information LCD [...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 35 Share Button S ettings Choose what is displayed when the Share button is pressed in Review. Show/Hide: ■ Individual social networking sites (such as F ACEBO OK, K ODAK Gallery , etc.) ■ E-mail addresses Red-eye Reduction The Red-eye flash fi res automatica lly before a picture is taken[...]

36 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 6 T r ansferring , pr inting , tagging Transferring pictures to your computer Download K O DAK Softw are—so it’ s easy to trans fer and share pictures and vi deos . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the sharing and social netw or king features, you must download KODAK Software. Mak e sure the computer is connected to the Inte[...]

T ransferring, pr inting, ta gging www .kodak.com/g o/support 37 Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer IMPOR T ANT : T o print usin g PICTBRIDGE T echnology , you mus t change the Computer Connection settin g (in the Setup menu) to Oth er Appl ication ( see page 35 ). Y ou need a camera, a PI CTBRIDGE enabled Printer , a[...]

38 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransferri ng, printi ng, taggi ng Ordering prints online K ODAK Gallery ( www .k odakgallery .com ) mak es it easy to: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhance , and add borders to your pictures . ■ Store pictures , and share them with family and friends . ■ Have print s , photo gre eting cards , frames , an[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 39 7 Getting help Getting help from your camera Y our camer a offers a built-in Help system . It describes every setting for every menu choice . If you learn nothing else about your camer a, learn how to use on-camer a Help . Turning on camera Help Scroll through a Help topic. Press the Menu button then highlight a menu c[...]

40 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Getting help Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure charged batteries are installed correctly (see page 2 ). ■ T urn the camer a off , then on again. Camera does not turn off Camera buttons and controls do not function In Review, a blue or black screen is displayed in[...]

Getting help www .kodak.com/g o/support 41 Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems You cannot take a picture ■ T urn the camer a off , then on again. ■ Depress the Shutter button all the w ay (see page 5 ). ■ Insert new or charged batteries (see page 2 ). ■ Memory i s full. T r ansfer picture s to the co mputer (see page 3 6[...]

42 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Getting help Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer) problems Picture is too dark ■ Reposition the camer a for more av ailable light. ■ Use Fill flash (see pag e 7 ) or change your position so light is not behind the subject. ■ Move so that the distance b etween you and the subject is within the effective [...]

Getting help www .kodak.com/g o/support 43 Getting help on the Web Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/c183support See Step-by-Step Solutions & Repair www . k odak.com/go/ste pbystep Purchase camera accessories www .kodak.com/go/c183accessories Down[...]

44 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 8 Appendix Specifications CCD— 1/2.3-ty pe , 14 MP Effective pixels— 14 MP (4314 x 3242) LCD— 7.62 cm (3.0 in.), 230K pixels Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a t r ademark of the SD Card Association.) Maximum supported c ard size: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 32 MB intern al memory ([...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 45 Ex po su re m et eri n g— TTL-AE; Multi-P attern, Center -Wei ght, Center -Spot Exposure compensation— +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV s tep Wh i t e B a l a n c e — Auto , Dayligh t, T ungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade Electronic Flash— Au to flash; Auto , Fill, Red Eye , Off; Guide No . 6.0 (m); working r ange [...]

46 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix PICTBRIDGE Support— Ye s Po w e r — K ODAK MAX Alka line Battery AA; K O DAK Ni-MH Rechar geab le Digi tal Camera Batteries AA (Pre-Charged) T r ipod mo unt— 1/4 inch Size— 96.1 x 62.3 x 31.4 mm (3.8 x 2.5 x 1.2 i n.) @ power off We i g h t — 175 g (6.2 oz) with card and batteries Operating temper a[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 47 Upgrading your software and firmware Occasionally check for the latest v ersions of the K ODAK Softw are and camera firmw are (the software that runs on the camer a). Go to www .k odak.com/go/c183downloads . Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) [...]

48 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix ■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects , including coins . Otherwise , a battery may short circuit, di scharge energy , become hot, or leak. ■ Do not disassem ble , install backw ard, or ex pose batteries to liquid, moisture , fire , or extreme tempe r ature . ■ Remove the batteries when the pr[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 49 ■ Battery performance is reduced at temper atures below 41 ° F (5 ° C). When using your camer a in cold weather , carry spar e batteries and k eep them warm. Do not discard cold batterie s that do not work; when they retur n to room temper ature , they may be usable . Limited warranty K odak wa rran ts its[...]

50 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix oper ation, maintenance or repacking instru ctions , failure to use items supp lied by K odak (such as ad apters and cables), or claims made after the duration of this w arranty . K odak mak es no other express or implied w arr anty for this product, and disclaims the implied w arr anties of merchantability a[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 51 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce , pursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules . T hese l imits are designed to provide re asonable protecti on against harmful interf erence in a resi dential install [...]

52 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix China RoHS Russian GOST - R K orean Class B ITE VCCI Class B ITE Eastman K odak Company Rochester , NY 14650[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 53 W aste Electrical and Electr onic Equip ment labeling/battery disposal Australian C-Tick Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B dig ital appar atus complies wi th Canadian ICES-00 3. Observation des normes-Class e B— Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norm e NM[...]

54 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index 1 A A/V out, 30 about th is camera, 35 accessories battery, 48 buying, 4 3 SD/SDHC Card, 4 add keywords, names, 18 AF control (Still), 33 AF zone, 33 auto enhanc ement, 29 focus control, 33 focus fr aming marks, 5 auto focus (AF) zone, 33 B backlight, 9 battery expected life, 48 loading, 2 purchase, 13 status, 1[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 55 Index E edit videos, 26 emailing pictu res, videos, 18 expected battery life, 48 exposure long time, 3 2, 35 meterin g, 33 exposure comp ensation, 31 exposure metering, 33 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 30 F faces, tagging, recogniti on, 16 favori tes tagging, 18 FCC compliance, 51 find pictures, 2 3 [...]

56 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index make pictur e from video, 26 manner/museum, 9 marking for email, 18 memory inserting card, 4 menu settings, 31 modes, 8 backlight, 9 beach, 9 children , 9 fireworks, 9 flower, 9 high ISO, 10 manner/museum, 9 night land scape, 9 night portrait, 9 scene (S CN), 9 self-portrait, 9 snow, 9 text, 9 multiple selection[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 57 Index reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 6 deleti ng, 21 LCD, 20 protecti ng, 21 slide show, 28 running sl ide show, 28 S safety, 47 scene m odes (SCN), 9 SD/SDHC Card insertin g, 4 printin g from, 38 search pictures , 23 select multiple pictures/vi deos, 27 self-portrait, 9 self-timer, 11 setting AF zone, 33 [...]

58 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index turning cam era on and off, 2 typing, 18 U undelete, undo, 21 upgrading so ftware, firmware, 47 URLs, Kodak Web s ites, 39 USB tr ansferring pictures, 36 V video action print, 27 copying, 2 8 edit, 26 emailing mark ed, 1 8 out, 34 playback, 2 0 protecti ng, 21 review icons, 24 size, 34 tr ansfer t o computer, 36[...]