Kodak EasyShare C300 manual

K odak EasySha re C300 digital camera User’ s guide www .kodak. com F or inter active tut orials , www .kodak.com/go/howto F or help with your came ra, www.k odak .com/go/c3 00supp ort[...]

Eastma n Kodak Company Roches ter , New Y ork 14650 © Eastm an K odak Compa ny , 2004 All screen images are simulated. K odak, Easy Share , and R etinar are tr ademark s of Ea stman K odak Com pany . P/N 4J3133[...]

Product f eature s www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 1 Front view 1 Grip 5 Mode dial/P ower 2 Wris t str ap po st 6 Flash unit 3 Self Ti mer/Vid eo light 7 Viewfin der lens 4 S hutter b utton 8 L ens 5 7 4 1 3 2 6 8[...]

2 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort Product featur es Back vi ew 1 Tri pod socke t 9 Camera scr een (LCD: liquid c rystal display ) 2 Do ck con necto r 10 Flash /Stat us button 3 Share button 11 Gr ip 4 Co ntrolle r butto ns (4) 12 Menu button 5 OK butto n 13 Revi ew but ton 6 Delete button 14 U SB (Univ ersal Seri al Bus) po rt 7 Viewfin der 15 Slo t fo[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 3 T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ......................................................................... 1 Attach ing the wrist st rap ....... ..... ........ ........ ........ ..... ........ ....... ........ ..... ........ .. 1 Loading the bat teries .. ........ ....... ........ ..... ........ ........ .[...]

4 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort T able of con tents Pre-tag ging for album n ames ........ ..... ........ ........ ....... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... 27 Sharing your pi ctures ........ ........ ..... ........ ....... ...... ....... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... 30 Need h elp? ...... ........ ........ ..... ........ ........ .....[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries 1 Open the bat tery do or . 2 Load t he bat tery , then close the bat tery d oor . F or info rmatio n on rep lacing b atter ies and ext ending ba ttery life, see page 51 . CR V3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (rechargeable) 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH,[...]

2 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort Setting up your came ra Turning on the camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. to change . for previ ous/next fi eld. OK t o accept .[...]

Settin g up yo ur camera www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 3 Setting the l anguage and date /time, other times Storing picture s on an SD or MMC card Y ou r camera has 16 MB of internal memo ry . Y ou can purchas e an SD or MMC ca rd to convenient ly stor e more pi ctures a nd videos. NO TE: We recommend K o dak SD and MM C cards. W hen using the card fo[...]

4 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort 2 T aking pictures and vid eos Taking a pi cture Taking a video 2 4 1 Press Shutter button to tak e the picture . When the Ready li ght blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pict ures. Tu r n o n c a m e r a : — for general p icture-taking — for night scenes or low-light Ready light F rame y [...]

T aking pictures and vi deos www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 5 Reviewing the picture or video ju st taken After you tak e a picture or vi deo , the LCD screen display s a Quickvie w for approxi mately 5 seco nds . While the pictur e or vide o and are di splayed: T o view pictures and videos anyti me , see page 8 . Checking camera and picture status T h[...]

6 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort T aking p ictures and videos Using the camera screen as a viewfinder IMPORT A NT : The Liveview feature significantly deplet es battery power; use it sparingly . 1 T urn t he Mode dia l to any Still m ode . 2 Pres s the O K butt on to t urn on t he came ra screen. 3 F rame your subject i n the camera screen. 4 Pre ss t[...]

T aking pictures and vi deos www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 7 Using digital zoom Use di gital zoo m in any Still m ode t o get up to 5X closer to your subjec t. IMPORT A NT : Y ou may not ice a decrease in print ed image quality w hen using digital zoom. Th e blue slider on t he zoom indicator pa uses, then turn s red when th e pi c t ur e q u a li t [...]

8 www .kodak .com/go/supp ort T aking p ictures and videos Review ing pictures and vi deos Press the Review b utton to view and work with yo ur pict ures and vid eos . T o save battery power , u se the optional K odak E asyShare c amera or pri nter do ck, or K odak 3- volt A C ada pter . (See www .k odak. com/g o/c300a ccesso ries .) NO TE: Pictur [...]

T aking pictures and vi deos www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 9 What the review icons mean F avo rite tag Email tag Print tag/number of prints Protect Picture/video number Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows (more pictures/videos ) Low battery (flashing = exhausted) Video length Press O K to Play or P ause Video number Image stora ge locati[...]

10 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T aking p ictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) d uring review OK view other parts of the picture. return to 1X . OK magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X. Press Review . ( Press again to exit ) 1 2 Locate pic ture . OK view previous/next thumbnail. view multi-up thumbnails . [...]

T aking pictures and vi deos www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 11 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion T he pic ture or vi deo is protected and ca nnot be deleted. T he Prot ect icon appears with the p rotecte d pictu re or v ideo . Press t he Menu but ton to exit. CAUTION: F ormatting internal memory or a n SD or MMC card deletes a ll (including[...]

12 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T aking p ictures and videos Deleting pictures and video s PICTURE o r VIDEO— deletes t he displa yed pict ure or vide o . EXIT— exit s the De lete scre en. ALL— deletes all pi ctures a nd videos from y our curren t sto rage locatio n. NO TE: T o delete protected pictures and videos , remove protection before de[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 13 3 T ransferr ing and printing pictur es CAUTION: Instal l K o dak Eas yShare software before connecting the camera o r optional dock to the c omputer . F ailure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly . Minimum system requirements NO TE: T o do wnload EasySha re softw are , visit www . k odak.com /go/c300d[...]

14 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T ransfe rring and printing pictures Installi ng the software CAUTION: Install K odak EasySh are softwar e before connecting the camera or o ptional dock to the compute r . F ailure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly . 1 Clo se all sof twar e appl icatio ns that ar e open on yo ur com puter (inc ludi [...]

T ran sferring a nd prin ting pictur es www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 15 Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 T urn off th e camera. 2 Plug t he label ed end of the USB cabl e into the labele d USB po rt on your co mputer . See your compu ter use r’ s guide fo r deta ils . 3 Plug the other end of t he USB cable int o the labeled USB port o n [...]

16 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T ransfe rring and printing pictures Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock you r camera t o the Kodak EasyS hare pr inter d ock and print d irectly—wit h or without a compu ter . Purc hase thi s and other acc essories at a dea ler of Kodak product s or www .kodak.com/g o/c300acce ssorie[...]

T ran sferring a nd prin ting pictur es www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 17 Dock compatibility for your camera Purcha se camera docks, printer docks , a nd other a ccessories at a d ealer of Kodak product s or www .kodak.com/g o/c300acce ssories . K odak Eas yShare dock Docking configuration ■ prin ter doc k 400 0 ■ camera dock II ■ LS42 0, LS443 [...]

18 www .koda k.com/go/s upport 4 Doing mo r e with your camera Putting yourself in the picture or video T he Self Timer creates a 10-second d elay between the time y ou press the Shutter butto n and the ti me t he pic ture or video is tak en. 1 T urn the Mode di al to any Sti ll mod e for pic tures, or to Vide o for videos, then press t he Menu but[...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 19 Running a slide show Use the Slid e Show to display yo ur pictur es and vid eos on th e camera screen. T o run a slide show on a telev ision or on any external device, see pa ge 20 . Starting the slide show 1 Press t he Review b utton, then pres s the Men u butto n. 2 Press to hig hlight [...]

20 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Displaying pictures and videos on a television Y ou can di splay pic tures a nd videos on a te levision, compute r monit or , or any dev ice equipp ed with a video inpu t using a compatible Kodak EasyShare pri nter dock and an optiona l video c able (see t he prin ter dock user’ s gu ide)[...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 21 Choosing a flash setting NO T E: ■ Off and Fill flash options re vert t o Auto w hen the camer a is tu rned off . ■ When the pictur e is taken with Aut o or F ill flash selecte d, the c amera flashes t w ic e : o n ce t o s e t t h e e xp os u r e a nd o n c e t o t a ke th e p i ct u[...]

22 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Changing pictu re-taking settings Y ou can change setting s to ge t the b est resu lts fro m your ca mer a: 1 In any mo de , pre ss the M enu butt on. 2 Press to highl ight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. 3 Choose an opt ion, th en pre ss the OK but ton. 4 Press t [...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 23 Picture Qu ality (Still modes) Set pi cture r esolu tion. This sett ing re mains unti l you change it. Best (d efault )— ( 3 . 2 M P , l o w c o m p r e s s i o n ) f o r p r i n t i n g u p to 11 x 14 in. (2 8 x 36 c m); produ ces highe st pict ure reso lution, more detail, and la rges[...]

24 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Video Length (Vid eo m ode) Choo se the am ount of recordi ng time fo r vide os. This sett ing re mains unti l you change it. Maxi mum ( defaul t)— reco rds u p t o 30 seco nds or until imag e stor age i s ful l. Seconds— re cords for the sp ecifie d time or unt il image s torage is fu [...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 25 Customizing your camera Use Setup to cu stomize your ca mera settin gs . 1 In any mo de , pre ss the M enu butt on. 2 Press to hig hlight Se tup , t hen press the OK bu tton. 3 Press to highl ight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an opt ion, th en pre ss [...]

26 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Date Stamp (Still modes) Impr int the date on picture s. This s etting re mains unti l you change it . Turn t he Da te Sta mp on o r off, o r chan ge the da te sta mp for mat. Video Date Display (Video mode) Disp lay cap ture da te and time befor e the vide o st arts. This s etting re mains[...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 27 Viewing picture and video information 1 Press t he Review b utton, then pres s the Men u butto n. 2 Press to highl ight Pic ture or V ideo I nfo , then p ress the OK butto n. 3 T o view informat ion on the next or previ ous pic ture or vi deo , pres s . 4 Pre ss the Me nu but ton to e xit[...]

28 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Second—on y our camera 1 In any mo de , pre ss the M enu butt on. 2 Press to hig hlight Se t Album , then press t he OK bu tton. 3 Press to hig hlight a n album name , t hen pres s the OK button . Repeat t o mark p ictures o r videos for albums . Selected albums are noted with a check mar[...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 29 Second—on your ca mera 1 Press t he Review b utton. 2 Press to lo cate a pi cture, then press the Menu button . 3 Press to hig hlight Al bum , then p ress th e OK but ton. 4 Highli ght an al bum, the n press the O K butto n. The album name appears with t he picture. A plus (+) aft er th[...]

30 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera Sharing your pictures NO TE: T ags remain until removed. If a tagged pictu re or video is co pied, the tag is not copied. Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share butt on. 2 Press to lo cate a pictur e . 3 Press to hig hlight P rint , the n press t he OK but ton.* 4 Press to se lect [...]

Doing more w ith your camer a www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 31 button, then select th e number of copies as desc ribed abo ve . Print All is not available in Quick view . **T o remove the print tagging for all pictures in the imag e storage location, hi ghlight Cancel Prts , th en pre ss the O K but ton. Y ou c annot cancel print s in Qu ickview. Pri[...]

32 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Doing more with your camera 5 Highlight Exit, th en pres s the OK but ton. Y our selections are saved. The Email icon appea rs in the status area. 6 Press the Share butt on to e xit. Thir d—tr ansfer and email When you transfer the tagged pi ctures/vide os to your co mputer , the Emai l screen opens and lets you sen[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 33 5 T roubleshooting When you hav e ques tions ab out you r camer a, start here . Additi onal te chnical informat ion is a v ail able in the ReadM e file loa ted on the Kodak EasyShare software CD . For update s to T rou bleshootin g informa tion, visit www .kodak. com/go/c3 00suppor t . Camera problems Problem Cause So[...]

34 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T rouble shooting In Review mode, you do not see a pictur e (or the expecte d picture) on the ca mera scre en. Camera may not be accessing the corre ct image storage location. Check the im age stor age l ocatio n setting ( page 24 ). In Review mode, a blue or black screen is d isplay ed i nstead of a picture . File f [...]

T rou bleshooti ng www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 35 Pictur e is t oo lig ht. Subjec t was too close for flash. Move so there is at least 2.6 ft (0.8 m) betwee n ca mera and sub ject. Too m uch light . Dec rease Exp osure Compens atio n ( page 2 2 ). Pictu re is not cle ar. Le ns is dir ty. Clean the len s ( pag e 53 ). Subj ect too close when takin g[...]

36 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T rouble shooting Camera fr eezes u p wh en a c ard is insert ed o r remo ved. Camera detected an error when th e card w as inserte d or remo ved. Turn t he cam era o ff, then back on . Make su re the camera is turned off befo re inser ting or remo ving a card. Memo ry card full Stora ge is fu ll. Insert a new c ard ([...]

T rou bleshooti ng www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 37 Camera/computer communications Problem Caus e Solution The c omputer cannot commun icate with t he cam era. Ther e is a prob lem with the c onfig uratio n of t he USB port on the comp uter. See this file on the EasyShare softwar e CD: US B.htm l Or, vi sit www .k odak. com/go / camerasupport Camera [...]

38 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T rouble shooting Camera screen messages Canno t transfer picture s. (The Add New Hardw are W izard cann ot loca te drive rs.) Software is not installed. Disconnect USB cable. (If using camera dock or prin ter dock, dis connect cable and r emove camera from dock) . Close all op en appl ications. Re-in stall the softwa[...]

T rou bleshooti ng www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 39 Internal memo ry requir es fo rmatti ng Camera internal memory is co rrupted . Form at the i nterna l memory ( page 26 ). Caution: Format ting deletes all pict ures an d vi deos, i ncludi ng prote cted fil es. (Form atting internal memory al so dele tes emai l addresses, album name s, and Favori tes[...]

40 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T rouble shooting Date and t ime ha ve been r eset This i s the f irst time y ou turned on t he camer a; or the batter ies h ave be en remov ed for a n ext ended perio d of time ; or th e batteri es are ex hausted. Reset the clock ( page 3 ). No address book o n c a m e ra (C o n n e c t w it h comput er t o impo rt a[...]

T rou bleshooti ng www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 41 Camera ready light status Unrecogniz ed file format Cam era can not read the pictu re for mat. Tran sfer the p icture to the comput er ( pag e 15 ), or delete it ( page 12 ). Camera er ror #XXXX. See user’s guide. An er ror i s detec ted. Turn t he Mo de dial off, then b ack on. If the m essage r [...]

42 www .koda k.com/go/s upport T rouble shooting Read y light glows stea dy r ed. Camera’s int ernal memory or car d is full. Transfe r pictur es to the compu ter ( page 15 ), del ete pi cture s from the camera ( page 12 ), switc h image storage locations ( page 27 ), o r ins ert a card wit h available memory ( page 3 ). Camera processi ng memory[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 43 6 Getting help Helpful Web links Softwa re help Click t he Help button in the K odak E asyShare soft ware . Also , see the tut orial on the CD for help wit h co nnecting your ca mera to a comp uter . Telephone custo mer support If you have ques tions co ncerning the ope ration of the software or camera, you m ay speak[...]

44 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Getting help Before you call Have the camera, c amera dock, or print er dock connecte d to you r compu ter . B e at your co mpute r , and ha ve the fo llowing informa tion a v ail able: ■ Operati ng sy stem ■ Processor speed (MHz) ■ Compu ter model ■ Amount of me mory (MB) ■ Exac t error me ssage you receive[...]

Getting help www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 45 F or the most up-to -date li stin gs , vis it: http://www . k odak.com/US/en/d igital/contacts/DAIInternationalContacts.shtml Australi a 1800 14 7 701 Netherl ands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 56 7 357 New Zealand 0800 44 0 786 Belgium 02 713 14 45 Norway/Nor ge 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 150000 Ph ilippi nes 1[...]

46 www .koda k.com/go/s upport 7 Appendix Camera specifica tions F or mor e speci fication s , visit www .ko dak.c om/go/c 300sup port . K odak EasyShare c300 digital camera Color 24-bit, millions of color s Colo r modes Col or, blac k & wh ite, sepia Commu nicatio n with co mputer USB, via: USB cable; compatible EasyShare ca mera doc k or pr i[...]

Append ix www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 47 Lens Type Combina tion gla ss/pla stic with cover gl ass len s prote ction Apertu re f/4.5 Focal Length 37 mm ( 35 mm e quivalen t) Focus Distan ce Sta ndard W ide: 2.6 ft (0.8 m) to infinit y Liqui d Crystal Dis play, LC D (Camera screen) 1.5 in. (37 mm ), color , 280 x 220 pixel s Pre view ra te: 20 fps Op[...]

48 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Appendi x Storage c apacities File size s can v ary . Y ou may b e able t o sto re more or fe wer p ictures and v ideos . F avorites tak e up additi onal spa ce in inter nal mem ory . Picture storage capaci ty Approximate number of pictures Best Best (3:2) Better Good 16 MB internal memory 17 19 21 67 16 M B SD/ MM C [...]

Append ix www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 49 Video storage capacity Power-saving features Important safety instructions Using this produc t ■ Read a nd follow these in structi ons before using Kodak produ cts. Alw ay s follow basic safety proced ures . ■ T he use o f an accessory attachm ent tha t is not recommen ded by Kodak, s uch as an AC adapte[...]

50 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Appendi x K odak A C adapte rs and battery char ger s ar e intende d for indo or use only . The use of controls , adjustments, or p rocedures other than those specifie d herein may result in exposure to shock and/or electrical or mec hanical haza rds . Battery safety and handling CAUTION: When removing batteries , a l[...]

Append ix www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 51 ■ Do not charge non-re chargeabl e batte ries. F or more infor mation on ba tterie s , see www .kodak.com/glo bal/en/service/batteries/batteryUsage . jhtml Battery information Battery life for Kodak C-series digital cameras Use the follo wing ba tteries . Actu al batte ry life may v ary based o n usage . W[...]

52 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Appendi x Extending battery life ■ Limit the fo llowing a ctiviti es tha t quickl y deple te batte ry po wer: – R eviewing y our pict ures on th e camera screen (see page 8 ) – U sing the camera LCD scr een as a viewfinder (see page 5 ) – E xcessive use of the flash (se e page 2 1 ) ■ Dirt on t he ba ttery c[...]

Append ix www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 53 Addition al care an d maintenance ■ If the camera has been subjec ted to inc lement wea ther or y ou suspe ct water ha s gotten inside the camera, tur n off the ca mera and remo ve the bat teries a nd card . Allow al l compone nts to air-dry for at least 24 hours b efore using the ca mera agai n. ■ Blow [...]

54 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Appendi x any n ecessary adju stments and/o r replac ement parts . Such repair or rep laceme nt is the sole r emedy un der this warranty. If repla cement parts are used in maki ng repa irs , thes e parts may be remanufa ctured , or may contai n reman ufactur ed mater ials. If it is necessa ry to replace the enti re pr[...]

Append ix www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 55 Your rights Some state s or juri sdictions do not all ow exclusio n or lim itation o f inci dental or consequ ential damages, so the above limita tion or exclusion may not apply to you. So me st at es or ju ri sd ic ti on s d o n ot al lo w l im it at io ns on ho w lon g a n i m pli e d war ran ty lasts, so [...]

56 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Appendi x to t r y t o c or r e c t t h e i n t e r f er e n c e by on e o r m o re o f t h e fo l l o w i ng me a s u r e s: 1 ) r e or i e n t or relo cate the receiving antenna ; 2) in crease t he separation between th e equipmen t and the rece iver; 3) c onnect the equi pment to an outlet on a circuit differ ent f[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 57 Inde x 1 A A/V out, 20 AA batt ery, in stalling, 1 About, 26 AC adapter, 53 acce sso ries , 15 A C ada pter, 53 batter y, 53 buying, 44 camera doc k, 53 printe r dock, 16, 53 SD/MMC card, 3 album s, taggi ng pictu res for, 27, 28 alkaline b atteri es, warning, 1 auto flash, 7 power -down, 50 B batter ies expected l if[...]

58 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Index custom er suppor t, 44 custom izing ca mera set tings, 25 D date displayin g on video, 26 imprint ing on pi ctures, 26 set ting, 25 Date a nd Time, 25 date s etting, 2, 3 Date St amp, 2 6 Dele te b utton, 2 deleti ng during q uickview, 5 format ting pr ecaution, 26 from int ernal m emory, 12 from SD/MMC card, 12[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 59 Index softw are, 14 inte rnal mem ory format ting, 26 setting image storage location, 24 stora ge capacity, 49 K Kodak d igital camera ba tterie s, 1 Kodak EasyShare software getting help, 44 installing , 14 upgrading, 53 Kodak web sites, 44 L Languag e, 26 LCD (liqui d crys tal disp lay), 2 lens, 1 clean ing le ns, 5[...]

60 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Index auto off, 50 camera, 2 switch, 1 printe r dock, 16, 53 printin g from a card, 16 from com puter, 16 optim izing pr inter, 44 order o nline, 16 tagged pictu res, 1 6 with EasySha re prin ter doc k, 16 protec ting pi ctures, v ideos, 11 Q quickview usi ng, 5 R ReadMe file, 34 read y ligh t, 2 , 42 recycli ng, di s[...]

www .kodak. com/go/supp ort 61 Index video leng th, 2 4 video out, 25 setup mode, using , 25 Share b utton, 2 shutoff, a uto, 50 shutter self timer del ay, 18 shutter button , 1 shutter , probl ems, 35 sleep mode, 50 Slide Show problems , 35 slide show continu ous loo p, 19 runni ng, 1 9 slot, 2 software getting help, 44 installing , 14 upgrading, [...]

62 www .koda k.com/go/s upport Index emailing tagged , 31 protect ing, 1 1 record light , 1 reviewi ng, 8 setti ng reco rding ti me, 24 storage capacit ies, 49 tr ansfer t o c omput er, 13 viewing, 8 viewfinder, 2 lens, 1 viewing cam era infor mation , 26 viewing pic ture after taking, 5 , 8 W warr anty , 54 Windows computers installi ng software, [...]