Kodak EASYSHARE C763 manual

K odak EasyShar e C763 zoom digital camer a User’ s guide www .k odak. com F or interactive tutorials , www .kodak.com /go/howto F or help wi th your camer a, www .k odak.com/go/c763support[...]

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Product features www .kodak.com/go/ support i Fr ont view 1 Shutter button 2 On/Off button 3F l a s h 4 Self-timer/Video light 5L e n s 6U S B 7 Microphone 8 Zoom lever 5 4 1 6 2 3 7 8[...]

ii www .kodak.co m/go/support Product features Back view 1 2 3 4 5 6 LCD Speaker Mode dial DC-In (5V) for AC adapter Review button Strap post 7 Flash (in Capture modes) Multi-up (in Review mode) Displ ay/Info OK button 8 Menu button 9 Slot fo r optional SD or MMC card 10 Battery compartment 11 Tripod socke t 12 Dock connector 7 4 8 3 2 1 11 12 5 6 [...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... ........................... ...................... ...................... ..... 1 Charging the KLIC-7005 battery .......... .......................... .............[...]

iv www .kodak.co m/go/support T able of contents 5 Transferring and printing pictures ....................................................... 33 Installin g the software ................ ...................... ........................... ................ 33 Transferring pictures with the USB cable ....... .......................... ................[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the strap Charging the KLIC-7005 battery Full charge = appro x. 2.5 hours 1 2 3[...]

2 www .kodak.co m/go/support Setting up your camera Loading the KLIC-7005 battery T o extend battery life , see pa ge 48 . Turning on the camera K odak Li-Ion rechargeable digital camera battery KLIC-7005[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 3 Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language or date/time in the f uture , page 29 . OK (press) to change . OK to accept. Language: to change . for previous/next field . OK to accept. At the prompt, press OK . Date/Time: 2 1 2 1[...]

4 www .kodak.co m/go/support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Y our camer a has internal memory . Y ou can purch a se an SD or MM C card to conveniently s tore more pictures/videos . NO TE: When using the card for the first time , format it in this came ra before taking pictur es (see page 29 ). We recommend K odak SD or[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture Taking a video 1 2 Press the Shutter button halfw ay to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely 3 Fr a m i n g m a r k s 1 2 Press the Shutter button completely down and releas e . T o stop recording, press and release t[...]

6 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/video , the LCD displays a quickview for appro ximately 5 seconds . T o review pic tures/videos a nytime , see page 12 . Using the auto-focus framin g marks (to take pictures) F raming m arks indicate the camer a focus area. T he ca[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 7 Using zoom lever Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to yo ur subject. 1 Press the Zoom lever to zoom in or out. The zoom indicator shows zoo m status. 2 T ak e the picture/video . NO TE: F or focus range s , see page 43 . Using digital zoom Use digital zoo m in any Still mode to get up to 15[...]

8 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using the mode dial Use this mode Fo r Auto General picture taking—offers an ex cellent balance of image quality and ease of use. Digital Imag e Stabilization Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion. Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is [...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 9 Scene modes 1 T urn the Mode dial to S cene . 2 Press to display Scene m ode descriptions . NO TE: If the Scene mode description turns off , press OK. 3 Press OK to ch oose a Scene mode . Use this SCN mode Fo r Children Action pictures of children in bright light. Party People indoors. Minimizes [...]

10 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using the flash button Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . F or flash r anges , see page 44 . Flash modes Flash fires Auto Flash When the lighting cond itions require it. Fill Every time you t ake a picture , regard less of the lighting condit[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 11 Understanding picture-taking icons In capture mode—no buttons pressed In capture mode—shutter pressed hal f w ay Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storag e location Exposure metering White balance Low battery Camer a mode Exposure compensation Zoom: Date stamp Self-timer Flash ISO speed w[...]

12 www .kodak.co m/go/support 3 Reviewing pictur es/videos Using the review button 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . Magnifying a picture 1 Press the Zoom lever to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to view other parts of a picture . 3 Press OK to return to 1X. Playing a video Press OK to play/pause a video . Press to adjus[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 13 Deleting pictures/videos Using the undo delete feature If you accidentall y delete a picture , you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. T his feature is only av ailable immediatel y after you delete a picture . Protecting pictures/videos from deletion The picture/video is protected and ca nnot[...]

14 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos Cropping pictures The pictur e is copied, then crop ped. The orig inal pi cture is saved . A cropped pict ure cannot be cropped ag ain on the camera. Press t he Menu bu tton to exit the menu. Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to display your pictures/v ideos on the LCD . T o save battery[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 15 Changing the slide show display interval T he default interval setting displays each pi cture for 5 seconds . Y ou can set the display interv al from 3 to 60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to high light Interv al, then press OK. 2 Select a d i splay interv al. T o scroll through th[...]

16 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos Viewing as thumbnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to chang e from singl e-picture view to multi-up thum bnails . 3 Press OK to return to single-picture view . Sharing your pictures/videos Use the Share feature to ta g: ■ Pictures for printing ■ Pictures/videos for emailin[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 17 6 Press t he Menu bu tton to exit the menu. * T o tag all pi ctures in th e storag e location, highlight Print All, press OK, then indicate the number of copi es . Print All is not av aila ble in quic kview . T o remove pr int tagging for all pictures in th e storage location, hig h light Can[...]

18 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos 4 Press to hig h light an em ail address , then press OK. T o tag other pictures/videos with the sa me address , press to scroll through them. When the picture you w a nt is di spla yed, p ress OK. T o send the pictures/videos to more than one address , repeat step 4 for each address . Selecte[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 19 Tagging pictures as favorites Y ou can preserve your favorite pic t ures in the F avorites section of your camer a’ s internal memory , then share them with friend s and family . NO TE: When you tr ansfer pictures from your camer a to your comp uter , all p ictures (including favorites) are[...]

20 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos Optional settings In F avorites mode , press the Menu button to access optional settings . NO TE: Pictures tak en at the 6.1 MP (3:2) picture size setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top and bo ttom of the scree n. Removing f avorites from your cam era 1 T urn t[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 21 Printing and emailing favorites 1 T urn the Mode dial to F avorite s . Press to locate a picture . 2 Press t he Me nu bu tton, t hen to highli ght S hare . 3 Highlight Print or Email, then press OK. NO TE: F avorites that were tak en on this camer a (not imported from another source) are good[...]

22 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos Third—transfer to your computer When you tr ansfer the tagged pictures/vid eos to your computer , EasyShare soft w are opens and categorizes your pictures/videos in the appropriate album folder . See EasyShare softw are Help for details . Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still [...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 23 Third—tr ansfer to your computer When you tr ansfer the tagged pictures or videos to your computer , EasyShare softw are opens and categori zes your pictures in the appropriate albu m. Copying pictures/videos Y ou can copy pic tures/videos from a card to internal memory or fr om internal me[...]

24 www .kodak.co m/go/support Reviewing pictures/videos Viewing picture/video information Press the Review button to exit Review . Understanding review icons Pictur es 1 2 Press Review . Press to turn on/off status icons and p i cture/video information. Scroll arrows Email tag F avorite tag Print tag/ number of prints Blur wa rning Picture number I[...]

Reviewing p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 25 Videos Understanding blur warning icons If the fea ture is turned on (see page 29 ), a picture bl ur warn ing icon is displayed durin g quickview and review . Green— Picture is sharp enough for an accept ab le 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. Ye l l o w — Picture may be sharp enough for an [...]

26 www .kodak.co m/go/support 4 Doing mor e with your camera Using the menu button Y ou can ch ange setti ngs to get the best r esults from your cam er a: 1 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 2 Press to highlight a setting , then press OK. 3 Choose an optio n, then press OK. 4 Press t he Me nu bu tton to ex it. NO TE: Some settings remain until you change t[...]

Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 27 Exposure Co mpensatio n Control how much light enters the camera. -2.0 to +2.0 (in 0.5 increments) Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. For recommended print sizes, visit www .k odak.com/go/printsizes 7.1 MP (defa ult)— pictures are highest resolution and largest file size 6.1 MP (3[...]

28 www .kodak.co m/go/support Doing more with your camera Focus Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Multi-zone (default)— evaluates 3 zones to gi ve an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-zone— evaluates the small area centered in the LCD. Ideal when precise focus of a speci fic area in the picture is nee[...]

Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 29 Using the setup menu Use Setup to cus tomize your camera s e ttings . 1 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 2 Press to hig h light Setup , then press OK. 3 Press to highlight the setting yo u wish to change , then press OK. 4 Choose an optio n, then press OK. 5 Press t he Me nu bu tton to ex it. NO [...]

30 www .kodak.co m/go/support Doing more with your camera Auto Power Off Choose inactivity time until camera turns off. 10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes (defa ult) 1 minute Date & Time See page 3 . Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external devic e. NTSC (default) — used in North Ame[...]

Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 31 Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness In Auto , you can adjust exposure compensa tion to mak e your pictures dark er or lighter . Press to de crease exposure compensation, and to increase exposure compensation. The exposure compen sation level is show n on the LCD and the LCD ge[...]

32 www .kodak.co m/go/support Doing more with your camera Using burst 1 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 2 Press to highlight Burst, then press OK. 3 Press to hig hlight On, then press OK. 4 Press th e Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . 5 Press th e Shutter button compl etely down and hold i t to tak e pictures . The camera stops taking pi[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 33 5 T r ansferring and pr inting pictur es Installing the software 1 Close all open softw a re applications before starting the installation. NO T E: If running Windows O S and installing EasyShare softw are from the K odak We b site , do not close the WinZip appl ication. If prompted, allow EasyShare softw a re to acces[...]

34 www .kodak.co m/go/support T ransferrin g and printing pictures Transferring pictures with the USB cable NO T E: V isi t www .k odak.com/go/howto for an online tut orial on connecting. Also available for transferring Y ou can also use these K odak products to transfer your pictures/videos . ■ K odak EasyShare camera dock, K oda k EasyShare pri[...]

T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 35 Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camer a to the K odak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or without a computer . Purchase this and ot her accessories at a dealer of K odak products or v isit www .k odak.com/go/ c763accessories .[...]

36 www .kodak.co m/go/support T ransferrin g and printing pictures Printing from a PictBr i dge enabled printer 1 T urn on the printer . T urn on the camer a . The PictBrid ge logo i s display ed, follo wed by the current picture and menu. (If n o pictures are found, a message is di splayed.) If the me nu interface turns off, press any button to re[...]

T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 37 Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare Gallery ( www .kodakgallery .com ) is one of the m any online print services offered in the K o dak Ea syShare softw are . Y ou can easily: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhance , and add borders to your pictures . ■ Store pictures , a[...]

38 www .kodak.co m/go/support 6 T r oubleshooting F or step-by-step product support, visit www .k odak.com/go/c763support and select Inter active T roubleshooting & Repairs . Camera Camera/compute r communications Status Solution The camera d o es not work. ■ T urn on the camer a ( page 2 ). ■ Install new batteries ( page 2 ) or charge rech[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 39 LCD screen messages Status Solut ion No images to display ■ Change image storage location setting ( page 26 ). Memory card requires f ormatting ■ Insert a new car d ( pag e 4 ) or format the card ( page 29 ). Caution: F ormatting deletes all pictures/ videos , includ ing protecte d files . Memory c[...]

40 www .kodak.co m/go/support T roubleshooting No address book on camera (Connect with computer to import address book) ■ Create and copy address book from computer . See the K odak EasyShare software Help . No album names on camera (Connect with computer to import album names) ■ Create and copy albu m names from computer . See the K odak EasyS[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 41 7 Getting help Camera Software Other Email, write, or phone Kodak www .kodak.com/go/contact Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/c763support Purchase came ra accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.) www .kodak.com/go/c763acc[...]

42 www .kodak.co m/go/support Getting help NO TE: I f you have questions concerning this p ro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australi a 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 567 35 7 New Zealand 0800 880 120 Belgium 02 713 14 45 Norway 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 891 42 13 Philip pines 1 800 1 888 9600 Canada 1 800 465 6[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 43 8 Appendix Camera specifications F or more sp ecifications , visit www .kodak.com/go/c 763support . CCD (charge-coupled device) CCD 1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size 7.1MP: 30 72 x 2304 pixels 6.1MP (3:2): 30 72 x 2048 pixels 5.0 MP: 2592 x 19 44 pixe ls 3.1 MP: 2048 x 15 36 pixe ls 2.2 MP: (3:2) 1800 x[...]

44 www .kodak.co m/go/support Appendix Focus system TTL-AF, selectable: Multi-zo ne AF, Center-zone AF. Working range: 0.5 m (19.6 in.)– infinity @ wide 0.5 m (19.6 in.)–infinity @ telephoto 0.1–0.5 m (3.9–19.6 in.) @ wide close-up/ macro 0.4–0.8 m (15.7–31 .5 in.) @ telephoto close -up/macro Exposure Exposure metering TTL-AE; Center-we[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 45 Image file format Still: EXIF 2.21 (JPEG compression); file organization: DCF Video: QuickTime (CODEC MotionJPEG) Image storage Optional SD/MMC Card . (The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) Internal storage capacity 32 MB internal memory/26 MB available for image storage (1 MB equals one mill[...]

46 www .kodak.co m/go/support Appendix Care and maintenance ■ If you suspect w ater has go tten inside the ca me r a, re move the batter y and card. Allow all co mponents to ai r -dr y for at least 24 hou rs befor e using the cam er a . ■ Blow gently on the lens or LCD to remove dust and dirt. Wipe gently with a so ft, lint-free cloth or an unt[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 47 ■ Use only batteries approved for this product to avoid risk of explosion. ■ K eep batteries out of the reach of children. ■ 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 , instal[...]

48 www .kodak.co m/go/support Appendix Battery life F or acceptable battery life , and to mak e su re your camer a oper ates dependably , use the batteries listed. Extending battery life ■ Use power -saving features ( see page 30 ). Limit activities such as reviewing pictures/videos on the LCD. ■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect batt ery[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 49 K odak will repair or replace Prod ucts if th ey fail to function properly during the w arranty period, subject to an y con ditions and/or limitations stated herein. W arr anty service will include all labor as well as an y necessary adjustment s and/or replacement parts . If K odak is u n able to repair or re[...]

50 www .kodak.co m/go/support Appendix Yo u r r i g h t s Some states or juri sdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of i n cidental or consequential damages , so th e above limitati on or exclusion may not appl y to you. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow li mitations on how long an implied w arr anty lasts , so the above limitation[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 51 If this eq uipment does cau se harmful interference to radi o or television reception, which can be determin ed by turning the equipmen t off and on, the user i s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or mor e of the followin g measure s: 1) re orient or relocate the receiving antenna; 2) incr e[...]

52 www .kodak.co m/go/support Appendix Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling Korean Class B ITE VCCI Class B ITE China RoHS Russian GOST-R In the European Un ion, do not discard th is produc t as unsorted municipal waste. Contact your local authorities or go to www .k odak.com/go/recycle for recycling program information. Eastman K oda[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 53 Index 1 A about picture, video, 24 about th is camera, 31 accessories, 34 battery, 48 buying, 4 1 printer dock, 35 SD/MMC card, 4 album set, 28 tagging pictures, 2 2 appendix, 43 auto, 8 flash, 10 focus fr aming marks, 6 B backlight, 9 battery expected life, 48 extending life, 48 loading, 2 type, 45 battery comp artmen[...]

54 www .kodak.co m/go/support Index disposal, recycling, 46, 52 dock compatibility , 37 connector, ii printer, 35 doing mor e with your ca mera, 26 download p ictures, 33 E emailing pictu res, videos, 17 error messages, 39 expected battery life, 48 exposure brack eting, 2 6 compensation , 27, 31 long time, 2 8 F favorites removing, 20 settings, 20 [...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 55 Index loading battery, 2 SD/MMC card, 4 softw are, 33 long time exposure, 28 loop, slide show, 15 M Mac OS, installing software, 33 magnif y a pi cture, 12 mainte nance, camer a, 46 memory inserting card, 4 mode dial , 8 modes auto, 8 backlight, 9 beach, 9 children , 9 close-up, 8 digital image stabilizati on, 8 firewo[...]

56 www .kodak.co m/go/support Index Q quickview usin g, 6 R ready light, i i recycling, disposal, 46, 52 red-eye, flash, 10 regulatory information, 50 removing favorites, 20 repair, 41 return, 29 reviewing pictures/videos as you tak e them, 6 LCD, 12 slide show, 14 running sl ide show, 14 S safety, 46 scene (S CN) modes, 9 SCN, 8 SD/MMC card insert[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 57 Index specification s, camera, 43 sports, 8 status blur, 2 5 storage capacities, 47 strap, carry, 1 support, tech nical, 42 T tagging favorites, 19 for albums, 22 for email, 17 for print, 17 taking a picture, 5 taking a video, 5 telephone support, 42 time, setting, 3 tips battery guidelines, 48 care & maintenance, [...]