Kodak EASYSHARE C1530 manual

K OD AK EASY SHARE Camer a / C1530 Extended user guide www .k odak.com F or help wi th your camer a: www .k odak.com/go/c1530support[...]

Eastma n K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2011 All screen images are simulated. K odak, EasyShare , P erfect T ouch , and Pulse are tr ademarks of Eas tman K odak Company . 4H8504 _en[...]

Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Quick start 1 Load an accessory card. 2 3 Set lang uage, date/time. 4 T ake videos, pictures. 5 Install software, then share. Keep learni ng! T ake and share your best videos, pictures! Load the batter y .[...]

ii www .ko dak.com/go/ support Product features Fr ont view Lens Micropho ne Flash Self-timer/Video light Power Flash butt on Shutter button Mode Zoom[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support iii Back view OK , Battery compartment SD/SDHC Card slot LCD Share USB port Dele te Str ap pos t Menu Info Review T ripod socket SD/SDHC Card (Accessory) Thumb grip[...]

iv www .ko dak.com/go/ support T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... .............. ................. ............. .............. ............. ..... 1 Loading the batteri es ............. ............. ............. ...............[...]

T able of contents www .kodak.com/g o/support v Displaying pictures/vi deos on a televisi on............... ............. ............. ............ 24 Using the menu butto n in review .................. ............. .................. ............. ... 25 Cropping pictu res .............. .............. ............. ............. ............. .[...]

1 www .ko dak.com/go/ support 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the strap Loading the batteries Purchase extra batteries www .kodak.com/go/accessories Watch the battery level See page 6[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 2 Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change lan guage in the future , use the Se tup Menu ( see p age 33 ). Press the Power button. to change current fi eld. for previous/next field. OK to accept. At the promp t, press OK. to change. OK to accept. Language : Date/T i[...]

3 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC Card Y our camer a has internal memory . W e strongly recommend pur chasing an SD or SDHC Card to conveniently stor e more pictures/videos . CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage . Inserting or removing a card while th[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 4 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 displays Smart Capture mode , then press OK.) 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the framing mark[...]

5 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/video , the LCD briefl y displays the picture or the first frame of a video . (T o tak e new pictures/videos s ooner , press the Shu tter button halfw ay .) NO TE: Audio is captured durin g video re cording. Au dio can be heard whe[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 6 Understanding the picture-taking icons Watch the battery level Don’t mis s out on great pictures and vi deos—k eep your battery fully charged. Full Three quarters Half Critical AC Power Purchase extra batteries www .kodak.com/go/accessories Batte r y leve l Capture mod e Pictures/time remaini[...]

7 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, press T elephoto (T). T o zoom out, press Wide Angle (W). 3 T ak e the picture or video . NO TE: F or focus distances , see Specifications starti ng on page 44 . Using digital zoom Use digital zoom to get up to 5X magnif[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 8 Using the flash Press t he Flash butt on repeate dly until the LCD displays the desired fl ash mode . Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you tak e a picture, regardless of th e lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or [...]

9 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using different modes Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays the mode that b est suits your subjects and surroundings , then press OK . Use this mode Fo r Smart Capture General pic ture taking—it offers excellent image quality and ease of use. ■ F aces get focus and exposure prio[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 10 Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any si tuation. 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD di splays SCN , then press OK . 2 Press to choose a mode and read its description. 3 Press OK to enter that Scene mode . SCN mode Fo r Portrait Full-frame[...]

11 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using shortcuts Y our camer a has a clean, uncl uttered interf ace . F or quick access to the most popular capture and review functions: 1 Press the Info button. The shortcuts appear . T o hide the shortcuts again, press . 2 Press to access functions lik e Exposu re Compensation, Sel f-timer , [...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 12 Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to b e included in a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . F or best results , place the camera on a tripod or steady surface . Y ou can turn on the self-timer using a shortcut ( see page 11 ) or thes e steps: 1 Press the Me[...]

13 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “sti tch” up to 3 pictures into a panor ami c scene . NO TE: Only the panor a mic picture is saved; individual pictures are not. (Exposure and white balance are set with the first picture . T he flash is set to Off .) 1 Press the Mode button, then [...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 14 3 Shar ing and tagging pictur es Sharing pictures/videos through social networks It’ s never been easier to share pictures on your favorite soci al networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the sharing and social net working features, you must install KODAK Software. ( See page 36. ) 1 Press the Share button, then to [...]

15 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Sharing and taggin g pictures Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera Y ou can sho w/hide social n etworking sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 Press the Me nu button. 2 Press to choose the Setup tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then press OK. 3 Press [...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 16 Tagging pictures T ag pictures to ma k 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 “Mary . ” ■ K eywords , and then fin d all pictures from “Dad’ s 60th Birthday . ” Tagging people When you tag faces , your ca mer [...]

17 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Sharing and taggin g pictures Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—but you al ready have pic tures tagged with your old friend, J ames , you can: ■ T ag the new J ames with “J ames Smith” and/or ■ Update the old J ames to “James Monroe” Here’ s how: 1 Press the Review button. 2 Pres[...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 18 Tagging with keywords 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to tag. 2 Press the Menu button. Press to c hoose K eyword T ag, then pres s OK. Y ou can also access K e yword T ag usi ng a shortcut ( see page 11 ). 3 Press to choose an existing k eyword, or New K e yword (see Using[...]

19 www .ko dak.com/go/ support 4 Reviewing and editing Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ T o exit, press the Review button or press the Shutter button halfw ay down. ■ T o v iew pictures /videos as thum bnails , press the Wide Angle (W) button. (F or more information, see page 21 .)[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 20 Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete but ton. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o del ete protected pictu res/videos , remove protection before deleting. (See Protecting pictures/videos from deletion .) Using the [...]

21 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Reviewing and editing Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Magnifying a picture 1 Press T elepho to (T) to magnify 2X–8X. 2 Press to view other parts of a picture . ■ Press OK to return to 1X. Viewing pictures/videos as thumbnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. The camera shows the last picture/video t[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 22 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 Birthda y . ” (See T agging peopl e , page 16 or T agging with k eywords , pag[...]

23 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Reviewing and editing Understanding the review icons * F or more about shortcuts , see page 11 . Email Favorit e Print/ number of prin ts Protecte d Picture /Video n umber Upload Video du ration Select picture /vid eo Batter y leve l Keyword o r People T a g Edit t ags View thumbnai ls Play v ideo Shortcu ts*[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 24 Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion , computer monitor , or any device 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: Ensure that the camer a Video O ut set[...]

25 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Reviewing and editing Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Review ■ Edit ■ Setup 3 Press to choose a setting , then press OK. 4 Choose an optio n, then press OK. Cropping pictures Y ou can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of th[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 26 Rotating pictures Y ou can rotate a picture to port r ait or landscape orientation. 1 Press the Review button, then to find the previous/next p icture . 2 Press the Menu button. Press to hi ghlight the Ed it tab . 3 Press to highli ght Rotate Picture , then press OK. 4 Press to hig hlight an optio[...]

27 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Reviewing and editing Adding a date stamp Y ou can add a stamp—sho wing the date/time that a picture w as tak en—to a picture . NO TE: Y ou can also turn on this feature so that a stamp is applied to all future pictur es ( see page 34 ). 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture . 2 Press the Menu button, [...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 28 Making a picture from a video Y ou can cho ose a single fr am e from a video , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) pri nt. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to choose the Edit tab . 3 Choose Mak e Picture , then press OK. 4 F ol[...]

29 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Reviewing and editing Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pi ctures to prin t, share , delete , protect/unprotect, tag with k eyword, etc. Multi-select is us ed most effectivel y in Multi-Up mo de ( see pa ge 21 ). 1 Press the Review button, then (and if you’ re [...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 30 5 Doing mor e with your camer a Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can change settings to get the best results from your camer a. NO TE: Some modes offer limited settings . Some setti ngs remain until you change them; others , until you change modes or tu rn off the camer a. 1 Press the Me nu button. 2 Press[...]

31 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Exposure Compensation Make a picture lighter or darker. (Available in Program and Panorama modes.) To access this feature with a shortcut, see page 11 . See Specifications, starting on page 44 . ISO Speed Control the sensitivity of the camera to light. Auto —For general picture taking. IS[...]

Doing mor e with your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 32 White Balance Choose your lighting condition. (Available only in Program and Panorama modes.) Auto— Automatic ally corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight— For pictures in natural lighting. Tungsten— Corrects the orange cast of incandescent light bulbs. Idea[...]

33 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Video settings (av ailable wh en the camer a is in a Video m ode) Using the Setup menu Use Setup to customize other camer a settings . Sharpness Control picture sharpness or softness. See Specifications, starting on page 44 . Pre ss Menu, , , and OK to access settin gs More information AF C[...]

Doing mor e with your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 34 Share Button S ettings Choose what is displayed when the Share button is pressed. Show or hide: ■ Individual social networking sites ■ E-mail addresses (all or none) ■ K ODAK PULSE Digital F rames (all or none) Date Stamp Add a stamp—showing the date/time that a picture was taken—[...]

35 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Format CAUTION: F ormatting deletes all pictures/videos , including those that are pr otected. Removing a card dur ing formatting may damage the card. Memory Card— Dele tes ever ything on t he card; formats the card. Exit— Exits without making a change. Internal Memory— Deletes everyt[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 36 6 T r ansferr ing , pr inting pictur es Transferring pictures to your computer Install K ODAK Software—so it’ s easy to tr ansfer and share pi ctures and vid eos . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the sharing and social ne tworki ng features, you must install KODAK Software. Mak e sure the computer is connected to the Interne[...]

37 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T ransfer ring, printin g pictures Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer IMPOR T ANT : T o prin t using PICTB RIDGE T echno logy , you mu st change th e Computer Connection settin g (in the Setup menu) to Oth er Appl ication ( see page 34 ). Y ou need a camer a, a PICTBRIDGE enabled P rinte[...]

T ransferring, printing pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 38 Disconnecting the cam era from a KODAK All-in-One Printer 1 T urn off the camer a and printer . 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camer a and the pri nter . Ordering prints online K ODAK Gallery ( www .k odakgallery .com ) mak es it easy to: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhanc[...]

39 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T ransfer ring, printin g pictures Marking your pictures for print Y ou can mark your pictures so they are easy to print: 1 Press the Review button. Press to find a picture . 2 Press the Me nu button. 3 Press to choose Print, then press OK. 4 Press to choose th e number of copie s . 5 Press OK. ■ T o return to pictu[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 40 7 T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the batteries have po wer and are installed correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera does not turn off Camera buttons and controls do not function LCD is too dark. ■ Adjust the LCD Brightness setting ( see page 33 ). P[...]

41 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T roubleshoot ing Computer/connectivity problems Battery life is short ■ Mak e sure the correct battery ty pe is installed ( see page 48 ). ■ Wipe the battery’ s contacts wi th a clean, dry cloth before inserting it in the camera. ■ Mak e sure the batteries have po wer and are installed correctly ( see page 1 [...]

T roubleshoot ing www .kodak.com/g o/support 42 Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled printer) problems Picture quality problems Status Solution Cannot print to a PICTBRIDGE Printer ■ In the Setup menu, change the Computer Connection setting to Other Application ( see page 34 ). Status Solution Picture is not clear ■ T o automat ically set expos[...]

43 www .ko dak.com/go/ support T roubleshoot ing Getting help on the Web Camera Picture is too light ■ Reposition the camer a to reduce the amount of av ailable light. ■ T urn the flash of f ( see page 8 ). ■ Move so that the distance betw een you and the subject is within the effective flash range . (See Specifications, page 44 .) ■ T o au[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 44 8 Appendix Specifications CCD— 1/2.3-ty pe Effective pixels— 14 MP (4314 x 3242) LCD— 3.0 in. (7. 6 cm) LCD; 230K pixels; 4:3 aspect r atio Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a t r ademark of the SD Card Association.) Maximum suppo rted card size: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 32 MB inte[...]

45 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Appendix Progr am mode: Auto 64–40 0; manu al 64, 100, 200, 400, 8 00, 1000 Ex po su re m et eri n g— TTL-AE; F ace Priority , Multi-Zone , Center -Zone Exposure compensation— +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV st ep Wh i t e B a l a n c e — Auto , Dayl ight, T ungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade Electronic Flash— Au to fla[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 46 Po w e r — K ODAK MAX Alkaline Batt ery AA; K O DA K Ni-MH Rechar geab le Digita l Camera Batteries AA T ripod mount— 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 — 180 g (6.3 oz) with card and batteries Operating temper ature— 0–40 ° C (32–104 ° F) Care an[...]

47 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Appendix Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictu res (or minutes /seconds of vid eo) remaining. F or av er age SD Card capacities , go to www .k odak.com/go/SDcapacities . Actual stor age capacity v aries dep ending on subject composi tion, card size , and other factors . Y ou may be able[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 48 ■ Remove the battery when the product is stor ed for an extended period of time . In the unlik ely event that battery fluid le aks inside the product, contact K odak customer support. ■ In the unlik e ly event that ba ttery fluid leaks onto your skin, wash immediately with w ater and contact your local hea[...]

49 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Appendix Limited warranty K odak w arr ants its d igital cam er as and access ories (exc luding batteries) to be free from malfunctions and defects in both ma terials and workmanship for the wa rranty period speci fied on your K ODAK Produc t pa ckagin g. Retain the original dated sales receipt. Proof of purchase date[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 50 specified o n your K odak product packaging. T he option of repair , replacement, or refund is K odak's only obli gation. K odak will not be res ponsible for any special, consequential or inc idental da mages resul ting from the s ale , purchase , or use of this product regardless of the cause . Liability[...]

51 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Appendix interference to radio comm unications . However , there is no gu ar antee th at interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does ca use harmful interference to r adio or television reception, which can be determine d by turning the equipment off an d on, the user is e ncour ag [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 52 CE Hereby , Eastman K odak Company declares that this K ODAK Product is i n compliance with the essential requ irements and other relev ant provisions of Direc tive 1999/5/EC . Australian C-Tick VCCI Class B ITE China RoHS N137[...]

53 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Appendix Russian GOST-R Korean Class B ITE Eastman K odak Company Roches ter , NY 14650[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 54 Index 1 A A/V out, 24 about th is camera, 3 5 accessories battery, 48 buying, 4 3 SD/SDHC Card, 3 add keywords, names, 17 AF control (Still), 32 AF control (video), 33 AF zone, 32 auto enhanc ement, 26 focus control, 32, 33 auto focus (AF) zone, 32 B backlight, 10 battery expected life, 48 icons, 6 loading, 1 types, 48[...]

55 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Index download p ictures, 3 6 E edit videos, 27 emailing pictu res, videos, 18 expected battery life, 48 exposure long time, 3 1, 34 exposure comp ensation, 31 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 24 F faces, tagging, recog nition, 16 FCC compliance, 50 find pictures, 22 fireworks, 10 firmware, up grading,[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 56 Index making a video action print, act ion print, video action print, 28 marking for email, 18 memory inserting card, 3 menu settings, 30 modes, 9 backlight, 10 bright, 10 children , 10 fireworks, 10 flower, 10 high ISO, 10 night lands cape, 1 0 night portrait, 10 scene (S CN), 10 self portrait, 10 modes, captur e smar[...]

57 www .ko dak.com/go/ support Index regulatory information, 50 repair, 43 reset camera, 34 reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 5 deleti ng, 20 LCD, 19 protecti ng, 20 S safety, 47 scene m odes (SCN), 10 SD/SDHC Card insertin g, 3 printin g from, 38 search pictures , 22 select multiple pictures/vi deos, 29 self portrait, 10 self-timer, 12 s[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 58 Index U undelete, undo, 20 upgrading so ftware, firmware, 46 URLs, Kodak Web s ites, 40 USB tr ansfer pictures, 36 V VCCI compliance, 52 video edit, 27 emailing mark ed, 1 8 out, 34 playback, 1 9 protecti ng, 20 review icons, 23 tr ansfer to computer, 36 viewing, 19 video out, 34 viewing by multi-up, 21 picture , after[...]