Kodak DC210+ manual

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Oper at in g th e Cam e ra 2-3 T o insert the memory card, perf orm the f ollowing s teps: 1 . Open th e memory card door on th e side of the came ra. 2. Hold the m emory card with the co nnecti ng end po inted at th e camera. 3. P ush the c ard all the w ay i nto the ca rd slot and clo se the card d oor . T o obtain additio na l memo r y cards f o[...]

2-4 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide T o connect t he A C adapter to the camera, perform the f ollo wing s teps: 1 . Insert the A C adapter into the A C adapter connecti on on the side of y our camera. 2. Connect t he othe r end of the adapter to a wa ll outlet . 3. T urn on the came ra. NO TE: Th e ba t ter y icon d[...]

T aki ng Pic t ure s 3-1 &+$37(5 7 DNLQJ3LFWXUHV When the mode dial is set to Capt ure, the ca mera ca n perfo rm the f ollowing functions:  Capt ure a pict ure  P revi ew p ict ures on the liqui d crystal displa y (L CD)  Delete a pict ure jus t taken  A dju st the e x po su re  A djust so me camera set tings us ing the[...]

3-2 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 3 UHYLHZLQJD 3L FWXUH Y ou can use th e LCD as a l ive viewfind er wh ile i n Ca pture mo de. This fun ction allows you to pre vie w y our pict ure before it is taken . NO TE: P re view s ignificantly shortens bat ter y lif e. T o activa te P rev iew , perf orm the f ollo wi[...]

T aki ng Pic t ure s 3-3 T o delete the pict ure that w as just taken w ithout lea ving Capt ure mode, perf orm the f ol- lo wing s teps: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Capt ure. 2. T urn on the came ra. 3. T ake a pic t ure. The pict ur e is displa yed on th e LCD . 4. P res s the but ton. The dele te scr een ap pear s in t he LCD. NO TE: T he pict ur[...]

3-4 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 3. P res s the but ton. The LCD displa ys the Expo sure Compe nsation screen. 4. P ress the and but tons to adju st the e xpos ure. 5. P ress D o-It to sele ct the e xposu re set ting. The exp osure set ting automatic ally resets to 0.0 EV whe n the camera is t urned of f . 7 XUQL[...]

T aki ng Pic t ure s 3-5 3 LFWXUHV5 HPDLQLQJ The Pict ures Rem aining i con c hanges a utomatic ally to in dicate th e remaini ng number of pict u res tha t can be stored a t the cur ren t quali ty and resol ution s et ting. Y ou ma y not s elect or c hange th e Pict ures Rema ining ic on. When the card’ s memory is full, the s tatus di spla y[...]

3-6 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 5. P res s the sh ut ter but ton. The red self-ti mer li ght, locat ed on the fro nt of the c amera, t u rns on and sta ys lit for 8 seconds. T he se lf-timer li ght fla shes f or 2 add itional s econds j ust be fore th e pict ure is t aken . Self - Ti mer returns to th e off set [...]

T aki ng Pic t ure s 3-7 )ODVK The camera is equip ped wi th a buil t-in flash that of f ers an op tional red -e ye re duction f ea- t ure. T he flash ha s an ef fect ive range of a pprox imately 1 .6 to 9.8 f eet (0. 5 to 3 meters ). The re are fiv e Fla sh set tings: T o c h ange the Flash s et ting, perform the f ollo wing steps : 1 . Set the mo[...]

3-8 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide Y ou can swit c h freel y betw een the tw o set tings wh en taking pic t ures. T he numb er of pic- t ures the camera i s able to store v arie s accor dingly . The R esolut ion set ting is indica ted on th e status displa y using the f oll owin g icons: The R esolut ion set ting i[...]

T aki ng Pic t ure s 3-9 The Quality se t ting is indic ated on th e stat us displ ay using the fo llow ing icon s: The Qu ality set ting is c hanged using th e P ref erences mo de. See “ Qual ity” in Chapt er 5 f or more inf ormation. %DWWHU 6WD WXV The camera comes w ith f our K odak Pho tolif e AA bat teries. Standard 1 .5-V alkali ne, 1[...]

3-1 0 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide $ FWLYDWLQJWKH=RRP The came ra inc lu des a 2X z oom lens that al lo ws y ou to z oom in on y our sub je ct fro m w id e angle ( 29 mil limeters [ mm]) to t elephoto (5 8 mm). T o activ ate the z oom, perfo rm the f ollo wing steps: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Capt ure. 2. [...]

Revie wing Pictures 4-1 &+$37(5 5 HYLHZLQJ3LFWXUHV When the mode dial is set to Re vie w , you ma y us e the liqu id cr ystal displa y (LCD) to view the pict ures stored on the mem or y card. Usi ng the Ov erlay s creen, the camera can per- f orm the f ollo wing fu nctions:  V iew the amou nt of unuse d memo r y lef t on the memo r [...]

4-2 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 3. P ress the and but tons to scroll th rough the p ict ures. T o continuou sly sc roll, hold d own one of thes e buttons. The memory bar displa y s the space lef t on the mem or y card and the cur rent pict ure pos ition . T o exit the Ov erla y screen, press the or but ton to hi[...]

Revie wing Pictures 4-3 the memo r y card, y ou mus t delete the images in the camera m odel that ca pt ured those images . 0DJQLIL QJ3 LFWXU HV The Magn ify f eature all o ws y ou to vie w the curren t pict ure at 2x siz e on th e LCD sc reen when in R evie w mo de. T o magnify a pict ure in Re view mo de, per form the f ollo wing step s: 1 . [...]

4-4 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide T o vie w pict ures on a TV , perf orm the f ollowing s teps: 1 . T urn of f y our TV and th e camera. 2. Inse rt the video o utput ca ble in to the vi deo -out co nnecti on on the side o f y our ca mera. 3. Connect t he othe r end of the cable to the video- in conne ction on y ou[...]

Adjusting Camer a Settings 5-1 &+$37(5 $ GMXVWLQJ&DPHUD6HWWLQJV When the m ode dia l i s s et to P ref erences, the ma in P ref eren ce s s cre en a pp ear s o n the li q- uid cr ysta l dis play (LCD ). The Preferences sc ree n, il lus trat ed bel ow , all ows y ou to adjus t or activa te th e followi ng ca mera s et ti n gs: Th[...]

5-2 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 4XDOLW The Quality sc reen sets the pict ure qu ality to Be st, Be t ter , or Good. Re f er to “Qua lity” in Chapter 3 fo r more inf ormatio n on pict ure quality . T o set qual ity , perfo rm the f ollo wing steps : 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Pr ef erences . 2. T urn on the [...]

Adjusting Cam er a Settings 5-3 5HV R O XW L R Q The R esolution screen s ets the pict ure resolution to High (1 15 2 x 864 p ixel s) or Standard (640 x 4 80 pix els). R efe r to “Re solution” in Chapte r 3 for m ore inf ormat ion on pic ture resoluti on. T o s et r eso lu ti on, perfor m t he fol lowing step s: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Pr ef[...]

5-4 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide T o select a template, perf orm th e f ollo wing step s: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Pr ef erences . 2. T urn on the came ra. The LCD displa ys the P ref erences scre en. 3. P ress the bu tton unti l th e T emp l ate icon (sh own bel ow) is hi ghl igh t ed. 4. Pr ess the Do-It but [...]

Adjusting Cam er a Settings 5-5 3. P ress the but ton until the D ate Stamp icon (s how n belo w) is hi ghlighted . 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD displa ys the m ain Date Stamp sc reen. T he cur rent set ting is c hec ked ( ). 5. P r es s a or but ton until th e appropri ate date stamp or der is hig hlighted. 6. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The[...]

5-6 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide T o set the fil e type, perf orm the f ollo wing s teps: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Pr ef erences . 2. T urn on the came ra. The LCD displa ys the P ref erences scre en. 3. P ress the but ton until the File T ype ic on (sho wn bel o w) is highl ighted on the P ref- erences screen.[...]

Adjusting Cam er a Settings 5-7 T o turn on Qui c kview , pe rform th e followin g st eps: 1 . Set the mo de dial t o Pr ef erences . 2. T urn on the came ra. The LCD displa ys the P ref erences scre en. 3. Pre ss t he but ton until the Qui c kvie w ico n (sh o w n be lo w) is highlighted on the sec - ond P ref erences s creen . 4. Pr ess the Do-It[...]

5-8 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 3. P ress th e but ton until the Date/T ime ic on (sho w n belo w) is highli ghted o n the Pr ef- erences screen. 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD di spl ays the ma in Dat e/Ti me s cre en wi th th e curr en t da t e and tim e lis ted. 5. P ress a or but ton to high light the [...]

Adjusting Cam er a Settings 5-9 3. Pre ss t he but ton unti l the LCD Brightness icon (sh own belo w) is highlighted on the P ref eren ces scre en. 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD di spl ays the ma in LCD Bri ghtn ess s cre en. 5. P r es s a or but ton to adjust the brig htness of the LCD screen to the appr opri- ate level. The bright ness of [...]

5-1 0 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 3. Pre ss t he but ton until the F ormat Memor y Card icon ( sho w n be lo w) is highlighted on the P refe rences s creen. 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD displa ys the m ain F ormat Memory Card screen. 5. T o forma t the card, pres s the button unti l CONT IN U E FORM A T [...]

Adjusting Camer a Settings 5-1 1 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD displa ys the m ain Vid eo Out sc reen. T he cur rent set ting is c hec k ed ( ). 5. P r es s a or but ton until th e appropri ate option is highlig hted. 6. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The main Pref erences screen re appears. The V ideo O ut set ting is maintained until ano ther s[...]

5-1 2 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD dis pla ys th e main La nguage screen. T he current set ting is c hec ked ( ). 5. P r es s a or but ton until th e appropri ate langua ge is hig hlighted. 6. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The main Pref erences screen re appears. The lang uage set[...]

Adjusting Cam er a Settings 5-1 3 4. Pr ess the Do-It but ton. The LCD displa ys the Ab out screen . 5. Pr ess the Do-It but ton to ret urn to th e main P ref erences scre en.[...]

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T r oubles hooti ng 7-3 Pict ure i s too dark. Flash is not on or did no t go off . T urn on the flas h. Ref er to “Flas h” in Chapter 3. The subjec t is too far away f ro m t h e flash. Mo ve so there is no more than 1 0 f t (3 m) betwe en the ca me ra a nd th e s u bj ec t. The subj ect is in front of a bright light . Chan ge y our positi on [...]

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7-6 K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE DC21 0 Plus Zoom Camera User’ s Guide 7 . V erify the set tings , and then c lic k the Ne xt but ton. A progres s screen appears wh ile the sof t ware is i nstalled. 8. Select th e pref erred restart opti on and c lic k the Finish but ton. NO TE: If y ou ins t alled th e mounter s of t ware y o u must restart y our co[...]

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