Kodak DC265 manual

KODAK DC265 Zoom Digital Ca mera User ’ s Guide for the camera and Kodak software V isit Kodak on the World W ide W eb at ww w .kodak.com[...]

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i T able of Con tents T able of Contents Page Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ii Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12 Using the battery charger . . . . . . . . . [...]

iii T able of Cont ents Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Viewing the remaining m emory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 Marking pictures for an action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -8 Placing marked pi[...]

iv Accessing your pictures through your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Using Mounter Softwar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Mounter Software over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -2 You’ve got to co nnect first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v T able of Cont ents Viewing a high-res o lution picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 -7 Viewing burst an d time-lapse pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 Contact sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8 Preview view . . . . . . [...]

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1-1 1 1 Gett ing st ar t ed 1 Getting started Introduction The KODAK DC265 Zoo m Digital Camera takes great pictures withou t using film. Here are so me of the things that you can do: ✔ take pictures and immed i ately view them on th e color camera display , your TV , or y our computer ✔ take burst (quickly in succession) and time-lapse (a seri[...]

1-2 Software Included with yo ur camera is a CD containin g software that will h e lp y o u use your digi tal pictures ✔ PC—KO DAK DC265 Camera Properties Software allows you to set up your digi tal camera through a graphical interface on your computer . ✔ PC—KODAK DC265 Zoom Camera Mounter Software allows you to transfer pi ctures back and[...]

1-3 1 Getting star ted 1 Gett ing st arted Installi ng so ftwar e 1 Close all other software p rograms includ ing backgroun d applications and task bar items. 2 Place the DC265 disc into your CD-ROM drive and follow t he online instructions. If the installation do es not automatically beg in : ✔ Click Start and click Run. The Run dialog b ox appe[...]

1-4 ✔ 32 MB rando m access memory ( RAM ) ✔ available serial port, USB port, or PCMCIA card reader (sup porting hardware and software required) ✔ MacOS 7.6 or later (USB req uires MacOS 8.5 or later) ✔ ADOBE PHOTOSHOP vers ion 4.0 or later , or ADOBE PHOTODELUXE version 2.0 or later Install ing softwa re 1 Close any applications that are ru[...]

2-1 2 2 Y our camera 2 Y our camera This chapter p resents an o verview of the camera b u ttons, displays, and hardware features. Four digital camera V iewfinder Flash Self-timer IrDA (Infrar ed) Flash sens or Light s ensor transceiver (IR port) light Lens Battery door Memory car d door Shutter Auto Focus sensor Shutter Power S tatus LCD Flas h Sel[...]

2-2 V iew finder Ready li ght Color Mod e dial Zoom AC adapter Serial/USB V ideo and Softkeys Four-way c ont roller Audio vol ume Display butto n Menu button Audio LED Audio Recor d Audio Out External fl ash LCD screen T ripod socket Pr oduct in formation data pla te[...]

2-3 2 Y our camera Softkeys Y our camera has three “softkeys.” A softkey is a button whose f unction changes according to wh at is displayed ab ove it. For example, in the Capture m ode, the following s creen can be displayed : In this case, pressing the left softkey enters the Capture Preferences. When presente d with a diff erent screen displ[...]

2-4 Y o ur st atu s LCD A display on the top of th e camera shows the current settings. The following subsections briefly describe each en try . For information o n how to define settings through the Captu re mode menus or the Scro ll an d Select buttons , refer t o Chapte r 3. ☞ The camera must be tu rned on and in the Capture m ode to view an d[...]

2-5 2 Y our camera Exposu re compensatio n ☞ In very large rooms, under low light , you may achieve better results by turning the flash off entirely , or by utilizing th e flash sync capability with an external flash unit. While in Capture mod e, the camera exposure can be adjusted f rom -2.0 to +2.0 exposure value ( EV) in 0.5 EV increments. If [...]

2-6 Quality Y ou can set your camera to take pi ctures with a Good, Bett er , or Best Quality setting. The Qu ality setting in dicates how mu ch the picture is compressed to save space on the memory card. For advanced users, a Super quality is also available. When taking pictures , you can switch freely among th e th ree settings. The number of pic[...]

2-7 2 Y our camera Understa ndi ng qual it y and re so luti on Keep in mind that with y our camera y ou’re g enerally going t o get beautiful digital pictures. But bas ed on two factors , resolut i on and co mpression, so me pictures will be of a higher q ualit y than other s . Instead of film, the camera places your pictures on a memory card. Th[...]

2-8 Batteries The battery power icon chan g es automatically . It is a display-only icon , you cannot select or change it. ☞ Battery life is rapidly reduced wh en Preview or Review modes are in use. Pictures stored on the memor y car d a re n ot lost if the b atteries are d epleted. Y our camera uses fo ur AA batteries fo r power . For yo ur conv[...]

2-9 2 Y our camera Manual mod e The camera suppo rts two advanced Capture mod es , the external flash and the long-time mod e s. IrDA (I nfrared) co mmunicatio n In a camera-to-camera co nnection in the Review mode, two cameras can communicate w ith each other th rough an IrDA connection. The IrDA Communication icon appears and chan ges to indicate[...]

2-10 Removab le memor y card The DC265 camer a uses a removable memory card, also referred to as a CompactFlash or KODAK Picture card, for storing y our pictures. Y ou can erase the picture data on the card and then reuse it. T o reformat a memo ry card, see “Format card prefere nces ” on page 4-6. The removable memor y card cont ains no m ovi [...]

2-11 2 Y our camera Removing and inserting the memory card A lthough your camera can’ t take pictures wit hout the memory card, you can remove th e card to use in another camera or t o place in yo ur computer . To remove the memory card: To insert the memory card: 1 Open the memory card door . 2 Insert the mem ory card so that the: ✔ pin-connec[...]

2-12 Power managem ent Y ou can use b atteries or an AC adapter to power y our camera. T o conserve power usage, the camera has a sleep mo de. Sleep mo de After a specified period of inactivity , the camera enters sleep m ode by turning the color LCD of f. Y ou use the Cap ture Preferences menu to set the amount of time before entering s leep mode.[...]

2-13 2 Y our camera Using the batt ery charger T o ensure that you have a constant su pply of freshly ch arged batteri es, a battery charg er and four AA Ni-MH rechar geable batteries are provid ed with some cameras. These batteries need to b e charged before using and take up to eight hours to fully ch ar g e. So yo u are always prepared to take p[...]

2-14 Using you r batter i es ✔ Kodak recommends K ODAK Photolife AA Alkaline Batteries, or KODAK Photolife AA Ni-MH Rechargeable B atteries for use in the DC265 camera. ✔ Remove the batteries when the camer a is stored for extended periods of time . ✔ Always follow y our battery manu facturer ’ s directions fully . Do not attempt to disa ss[...]

2-15 2 Y our camera ✔ When disposing o f batteries, follow the manufacturer’ s instructions. Kodak suggests custom ers take advantage of any co mmunity battery recycling prog rams that may exist in your area. Contact your local waste remover or recycler for details. Caution Hot Surfa ce ✔ When removi ng batteries, allow to cool before tou chi[...]

2-16 Installing the b atteries Remove the batteries if th e camera will not be used for an extended pe riod of time. This will extend the batt ery life and prev ent camera damage from battery leaks or corrosion. I f the batteries are removed fro m the camera for more than a few days, the d ate and time wil l be deleted and m u st be reset. W ARNING[...]

3-1 3 T aking pictures 3 3 T aking pictures This chapter provides information to help you take great pictures. Y ou can simply turn on the camera, p osit ion the Mode dial t o Capture, and start taking pictures. However , you may want to change s ome of the default settin gs. This chapter also provides the instructions for defining these setting s.[...]

3-2 Setting the camera to Capture mode T o us e the default settings and begin taking pict ures, refer to “T aking pictures” on page 3-1 8. T urn the Mode dial to Cap ture. The lens extends to the default pictur e-taking posit ion. ☞ Y ou cannot take pi ctures without a memory card in t he camera. If you enter the Capture mode without a memo [...]

3-3 3 T aking pictures 3 Defining the settings Y ou can use the default set ti ngs or you can defi ne settings using the Capture mode menus and the Scroll and Select buttons on the top of the camera. Capture mode settings affect only future pictures, they cannot be u sed to alter pict ures you have already t aken. Defini ng settings using the Captu[...]

3-4 Display ing Captu re mode s ettings As a first step in adjus ting the Captu re mo de settings thro ugh the menus , you need to disp lay the Capture mode s ettin gs screen on the color LCD: ☞ The following subsections assu me that you have turned on t he camera, entered t h e Capture mode, and pressed Menu to display the Capture mode settin gs[...]

3-5 3 T aking pictures 3 Pictur e type se ttings There are thre e pictur e type settings which allow yo u to select the typ e of pictur e and then def i ne the picture characteristics, including resolution. ✔ Still pi ctures are your normal digital photo g raphs. ✔ Burst pictures are a series of p hotographs taken in quick succession. ☞ In Bu[...]

3-6 Album s ettings Album settings let you specify the albu m in which pictures wil l be st ored on the camera memory card. All future pictures are sto red in the selected albu m un til you change the s etting or turn the camera off. 1 Press t o select one of the following: ✔ No Album—does no t store yo ur pictures in an album. ✔ New Album—[...]

3-7 3 T aking pictures 3 White balance s etting s White balance adjusts the color balance to remove the colo r cas t that th e current lighting conditions add. 1 Press to high lig ht the type of w hite balance you want t o use. ✔ Automatic—takes pictures under a variety of lightin g co ndition s. Thi s is the default. ✔ Daylight—takes pictu[...]

3-8 Watermark s ettings W atermark settings allow you to place a date, ti me, text, or logo watermar k on the pictures yo u take. W atermarks will only ap pear on future pictures, and y ou can see them on pictures in t he Review mode when the fu l l resolution picture appears. Y ou cann o t see watermarks on thumbnail pictures. 1 Press to select th[...]

3-9 3 T aking pictures 3 Adva nced exp osure mo des setting s The Adva nced E xpo su re Modes setti ngs all ow y ou to select one of t h e fol lowi n g modes: ✔ Programmed AE—uses the prog ramm e d automatic exposure settin g which selects the app ropriate flash and aperture s e ttin g. This is the default. ✔ Long-T ime Exposure—the flash i[...]

3-10 Advanc ed focus mo de setting s The Advanced Focus Mode settings allow yo u to select one of the following: ✔ Multi-Spot Aut o Focu s ✔ Single-Sp ot Auto Focus ✔ Manual Focus To select the focus mode: 1 Press to choose the focus mode yo u want to use. 2 Press Select. ✔ Multi-Spot Auto Focu s—th e cam era uses a multi-spo t focus algo[...]

3-11 3 T aking pictures 3 Pref erences s ettings The Preferences settings ar e C apture, Date and T ime, and Camera Name. Capture 1 Press to select the particular setting you want to change. ✔ File T ype—the format in which th e pictures are saved, either FlashPix (FPX) or JPEG (JPG). ✔ Quickv iew—dis plays the p icture just taken f or a du[...]

3-12 Date and ti me 1 Press Format. The Date and T ime Fo rmat scr een appears . 2 Press t o select the date and time format you want to use. 3 Press Select. The Date and T ime scr een appears again. 4 Press to select a value for the highlig hte d fiel d. 5 Press to move from one field to anot her . 6 When you are satisfied with the settings, press[...]

3-13 3 T aking pictures 3 Camera na me When you name you r camera, the name is included in the header of each picture file. To name your camera: 1 Press the left softkey to select the type of character set you want to choose from: ✔ capital letters ✔ lower case letters ✔ numb ers ✔ symbols 2 Press to select a character . 3 Press to add the [...]

3-14 Script setti ngs Scripts are electronic files on the camera memory card that automate routine camera operations and extend camera fu nctions. When a memory card con taining a script is placed in your c amera, the script appears as an option in either the Capture o r Review modes. The S cripts opti on is n ot displayed un less a script is on th[...]

3-15 3 T aking pictures 3 Choosing a script o n the came ra 1 Press to choose the script you want to execute. 2 Press Start. Any steps that follow depen d o n the chosen scrip t. The ch osen scri pt can b egin ru nning or a s c r een c o ntai ning sub s cripts c a n appear . 3 Stop an active script by p ressing Exit. ☞ When yo u let the script r [...]

3-16 Setting your ca mera for Su per qual ity There are several i mporta nt things to remember: ✔ The Super quality setti ng only app ears in the script menu if it res id es on the memory card that is currently in the camera. ✔ Y ou can only set your camera for Super quality thro ugh the Scripts menu. The status LCD quality settin gs are Good, [...]

3-17 3 T aking pictures 3 Defini ng settings using the Scroll a nd Select but tons It ’ s likely that you’ ll change these set tings much m ore often than the se ttings that you defi ne through th e settings menu s. The settings can change from pict ure to picture dependi ng on the conditions that exist at the time. ☞ Y ou must b e in the Cap[...]

3-18 T aking pictures T ak in g any k in d of picture, still, b urst, or time -lapse is basically the same. The only dif ference is the amount of time you h o ld down the Shutter button. For the fastest r esp ons e wh en t ak ing a pi ct ur e, p ress an d hol d t he Shu t ter but ton halfway down until the gr een R eady light illum inates. Then, pr[...]

3-19 3 T aking pictures 3 V iewin g the mem ory gauge In the Captur e mode, the Overlay bar displays a memor y gauge that gives the status of wo rking memory (DRAM) an d memory on the memory card. W orking memory i s the memor y the camera uses to process pictures. The working memo ry gauge fluctuates as the camera processes pictur es . When the ca[...]

3-20 Adding sou nd to a picture in Qu ickview After taking a picture with Qu ickview turned on, you can attach sound to the picture. Once the p i cture disappears f rom Quickv iew , you must enter the Rev iew mode to r ecord sound. ☞ Y ou can also attach sound to a picture in the Review mo de. 1 While the color LCD d isplays the picture you have [...]

3-21 3 T aking pictures 3 Zooming There are two types o f zooming. Optical zooming uses the lens t o produce quality pi ctures. Digital zo oming continues the zooming process b ut reduces the qualit y of the pi cture . Optical zooming The camera is eq uipped with a 3X zoom lens that lets you zoo m in from W ide Angle (38mm) to T eleP hoto (1 15mm).[...]

3-22 Digital zoomin g Digital zoom ing allows you to zoom in on a subject b eyond the range pr ovided by the optical zoom lens. Digital zooming crops the digital pic ture and resizes the new cropped p i cture to the size of th e s elected resolution. The viewfinder cann o t accurately depict a subject that is digitally zoomed. Y ou must use the col[...]

4-1 4 4 Reviewing 4 4 Reviewing your pictures Did you have your thumb over the lens? Did someone h ave their eyes closed? Should y ou take one mor e picture before y ou let your ki ds take thos e ties of f? W ith film, you’ll know as so on as you get yo ur pictures pr ocessed. W ith the camera in the Review mode, you’ll know instantly . Review [...]

4-2 Setting the Camera to the Review mode T urn the Mode dial to Rev iew . The last pictur e taken appears on the color LCD in a full screen view . Pr essing D isplay toggles between the thumbnail and full scr een views. Filmstrip o f pictur es stor ed on Highlighted pictur e Overlay fr om fi lmstrip memory car d curr ent pictur e position. Memor y[...]

4-3 4 Reviewing 4 Setting Review mode preferences The Review mode p r eferences allow you to set glo bal parameters for this mode. Review mode pr eferences include: ✔ overla y ✔ slide show ✔ video ✔ playback ✔ format card 1 Press M enu. The Review M ode Settings scr een appear s. 2 Press to highlig h t the Review Preference icon. 3 Press [...]

4-4 Overlay pr eferences Use the Overlay preferences to turn the overlay on or of f. The overlay appears on the color LCD and disp lays the softkey label s. Slide sho w preferen ces A slide show displays each selected picture for a specified interval. Through the Slide show preferences you can specify the duration each picture is displayed, turn so[...]

4-5 4 Reviewing 4 Vi d eo pr efe r ence s Use V ideo prefer ences to specify the type of video con nection needed for a televis ion. Playba ck preferen ces Use Playback preferences to specify how quickly burst, time-lapse, and albu m pictures are displayed du ring full-screen playback. 1 Press to choose be tween P AL and NTSC. NTSC is g enerally u [...]

4-6 Format ca rd prefer ences If your camer a does not recognize the format of the memory card, or for s ome other reason you want to refor m at a memory card, you can do so from this camera menu option . W A RNING: All files, including image, script, protected, and tex t files, are deleted from the memory card during reform atting. This d eleted i[...]

4-7 4 Reviewing 4 V i ewing pictures Y ou can view your pictures on e at a time on a full screen, or you can view them one at a time, in a continuo us s croll, or in a fast scroll on a filmstrip screen. To review pictures on a full screen: To review pictures on a filmstrip screen: 1 Set the Mode di al to Review . 2 Press and release . 1 Set the Mod[...]

4-8 V i ewing the remain i ng memory The Review sc reen displays a reminder of the amount of memory remai ning on the memory card . The memory ba r gives two di fferent indi cations about memory . The Memory Filled St atus indicator sho w s the amount of used memory (in blue) and the amount of available memory (in white). As you scr oll through you[...]

4-9 4 Reviewing 4 Plac ing ma rked pictu r es i n an album Y ou can place marked pictures in an existing album or a new one. To create a new album: 1 Press Me nu. 2 Press to highlight the Album icon. 3 Press to select an existing album or New Album. Refer to the next subsectio n for information about crea ting a new album. 4 Press Move to move the [...]

4-10 Copy ing marke d pictur es from ca mera to c amera Y ou can send marked pictur es to or receive mark ed pictures fr om another camera in the Review m ode. 1 Place the two cameras facing each other , aligning their IrDA transceiver s . During Camera-to-Camera communication, the cameras communicate using the IrDA port. 2 Make sure both cameras a[...]

4-11 4 Reviewing 4 Protect i ng your p ictures Y ou can safeguard yo ur pictures from being deleted acc identally from the camera memory card. This feature is v ery useful if the cam era and memo ry card ar e used by more than one person. To protect and undo the protectio n of your pictures: 1 Set the Mode di al to Review . 2 Mark the pictures to b[...]

4-12 Opening albums The Review screen shows yo u when pi ctures are grouped in an albu m and allows you to op en the album to vi ew the pictures. If the highlighted picture resides in an album, an album i con appears and the left softkey is labelled Open. The album name is displa yed next to the pi cture number . To open an album: 1 Scroll to view [...]

4-13 4 Reviewing 4 Expanding and collapsing pictures It is important to note t hat your camera treats burst and time-lapse pi ctures as folders containing a s eries of individual pictures, but displays them as a single picture un til you press Exp and. In the Review mode, yo u can expand the displayed burst or time-lapse p icture to view all the pi[...]

4-14 Adding sound to pictur es Y ou can attach sound to a s elected picture at an y time while reviewing your pictures from either the filmstrip or full screens. ☞ Y ou can only add sound to or play sound associ ated with bur st and ti me- lapse pictures when the series is collapsed. I f the camera volume control is turned down, you will no t be [...]

4-15 4 Reviewing 4 Deleting pictures To delete one picture: To delete multi ple pict ures: 1 Scroll until th e pi cture you want to d e lete is highligh ted in the center of the filmstrip. 2 Press Delete. 3 Press one o f the following so ftkeys: ✔ D elete—deletes the picture and any attached sound. ✔ Sound Only—deletes only the attached sou[...]

4-16 Playing sound, bursts, and time- lapse sequences T o play sound, burs t, and time-lapse sequ ences you have to b e viewing the picture on a full screen. 1 Scroll to highli ght the picture sequen ce you want to play . Y ou can scr oll thro ugh your pi ctur es while viewing th em as thumbn ails or on a fu ll scr een. If you scr oll to the pictur[...]

4-17 4 Reviewing 4 Magnifying pictures To magnify a picture while viewing it on a full screen: 1 Scroll to view the picture y ou want to magnify . Use any of t he thr ee methods d escribed in the “V iewing pict ur es” section on pa ge 4- 7. 2 Press Magni fy . The scr een displays a magnified view of the selected pictur e. ☞ Use the arrow keys[...]

4-18 Vi ewing pictures on your television The camera video out featu r e lets you show the pictures fr om the memory card on your t elevision. ☞ The color LCD is disabled wh en the camera is attached to the video cable. 1 T urn off your televis ion and camera. 2 Insert the video out put cable into th e video out connection on t he side of yo ur c[...]

5-1 5 5 Connecting 5 Connecting your camera to your computer A first s tep to using y our digital pi ctures on you r computer is to connect your camera to your computer . The camera can com municate with your computer using: ✔ an RS-232 serial co nnection ✔ a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection ✔ an IrDA (infrared) tran sceiver While in Con[...]

5-2 Which connection? The connect ion you u se depends on sev eral vari ables. Y ou need to d etermine whi ch connections are available with your Operating System, which of these connections are physical ly supported by you r computer , and then yo u can make the connecti on. ☞ After making the con nections, if you experience p r oblems, refer to[...]

5-3 5 Connecting The two types of co nnections available with WINDOWS 95B are: ✔ Serial—see “Checking for R S-232 serial support” on page 5- 5, then see “Using a serial cable to connect ” on page 5-7. ✔ IrDA (infrared)—see “Checking for IrDA transceiver suppor t” on page 5- 6, and then “ Using an infrared transceiver to connec[...]

5-4 Determin ing what your computer sup ports Checki ng for USB support The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a relatively new metho d for your camera to communicate with the PC. A USB conn ect ion is faster than an RS- 232 serial connection, increasing t he maximum d ata transfer rate to 12 Mb/sec. USB requires special computer hardware and software f[...]

5-5 5 Connecting Checkin g for RS-232 serial s upport Although not as fast (maxi mum data transfer rat e of 1 15 kb p er second), an RS- 232 serial connection is suppo rted by the vast majority of computer s. The serial port option is available on WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, and WINDOWS NT 4.0 Operating Systems. RS-232 con nectors are the standard port[...]

5-6 Checki ng for IrD A transc eiver support Infrared is invisible light that the camera uses to transfer pictures without cables or wires. Like y our television remote, the camera req uires a clear line of sight between its IrDA transceiver an d the IrDA port on the compu t er . IrDA (Infrared Data Association) comp liant devices use both a transm[...]

5-7 5 Connecting 13 V erify that you have an internal or external IrDA transceiver connected to your comp uter . Check your com puter hardware manual for information on the IrDA transceiver location. ☞ If you are usi ng the infrared transceiver to co nnect to the computer and the camera automatically tur ns of f because of inactivity , you need t[...]

5-8 Using a USB cable to co nnect The camera can con nect to a computer using the USB cable includ ed in your camera package. To connect to your computer with a USB cable: Using a n infr ared trans ceiver to con nect Y our camera automatically detects when a compatible IrDA dev ice is present. 1 Plug one end of the USB cable into th e US B port. 2 [...]

6-1 6 6 Setting camer a 6 Setting camera properties Camera prop erties software l ets you program you r digital camera throug h a graphical interface o n your computer . Y ou can set these properties before you use your camera to take p ictures, or you can use the camera default properties. T o use the default for each setting, click the Defaults b[...]

6-2 Finding camera p roperties software Y o u can get to the Camera Properties soft ware in a nu mber of ways: ✔ Double-cli ck the D C265 Camera Properti es icon on your des ktop ✔ Select Properties from the Mounter Software screen ✔ Select Camera Properties from th e Di gital Access (TW AIN Acquire) software ap plication window ✔ Select T [...]

6-3 6 Setting camer a ✔ C ommunicati ons Method—defin es the type of co nnection you want to use between the camera an d your computer . ✔ Baud Rate—defines the rate at which the camera and the computer communicate. This field is grayed out if USB or IrDA is s elected as the communication meth od. ✔ Camera Name—let s you assign a un iqu[...]

6-4 Specifying camera set tings ✔ P icture type—lets you select Still, Burst, or T im e -lap se. This field defaults to Still when y ou turn off t he camera. ✔ White balance—examines your pictures and tries to adjust the color balance to remove the color casts that the current lightin g conditions add. Use Autom atic when taking pictures un[...]

6-5 6 Setting camer a ✔ Advanced captur e mod e— provides three settings: ✔ Programmed AE automatically deter mines the appropriate shutter speed and aperture setting s but lets yo u choose an expo sure compensat ion value from a dr op down list . ✔ Long-ti me exposure all ows you to select the shutter speed sett ing from a drop down list. [...]

6-6 Specifying picture type settings ✔ Picture capture st ate—lets you select Still, B urst, or T ime-lapse. The o ther fields on the screen chang e depending on the type of pictur e. ✔ Pi cture q uality— has fo ur se t tings : ✔ Super com presses a pictur e the least an d has th e highest qu ality . Super can be viewed, if set in the cam[...]

6-7 6 Setting camer a Specifying albums setti n gs ✔ Camera Fold er —is the list of camera folders on the memory card . Multiple names exist if the memory card in question has p ictures on it that were taken with di fferent cameras. ✔ Albums —is a display of the albums in the selected camera f older . Y o u can create new albums, rename alb[...]

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7-1 7 7 Accessing pictures 7 Accessing your pictures through your computer Now that you ’ve taken some pi ctures with your digi tal camera, how do you get to them? ✔ By connecting yo ur camera to your computer and using KODAK Mounter Software. This is an easy way to view , transfer , or delete pictures stored on the memor y card using your comp[...]

7-2 Mounter Software overview W ith Mounter Software you can: ✔ V iew pictures on the cam era ✔ T ransfer pictures from th e camera to your computer ✔ T ransfer pictures and scripts to the camera ✔ Save the audio por t ion of a picture file as a .wav file ✔ Set Mounter pr eferences Mounter Software uses the fo llowing icons: c amera—rep[...]

7-3 7 Accessing pictures Y o u’ve got to connect first T o use Mounter Software to access your pictures, the camera need s to be connected to yo ur computer and turned on. Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information. Vi ewing your pictur es Mounter Software lets you view your pictures as picture file s or as thumbna ils. T o view your pictures as[...]

7-4 Copyi ng pictu res to your comp uter Mounter Software allows y ou to copy p ictures from the camera to y our computer . To copy pictures: 1 Double-click the My Computer icon. The My Co mputer window ap pears. 2 Double-click the Camera icon. The Camera an d System folder i cons appear . 3 Double-click the Camera F older icon . A window a ppears [...]

7-5 7 Accessing pictures T ransferr i ng pi ctures and scripts to your camera Mounter Software allows you to d rag and drop pictur es and scripts fr om your computer to y our camera. A predefin ed script can promp t you for cert ain actio ns and def ine the beh avior of the camera. For exam ple, a script can set the camera to take bur s t pictures [...]

7-6 To create, rename, or delete a lb ums: 1 Double-click the Camera icon. The Camera an d System folder i cons appear . 2 Double-click the Camera F older icon . A window a ppears listing pict ur es and alb ums, if any . 3 Perform one of the following operations: ✔ T o create an album select File ➔ Create New Album. ✔ T o rename an existing a[...]

7-7 7 Accessing pictures Openi ng picture files i n other softwar e programs Mounter Software allows you to open picture files into a registered software progr am. Saving sound When you transfer pictures containing sound , Mounter Software extracts the sound portion of the file. Through preferences, Mo unter Software can: ✔ Prompt you to save aud[...]

7-8 Setting preferences Mounter Software allows you to set preferences that determine how Mounter Software noti fies and prompts you for audio opti ons. To set Mounter preferences: Placing the memory c ard in your computer As an alternative to connecting your camera to your comp uter, yo u can also access the pictures on the memory card b y placing[...]

7-9 7 Accessing pictures Pictur e Card adap ter The DC265 camera u s es a removable KODAK Picture Card that complies with the CompactFlash standard. Due to th e size of the CompactFlash card, most PCMCIA card readers d o not acc ept the card as is, but require an adapter card. A KODAK Picture Card adapter is available for y our memory card to adapt[...]

7-10 Does my c omput er suppo rt a PCMCI A card ? To determine if your computer supports a PCMCIA connection (WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98): 1 Right-click the My Computer icon. 2 Click Prope rt ies in the pop-up menu . 3 Click th e Device Manager tab. 4 V erify that a “PCMCIA Socket” entry exists. 5 Double-click the PCMCIA socket. 6 V erify that the [...]

8-1 8 8 Digital Access 8 Using Digital Access ( TW AIN Acquire ) Software Y ou’ve used your digital camera to p hotograph your real estate agency’ s newest listings for the company ’ s W eb pag e. Now you need to open y our pictures in an image editi ng software progr am to touch up som e peeling paint , add some text, and insert an asking p [...]

8-2 Starting the Digital Access softw are 1 Open a TW AIN-compliant software (for examp l e, ADOBE PHOTODELUXE). 2 Select KODAK DC265 ZOOM A CQUIRE as the source. 3 Select TW AIN ACQUIRE from the compliant software. The Digital Access s oft war e main w indow appears. Selec t appr opria te button t o camera or computer , or to r etrieve pictur es f[...]

8-3 8 Digital Access Selecting the source of your pictures Digital Access Software allows you to transfer: ✔ a picture that you take while your camera is connected to the co mputer ✔ pictures stored o n your computer or yo ur picture card Selectin g the camera c ontent s T aki ng a pi cture 1 Click Camera Contents on the Digital Access screen. [...]

8-4 Selecti ng pictures on yo ur computer Y ou can select pictures that you hav e transferred to your compu t er or pictures that reside o n your picture card that is in you r computer . To select a picture: 1 Click My Computer on the Digital Access application window . The stand ard W IND OWS Open window is displayed. 2 Navigate to th e pi ctures [...]

8-5 8 Digital Access Previewing your pictures While previewing your pictures u s ing Digital Access software, you can view your pi ctures as files or as thumbnails, which are smaller versions of your pict ures. ☞ T o view your pict ures as thumbnails, cl ick the Show as Thumbnails checkbox. V iewing pictures as thumbnails is slower than vi ewi ng[...]

8-6 Expa nd ing and collap sing gr oups o f pictur es Burst pictures are a series of pictur es taken in rapid s uccession. T ime-lapse pictures are a series of p ict ures taken at a specified in t erval. Digital Access software disp lays both as a singl e thumb nail w ith an icon i ndicating if the picture is a burst or a time-lapse p icture. ☞ W[...]

8-7 8 Digital Access T ransferring pictures To transfer your pictures: Saving a sound fi le When you transfer pictures containing sound, Digital Access software extracts the sound po rti on of the file. Through Preferences, Digital Access software can: ✔ Prompt you f o r a filename for each sound file ✔ Save th e sound under th e same filename [...]

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9-1 9 MACINT OSH 9 9 MACINT OSH Software The software disc provides t wo MACINTOSH Applications. ✔ KODAK DC265 Digital Access Software (Plug-In Acquire) ✔ DIGIT A Desktop Acquire ☞ This chapter pro vides instructions for using Digital Access sof tware. For instructions on u sing DIGIT A Desktop Acqu ire, see the on-line documentation. Digital[...]

9-2 Connecting the card reader In order to retrieve pictures, you need to conn ect a PCMCIA -compatible card reader to your computer and use a PCMCIA card adapter to hold the memory card. For inform ati on, see page 7 -9. Digital Access a p plication window Y ou use the Digital Access application window to view and select pictures, transfer them to[...]

9-3 MACINT OSH 9 ✔ The V iew menu lets you display the co ntents of the selected picture source as a co ntact sheet in the v iewing area o r as high -resolution pictures in Preview v iew . ✔ The viewing area displays the conten ts of the selected picture source. ✔ T ransfer—transfers the selected pictures to the host app li cation. ✔ Save[...]

9-4 Displaying pictures Displayin g pictures from the memory card T o display pictures fr om the memory card: 1 Start the host applicatio n 2 Start Digital Access software. If you are using: ✔ PHOTOSHOP vers ion 4.0, choose Fil e ➔ Impo rt ➔ KODAK DC265 Acquire. ✔ PHOTODELUXE, click the Get Photo button in the application wind o w . Click t[...]

9-5 MACINT OSH 9 Displa ying picture s from your comp uter Y ou can use Digital Access software to display FLASHPIX and JPEG pictures saved on your computer . . Selecting pictures In order to work with pictures displayed, you need to select them. T o select pictures in a burst or time-lapse fold er, expan d the folder and then select the pictures. [...]

9-6 Chan ge thumbnail and picture display size Y ou use the Display Size pop-up menu on the status bar to change the viewing size of thumbnails on the contact sheet or pictures in Preview view . The display size affects only the viewing size. Y ou use the Preferences dialog box to specify the picture transf er si ze. Conta ct sh eet Y ou can displa[...]

9-7 MACINT OSH 9 V i ewing a high-resolution picture T o display pi ctures at a higher res olution: 1 In the application window viewing area, select the pictures you want to view . ☞ T o select pictures from a burst or time- lapse folder , click the folder to select it and then cl ick the Expand icon on tool bar . 2 From the V iew pop-up menu, se[...]

9-8 Vi ewing burst and tim e-lapse pictures Y ou can view the pictures in a burst or time-lapse fold er as thumbnails on the contact sheet, as high- resolution pictures in Preview view , or in a slide show . Conta ct sh eet T o view burst and time-lapse pi ctures on a contact s heet: 1 In the appl i cation window viewing area, click the burst or t [...]

9-9 MACINT OSH 9 Preview vie w To preview burst and time-lapse pictures: Slide sh ow To view burst or time-lapse pictures in a slide show: 1 In the application window viewing area, click the burst or time- lapse folder to select it. 2 Click t he Expand icon on t he tool bar . 3 From the V iew pop-up menu, select Preview . 4 T o change the display s[...]

9-10 Playing the audio attached to a picture T o listen to an audio attached to a picture, do either of the following: ✔ Contact sheet—Click the thumbnail to select it and then click the Play Sound ic on on the tool bar . ✔ Preview view—Advance to the pictur e wi th an attached aud io and then click the Play So und icon on th e too l bar . [...]

9-11 MACINT OSH 9 V iewing picture information T o view picture information, select the picture or burst or time- lapse folder in the application window viewing area. ☞ T o view information on pictures in a burst or time-lapse folder , expand the folder and th en select a picture. The Pictur e Information window shows the following informatio n f[...]

9-12 T ransferring pictures to the host application T ran sfer ring indivi dual p ictur es To transfer individual pictures to the host application: ☞ . 1 In the application window viewing area, select the pictures you want to tr ansfer . ✔ T o transfer pictures in a burst or time-lapse folder , expand the folder and then select the pictures. ?[...]

9-13 MACINT OSH 9 T ransferring thumbnails on a contact sheet To trans fer thu mbnai ls on a co ntact sh eet: 1 In the application win dow viewing area, do either of the f ollowing: ✔ T o transfer a single pictur e, double-click i t . ✔ T o transfer multiple pictu res, select th e pictures y ou want to include on the contact sheet. T o transfer[...]

9-14 Saving pictures to your computer Y ou can save pictures and audi o files to your computer , and save bu rst and time- lapse pictures as AP PLE QUICKTIME Movies. Saving individual p i ctures T o save pictures to your computer: 1 Select the pictures you want to save. 2 Click Save As. The Save As di alog box appears. ☞ If you renam e a single F[...]

9-15 MACINT OSH 9 5 Optionally , in the Save Current Picture As text box, type a filename for a single au dio. If you are saving audio fro m mu ltip le pictures, the filename o f the picture is used with the file extens ion “sound.” For example: P000 0023.JPG becomes P00000 23 sound. 6 T o save the audio, click Save. Exportin g an APPLE QUICKT [...]

9-16 Setting preferences Y ou use the Preferences dial og box to set picture transf er resoluti on, show or hide tooltips in th e application wi ndow , set the unit of measure in the T ransfer Contact Sheet dialog box, an d customize display elements on a transferred contact sheet. 1 In the application wind ow , click the Preferences icon on the to[...]

10-1 10 T roubleshooting 10 10 T ips and troubleshooting General mai n tenance and safety ✔ T o keep from damagi ng your camera, avoid exp osing it to moisture and extreme temperatures. ✔ Clean the outside of the camera by wiping with a clean, dry cloth. Never use harsh or abrasive cleaners or organic solvents on the camera or any of its parts.[...]

10-2 Connecting w ith your co mputer If you are g ett ing messages on your computer that st ate you are n ot connected, refer to the PDF documents or th e on-line help for troubleshootin g in formation. If you are ex periencing problems with a: ✔ WINDOWS-based S erial connection, refer to Serial.PDF ✔ WINDOWS-based USB connection, refer to USB.[...]

T roubleshooting 10 10-3 Ti p s for printing Y ou may notice that the co lors on your computer screen d o not always match those in prints. This is because monitor s and printers use different color sy stems. T o achiev e more predi ctable results in yo ur printed documents: ✔ Improve the quality of your pap er . Copier paper m ay not offer the s[...]

10-4 T ro ubleshooting If you are ex periencing difficulties with your camera, check the following table for possible s olutions. If there is an LCD Mess age refer to page 10-1 1. If the difficulties persist, refer to “Getting help” on page 1 1-1. ☞ Additional techn ical information is available in the ReadMe file located in the KODAK DC265 f[...]

T roubleshooting 10 10-5 Condition a l problem s T roubleshooting Proble m Caus e Solutio n The cam e ra shut s off unexpectedly . Batteries are low . Replace the batteries or use the AC adapter . The camera display has been on a long time causing the camera to overheat. Leave the camera of f to allo w it to co o l. Whenever possible, do not leave [...]

10-6 Corrupted Image message is displa yed on the Color LC D while in the Review mode. Impor tant: While in the Cap ture mo de, the thum bnail appeared normal. The memory card was ejected during process ing. The picture must be retaken. Batteries are to o low to complete process ing. Replace the batteries or use the AC Adapter . The picture must be[...]

T roubleshooting 10 10-7 EX files cannot be accessed using the software. They can, however , be vi ew ed on t h e camera. A previous file with the same name was not fully process e d. Therefore, an EX prefix is placed on the previous fi le and the new file has the standard P prefix . The card may have b een removed too soo n. T ransfer the unaf fec[...]

10-8 Pictures r emaining number does not decrease. The image resolutio n does not take up sufficien t space to decrease the picture remaining n umber . The camera is operating normally . Continu e taking pict ures. Usin g I BM Thin kpad 77 0E - USB, the camera does not appear in the Device Manage r under the USB host controller . The Thinkp ad has [...]

T roubleshooting 10 10-9 Computer cannot communicate with the camera. Camera power is of f. T urn on the camera. The Mode dial i s not set to Connect. Set the Mode dial to Connect. Conflict with anoth er serial device, such as a modem. Refer to the serial communicati on or correspondin g section of your modem, and/or operat ing system u ser ’ s g[...]

10-10 Picture is not clear in Burst mode. Due to the high er number of pictru es per bur st with Standard reso lution, pictures are subsampled befor e processing rather that after processing . Therefore, less pixels and sligh tly lower sharpn ess. Use a higher resolution, which yiel ds fewer frames per burst. T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution[...]

T roubleshooting 10 10-11 LCD M essage s If you are experiencing dif ficulties and the LCD d isp lays an error message, refer to the foll o win g table for pos si b le solutions. LCD Messa ges Problem Cause Solution Memory card i s Full. Memory card i s full and cannot h o ld additional pictures T ransfer pictures to your comput er , insert a memor[...]

10-12 Not enough memory There is not eno ugh memory on the card to store the selected time-lapse picture sequence. T ransfer pictures to your comp uter or insert a memory card that has available memory . Y ou can also change the time-lapse sequence to one that requi res less memory . E1 1 Corrupted firm ware. Download t he latest firm war e up date[...]

11-1 11 Getting help 11 11 Getting help Help with your camer a is available from the following resources: ✔ Chapter 10, “T ips and troubl eshooting” ✔ Software manufacturer ✔ Product information by fax ✔ Place of purchase ✔ W orld W ide W eb ✔ T echnical Support Software hel p Help for soft w are packages with yo ur camera can be ob[...]

11-2 Customer suppo rt If you hav e questions concerning the ope ration of KODAK S oftware, or the DC265 camera, you may speak directly to a customer supp ort representative. Have the camera conn ect ed to your computer , the serial number ready , and be at your compu ter when you call. U.S. — call toll f ree, 1-888-375- 6325, between t he hours [...]

11-3 Getting help 11 Countr y Help numbe r Fax Hungary 36-1-269 -71-17 3 6-1-269-71-13 India 91-22-61 7-5823 91-22-61 7-6004 Indones i a 62-21-72 1-1060 62-21-72 5-3817 Irela nd 1- 800- 409 391 44- 131- 458-6 962 Italy 1678-72 -996 44-131-4 58-6962 Japan 81-3-548 8-2390 81-3-548 8-4512 Korea 82-2-708 -5400 82-2-708 -5500 Latin America 1-30 5-267-47[...]

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W-1 War ranty W W arranty and regulatory information W arranty time period Kodak warrants the KODAK DC265 Zoom Digital Camera (exclud i ng the batter ies) to be free fr om malfuncti ons and defects in both m aterials and workmanship fo r one year from the date of purchase. W arranty repair coverage This warranty will be honored within th e geograph[...]

W-2 Limitations W ARR ANTY SER VICE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT DA TED PROOF OF PURCHASE. PLEA SE RETUR N THE W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION CARD W ITHIN 30 DA YS OF PURC HASE. THIS W ARRANTY BEC OMES NULL AND VOID IF YOU F AIL TO P ACK YOUR DC265 CAMERA IN A MANN ER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT P ACKA GING AND DAMAGE OCCURS DURING PRODUCT SHIPME[...]

W-3 Warran ty Application support For application specific supp ort, contact your reseller , systems integrator , software manufacturer , or dealer . How to obtain servi ce V isit us on the Internet at http ://www .kod ak.co m. Please refer to “Custom er support ” on pag e 1 1-2 for the su pport hotlin e designated to your locatio n. When retur[...]

W-4 Regula tory infor mation FCC compliance and advisory This device compli es with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditio ns :1) this devi ce may not cause harmful in terferen ce, and 2) this device must accept any interf erence received, including inter ference that may cause undes ired operation. This equi[...]

Index- 1 1 Index Index A AC adapter locator 2- 2 using 2-12 AC power, setting tim e-o ut 6-3 accessing pictures 7-1 adapter AC, using 2-12 picture card 7-9 adding sound 4-1 4 sound i n quickview 3-20 adjust ing your moni tor 10-2 advanced capture mode 6- 5 exposur e, icon 3-3 exposur e, settings 3-9 focus, icon 3-3 focus, setting 3-10 album create,[...]

Index-2 C camera connecting to co mputer 5-1 features 1-1 folder 6-7 name 6-3 name, setting 3-13 on an d off 3-1 on, tro ubleshooting 10 -6 properties software, using 6-1 setting pro perties 6-1 shuttin g off, troublesh ooting 10-5 specifyi ng settings 6- 4 status LCD, overview 2-4 camera-to camera, co pying 4-10 Canadian DOC statement W- 4 capture[...]

Index- 3 Index Digital Access Plug- In Acqui re, des cri pti on 1-2 TWAIN Acquire, description 1-2 digit al zoo ming 3-22 display, mon ito r adjustment 10-2 displa ying capture mo de settings 3-4 picture information 8-6 pictur es, Pl ug-In Ac quire 9-4 duration, sl ide s how 4-4 E EX files, troubleshootin g 10-7 exiti ng super qua lity 3-1 6 expand[...]

Index-4 inserting a memory card 2- 11 installing ba tteries 2-16 software, MACINTOSH 1-4 software, PC 1- 3 interval for time-lapse 6-6 IrDA communication, in dicator 2-4 connection 5-8 indicato r des cripti ons 2-9 suppor t 5-6 transceiver, locator 2- 1 L LCD cleaning 10-1 messages , troubleshoot i ng 10 -11 status, overview 2-4 light s e nsor, lo [...]

Index- 5 Index N name camera 3-1 3 , 6-3 new albu m 4-9 new album namin g 4- 9 setting 3-6 number of pictures for time-la pse 6- 6 O on and of f, camera 3-1 online he lp 11-1 open ing albums 4-1 2 pictur e files 7-7 optical zooming 3-21 overla y setting 4-4 sound 3-2 0 P PC installing so ftware 1-3 system requirements 1-2 PCMCIA card adapter 7- 8 r[...]

Index-6 properties setting camera 6-1 protecting pi ct ures 4- 11 protecti on, undo 4-11 Q quality desc ription 2-6 indicator 2- 4 setting 3-17 setting to super 3-1 6 underst anding 2-7 quick view adding sound 3-20 preference 3-1 1 setting time-ou t 6-3 R reader, memor y card 7-10 ready ligh t locator 2-2 troubles hooting 10-5 red- eye flash, indic[...]

Index- 7 Index single- spot auto focus 3-1 0 focus 6-4 sleep mode 2-12 time-out preference 3-1 1 slide show setting preferences 4-4 using Pl ug-In Acquire 9-9 softkey desc ription 2-3 locator 2- 2 software camera proper t ies 6-1 camera proper t ies, using 6-2 getting h elp 11-1 MACINTOSH, using 9-1 Mounter, overview 7-2 Mounter, using 7-1 Mounter,[...]

Index-8 V video out, lo c ator 2-2 vie wfind er back locator 2-2 front lo cator 2- 1 view ing pict ures 4-7 pictur es on t e levisio n 4-18 pictur es, Pl ug-In Ac quire 9-7 remaini ng memor y 4-8 using M ounter softwa re 7-3 using T WAIN A cquire 8- 5 W warranty inform ati on W- 1 watermark icon 3-3 settings 3-8 white balance icon 3-3 setting 3-7 ,[...]