Kodak EASYSHARE C140 manual

K OD AK EASY SHARE C140 Digital Camer a Extended user guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials: www .k odak.com/go/howto F or help wi th your cam era : www .k odak.com/go/c140support[...]

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Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view 1 Shutter button 5 Self-timer light 2 Mode button 6 Lens 3 Power button 7 USB/AV Out 4 Flash 8 Microphone 3 1 4 8 2 5 6 7[...]

ii www .kodak. com/go/sup port Product features Back view 1 LCD 5 , OK button 2 Delete, Info, Menu, Review buttons 6 Share button 3 Zoom (Telephoto/Wide Angle ) button 7 SD/SDHC Card/Batte ry compartment 4 Strap post 8 Tripod socket 3 1 4 5 6 2 7 8[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... ...................... .................. .................. ................. . 1 Loading the AA b atteries ........ ...................... ................. .....[...]

iv www .kodak. com/go/sup port 4 Using the menu button ............................................ ........................... 24 Using the Capture tab ............ ...................... ................. .................. ............ 24 Using the Setup tab . .................. .................. ...................... ................. .......[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a IMPOR T ANT : For package contents, se e your prod uct package. Attaching the strap Loading the AA batteries NO TE: If your package included rechargeable batteries and a charger , charge the batteries . (See the charger docume ntation.) F or information on replacing batteries and ext ending bat[...]

2 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language and date/t ime in the future , use the Setup tab ( see page 28 ). to change current field. for previous/next field. OK to accept. At the prompt, press OK. to change. OK to accept. Language: Date/T ime:[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 3 Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC Card Y our camer a has internal memory . Y ou can pu rchase an SD or SDHC Card to conveniently sto re more pictures/videos . CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage . Inserting or removing a card while the camera is on ma[...]

4 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture T o get clear , focused pictures: 1 Press the Mode button, then press to highli ght Auto , then press OK. 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down . Usin[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/video , the LCD br iefly d isplays a quickview . (T o exit the quickview sooner , press the Shutter button halfw ay .) T o review pic tures/video s anytime , see page 13 . Using optical and digital zoom 1 T o zoom in picture-taking [...]

6 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using shortcuts Shortcuts give quick ac cess to the most popular functions . 1 Press the Info button to sh ow shortcuts on th e LCD . 2 Press to acc ess functions lik e Flash, E xposure Compen sation, Self- timer , and Auto focus . (Y ou’ll see different funct ions in differe nt modes .) 3 Pre[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 7 Using the flash 1 Press the Info button to show sh ortcuts . 2 Press to hig hlight the Flash icon on the LCD . Press to choose a Flash mode . NO TE: Y ou can also press to choose a Flash mode wh en shortcuts are not visible . Flash modes Flas h fi res Auto When the lighting conditions require it.[...]

8 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using different modes Press the Mode button, press to highligh t a mode , then press OK . Use this mode Fo r Auto General pic ture taking—it offers excellent image quality and ease of use. ■ F aces are detected. ■ T he scene is analyzed for ot her content and for lighting. You can choose t[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 9 Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation! 1 Press the Mode button, then to highlight SCN . 2 Press to view scene m ode descriptions , then press OK. If the mod e description turn s off befo re you finish reading it , press OK. SCN mode Fo r [...]

10 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Taking a video 1 Press the Mode button, then to highligh t Video , then press OK. 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop re cording, press and release the Shutter button again. T o rev iew and work with videos , see page 13 . NO TE: Sound cannot be played on the [...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 11 Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be incl uded in a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . Place the came r a on a tripod or flat surface . 1 In any pi cture-taking mode , press the Info button to show shortcuts . 2 Press to hig hlight the self-tim er icon[...]

12 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Understanding the picture-taking icons Battery level Capture mode Pictures/tim e remaining Date stamp Zoom slider Ta g n a m e Self timer Flash mode Exposure compensation[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 13 3 W orking with pictures/videos Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ Press the Shutter button halfw ay down to return to Capture mode . ■ T o view pictures/videos as thumbnails , see page 15 . Magnifying a picture 1 Press T to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to v[...]

14 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press for pr evious/n ext pictur e/video . 3 Press th e Delete button. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictures/videos , remove protection before deleting. (See Protecting pictures/videos from deletion .)[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 15 Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press t he Review button. The camera shows the last picture that was taken. 2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to vi ew pictures/videos as thumb nails . (Press it again to see m ore , smaller thum bnails .) T o v[...]

16 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Playing a slide show Use Slide Show to display your pictu res/videos on the LCD . Y ou can play all pictures/videos , or select pictur es to include in the slid e show . Make a slide show 1 Press t he Review button. Select 2 -100 pi ctures (se e page 15 ). 2 Press the Menu button, then t[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 17 Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, compu ter 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 Video Out set[...]

18 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Using the menu button in review T o use the Menu button in review: 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button . 2 Press to hi ghligh t a tab: ■ Review to view and share pictures/video s ■ Edit to edit pictures/video s ■ Setup to control how your camer a oper ates 3 Press to hi[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 19 Cropping pictures Y ou can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of th e picture re mains . 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to crop . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab . Highlig ht Crop , then press OK. 3 Press T elephoto (T) to zoom in, o[...]

20 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Copying pictures/videos Y ou can copy pictures/videos from a card to internal memory or fr om internal memory to a card. Copy pictures/videos: 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Review tab . 3 Press to highlight Copy , then press OK. Highlig ht a c[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 21 Trimming a video Y ou can rem ove an unw anted start or end from a video , saving only the desired portion. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab . Highlight T r im, th en press OK. 3 F ollow the screen prompts . The vide[...]

22 www .kodak. com/go/sup port W orking wit h pictures/videos Making a video action print F rom a video , you can mak e a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture , suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highligh t the Edit tab . Highlight Acti on Print, then press OK. 3 High[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 23 Understanding the review icons Email tag F avorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protected Picture/Video number Upload tag Video dur ation Select picture Battery level Te x t t a g n a m e Add text tag View mu lti-up Play video Shortcuts Date stamp[...]

24 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 4 Using the menu button Y ou can chan ge setting s to get the be st results from your camera. 1 Press t he Me nu b utton. 2 Press to highl ight a tab: ■ Capture/Video for the most common pict ure/video-taking settings ■ Setup for other camer a settings 3 Press to hig hlight a setting, then press OK. 4 Highlight an[...]

Using the men u button www .kodak.com/g o/support 25 Long Time Exposure Choose how long the shutter stays open. None 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 seconds Color Mode Choose color tones. Unavailable in Video mode. High Color Natural Color Low Color Black & White Sepia— for a reddish-brown, antique look. NO TE: EASY SHARE Softw are also lets you change a [...]

26 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Using the menu button Exposure Metering Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene. Multi-Pattern— evaluates lighting conditions th roughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-Weight— evalu ates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the LCD.[...]

Using the men u button www .kodak.com/g o/support 27 Video settings Exposure Compensation Make a scene appear lighter/darker b efore a picture is taken. +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV step Blur Warning A hand icon indicates picture sharpness. On Off Green— Picture is sharp enou gh for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 c m) print. Yellow— Picture may be [...]

28 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Using the menu button Using the Setup tab Use Setup to cus tomize your camera. Press Menu, to highlight Setup , then to access settings Setup Options IMPOR T ANT : Y o ur c amera offers a buil t-in Help system. See page 43 . LCD Brightness Choose LCD brightness. Power Sav e High P ower Image Storage Choose a storage l[...]

Using the men u button www .kodak.com/g o/support 29 Share Bu tton Setting Choose how pictures/videos are handled when you press the Share button (via EASYSHARE Software for WINDOWS-OS only). NO TE: Some onli ne services limit video file sizes . Use EASY SHARE Software or choose a preferred online service . Favorite and Upload— pictures/videos ar[...]

30 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Using the menu button 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— deletes everything on the card; formats the card. Cancel— exits without making a change. Internal Memory— deletes eve rythi ng [...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 31 5 T r ansferring , pr inting , tagging CAUTION: Before connecting any cables , install the software that was included with your camera. F ailur e to do so may cause the software to load incorr ectly . Installing the software 1 Close all open softw are applications before starting the installation. NO T E: If running WI[...]

32 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransfer ring, prin ting, tagg ing Transferring pictures/videos Using the USB cable Using other options Y ou can also use a K ODA K Card Reader to tr ansfer your pictures/videos . Purchase accessor ies www .kodak.com/go/c140accessories Learn more about connecting www .k odak.com/go/howto T urn on the camera. 1 2 Conn[...]

T ran sferring, p rinting, t agging www .kodak.com/g o/support 33 Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer Y our camer a is compatib le with PICTBRIDGE T e chnology , so you can print directly to PICTBRIDGE enabled Printers . Y ou need a ca mer a with fully charged batteries , a PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer , and a USB cable [...]

34 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransfer ring, prin ting, tagg ing Disconnecting the cam era from a K OD AK All-in-One Printer 1 T urn off the camer a and printer . 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camer a and the printer . Using a printer that is not PICTBRIDGE enabled After you tr ansfer pictures from the camera to your computer , you can prin[...]

T ran sferring, p rinting, t agging www .kodak.com/g o/support 35 Tagging your pictures Y ou can tag your pictures so they are easy to: ■ Print ■ Email ■ Organize with a favo rite tag ■ Organize with a tag name that you create Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Review button. Press to locate a picture . 2 Press the Menu button. Press[...]

36 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransfer ring, prin ting, tagg ing Tagging pictures/videos for emailing It’ s easy to tag pictures so that they ’ re ready to email using K OD AK EASY SHARE Softw are . Firs t, create a new emai l address . ( See “ Add a new email address or tag name” on page 36. ) 1 Press the Review button. Press to locate a[...]

T ran sferring, p rinting, t agging www .kodak.com/g o/support 37 Assigning the favorite tag to pictures/videos T o mak e your favorite pictures/videos easi er to locate in EASY SHARE Softwa re , you can assign the favorite tag. 1 Press t he Review button, then lo cate a pi cture/video . 2 Press the Sh are button. The favorite tag appears with t he[...]

38 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransfer ring, prin ting, tagg ing Assigning a tag to pictures/videos you take next Use the Set T ag feature to assign a tag name to the next pictures/videos you tak e . First, create a new tag name . ( See “ A dd a new email address or tag name” on page 36 . ) 1 Press t he Me nu b utton. 2 Highlight the Setup ta[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 39 6 T r oubleshooting IMPOR T ANT : Y our camer a offers a built-in Help system. See page 43 . Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on/off ■ Mak e sure the batteries are ch arged and installed correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera buttons and controls do not function In Review, a blue or black screen is dis[...]

40 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T roubleshooting Computer/connectivity problems You cannot take a picture ■ T urn the camer a off , then on again. ■ Depress the Shutter button all the w ay ( s ee page 4 ). ■ Insert new or charged batteries ( see page 1 ). ■ Memory is full. T r ansfer pictures to t he computer ( see p age 31 ), delete picture[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/g o/support 41 Picture quality problems Status Solution Picture is not clear ■ T o automatica lly set exposure an d focus , press the Shutter button halfway . When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to tak e the picture . ■ Clean the lens ( see page 48 ). ■ Place the camera o[...]

42 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T roubleshooting Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer) problems Status Solution Cannot find the desired picture ■ Use the Direct printing menu to change the image stor age location. The Direct printing menu interface turns off ■ Press any camera button to redisplay the menu. Cannot print pictures ■ Mak e[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 43 7 Getting help Getting help from your camera Y ou w ant the most from you r camera . Y ou w ant to understand: ■ What it can do for you ■ And how to tak e the best possibl e pictures and videos Great news! Y our camer a offers a built-in Help system . It describes every setting for every menu choice . If you learn [...]

44 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Getting help Getting help on the Web 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/c140support Purchase camera accessories (lenses, cards, etc.) www .kodak.com/go/c140accessorie[...]

Getting help www .kodak.com/g o/support 45 Getting help on the telephone NO TE: I f you have questions concerning th is pro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australia 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 5 67 357 New Zealand 0800 880 120 Belgium 02 713 14 45 Norw ay 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 8 91 42 13 Philippines 1 800[...]

46 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2. 5-type Effective pixels— 8.2 MP , 3304 x 2480 LCD— 6. 1 cm (2.4 in.) LCD; 112K pixels; 29 fps Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) Maximum supported card size: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 16 MB internal [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 47 Exposure compensation— +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV s tep Wh i t e B a l a n c e — Auto , Dayligh t, T ungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade Electronic Flash— Auto flash; Auto , Fill, Red Eye , Off; Guide No .6.7; working r ange @ ISO 24 0: 0.6–3.5 m (2–1 2.8 ft) @ wide; 0.6–2.0 m (2 –6.6 ft) @ telephoto Bur[...]

48 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix Microphone— Ye s Speaker— No; beeper PICTBRIDGE support— Ye s Po w e r — K ODAK Oxy-Alka line Digital Camer a Batteries AA; K ODAK MA X Alkaline Battery AA; K ODAK Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rech argeable Digital Ca mer a Batteries AA; K ODAK Ni-MH Re chargeable D i gital Camera Batteries AA T ripod mo unt— [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 49 Upgrading your software and firmware Downl oad the late st version s of the so ftw are included on the K ODAK EASY SHARE Softw are CD and the camera firmw are (the softw are that runs on the camer a). Vis it www .k odak.com/go/c140downloads . Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pict[...]

50 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix ■ 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 , insta[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 51 ■ Battery performance is reduced at low te mper atures . When using your camer a in cold weather , k eep spare batteries warm. Do not discard cold ba tteries that do not work; when they return to room temper ature , they may be usable . Limited warranty K odak wa rran ts its digital camer as and access ories[...]

52 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix K odak (such as ad apters and cables), or claims made after the duration of this w arranty . K odak mak es no other express or im plied w arranty for th is product. In the event that the exclu sion of any implied warr anty is ineffective under the law , the dur ation of the implied w arr anty will be the leng[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 53 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce , pursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules . T hese l imits are designed to provide re asonable protecti on against harmful interf erence in a resi dential install [...]

54 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix Australian C-Tick Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling Korean Class B ITE VCCI Class B ITE Russian GOST-R In Europe: For human/environme ntal protection, it is your responsibility to dispose of this equipment and batteries at a collection faci lity established for this purpose (separate from mun[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 55 China RoHS Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B dig ital appar atus complies wi th Canadian ICES-00 3. Observation des normes-Class e B— Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norm e NMB-003 du Canada. FCC and Ind ustry Canada T h is device comp lies with In dust[...]

56 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index 1 A A/V out, 17 about th is camera, 30 accessories, 32 battery, 50 buying, 4 4 SD/SDHC Card, 3 auto, 8 enhanc ement, 19 focus fr aming marks, 4 power off, 29 auto focus (AF) zone, 26 B backlight, 9 battery expected life, 50 loading, 1 types, 50 battery door, ii beach, 9 blur warning, 2 7 button delete, 5 telepho[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 57 Index edit videos, 20 emailing pictu res, videos, 36 expected battery life, 50 exposure long time, 2 5 meterin g, 26 exposure comp ensation, 27 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 17 F face detect capture, 25 favori tes tagging, 37 FCC compliance, 53 fireworks, 9 firmware, up grading, 49 flash, using, 7 fl[...]

58 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index memory inserting card, 3 menu bu tton, ii menu settings, 24 microphone, i mode button, i modes, 8 backlight, 9 beach, 9 children , 9 fireworks, 9 flower, 9 high ISO, 10 manner/museum, 9 night land scape, 9 night portrait, 9 scene (S CN), 9 self-portrait, 9 snow, 9 text, 9 modes, captur e auto, 8 multiple selecti[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 59 Index R recycling, disposal, 48 regulatory information, 53 repair, 44 reset camera, 29 review button, info button, ii reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 5 deleti ng, 14 LCD, 13 protecti ng, 14 slide show, 16 running sl ide show, 16 S safety, 49 scene m odes (SCN), 9 SD/SDHC Card insertin g, 3 SD/SDHC card prin[...]

60 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index T tagging creating tags, 37 favorites, 37 for email, 36 for print, 35 pre-t agging, 38 taking pictures, video s, 4 telephone support, 45 television, slide show, 1 7 text, 9 time, setting, 2 timer, shutter delay, 11 tips battery guidelines, 50 care & maintenance, 48 transfer, via USB cable, 31 trash can, dele[...]