Kodak EASYSHARE C142 manual

K OD AK EASY SHARE C142 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/c142support[...]

Eastma n K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2009 All screen images are simulated. K odak and EasyShare are trademar ks of East man K odak Compan y . 4H6813 _en[...]

Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in H elp system. See page 38 . Lens Microphon e Flash Self-time r/ Video light A/V Out Zoom (Wide Angle/T e lephoto) lever P ower button Flash button Mode button Shutter button[...]

ii www .kodak. com/go/sup port Product features Back view IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in H elp system. See page 38 . OK Battery compartment, SD/SDHC Card slot LCD Share button USB port Delete , Menu, Info , Review buttons Str ap post Tr i p o d sock et[...]

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 batteries ......................... .................. ...........[...]

iv www .kodak. com/go/sup port T a ble of contents Displaying pictures/vi deos on a television. ...................... .................. ............ 23 Using the menu butto n in review ............. .................. ...................... ............ 24 Cropping pictu res ................... ................. .................. ...............[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the strap Loading the AA batteries Purchase extr a batteries for your special ev ent www .kod ak.com/go/c142accessori es[...]

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 in the future , use the Se tup Menu ( see page 32 ). 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 . W e reco mmend purchasing 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 i[...]

4 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking pictures T o get clear , focused 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 s[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 Taking a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays 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 17 . Reviewing the picture/video j[...]

6 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Understanding the picture-taking icons Know when your batteries need attention T he battery level icon works lik e the gas gaug e in yo ur car , but appears only when the battery requires your at tention. (If you’ re viewing shortc uts , the battery level is always disp layed . See page 11 .) [...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 7 Using the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, turn the Zoom lever tow ard T e lephoto (T). T o zoom out, press it tow ard Wide Angle (W). 3 Ta k e t h e p i c t u r e . NO TE: F or focus distances , see Speci fications starting on page 44 . Using digital zoom Use dig[...]

8 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos 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 t he lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 9 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 prior[...]

10 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation. 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD di splays SCN , then press OK . 2 Press to view scene mode descriptions . If the mod e description turn s off befo re you finish reading it , press OK. 3[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 11 Using shortcuts Y our camer a has a clean, uncluttered in terf 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 , a[...]

12 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos 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 . F or best results , place the camer a on a tripod or steady surface . Y ou can turn on the self-timer using a shortcut ( see page 11 ) or these steps: 1 Press the M[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 13 3 Shar ing and tagging pictur es Sharing through social networks It’ s never been ea sier to share pictures on your favorite soci al networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the camera’ s social networki ng features, yo u need to downlo ad KODAK Software. ( See pa ge 34. ) 1 Press the Review button, then to find a [...]

14 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Sharing and tagging pict ures Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera Y ou can sho w/hide networking sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 In Review , p ress the Menu button. 2 Press to choose the Setup tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then press OK. 3 Pr[...]

Sharing and tagging pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 15 Tagging pictures Y ou can ta g pictur es with a k eyword to mak e them easy to find, later . 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to tag. 2 Press the Menu button. Press to choose K eyword T ag, then press OK. 3 Press to choose an existing k eyword, or New K eyword (See Using th[...]

16 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Sharing and tagging pict ures Marking pictures/videos for emailing It’ s simple to mark pictures so that they’r e ready to email when you tr ansfer them to your computer . First, cre ate a new email address . (See Using the k eyboard, page 15 .) 1 Press the Review button. Press to find a picture . 2 Press the Sh a[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 17 4 Reviewing and editing Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next pi cture/video . ■ T o exit, press the Review button or press the Shutter button halfwa y down. ■ T o v iew pictures /videos as thu mbnails , pres s the Wide Angle (W) button. (F or more informat ion, see page 19 [...]

18 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete butt on. 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 .) Using the u[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 19 Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Magnifying a picture 1 Press the Zoom lever tow ard T elephoto (T) to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to view other parts of a picture . ■ Press OK to return to 1X. Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. The camera shows the last picture t[...]

20 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures T ag pictures with a k e yword to mak e them easy to find, later . Y ou can also find pictures by date tak en or if it’ s mark ed as a favorite . 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to vi ew pictures by thum bnail (or choose[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 21 Understanding the review icons * F or more about shortcuts , see page 11 . Know when your batteries need attention T he battery level icon works lik e the gas gaug e in yo ur car , but appears only when the battery requires your at tention. (If you’ re viewing shortc uts , the battery level is a[...]

22 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Creating a slide show Use Slide Show to display your pictu res/videos on the LCD . Y ou can play all pictures/videos , or choose pictures to in clude in th e slide show . Make a slide show 1 Press the Review button. Select pictures (see page 27 ). If you don’t select any , then all pi ctures wi[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 23 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: T o control the audio portion of a vid[...]

24 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, t hen 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. IMPOR T ANT : Y our camer a offers a built-in H elp system. See page 38 . Cropp[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 25 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 picture . 2 Press the Menu button. Press to hi ghlight the Edit tab . 3 Press to highli ght Rotate Picture , th en press OK. 4 Press to hig hlight an option[...]

26 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos . Making a picture from a video Y ou can cho ose a single fr ame from a vid eo , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) p rint. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to cho[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 27 Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pictures/videos to print, tr ansfer , delete , etc. Multi-select is us ed mos t effectively in Multi-Up mode , Viewing as thumbnai ls (multi-up) . 1 Press the Review button, then (and if you’ re in multi-up[...]

28 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 5 Doing mor e with your camer a IMPOR T ANT : Y our camer a offers a built-in H elp system. T o get the most from your camera, see pa ge 38 . Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can chan ge setting s to get the be st results from your camera. NO TE: Some modes offer limited settings . Some setti ngs remain u[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 29 Self-timer/Burst Choose Self-timer or Burst feature. Off 10 Secon ds 2 Seconds 2 Picture Timer Burst On —Press the Shutter bu tton halfway to focus and set exposure. Press the Shutt er button completely down and hold it to take up to 3 pictures. Preset K eyword Tag Create keywords and as[...]

30 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Color Mode Choose color tones. Unavailable in Video and Smart Capture modes. High Color Natural Color Low Color Black & White Sepia— For a reddish-brown, antique look. White Balance Choose your lighting condition. (Available only in Program mode.) Auto— Automatic ally corrects white[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 31 Video settings IMPOR T ANT : Y our camer a offers a built-in H elp system. See page 38 . AF Control (Still) Choose an auto-focus setting. Continuous AF— Because the camera is always focusin g, there is no need to press the Shutter butt on halfway down to focus. Single AF— Focuses when [...]

32 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Using the Setup menu Use Setup to customize other camer a settings . IMPOR T ANT : Y our camer a offers a built-in H elp system. See page 38 . Press Menu, to choos e Setup , then to access settings Setup Options Date & Time Set date and time. Auto Time Setting Date and time are set when[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 33 Language Choose your language. Reset Camera Reset settings to their default. Reset All Camera Settings— Settings revert to their fa ctory defaults. Reset Startup Application— Resets camera to startup mode to allow KODAK Software download. Format CAUTION: F ormatting deletes all picture[...]

34 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 6 T r ansferring , pr inting pictur es Download software, transferring pictures Download K O DAK Softw are—so it’ s easy to trans fer and share pictures and vi deos . Mak e sure the computer is connected to the Internet. When yo u connect th e camer a to the computer , the K ODAK Softw are Down loader automaticall[...]

T ransferring, printing pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 35 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 enab led Printers . Y ou need a camera, a PI CTBRIDGE enabled Printer , and a USB cable . Connecting th e camera to a K O[...]

36 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T ransfer ring, printing pict ures 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 printer . Ordering prints online K ODAK Gallery ( www .k odakgallery .com ) mak es it easy to: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enha[...]

T ransferring, printing pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 37 Marking your pictures for printing 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 the number of copi es . Optional: Y ou can apply a print quantity to other pictures . Press for previous/next. Repe[...]

38 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 7 T r oubleshooting 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 [...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/g o/support 39 Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the batteries are installed correctly ( see pa ge 1 ). ■ Mak e sure batteries are new . If batteries are rechargeable , mak e sure they are fully charged (see charger documentation). Camera does not turn off Camer[...]

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/charged batteries in the correct orient ation ( see page 1 ). ■ When inserting a memory card, push it in until it clicks ( s[...]

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 46 ). ■ Mak e sure the cam[...]

42 www .kodak. com/go/sup port T roubleshooting Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled printer) pr oblems 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 [...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/g o/support 43 Getting help on the Web Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/c142support See step-by-step solutions and repair information www .k odak.com/go/itg Purchase camera accessories www .kodak.com/go/c142accessories[...]

44 www .kodak. com/go/sup port 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.5-ty pe Effective pixels— 10 MP (3672 x 2760) LCD— 2.5 i n. (6.35 cm) LCD; 23 0K pixels; 4:3 aspect ratio Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a t r ademark of the SD Card Association.) Maximum supported card size: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 32[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 45 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 s tep Wh i t e B a l a n c e — Auto , Dayligh t, T ungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade Electronic Flash— Au to flash; Auto , Fill, Red Eye , Off; Guide No . 6.3 (m); working r ange @ I[...]

46 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix Po w e r — K ODAK MA X Alkaline Batteries AA; K ODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Digital Camera Batteries AA (Pre-Charged) ; K ODA K Ni-MH Rechar geable Digi tal Camera Batteries AA; AA lithium batteries T ripod mount— 1/4 inch Size— 92.9 x 62 x 29.6 mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 1.2 in.) @ power off We i g h t — 170 g (6 o[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 47 Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remainin g. Actual storage capa city varies dependi ng on subject comp osition, card size , and other factors . Y ou may be able to store more or fewer pictures and videos . Important safety instructions CAUT[...]

48 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix ■ Remove the batteries when the product is st ored for an extended period of time . In the unlik ely event that battery fluid le aks in side the prod uct, 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 loca[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 49 Limited warranty K odak wa rran ts its digital camer as and access ories (excluding batteries) to b e free from malfunctions and defects in both ma terials and workmanship for the w arr anty period speci fied on your K ODAK Product pa ckaging. Retain the origin al dated sales receipt. Proof of purchase date is[...]

50 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix 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 responsibl e for any speci al, consequential or inc idental da mages resulting from the sale , purchase , or use of this product regardless of the cause . Liability[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 51 harmful interference to r adio or television recept ion, which can be determi ned by turning the equipment off an d on, the user is e ncour ag ed to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1) reorient or relocate the receiving a ntenna; 2) in crease the se paratio n between th[...]

52 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Appendix CE Hereby , Eastman K odak Company declares that this K ODAK Product is in c ompliance with the essential requ irements and other relev ant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC . Australian C-Tick VCCI Class B ITE Russian GOST-R China RoHS N137 Eastman K odak Company Roches ter , NY 14650[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 53 Korean Class B ITE[...]

54 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index 1 A A/V out, 23 about th is camera, 33 accessories battery, 48 buying, 4 3 SD/SDHC Card, 3 add keywords, 15 AF control (Still), 31 AF control (video), 31 AF zone, 30 auto, 9 focus control, 31 focus fr aming marks, 4 auto focus (AF) zone, 30 B backlight, 10 battery expected life, 48 loading, 1 purchase, 6, 21 s t[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 55 Index E edit videos, 26 emailing pictu res, videos, 16 expected battery life, 48 exposure long time, 2 9, 32 exposure comp ensation, 29 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 23 F FCC compliance, 50 find pictures, 2 0 fireworks, 10 firmware, up grading, 46 flash, using, 8 flower, 10 focus framing marks, 4 foc[...]

56 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index menu settings, 28 modes, 9 auto, 9 backlight, 10 beach, 1 0 children , 10 fireworks, 10 flower, 10 high ISO, 10 manner/museum, 10 night land scape, 1 1 night portrait, 11 scene (S CN), 10 self-portrait, 11 snow, 10 text, 10 modes, captur e smart capture, 9 multiple selections, 27 multi-up, 19 N night landsc ape,[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 57 Index running sl ide show, 22 S safety, 47 scene m odes (SCN), 10 SD/SDHC Card insertin g, 3 printin g from, 36 search pictures , 20 select multiple pictures/vi deos, 27 self-portrait, 11 self-timer, 12 set tag, 29 setting AF zone, 30 auto-focus, 31 color mode, 30 date and time, 2 image stor age, 32 ISO, 29 language, 3[...]

58 www .kodak. com/go/sup port Index upgrading so ftware, firmware, 46 URLs, Kodak Web s ites, 38 USB tr ansfer pictures, 34 V VCCI compliance, 52 video copying, 2 7 edit, 26 emailing mark ed, 1 6 out, 32 playback, 1 7 protecti ng, 18 review icons, 21 tr ansfer t o computer, 34 viewing, 17 video out, 32 viewing by multi-up , 19 picture , after taki[...]