Kodak CX7300 - EASYSHARE Digital Camera User manual

Kodak EasyShare

CX7300 digital camera

User's Guide

www.kodak.com

Forinteractivetutorials,www.kodak.com/go/howto

Forhelpwith yourcamera,www.kodak.com/go/cx7300support

Product lea tures

Front view

1 Grip 5 Modedial/Power

2 Wrist strappost 6 Flashunit

3 SelfTimer/Videolight 7 Viewfinderlens

4 Shutterbutton 8 Lens

Product features

Back view

1 Camerascreen

(LCD:liquidcrystaldisplay)

2 Sharebutton

3 Controllerbuttons (4) _/_ ,_/,_,

4 OKbutton

5 Deletebutton

6 Viewfinder

7 Readylight

8 Modedial/Power

9 Shutterbutton

10 Flash/Statusbutton

11 Grip

12 Slotforoptional SD/MMCcard

13 Menubutton

14 USB(UniversalSerialBus)port

15 Reviewbutton

Product lea tures

Top and bottom views

Top

1 Shutterbutton

2 Modedial/Power

Bottom

3 Batterydoor

4 Tripodsocket/Iocatorfordock

5 Dockconnector

6 Locatorfordock

Table of contents

1 Getting started ........................................................................... 1

Packagecontents..............................................................................1

Installingthe softwarefirst................................................................1

Loadingthebatteries........................................................................2

Importantbatteryinformation...........................................................3

Turningthe cameraon and off..........................................................4

Selectinga language.........................................................................5

Settingthe dateandtime..................................................................5

Checkingcameraandpicturestatus .................................................6

Storingpicturesandvideoson an SD/MMCcard................................7

2 Taking pictures and videos ......................................................... 8

Takinga picture................................................................................8

Takinga video..................................................................................8

Usingthe camerascreenasa viewfinder...........................................9

Reviewingthe pictureorvideojusttaken...........................................9

Usingdigitalzoom............................................................................9

Usingtheflash................................................................................10

Changingpicture-takingsettings.....................................................11

Puttingyourselfin the pictureorvideo.............................................12

Pre-taggingfor albumnames..........................................................13

Customizingyourcamera................................................................14

3 Reviewing pictures and videos ................................................. 16

Viewingsinglepicturesandvideos..................................................16

Viewingmultiple picturesandvideos...............................................16

Playingavideo................................................................................16

Deletingpicturesandvideos............................................................17

Changingoptionalreviewsettings...................................................17

Magnifyingpictures.........................................................................18

Taggingpicturesandvideosfor albums...........................................18

Protectingpicturesandvideosfrom deletion....................................19

Runninga slideshow......................................................................19

Displayingpicturesandvideoson atelevision..................................20

Copyingpicturesandvideos............................................................21

Viewingpictureandvideoinformation.............................................21

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Table of contents

4 Installing the software ............................................................. 22

Minimumsystemrequirements........................................................22

Installthe software.........................................................................22

5 Sharing pictures and videos ..................................................... 24

Taggingpicturesfor printing............................................................24

Taggingpicturesandvideosfor emailing.........................................25

Taggingpicturesandvideosasfavorites..........................................26

Needhelp?.....................................................................................26

6 Connecting camera to computer .............................................. 27

Transferringpicturesandvideoswith the USBcable.........................27

Printingpicturesfrom yourcomputer...............................................27

Orderingprintsonline.....................................................................28

Printingfrom anoptionalSD/MMCcard..........................................28

Printingwithout a computer............................................................28

7 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 29

Cameraproblems............................................................................29

Camera/computercommunications..................................................32

Camerascreenmessages................................................................33

Camerareadylight status................................................................35

8 Getting help ............................................................................. 36

HelpfulWeb links............................................................................36

Softwarehelp..................................................................................36

Telephonecustomersupport...........................................................36

9 Appendix .................................................................................. 38

Cameraspecifications.....................................................................38

Tips,safety,maintenance................................................................39

Imagestoragecapacities.................................................................40

Power-savingfeatures.....................................................................41

Upgradingyoursoftwareandfirmware............................................41

Regulatorycompliance....................................................................41

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Getting started

Package contents

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1 Cameraandwrist strap 3 USBcable_._

2 Customdockinsert(for compatible 4 2-AA non-rechargeablestarterbatteries

KodakEasySharecameradockor

printerdock)

Not shown: Getting Started kit that includes User'sGuide, Start Here! guide,

Kodak EasySharesoftware CD.(In some countries, the User's Guide is

provided on a CD.Contents may change without notice.)

Installing the software first

IMPORTANT: Installthe software from the KodakEasySharesoftware CDbefore

connecting the camerato the computer Failureto do somaycause

the software to load incorrectly.SeeInstallingthe software,

page 22 or the Start Here! guide included with the camera.

Gettingstarted

Loading the batteries

TwoAA non-rechargeablestarterbatteriesareincludedwith yourcamera.For

informationon approvedbatterytypesand extendingbatterylife, seepage3.

1 Makesurethe Modedial issetto Off(see

page4).

2 Onthe bottomofthe camera,slidethebattery

door andlift to open.

3 Insertthe batteries,asshown.

4 Closethe batterydoor.

N[-MHRechargeable

BatteryPack(opt[onaO

If youpurchasedan optionalKodakEasyShare

Ni-MHrechargeablebatterypack(also

includedwith the KodakEasySharecamera

dockor printerdock),insertit asshown.

CRV3 (optional) If youpurchasedanoptionalKodakCRV3

lithium battery,insertit asshown.

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Getting started

Important battery information

Battery safety and handling

Donotallowbatteriestotouch metalobjects,includingcoins.Otherwise,a

batterymayshortcircuit,dischargeenergy,becomehot, or leak.

Forrechargeablebatterydisposalinformation,visitthe Rechargeable

BatteryRecyclingCorporationWebsiteat www.rbrc.com.

Kodak battery replacement types/battery life

Yourcameracanusethe followingtypesof batteries.Actualbatterylifemay

varybasedon usage.

CRV3 lithium battery

AA (2) lithium batteries

Ni-MH rechargeable battery

pack* (per charge)

AA (2) Ni-MH rechargeable

batteries (per charge)

AA (2) non-rechargeable

Kodak digital starter batteries

(included with camera

350- 500

250- 350

200-300

t50- 250

Battery Li_(Approx. number ofpicture_

50O

* Included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock and printer dock

We do not recommend or supportalkaline batteries. Foracceptable

batterylife,andto makesureyourcameraoperatesdependably,usethe

replacementbatterieslistedabove.

Extending battery life

Limitthefollowing activitiesthat quicklydepletebatterypower:

- Reviewingyourpictureson the camerascreen(seepage 16)

- Usingthe camerascreenasaviewfinder(seepage9)

- Excessiveuseoftheflash

3

Getting started

Visitwww.kodak.com/go/cx7300accessoriesfor:

KodakEasyShare camera dock--powers yourcamera,transferspicturesto

yourcomputer,and chargesthe includedKodakEasyShareNi-MH

rechargeablebatterypack.

KodakEasyShareprinter dock--powers yourcamera,makes4x 6 prints

with orwithout acomputer,transferspictures,and chargesthe included

KodakEasyShareNi-MHrechargeablebatterypack.

Dirton thebatterycontactscanaffectbatterylife.Wipethecontactswith a

clean,drycloth beforeloadingbatteriesin the camera.

Batteryperformanceisreducedattemperaturesbelow41o F(5° C).Carry

sparebatterieswhenusingyourcamerain coldweather,and keepthem

warm.Donot discardcoldbatteriesthat do notwork;whenthey returnto

roomtemperature,theymaybe usable.

Formoreinformationon batteries,visit

www.kodak.com/global/en/service/batteries/batteryUsage.jhtml.

Turning the camera on and off

Readylight

_ Turnthe Mode dial from Off to any other

position.

Thereadylight blinksgreen while the camera

performs aself-check, thenglows green when

the cameraisready.

_ Toturn off the camera, turn the Mode dial to

Off.

Thecameracompletesoperationsthatarein

process.

Changing the display

Ifyouwantto Thendothis

Turnthecamerascreenonoroff. PresstheOKbutton.

Changethe camerascreensetting sothatitison SeeLiveview,page14.

wheneverthecameraison.

Show/Hidethestatusicons. Press_....

4

Getting started

Selecting a language

Selecting a language, first time

TheLanguagescreenisdisplayedthefirst time youturn on thecamera.

Press_/-_ to highlighta language,thenpressthe OKbutton.

TheSetDate& Timescreenisdisplayedinthecurrentlanguage(seeSettingthe

date& time,firsttime).

Selecting a language, anytime

1 Inanymode,pressthe Menubutton.

2 Press,_._/_,oto highlightSetupMenuiX, then presstheOKbutton.

3 HighlightLanguage_, thenpressthe OKbutton.

4 Highlighta language,then pressthe OKbutton.

5 Pressthe Menubuttonto exit.

Thetextisdisplayedin theselectedlanguage.

Setting the date and time

Setting the date & time, first time

TheDate & Time have been reset messageappearsafterthe Language

screenthefirsttime youturn onthe camera.It mayalsoappearifthe batteries

areremovedfor an extendedtime.

1 SETDATE& TIMEis highlighted.Pressthe OKbutton.

(SelectCANCELto setthe dateandtimeat a latertime.)

2 Goto Step4 below,Settingthe date& time,anytime.

Setting the date & time, anytime

1 Inanymode,pressthe Menubutton.

2 Press_i_f" to highlightSetupMenui_,, then presstheOKbutton.

3 HighlightDate&Time,thenpressthe OKbutton.

4 Press_/*_'_to adjustthe dateandtime. Press4/_ to advanceto the

nextsetting.

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Getting started

5 Whenfinished,presstheOKbutton.

6 Pressthe Menubuttonto exit.

NOTE:Dependingonyourcomputeroperatingsystem,KodakEasySharesoftwaremayupdatethe

cameraclockwhenyouconnectthecamera,SeetheKodakEasySharesoftwareHelpfor

details,

Checking camera and picture status

Theiconsthat appearon the camerascreenindicatethe activecameraand

picturesettings.If 0 isdisplayedinthe statusarea,pressthe Flash/Status

button to displayadditionalsettings.PressJ_,,to show/hidethe statusicons.

Picture/video capture screens

SelfTimer Flash Picturequality

Datestamp

location

_ificadon

Review screen

Favoritetag

Email tag

Lowbattery(flashing= exhausted)

Print tag/number of prints

_ture mode

Protect

storagelocation

Scrollarrows(more pictures/videos) Lowbattery (flashing= exhausted)

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Getting started

Storing pictures and videos on an SD/MMC

card

Yourcamerahas 16MBof internalmemory.Youcanpurchaseoptional

SD/MMCcardsfor removable,reusableimagestoragefor picturesandvideos.

Purchasethis and otheraccessoriesat a dealerof Kodakproducts.Visit

www.kodak.com/go/cx7300accessories.

CAUTION:

Cards should only be inserted as explained below. If

inserted incorrectly, the door won't close, and forcing it

may damage the camera or card.

Do not insert or remove a card when the green ready light

is blinking; doing so may damage your pictures, card, or

camera.

Notchedcorne_

ToinsertanSD/MMCcard:

1 Turnoff the camera.

2 Openthe carddoor.

3 Orientthe cardasshown.

4 Pushthe cardintothe slotto seatthe

connector.

5 Closethe door.

Toremovethe card,turn offthe camera,openthe door,thenpull thecardout.

Tosetthe imagestoragelocation,seepage 12.ForSD/MMCcardstorage

capacities,seeImagestoragecapacities,page40.

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Taking pictures and videos

Thecameraisreadyto take picturesorvideoswhenyouturn it on--even if

youarein Review,Share,or Setup.

Taking a picture

Shutter button

Mode dial

Readylight

Turnthe Modedialto the Stillmodeyouwant

to use:

a Autoifor generalpicture-taking.

AUTO Automaticallysetsexposureandflash.

_ Nightifor night scenesor low-light

conditions.Placethe cameraon aflat,

steadysurfaceor usea tripod. Dueto

slow shutterspeeds,advisepeopleto

staystillfor afew secondsafter flash

fires.

2 Usetheviewfinderor camerascreento frameyoursubject.(PresstheOK

button toturn the camerascreenon.Seepage9.)

3 Pressthe Shutterbuttonto takethe picture.

Whenthereadylightblinksgreen,thepictureisbeingsaved,youcansdl take

pictures.If thereadylightisred,waituntilit turnsgreen,

Taking a video

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1 Turnthe Modedialto VideoD.

2 Usetheviewfinderor camerascreento frameyoursubject.

3 Pressthe Shutterbutton andrelease.Tostoprecording,pressthe Shutter

button again.

NOTE:

l_ Youcanalsopressthe Shutterbutton and held it for morethan 2

secondsto beginrecording.Tostoprecording,releasetheShutter

button.

l_ Thecameradoesnot recordaudio.

_ Recordingstopsif imagestorageisfull (seeVideostoragecapacity,

page41).

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Taking pictures and videos

Using the camera screen as a

viewfinder

IMPORTANT:TheLiveviewfeaturesignificantlydepletesbatterypower,useit

sparingly.

1 Turnthe Modedial to anyStillmode.

- 2 Pressthe OKbuttonto turn onthe camera

screen.

3 Frameyoursubjectinthe camerascreen.

4 Pressthe Shutterbutton totake thepicture.

5 Toturn off the camerascreen,pressthe OK

OK button button.

Tomakethe camerascreenturn on wheneverthe cameraison,seeLiveview,

page 14.

Reviewing the picture or video just taken

After youtakea pictureor video,the camerascreendisplaysa Quickviewfor

approximately5 seconds.Whilethe pictureorvideoisdisplayed,youcan:

Review: Ifyoutakenoaction,the picture/videoissaved.

Play (video): Pressthe OKbuttonto playthevideo.

Share: Pressthe Sharebutton to tag a picture/videofor email,orasa

Favorite,or to tag a picturefor print(seepage24).

Delete: Pressthe Deletebuttonwhile the picture/videoand _ are

displayed.Followthe promptsto deletethe picture.

Using digital zoom

Usedigital zoomin anyStillmodeto get upto 3Xcloserto yoursubject.

IMPORTANT:Youmaynoticeadecreaseinprintedimagequalitywhenusing

digitalzoom.

1 PresstheOKbuttontoturn onthe camerascreen,thenpress _ to activate

digitalzoom.

Thecamerascreendisplaysthezoomedimage,thezoomvalue,andthedigital

zoomicon[_Q.

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Taking pictures and videos

2 Press /oto zoomin or out, in 0.1Xincrements.

3 Pressthe Shutterbuttonto takethe picture.

Toturn off digitalzoom,from the lowestsetting,press .

NOTE:Youcannotusedigitalzoomforvideorecording.

Using the flash

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy

shadows. Flash is effective between 2.6 - 7.9 ft (0.8- 2.4 m). You can only

change the flash setting in Still modes.

Choosing a flash option

Flash/Status button

Flash setting

NOTE:

Pressthe _ buttonrepeatedlyto scroll

throughtheflash options.

The active flash icon is displayed in the

camera screen status area (seepage 6).

Aut°iflash fireswhen the lighting

conditionsrequireit.

Filliflash fires everytime youtake a

picture, regardlessof the lighting

conditions.Usewhen the subjectisin

shadowor is"backlit" (whenthe sunis

behindthe subject).

(_ Red-eyeiflash firessothe subject's

eyesbecomeaccustomedto theflash,

thenfires againwhenthe pictureis

taken.

_ Offiflash neverfires.

l_ Off and Fillflash optionsrevertto Autowhenthe cameraisturned

off.

_ Whenthepictureistakenwith Autoor Fillflashselected,the camera

flashestwice: onceto setthe exposureandonceto takethe picture.

Whenthe pictureistakenwith Red-eyeflash selected,the camera

flashesthreetimes:onceto settheexposure,onceto reducered-eye,

andonceto takethe picture.

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Taking pictures and videos

Changing picture-taking settings

You can change settings to get the best results from your camera:

1 In any mode, pressthe Menu button.

2 Press _,,/_. to highlight the setting you wish to change, then pressthe OK

button.

3 Choose an option, then pressthe OK button.

4 Pressthe Menu button to exit.

Setting Icon Options

Self Timer _,e_, Seepage 12.

Putyourselfin the pictureorvideo.

ExposureCompensation r_ Ifpicturesaretoo dark,increasethevalue.

(Stillmodes) Ifpicturesaretoo light, decreasethe

Choosehowmuchlightentersthe value.

camera.

Thissetting remains undl you

change the Mode dial or turn

off the camera.

Picture Quality .

(Stillmodes)

Setpictureresolution.

Thissetting remains until you

change it.

Best _k'k* (default)i

(3.2 MP,low compression)for printing up

to 11x 14in. (28x 36 cm);produces

highestpictureresolution,moredetail,

andlargestfile sizes

Best (3:2) **_i(3.2 MP)idealfor

printing4 x 6 in.(10x 15cm)prints

without cropping.Alsofor printing upto

11x 14in. (28x 36 cm);somecropping

mayresult.

Better **i(3.2 MP,high

compression)for printing upto 8 x 10in.

(20x 25cm);picturesarehigh resolution

with smallerfile size.

Good -_ri(0.8 MP)for emailingor

screendisplay;picturesarelowest

resolutionwith smallestfile size.

Taking pictures and videos

Setting

Color Mode

(Stillmodes)

Choosecolortones.

Thissetting remains until you

change the Mode dial or turn

off the camera.

Icon Options

_ olor (default)ifor colorpictures.

Black & Whiteifor blackandwhite

pictures.

Sepiaifor pictureswith a

reddish-brown,antique look.

Set Album

ChooseAlbum names.

Seepage 13.

Video Length

(Videomode)

Choosethe amountof recording

time for videos.

Th_ set,rig remains undl you

changeiL

Maximum(default)irecords upto30

secondsoruntilimagestorageisfull.

Secondsirecordsforthespecifiedtime

oruntilimagestorageisfull.

NOTE:Ifthecurrentimagestoragelocation

doesnothaveadequatespace,some

videolengthoptionsarenotdisplayed.

Seepage41forstoragecapacities.

Image Storage

Chooseanimagestoragelocation.

Thissetting remains unti/ you

change it.

Auto (default)ithe camerausesthe

cardifone isin thecamera.Ifnot, the

camerausesinternalmemory.

Internal Memoryithe cameraalways

usesinternalmemory,evenif a cardis

installed.

Setup Menu e===i Seepage 14.

Chooseadditionalsettings, e==i=

Putting yourself in the picture or video

TheSelf Timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you pressthe

Shutter button and the time the picture or video is taken.

• OO .

1 Turnthe Mode dial to anyStill mode for pictures, or to Video Eu for videos,

then pressthe Menu button.

2 Press_../_<_to highlight Self Timer<_,),then pressthe OK button.

3 Highlight On, then pressthe OK button.

4 Pressthe Menu button to turn off the menu screen.

TheSelfTimerkon _ appearsin the statusarea.

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Taking pictures and videos

5

6

Placethe camera on a flat surface or use atripod.

Compose the scene.

Pressthe Shutter button, then move sothat you are in the scene.

TheSelfTimerlight blinksslowly for 8 seconds(then quicklyfor 2 seconds)

before the picture istaken.

TheSelf Timer turns off after you take the picture or turn off the camera.

Pre-tagging for album names

UsetheSetAlbum(StillorVideo)featureto pre-selectalbumnamesbefore

youtake pictures.Then,all thepicturesorvideosyoutakearetaggedwith

those albumnames.

First--on your computer

UseKodakEasySharesoftware,V 3.0or higher(seeInstallingthe software,

page22),to createalbumnamesonyourcomputer,thencopyupto 32album

namesto the camera'sinternalmemory.Seethe KodakEasySharesoftware

Helpfor details.

Second--on your camera

1 Inanymode,pressthe Menubutton.

2 Press,_/_'_'to highlightSetAlbum(Stillor Video)I, then pressthe OK

button.

3 Highlightan albumname,thenpressthe OKbutton.Repeatto add

picturesorvideosto morethan onealbum.

Selectedalbumsarenotedwitha checkmark.

4 Toremovea selection,highlightthealbumnamethen presstheOKbutton.

Toremoveall albumselections,selectClearAll.

Highlight Exit, then pressthe OK button.

Yourselectionsaresaved.Ifyou turn on the camerascreen,your album

selectionis displayedon the screen.A plus (+)after the album namemeans

more than onealbum isselected.

6 Pressthe Menu button to exit.

Thissettingremainsuntilyouchangeit.

Takingpicturesand videos

Third--transfer to your computer

Whenyoutransferthetaggedpicturesandvideosto yourcomputer,the

KodakEasySharesoftwareopensandcategorizesyourpicturesandvideosin

the appropriatealbumfolder.Seethe KodakEasySharesoftwareHelpfor

details.

Customizing your camera

Use the Setup Menu to customize your camera settings.

1 In any mode, pressthe Menu button.

2 Press,_/_ to highlight Setup Menu _-_, then pressthe OK button.

3 Highlight the setting you wish to change, then pressthe OK button.

4 Choose an option, then pressthe OK button.

5 Pressthe Menu button to exit.

Setting Icon Options

Return

Returnto previousmenu.

Liveview

Changecamerascreensetting

sothat it isalwaysonor always

off (seepage9).

This setting remains until

you change iL

Onor Off.

Date & Time _ Seepage5.

Setthe dateandtime.

This setting remains until

you change iL

Video Out %.j NTSC(default)iused inmostcountries

Choosetheregionalsettingthat _ exceptthosein EuropeandChina.North

letsyouconnectthe cameratoa Americaand JapanuseNTSC.

televisionor other external PALiused inEuropeand China.

device.

This setting remains until

you change iL

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