Kodak EasyShare C300 User manual

Kodak EasyShare C300

digital camera

User’s guide

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For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c300support

Eastman Kodak Company

Rochester, New York 14650

All screen images are simulated.

Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.

P/N 4J3133

Product features

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Front view

1 Grip 5 Mode dial/Power

2 Wrist strap post 6 Flash unit

3 Self Timer/Video light 7 Viewfinder lens

4 Shutter button 8 Lens

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Back view

1 Tripod socket 9 Camera screen

(LCD: liquid crystal display)

2 Dock connector 10 Flash/Status button

3 Share button 11 Grip

4 Controller buttons (4) 12 Menu button

5 OK button 13 Review button

6 Delete button 14 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port

7 Viewfinder 15 Slot for optional SD/MMC card

8 Ready light 16 Battery compartment

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Table of contents 1

1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1

Attaching the wrist strap ...............................................................................1

Loading the batteries ....................................................................................1

Turning on the camera ..................................................................................2

Setting the date/time, first time ..................................................................... 2

Setting the language and date/time, other times............................................3

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card .........................................................3

2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4

Taking a picture ............................................................................................4

Using digital zoom ........................................................................................ 7

Using the flash.............................................................................................. 7

Reviewing pictures and videos.......................................................................8

Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................11

3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................13

Minimum system requirements .................................................................... 13

Installing the software................................................................................. 14

Transferring pictures with the USB cable...................................................... 15

Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 16

Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 17

4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................18

Putting yourself in the picture or video.........................................................18

Running a slide show ..................................................................................19

Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 20

Choosing a flash setting.............................................................................. 21

Changing picture-taking settings .................................................................22

Customizing your camera ............................................................................25

Viewing picture and video information.........................................................27

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Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 27

Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 30

Need help? .................................................................................................32

5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................34

Camera problems........................................................................................ 34

Camera/computer communications..............................................................38

Camera screen messages ............................................................................39

Camera ready light status............................................................................42

6 Getting help ........................................................................................44

Helpful Web links........................................................................................ 44

Software help.............................................................................................. 44

Telephone customer support .......................................................................44

7 Appendix .............................................................................................47

Camera specifications .................................................................................47

Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 49

Power-saving features.................................................................................50

Important safety instructions .......................................................................50

Battery information .....................................................................................52

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................53

Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 54

Warranty..................................................................................................... 54

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 56

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1 Setting up your camera

Attaching the wrist strap

Loading the batteries

1 Open the battery door.

2 Load the battery, then close the battery door.

For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 51.

CRV3 lithium

(non-rechargeable)

Ni-MH

(rechargeable)

2-AA

lithium, Ni-MH,

or Oxy-Alkaline AA ZR6

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Setting up your camera

Turning on the camera

Setting the date/time, first time

At the prompt, press OK.

to change.

for previous/next field.

OK

t

o accept.

Setting up your camera

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Setting the language and date/time, other times

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card

Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to

conveniently store more pictures and videos.

NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD and MMC cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this

camera before taking pictures (see page 26).

CAUTION:

A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause

damage. Inserting or removing a card when the Ready light is

blinking may damage pictures, card, or camera.

See page 48 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak

products or www.kodak.com/go/c300accessories.

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3

Press Menu.

to highlight Setup Menu

then press OK.

to highlight Language

or Date/Time

, then press OK.

If setting the date/time:

to change.

for previous/next field.

to accept.

OK

Notched corner

SD or MMC

card (optional)

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2 Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

Taking a video

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Press Shutter button

to take the picture.

When the Ready light

blinks green, the picture is

being saved; you can still

take pictures.

Turn on camera:

—

for general picture-taking

—for night scenes or low-light

Ready light

Frame your subject in

viewfinder or LCD screen.

conditions

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Press the Shutter button down

and release, or press and hold

for more than 2 seconds.

The camera does not record

audio.

To stop recording, press the

Shutter button again.

Turn on camera.

Frame your subject in

viewfinder or LCD

screen.

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Taking pictures and videos

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Reviewing the picture or video just taken

After you take a picture or video, the LCD screen displays a Quickview for

approximately 5 seconds.

While the picture or video and are displayed:

To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.

Checking camera and picture status

The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and

picture settings.

If you take no

action, the

picture/video is

saved.

Tag a picture/video for email or as a

favorite, or tag a picture for print.

Delete

OK to play/pause a video

Flash/Status

button

If is displayed in the status

area, press to display

additional settings.

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Taking pictures and videos

Using the camera screen as a viewfinder

IMPORTANT:

The Liveview feature significantly depletes battery power; use it sparingly.

1 Turn the Mode dial to any Still mode.

2 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen.

3 Frame your subject in the camera screen.

4 Press the Shutter button to take the picture.

5 To turn off the camera screen, press the OK button.

To make the camera screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 25

Picture/video capture screens

OK button

Capture mode

Low battery (flashing = exhausted)

Date stamp

Flash

Picture quality

Pictures/video time remaining

Image storage location

Mode description

Self Timer

Zoom indicator

Album name

More information

Taking pictures and videos

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Using digital zoom

Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 5X closer to your subject.

IMPORTANT:

You may notice a decrease in printed image quality when using digital

zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses, then turns red when

the picture quality is less than 1 MP. For an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm)

print, ensure that the slider remains blue.

1 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen,

then press to activate digital zoom.

The camera screen displays the zoomed image and the

zoom indicator.

2 Press to zoom in or out (T -Telephoto or W -

Wide).

3 Press the Shutter button to take the picture.

To turn off digital zoom, from the lowest setting,

press .

NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording.

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.

To change the flash settings, see page 21.

Zoom indicator

Press the button repeatedly to scroll

The active flash icon is displayed in the

camera screen status area (see page 5).

through flash options (see Flash modes table).

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Taking pictures and videos

Reviewing pictures and videos

Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.

To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or

Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c300accessories.)

NOTE: Pictures taken at Best (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the

top of the screen.

(previous/next)

Videos:

OK to play/pause

Review

(Press again to exit)

Next picture/video (during playback)

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Rewind to beginning (during playback)

Taking pictures and videos

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What the review icons mean

Favorite tag

Email tag

Print tag/number of prints

Protect

Picture/video number

Image storage location

Review mode

Scroll arrows (more pictures/videos)

Low battery (flashing = exhausted)

Video length

Press OK to

Play or Pause

Video number

Image storage

location

Review mode

Video lengthVideo length

Scroll arrows

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Taking pictures and videos

Magnifying a picture during review

Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review

OK

view other parts of the picture.

return to 1X

.

OK

magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X.

Press Review.

(Press again to exit)

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Locate picture.

OK

view previous/next thumbnail.

view multi-up thumbnails.

view previous/next row of thumbnails.

view single picture.

Taking pictures and videos

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Protecting pictures and videos from deletion

The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears

with the protected picture or video.

Press the Menu button to exit.

CAUTION:

Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all

(including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal

memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and

favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)

highlight Protect

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2

Press Review.

for previous/next.

Press Menu.

Press

to

then press OK.

Note: To cancel Protect,

press OK again.

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Taking pictures and videos

Deleting pictures and videos

PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.

EXIT—exits the Delete screen.

ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location.

NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting.

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Follow the screen prompts.

for previous/next.

Press Delete.

Press Review. (To exit, press

Review again.)

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3 Transferring and printing

pictures

CAUTION:

Install Kodak EasyShare software

before

connecting the camera or

optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the

software to load incorrectly.

Minimum system requirements

NOTE: To download EasyShare software, visit

www.kodak.com/go/c300downloads.

Windows OS-based computers Macintosh computers

■ Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or

XP OS

■ Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher

■ 233 MHz processor or greater

■ 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for

Windows XP OS)

■ 200 MB hard disk space available

■ CD-ROM drive

■ Available USB port

■ Color monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (16-bit

or 24-bit recommended)

■ Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 Cube,

iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook

computers

■ Mac OS X version 10.2.3, 10.3

■ Safari 1.0 or higher

■ 128 MB RAM

■ 200 MB hard disk space available

■ CD-ROM drive

■ Available USB port

■ Color monitor, 1024 x 768 pixels

(thousands or millions of colors

recommended)

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Transferring and printing pictures

Installing the software

CAUTION:

Install Kodak EasyShare software

before

connecting the camera or optional

dock to the computer. Failure to do so

may cause the software to load

incorrectly.

1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including

anti-virus software).

2 Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3 Load the software:

Windows OS-based computer—if the install window does not appear, choose Run

from the Start menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that

contains the CD.

Mac OS X—double-click the CD icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

Windows OS-based computer—select Typical to automatically install the most

commonly used applications. Select Custom to choose the applications you wish to

install.

Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: When prompted, take a few minutes to electronically register your camera and software. This lets

you receive information regarding software updates and registers some of the products included

with the camera. You must be connected to your Internet service provider to register electronically.

To register later, see

www.kodak.com/go/register.

5 If prompted, restart the computer. If you turned off anti-virus software, turn it back

on. See the anti-virus software manual for details.

For information on the software applications included on the Kodak EasyShare

software CD, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.

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