Kodak C 503 User Manual

Kodak EasyShare C533/C503

zoom digital camera

User's guide

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Front view

Product features

1 Shutter button 6 Flash

2 Mode dial 7 Viewfinder
3 Self-timer/Video light 8 Microphone
4 Flash button 9 Lens
5 Self-timer/Burst button 10 DC-ln (3V) ^-<S-O,for

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AC adaptei

Product features

Back view

1 LCD 10 Slot for optional SD or MMC card
2 Viewfinder 11

3 Ready light 12 OK button
4 Share button 13 USB, A/VOut
5 Wide angle button 14 Battery compartment
6 Telephoto button 15 Menu button
7 Delete button 16 Review button
8 LCD/Info button 17 Dock connector
9 Strap post 18 Tripod socket

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Table of contents

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

Attaching the strap

Loading the battery..................................................................... 1

Turning on the camera
Setting the ianguage, date/time

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

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

Taking a picture

Using thefiash............................................................................7

Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera

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3 Transferring and printing pictures

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Instaiiing the software................................................................ 11

Transferring pictures with the USB cabie
Printing pictures

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Dock compatibiiity for your camera

4 Doing more with your camera...................................................................16

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Using opticai zoom.................................................................... 16

Picture-taking modes................................................................. 17

Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness

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Using the seif-timer................................................................... 19

Using burst

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Changing picture-taking settings...................................................20

Customizing your camera

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Running a siide show..................................................................26

Cropping pictures......................................................................27

Viewing picture/video information..................................................28

Copying pictures and videos......................................................... 28

Pre-tagging for aibum names

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

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5 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................35

Camera problems...................................................................... 35

Camera ready light status............................................................ 37

Camera/computer communications

LCD screen messages................................................................. 39

6 Getting help .............................................................................................42

Helpful links............................................................................ 42

Telephone customer support

7 Appendix..................................................................................................44

Camera specifications................................................................. 44

Storage capacities

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Important safety instructions

Battery life...............................................................................50

Upgrading your software and firmware............................................51

Additional care and maintenance................................................... 51

Warranty

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Regulatory compliance................................................................54

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Setting up your camera

Attaching the strap

For battery types, see page 46. To extend battery life, see page 50.

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Setting up your camera

Turning on the camera

Setting the language, date/time

to change.

<1/1» for previous/next field,

OK to accept.

OK (press)

Setting the language, date/time in the future

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to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.

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or Date/Time then press OK.

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Setting up your camera

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: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see Format on

page 25). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards.

A 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 the pictures, the card, or the camera.

See page 47 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or at www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.

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Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

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Taking a video

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Use the LCD or viewfinder.
Press LCD/Info lOlO for:

• LCD on, status icons on

• LCD on, status icons off

• LCD off (use the viewfinder)

LCD/Info

Press the Shutter button halfway
to focus and set exposure.

When the Ready light turns green,
press the Shutter button
completely down.

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Taking pictures and videos

Reviewing the picture or video just taken

After you take a picture or video, the LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5
seconds.

' Tag a picture/video for email or as a"

favorite, or tag a picture for print.

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- Play a video.
adjust the volume on your

Video Out device.)

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If you press
no buttons,
the picture/

video Is saved.

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To review pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.

Understanding picture-taking icons

In capture mode—no buttons pressed

Self-timer
Date Stamp-

Album —

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Flash mode

■cA isiCi CVA tirite

^— ISO speed

ii&As

Picture size

Pictures/time remaining

■ Storage location
Zoom: wide

— Focus Zone

— White balance

lE — Low battery

Camera mode

. Exposure compensation
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telephoto
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Taking pictures and videos

In capture mode—shutter pressed halfway

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Auto Exposure/

Auto Focus warning

tfSR — Low battery

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Exposure compensation

Using the auto-focus framing marks (to take pictures)

When using the LCD as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate the camera focus area.
The camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not
centered in the scene.

1

Press the Shutter button

When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.

halfway.

Framing marks

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Center focus

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Center wide focus

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Side focus

Center and side focus

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Left and right focus

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Taking pictures and videos

2

If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks

disappear), release the Shutter button, recompose the scene, and repeat step 1.

3

Press the Shutter button

NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape or Video mode. When you use Focus

Zone (see page 22) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.

Using the flash

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

FUish-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance

Wide angle 2-11.5ft(0.6-3.5m)@ISO 140
Telephoto 2-6.6ft(0.6-2.0m)@ISO 140

Flash modes Flash fires

mm Auto

m Fill

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When the lighting conditions reguire it.

Flash

Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use
when the subject is in shadow or is "backlit" (when the light is behind the
subject).

Once, so the subject's eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires
again when the picture is taken. (If the lighting conditions reguire flash but
do not reguire Red-eye reduction, the flash may fire only once.)

completely down

Press the ^ button repeatedly to scroll
through flash modes (see Flash modes below).

The current flash mode Is shown In the LCD

status area.

to take the picture.

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Taking pictures and videos

Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera

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

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*1 I I prevlous/next.

Review,

(Press again to exit.)

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To save battery power, use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock or Kodak 3-volt AC
adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.)

NOTE: Pictures taken at the 4.4 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with black bars

at the top of the screen. A video's duration is displayed at the top of the LCD.

Magnifying a picture during review

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Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review

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OK return to IX.

^ view multi-up thumbnails.

OK view single picture.

magnify IX- 8X,

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view other parts of the picture,

IT view prevlous/next row of thumbnails,

view prevlous/next thumbnail,

Videos:

OK Play/pause.

^ Rewind to beginning (during playback),

III. Next picture/video (during playback).

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Understanding review icons

Pictures

nt tag/number of prints.
Favorite tag
Email tag

Taking pictures and videos

Picture number

wp.—Image storage

ocatlon

Protected

Scroll arrows

Videos

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— Review mode

Taking pictures and videos

Deleting pictures and videos during review

Using the undo delete feature

If you accidentally delete a picture, you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature
is only available immediately after you delete a picture.

NOTE: You cannot use Undo Delete if your picture is larger than 20 MB.

Protecting pictures and videos from deletion

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

Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

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1 ) Press Review.

4/k foi” prevlous/next.

Pi’fiss Menu.

Press to highlight Protect, then press OK.

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Transferring and printing

pictures

Installing the software

A CAUTION:

Install EasyShare software before connecting the camera 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 EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3

Load the software:

Windows OS

menu and type

Mac OS X

4

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

Windows OS

applications, or Custom to choose the ones you wish to install.

Mac OS X

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 EasyShare software CD,
click the Flelp button in EasyShare software.

—if the install window does not appear, choose Run from the Start

d:\setup.exe

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

—select Complete to automatically install the most commonly used

—follow the on-screen instructions.

where d is the drive letter that contains the CD.

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Transferring and printing pictures

Transferring pictures with the USB cable

Turn off camera.

(^^2^ Connect USB cable (U-8).

Turn on camera.

Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer
and prompts you through the transfer process.

NOTE: Visit www.kodak.com/go/howto for an online tutorial on connecting.

Also available for transferring

You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos.

■ Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock (see page 15)

■ Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer
Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or

www.kodak.com/go/c533accessoriesorwww.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.

Printing pictures

Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock

Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or
without a computer. Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak
products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.

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Transferring and printing pictures

Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer

Your camera is compatible with PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to
PictBridge enabled printers. You need:

■ Camera with fully charged batteries ■ PictBridge enabled printer

■ USB cable (may be sold separately)

Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer

1

Turn off the camera and printer.

2

Connect the appropriate USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See your

printer user guide or visit www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c503accessories.

Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer

1

Turn on the printer. Turn on the camera.

The PictBridge logo is displayed, followed by the current picture and menu. (If no
pictures are found, a message Is displayed.) If the menu Interface turns off, press any
button to redisplay It.

2

Press to choose a printing option, then press the OK button.

Current Picture
Tagged Pictures

Index Print

All Pictures

Image Storage

NOTE: During direct printing, pictures are not permanently transferred or saved to the computer or printer.

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Press <</► to choose a picture. Choose the number of copies.
If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for printing and

choose a print size.
Print thumbnails of all pictures. This option regulres one or more sheets

of paper. If the printer Is capable, choose a print size.
Print all pictures In Internal memory, on a card, or In Favorites. Choose

the number of copies.
Access Internal memory, a card, or Favorites.

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Transferring and printing pictures

Disconnecting the camera from a PictBridge enabled printer

1

Turn off the camera and printer.

2

Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer.

Using a printer that is not PictBridge enabled

For details on printing pictures from your computer, click the Flelp button in EasyShare
software.

Ordering prints online

Kodak EasyShare

services offered in the Kodak EasyShare software. You can easily:

■ Upload your pictures.

■ Edit, enhance, and add borders to your pictures.

■ Store pictures, and share them with family and friends.

■ Order high-guality prints, photo greeting cards, frames, and albums—and have
them delivered to your door.

Printing from an optional SD/MMC card

■ Automatically print tagged pictures when you insert your card into a printer with
an SD/MMC card slot. See your printer user's guide for details.

Make prints at an SD/MMC card-capable Kodak picture maker/picture kiosk.

(Contact a location prior to visiting. See www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.)

■ Take the card to your local photo retailer for professional printing.

Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com) is one of the many online print

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Transferring and printing pictures

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products or www.kodak.com/go/c533accessories or
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Doing more with your camera

Using optical zoom

Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective
when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 5 in. (12.7 cm) in
Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.

1

Use the viewfinder or LCD to frame your subject.

2

Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out.

The zoom indicator shows zoom status.

Using digital zoom

Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 15X magnification.

1

Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (3X). Release the button,

then press it again.

2

Take the picture or video.

NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image guality when

using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the picture
guality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6-in. (10 x 15 cm) print.

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