Kodak C743, C703 User Manual
Kodak EasyShare C743/C703
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Rochester, New York 14650
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All screen images are simulated.
Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
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Front view
Product features
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1 Shutter button 7 Viewfinder
2Mode dial 8Lens
3 Self-timer/Video light 9 Speaker
4 Flash button 10 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter
5 Self-timer/Burst button 11 Microphone
6Flash
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Back view
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1 LCD 11 Strap post
2 Viewfinder 12 SD or MMC card (sold separately)
3 Ready light 13 USB, A/V Out
4 Share button 14
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5 Delete button 15 Battery compartment
6 LCD/Info button 16 Menu button
7 Wide angle button 17 Review button
8 Telephoto button 18 Dock connector
9 OK button 19 Tripod socket
10 Slot for optional SD or MMC card
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1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1
Attaching the strap ....................................................................................... 1
Loading the battery....................................................................................... 1
Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 2
Setting the language, date/time..................................................................... 2
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ......................................................... 3
2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4
Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4
Using the flash .............................................................................................. 8
Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera .............................................. 9
3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................12
Installing the software................................................................................. 12
Transferring pictures with the USB cable ...................................................... 13
Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 14
Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 16
4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................17
Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 17
Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 18
Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness ...................................... 20
Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 20
Using burst ................................................................................................. 21
Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 22
Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 25
Running a slide show .................................................................................. 27
Cropping pictures ........................................................................................ 29
Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................29
Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 30
Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 30
Tagging pictures/videos for albums.............................................................. 31
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Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 32
5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................38
Camera problems ........................................................................................ 38
Camera ready light status............................................................................ 40
Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 41
LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 42
6 Getting help ........................................................................................45
Helpful links ................................................................................................ 45
7 Appendix .............................................................................................47
Camera specifications .................................................................................47
Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 50
Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 51
Battery life .................................................................................................. 52
Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 53
Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 53
Warranty..................................................................................................... 54
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 56
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1 Setting up your camera
Attaching the strap
Loading the battery
Ni-MH
(rechargeable)
For battery types, see page 52. To extend battery life, see page 53.
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CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
2 AA (rechargeable or
non-rechargeable)
Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the language, date/time
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OK (press)
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to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
OK
Setting up your camera
Setting the language, date/time in the future
Press Menu.
1
to highlight Setup Menu
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3
then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time
, then press OK.
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 32 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 page 25).
We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards.
SD or MMC card (optional)
Notched corner
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 50 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products
or at www.kodak.com/go/c743accessories or www.kodak.com/go/c703accessories.
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2 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 for:
• LCD on, status icons on
• LCD on, status icons off
• LCD off (use the viewfinder)
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LCD/Info
Press the Shutter button halfway
to focus and set exposure.
When the Ready light turns green,
press the Shutter button
completely down.
Press the Shutter button completely
down and release.
To stop recording, press and release the
Shutter button again.
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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.
If you press
no buttons,
the picture/
video is saved.
To review pictures and videos anytime, see page 9.
Understanding blur warning icons
If the feature is turned on (see page 25), a picture blur warning icon is
displayed during quickview and review.
Green—Picture is sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print.
Yellow—Picture may be sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm)
print or sharpness is not determined.
Red—Picture is not sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print.
White—Printability is still being determined.
Delete
Play a video.
to adjust volume.)
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Taking pictures and videos
Understanding picture-taking icons
In capture mode—no buttons pressed
Self-timer Flash
Date stamp
Picture size
In capture mode—shutter pressed halfway
Album
Pictures/time remaining
Storage
location
Zoom:
wide
telephoto
digital
Exposure metering
White balance
ISO speed
Low battery
mode
Camera
Exposure compensation
Auto Exposure/
Auto Focus warning
Low battery
Exposure compensation
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Taking pictures and videos
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 halfway.
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.
Fram ing mark s
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks
disappear), release the Shutter button and recompose the scene.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.
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.
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
Press the
through flash modes (see Flash modes below).
The current flash mode is shown in the LCD
status area.
button repeatedly to scroll
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 2–11.8 ft (0.6–3.6 m) @ ISO 140
Telephoto 2–6.9 ft (0.6–2.1 m) @ ISO 140
Flash modes Flash fires
Auto
When the lighting conditions require it.
Flash
Fill 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). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
Red-
If the Red-eye Pre-flash
eye
feature is turned off:
■ The flash fires once.
■ The camera then
If the Red-eye Pre-flash feature is turned on:
■ The flash fires once so the eyes become
accustomed to the flash, then fires
again when the picture is taken.
automatically corrects
red-eye in the picture.
To turn the Red-eye Pre-flash feature on/off, see page 25.
Off Never
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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.
Review.
1
(Press again to exit.)
2
for previous/next.
Videos:
Play/pause.
OK
Adjust the volume.
Rewind to beginning (during playback).
Next picture/video (during playback).
To save battery power, use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock or Kodak 3-volt AC
adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c743accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c703accessories.)
NOTE: Pictures taken at the 6.1 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar
at the top
and bottom of the screen. A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the LCD.
Magnifying a picture during review
W/T
magnify 2X - 8X.
view other parts of the picture.
OK
return to 1X.
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view previous/next thumbnail.
view single picture.
OK
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Taking pictures and videos
Understanding review icons
Pictures
Print tag/number of prints
Favorite tag
Email tag
Album
Blur warning
Picture number
Image storage
location
Protected
Scroll arrows
Review mode
Videos
Video length
Favorite tag
Email tag
Date/Time
Scroll arrows
Video number
Image storage
location
Review mode
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Taking pictures and videos
Deleting pictures and videos during review
Press Review.
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Using the undo delete feature
If you accidentally delete a picture/video, you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This
feature is only available immediately after you delete a picture/video.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
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for previous/next.
Press Delete.
Follow the screen prompts.
Press Review.
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for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press
to highlight Protect, then press OK.
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 the menu.
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3 Transferring and printing
pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install EasyShare software
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—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—select Complete to automatically install the most commonly used
applications, or Custom to choose the ones you wish to install.
Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE: When prompted, take few minutes to electronically register your camera and software. To register
later, see
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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 Help button in EasyShare software.
before
connecting the camera to the
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Transferring and printing pictures
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
1
Turn off camera.
2
Connect USB cable (U-8).
Turn on camera.
3
Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer
and prompts you through the transfer process.
NOTE: Visit
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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 14)
■ 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/c743accessories or www.kodak.com/go/c703accessories.
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Transferring and printing pictures
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/c743accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c703accessories.
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/c743accessories or
www.kodak.com/go/c703accessories.)
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Transferring and printing pictures
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 Press to choose a picture. Choose the number of copies.
Tagged Pictures If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for printing and
choose a print size.
Index Print Print thumbnails of all pictures. This option requires one or more sheets
of paper. If the printer is capable, choose a print size.
All Pictures Print all pictures in internal memory, on a card, or in Favorites. Choose
the number of copies.
Image Storage Access internal memory, a card, or Favorites.
NOTE: During direct printing, pictures are not permanently transferred or saved to the computer or printer.
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 Help button in EasyShare
software.
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