Kodak C763 User Manual

Kodak EasyShare C763

zoom digital camera

User’s guide

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Front view

1 Shutter button

2 On/Off button

3Flash

4 Self-timer/Video light

5Lens

6USB

7 Microphone

8 Zoom lever

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Back view

LCD

Speaker

Mode dial

DC-In (5V) for AC adapter

Review button

Strap post

Flash (in Capture modes) Multi-up (in Review mode) Display/Info

OK button

8 Menu button

9 Slot for optional SD or MMC card

10 Battery compartment

11 Tripod socket

12 Dock connector

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Table of contents 1

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

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

Charging the KLIC-7005 battery ....................................................................1

Loading the KLIC-7005 battery......................................................................2

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

Setting the language and date/time...............................................................3

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card .........................................................4

2 Taking pictures/videos ...........................................................................5

Taking a picture ............................................................................................5

Using zoom lever ..........................................................................................7

Using the mode dial......................................................................................8

Using the flash button.................................................................................10

Understanding picture-taking icons .............................................................11

3 Reviewing pictures/videos ...................................................................12

Using the review button..............................................................................12

Deleting pictures/videos ..............................................................................13

Cropping pictures........................................................................................14

Running a slide show..................................................................................14

Viewing as thumbnails (multi-up) ................................................................16

Sharing your pictures/videos........................................................................16

Tagging pictures/videos for albums..............................................................21

Copying pictures/videos...............................................................................23

Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................24

4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................26

Using the menu button ...............................................................................26

Using the setup menu .................................................................................29

Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness ......................................31

Using burst .................................................................................................32

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5 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................33

Installing the software.................................................................................33

Transferring pictures with the USB cable......................................................34

Printing pictures..........................................................................................35

Dock compatibility for your camera..............................................................37

6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................38

7 Getting help ........................................................................................41

8 Appendix .............................................................................................43

Camera specifications .................................................................................43

Care and maintenance ................................................................................46

Important safety instructions .......................................................................46

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................47

Storage capacities.......................................................................................47

Battery life ..................................................................................................48

Limited warranty .........................................................................................48

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................50

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1 Setting up your camera

Attaching the strap

Charging the KLIC-7005 battery

Full charge = approx. 2.5 hours

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Setting up your camera

Loading the KLIC-7005 battery

Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable digital camera battery

KLIC-7005

To extend battery life, see page 48.

Turning on the camera

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Setting the language and date/time

Language:

to change.

to accept.

Date/Time:

At the prompt, press OK.

Setting up your camera

OK (press)

NOTE: To change language or date/time in the future, page 29.

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to change.

for previous/next field.

to accept.

Setting up your camera

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card

Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures/videos.

NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 29).

We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards.

SD or MMC card (optional)

CAUTION:

A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage. Inserting or removing a card while it is being accessed by the camera may damage the pictures, the card, or the camera.

Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or at

www.kodak.com/go/c763accessories.

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2 Taking pictures/videos

Taking a picture

1 2

Taking a video

1 2

Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure.

When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely

Framing marks

Press the Shutter button completely down and release.

To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again.

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Taking pictures/videos

Reviewing the picture/video just taken

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

Play a video

Adjust volume

To review pictures/videos anytime, see page 12.

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

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.

Framing marks

1 Press the Shutter button halfway.

When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.

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, Fireworks, or Video mode. When you use Focus

Zone (see page 26) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.

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Using zoom lever

Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject.

1 Press the Zoom lever to zoom in or out.

The zoom indicator shows zoom status.

2 Take the picture/video. NOTE: For focus ranges, see page 43.

Taking pictures/videos

Zoom indicator

Optical zoom range

WTD

Digital zoom range

Using digital zoom

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

1 Press the Zoom lever to the optical zoom limit (3X). Release the lever, then press it

again.

2 Take the picture/video. NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image quality when

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

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the mode dial

Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings.

Use this mode For

Auto General picture taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality

and ease of use.

Digital Image Stabilization

Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is

Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion.

indistinct.

Night Portrait

Sports

Landscape Far-away scenes. The camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus

Close-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. The camera

Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special

SCN

Video Capturing video with sound. (See page 5.)

Favorites

Reduces red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions.

Subjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast. The camera pre-settings are Multi-Pattern Exposure Metering, Multi-Zone Focus.

framing marks are not available in Landscape.

automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position.

conditions. (See page 9.)

Viewing favorite pictures. (See page 19.)

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Scene modes

1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene .

2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions.

NOTE: If the Scene mode description turns off, press OK.

3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode.

Use this SCN mode For

Children

Party People indoors. Minimizes red eye. Beach Bright beach scenes. Snow Bright snow scenes.

Fireworks

Self-portrait Pictures of yourself.

Backlight

Action pictures of children in bright light.

Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod.

Subjects that are in shadow or “backlit” (when light is behind the subject).

Taking pictures/videos

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the flash button

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.

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

automatically corrects red-eye in the picture.

To turn the Red-eye Pre-flash feature on/off, see see page 30.

Off Never

For flash ranges, see page 44.

button repeatedly to scroll

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.

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Understanding picture-taking icons

In capture mode—no buttons pressed

Taking pictures/videos

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

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Exposure compensation

3 Reviewing pictures/videos

Using the review button

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press for previous/next picture/video.

Magnifying a picture

1 Press the Zoom lever to magnify 1X–8X.

2 Press to view other parts of a

picture.

3 Press OK to return to 1X.

Playing a video

Press OK to play/pause a video.

Press to adjust the volume during playback.

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Deleting pictures/videos

Reviewing pictures/videos

Press Review. then press

Press Menu.

Press

Follow the screen prompts.

to highlight Delete, then press OK.

for previous/next picture/video.

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.

Protecting pictures/videos from deletion

Press Review. then press

Press Menu.

Press

to highlight Protect, then press OK.

The picture/video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with the protected picture/video.

Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

for previous/next picture/video.

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