Kodak CD40, C310 User Manual

Kodak EasyShare C310/CD40

digital camera

FPO

User’s guide

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Rochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2005

All screen images are simulated.

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

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Front view

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1 Grip 5 Mode dial/Power

2 Strap post 6 Flash unit

3 Self Timer/Video light 7 Viewfinder lens

4 Shutter button 8 Lens

Product features

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Product features

Back view

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1 Tripod socket 9 Camera screen

2 Dock connector 10 Flash/Status button

3 Share button 11 Grip

4 Controller buttons (4) 12 Slot for optional SD/MMC card

5 OK button 13 Menu button

6 Delete button 14 Review button

7 Viewfinder 15 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port

8 Ready light 16 Battery compartment

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(LCD: liquid crystal display)

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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

Installing the software................................................................................. 13

Transferring pictures with the USB cable ...................................................... 14

Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 15

Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 18

4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................19

Putting yourself in the picture or video......................................................... 19

Running a slide show .................................................................................. 20

Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 22

Choosing a flash setting .............................................................................. 23

Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 24

Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 27

Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................29

Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 30

Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 32

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5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................37

Camera problems........................................................................................ 37

Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 41

Camera screen messages ............................................................................ 42

Camera ready light status............................................................................ 45

6 Getting help ........................................................................................47

Helpful Web links ........................................................................................ 47

Software help..............................................................................................47

Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 48

7 Appendix .............................................................................................50

Camera specifications .................................................................................50

Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 53

Power-saving features ................................................................................. 54

Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 54

Battery information ..................................................................................... 56

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 57

Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 58

Warranty..................................................................................................... 58

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 61

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1 Setting up your camera

Attaching the wrist strap

Loading the batteries

2-AA

CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)

For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 56.

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Ni-MH

KAA2HR

(rechargeable)

lithium, Ni-MH,

or oxy-alkaline AA

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

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o accept.

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Setting up your camera

Setting the language and date/time, other times

Press Menu.

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to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.

to highlight Language

or Date/Time
If setting the date/time:

OK

, then press OK.

to change.

for previous/next field.
to accept.

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 28).

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 pictures, card, or camera.

See page 53 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/c310accessories or

www.kodak.com/go/cd40accessories

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2 Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

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Tu rn on c am e ra:

for general picture-taking

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—for night scenes or low-light

conditions

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Frame your subject in
viewfinder or LCD screen.

Taking a video

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Tu rn on c a me ra.

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Frame your subject in
viewfinder or LCD
screen.

Press the Shutter button

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to take the picture.

Ready light

When the Ready light

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blinks green, the picture is
being saved; you can still
take pictures.

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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.

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Taking pictures and videos

Reviewing the picture or video just taken

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

While the picture or video and are displayed:

Delete

OK to play/pause a video

Tag a picture/video for email or as a
favorite, or tag a picture for print.

If you take no
action, the
picture/video is
saved.

To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.

Checking camera and picture status

The icons that appear on the camera LCD screen indicate the active camera and
picture settings.

If is displayed in the status
area, press to display

Flash/Status

button

additional settings.

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Taking pictures and videos

Using the camera LCD screen as a viewfinder

IMPORTANT:

OK button

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

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 LCD screen, press the OK button.

Picture/video capture screens

Self-timer

Date stamp

Album name

Zoom:

Telephoto

Wide

Flash

Picture quality

Pictures/video time remaining

Image storage location

Mode description

ISO speed

Low battery

Capture mode

Exposure compensation

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Taking pictures and videos

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 LCD 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).

Zoom indicator

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.

Press the button repeatedly to scroll
through flash options (see Flash modes table on

page 23).

The active flash icon is displayed in the
LCD screen status area (see page 5).

To change the flash settings, see page 23.

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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.

Videos:
OK to play/pause

Rewind to beginning (during playback)

Next picture/video (during playback)

Review

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(previous/next)

To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or
Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c310accessories or

www.kodak.com/go/cd40accessories.)

NOTE: Pictures taken at 3.5 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at

the top of the screen.

(Press again to exit)

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What the review icons mean

Taking pictures and videos

Favorite tag

Email tag

Scroll arrows

Video length

Video lengthVideo length

Scroll arrows

Print tag/number of prints

Protect
Picture/video number
Image storage location

Review mode

Video number

Image storage
location

Press OK to
Play or Pause

Review mode

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Taking pictures and videos

Magnifying a picture during review

OK

magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X.

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

Protecting pictures and videos from deletion

Press Review.

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Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.

for previous/next.

Press Menu.

Press to

highlight Protect
then press OK.

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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.)

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Taking pictures and videos

Deleting pictures and videos

Press Review. (To exit, press

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Review again.)

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for previous/next.

Press Delete.

Follow the screen prompts.

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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3 Transferring and printing

pictures

Installing the software

CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software
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—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. Select Custom to choose the applications you wish to install.

Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: When prompted, register your camera and software. Registering lets you sign up for information

that keeps your system up-to-date. To register later, visit

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.

before

connecting the camera or

www.kodak.com/go/register.

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Transferring and printing pictures

Transferring pictures with the USB cable

1 Turn off the camera.

2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable

(model U-8) into the labeled USB port on your
computer. See your computer user’s guide for
details.

3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the labeled

USB port on the camera.

4 Turn on t he ca mera.

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

NOTE: Visit

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 18)

■ 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/c310accessories or www.kodak.com/go/cd40accessories

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for an online tutorial on connecting.

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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 www.kodak.com/go/c310accessories or

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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, or

with optional Kodak 3-volt AC adapter

Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer

1 Turn off the camera and printer.

2 Optional: If you have a Kodak 3-volt AC adapter (optional accessory), plug it into

the camera and into an electrical outlet.

IMPORTANT:

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

printer user guide or www.kodak.com/go/c310accessories or

www.kodak.com/go/cd40accessories for details.)

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Do not use the AC adapter included with the EasyShare camera dock or
printer dock to power your camera.

■ PictBridge enabled printer

■ USB cable (may be sold separately)

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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.

To transfer pictures to your computer, see page 13. In Favorites mode, the current favorite picture
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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 Help button in the Kodak
EasyShare software.

Ordering prints online

Kodak EasyShare gallery ( www.kodakgallery.com) is one of the many online print
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-quality prints, photo greeting cards, frames, and albums—and have

them delivered to your door.

Printing from an optional SD or 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. (Contact a location

prior to visiting. See www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.)

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

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