Kodak CD43 User Manual
Kodak EasyShare CD43
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Rochester, New York 14650
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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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Product features
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1 Microphone 7 Self-timer/Burst button
2 Wrist strap post 8 Flash
3 Self Timer /Video light 9 Viewfinder
4Mode dial: camera
modes/power settings
5 Shutter button 11 USB, A/V Out
6 Flash button 12 DC-In (3V) ,for
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10 Lens
optional AC adapter
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Side View
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1 Dock connector 9 Delete button
2 Tripod socket 10 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto)
3 LCD screen 11 4-way controller
4 Viewfinder 12 OK button
5 Ready light 13 Slot for optional xD-Picture Card
6 Review button 14 Share button
7 Menu button 15 Battery compartment
8 LCD On/Off/Status
button
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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 xD-Picture Card........................................................... 3
2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4
Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4
Using optical zoom .......................................................................................8
Using the flash ..............................................................................................9
Reviewing pictures and videos ....................................................................... 9
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................ 12
3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................14
Installing the software................................................................................. 14
Transferring pictures with the USB cable ...................................................... 15
Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 16
Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 19
4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................20
Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 20
Using burst ................................................................................................. 21
Running a slide show .................................................................................. 22
Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 24
Changing the flash settings ......................................................................... 25
Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 26
Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 28
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Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 31
Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................33
Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 34
Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 36
5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................41
Camera problems........................................................................................ 41
Computer/connectivity problems.................................................................. 43
Picture quality problems .............................................................................. 43
Camera ready light status............................................................................ 44
Direct printing (PictBridge) problems............................................................ 45
6 Getting help ........................................................................................46
Helpful links ................................................................................................ 46
Telephone customer support ....................................................................... 47
7 Appendix .............................................................................................49
Camera specifications .................................................................................49
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
1 Open the battery door.
2 Load the batteries, then close the battery door.
CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 56.
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Ni-MH rechargeable
battery pack
2-AA
lithium, Ni-MH,
or oxy-alkaline
Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the date/time, first time
At the prompt, press OK.
1
2
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK
o accept.
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Setting up your camera
Setting the language and date/time, other times
Press Menu.
1
2
3
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 xD-Picture Card
Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an xD-Picture Card to
conveniently store more pictures and videos.
NOTE: We recommend Kodak xD-Picture Cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this
camera before taking pictures (see page 32).
xD-Picture
Card (optional)
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 xD-Picture Cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/cd43accessories.
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2 Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
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Tur n o n cam era .
Ready light
2
Fram e yo ur
subject in the
Viewfinder
or LCD screen.
Taking a video
1
Tur n o n cam era .
2
Fram e yo ur
subject in the
Viewfinder
or LCD screen.
Press Shutter button
3
halfway to focus and
set exposure.
When the Ready light
4
turns green, press the
button completely down.
Press the Shutter button
3
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 screen displays a Quickview for
approximately 5 seconds.
While the picture or video and are displayed:
Delete
If you press
no buttons, the
picture/video is
saved.
OK to play/pause a video
(adjust the volume on your Video
Out device.)
Tag a picture/video for email or as a
favorite, or tag a picture for print.
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9.
Checking camera and picture status
Press the LCD On/Off/Status button to see the active camera
and picture settings.
Press once to turn off
Status
button
the icons of the active
camera and picture settings.
Press twice to turn off
the screen entirely.
(Press again to turn on icons and
picture settings.)
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures)
When using the LCD screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera
is focusing. For the best pictures, 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.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway:
Framing marks
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
(page 29) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
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Capture mode
Taking pictures and videos
Self Timer/Burst
Date stamp
Album name
Zoom:
digital
telephoto
wide
Flash Mode
Picture size
Pictures/time remaining
location
Storage
Focus
zone
White balance
ISO
Low battery
Camera mode
Exposure compensation
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Taking pictures and videos
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 2 ft (0.6 m) to the subject or 5 in. (13 cm) in Close-up
mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.
1 Use the Viewfinder or LCD screen to frame your
subject.
2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle
(W) to zoom out.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
Zoom indicator
Digital zoom range
Optical zoom
range
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get an additional 5X magnification beyond
optical zoom. Combined zoom settings are from 3X to 15X.
1 Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (3X). Release the button,
then press it again.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
2 Take the picture.
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.
3 Press the Shutter button halfway to set the
exposure and focus, then press completely down
to take the picture. (When taking videos, press and
release the Shutter button.)
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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 table).
The active flash icon is displayed in the
LCD screen.
button repeatedly to scroll
To change the flash settings, see page 25.
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 2–12 ft (0.6–3.6 m) @ ISO 140
Telephoto 2–7 ft (0.6–2.1 m) @ ISO 140
Reviewing pictures and videos
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
Review
1
(Press again to exit)
2
(previous/next)
Videos:
OK to play/pause
Adjust the volume
Rewind to beginning (during playback)
Next picture/video (during playback)
To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or
Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/cd43accessories.)
NOTE: Pictures taken at the 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.
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Taking pictures and videos
What the review icons mean
Print tag/number of prints
Favorite
Email tag
arrows
Scroll
Video length
Favorite tag
Email tag
Press OK to Play
or Pause
tag
Protected
Picture number
storage
Image
location
Review mode
Protected
Video number
Image storage
location
Review mode
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Magnifying a picture during review
Taking pictures and videos
W/T
OK
magnify 1X–8X.
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X
.
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view previous/next thumbnail.
OK
view single picture.
Cropping a picture during review
Press Menu. (To exit, press Menu again.)
1
Highlight Crop , then press OK.
2
Follow on-screen instructions.
3
zoom out or in.
W/T
(Crop box turns red at maximum zoom.)
OK
crop and save picture. (Original picture is kept.)
move crop box.
NOTE: Cropping may not be supported for images captured on other digital cameras.
Pictures under 2.1 MP cannot be cropped.
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Taking pictures and videos
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press Review. (To exit, press
1
Review again.)
2
3
4
Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press
highlight Protect ,
then press OK.
to
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.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an xD-Picture 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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Deleting pictures and videos
Taking pictures and videos
Press Review. (To exit, press
1
Review again.)
2
3
4
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
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
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.
—if the install window does not appear, choose Run from the Start
—follow the on-screen instructions.
before
connecting the camera or
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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 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 the camera.
Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer.
The software prompts you through the transfer
process.
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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 19)
■ Kodak 8-in-1 card reader
Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or
www.kodak.com/go/cd43accessories.
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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. The printer dock may require a D-22 adapter (see page 19).
Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or
www.kodak.com/go/cd43accessories.
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.
3 Connect the appropriate USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See your
printer user guide or www.kodak.com/go/cd43accessories for details.)
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■ PictBridge enabled printer
■ USB cable (may be sold separately)
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