Kodak DC220 User Manual

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE ª

DC220 and DC260 Zoom Cameras

UserÕs Guide

for the cameras, KODAK Installation Software, KODAK Camera Properties Software, KODAK Mounter Software, and KODAK Acquire/TWAIN Software

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Table of Contents

Page

1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

So where is the film? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Camera features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Typical uses for your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

DC220 and DC260 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4

2 Meet your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Your Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Mode dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Four-way controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Your camera display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Removable memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Reformatting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Removing the memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11

Installing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13

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3 Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Turning the camera on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Entering the Capture mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Defining settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

Defining settings via the Capture mode menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

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Defining settings via the SCROLL and SELECT buttons . . . . . . . .3-13

Taking pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14

Viewing the memory gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15

Adding sound to a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15

Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

Digital zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

4 Reviewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Entering the Review mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1

Setting Review mode preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Viewing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Viewing the remaining memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6

Marking pictures for an action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6

Placing marked pictures in an album (DC260 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7

Copying marked pictures from camera to camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Opening albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9

Expanding and collapsing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10

Adding sound to pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11

Deleting one picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12

Deleting multiple or all pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-13

Playing sound, bursts, and timelapse sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Magnifying pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15

Viewing pictures on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-16

5 Setting camera properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

You’ve got to connect first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

Finding the Properties software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

Specifying General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2

Specifying Camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4

Specifying Picture Type settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5

Specifying Albums settings (DC260 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7

6 Connecting your camera to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Entering the Connect mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1

Which connection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2

RS-232 Serial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Connecting via a serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4

Connecting via a USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Infrared transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Connecting via an infrared transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Potential connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8

7 Accessing your pictures via computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Using the Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Installing Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Mounter software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

You’ve got to connect first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

Viewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3

Transferring pictures to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4

Transferring pictures and scripts to your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4

Opening picture files in other software programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6

Saving sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6

Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Exiting Mounter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Placing the memory card in your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Picture Card Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8

Memory Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9

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8 Transferring pictures via TWAIN software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Installing TWAIN software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

TWAIN software workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2

Connecting the camera to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2

Starting the TWAIN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3

Selecting the source of your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

Selecting the camera’s contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

Selecting pictures on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5

Previewing your pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5

Play a picture’s attached sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6

Expanding and collapsing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6

Opening a picture in full view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6

Displaying picture information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7

Transferring pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Saving sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8

9 Tips and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

General maintenance and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Communicating with the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2

Monitor adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

10 Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Software help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1

Online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Faxed information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1

Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2

A KODAK Digital Access Software Plug-In Acquire . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

System and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Installing Digital Access Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Connecting the Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Digital Access Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Getting Pictures from the Camera Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Select Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Change Thumbnail and Picture Display Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

View a High-resolution Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

View Burst and Time-lapse Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Play the Audio Attached to a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Rotate Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Delete Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

View Picture Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Getting Pictures from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Transferring Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Transfer Individual Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Transfer Thumbnails on a Contact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Saving Pictures to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

Save Individual Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Save the Audio Attached to a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Export an APPLE QuickTime Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

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Warranty & Regulatory Information

Index

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Getting started

So where is the Þlm?

Of course there is no ﬁlm, but you knew that already. The KODAK DIGITAL

SCIENCE™ DC260 Zoom Camera (DC260) and the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220 Zoom Camera (DC220) take great pictures without using

ﬁlm. Here are some of the things that you can do:

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take pictures and immediately view them on the color camera display, on your TV, or on your computer

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take burst and timelapse pictures

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add sound to a picture

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organize your pictures in electronic photo albums (DC260 only) transfer your pictures to your computer and do things like e-mail them to

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family and friends

Camera features

The DC220/DC260 Camera features:

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built-in ﬂash with red-eye reduction an easy to use status display of camera settings

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removable memory card

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infrared remote connection to compatible devices a 2X zoom lens (29 to 58mm) on the DC220 and a 3X zoom lens (38.4 to

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115.2mm) on the DC260 to zoom in on subjects

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a close up option to set the focus at 8 in. (20 cm) (DC220 only)

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a mode dial to activate one of four functions on the camera:

Capture —takes, previews, and adjusts the exposure of pictures Review —reviews, plays, or deletes pictures Connect —the camera communicates with your computer Info —displays information about the camera

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Typical uses for your camera

So you bought this great new digital camera and now you want to know what to do with it. Here is a typical scenario:

1. Turn on your camera and put it in the Capture mode.

2. Take a picture and instantly review it.

3. Add sound to your picture.

4. Put the camera in the

Review mode.

5. Scroll through your pictures.

6. Play back the pictureÕs sound.

7. Magnify the picture on the LCD to see its detail.

A push of a button and a turn of the dial. See page 3-2.

With your digital camera you can take single, burst, or timelapse pictures. See page 3-14.

Record a reminder to mail your insurance premium and attach it to the picture of your latest fender-bender. See page 3-16.

The Review mode lets you vie w, edit, and organize your pictures. See page 4-1.

One at a time, in a continuous scroll, or in a fast scroll. See page 4-5.

You can also play a series of burst or timelapse pictures. See page 4-14.

Get a close up view of your subject. See page 4-15.

8. Connect your camera to your computer.

9. Transfer the pictures to your computer.

Now the skyÕs the limit.

With various software programs you can e-mail pictures to friends, place pictures in your documents and letters, manipulate your picture in image editing software...you name it. Try Picture Easy—it offers great ways to use your digital pictures.

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You can use a serial, USB, or infrared connection. See page 6-1.

Choose from Mounter, TWAIN, or KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Easy Software 3.0. See Chapters 7 and 8 in this Guide and the Picture Easy User’s Guide.

DC220 and DC260 software

Included with your camera is a CD-ROM containing software that will help you use your digital pictures:

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Camera Properties which allows you to setup your digital camera through a graphical interface on your computer

Mounter and TWAIN which allow you to move pictures from the camera

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to your computer

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Picture Easy which allows you to organize, enhance, share, and print your digital pictures

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This User’s Guide describes the DC220/DC260 Camera operation and the operation of software for use on WINDOWS PC computer systems. For information about the Macintosh plug-in software, please refer to Appendix A.

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System Requirements

PC with 486/66MHz microprocessor or PENTIUM Processor

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16 MB or more of RAM (WINDOWS 95), 32 MB RAM (WINDO WS NT

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4.0)

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50 MB hard disk space available

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available serial port, IrDA connection, USB port or PC Card reader USB requires WINDOWS 95 4.00.950B and supporting hardware

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IrDA requires WINDOWS 95 and supporting hardware

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CD-ROM drive 256 colors (thousands of colors recommended)

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System Administrator privileges to install on a WINDOWS NT 4.0 system

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Installing software

To install the software:

Close all other software programs before starting the DC220/DC260 software installation.

Place the DC220 or DC260 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Select the language in which you want to view menus and install the software.

The CD Browser menu appears.

Click the INSTALL DC220/DC260 SOFTWARE button.

Follow the instructions on your computer screen to complete the installation.

You are now ready to run the newly installed software. Detailed information on Camera Properties Software (Chapter 5), KODAK Mounter Software (Chapter

7), and TWAIN Software (Chapter 8) are included in this user manual. Instruction manuals for the additional software packages that were installed are included in the camera package.

Accessories

The following accessories for the DC220 and DC260 Cameras can be purchased from your local Kodak dealer or computer dealer.

Camera Accessories Item Number

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Premium Accessory Kit for DC200 Series Digital Camera

KODAK DC200 Series Premium Camera Bag 809 2710 Lens Cap for DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera 139 5185 KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE AC Adapter for

DC200 Cameras

KODAK Ni-MH/Ni-Cd Battery Charger with 4AA NiMH Batteries

190 6130 (US/Canada)

188 0459 (International)

122 0557 (US/Canada) 190 9282 (International) 974 2933 (Australia/NZ)

807 6341

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Camera Accessories Item Number

Serial Interface Cable for DC220/DC260 Zoom Cameras and WINDOWS platforms

USB Interface Cable for DC220/DC260 and WINDOWS

Video/Audio Cable for DC220/DC260 Zoom Cameras

COMPACTFLASH Card

10 MB Card 863 3828 32 20 10 MB Card With Adapter 849 2399 32 20 20 MB Card 146 8628 65 40 20 MB Card With Adapter 824 2026 65 40 32 MB Card 180 6900 100 65 32 MB Card With Adapter 196 4840 100 65 Card Adapter only 156 1596 N/A N/A

These ﬁgures are based on the best quality and highest resolution in a Still Picture JPEG format. These are approximate numbers because the actual numbers are determined by the detail in the scene of each picture.

Item

Number

804 4745

811 2690

812 6344

Number of

Pictures

220 260

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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Inkjet Quality

Products

Snapshot Paper, 36 sheet, 4x6in. 145 6979 Photographic Quality paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 158 5199 Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 8.5x14in. 121 5904 Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 11x17in. 877 0356 Photographic Quality Paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 210x297mm 134 2013 Photo Paper, Photo Weight, 50 sheet, 297x420mm 829 5370 Photographic Quality Paper, Letter Weight, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 815 0443

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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Inkjet Quality

Products

Photographic Quality Paper, Photo Weight, 15 sheet, 210 x 297mm 197 5937 Photo Paper, Perforated 2 up 5"x7", 15 sheet with Picture Easy

Software CD, 8.5x11in. Photo Paper, Perforated 2 up 127x177mm, 15 sheet with Picture

Easy Software CD, 210x297 mm Photo Paper, Perforated 6 up 2.25" x 3.5", 15 sheet with Picture

Easy Software CD, 8.5x11in. Photo Paper, Perforated 6 up 57.1 x 88.9mm, 15 sheet with Picture

Easy Software CD, 210x297 mm Photo Paper, Perforated 10 up 2" x 3.5", 20 sheet, 8.5 x 11in. 877 8151 Photo Paper, Perforated 10 up 50 x 90mm, 20 sheet, 210x297 mm 863 9064 Photo Stickers, Pre cut 6 up 3.75" x 3.25", 15 sheet with Picture

Easy Software CD, 8.5 x 11 in. Photo Stickers, Pre cut 6 up 95.25 x 82.55mm, 15 sheet with Picture

Easy Software CD, 210x297 mm Photo Stickers, Full Page, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 847 2177 Photo Greeting Card Paper, 1/2 Fold, 20 sheet with 20 envelopes,

28.5x11in. Photo Greeting Card Paper, 1/2 Fold, 20 sheet with 20 envelopes,

210x297 mm Premium Transparency Film, 15 sheet, 8.5x11in. 182 0445 Premium Transparency Film, 15 sheet, 210 x 297mm 149 8369

Item

Numbe

864 5491

888 5139

870 2870

802 1172

167 4647

114 2470

106 2330

103 6540

Additional information on accessories is available from:

✔ the W orld W ide Web—http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories ✔ in the U.S., shop on-line at http://www.kodak.com/go/shop ✔ your computer or Kodak dealer

☞Not all accessories are available in all countries.

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Meet your camera

To take full advantage of your camera, it’s important to familiarize yourself with your KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220 or DC260 Zoom Camera’s buttons, displays, and hardware features.

Your Digital Camera

Flash

Shutter

Self-timer light

Light sensor

Viewfinder

Battery door

Memory card door

SCROLL button

SELECT button

Auto Focus sensor (DC260 only)

Status display

Flash sensor

Infrared transceiver (IR port)

Flash

Self-timer & Close up (DC220 only)

Shutter

Lens

Power

Your camera

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Ready light

Display button

Menu button

Audio LED

Audio volume

Audio

Record button

External flash (DC260 only)

Video & audio Out

Viewfinder

Serial/USB

AC adapter

Mode dial

Zoom

LCD screen

Softkeys

Four-way controller

Tripod socket

☞ The camera shown is a DC260. In cases where the features differ from the

camera shown, the User’s Guide will note it.

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Softkeys

Your camera has three “softkeys.” A softkey is a button whose function changes according to what is displayed above it. For example, in the Capture mode, the following screen can be displayed:

In this case, pressing the left softkey enters the Capture Preferences. When presented with a different screen display, pressing this softkey may perform an entirely different function.

Mode dial

The camera’s mode dial allows you to choose from four camera modes:

✔ Capture—the mode you’ll use to take beautiful digital pictures ✔ Review—this mode allows you to view, edit, and organize your pictures ✔ Connect—the mode you’ll use to connect your camera to your computer.

Once connected you can use Mounter, TWAIN, or KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Easy Software to move your pictures from your camera

to your computer.

✔ Info—this mode displays information about your camera’s ﬁrmware.

You can change modes without turning your camera off.

Four-way controller

The four-way controller’s up, down, right, and left arrows allow you to move through the Camera’s menus and icons and to scroll through your pictures.

Your camera

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Your camera display

On the top of the camera a display shows the current settings. Take a minute to become familiar with the various entries on the display. The following subsections brieﬂy describe each entry.

☞ The camera must be turned on to view the Status Display. You must also be

in the Capture mode to view and interact with this display.

Flash

Set using the

hardware buttons

or Capture

Mode menus

Exposure

compensation

Set using the

SCROLL and

SELECT buttons

hardware buttons

or Capture Mode

Picture

Set using the

type

menus

Quality

Set using the

hardware buttons

or Capture

Mode menus

Close up (DC220 only)

Set using the SCROLL and SELECT buttons

Self-timer

Set using the SCROLL and SELECT buttons

Battery status

Manual mode

Set using the

Capture Mode

menus

InfraRed communication

A read only display

Pictures remaining

A read only displayA read only display

☞ For information on how to deﬁne settings through the Capture Mode menus

and through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons, refer to Chapter 3.

Flash

Your camera is equipped with a built-in ﬂash that offers a red-eye reduction feature. The ﬂash has an effecti ve range of approximately 1.6 to 9.8 ft. (0.68 to 3 m). There are four Flash settings:

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Auto— the ﬂash ﬁres automatically when you press the SHUTTER button and the camera determines that there is not enough light.

Red-eye— if the camera determines that there is not enough light, the ﬂash ﬁres once when you press the SHUTTER button to reduce the chance of red-eye and then ﬂashes a second time, 600 milliseconds later, when the picture is taken.

Fill— the ﬂash ﬁres every time you press the SHUTTER button. Use this setting when the lighting is poor or when your subject is lit from behind.

Off— the ﬂash is turned off and will not ﬁre. If you turn the ﬂash off, the next time you turn the camera on, the camera defaults to the Auto ﬂash setting.

Exposure Compensation

The camera’s e xposure can be adjusted from -2.0 to +2.0 exposure value (EV) in

0.5 EV increments while in Capture mode. If your pictures are:

✔ correctly exposed —maintain the AUTO default setting which will

automatically choose the correct exposure for the lighting conditions.

✔ too dark— increase (+) the exposure compensation setting ✔ too light— decrease (-) the exposure compensation setting

Picture Type

The Picture Type icon changes to indicate the type of picture you are taking. There are three picture types:

Still— a single still picture is taken. The Still picture type is the default; whenever you turn the camera on, Still pictures is the selected picture type.

Burst— a series of pictures are taken in quick succession.

Timelapse— a series of pictures are taken with a time delay

between each picture. You can set the time delay through Capture Preferences.

☞ Refer to Chapter 5, “Setting camera properties” for more information about

each picture type and their preference settings.

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Your camera

Quality

You may set your camera to take pictures with a Good, Better, or Best Quality setting. The Quality setting indicates how much the picture is compressed to sav e space on the memory card.

A brief detour to discuss quality and resolution...

Keep in mind that with your DC220 and DC260 Cameras you’ re generally going to get beautiful digital pictures. But based on two factors, resolution and compression , some pictures will be of a higher quality than others.

It’s basically quality versus quantity when it comes to pictures. Instead of ﬁlm, a digital camera places your pictures on a memory card. The

pictures are made up of pixels. Stand really close to your TV—so close that your mother would yell at you if she saw you. Those little dots that make up the picture are pixels. It’s the more the merrier when it comes to pixels and the quality of your digital pictures. But everything has its price. The more pix els you have (or the better the resolution in other words) the more space you use on the camera memory card.

To save space, you can compress each picture. When a picture is compressed, some color and detail information is discarded. More compression means a lower quality picture. Less compression means a better quality picture.

Together, compression (or quality ) and resolution dictate how many pictures you can ﬁt on your memory card.

✔ If the quality of your pictures is most important, use high quality (which

results in little compression) and high resolution. You may want to do this if you will be printing your pictures on a high quality printer.

✔ If space on your memory card is most important, use a lower quality

(which results in more compression) and standard resolution. You may want to do this if you will be using your pictures in a Web page.

☞ Remember that Resolution and Quality are two different things. Resolution

is the number of pixels in the picture. Quality is how much you compress them.

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We now return to our Quality discussion....

You may switch freely between the three settings when taking pictures. The number of pictures the camera is able to store will vary accordingly. The Quality and Resolutions settings combine to dictate how many pictures you can store on your memory card. Higher Quality and Resolution settings mean you save more picture information, making for higher quality pictures, but use more space of your memory card.

The three Quality setting icons are:

Best— use this setting when image quality is very important for maximum picture quality, especially for larger sized or zoom prints.

Better— use this setting for general picture taking, good quality pictures, and to store a large number of pictures.

Good— use this setting to store the greatest number of pictures.

Self-Timer

Activating the Self-T imer option creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the SHUTTER button and when the picture is taken. This allows enough time for you to include yourself in the picture.

Close Up (DC220 only)

The camera offers a Close Up setting which allows you to focus as close as 8 in. (20 cm).

☞ The viewﬁnder does not accurately display the subject in close up mode. T o

accurately capture the picture close up, the Preview option automatically starts when the CLOSE UP button is pressed.

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Your camera

Batteries

☞ This is a display icon only. You cannot select or change this icon.

The camera comes equipped with four AA batteries. You can use standard 1.5V alkaline, 1.7V lithium, rechargeable 1.2 NiMH, or rechargeable 1.2V NiCad batteries. NiMH tend to give the best overall performance of rechargeable batteries.

☞ Battery life will be reduced when Preview , Revie w, or Close-up Mode are in

use.

The battery power icon changes automatically.

Full— batteries are fully charged.

Low— batteries need to be replaced.

Blinking— batteries are insufﬁcient to run the camera and need to be

replaced.

☞ Pictures stored in the card’s memory are not lost if the batteries

are depleted.

Pictures Remaining

☞ This is a display icon only. You cannot select or change this icon.

The Pictures Remaining icon changes automatically to indicate the remaining number of pictures that can be stored at the current quality and resolution setting. You may not select or change the Pictures Remaining icon.

☞ The Pictures Remaining number does not always change when a picture is

taken if the picture content is easily compressed.

When the card’s memory is full, the Status Display indicates Full. You must delete existing pictures or change the memory card to take additional pictures. For more information on how to delete pictures, refer to the “Deleting pictures” section on page 4-13.

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Manual Mode

The DC260 Camera supports two advanced capture modes—the external ﬂash mode and the long time mode. The DC220 Camera supports only the long time mode.

The two manual mode icons are:

External ﬂash mode— the DC260 camera’s built-in ﬂash is disabled and the external ﬂash sync is used to provide ﬂash. You set the camera aperture setting (or f/stop). Choose from 1.8, 2.4, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, or 22. The default value is 5.6 and pro vides an appropriate depth of ﬁeld for many identiﬁcation or portraiture applications.

Long time mode— The camera’ s ﬂash is disabled as it is assumed that a long exposure time is necessary to obtain a proper exposure within the current ambient lighting environment. You set the exposure time between 0.5 and 4 seconds in 0.5 second increments.

Infrared Communication

In a camera to camera connection in the Review mode, two cameras can communicate with each other through an infrared connection. The Infrared Communication icon appears and changes to indicate the state of the camera’s communication with its infrared partner camera.

Your camera

The infrared communication icons are:

Initiating communication— Infrared communication has been initiated.

Searching for communication partner— The camera is looking for an infrared communication partner.

Blinking

Communicating— The camera is communicating with its

infrared partner. The alphanumeric display also indicates the number of pictures that have yet to be transmitted.

Communication timed out— A problem has occurred that has caused the communication to time out. The icon continues to blink until you respond to the LCD dialog or turn the camera off.

Blinking

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Removable memory card

The DC220 and DC260 cameras use a removable KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Card, also referred to as a CompactFlash or memory card, for storing your pictures. A memory card can be thought of as a roll of ﬁlm. But unlike a roll of ﬁlm, the picture data on the card can be erased and the card can be reused.

☞ The KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Card is furnished with your

camera. Additional remo vable memory cards can be obtained from a v ariety of sources. Visit http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories for ordering directly from Kodak, or visit the retail store where you purchased your camera. The memory cards can also be purchased at any computer store. Any standard CompactFlash card that is “CF” certiﬁed will function properly. A CF certiﬁed card will have the CF logo on its label.

The removable memory card contains no moving parts. It stores information in and maintains that data when removed from your camera. The memory card retains information until you either delete the data or re-format the card. Normal magnetic interference and airport x-rays will not harm the stored data.

Reformatting the memory card

In order to communicate with the camera and the PC, the removable memory card requires the same standard DOS format that is used by ﬂoppy diskettes. The DC220 and DC260 offer you the format option if the camera doesn’t recognize the format of the card when it is inserted into the camera.

If you suspect that the card requires formatting and the camera does not automatically provide you the option, you can format the card by placing it into a PCMCIA card adapter and placing the card adapter in your computer or in a card reader attached to a PC. (Refer to “Placing the memory card in your computer” on page 7-7 for more information.)

Follow the same procedures as you would for formatting a ﬂoppy diskette:

1 Double-click on the My Computer icon.

The My Computer window appears.

2 With the removable memory card inserted into your computer or card reader,

highlight the icon representing the memory card.

3 Click the right mouse button and select FORMAT from the pop-up menu.

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☞ Reformatting a removable memory card deletes all information on the card.

This deleted information cannot be recovered.

Removing the memory card

Although your camera can’t take pictures without the memory card, you may want to remove the card to use in another camera or to place in your computer.

To remove the memory card:

1 Open the memory card door. 2 Flip the memory card release button so it

protrudes out from the side of the camera.

WARNING: Do not depress the release button

if the red LED under the button is on or blinking. Ejecting the card while this LED is on may result in the loss of all data on the card.

3 Depress the release button to release the

memory card from the camera.

4 Pull the memory card out of the camera.

☞ For a more detailed discussion of the memory card, the PCMCIA card, and

the K OD AK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Card Adapter , refer to “Placing the memory card in your computer” on page 7-7.

Power management

You can use batteries or an AC adapter to power your camera. Refer to the following subsections for information about battery and AC adapter use.

To conserve power usage, the camera has a sleep mode. After a speciﬁed period of inactivity, the camera enters sleep mode by turning the LCD off. You can set the amount of time before entering sleep mode through the Capture menu settings. Refer to setting the Sleep Timeout preference on page 3-10. After 10 minutes of inactivity, the camera turns itself off.

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Your camera

To reactivate your camera from the sleep mode:

✔ In the Review mode, press the DISPLAY button. ✔ In the Capture mode, use the ZOOM or SHUTTER as you normally

would to take a picture.

Installing batteries

To install the batteries:

1 Open the battery door.

2 Slide the inside battery cover toward the back

of the camera and then lift it away from the camera.

3 Insert the batteries as indicated on the battery

cover.

4 Close and lock the inside battery cover and

close the battery door.

WARNING: When using batteries, limit the continuous operation of the LCD

for previewing pictures to less than 30 minutes. This is particularly true with Lithium batteries. Previewing pictures requires a signiﬁcant electrical current, which over time could cause your batteries to heat up signiﬁcantly. Should your camera become too hot inside, it is designed with protective circuitry to turn itself off. You should allo w sufﬁcient time for the camera to cool before turning it on again. Consider using an AC adapter when using preview mode for extended periods.

Always follow your battery manufacturer's directions fully.

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☞ Remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for an extended period

of time. This extends the battery life and prevents camera damage from battery leaks or corrosion. If the batteries are removed from the camera for more than a few days, the date and time will be deleted and must be reset.

Using the AC adapter

The AC adapter allows you to connect your camera to a standard electrical outlet. This is especially useful when you are transferring pictures into your computer. The adapter powers the camera, but does not charge the batteries.

WARNING: Only use the AC adapter designed for the DC220 or DC260. Use

of any other adapter may void the warranty and can cause camera failure, ﬁre, electric shock, or injury.

1 Insert the AC adapter into the AC power adapter

connection on the side of your camera.

2 Connect the other end of the adapter into a power

outlet.

3 Turn the camera on.

☞ The Battery icon does not appear on the Status

Display when an AC adapter is used.

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Your camera

Taking pictures

Here is a summary of the steps you’ll likely follow to take pictures with your DC220 or DC260 Camera:

It doesn’t work very well if you don’t. Refer to Turn the camera on

Enter the Capture mode

Deﬁne settings

the “Turning the camera on” section on

page 3-2.

Make sure the Mode dial is pointing to

CAPTURE. Refer to the “Entering the Capture

mode” section on page 3-2.

Settings can be deﬁned either through using the

SCROLL and SELECT buttons or through the

settings menus on the LCD. Refer to the

“Deﬁning settings” section on page 3-3.

Take a picture

You can take still, burst, or timelapse pictures.

Refer to the “Taking pictures” section on

page 3-14.

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Turning the camera on

Ready light

1 Press the POWER button.

The green Ready light on the back of the camera blinks for approximately 10 seconds until the camera is ready to take pictures and the Status Display on the top of the camera turns on.

To turn the camera off, press the POWER button again.

☞ If the camera is turned off while a picture

is being processed, the camera will ﬁnish processing the picture before turning off.

If your camera is idle for the time period you set in the Camera Properties Timeout Settings, it automatically turns off. To turn the camera on again, press the POWER button.

Entering the Capture mode

You will use the Capture Mode to take pictures. To place the camera in the Capture Mode:

1 Turn the Mode dial to the CAPTURE

setting.

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The camera moves the lens to a point away from the camera.

☞ You cannot take pictures without a

memory card in the camera. If you enter the Capture mode without a memory card, the Status LCD ﬂashes the message “NO CARD.”

If the camera goes into sleep mode to conserve power, the word “CARD” remains on the Status LCD.

DeÞning settings

You can deﬁne settings via the Capture mode menus and through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons on the top of the camera.

☞ Capture mode settings affect only future pictures—they cannot be used to

alter pictures you have already taken.

DeÞning settings via the Capture mode menus

The Capture mode preferences are divided into the following categories:

Picture Type

Watermark Advanced

Preferences Script

Album (DC260 only)

Exposure Modes

(DC260 only)

White Balance

Advanced Focus Mode

☞ The Script icon only appears when a script is present on your camera. It is

possible for multiple script icons to appear in your menus.

As a ﬁrst step in adjusting the Capture mode settings via the menus, you need to display the Capture Mode Settings screen on the LCD:

1 Press the MENU button.

The Capture Mode Settings scr een appear s with the Picture Type icon selected.

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2 Press the left and right arrows to highlight

the icon representing the settings you want to adjust.

Some icons do not appear on the initial screen; continue to pr ess the right arrow to display these additional icons.

3 Refer to the following subsections for

information about each setting category.

4 When you are satisﬁed with all your

settings, press the DONE softkey.

☞ The following subsections assume that you have turned the camera on,

entered the Capture mode, and pressed the MENU button to display the Capture Mode Settings on the LCD.

Picture Type settings

Picture Type settings deﬁne the characteristics, including resolution, of your still, burst, and timelapse pictures.

✔ Still pictures are your normal digital photographs. ✔ Burst pictures are a series of photographs taken in quick succession.

☞ In Burst mode, Medium and Standard resolutions may appear less sharp

than in a Still picture mode.

✔ Timelapse pictures are a series of photographs taken with a time delay

between each picture.

1 Press the down arrow to highlight the type

of picture you want to deﬁne.

2 Press the ENTER softkey.

The settings for the selected picture type appear.

3 Use the up and down arrow keys to

highlight the particular setting you want to specify.

☞ More information about

Picture Type settings can be found in Chapter 5.

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4 Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll

through the options for each individual setting.

Album settings (DC260 only)

Album settings specify the album into which pictures will be stored. All future pictures are stored in the selected album until you change the album setting.

1 Press the down arrow to select one of the

following selections:

✔ No Album—your pictures are not

stored in an album.

✔ New Album—allows you to create a

new album. The New Album Name screen appears.

Press the up and down arrows to select

☞ To remove an album,

highlight it and then press the DISSOLVE softkey. The album is removed, but its pictures are retained outside the album.

a character. Press the right arrow to add the selected character to the name. Add additional characters until you have spelled the name you want using a maximum of 8 characters. When you are satisﬁed with the name, press the DONE softkey to return to the Album Settings screen. Press the down arrow to select the new album.

✔ An existing album name—your pictures

are stored in the album you select.

2 Press the SELECT softkey. 3 Press the DONE softkey.

Script setting

The Script setting allows you to run a predeﬁned script that’ s been do wnloaded to the System folder on the camera’s memory card. Scripts can be created to appear on any screen, not only the Script setting screen.

A script can prompt you for certain actions and deﬁne the behavior of the camera and its settings. For example, a script can set the camera to take burst pictures at a certain rate. The script can then prompt you, using text on the LCD, to take a picture and the camera waits for you to press the SHUTTER button.

☞ The DC220 and DC260 can run DIGITA-compatible scripts. These scripts

add new selections to existing menus or can create new menus and choices

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Taking pictures

to automate and extend camera operations. Visit http:// www.kodak.com for information on how to obtain scripts for your

camera.

To choose and run a script that has been placed on the camera:

1 Press the down arrow to choose the script

you want to execute.

2 Press the START softkey.

Any steps that follow depend on the chosen script. The chosen script may begin running or a screen containing subscripts may appear.

☞ To stop a script that is running, press

the EXIT softkey which appears after you push the START softkey.

White Balance settings

White Balance examines your pictures and tries to adjust the color balance to remove the color cast that the current lighting conditions add.

1 Press the down arrow to highlight the type

of White Balance you want to use.

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✔ Automatic—Use this setting when

taking pictures under a variety of lighting conditions. This is the default.

✔ Daylight—Use this setting when taking

pictures outdoors.

✔ Fluorescent—Use this setting when

taking pictures under ﬂuorescent light.

✔ Tungsten—Use this setting when taking

pictures under normal incandescent light.

✔ Off—No White Balance adjustment is

made.

2 Press the SELECT softkey to select the

highlighted choice.

Watermark settings

You can choose to place a date, time, text, or logo watermark on the pictures you take. (Logo watermarks are available only on the DC260.)

1 Press the down arrow to select the type of

watermark you want.

2 Press the SELECT softkey.

✔ None—No watermark appears. ✔ Date and Time—The Date & Time

Stamp screen appears. In the Date & Time Stamp screen, you can specify to use the date, the time, or both.

☞ If you do not want a

watermark, select None.

☞ If a logo watermark ﬁle

(.lgo) exceeds 512 Kb, it will not appear as an option on the Logo Stamp screen.

✔ Text—The Text Stamp screen appears.

When you select the text stamp, you can select the EDIT softkey to change the text.

✔ Logo—The Logo Stamp screen

appears. When you select the logo stamp, you can select the EDIT softkey to change the logo.

3 Press the left and right arrows to set each of

the following ﬁelds:

☞ Remember that

watermarks will only appear on future pictures.

☞ You can see watermarks

on pictures in the Review mode when the full resolution picture appears. You cannot see watermarks on thumbnail pictures.

✔ Left offset—The distance in from the

left side of the LCD to place the watermark.

✔ Top offset—The distance down from

the top of the LCD to place the watermark.

✔ Transparency—The level of

transparency for the watermark.

✔ Text color—The color of the text in the

watermark.

✔ Background color—The color of the

watermark’s background.

4 When you are satisﬁed with the settings,

press the DONE softkey.

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Advanced Exposure Modes settings

The Advanced Exposure Modes settings allow you to select one of the following modes:

✔ Programmed AE—the camera uses the programmed automatic exposure

setting which selects the appropriate ﬂash and aperture setting. This is the default.

✔ Long Time Exposure—the camera’s ﬂash is disabled as it is assumed that

the long time exposure is necessary to obtain a proper exposure within the current ambient lighting environment. You set the exposure time between

0.5 and 4 seconds in 0.5 second increments.

✔ External Flash (DC260 only)—the camera’s built in ﬂash is disabled and

the external ﬂash sync is used to provide ﬂash. You set the camera aperture (or f/stop). Choose from 3, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, or 22. The default value is 5.6 which provides an appropriate depth of ﬁeld for many identiﬁcation or portraiture applications.

To select an Advanced Exposure mode:

1 Press the down arrow to choose the

exposure mode you want to use.

2 Press the SELECT softkey.

✔ Programmed AE—the programmed

automatic exposure setting is used. This is the default.

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✔ External Flash—the External Flash

Setup screen appears. Use the left and right arrows to set the aperture.

✔ Long Time Exposure—the Long Time

Setup screen appears. Use the left and right arrows to set the exposure time.

3 Press the DONE softkey.

If you set a new aperture or exposure time, it appears on the Status LCD on top of the camera.

Advanced Focus Mode settings (DC260 only)

The Advanced Focus Mode settings allow you to select one of the following modes:

✔ Multi-Spot Auto Focus ✔ Single-Spot Auto Focus ✔ Manual Focus

To select the focus mode:

1 Press the down arrow to choose the focus

mode you want to use.

2 Press the SELECT softkey.

✔ Multi-Spot Auto Focus—the camera

uses a multi-spot focus algorithm which determines the focus position using three positions on the lens.

✔ Single-Spot Auto Focus—the camera

uses a single-spot focus algorithm which determines the focus position using the subject in the center of the lens.

Preferences settings

The Preferences settings include:

✔ Capture ✔ Date and Time ✔ Camera Name

✔ Manual Focus—the Manual Focus

Setup screen appears which allows you to specify the focus position. Use the left and right arrows to set the focus distance.

3 Press the DONE softkey.

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Capture

☞ Pressing the DEFAULT

softkey restores the default Capture Preference values.

1 Press the down arrow to select the

particular setting you want to change.

✔ File T ype—the format in which pictures

are saved, either FlashPix (FPX) or JPEG (JPG).

✔ Quickview—displays the picture just

taken for a duration between 0.5 and 30 seconds.

✔ Auto Rotate—rotates pictures

automatically in response to a sensor that senses the orientation of the camera and rotates pictures to a vertical plane.

The Auto Rotate sensor does not function well when you are above the subject with the lens perpendicular to the ﬂoor. In such cases, Auto Rotate should be OFF.

✔ System sounds—plays shutter sounds

when a picture is taken and alert sounds when an error occurs.

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✔ Sleep Timeout—the number of minutes

the camera will sit inactive with the LCD on before it goes into the low power mode. In the “sleep” mode, the LCD turns off, the Status Display on the top of the camera remains on, and you can take a picture.

2 Press the left and right arrows to change

each setting.

3 When you are satisﬁed with the settings,

press the DONE softkey.

Date and Time

1 Press the FORMAT softkey.

The Format screen appears.

2 Press the down arrow to select the date and

time format you want to use.

3 Press the SELECT softkey.

The Date and Time screen appears again.

4 Press the up and down arrows to select a

value for the highlighted ﬁeld.

5 Press the left and right arrows to move

from one ﬁeld to another.

6 When you are satisﬁed with the settings,

press the DONE softkey.

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Taking pictures

Camera Name

When you name a camera, the name is included in the header of each picture ﬁle.

1 Press the left softkey to select the type of

character set you want to choose from:

✔ capital letters ✔ lower case letters ✔ numbers ✔ symbols

2 Press the up and down arrows to select a

character.

3 Press the right arrow to add the selected

character to the name.

☞ Press the left arrow to backspace and

press the center softkey to add a space to the name.

4 Add additional characters until you have

spelled the name you want using a maximum of 32 characters.

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5 When you are satisﬁed with the name,

press the DONE softkey.

DeÞning settings via the SCROLL and SELECT buttons

Its likely that you’ll change these settings much more often than the settings that you deﬁne through the settings menus. The settings can change from picture to picture depending on the conditions that exist at the time.

☞ You must be in the Capture mode to change these settings.

Setting Flash, Exposure, Picture Type, and Quality

T o change the Flash, Exposure, Picture T ype, and Quality Capture mode settings:

1 Press the SCROLL button to scroll through

the ﬁrst four functions on the Status display: Flash, Exposure, Picture T ype, and Quality.

2 When the function you want to change is

ﬂashing, press the SELECT button to toggle through the choices for the active function.

The new selection takes affect if you press the SCROLL button again to move to another function or if you do not press a button for 5 seconds.

Setting the Self-Timer and Close-up settings (DC220 only)

To activate the Self-Timer and Close-up settings:

1 Press the TIMER button:

✔ once to activate the self-timer ✔ twice to activate the close-up setting ✔ three times to activate both settings ✔ four times to turn both settings off again

☞ On the DC260, activate the self-timer

by pressing the TIMER button.

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Taking pictures

Taking any kind of picture, still, burst, or timelapse is basically the same. The only difference is the amount of time you have to hold down the SHUTTER button.

☞ For best results when taking a picture, press and hold the SHUTTER button

halfway down until the green Ready light illuminates. Then press the SHUTTER button the rest of the way.

To take a picture:

1 Place the subject in the viewﬁnder.

☞ To view the subject in the LCD as

well as the viewﬁnder, press the DISPLAY button.

2 Press the SHUTTER button.

✔ If you are taking a still picture, press

and release the SHUTTER button.

✔ If you are taking burst pictures, hold

☞ You do not need to hold

the camera still while the green Ready light is blinking, but you will not be able to take another picture until it stops blinking.

☞ If you set a long interval

between timelapse pictures, the camera may appear to turn itself off to save batteries. It will turn itself back on to take the next picture.

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down the SHUTTER button for as long as you want the camera to ﬁre. The camera stops ﬁring when the available camera memory is used or when you release the SHUTTER button. The resolution and quality of your pictures, set in the burst picture settings, dictates how quickly camera memory is consumed. Refer to page 3-4 for more information on burst picture settings.

✔ If you are taking timelapse pictures,

press and release the SHUTTER button. The camera ﬁres at the interval set in the timelapse picture settings. The camera continues to ﬁre until you press the SHUTTER button again, press the STOP softkey, or until the maximum number of pictures, set in the timelapse picture settings, is taken. Refer to page 3-4 for more information on timelapse picture settings.

If you have the Quickview setting turned on, the camera displays the picture on the LCD and saves it to the memory card.

☞ If you are taking burst or timelapse

pictures, the LCD displays the picture after the last picture in the series is taken. You can only record sound when the picture sequence is complete and the last picture is displayed.

Viewing the memory gauge

In the Capture mode, the Overlay bar displays a memory gauge that gives the status of working memory (DRAM) and memory on the memory card.

Memory card Working memory

Working memory is the memory the camera uses to process pictures. The working memory gauge ﬂuctuates as the camera processes pictures. When the camera has completely processed all pictures (by either saving them to the memory card or deleting them) the working memory gauge will be clear.

The memory card gauge shows used space on the memory card in red and available space as white. As the camera processes pictures and saves them to the memory card, more of the memory card gauge ﬁlls with red.

Adding sound to a picture

After taking a picture with Quickview turned on, you can attach sound to the picture. Once the picture disappears from Quickview, you must enter the Review mode to record sound.

☞ You can switch to Review mode and attach sound to a picture at any time.

1 When the LCD displays the picture you

have taken, press and hold the RECORD button.

The ﬂashing microphone icon appears in the top overlay bar along with a timer indicating how long you have been recording sound.

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Taking pictures

☞ If you lift your ﬁnger

from the RECORD button before you have ﬁnished recording sound, delete the sound clip and record a new one.

2 When you are done recording, release the

RECORD button.

Delete, Overlay, and Play softkeys appear on the bottom of the screen.

☞ If you press the RECORD button a

second time, you are given the option to delete the existing sound and record new sound for the picture.

3 Press a softkey.

✔ Delete—Gives the option of deleting

the picture and sound or just the sound.

✔ Overlay—Turns the Overlay off. ✔ Play—Plays the recorded sound.

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Zooming

The DC220 comes equipped with a 2X zoom lens that allows you to zoom in on your subject from W ide Angle (29mm) to TelePhoto (58mm). The DC260 comes equipped with a 3X zoom lens that allows you to zoom in from Wide Angle (38mm) to TelePhoto (115mm).

To activate the zoom:

1 Move the ZOOM button to adjust the

lens.

✔ Move the button to the right (toward

Telephoto) to zoom in on your subject.

✔ Move it to the left (toward Wide

angle) to zoom away from your subject.

The camera’s default lens position is Wide Angle. All other lens positions are considered T elePhoto settings.

Digital zooming

Digital zooming allows you to zoom in on a subject beyond the range provided by the optical zoom lens. Digital zooming crops the center of the digital picture and resizes the new cropped picture to the size of the selected resolution.

☞ You may see some pixel interpolation effects with digital zooming.

The camera’s viewﬁnder cannot accurately depict a subject that is digitally zoomed. You must use the LCD to preview the subject.

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Taking pictures

To use digital zoom:

1 Turn the camera on in CAPTURE mode.

In this mode, you can access the full optical zoom range plus the additional digital zoom range.

2 Press the DISPLAY button to turn on the

LCD.

3 Move and hold the ZOOM switch all the

way to the right (toward T) to zoom to the camera’s maximum range.

4 View the subject through camera LCD.

The LCD displays an icon indicating that digital zoom is in effect.

☞ Digital zoom is disabled when you turn

the LCD off.

5 Press the SHUTTER button to take the

picture.

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Reviewing your

pictures

Did you have your thumb over the lens? Did someone have their eyes closed? Should you take one more picture before you let your kids take those ties off? With ﬁlm, you’ll know as soon as you get your pictures processed. With the DC220 and DC260 Cameras in the Review mode, you’ll know instantly.

Entering the Review mode

1 Set the Mode dial to Review.

The last picture taken appears on the LCD in a full screen view.

Pressing the DISPLAY button toggles between the thumbnail and full screen views.

Highlighted picture Filmstrip of pictures stored on memory card

from filmstrip

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Memory bar displays space left on card and current picture position.

Picture information

Overlay

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Reviewing allows you to:

✔ view pictures as thumbnails on a portion of the Camera LCD screen. ✔ view the amount of unused memory on the memory card ✔ delete one or all pictures from the memory card ✔ view pictures from the camera on your TV

✔ view and magnify pictures on the full LCD ✔ play back sound, bursts, and timelapse sequences

Setting Review mode preferences

The Review mode preferences allow you to set global parameters for this mode. Review mode preferences include:

✔ overlay ✔ slideshow ✔ video ✔ play

As a ﬁrst step in adjusting the Review mode settings, you need to display the Review Mode Settings screen on the LCD:

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1 Press the MENU button.

The Review Mode Settings screen appears.

2 Press the right arrow to highlight the

Review Preference icon.

3 Press the down arrow to highlight the

preference category you want to set.

4 Press the ENTER softkey to enter the

selected preference category.

5 Refer to the following sections for

information about each preference category.

6 When you are satisﬁed with all your

settings, press the DONE softkey.

The LCD returns to the thumbnail or full screen.

Overlay preferences

Through the Overlay preferences you can turn the overlay on or off. The overlay appears on the LCD and displays the softkey labels.

1 Use the left and right arrows to choose

between ON and OFF.

2 Press the DONE softkey to save your

settings.

CANCEL takes you out of the menu without saving the changes you have made.

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Slideshow preferences

A slideshow displays each selected picture for a speciﬁed interval. Through the Slideshow preferences you can specify the duration each picture is displayed, turn sound on or off, and choose to continuously loop the pictures in the

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slideshow.

1 Use the left and right arrows to select a

choice for each setting.

2 Press the START softkey to start the

slideshow.

Press the DISPLA Y or MENU b utton or the STOP softkey to stop the slideshow.

☞ Pressing the DONE softkey saves

your settings and takes you back to the Review Preferences menu.

Video preferences

Through the Video preferences you can specify the type of video connection for connecting to a TV.

1 Use the left and right arrows to choose

between PAL and NTSC.

NTSC is generally used in the United States and Japan, PAL in Europe.

2 Press the DONE softkey to save your

settings.

CANCEL takes you out of the menu without saving the changes you have made.

Playback preferences

Through the Playback preferences you can specify how quickly burst, timelapse, and album pictures are displayed during full screen playback.

1 Use the left and right arrows to select a

choice for each setting.

2 Press the DONE softkey to save your

settings.

CANCEL takes you out of the menu without saving the changes you have made.

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Viewing pictures

You can view your pictures in three ways on the Filmstrip screen:

✔ one picture at a time ✔ in a continuous scroll ✔ in a fast scroll

To review pictures:

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1 Use one of the following methods to view

your pictures:

✔ To review the pictures one at a time

press and release the right or left arrow.

✔ To review the pictures in a continuous

scroll, press and hold the right or left arrow.

The ﬁlmstrip scrolls until you release the arrow button.

✔ To review the pictures in a fast scroll,

press and hold the right or left arrow. After several pictures have scrolled by and the left softkey is labelled FASTER, hold the left softkey while still holding the arrow.

The ﬁlmstrip scrolls until you release the arrow button.

The selected picture on the ﬁlmstrip is highlighted and is displayed as a thumbnail.

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Viewing the remaining memory

The Review screen displays a reminder of the amount of memory remaining on the memory card.

Memory Filled Status

The memory bar gives two different indications about your camera’s memory. The Memory Filled Status indicator shows the amount of used memory (in blue) and the amount of available memory (in white).

As you scroll through your pictures, the Picture Location Indicator moves to represent the position of the current picture in the list of pictures already on the camera. For example, if the selected picture is the ﬁrst of 20 pictures on the camera, the indicator is all the way to the left. As you scroll through the pictures, the indicator moves to the right with each new picture. At picture 10, the indicator will be in the middle of the blue portion of the Memory Filled Status indicator. At picture 20, the indicator will be all the way to the right of the blue area.

Picture Location Indicator

Available memory

Marking pictures for an action

When you want to select a number of pictures and carry out an action on them, you must ﬁrst mark each picture. Marked pictures can be deleted, copied from camera to camera, or moved from album to album (DC260 only).

To mark a picture:

1 Scroll to ﬁnd the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section.

2 Press the MARK softkey.

The selected picture is marked, denoted by the notched lower right corner. It remains marked until you carry out an action on it.

☞ When you have marked a

picture, the softkey changes to UNMARK.

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☞ To mark the entire contents of the

memory card, hold down the MARK softkey for 2 seconds.

Placing marked pictures in an album (DC260 only)

You can place marked pictures in an existing or new album.

Creating a new album

To create a new album:

1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the right arrow to highlight the Album

icon.

3 Press the down arrow to select an existing

album or New Album.

Refer to the next subsection for information about creating a new album.

4 Press the MOVE softkey.

The marked pictures are moved to the selected album.

1 Display the Album screen as described in the

“Placing marked pictures in an album” section above.

2 Press the down arrow to select New Album. 3 Press the MOVE softkey.

The New Album Name screen appears.

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4 Press the left softkey to select the type of

character set you want to choose from:

✔ capital letters ✔ numbers

5 Press the up and down arrows to select a

character.

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6 Press the right arrow to add the selected

character to the name.

☞ Press the left arrow to backspace.

7 Add additional characters until you have

spelled the name you want using a maximum of 8 characters.

8 When you are satisﬁed with the name, press

the DONE softkey.

The marked pictures are moved to the album you created and the Album screen appears.

Copying marked pictures from camera to camera

You can send marked pictures to or receive marked pictures from another camera in the Review mode:

1 Place the two cameras facing each other

aligning their infrared transceivers.

During Camera to Camera communication, the cameras communicate via infrared port.

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2 Make sure both cameras are in the Review

mode.

3 Press the MENU button on the receiving

camera.

4 Press the down arrow key to highlight

RECEIVE.

5 Press the MENU button on the sending

camera.

6 Press the down arrow key to highlight SEND. 7 Press the SEND softkey.

The marked pictures are copied from one camera to the other.

Opening albums

The Review screen sho ws you when pictures are grouped in an alb um and allo ws you to open the album to view the pictures. If the highlighted picture resides in an album, an album icon appears and the left softkey is labelled OPEN.

To open an album:

1 Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section on page 4-5.

2 Press the OPEN softkey.

The screen opens the album containing the selected picture and displays the other pictures that are stored in the album. The related pictures are linked by a colored background.

☞ When you have opened an album, the

OPEN softkey changes to CLOSE. Press this softkey to close the album.

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Expanding and collapsing pictures

It is important to note that your camera treats burst and timelapse pictures as folders containing a series of individual pictures but displays them as a single picture until you press the EXPAND softkey. In the Review mode, you can expand the displayed burst or timelapse picture to view all the pictures in the series.

If the highlighted picture is a burst or timelapse picture, the appropriate icon appears and the left softkey is labelled EXPAND.

To expand a burst or timelapse picture:

1 Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section on page 4-5.

2 Press the EXPAND softkey.

The screen expands the selected burst or timelapse picture and displays its individual pictures on the ﬁlmstrip. The related pictures are linked by a colored dotted line.

☞ When you have expanded a picture, the

EXPAND softkey changes to COLLAPSE. Press this softkey to collapse the picture back to its original form.

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Adding sound to pictures

You can attach sound to a selected picture at any time while reviewing your pictures from either the ﬁlmstrip or full screens.

☞ You can only add sound to or play sound associated with burst and

timelapse pictures when the series is collapsed.

1 Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section on page 4-5.

2 Press and hold the RECORD button.

The microphone icon appears on the screen along with how long you have been recording.

☞ Each picture can have only one attached

sound clip. If you attempt to attach a second sound clip to a picture, a message appears allowing you to delete the existing sound.

3 Speak into the microphone on the back of the

camera.

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☞ If the camera’s volume

control is turned down, you will not be able to hear the sound you have recorded.

☞ The volume control

adjusts the volume of sound clips attached to pictures only. You can turn off System Sounds through Capture Preferences on page 3-10.

4 Release the RECORD button.

A sound icon appears indicating the picture now has attached sound. If a picture has attached sound, pressing the DELETE softkey allows you to delete the sound alone or both the picture and sound.

5 Press the softkey of your choice.

✔ DELETE—Deletes the sound. ✔ SAVE—Saves the sound. ✔ PLAY—Plays the sound. Refer to

“Playing sound, bursts, and timelapse sequences” on page 4-14 for information on playing sound that has not been newly recorded.

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Deleting one picture

To delete a picture:

1 Scroll until the picture you want to delete is

highlighted in the center of the ﬁlmstrip.

2 Press the DELETE softkey.

Delete, Sound Only, and Cancel softkeys appear.

3 Press the softkey of your choice.

✔ DELETE—Deletes the picture and any

attached sound.

✔ SOUND ONLY—Deletes only the

attached sound. (This softkey appears only if the picture contains an attached sound clip.)

✔ CANCEL—Cancels the delete operation.

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Deleting multiple or all pictures

You can delete multiple pictures from your memory card:

1 Mark any pictures you want to delete.

Refer to the “Marking pictures for an action” section on page 4-6 for information on how to mark pictures.

2 Press the DELETE softkey.

☞ Pressing and holding the DELETE

softkey for 2 seconds will delete all the pictures on the memory card. It is not necessary to mark pictures if you want to delete all your pictures.

A conﬁrmation screen appears asking if you want to delete all the marked pictures.

3 Press the softkey of your choice.

✔ DELETE—Deletes the pictures and any

attached sound.

✔ CANCEL—Cancels the delete operation.

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Playing sound, bursts, and timelapse sequences

T o play sound, b urst, and timelapse sequences you ha ve to be viewing the picture on a full screen.

1 Scroll to highlight the picture sequence you

want to play.

You can scroll through your pictures while viewing them as thumbnails or on a full screen. If you scroll to the picture as a thumbnail, press the DISPLAY button to view it on a full screen.

2 Press the PLAY softkey.

If the highlighted picture is a still picture with sound, the camera plays the sound.

☞ The softkeys remain DELETE,

MAGNIFY, and PLA Y when you play a sound clip.

If the highlighted picture is a burst or timelapse picture, the camera plays back the sequence of pictures at the rate speciﬁed in the Review Mode preferences.

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☞ To stop playing the sequence, press

the STOP softkey.

Magnifying pictures

You can magnify a picture while viewing it on a full screen:

1 Scroll to view the picture you want to

magnify.

Use any of the three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section on page 4-5.

2 Press the MAGNIFY softkey.

The screen displays a magniﬁed view of the selected picture.

☞ Use the arrow keys to scroll to different

parts of the picture.

3 To return to a normal view, press the

REDUCE softkey.

☞ If you use the arrow keys to move to

different parts of the magniﬁed picture, the REDUCE softkey label disappears. However, you can still press the middle softkey to reduce the picture to its normal view.

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Viewing pictures on your TV

The video out feature on the camera allows you to show the pictures from the memory card on your TV.

☞ The camera’s LCD is disabled when the camera is attached to the video

cable.

To view pictures on a TV:

1 Turn your TV and the camera off. 2 Insert the video output cable into the video out

connection on the side of your camera.

3 Connect the other end of the cable to the video in

connection on your TV.

☞ To play sound on your TV, use a cable that has

two connectors on the TV end. Connect the yellow connector to the video in connection and the white connector to the audio in connection.

4 Turn on the camera and TV. 5 Set the Mode dial to Review.

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6 Set the TV to the correct channel for viewing

video.

The pictures that are stored on the memory card appear on the TV screen as they appear on the LCD.

7 Scroll through your pictures using any of the

three methods described in the “Viewing pictures” section on page 4-5.

☞ If pictures do not appear on the TV, you

may need try a different channel or adjust the Video preference on the camera. Refer to page 4-4.

Setting camera properties

Camera Properties allow you to program your digital camera through a graphical interface on your computer.

You may want to set these properties before you use your camera to take pictures. Or you may want to use the default properties that are already set on your camera. To use the default for each setting, click the Defaults button on the Camera Properties screen. To return to the previous settings, click Cancel.

We’ll identify any properties that can also be set from the camera itself. You can set camera properties for these categories:

✔ General ✔ Camera ✔ Picture T ype ✔ Albums (DC260 only)

Camera properties

YouÕve got to connect Þrst

Because you set the camera properties on your computer, you ﬁrst have to connect your camera to your computer.

Refer to Chapter 6, “Connecting your camera to your computer” for instructions.

Finding the Properties software

You can get to the Camera Properties software in a number of ways:

✔ Double-click the DC220 or DC260 Camera Properties icon on your

desktop

✔ Select the Camera Properties menu item from the Mounter Software

screen

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✔ Select the Camera Properties button from the camera’s TWAIN Software

screen

✔ Select the Properties button from the K OD AK DIGIT AL SCIENCE Picture

Easy Software 3.0 screen

✔ Select DC220 or DC260 Camera Properties from the Start Programs

menu.

The remaining sections of this chapter assume that you have started the Camera Properties software and are viewing the ﬁrst tab, General settings.

Specifying General settings

The GENERAL settings tab is selected by default.

1 Specify the settings.

Refer to the following subsections for a brief description of each setting.

2 If you want to see more

settings, click the ADVANCED button.

Additional settings appear.

3 To apply these settings to the

camera, click the APPLY button.

☞ To revert to a screen’s

default settings, click the DEFAULTS button.

Communications Method—Deﬁnes the type of connection you want to use

between the camera and your computer.

Baud Rate—Deﬁnes the rate at which the camera and the computer

communicate. This ﬁeld is greyed out if USB or IrDA is selected as the communication method.

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Camera Name—Why would you want to give a camera a name? Because

it’s so impersonal calling it “Hey, camera.” Also, the camera name is included in every picture ﬁle. You can also set this setting through the

Capture mode settings on the camera.

Firmware Version—A read-only ﬁeld that displays the camera’s ﬁrmware

version number . You can also view the camer a ﬁrmwar e version on the LCD by turning the Mode Dial to INFO.

File T ype—The ﬁle format in which the camera will store all future

pictures. You can choose JPEG (.jpg), which can be used by many software programs, or FLASHPIX (.fpx). FLASHPIX offers great beneﬁts such as speed in displaying your pictures and the ability to undo and redo edits in software programs such as Picture Easy. You can also set this setting

through the Capture settings on the camera.

Camera Date and Time—This date and time are assigned to each picture

that you take. You can set it to the same date and time as on your computer by clicking the Set to Computer Date and Time checkbox. You can

also set this setting through the Capture mode settings on the camera.

Computer Date and Time—A read-only display of the time and date as it is

set on the computer to which the camera is connected.

☞ The remaining General Property settings are available only after you

click the ADVANCED button.

Camera properties

Your camera

Power status—The current power status. This ﬁeld displays an AC Power

icon when you are using the AC Adapter or an icon indicating the level of the camera’s battery charge.

Time-out Settings—AC Power Off After turns the camera off after a

period of inactivity when using AC power. Battery Power Off After turns the camera off after a period of inactivity when using battery power. Quick View Display Off After deﬁnes how long a newly captured picture is displayed before the LCD turns off.

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Specifying Camera settings

1 Click the CAMERA

SETTINGS tab.

2 Specify the settings.

Refer to the following subsections for a brief description of each setting.

3 To apply these settings to the

camera, click the APPLY button.

Picture type—Choose the type of picture—Still , Burst , or

Timelapse —that you want to take. This ﬁeld defaults to Still when you turn the camera off. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode

settings on the camera.

White Balance—White Balance examines your pictures and tries to adjust

the color balance to remove the color casts that the current lighting conditions add. Use Automatic when taking pictures under a variety of lighting conditions. Use Daylight when taking pictures outdoors. Use

Fluorescent when taking pictures under ﬂuorescent light. Use Tungsten when taking pictures under normal incandescent light. Off

makes no white balance adjustment. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode settings on the camera.

Flash mode—The mode in which you want the camera’s ﬂash to operate.

Auto causes the ﬂash to ﬁre only when there is not enough light. Fill causes the ﬂash to ﬁre for every picture. Red-eye Reduction causes the ﬂash to ﬁre twice—once 600 milliseconds before the picture is taken to constrict the subject’s pupils, and once when the picture is taken. Off turns the ﬂash off. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode settings

and through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons on the camera.

Focus (DC260 only)—Single spot determines the focus position using

the subject in the center of the lens. Multi-spot determines the focus position using three positions on the lens. Manual allows you to specify the focus position from the pull down menus. You can also set this setting

through the Capture mode settings on the camera.

Macro (DC220 only)—On disables the zoom control and places the lens in

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the macro position. Off enables the zoom control and sets the lens position to 28mm. This is also known as Close-up mode. You can also set this setting

through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons on the camera.

Advanced capture mode—Programmed AE automatically determines

the appropriate shutter speed and aperture settings but allows you to choose an exposure compensation value from a drop down list. Long time exposure allows you to select the shutter speed setting from a drop down list. External ﬂash (DC260 only) allows you select the aperture setting from a drop down list. You can also set this setting through the Capture

mode settings on the camera.

Zoom—The position of the zoom lens. The DC220 ranges from 28mm to

58mm in four steps. The DC260 ranges from 38mm to 115mm in six steps.

Specifying Picture Type settings

1 Click the PICTURE TYPE

SETTINGS tab.

2 Specify the settings.

Refer to the following subsections for a brief description of each setting.

3 To apply these settings to the

camera, click the APPLY button.

Picture Capture State—Choose the type of picture—Still , Burst , or

Timelapse —for which you want to set Picture Type settings. The other ﬁelds on the screen change depending on the type of picture.

Picture quality—Best compresses a picture the least and has the highest

image quality. Better compresses a picture more and has a lower image quality. Good compresses a picture the most and has the lowest image quality. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode settings and

through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons on the camera.

Camera properties

Your camera

Resolution—The number of pixels that make up each picture, either High

(1152 x 864 pixels DC220, 1536 x 1024 pixels DC260), Medium (1152 x 768 pixels DC260 only), or Standard (640 x 480 pixels DC220, 768 x 512 pixels DC260). The more the merrier when it comes to pixels and the quality of your pictures. You can also set this setting through the Capture

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mode settings on the camera.

Approximate Picture Size (Still)—The approximate size of each picture

based on your Picture quality and Resolution selections. The actual picture size can vary depending on the content of the picture.

Burst/Capture rate—The rate, in frames per second, at which pictures will

be taken. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode settings on

the camera.

Approximate Picture Size (Burst)—Based on the Picture Quality ,

Resolution , and Burst/Capture rate , the approximate size of the

burst picture series. The actual burst size can v ary depending on the content of the picture.

Interval (Timelapse)—The time between pictures, in hours and minutes.

The minimum time between pictures is 60 seconds for both the DC220 and DC260. The maximum time between pictures is 1550 minutes for both cameras. You can also set this setting through the Capture mode settings on

the camera.

Number of Pictures (Timelapse)—The total number of pictures to capture. Approximate timelapse size—Based on the Picture Quality ,

Resolution , Interval , and Number of Pictures, the number of pictures that can be taken and the total size of the timelapse picture series. The actual timelapse size can vary depending on the content of the picture.

Storage status—Based on your current Picture Type settings, the number of

pictures you have stored on your memory card and the number of pictures that can still be stored.

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Specifying Albums settings (DC260 only)

1 Click the ALBUMS

SETTINGS tab.

2 Specify the settings.

Refer to the following subsections for a brief description of each Albums setting.

3 To apply these settings to the

camera, click the APPLY button.

Camera Folder—The list of camera folders on the memory card. Multiple

names exist if the memory card in question has pictures on it that were taken with 2 or more different DC260 Cameras.

Albums—A display of the albums on the memory card. Y ou can create new

albums, or rename or delete existing albums.

Camera properties

Your camera

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Connecting your camera to your computer

A ﬁrst step to using your digital pictures on your computer is to connect your camera to your computer. The camera can communicate with your computer using:

✔ an RS232 serial connection ✔ a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection ✔ an infrared transceiver

☞ It is a good idea to use the AC Adapter when connecting to your computer

to conserve battery power.

While in Connect mode the camera is controlled by the computer. Except for the Mode dial, POWER, SHUTTER, and ZOOM buttons, all other camera buttons are disabled. The Ready light indicates when the camera is on.

Once software is installed and the camera is connected to a computer, you are ready to transfer the pictures. Refer to the appropriate chapters of this User’s Guide, or the software’s quick setup guides, for more information on the softw are programs.

Entering the Connect mode

To enter the Connect mode:

1 Set the Mode dial to Connect.

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Connecting

Which connection?

Which connection should you use to transfer pictures between your camera and computer? That depends on which connections your computer supports. The following sections will help you determine the connections that your PC supports.

You specify the type of connection you are using through the Camera Properties software. For information on how to choose a connection method, refer to Chapter 5, “Setting camera properties.”

Operating System Connection Option

WINDOWS 95

Serial, IrDA

WINDOWS 95a WINDOWS 95B (also known as OSR2)

Serial, IrDA, USB

WINDOWS NT 4.0 Serial

WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS 95a require an IrDA Software Patch that is available

from MICROSOFT’s Web site. Go to http://www.microsoft.com and then search for “irda.” (Please read and understand all the instructions provided by MICROSOFT before proceeding.)

WINDOWS 95B requires the MICR OSOFT USB Supplement. Contact your PC vendor

or manufacturer for the Supplement.

The IrDA driver for WINDOWS 95B is either preloaded on your system or available on your original diskettes or CD-ROM.

To determine which version of WINDOWS 95 is installed on your PC:

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel .

2. Double-click the System icon.

3. View the top right of the General tab which indicates the installed operating system:

4.00.950 indicates WINDOWS 95 (basic)

4.00.950a indicates WINDOWS 95a

4.00.950B indicates WINDOWS 95B

RS-232 Serial

Although not fast (maximum data transfer rate of 115 kb/sec), an RS-232 serial connection is supported by the vast majority of PC computers. The serial port option is available on both the WINDO WS 95 and WINDO WS NT 4.0 Operating Systems.

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RS-232 connectors are the standard ports located on the back of the PC. They are usually labeled A and B. The typical computer user should use this method of communicating with the camera.

To determine if your computer supports an RS232 connection:

1 Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer’s

desktop.

2 Click on Properties in the pop-up menu. 3 Click the Device Manager tab. 4 Double-click on the Ports device in the displayed list. 5 Verify that there is at least one Communication Port.

If at least one Communications Port is present, your computer supports an RS-232 Serial connection.

Connecting via a serial cable

The camera can connect to a computer using the serial cable included in your camera package.

To connect to your computer with a serial cable:

1 Plug one end of the serial cable into a COM port

on the back of your PC.

☞ If your computer has a 25-pin port, you need

to use a 9-pin adapter and attach it to the port before attaching the serial cable to the computer.

2 Open the serial port on the side of your camera. 3 Plug the other end of the serial cable into the

camera’s serial port.

4 Turn on the camera.

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USB

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a relatively new method for your camera to communicate with the PC. A USB connection is faster than an RS-232 serial connection increasing the maximum data transfer rate to 12 Mb/sec.

USB requires special computer hardware and software features including a USB enabled motherboard, USB connections, and a version of WINDOWS 95 (called Win95B or OSR2). Most computers manufactured prior to January 1997 do not meet these requirements, but most computers manufactured since then often meet these requirements.

☞ USB is not currently supported in the WINDOWS NT 4.0 environment.

This method should only be used by the advanced computer user. To determine if your computer supports a USB connection:

1 Verify that a USB connector is present.

This connector is normally on the back of the computer.

2 Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer’s

desktop.

3 Click on Properties in the pop-up menu. 4 Verify the operating system is 4.00.950b or greater. 5 Click the Device Manager tab. 6 Verify that the Universal Serial Bus Controller is present, without any yellow

or red indicators.

7 Click on Universal Serial Bus Controller. 8 Verify that a controller and USB Root hub are listed. 9 Double-click on USB Root hub. 10Verify that device status is “The device is working properly.” 11 On your desktop, click Start ➔ Settings ➔ Control Panel . 12Click the Add/Remove Programs entry. 13Verify that USB Supplement to OSR2 is present.

If all of the above conditions are met, your computer supports a USB

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connection. If your computer meets all the conditions except that no USB Supplement to

OSR2 is present, refer to the README ﬁle for instructions on installing the USB Supplement.

Connecting via a USB cable

The camera can connect to a computer using the USB cable included in your camera package.

To connect to your computer with a USB cable:

1 Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port

on the back of your PC.

2 Open the serial port on the side of your camera. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the

camera’s serial port.

4 Turn on the camera.

Infrared transceiver

Infrared is invisible light that the camera uses to transfer pictures through the air without cables or wires. Like your television remote, the camera requires a clear line of sight between its infrared transceiver and the infrared port on the computer.

IrDA (Infrared Data Association) compliant de vices use both a transmitting mode and a receiving mode which allows these de vices to acknowledge the information was received, generate responses, and even automatically detect the presence of another infrared device.

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Connecting

IrDA 1.0 has the same maximum data transfer rate of the serial port, 115 Kb per second.

☞ Remember that infrared communication usually requires system resources

that are used by the serial port. On most computers you will have to disable the serial port and enable the infrared port for infrared communication to work and reverse these settings if you wish to use your serial port again.

☞ IrDA is not currently supported in the WINDOWS NT 4.0 environment.

To determine if your computer supports an infrared connection:

1 Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer’s

desktop.

2 Click on Properties in the pop-up menu. 3 Click the Device Manager tab. 4 Verify that an “Infrared Devices” entry exists. 5 Double click on Infrared Devices. 6 Verify that the “Infrared port on laptops or desktop” is present. 7 On your computer, click Start ➔ Settings ➔ Control Panel . 8 Verify that the Infrared icon is present. 9 Double-click the Infrared icon. 10Click the Options tab. 11 Verify that the “Enable infrared communication on Com X” and “Search for

and provide status for device in range” checkboxes are selected.

12Verify that you have an internal or external IrDA transceiver connected to

your computer. Check your computer hardware manual for information on the IrDA transceiver location.

☞ If you are using the camera’s infrared transceiver to connect to the

computer, and the camera automatically turns off because of inactivity, you need to press the camera’s POWER button to turn the camera back on.

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Connecting via an infrared transceiver

Your camera automatically detects when a compatible infrared device is present.

1 Place the camera facing the computer’s infrared

transceiver.

When the two infrared ports establish contact, the PC emits a beep.

☞ While in the Review mode, you can transfer

pictures from one camera to another using an infrared connection. Refer to “Copying marked pictures from camera to camera” on page 4-8.

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Potential connection problems

Here are some issues that might come up when attempting to connect your camera to your computer and some ways to correct them:

Windows/DC220 DC260 Camera Communications Problem Cause Solution

Computer cannot communicate with the camera.

Camera power is off. Turn the camera on. The Mode dial is not

set to Connect. Conﬂict with another

serial device, such as a modem.

Some Advanced Power Management utilities on laptops can turn off ports to save battery life.

Camera is not connected to serial cable or cable is not connected to the computer’s COM port.

Infrared port is not responding.

The BIOS has a different port assigned as the infrared port.

Set the camera’s Mode dial to Connect.

Refer to the serial communication or corresponding section of your computer’s modem, and/or operating system’s user’s guide.

See the Power Management section of your laptop’s user guide to disable this feature.

Connect serial cable to camera and COM port. See “Connecting via a serial cable” on page 6-3.

Check the computer’s infrared connection. Be sure that the camera is on.

Change the port setting in Camera Properties to reﬂect the port value assigned in the BIOS.

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Accessing your pictures via computer

Now that you’ ve tak en some pictures with your digital camera, ho w do you get to them?

✔ By connecting your camera to your computer and using KOD AK Mounter

Software. Mounter software is an easy way to view, transfer, or delete pictures stored on the memory card using your PC and WINDOWS software.

✔ By placing your memory card in a PCMCIA card adapter and placing it in

your computer or a memory card reader.

Using the Mounter software

Using Mounter software, the DC220 or DC260 camera icon appears in the My Computer window, dialog boxes, and ﬁle browsers included in many software applications.

Mounter software presents the camera contents as though it were an extension of your hard drive. For more detailed information on working with WINDOWS, refer to your WINDOWS Software User’s Guide.

Installing Mounter software

If you have not installed the DC220/DC260 software, refer to the “Installing software” section on page 1-4.

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Accessing pictures

Mounter software overview

With Mounter software you can:

✔ View pictures on the camera ✔ Transfer pictures from the camera to your computer ✔ Transfer pictures and scripts to the camera ✔ Save the audio portion of a picture ﬁle as a .wav ﬁle ✔ Set Mounter preferences

Mounter software uses the following icons:

camera— represent the DC220 and DC260 cameras.

album— represents an album on your memory card. (DC260

only)

camera folders— represents both the Camera Folder and the System folder. The Camera Folder holds your pictures or albums. The System folder holds scripts and camera ﬁrmware ﬁles.

burst— represents burst pictures with and without attached sound.

timelapse— represents timelapse pictures with and without attached sound.

picture ﬁle— represents picture ﬁles (with and without attached sound) with FLASHPIX (FPX) or JPEG (JPG) extensions when appropriate viewing option is selected.

If the picture ﬁle has been registered by another application this icon may be different.

YouÕve got to connect Þrst

To use Mounter software to access your pictures, the camera needs to be

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connected to your computer and turned on. Refer to Chapter 6, “Connecting your camera to your computer” for detailed information.

When the camera is correctly connected to and communicating with your computer, the camera’s Status Display is replaced with the following screen.

If the connection times out, the Status Display returns.

Viewing your pictures

Mounter software allows you to view your pictures as picture ﬁles or as thumbnails.

☞ To view your pictures as thumbnails, select View -> Thumbnail View. It will

take longer to display pictures as thumbnails than as picture ﬁles.

To view your pictures:

1 Double-click on the My Computer icon.

The My Computer window appears.

2 Double-click on the Camera icon.

The Camera Folder icon appears.

3 Double-click on the Camera Folder

icon.

A window appears showing the individual picture ﬁles or thumbnails.

☞ To delete pictures from your memory

card, either move them to the Recycle Bin or press the DELETE key.

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Accessing pictures

Transferring pictures to your computer

Mounter software allows you to drag and drop pictures from the camera to your computer.

☞ When you drag pictures from one place to another using Mounter software,

the pictures are copied, not moved. To move pictures, you must hold down the SHIFT key while dragging and dropping.

Select multiple pictures by holding down the shift key and clicking to select adjacent pictures or the control key and clicking to select nonadjacent pictures.

To transfer pictures:

1 Double-click on the My Computer icon.

The My Computer window appears.

2 Double-click on the Camera icon.

The Camera Name and System folder icons appear.

3 Double-click on the Camera Folder

icon.

A window appears listing individual pictures.

4 Double-click on the folder into which you’ll be placing pictures. 5 Click on the pictures and while holding the mouse button down, drag the

pictures to the folder.

The pictures appear in the new location.

Transferring pictures and scripts to your camera

Mounter software allows you to drag and drop pictures and scripts from your computer to your camera.

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A predeﬁned script can prompt you for certain actions and deﬁne the behavior of the camera and its settings. For example, a script can set the camera to take burst pictures at a certain rate. The script can then prompt you, using text on the LCD, to take a picture and the camera waits for you to press the SHUTTER button.

☞ You can view transferred pictures on your camera only if they are

FLASHPIX (.fpx) or JPEG (.jpg) formats in a resolution supported by the camera. Refer to page 5-5 for resolution information.

To transfer pictures and scripts to the camera:

1 Double-click on the My Computer icon.

The My Computer window appears.

2 Double-click on the folder containing the pictures or scripts you want to

write.

3 Double-click on the Camera icon.

The Camera Name and System folder icons appear.

4 Click on the picture or script to highlight it and while holding the left mouse

button down, drag the ﬁle onto the appropriate folder icon:

✔ Drag picture ﬁles onto the Camera Folder icon. If you want to transfer

pictures to a speciﬁc album on the camera, double-click the Camera Folder to open it and ﬁnd the desired album.

✔ Drag script ﬁles onto the System folder icon.

Creating albums on the camera (DC260 only)

You can create, rename and delete albums on your DC260 camera. Because your computer treats the camera like another drive, you can create, rename, and delete

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Accessing pictures

albums just like you would create, rename, and delete folders on any other drive.

1 Double-click on the Camera Folder

icon.

A window appears listing individual pictures.

2 Perform one of the following operations:

✔ To create a folder select File -> New -> Folder or position the cursor in

the folder window and click the right mouse button.

✔ To rename an existing folder click on the name beneath the folder to

highlight it. Type a new name and press Enter.

☞ You should not rename the System, DC260_01, or DC220_01 folders

because the camera looks for these names to locate pictures, scripts, and logo ﬁles.

✔ To delete a folder click on the folder to highlight it. Either move it to the

Recycle Bin or press the DELETE key.

Opening picture Þles in other software programs

Mounter software allows you to open picture ﬁles into a registered software program. Simply double-click on the Camera icon and then double-click on the Camera Folder icon to view the picture ﬁles. Double-click on a picture ﬁle to open it into a registered software program.

☞ You can also save FLASHPIX and JPEG pictures from other software

programs to the Camera Folder.

Saving sound

When you transfer pictures containing sound, Mounter software extracts the sound portion of the ﬁle. Through preferences, Mounter software can:

✔ Prompt you for a ﬁlename for each sound ﬁle ✔ Save the sound under the same ﬁlename as the picture with a .wav

extension

✔ Save no sound

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Setting preferences

Mounter software allows you to set preferences that govern how Mounter software notiﬁes and prompts you for audio options.

To set Mounter preferences:

1 Click the right mouse button on the Camera icon.

2 Select MOUNTER PREFERENCES from the pop-up menu.

The Mounter Preferences screen appears.

3 Specify the settings which include:

✔ How you want to be prompted when

saving a picture’s attached audio

✔ If you want to show the progress of

the Mounter connection operations.

4 Click the OK button to apply the

settings.

Exiting Mounter software

To exit the Mounter software, select Close from the File menu. The Mounter Camera icon remains in the My Computer folder even when the camera is not accessed.

Placing the memory card in your computer

As an alternative to connecting your camera to your computer, you can also access the pictures on the memory card by placing the card in a PCMCIA-ATA Card Adapter. You can then place the Adapter Card in a PCMCIA drive if your computer is so equipped or into a memory card reader.

PCMCIA is an acronym for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Using a PCMCIA card eliminates the need to have your camera tethered to your PC and provides a fast picture data transfer rate.

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Accessing pictures

☞ While using a PCMCIA card to access your pictures is generally faster than

accessing the camera in the Connect mode, you lose some of the functionality you would have through the Mounter software. For example, when using MICROSOFT EXPLORER software and a PCMCIA card, you cannot extract and save audio from pictures that have attached sound. To access both a picture and its attached sound from the PCMCIA card, you must use KODAK TWAIN software or KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Easy Software 3.0.

Picture Card Adapter

The DC220 and DC260 use a removable memory card that complies with the CompactFlash standard. Due to the size of the CompactFlash card, most PCMCIA card readers do not accept the card as is, but require an adapter card. A KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Picture Card Adapter is available for your memory card to adapt the 50-pin Picture Card for use with 68-pin PCMCIA-ATA compatible devices.

☞ For information on ordering a Picture Card Adapter, refer to the

“Accessories” section on page 1-4.

To transfer pictures via the PCMCIA card:

1 Remove the memory card from the camera.

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Refer to “Removing the memory card” on page 2-10.

2 Insert the memory card into the Picture Card

Adapter.

3 Insert the Picture Card Adapter into your

computer.

The Picture Card appears as a drive on your computer.

Does my computer support a PCMCIA card?

To determine if your computer supports a PCMCIA connection:

1 Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer’s

desktop.

2 Click on Properties in the pop-up menu. 3 Click the Device Manager tab. 4 Verify that a “PCMCIA Socket” entry exists. 5 Double click on the PCMCIA socket. 6 Verify that the “PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller” is present. 7 Double click on “PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller.” 8 Verify that device status is “The device is working properly.”

If the above conditions are met and you have a PCMCIA card for your camera, you can use a PCMCIA connection. A PCMCIA card is an optional accessory for the DC220/DC260 camera.

Memory Card Reader

A memory card reader allows you to transfer pictures faster from a CompactFlash or full size

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PCMCIA Flash Memory ATA card to your PC computer than with a cable connection.

Several models of memory card readers are av ailable from computer dealers.

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Accessing pictures

Transferring

pictures via TWAIN software

You’ve used your digital camera to photograph your real estate agency’s newest listings for the company Web page. Now you need to open your pictures in an image editing software program to touch up some peeling paint, add some text, and insert an asking price.

Using KOD AK Access TWAIN Acquire Softw are (TWAIN) for WINDOWS, you can do just that. TWAIN is special industry-standard software that allows you to transfer pictures from your digital camera directly to TWAIN-compliant software, such as ADOBE PHOTODELUXE.

Installing TWAIN software

If you have not installed the DC220/DC260 software, refer to the “Installing software” section on page 1-4.

Using TWAIN

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TWAIN software workßow

Connect the camera to your computer

Start the TWAIN software

Select the source of your pictures

Preview the picture

Refer to page 8-2.

Refer to page 8-3.

Refer to page 8-4.

Refer to page 8-5.

Transfer the picture

Refer to page 8-7.

Connecting the camera to your computer

To use TWAIN software to transfer your pictures, the camera needs to be connected to your computer and turned on. Refer to Chapter 6, “Connecting your

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camera to your computer” for detailed information.

When the camera is correctly connected to and communicating with your computer, the camera’s Status Display is replaced with the following screen.

If the connection times out, the Status Display returns.

Starting the TWAIN Software

1 Open a TWAIN-compliant software (for example, ADOBE

PHOTODELUXE).

2 Select KODAK DC220/DC260 ZOOM ACQUIRE as the TWAIN source. 3 Select TWAIN ACQUIRE from the compliant software.

The TWAIN software main window appears.

The following screen is the main window of TWAIN software. More detailed information is offered in the following sections.

Select appropriate button to retrieve pictures from your camera or computer

Picture viewing area

Using TWAIN

Select Tr ansfer to transfer pictures into the software

Select Camera Properties to change

camera settings

Select Preferences to specify audio options

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Selecting the source of your pictures

TWAIN software allows you to transfer:

✔ the contents of the camera’s memory card ✔ a picture that you take while your camera is connected to the computer ✔ pictures stored on your computer or your memory card

Selecting the cameraÕs contents

1 Click the CAMERA CONTENTS

button on the TWAIN screen.

The TWAIN software displays the pictures stored on the camera’s memory card.

☞ If your DC260 Camera

contains albums, the screen displays album icons. Click on an album to display its contents.

2 Click on the pictures you want to

select for transfer.

Refer to “Previewing your pictures” on page 8-5.

Taking a picture

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1 Frame the subject of your picture

in the camera’s viewﬁnder.

2 Click the TAKE PICTURE button

on the TWAIN screen.

☞ You can only take still pictures

through the TWAIN software.

The TWAIN software displays the picture in a full view.

Refer to “Previewing your pictures” on page 8-5.

Selecting pictures on your computer

To select a picture that is stored on your computer or a picture that resides on a memory card that is in your computer:

1 Click the MY COMPUTER button

on the TWAIN screen.

The TWAIN software displays a standard WINDO WS Open window .

2 Navigate to ﬁnd the pictures that

you want to open.

3 Click on the pictures you want and

click OPEN.

The TWAIN software displays the picture in either the list or thumbnail mode.

Refer to the next section, ”Previewing your pictures.”

Previewing your pictures

Using TWAIN

While previewing your pictures using TWAIN software, you can view your pictures as ﬁles or as thumbnails which are smaller versions of your pictures.

☞ To view your pictures as thumbnails, click on the SHOW AS

THUMBNAILS checkbox. Viewing pictures as thumbnails will be slower than viewing pictures as ﬁles.

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Refer to the following subsections for more information about each Preview function.

Plays a picture’s attached sound.

Expands and collapses burst and timelapse pictures.

Opens any selected pictures in a full view.

Displays information about a single selected picture.

Play a pictureÕs attached sound

Pictures that have attached sound show a sound icon beneath the picture.

Expanding and collapsing pictures

Burst pictures are a series of pictures taken in rapid succession. Timelapse pictures are a series of pictures taken at a speciﬁed interval. TWAIN software displays both as single thumbnails with an icon indicating if the picture is a burst or a timelapse picture.

☞ When you have expanded a selected picture, the EXPAND button changes

to a COLLAPSE button.

Opening a picture in full view

You can also double-click a picture to open it.

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Displaying picture information

The Picture Information window displays information about the picture and camera settings when the picture was taken. You may not select or change any

settings on the window.

The Picture Information window displays:

✔ Name of the picture ﬁle ✔ Number of pictures (burst and

timelapse only)

✔ Quality setting ✔ Resolution setting ✔ Size (in bytes) ✔ Date and time picture was taken ✔ Name of the album in which the

picture is stored (DC260 only)

☞ To play the picture’s attached

sound, click the PLAY icon.

✔ Aperture information ✔ Exposure Time, in seconds ✔ Flash information ✔ Audio attachment

Using TWAIN

Transferring pictures

When you have previewed your pictures and determined which ones you want to transfer:

1 Click on the pictures you want to

transfer.

2 Click the TRANSFER button.

The picture is displayed in the previously opened TWAINcompliant software window.

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Saving sound

When you transfer pictures containing sound, TWAIN software extracts the sound portion of the ﬁle. Through Preferences, TWAIN software can:

✔ Prompt you for a ﬁlename for each sound ﬁle ✔ Save the sound under the same ﬁlename as the picture with a .wav

extension

✔ Save no sound

1 Click the PREFERENCES button on

the TWAIN screen.

The Preferences screen appears.

2 Specify how you want to save a

picture’s attached audio.

3 Click the OK button to apply the

settings.

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Tips and troubleshooting

General maintenance and safety

✔ To keep from damaging your camera, avoid exposing it to moisture and

extreme temperatures.

✔ Clean the outside of the camera by wiping with a clean, dry cloth. Never

use harsh or abrasive cleaners or organic solv ents on the camera or an y of its parts.

✔ Never disassemble or touch the inside of the camera. This could result in

electrical shock.

✔ If you notice smoke or a strange smell coming from the camera,

immediately turn the camera off, wait a few minutes until the camera cools, and then remove the batteries.

✔ Cleaning the lens:

1 Blow gently on the lens to remove dust and dirt. 2 Moisten the lens by breathing lightly on it. 3 Wipe the lens gently with a soft, lint-free cloth or an untreated lens-

cleaning tissue.

☞ Do not use cleaning solutions unless they are designed

speciﬁcally for camera lenses. Do not wipe the camera lens with chemically treated eyeglass lens tissue as it may scratch the lens.

Troubleshooting

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Communicating with the computer

If your computer cannot communicate with the camera you may need to adjust the serial port speed setting. Adjust the settings using the Camera Properties (Chapter 5), or follow the instructions on the Kodak Web site at

http://www.kodak.com

Monitor adjustment

To get the best view of your pictures, you should optimize your monitor display. You can view the pictures on a monitor using 256 color and a 640 x 480 display setting, but these settings will not give a true representation of the pictures.

1 Double-click on the My Computer icon. 2 Double-click on the Control Panel icon. 3 Double-click on the Display icon and click on the Settings tab. 4 Make note of the settings for the Color Palette and Desktop areas. 5 From the Color Palette ﬁeld, select the highest available setting {256, High

(16-bit), or True (24-bit or 32-bit) color} and click the OK button.

6 From the Desktop Area, select 800 x 600 pixels.

☞ Changing these values may cause your monitor display to be offset. Consult

your monitor’s User’s Guide for information on repositioning the display.

☞ If changing your settings makes your display unusable, shutdown your PC,

reboot in the Safe mode and reset the settings to those recorded in Step 4. T o boot up in Safe mode, press the F5 key when “Starting WINDOWS 95...” appears on the monitor.

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Printing

You may notice that the colors on your computer screen do not always match those in your documents or prints. This is because monitors and printers use different color systems.

You may be able to achieve more predictable results in your printed documents by:

✔ improving the quality of your paper . Copier paper may not offer the same

results as coated paper or paper made especially for ink jet printers.

✔ adjusting your printer software settings. ✔ using fresh ink cartridges. Do not use ink cartridges beyond their life

expectancy.

☞ If you need extreme precision in matching printed output to your computer

screen, you may want to consider purchasing a calibration system. The aim of a calibration system is to match, as closely as possible, the printed image to the image on your computer screen. Please consult your local computer dealer for more information.

Remember these few tips when it comes time to print your document:

✔ color printing takes more time. Increased complexity in your document

increases the printing and drying time.

✔ color printing is more memory intensive than black and white. If your

computer gives you an insufﬁcient memory message, you may need to close some applications, change some settings, or add additional memory.

✔ color prints may not photocopy as clearly as black and white. If you plan

to photocopy documents, you may consider printing the document in gray scale. This setting is usually changed from the Print menu.

✔ resizing the picture to a smaller size or printing the picture on glossy

paper may increase the quality of the print.

Troubleshooting

To improve the quality of your prints, you may want to print your pictures on KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Inkjet Paper. InkJet Paper is made to work with most inkjet printers to give you clearer , crisper , and more detailed images on your prints.

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Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing difﬁculties with your camera, check the following table for possible solutions. If the difﬁculties persist, refer to Chapter 10 - Getting

Help.

☞ Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe ﬁle located in

the KODAK DC220/DC260 folder.

Computer Monitor Problem Cause Solution

The image on your monitor is jagged or inappropriately colored.

Memory Card Problem Cause Solution

The camera does not recognize your memory card.

Monitor is not set correctly.

The memory card may not be ATA compatible or CompactFlash CF certiﬁed.

Adjust your monitor display settings. See “Monitor adjustment” on page 9-2.

Memory cards must be ATA compatible and CompactFlash certiﬁed to work with the camera.

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Camera Problem Cause Solution

Ready light does not turn on and the camera does not work.

Ready light is red. No memory card in

Shutter button does not work. Camera is not turned

Camera does not turn on. Batteries are not

Batteries are low or empty.

Camera is not turned on.

camera or the memory card is full.

on.

Mode dial is not set to Capture.

Ready light is blinking. Camera is processing picture.

The Status Display reads Full . The memory card is full.

properly installed.

Batteries are weak or dead.

Replace the batteries or use the A C Adapter. Pictures remain in the camera’s memory when the battery is removed.

Turn the camera on and verify that the green Ready light turns on.

Insert a new memory card.

Turn the camera on and verify that the green Ready light turns on.

Set the Mode dial to Capture.

Wait until Ready light stops blinking before attempting to take another picture.

Transfer pictures to your computer or insert a memory card that has available memory.

Remove the batteries and install them according to the directions on the inside of the battery door.

Install new batteries or use the AC Adapter.

Troubleshooting

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Camera Problem Cause Solution

Part of the picture is missing. Something was

blocking the lens when the picture was taken.

Y our e ye or the picture was not centered correctly in the viewﬁnder.

Picture is too dark. Flash is not on or did

not go off. The subject is too far

away for the ﬂash to have an effect.

The subject is in front of a bright light.

Picture is too light. The ﬂash is not

needed.

The subject is too close when the ﬂash was used.

The light sensor is covered.

Stored pictures are damaged. The memory card was

removed when the Ready light was blinking.

Pictures remaining number does not decrease.

The image resolution does not take up sufﬁcient space to decrease the picture remaining number.

Keep hands, ﬁngers, or other objects away from the lens when taking pictures.

Leave space around subject when centering picture in viewﬁnder.

Turn on the ﬂash. See “Flash” on page 2-4.

Move so there is no more than 10 feet (3 m) between the camera and the subject.

Change your position so the light is not behind the subject.

Change to automatic ﬂash. See “Flash” on page 2-4.

Move so there is at least 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) between the camera and the subject.

Hold the camera so your hands or other objects do not cover the light sensor.

Make sure the Ready light is not blinking before removing the memory card.

The camera is operating normally. Continue taking pictures.

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Camera Problem Cause Solution

Picture is not clear. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. See

“General maintenance and safety” on page 9-

Subject too close when taking picture

Subject or the camera moved while the picture was taken.

The subject is too far away for the ﬂash to be effective.

LCD Messages Message Cause Solution

Memory Card is Full. Memory card is full

and cannot hold additional pictures

No Memory Card. There is no memory

card inserted in the camera.

Cannot read memory card. Memory card is

corrupted.

Camera did not establish connection.

Camera needs service. The camera is

The receiving camera does not have enough memory to receive the pictures.

The camera cannot communicate with the computer.

malfunctioning. In a camera to camera

communication, the receiving camera’s memory card is full.

Stand at least 8 in. (20 cm.) away when taking pictures using Close-up.

Hold camera steady until the picture is taken.

Move so the subject is less than 10 ft. (3 m) away.

Transfer pictures to your computer or insert a memory card that has available memory.

Insert a memory card into the camera.

Insert a new or reformat the memory card.

See “Potential connection problems” on page 6-8.

Have the camera serviced.

Transfer pictures to your computer or insert a memory card that has available memory.

Troubleshooting

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LCD Messages Problem Cause Solution

Unable to receive picture. An error has occurred

while receiving pictures in a camera to camera transfer.

Transfer of pictures was interrupted. Not all pictures were sent.

Not enough memory There is not enough

An error has occurred before all pictures were transferred.

memory on the card to store the selected timelapse picture sequence.

Try the camera to camera transfer again.

Try the transfer again.

Transfer pictures to your computer or insert a memory card that has available memory. You can also change the timelapse sequence to one that requires less memory.

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