Kodak DC240 User Manual

Picture Taking Options Reviewing Your Pictures

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1. Set Mode dial to Capture and turn on

camera.

2. Press MENU button.

3. Use button to select icon you

want to adjust. Press DO-IT button.

4. Use button to adjust. Press

DO-IT button to accept.

dding Date Stamp

Places the date, time, or both on the front of picture.

djusting Exposure

If pictures are too dark, increase (+) exposure numb er.
If pictures are too light, decrease (–) exposure number.

dding Borders

Places a border around pi ctures.

ictures in Black and White, Sepia, or Documents

Black & White—creates black and white pictures.
Sepia Tone—creates an antique look to pictures.
Document—makes text stand out .

uality Settings

Best—use when printing enlargements.
Better—use for everyday pictures.
Good—use for e-mail and computer viewing.

esolution Options

High—1280x960-DC2 40/1760x1168-DC280 for print.
Standard—64 0x4 80-DC240/896x592-DC28 0 for e -m ail.

hite Balance Settings

Auto—use for everyday pictures.
Daylight—use under natural lighting without flash.
Tungsten—use under household lights without flash.
Fluorescent—use under fluorescent tubes without flash.

Metering Options

Multi-Pattern—use when even exposure is needed.
Center-Weighted—use to highlight center of subject.

harpness Setting

Sharp—use to highlight the edges in picture.
Standard—use fo r eve ryd ay pi ct ures.
Soft—use to blur the edges in pic tures.

uto ISO (DC280)

OFF—use for everyday pictures.
ON—use for low light pict ures wit ho ut flash .

ocking Exposure

Use when a constant ex posure and consistent look to
pictures is needed.

1. Set Mode dial to Review and turn on

camera.

2. Use button to scroll

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through pictures.

3. Press MENU button for filmstrip.

4. Use button to select the icon

you want. Press DO-IT button.

5. Use button to adjust. Press

DO-IT button to accept.

Magnifying Picture

Use button to pan around the picture.

Selecting Pictures for Print

Selects (or de se lects) some or all pictures for printing
on a KODAK Picture Maker kiosk.

Protecting Pictures

Protects (or unprotects) some or all pictu res from
being deleted.

Deleting Pictures

Deletes one or all pictures from camera memory card.

Running Slide Shows

Runs a slide show of pictures on a television or on the
camera colo r LCD.

Viewing Picture Information

Shows specific picture-taking information about
a picture.

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Rochester, New York 14650
Kodak is a registered trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 1999

Quick Setup Camera Overview

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nstalling Batteries

Y our camera comes wit h fou r AA alkal ine
and four AA Ni-MH rechargeable
batteries. Do not mix different types of
batteries in the camera. If Ni-MH
rechargeable batteri es are no t charged,
use the alkaline batteries in the camera.

Install batteries.

harging Batteries

Use only Ni-MH rechargeable batteries in
charger. Do not charge other types of
batteries with charger.

1. Align + and – ends of Ni-MH

rechargeable batteries with + and –
connectors in the charger.

2. Push batteries into charger until they

snap in place .

3. If needed, attach the correct power

plug to the charger.

4. Plug charger into a power outlet.

5. Remove charged batterie s when

charger indicator lights go out. It
takes approximately eight hours to
fully charge batteries.

nserting a Camera Memory Card

1. Open camera card door.

2. Insert camera memory card into slot

with connecting end of card facing
camera, and the lip on the card facing
toward the front of camera.

Do no t force card into slot.

3. Close camera card door.

etting the Clock

1. Set Mode dial to Camera Setup.

2. Slide POWER switch to the right to

turn on camera.

3. Use button to select .

4. Press DO-IT button.

5. Use buttons to adjust

date and time field s.

6. Press DO-IT button.

Taking Pictures

Camera Front

Light Sensor

Self-Timer
Light

Lens

Camera Back

Ready Lights

MENU
Button

LCD Screen

Color

Flash

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

POWER
Switch

Mode Dial

1. Set Mode dial to Capture.

2. Slide POWER Switch to the right to

turn on camera.

3. Center subject in viewfinder.

4. Adjust ZOOM.

5. Press SHUTTER button half-way

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down to lock auto focus, then
completely down to take picture.

Picture is stor ed on ca mer a memory
card when the card light above the
card door stop s b linking.

Previewing Pictures

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Camera Side

Camera Memory
Card Light

AC Adapter

Video Out

Serial/USB

­+

DC IN

OPEN

VIDEO
OUT

CARD

Camera Memory Card Door

Camera Bottom

Tripod Socket

Battery Door

Camera Top

SELF-TIMER

Button

INFINITY FOCUS/
CLOSE-UP Button

Status Display

Exposure
Compensation

Self-Timer

Close-Up

Infinity Focus

DO-IT

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AA BATT.

LCD Brightness Dial

Status Display

Fluorescent

Daylight

Quality

Battery

Tungsten

Resolution

EJECT

FLASH Button

SHUTTER Button

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ZOOM Control

Pictures Remaining

Camera
Memory Card
EJECT

Flash

Red-Eye

T o preview picture on the LCD befor e it is
taken, press DO-IT button.

Using Preview drains batteries at a
faster rate.

Viewing and Deleting Pictures

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T o vi ew the pic ture just taken on the
LCD, press button.

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To delete, press button when
icon appears in the LCD.

To automatically Quickview every
picture:

1. Set Mode dial to Capture and turn on

camera.

2. Press the MENU button.

3. Use button to select .

4. Press DO-IT button.

5. Use button to select ON, then

press DO-IT button.
Using Quick view dr ain s batt eries at a

faster rate.