Kodak DC290 Zoom User Guide
KODAK DC290 Zoom Digital Camera
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Camera Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Camera Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Camera Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Camera Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mode Dial and Four-Way Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Your Status LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Picture Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pictures Remaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Advanced Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IrDA (Infrared) Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Understanding Quality and Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removable Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Inserting the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Removing the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Understanding Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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2 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turning the Camera On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting the Camera to Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Previewing a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Capturing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture Type, and Quality . . . . 22
Setting the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Defining the Capture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Picture Type Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Album Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
White Balance Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Watermark Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advanced Exposure Modes Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advanced Focus Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Preferences Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Camera Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading Scripts onto a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Choosing a Script on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding Sound to a Picture in Quickview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3 Reviewing Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting the Camera to Review Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reviewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Viewing the Remaining Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting Review Mode Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Overlay Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Slide Show Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Video Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Playback Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Format Card Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Print Order Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Marking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Placing Marked Pictures in an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Creating a New Album in Review Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Protecting Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Copying Marked Pictures from Camera to Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using On-Camera Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Loading On-Camera Applications onto a Memory Card . . . . . . . 48
Selecting an On-Camera Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Expanding and Collapsing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adding Sound to Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Deleting a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Deleting Multiple Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playing Sound, Bursts, and Time-lapse Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Magnifying Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Viewing Pictures on Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windows-based System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Loading KODAK Software on Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Loading KODAK Software on Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Copying KODAK Plug-In Acquire files to a Plug-In Folder . . . . . . . 62
5 Connecting Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Checking for USB Support on Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Starting the KODAK Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Opening KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers . . . . . . 66
KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KODAK Digital Camera (TWAIN Acquire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KODAK Digital Camera (Properties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KODAK Pictures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Opening KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KODAK Digital Camera (Plug-In Acquire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KODAK Digital Camera (Tools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KODAK Digital Camera (Control Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KODAK Pictures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Folder and File Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Naming Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Naming Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Picture Naming Using Absolute Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Picture Naming Using Relative Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Naming Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Locating Pictures on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6 Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
General Maintenance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Connecting With Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Monitor Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tips for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Where to Get Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Software Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Faxed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8 Warranty and Regulatory Information
Warranty Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Warranty Repair Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Application Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How to Obtain Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
FCC Compliance and Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Canadian DOC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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1 Getting Started
This chapter presents an overview of the camera buttons, displays, and hardware
features.
Introduction
The KOD AK DC290 Zoom Digital Camera (DC290) takes great pictures without
using film. Here are some of the things that you can do:
Take pictures and immediately view them on the color camera display,
your TV, or your computer.
Take Burst (quickly in succession) and Time-lapse (a series of shots over
an extended period of time) pictures.
Add sound to a picture.
Organize your pictures in electronic photo albums on the camera.
Transfer your pictures to your computer and then e-mail them to family
and friends.
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Camera Features
Built-in flash with red-eye reduction.
An easy-to-use status display of camera settings.
Removable and reusable memory card.
Fast picture transfer to your USB-compatible computer.
A 3x optical, 2x digital zoom lens to zoom in on subjects.
JPEG and uncompressed TIFF file formats for image capture.
Ultra setting to give you 2240 x 1500 interpolated picture resolution.
Scripts and applications that simplify camera set-up and usage.
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Camera Front
r
r
M
r
Shutter
Flash
Light sensor
Self-timer
light
IrDA (Infrared)
transceiver
Battery door
emory card
door
Camera Top
Scroll
Select
Viewfinde
Flash senso
Lens
Auto Focus
sensor
Shutter
Self-time
Power
Status LCD
2
Camera Back
E
Viewfinder
Display button
Microphone
Menu button
Ready light
Zoom
Color LCD
screen
Audio LED
Audio volume
Audio Record
xternal flash
V ideo and
Audio Out
USB
Camera Bottom
AC adapter
Mode dial
Tripod socket
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Softkeys
Four-way controller
Product information
data plate
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Camera Specifications
DC290
Pixel Resolution CCD
Ultra
High
Medium
Standard
Color
Picture File Format
Picture Storage
Viewfinder
ASA/ISO Sensitivity
Flash Range Wide
Te lePhoto
Lens Type
Maximum
Aperture
Zoom
Focal Len gth
Auto Focus Wide/TelePhoto:
Manual Focus Wide/TelePhoto:
Power Batteries
DC Input
Tripod Socket
Video Out
Dimensions Width
Length
Height
Weight
Operating Temperature
4
1901 x 1212=2.3 millions of pixels (total
number of pixels)
2240 x 1500=3,360,000
1792 x 1200=2,150,400
1440 x 960=1,382,400
720 x 480=345,600
24-bit, millions of colors
Exif version 2.1 (JPEG base) or TIFF
External memory only: ATA compatible
CompactFlash card
Real image
100
1.6 ft to 13.1 ft (0.5 to 4.0 m)
1.6 ft to 8.2 ft (0.5 to 2.5 m
Optical quality glass
F/3
Wide:
Te lePhoto:
6X:
38.4 to 115.2 mm (equivalent to 35mm
camera)
8 to 24 mm (actual)
AA size 1.5-volt alkaline, or AA size
1.2-volt Ni-MH rechargeable
AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series
Digital Cameras
.25 in. (.006 m) threaded
NTSC or PAL
4.6 in. (118 mm)
2.5 in. (63 mm)
4.2 in. (106 mm)
1.2 lbs (525 g) without batteries
32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C)
F/4.7
3X Optical zoom
2X Digital zoom
1.0 ft (0.3 m) to infinity
1.6 ft (0.5 m) to infinity
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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:
Softkeys
In this case, pressing the left softkey enters the Advanced Focus Modes. When
presented with a different screen display, pressing this softkey can perform an
entirely different function.
Mode Dial and Four-Way Controller
The mode dial allows you to choose from four camera modes:
Capture
Review
Connect
Info
The four-way controller arrows allo w you to move through the camera menus and
icons, and to scroll through your pictures.
—to take beautiful digital pictures
—to view, edit, and organize your pictures
—to connect your camera to your computer
—to display information about your camera firmware
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Your Status LCD
A display on the top of the camera shows the current settings. The following
subsections briefly describe each entry . For information on ho w to define settings
through the Capture mode, see page 24.
The camera must be turned on and in the Capture mode to view and interact with
this display.
Exposure
Compensation
Red-Eye
Picture Type
Quality
Flash
Battery
Status
Manual Mode
Flash
IrDA (Infrared)
Communication
Self-Timer
Pictures
Remaining
Your camera is equipped with a built-in flash that offers a red-eye reduction
feature. The flash has an effective range of approximately 1.6 to 13 ft
(0.5 to 4.0 m). There are four Flash settings:
—fires the flash automatically when you press the Shutter button
Auto
and the camera determines that there is not enough light.
Red-eye
—determines that there is not enough light, and fires the flash
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.
—fires the flash every time you press the Shutter button. Use this
Fill
setting when the lighting is poor or when your subject is lit from
behind.
—turns off the flash.
Off
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Exposure Compensation
In very large rooms, under low light, you may achieve better results by turning
the flash off entirely, or by utilizing the flash sync capability with an external
flash unit.
While in Capture mode, the camera exposure can be adjusted from -2.0 to +2.0
exposure value (EV) in 0.5 EV increments.
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.
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Picture Type
The Picture T ype icon changes to indicate the type of picture you are taking. This
setting can be changed through the Scroll and Select buttons or through the
Picture Type menu. See page 25. There are three picture types:
Still
—(the default) takes a single still picture. Whenever you turn the
camera on, this is the selected picture type.
Burst
—takes a series of pictures in quick succession.
Time-lapse
each picture. You can set the time delay through the Picture Type
screen.
—takes a series of pictures with a time delay between
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Pictures Remaining
The Pictures Remaining icon changes automatically to indicate the remaining
number of pictures that can be stored at the current quality and resolution setting.
This is a display-only icon. You cannot select or change it.
The pictures remaining number does not always change when a picture is taken if
the picture content is easily compressed.
When the card 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, see page 52.
Advanced Capture Mode
The camera has two Advanced Capture modes, the external flash and the longtime modes. For details see “Advanced Exposure Modes Settings” on page 29.
External flash mode
external flash sync to provide flash. You can set the camera aperture
setting (or f/stop). The default aperture setting is 5.6.
Long-time mode
get proper exposure within the current ambient lighting environment.
You set the exposure time between 0.5 and 16 seconds in 0.5-second
increments.
Self-Timer
The Self-timer 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. For details see “Setting the Self-Timer” on page 22.
—disables the built-in flash and uses the
—disables the flash when taking long exposures to
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IrDA (Infrared) Communication
In a camera-to-camera connection in the Review mode, two cameras can
communicate with each other through an IrDA connection. The IrDA
Communication icon appears and changes to indicate the state of the
communication with its IrDA partner camera. For details see “Copying Marked
Pictures from Camera to Camera” on page 47.
nitiating communication
I
been initiated.
Searching for communication partner (Blinking)
camera is looking for an IrDA communication partner.
—indicates IrDA communication has
—indicates the
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Communicating
IrDA partner. The alphanumeric display also indicates the number of
pictures that have yet to be transmitted.
Communication timed out (Blinking)
caused the communication to time-out. The icon continues to blink
until you respond to the LCD dialog or turn off the camera.
—indicates the camera is communicating with its
—indicates a problem has
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Batteries
The battery power icon changes automatically. It is a display-only icon, you
cannot select or change it.
—indicates the batteries are fully charged.
Full
—indicates the batteries need to be replaced.
Low
Blinking
be replaced.
—indicates the batteries are insufficient to run the camera and need to
Battery life is rapidly reduced when Preview or Review modes are in use.
Pictures stored on the memory card are not lost if the batteries are depleted.
Your camera uses four AA batteries for power. For your con v enience, tw o sets of
batteries are included with your camera; four alkaline batteries, and four Ni-MH
rechargeable batteries with a battery charger. The alkaline batteries are provided
so you can start using your camera immediately. The rechargeable batteries need
to be charged before using them in the camera.
WARNING: Do not mix different types of batteries in the camera.
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Installing the Batteries
Open the battery door.
1
Slide the inside battery cover toward the back of
2
the camera and then lift it away from the
camera.
Insert the batteries as indicated on the battery
3
cover.
Close and lock the inside battery cover and
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battery door.
Remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for an extended period of
time. This will extend the battery life and prevent 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.
When using batteries, limit the continuous operation of the color LCD for
previewing pictures to less than 20 minutes. This is particularly true with Lithium
batteries. Previewing pictures requires a signif icant electrical current, which o ver
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 allow sufficient time for the camera to cool before turning it on again.
Consider using an AC Adapter for K OD AK DC200 Series Digital Cameras when
using Preview mode for extended periods. Always follow your battery
manufacturer directions fully.
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Quality
You can set your camera to take pictures with a Good, Better, Best, and
Uncompressed Quality setting. The Quality setting indicates how much the
picture is compressed to save space on the memory card. The pictures are
captured in a JPEG file format, except for the Uncompressed Quality setting,
which captures the picture in an uncompressed TIFF file format. With the
uncompressed TIFF file format, the file size is very large, and takes up a large
amount of space on the memory card.
When taking pictures, you can switch freely among the four settings. However,
with the Uncompressed setting, Ultra Resolution is not available. The number of
pictures the camera is able to store varies accordingly. The Quality and
Resolution settings combine to dictate how many pictures you can store on your
memory card. For information on setting camera resolution, see “Picture Type
Settings” on page 25. The four Quality settings are:
Uncompressed (Uncmp)
image with no compression, in a TIFF file format. Produces better
image quality for certain scenes when making large prints. Please
note that the image file size is very large, and can extend computer
downloading times.
—which should be used when image quality is very important.
Best
Ideal for everyday picture-taking.
—which should be used for standard quality picture taking
Better
and to store a large number of pictures.
—which should be used to store the greatest number of
Good
pictures on the memory card and for images you plan to use online.
This setting has the most compression and provides the least
image quality.
—which should be used when you want an
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Understanding Quality and Resolution
Keep in mind that with your camera you are 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.
Instead of film, the camera places your pictures on a memory card. These
pictures are made up of pixels. The more pixels you have (or the better the
resolution) the more space you use on the 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 the Uncompressed
(no compression) or Best (little compression) Quality setting and High
resolution. You may want to do this if you are printing your pictures on a
high-quality printer.
If space on your memory card is most important, use the Good or Better
Quality setting (which results in more compression) and Standard
resolution. You may want to do this if you are using your pictures on 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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Removable Memory Card
The camera uses a removable memory card, also referred to as a CompactFlash
or KODAK Picture Card, for storing your pictures. The camera cannot take
pictures without the memory card. You can erase or protect the picture data on
the card and then reuse it. To reformat a memory card, see page 42.
The removable memory card contains no moving parts. It stores information and
retains it when the card is removed from your camera or until you either delete it
or reformat the card. Normal magnetic interference and airport x-rays do not
harm the stored information.
The KODAK Picture Card is furnished with your camera. Additional memory
cards are available from dealers of KODAK products or from our Website at
http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories. Any standard CompactFlash card that is
“CF” certified will function properly.
Inserting the Memory Card
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2
3
Open the memory card door.
Insert the memory card so that the:
pin-connector edge of the card enters the
camera first
small lip on the memory card is toward the
front of the camera
Close the door.
Removing the Memory Card
Open the memory card door.
1
Flip the memory card Release button so it
2
protrudes out from the side of the camera.
WARNING: Do not press the Release button if the
red LED under the button is on or blinking.
Ejecting the card while this LED is on can result in
the loss of all data on the card.
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Press Release to release the memory card from
3
the camera.
Pull the memory card out of the camera.
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Power Management
You can use batteries or an AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital
Cameras to power your camera. To conserve power, the camera has a sleep mode.
Understanding Sleep Mode
After a specified period of inactivity, the camera enters sleep mode by turning the
color LCD off. You use the Capture Preferences menu to set the amount of time
before entering sleep mode. For details, see “Sleep Time-out” on page 31.
To reactivate your camera from the sleep mode:
In the Review mode, press Display.
In the Capture mode, use the Zoom control or the Shutter button as you
normally would to take a picture.
Using the AC Adapter
The AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital Cameras, which is an
optional accessory, allows you to connect your camera to a standard electrical
outlet. This is especially useful when you are transferring pictures to your
computer or using video-out mode. The adapter powers the camera, but does not
charge the batteries. The AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital
Cameras are available from dealers of KODAK products, or from our Website at
http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
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WARNING: Only use the AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital
Cameras. Use of any other adapter can void the warranty and can cause camera
failure, fire, electric shock, or injury.
Insert the AC adapter into the AC power adapter
1
connection on the side of your camera.
Connect the other end of the adapter into a power
2
outlet.
Turn on the camera.
3
The Battery icon does not appear on the Status
Display when an AC Adapter for KODAK DC200
Series Digital Cameras is used.
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Using the Battery Charger
To ensure that you have a constant supply of freshly charged batteries, a battery
charger and four AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries are provided. These batteries
need to be charged before using and take up to eight hours to fully charge. So that
you are always prepared to take pictures, it is a good idea to have one set of
rechargeable batteries in the camera, and an extra set charged, ready for use. You
can purchase additional KODAK Ni-MH Rechar geable Batteries as an accessory.
For details about available accessories, ask a dealer of KODAK products, or visit
our Website at http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
Verify that you are loading Ni-MH
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rechargeable batteries.
This charger is for charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH
batteries only, with a maximum of 4 cells, and
a maximum charge of 1450mAH.
Do not attempt to charge nonrechargeable
batteries.
Align the positive and negative ends of the
2
batteries with the positive and negativ e contact
points in the charger, respectively.
Insert the batteries into the charger until the
3
batteries snap in place.
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Plug the charger into a power outlet.
4
Depending on where you live, some battery
chargers are supplied with power plugs that
are not attached to the char ger. If you have that
type of charger, use the plug that matches your
power outlet.
Verify that the charge indicator lights on the
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charger turn on. If the lights do not turn on,
verify that the batteries are inserted correctly.
Batteries are fully charged when the charge
indicator lights on the charger turn off, or after
8 hours of charging.
Unplug the charger and remove the batteries
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when charging is complete.
Battery Guidelines
Kodak recommends KODAK PHOTOLIFE AA Alkaline Batteries, or
KODAK PHOTOLIFE AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries for use in the
camera.
Remove the batteries when the camera is stored for extended periods
of time.
Always follow your battery manufacturer’s directions fully. Do not
attempt to disassemble, short circuit, or subject the battery to high
temperature or fire.
Your camera has been designed to operate correctly using a variety of
AA-size batteries currently available. These include 1.5-volt alkaline and
rechargeable 1.2-volt Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH).
Replace all batteries of a set at the same time. New batteries should not be
mixed with used ones. Do not mix rechargeable and nonrechargeable
batteries. Do not mix alkaline or Ni-MH types of batteries. Do not mix
different grades or brands of batteries. Failure to observe this precaution
may result in some batteries in a set being driven beyond their normal
exhaust point and increase their possibility of leakage.
NOT ALL BATTERIES ARE CREATED EQUAL! Battery life depends
significantly on age, usage conditions, type, brand, and camera. Digital
camera requirements are very demanding on batteries. Not all batteries
perform well under these challenging conditions. In Kodak lab tests,
Ni-MH rechargeable batteries delivered the best results in a variety of
conditions. Ni-MH batteries are designed for high-demand devices, such
as digital cameras, and do not exhibit the “memory” effects seen with
other rechargeable technologies.
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If you elect to use alkaline batteries in your camera, you will obtain better
performance from “photo-flash grade” alkaline batteries, such as KOD AK
PHOTOLIFE Alkaline Batteries. These types of batteries last more than
twice as long in digital cameras as ordinary alkaline batteries. Alkaline
batteries are not rechargeable, do not attempt to recharge them in the
battery charger.
When using your camera on battery power, we recommend you limit
continuous LCD Preview or Re view to less than 20-minutes per session. If
you are using the camera for longer periods, it is recommended that you
do so with the camera powered by the AC adapter.
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When disposing of batteries, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and
all federal, state, and local regulations. Kodak suggests customers take
advantage of any community battery recycling programs that may exist in
your area. Contact your local waste remover or recycler for details.
Caution Hot Surface
When removing batteries, allow to cool before touching, since the
batteries may be hot.
Battery Charger Tips
For charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries only, with a maximum
of 4 cells, and a maximum charge of 1450mAH.
Do not charge nonrechargeable batteries.
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Endast för att ladda Ni-Cd eller Ni-MH batterier, med maximalt
4 celler och en maximal laddning av 1450mAH.
Å
terladda inte batterier som inte är laddningsbara.
2 Taking Pictures
This chapter provides information to help you take great pictures. Y ou can simply
turn on the camera, position the Mode dial to Capture, and start taking pictures.
However, you may want to change some of the default settings. This chapter also
provides the instructions for defining these settings.
Turning the Camera On or Off
To turn on the camera, press the
Power button.
The green Ready light on the back of the
camera blinks for approximately 6
seconds until the camera is ready to
take pictures.
To turn off the camera, press the Power
button and hold for at least one
full second.
This built-in delay prevents you from
accidentally turning off the camera.
If the camera is turned off while a
picture is being processed, the camera
retracts the lens immediately and
finishes processing the picture before
turning off.
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Setting the Camera to Capture Mode
Turn the Mode dial to Capture.
The lens extends to the default picture-taking
position.
You cannot take pictures without a memory
card in the camera. If you enter the Capture
mode without a memory card in the camera,
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.
Previewing a Picture
If you want to see what a picture looks like before you take it, you can preview
the image on the color LCD.
Press the Display button.
The color LCD on the back of the camera
displays a live image.
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Capturing Pictures
Taking any kind of picture, Still, Burst, or Time-lapse is basically the same. The
only difference is the amount of time you hold down the Shutter button. For fast
camera response and to ensure sharp pictures without blurring due to camera
motion, 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 the
picture. You do not need to hold the camera still while the green Ready light is
blinking. You are not able to take another picture until it stops blinking.
Place the subject in the viewfinder, or turn
1
on Preview (page 20) and use the LCD to
frame your subject.
Press the Shutter button.
2
If you have the Quickview setting turned
on, the camera displays the picture on the
color LCD and saves it to the memory card.
For Still pictures, press and release the Shutter button.
For Burst pictures, hold down the Shutter button for as long as you w ant
to take pictures.
The camera stops taking pictures when the available memory is used or
when you release the Shutter button. The resolution and quality of your
pictures, set in the Burst picture settings, dictate how quickly the
memory is consumed. See page 25 for more information.
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2
For Time-lapse pictures, press and release the Shutter button.
The camera takes pictures at the interval set in the Time-lapse picture
settings. It continues to take pictures until you press the Shutter button
again, press Stop, or until the maximum number of pictures set in the
Time-lapse pictur e settings is taken. See page 25 for mor e information. If
you set a long interval between Time-lapse pictures, the camera appears
to turn itself off to save batteries. It turns itself back on to take the next
picture.
If you are taking Burst or Time-lapse pictures, the color 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.
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Setting Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture Type, and Quality
You set the Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture Type, and Quality settings
using the Scroll and Select buttons located on top of the camera.
—see page 6.
Flash
Exposure
Compensation
page 7.
—see
1
2
3
Setting the Self-Timer
Press Timer once to activate the self-timer.
The self-timer is deactivated after the picture is
taken. For more information, see page 8.
Picture Type
page 7.
Quality
Set the Mode dial to Capture.
Press Scroll to scroll through the first four
functions on the Status display: Flash,
Exposure, Picture Type, and Quality.
When the function you want to change is
flashing, press Select to toggle through the
choices for the active function.
The new selection takes effect if you press
Scroll again to move to another function or
if you do not press a button for 5 seconds.
—see
—see page 12.
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Using Zoom
There are two types of zooming. Optical zooming uses the lens to produce
quality pictures. Digital zooming continues the zooming process but reduces the
quality of the picture. The camera is equipped with an optical zoom lens that lets
you zoom in from Wide Angle (38 mm) to TelePhoto (115 mm).
Move the Zoom button to adjust the lens.
Move the button to the right (toward
T
elephoto) to zoom in on your
subject.
Move it to the left (toward Wide
angle) to zoom away from your
subject.
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 digital picture and resizes the
new cropped picture to the size of the selected resolution. The viewfinder cannot
accurately depict a subject that is digitally zoomed. You must use the color LCD
to preview the subject.
3
2
Press Display to turn on the color LCD.
1
Move and hold the Zoom switch all the
2
way to the right (toward T) to zoom to
the maximum optical range.
Release the Zoom switch, then move it to
3
the right again and hold it.
View the subject through the color LCD.
4
The color LCD displays an icon
indicating that digital zoom is in effect.
Press the Shutter button to take the
5
picture.
Digital zoom is disabled when you press
Display to turn off the color LCD.
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Defining the Capture Settings
You can use the default settings or you can define settings using the Capture
mode menus. Capture mode settings affect only future pictures, they cannot be
used to alter pictures you have already taken. The Capture mode preferences are
divided into the following categories:
Picture Type
page 25.
Album
White Balance
page 27.
Watermark
page 28.
As a first step in adjusting the Capture mode settings through the menus, you
need to display the Capture mode settings screen on the color LCD.
—see
—see page 26.
—see
—see
1
2
Advanced Exposure
—see page 29.
Modes
Advanced Focus
—see page 30.
Mode
Preferences
page 31.
Script
Press the Menu button.
The Capture mode settings screen appears
with the Picture Type icon selected.
Press to highlight the icon you want
to adjust.
/
—see
—see page 33.
Some icons do not appear on the initial
screen.
Adjust the appropriate settings. Refer to the
3
page number listed above for information
about each setting.
When you are satisfied with all your
4
settings, press Done.
The following subsections assume that you have turned on the camera, entered
the Capture mode, and pressed Menu to display the Capture mode settings.
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