Kodak DVC323 User Manual
Kodak Digital Science
DVC323 Digital Video camera
™
Camera User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter-Page
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Your DVC323 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Additional Requirements for Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Additional Requirements for Videoconferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Installing Your DVC323 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Connecting Your DVC323 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Monitor Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Capturing Pictures and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Adjusting Your Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Viewing the “Video Settings” window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
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Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Auto White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Adjusting Your Camera for Videoconferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
Printing Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
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Troubleshooting Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
General Maintenance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Running Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Solving Camera Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
Faxed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
Kodak Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Warranty & Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W-1
Warranty Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-1
Warranty Repair Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-1
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-2
Application Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-3
How to Obtain Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-3
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-4
FCC Compliance and Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-4
Canadian DOC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W-4
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W -5
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Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing your new Kodak Digital Science™ DVC323
Digital Video camera (DVC323 camera). Using your new DVC323 camera and
the right software, you can easily:
✔ Capture still pictures or record video clips with sound using PictureW orks
Live software
✔ Send multimedia greeting cards to friends and family using Kodak Digital
Science Picture Easy or PictureWorks Live software
✔ Hold a videoconference using Microsoft NetMeeting by Microsoft
Corporation or CU-SeeMe by White Pine Software, Inc. You can
communicate with one or more people and send video, audio, text, or
graphics as you participate in a class, a business meeting, or a chat with
friends or family.
✔ Capture, catalog, and share still images over the Kodak Picture Network
using Kodak Digital Science Picture Easy software
✔ Add annotations and diagrams to an image using Imaging for Windows
by Eastman S oftware
✔ Capture time-based still pictures for Web pages or area security
✔ Distort images using Kai’s Power GOO SE by MetaTools
✔ Import still images into photo imaging software using the TWAIN
Acquire Module
✔ Edit videos using your favorite video editing software and the device
driver for Microsoft Video For Windows software
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Package Contents
The DVC323 package contains the following items:
✔ DVC323 camera with integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable and
detachable base
✔ This Camera User’s Guide
✔ Quick setup card
✔ Registration/warranty card
If you purchased the DVC323 camera by itself—and not as part of a computer
system—the DVC323 package should also include the following items:
✔ DVC323 Software CD
✔ Software User’s Guide
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Your DVC323 Camera
LED
Focus
Wheel
Lens
Detachable Base
Camera Part Description
Shutter Button Use your mouse and the software application, or the shutter button,
LED
(Red indicator
light)
Shutter Button
Tr ip od Mount
to take pictures an d re cord videos.
When you plug the c amera into your compu ter, the LED blinks until
the computer turns the camera on. When you take a picture, the LED
blinks. When you record a video, the LED stays on until you stop
recording.
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If the LED blinks continuously, the computer is not communicating
with the camera. See the troubleshooting section of this manual for
help.
Focus Wheel Use the focus wheel to adjust the lens and sharpen the image you are
capturing from 5” (12.7cm) to infinity.
Move the wheel toward to focus on a close image, or toward
to focus on an image at a distance.
Detachable Base Remove the base for hand-held or tripod camera operation.
Tripod Mount Attach the camera to a tripod for added stability.
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Camera Specifications
Specification Description
Imaging
Electronics
Optics Lens Kodak manufactured 3 element, 6.2mm focal
Interface Computer Interface
Dimensions Height 2.5” (6.35cm)
Weight Without the base 7 oz. (227 g)
Image Sensor Kodak manufactured 640(H) x 480 (V) pixe ls ,
interline transfer, progressive scan color CCD
with square pixels
Photo Resolution 640(H) x 480(V) 24-bit color, 16.7 million
colors
Picture Resolution Stills: 320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels (24-bit
color)
Video: 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 352 x 288 (CIF),
176 x 144 (QCIF)
Video Frame Rate* Telephoto: 10 to 30 frames per second
Normal: 10 to 30 frames per second
Wide Angle: 12 to 28 frames per second
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 53 db before A/D conversion
Video Output Gamma 0.45
Video Color Format YUV, 9 bits or 12 bits per pixel
Still Color Format RGB, 24 bits per pixel
White Balance and
Exposure
Digital Zoom and
Field of View
Focus (Manual) 5” (12.7cm) to infinity
Electronic Shutter Variable speed between 1/500 and 1/10 second
and Cable
Power USB interface supplies power (<500mA @ 5V
Width 2.0” (5.1cm)
Depth 5” (12.7cm)
With the base 10 oz. (284 g)
Automatic, with a software option to adjust
manually
length lens with f/2.5 aperture
Te le ph oto : 20
Normal: 30
Wide Angle: 42
with stop action and normal settings
Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface (Version
1.0) with 9.8’ (3m) cable
supplied through USB cable)
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Specification Description
Operating
Environment
* The frame rates apply when 6Mbit/second USB bandwidth is available. Frame rates
may be lower if other Isochronous USB devices are operating through the bus.
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
40 to 104
Cold: 40
Hot: 104
Low Temperature: 8,000 ft. at 49
@ 15 +/- 5% RH
High Temperature: 8,000 ft. at 86
@ 20 +/- 5% RH
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F (4.4o C to 40o C)
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F @ 15% +/- 5% RH
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F @ 76% +/- 5% RH
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System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Your computer must be equipped with the following components in order to use
the DVC323 camera:
✔ Personal computer with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) and a Pentium (or
equivalent) Processor.
✔ Windows 95 system software, Version 4.00.950B or later. (Most Pentium
MMX Computers are shipped with Version 4.00.950B or later.) If you
have a non-MMX Pentium Computer, check the system properties to
determine which version of Windows 95 you are running:
1 Right-click on the My Com puter icon.
2 Click on Properties.
3 View the System
field to determine
the version of
Windows 95.
✔ CD-ROM drive
✔ Minimum of 16 MB of available RAM
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✔ 13 MB of available hard disk space for the required software:
—10 MB for PictureWorks Live
—3 MB for drivers (DVC323 Device Driver, OCX, and the TWAIN
Acquire Module)
To determine the amount of free space on your hard disk:
1 Right-click on the My Computer icon.
2 Click on Explore.
3 View the Free Space for your hard disk.
✔ Additional hard disk space for the software applications you choose to
install:
—6 MB for Kai’s Power GOO SE
—18 MB for Picture Easy
—5 MB for Microsoft NetMeeting
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✔ 256 color VGA display (800 x 600 resolution, 16-bit color (or better) is
recommended)
Additional Requirements for Recording Audio
If you are going to use th e DVC323 camer a for reco rding vi deo cli ps with sound ,
your computer system must also contain the following components:
✔ Microphone
✔ 16-bit sound system
✔ Speakers or headphones
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Additional Requirements for Videoconferencing
If you are going to use the DVC323 camera for videoconferencing, your
computer system must also contain the following components:
✔ Microphone
✔ 16-bit sound system
✔ Speakers or headphones
✔ Network connection (for H.323 network-type conferencing)
—TCP/IP (win sock-compliant), network connection
—28.8 Kbps (or better) modem, Ethernet, or ISDN connection
✔ Telephone connection (for H.324 dialup-type conferencing)
—H.324-compliant software and recommended modem
Installing Your DVC323 Camera
If you purchased your DVC323 camera by itself —not bundled with a computer
system—you must install the software from the DVC323 Software CD before
connecting the camera to your personal computer. Follow the instructions for
“Installing the Software” in the next chapter before connecting the camera to
your personal computer.
If you purchased your DVC323 camera as part of a computer system, software
for using the camera should already be install ed on you r new pers onal com put er.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 for “Connecting Your DVC 323 Camera” to
your personal computer.
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Installing the
Software
If you purchased your Kodak Digital Science DVC323 Digital Video camera
(DVC323 camera) by itself—not bundled with a computer system—you must
install the software that is on the DVC323 Software CD onto your personal
computer before you connect the camera.
1 Close all applications that may be running on your personal computer.
2 Place the DVC323 Software CD
into your CD-ROM drive.
☞ If Auto Run is turned on in
Windows 95, the first install
window automatically
appears within a few
seconds. Go to step 6.
3 Click on the Start button on your computer taskbar.
4 Click on Run to display the “Run” window.
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5 In the Open field, type the letter of
the drive that contains the CD and
then type :\setup
For example: d:\setup
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