Kodak EasyShare C433 Zoom User Guide
Kodak EasyShare C433
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Rochester, New York 14650
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All screen images are simulated.
Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
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Front view
Product features
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1 Shutter button 5 Flash
2 Mode dial 6 Microphone
3Flash button 7Lens
4 Self timer/Video light 8 USB port
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Back view
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1 LCD 9 OK button
2 Review button 10 Share button
3 Menu button 11 Slot for optional SD or MMC card
4 Delete button 12 Battery compartment
5 (4-way arrows) 13 SD/MMC card
6 Wide angle button 14 Tripod socket
7 Telephoto button 15 Dock connector
8Strap post
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Table of contents 1
1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1
Attaching the strap ....................................................................................... 1
Loading the battery....................................................................................... 1
Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 2
Setting the language, date/time..................................................................... 2
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card .........................................................3
2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4
Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 4
Using the flash .............................................................................................. 7
Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera .............................................. 8
3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................12
Installing the software................................................................................. 12
Transferring pictures with the USB cable ...................................................... 13
Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 13
Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 14
4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................16
Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 16
Picture-taking modes .................................................................................. 17
Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness ...................................... 19
Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 19
Changing picture-taking settings ................................................................. 20
Customizing your camera ............................................................................ 23
Running a slide show .................................................................................. 25
Cropping pictures........................................................................................26
Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................26
Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................27
Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 27
Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 30
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5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................35
Camera problems........................................................................................ 35
Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 37
LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 38
6 Getting help ........................................................................................41
Helpful links ................................................................................................ 41
7 Appendix .............................................................................................43
Camera specifications .................................................................................43
Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 46
Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 47
Battery life .................................................................................................. 49
Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 50
Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 50
Warranty..................................................................................................... 51
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 53
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1 Setting up your camera
Attaching the strap
Loading the battery
Ni-MH
(rechargeable)
For battery types, see page 49. To extend battery life, see page 49.
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CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
2 AA (rechargeable or
non-rechargeable)
Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the language, date/time
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2
to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
OK
Setting the language, date/time in the future
1
Press Menu.
to highlight Setup Menu
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3
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then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time
, then press OK.
Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to
conveniently store more pictures and videos.
NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see Format on
page 23). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards.
SD or MMC card (optional)
Card slot
Notched corner
CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage.
See page 46 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or at www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
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2 Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
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LCD
2
Taking a video
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AF/AE indicator:
Green-successful
Red-failed
failed focus
failed exposure
Press the Shutter
halfway to set
button
the AF/AE (Auto Focus
/Auto Exposure).
When the AF/AE
indicator turns green,
press the Shutter
button completely
down.
Press the Shutter button
completely down and release.
To stop recording, press and
release the Shutter button again.
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the LCD displays a quickview for approximately
10 seconds. Press the shutter button halfway to immediately return to capture mode.
The picture/
video is saved
automatically
unless you
press Delete.
Delete
Play a video.
Tag a picture/video for email or as
a favorite, or tag a picture for
print.
To review pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.
Understanding picture-taking icons
In capture mode—no buttons pressed
Self-timer
Date stamp
Album
Flash mode
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Picture size
Pictures/time remaining
Storage
location
wide
Zoom:
telephoto
digital
Focus Zone
White balance
ISO speed
Low battery
Camera
mode
Exposure compensation
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Taking pictures and videos
In capture mode—shutter pressed halfway
Auto Focus/
Auto Exposure warning
Low battery
Exposure compensation
Using the auto-focus framing marks (to take pictures)
On the LCD screen, framing marks indicate the camera focus area. The camera
attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the
scene.
1 Press the Shutter button halfway.
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.
Fram ing mark s
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
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Taking pictures and videos
2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks
disappear), release the Shutter button, recompose the scene, and repeat step 1.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.
NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape or Video mode. When you use Focus
Zone (see page 20) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.
Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
Press the
through flash modes (see Flash modes below).
The current flash mode is shown in the LCD
status area.
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 2–11.5 ft (0.6–3.5 m) @ ISO 200
Telephoto 2– 6.6 ft (0.6–2.0 m) @ ISO 200
Flash modes Flash fires
Auto
When the lighting conditions require it.
Flash
Fill Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use
when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behind the
subject).
Red-
Once, so the subject’s eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires
eye
again when the picture is taken. (If the lighting conditions require flash but
do not require Red-eye reduction, the flash may fire only once.)
Off Never.
button repeatedly to scroll
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing pictures and videos on your camera
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
Review.
1
(Press again to exit.)
2
for previous/next.
Videos:
Play/pause.
OK
Rewind to beginning (during playback).
Next picture/video (during playback).
To save battery power, use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock.
(See www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.)
NOTE: Pictures taken at the 3.5 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with black bars
at the top of the screen. A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the LCD.
Magnifying a picture during review
magnify 2X - 8X.
W/T
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X.
OK
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view previous/next thumbnail.
view single picture.OK
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Understanding review icons
Picture
Print tag/number of prints
Favorite tag
Email tag
Taking pictures and videos
Picture number
Image storage
location
Protected
Scroll arrows
Video
Video length
Favorite tag
Email tag
Date/Time
Scroll arrows
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Review mode
Video number
Image storage
location
Playback time
counter
Review mode
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Taking pictures and videos
Review options
In Review, press the Menu button to access review options for pictures and videos.
Some settings may be unavailable in some modes.
Album (page 27) Protect (page 11)
Crop (page 26) Image Storage (see table on
page 20)
Slide Show (page 25) Picture information (page 26)
Multi-up (page 8) Video information (page 26)
Copy (page 27) Setup Menu (page 20)
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Taking pictures and videos
Deleting pictures and videos during review
Press Review.
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2
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4
for previous/next.
Press Delete.
Follow the screen prompts.
Using the undo delete feature
If you accidentally delete a picture, you can use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature
is only available immediately after you delete a picture.
NOTE: You cannot use Undo Delete if your picture is larger than 10 MB.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press Review.
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2
3
4
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press
to highlight Protect, then press OK.
The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with
the protected picture or video.
Press the Menu button to exit the menu.
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3 Transferring and printing
pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install EasyShare software
computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load
incorrectly.
1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including
anti-virus software).
2 Place the EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3 Load the software:
Windows OS—if the install window does not appear, choose Run from the Start
menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD.
Mac OS X—double-click the CD icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Windows OS—select Complete to automatically install the most commonly used
applications, or Custom to choose the ones you wish to install.
Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.
5 If prompted, restart the computer. If you turned off anti-virus software, turn it back
on. See the anti-virus software manual for details.
For information on the software applications included on the EasyShare software CD,
click the Help button in EasyShare software.
before
connecting the camera to the
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Transferring and printing pictures
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
1
Turn off camera.
2
Connect USB cable (U-8).
Turn on camera.
3
Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer
and prompts you through the transfer process.
NOTE: Visit
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for an online tutorial on connecting.
Also available for transferring
You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos.
■ Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock (see page 13)
■ Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer
Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or
www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
Dock compatibility for your camera
To see which EasyShare printer docks are compatible with your camera, visit
www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility.
Purchase camera docks, printer docks, and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Printing pictures
Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or
without a computer. Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak
products or visit www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.
Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer
Your camera is compatible with PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to
PictBridge enabled printers. You need:
■ Camera with fully charged batteries ■ PictBridge enabled printer
■ USB cable (may be sold separately)
Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer
1 Turn off the camera and printer.
2 Connect the USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See your printer user guide
or visit www.kodak.com/go/c433accessories.)
Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer
1 Turn on the printer. Turn on the camera.
The PictBridge logo is displayed, followed by the current picture and menu. (If no
pictures are found, a message is displayed.) If the menu interface turns off, press any
button to redisplay it.
2 Press to choose a printing option, then press the OK button.
Current Picture Press to choose a picture. Choose the number of copies.
Tagged Pictures If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for printing and
choose a print size.
Index Print Print thumbnails of all pictures. This option requires one or more sheets
of paper. If the printer is capable, choose a print size.
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