Kodak EasyShare DX7630 Zoom User Guide

Kodak EasyShare

DX7630 zoom digital camera

User’s guide

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Top, Front View

Product features

111213

1 Wrist strap post 8 Flash unit

2 Zoom (Wide angle/Telephoto);

Magnify (when Reviewing pictures)

3 Shutter button 10 Lens

4 Flash Setting button 11 Microphone

5 Close-up/Landscape button 12 Light sensor

6 Exposure Bracketing/Burst button 13 Self Timer/Video light

7 Speaker

9Viewfinder

Product features

Side, Back View

7 8 9

3 2

1 A/V Out, for television viewing 9 Review button

2 USB Port 10 Jog dial

3 DC-In (5V) 11 Share button

4 Display/Info button 12 Mode dial lock

5 Ready light 13 Joystick - move

6 Viewfinder

7 Delete button 14 Mode dial

8 Menu button 15 Power ring

OK - press in

16 Camera screen (LCD)

Bottom View

1 Dock connector

2 Tripod socket/locator for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock

3 Battery door, MMC/SD card slot

Table of contents 1

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

Package contents.............................................................................. 1

Installing the software first................................................................ 1

Charging the battery ......................................................................... 2

Inserting the battery.......................................................................... 2

Important battery information ........................................................... 3

Turning the camera on and off .......................................................... 4

Setting the date and time.................................................................. 5

Checking camera and picture status .................................................. 6

Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card ................................................. 7

2 Taking pictures and videos ......................................................... 8

Taking a picture ................................................................................ 8

Taking a video .................................................................................. 9

Reviewing the picture or video just taken......................................... 10

Using optical zoom ......................................................................... 10

Using digital zoom .......................................................................... 11

Camera modes................................................................................ 11

Using the flash................................................................................ 16

Shooting close-up and landscape pictures........................................ 18

Using exposure bracketing .............................................................. 19

Using burst ..................................................................................... 20

Changing picture-taking settings..................................................... 21

Using setup to customize your camera............................................. 25

Pre-tagging for album names .......................................................... 27

3 Reviewing pictures and videos ................................................. 28

Viewing single pictures and videos .................................................. 28

Viewing multiple pictures and videos............................................... 28

Playing a video................................................................................ 29

Deleting pictures and videos............................................................ 29

Magnifying pictures......................................................................... 30

Changing optional review settings................................................... 30

Protecting pictures and videos from deletion.................................... 31

Tagging pictures/videos for albums.................................................. 31

Running a slide show...................................................................... 32

Displaying pictures and videos on a television.................................. 33

Copying pictures and videos............................................................ 34

Viewing picture/video information ................................................... 34

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4 Installing the software .............................................................35

Minimum system requirements........................................................ 35

Install the software ......................................................................... 36

5 Sharing pictures and videos .....................................................37

When can I tag my pictures and videos?.......................................... 37

Tagging pictures for printing............................................................ 38

Tagging pictures and videos for emailing......................................... 39

Tagging pictures as favorites ........................................................... 40

6 Transferring and printing pictures ............................................ 42

Transferring pictures/videos with the USB cable ............................... 42

Printing pictures from your computer............................................... 43

Ordering prints online ..................................................................... 43

Printing from an optional SD/MMC card .......................................... 43

Printing without a computer............................................................ 43

7 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 44

Camera problems............................................................................ 44

Computer/connectivity problems...................................................... 45

Picture quality problems.................................................................. 45

Camera ready light status................................................................ 46

8 Getting help ............................................................................. 48

Helpful links.................................................................................... 48

Software help.................................................................................. 48

Telephone customer support ........................................................... 48

9 Appendix .................................................................................. 50

Camera specifications ..................................................................... 50

Tips, safety, maintenance................................................................ 53

Storage capacities ........................................................................... 53

Power-saving features..................................................................... 54

Upgrading your software and firmware............................................ 55

Regulatory compliance .................................................................... 55

1 Getting started

Package contents

1 Camera with wrist strap 4 Lens cap

2 Custom dock insert (for EasyShare

camera dock or printer dock)

3 Li-Ion rechargeable battery and charger 6 USB cable

Not shown: User’s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide, Kodak EasyShare software CD. Contents may change without notice.

5 Audio/Video cable (for viewing

pictures and videos on television)

Installing the software first

IMPORTANT:

Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting the camera (or dock) to the computer. Otherwise, the software may install incorrectly. See the Start Here! guide or

Installing the software, page 35.

Getting started

Charging the battery

The Li-Ion rechargeable battery requires charging before first use.

1 2 3

1 Insert the battery into the charger.

2 Insert the plug that matches your electrical outlet.

3 Plug the charger into the outlet.

The indicator light turns red. When the indicator light turns green, remove the battery and unplug the charger. Charging takes approximately 3 hours.

You can also charge the battery using an optional Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera dock. Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

Inserting the battery

CAUTION: Use only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery.

1 Turn the Mode dial to Off.

2 On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery

door and lift to open.

3 Insert the battery as shown. Tilt the battery so

the battery lock is pushed to the side. Push the battery into the battery compartment.

Battery lock

The battery lock holds the battery in place.

4 Close the battery door.

Important battery information

Kodak battery replacement types/battery life

Actual battery life may vary based on usage.

Li-Ion rechargeable battery,

1700 mAh (included with camera)

Li-Ion rechargeable battery,

1050 mAh

160-210

275-325

Getting started

0 400

e (Approx. number of pictures)

Battery Lif

We recommend using only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery. Not all manufacturers’ 3.7V Li-Ion rechargeable batteries are compatible with the camera. Damage caused by unauthorized accessories is not covered under warranty.

Extending battery life

■ Limit the following activities that deplete battery power:

– Reviewing your pictures on the camera screen

– Using the camera screen as a viewfinder

– Excessive use of the flash

■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect battery life. Wipe the contacts with a

clean, dry cloth before inserting a battery in the camera.

■ Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41° F (5° C). When

using your camera in cold weather, carry spare batteries and keep them warm. Do not discard cold batteries that do not work; when they return to room temperature, they may be usable.

Visit www.kodak.com/go/dx7630accessories for:

Kodak EasyShare camera dock—powers your camera, transfers pictures to your computer, and charges your battery.

Kodak EasyShare printer dock—powers your camera, makes 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints with or without a computer, transfers pictures, and charges your battery.

Kodak 5-volt AC adapter—powers your camera.

Getting started

Battery safety and handling

■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Otherwise, a

battery may short circuit, discharge energy, become hot, or leak.

■ For rechargeable battery disposal information, see the Rechargeable

Battery Recycling Corporation Web site at www.rbrc.com.

For more information on batteries, see

www.kodak.com/global/en/service/batteries/batteryUsage.jhtml

Turning the camera on and off

■ While pressing the Mode dial lock, turn the

Mode dial from Off to Auto .

The Power ring glows green. The camera screen turns on. The Ready light blinks green while the camera performs a self-check, then turns off when the camera is ready.

■ To turn off the camera, turn the Mode dial to

Mode dial lock

Changing the camera screen in Auto mode

Off.

If you want Then

To turn the camera screen on or off

The camera screen always on (or always off) in Auto mode

Press the Display/Info button:

■ Once to hide the icons.

■ Again to turn off the camera screen.

■ Again to turn on the camera screen and icons.

See Liveview (Auto), page 24.

Getting started

Setting the date and time

Setting the date & time, first time

The

Date and Time have been reset

the camera or if the battery is removed for an extended time.

1 SET DATE & TIME is highlighted. Press the OK button.

2 Go to step 4 in Setting the date & time, anytime.

Setting the date & time, anytime

1 Turn on the camera. Press the Menu button.

2 Press to highlight Setup Menu , then press the OK button.

3 Press to highlight Date & Time , then press the OK button.

4 Press to adjust the date and time. Press to advance to the next

setting.

5 When finished, press the OK button.

6 Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

NOTE: Depending on your computer operating system, Kodak EasyShare software may update

the camera clock when you connect the camera. See the EasyShare software Help for details.

message appears the first time you turn on

Getting started

Checking camera and picture status

The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and picture settings.

Capture mode screen

Only active camera settings are displayed:

Landscape/Close-up

Flash

Date stamp

Album name

Zoom:

digital telephoto wide

Aperture

Shutter speed

Burst

Pictures/time remaining

Storage location

Flash compensation

Exposure compensation

Review screen

Print tag/number of prints Protect Favorite tag Email tag

Album name

Picture/video number

Picture size Compression

AF mode Focus zone Exposure

metering White balance

ISO

Battery Camera mode

Image storage

location

Review mode

Scroll arrows

Getting started

Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card

Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase optional SD/MMC cards for removable, reusable storage for your pictures and videos.

CAUTION: The card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may

damage the camera or card. Do not insert or remove a card when the green ready light is blinking; doing so may damage your pictures, card, or camera.

1 Turn off the camera, then open the card door.

2 Orient the card as shown on the camera body.

Notched corner

See page 53 for storage capacities. Purchase SD/MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/dx7630accessories.

NOTE: When using a card for the first time, we suggest you format it before taking pictures. (See

page 26.) We cannot guarantee compatibility with “high-speed” SD cards such as xSD or

Ultra-2 because these cards are designed primarily for video or audio.

3 Push the card all the way into the slot.

4 Close the door.

To remove the card, turn off the camera. Push the card in, then release it. When the card is partially ejected, pull it out.

2 Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

1 Turn the Mode dial to Auto . (See page 11 for other mode

descriptions.)

The camera screen displays the mode name and description. To interrupt the description, press any button. To redisplay the description, press the OK button.

2 Press the Display/Info button to turn on the

Display/ Info

button

NOTE: The camera screen turns on automatically in all modes except Auto. To make the camera

screen turn on automatically in Auto, see Liveview (Auto), page 24.

camera screen, or use the viewfinder to frame your subject.

3 Press the Shutter button halfway to set the

exposure and focus.

4 When the ready light turns green, continue

pressing the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.

If the ready light is steady or blinking red, release your finger, recompose the scene, and return to Step 3. When the ready light blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pictures.

Taking pictures and videos

Using the auto-focus framing marks

When using the camera screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera is focusing. For the best pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene.

1 With the camera screen on, press the Shutter button halfway and hold.

When the framing marks turn red, focus is accomplished.

While the shutter button is pressed halfway:

Center focus

Center wide focus

Side focus

Center and side focus

Framing

marks

2 Press the Shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

3 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks

disappear and the Ready light blinks red), release your finger, recompose the scene, and return to Step 2.

NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape or Video mode.

Left and right focus

Taking a video

1 Turn the Mode dial to Video .

2 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your subject.

3 Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording,

press and release the Shutter button again.

NOTE: If you prefer, press the Shutter button completely down and hold it for more than 2

seconds to begin recording. To stop recording, release the Shutter button.

You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.

Taking pictures and videos

Reviewing the picture or video just taken

After you take a picture or video, the camera screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displayed, you can:

Delete

■ Review: If you take no action, the

picture/video is saved.

■ Play (video): Press the OK button to play the

video. Press to adjust the volume.

■ Share: Press the Share button to tag a

picture/video for email or as a favorite, or to tag a picture for print. (See page 38.)

■ Delete: Press the Delete button while the

picture/video and are displayed.

NOTE: Only the final picture of a burst series (see page 20) is

displayed during Quickview. If you select Delete, all pictures in the burst series are deleted. To delete

selectively, do so in Review. (See page 29.)

Using optical zoom

Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no closer than 23.6 in. (60 cm) from the subject. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.

1 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame

your subject.

2 Pull or push the Zoom button to zoom in (T)

and out (W).

If the camera screen is turned on, the zoom indicator shows when you are in optical zoom

Zoom indicator

Digital zoom range

Optical zoom range

range, or beyond in the digital zoom range.

3 Press the Shutter button halfway and hold

to set the exposure and focus, then press the rest of the way down to take the picture. (When taking videos, press and release the Shutter button.)

Taking pictures and videos

Using digital zoom

Use digital zoom in any still mode to get an additional 4X magnification beyond optical zoom. Combined zoom settings are from 3.6X to 12X. You must turn on the camera screen before activating digital zoom.

1 Press the Display/Info button to turn on the camera screen.

2 Pull the Zoom button to the optical zoom limit (3X). Release the button,

then pull it again.

The camera screen displays the zoomed image and the zoom indicator.

3 Press the Shutter button halfway and hold to set the exposure and

focus, then press the rest of the way down to take the picture.

NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording.

IMPORTANT:

You may notice a decrease in printed image quality when using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses, then turns red when the picture quality is approximately 1 MP. For an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print, ensure that the slider remains blue.

Camera modes

Use this mode For

Auto General picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus, and

flash.

Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under 16

special conditions. (See Scene modes, page 13.)

Program Controlling exposure compensation (how much light enters the

camera) and flash compensation. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture (f-stop) based on the scene lighting. Program mode offers the ease of auto shooting with full access to all menu options. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P, A, S, M, and C mod e, pa ge 14 .) Press the Menu button to change other settings.

Taking pictures and videos

Use this mode For

Aperture Priority

Shutter Priority

Manual Enjoying the highest level of creative control. You set the

Custom The “user-created” mode. For applying P, A, S, & M plus any

Favorites Viewing your favorites. (See page 40.)

Controlling aperture, exposure compensation, flash compensation, and ISO speed. Aperture priority mode is primarily used to control depth of field (the range of sharpness).

NOTE: The aperture setting may be affected when using optical zoom. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P, A, S, M, and C

mode, page 14.) Press the Menu button to change other

settings.

Controlling the shutter speed, ISO speed, and exposure compensation. The camera automatically sets the aperture for proper exposure. Shutter priority mode is primarily used to prevent blur when your subject is moving. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod for slow shutter speeds. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P, A, S, M, and C mode, page 14.) Press the Menu button to change other settings.

aperture, shutter speed and ISO speed. Exposure compensation acts as an exposure meter, recommending the proper combination of aperture and shutter speed to produce an acceptable exposure. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod for slow shutter speeds. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P,

A, S, M, and C mode, page 14.) Press the Menu button to

change other settings.

Custom settings (exposure compensation, flash compensation, ISO speed) which are saved independent of other camera settings. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P, A, S, M, and

C mode, page 14.) Press the Menu button to choose a capture

mode. (See Custom Exposure Mode, page 21.) Press the Menu button to change other settings.

Video Capturing video with sound. (See page 9.)

Taking pictures and videos

Scene modes

1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene .

2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions.

3 Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode.

Use this SCN mode For

Portrait Full-frame pictures of people and other subjects.

Sports Subjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast.

Landscape Distant scenery. Flash does not fire unless you turn it on.

Auto-focus framing marks (page 9) are not available in Landscape.

Close-up Subjects closer than 28 in. (70 cm).

Night Portrait

Night Landscape

Snow Bright snow scenes.

Beach Bright beach scenes.

Text Documents.

Fireworks Fireworks. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a

Flower Close-ups of flowers in bright light.

Manner Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound

Self Portrait

Capturing subject and background at night. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Due to slow shutter speeds, advise people to stay still for a few seconds after flash fires.

Distant scenery at night. Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod.

tripod.

are disabled.

Close-ups of yourself.

Taking pictures and videos

Use this SCN mode For

Party People indoors.

Children Action pictures of children in bright light.

Backlight Subjects that are in shadow or “backlit” (when light is behind

the subject).

P, A, S, M, and C mode

Aperture—also known as f-stop, controls

the size of the lens opening, which determines the depth of field.

ISO

Larger aperture settings (larger f-number)

Aperture Shutter

speed

Exposure compensation

Flash compensation

Mode

setting

Shutter speed—controls how long the shutter stays open. A shaking hand icon warns of slow shutter speeds. (Use a tripod for slow shutter

speeds.)

Exposure Compensation—controls how much light enters the camera; good for controlling backlit scenes. If the picture is too light, decrease the setting; if it’s too dark, increase the setting.

Flash Compensation—controls the flash brightness (+0.5, +1.0, -0.5,

-1.0). You must be within flash range. Unavailable if flash setting is Off.

ISO—controls sensitivity of the camera sensor (100, 200, 400, 800). Higher settings are more sensitive to light, but may produce unwanted “noise” in a picture. You can only use ISO 800 if you are in the 1.7 MP Picture Size setting. (See Picture Size, page 21.)

keep both foreground and background sharp; good for landscapes and well-lit conditions. Smaller aperture settings make the foreground sharp and background blurry; good for portraits and low-light conditions. The highest and lowest aperture settings may be affected by optical zoom.

Taking pictures and videos

Settings apply only in P, A, S, M, and C modes

Settings you change in P, A, S or M modes apply only to pictures taken in those modes. Settings you change in C mode apply only to pictures taken in that mode.

For example, if you change the Color Mode to Sepia while in P, A, S, or M mode, then Auto & Scene modes retain the default setting of Color.

NOTE: The settings, including Flash, are maintained for P, A, S, M, and C modes—even when

you change modes or turn off the camera. Use Reset to Default (see page 24) to reset A, S, M, or C

mode to its default setting.

Using the jog dial to change P, A, S, M, or C mode settings

Jog dial

Rotate to move the cursor or change settings.

Press to open or save settings.

1 Turn the Mode dial to P, A, S, M, or C.

The mode options are displayed.

2 Use the jog dial:

■ Rotate the jog dial to move the cursor.

■ Press the jog dial to open a setting.

■ Rotate the jog dial to change the setting.

■ Press the jog dial to save the setting.

NOTE: Available options are white. Unavailable options are grey. Red options are out of range

and may cause unacceptable image/print quality. Adjust the value higher or lower until it turns yellow.

3 Press the Menu button to change other settings. (See page 21.)

4 Take a picture.

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