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Kodak EasyShare C310/CD40
digital camera
FPO
User’s guide
www.kodak.com
For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto
For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c310support or
www.kodak.com/go/cd40support
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Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 All screen images are simulated. Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J3200_en
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Product features Front view 4 5 6 7 3 8 2 1 1 Grip 5 Mode dial/Power 2 Strap post 6 Flash unit 3 Self Timer/Video light 7 Viewfinder lens 4 Shutter button 8 Lens www.kodak.com/go/support i
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Product features Back view 8 7 9 10 6 11 5 12 4 13 3 14 15 2 16 1 1 Tripod socket 9 Camera screen (LCD: liquid crystal display) 2 Dock connector 10 Flash/Status button 3 Share button 11 Grip 4 Controller buttons (4) 12 Slot for optional SD/MMC card 5 OK button 13 Menu button 6 Delete button 14 Review button 7 Viewfinder 15 USB (Universal Serial Bus) port 8 Ready light 16 Battery compartment ii www.kodak.com/go/support
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Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 Attaching the wrist strap ...............................................................................1 Loading the batteries ....................................................................................1 Turning on the camera ..................................................................................2 Setting the date/time, first time ........................
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Table of contents 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................37 Camera problems........................................................................................37 Camera/computer communications..............................................................41 Camera screen messages ............................................................................42 Camera ready light status..................................................
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1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, CRV3 lithium Ni-M H KAA2HR (non-rechargeable) (rechargeable) or oxy-alkaline AA For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 56. www.kodak.com/go/support 1
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Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Setting up your camera Setting the language and date/time, other times Press Menu. 1 to highlight Setup Menu 2 then press OK. to highlight Language 3 , then press OK. or Date/Time If setting the date/time: to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. 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: We recommend Kodak SD and MMC cards. When using the card for the first tim
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2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture 1 Press the Shutter button 3 to take the picture. Turn on camera: —for general picture-taking Ready light —for night scenes or low-light conditions When the Ready light 4 blinks green, the picture is 2 being saved; you can still Frame your subject in take pictures. viewfinder or LCD screen. Taking a video 3 1 Press the Shutter button down Turn on camera. and release, or press and hold for more than 2 seconds. The camera does not record audio.
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the camera LCD screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video and are displayed: If you take no Delete action, the picture/video is saved. OK to play/pause a video Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print. To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8. Checking camera and picture status The icons that appear on th
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Taking pictures and videos Using the camera LCD screen as a viewfinder IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature significantly depletes battery power; use it sparingly. 1 Turn the Mode dial to any Still mode. 2 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen. 3 Frame your subject in the camera screen. 4 Press the Shutter button to take the picture. 5 To turn off the LCD screen, press the OK button. OK button To make the LCD screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 25 Picture/video cap
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Taking pictures and videos Using digital zoom Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 5X closer to your subject. 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 less than 1 MP. For an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print, ensure that the slider remains blue. 1 Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen, then press to activate digital zoom. The camera
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. Videos: OK to play/pause Rewind to beginning (during playback) Next picture/video (during playback) Review 1 (Press again to exit) 2 (previous/next) To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/c310accessories or www.kodak.com/go/cd40accessories.) NOTE: Pictures taken at 3.5 MP (3:2
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Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Protect Picture/video number Email tag Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows Vide Vide Video length o length o length Video number Image storage location Press OK to Play or Pause Review mode Scroll arrows www.kodak.com/go/support 9
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Taking pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review magnify at 2X. Press again for 4X. OK view other parts of the picture. OK return to 1X. Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row of thumbnails. view previous/next thumbnail. OK view single picture. 10 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Taking pictures and videos Protecting pictures and videos from deletion Press Review. 1 for previous/next. 2 Press Menu. 3 Press to 4 , highlight Protect then press OK. Note: To cancel Protect, press OK again. 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. CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal memor
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Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos Press Review. (To exit, press 1 Review again.) 2 for previous/next. Press Delete. 3 Follow the screen prompts. 4 PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video. EXIT—exits the Delete screen. ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location. NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting. 12 www.kodak.com/go/support
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3 Transferring and printing pictures Installing the software CAUTION: Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the 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 Kodak 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 t
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Transferring and printing pictures Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable (model U-8) into the labeled USB port on your computer. See your computer user’s guide for details. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on the camera. 4 Turn on the camera. Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer. The software prompts you through the transfer process. NOTE: Visit www.kodak.com/go/howto for an online
