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Kodak EasyShare C530/C315/CD50
digital camera
User’s guide
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For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto
For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/c530support
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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 4J4298_en
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Product features Front view 3 2 4 1 5 6 7 1 Flash unit 5 Self Timer/Video light 2 Shutter button 6 Lens 3 Mode dial/Power 7 USB port 4 Viewfinder lens www.kodak.com/go/support i
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Product features Back view 6 7 5 8 4 9 10 3 11 2 12 1 13 15 14 1 Dock connector 9 Flash button 2 Tripod socket 10 4-way controller 3 Review button 11 OK button 4 Camera/LCD screen 12 Wrist strap post 5 Viewfinder 13 Share button 6 Ready light 14 Battery compartment 7 Menu button 15 Slot for optional SD/MMC card 8 Delete button 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 language and date/time, other times...........
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Table of contents Pre-tagging for album names ......................................................................30 Sharing your pictures...................................................................................33 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................38 Camera problems........................................................................................38 Camera/computer communications..................................
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1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries CRV3 lithium Ni-MH KAA2HR 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, or (non-rechargeable) (rechargeable) (non-rechargeable oxy-alkaline AA) For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54. www.kodak.com/go/support 1
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Setting up your camera Turning on the 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. 2 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Setting up your camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. www.kodak.com/go/support 3
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Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD/MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD/MMC cards. When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 29). Notched corner SD/MMC card (optional) CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage. Inserting or removing a card when the Ready light is blinkin
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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. When the Ready light 4 blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pictures. 2 Frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCD screen. Ready light Taking a video 3 1 Press the Shutter button down Turn on camera. and release, or press and hold for more than 2 seconds. To stop recording, press the Shutter button again. 2 Frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCD sc
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the LCD screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video and are displayed: If you press no buttons, the picture/video is saved. Delete 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. Picture/video capture screens Self Timer Flash Picture quality Pictu
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Taking pictures and videos Using the LCD screen as a viewfinder IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature depletes battery power; use it sparingly. 1 Turn the Mode dial to . 2 Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen. 3 Frame your subject in the LCD 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 28. Using digital zoom Use digital zoom in Auto mode to get u
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Taking pictures and videos Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Flash is effective between 3.3 - 7.9 ft (1.0 - 2.4 m). You can only change the flash setting in Auto mode. Press the button repeatedly to scroll through flash options (see Flash modes table on page 24). The active flash icon is displayed in the LCD screen status area (see page 6). To change the flash settings, see page 24. Reviewing pictures and videos Press the R
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Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Pictures Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Protect Picture/video number Email tag Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows Videos Vide Vide Video length o length o length Video number Image storage location On-screen instructions 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. view single picture. OK 10 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Taking pictures and videos Cropping a picture during review Press Menu. (To exit, press Menu again.) 1 2 Press to highlight Crop , then press OK. Highlight Zoom, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions. 3 to size the crop box. Press OK. 4 Highlight Pan, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions. to move the crop box. Press OK. Press Save to keep the cropped image (the original picture is kept). 5 To return to the Review menu without saving your changes, press Exit. NOTE: Cr
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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/MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal memory a
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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. www.kodak.com/go/support 13
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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
