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KODAK EASYSHARE
DX3900 Zoom Digital Camera
User’s Guide
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Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2001 Kodak, EasyShare, and Ektanar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 6B5582
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OPEN EJECT OPEN DX3900 Zoom Digital Camera 3.1 M E G A P I X E L Product Overview Front View 5 6 1 2 7 3 8 4 1 Shutter button 5 Light sensor 2 Flash unit 6 Self Timer light 3 Viewfinder lens 7 On / Off switch 4 Lens (built-in cover 8 USB connector / Video out not shown) door Bottom View 4 1 5 2 6 3 1 Connector door (open) 4 Eject button 2 Camera Dock connector (Picture Card) 3 USB / Video out connectors 5 Battery door 6 Tripod mount socket i
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Product Overview Top/Back View 1 2 3 4 12 5 11 6 10 7 9 8 1 Viewfinder 6 Wrist strap post 2 Status display 7 Picture Card door 3 Buttons: 8 Menu button Flash 9 Select button Close-up/Distant 10 Four-way arrow button / Self Timer Zoom button (W and T) 11 LCD screen 4 Mode dial 12 Viewfinder light 5 Picture Card access light Mode Dial Capture—take pictures Review—display pictures on the LCD screen Setup—customize settings ii
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Product Overview Status Display The Status Display is located on the top of the camera. The icons displayed indicate the camera features and settings that are currently active. 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 7 8 12 11 10 9 1 ISO setting 8 Self Timer 2 Long-time exposure 9 Burst 3 Color mode 10 Battery level 4 White balance 11 Exposure compensation 5 Red-eye flash 12 Pictures remaining 6 Flash setting 13 Quality setting 7 Close-up/Distant iii
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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ...................................................................1 What Can I Do With My KODAK EASYSHARE DX3900 Zoom Digital Camera?................................................................1 What Can I Do With My Digital Pictures? ............................1 Camera Package Contents .....................................................2 Attaching the Wrist Strap.....................................................2 Loading the Batteries ...........
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3 Customizing Picture-taking Settings ........................21 Setting Exposure Compensation ........................................ 21 Setting White Balance .......................................................... 22 Setting a Color Mode ............................................................23 Setting the Picture Quality.................................................24 Setting Exposure Metering .................................................25 Setting Picture Sharpness .........
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Formatting a Picture Card.................................................. 43 Resetting User Settings...................................................... 44 Viewing Camera Information................................................ 44 6 Installing the Software ................................................ 45 Install the Software .............................................................. 45 Software Included With Your Camera ...............................47 Computer System Requirement
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9 Troubleshooting Problems ............................................ 61 Troubleshooting—Camera ....................................................61 Camera Status and Messages......................................... 66 Troubleshooting—EASYSHARE Camera Dock............. 68 EASYSHARE Camera Dock Status................................. 69 10 Getting Help .....................................................................71 Software Help .....................................................
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1 Getting Started What Can I Do With My KODAK EASYSHARE DX3900 Zoom Digital Camera? Take great pictures with 3.1 Megapixel resolution —in Capture mode, use the default settings for easy point-and-shoot picture-taking, or get the images you want by adjusting the camera settings—ISO levels, white balance, and more. Review —in Review mode, display your pictures on the LCD screen. Keep only the ones you want, magnify, protect, or run a slide show of all the pictures in your camera. Set Up —
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Chapter 1 Camera Package Contents Your camera is packaged with the following items: 1 Camera 6* 3 2 Wrist strap 2 1 3 KODAK Picture Card 4 USB cable 5 Video cable (for viewing pictures on a television) 5 4 6 Dock insert* 7 KODAK Lithium Battery, KCRV3, or equivalent** (not shown) 8 User’s Guide or User’s Guide CD, Quick Start Guide, and Software CD (not shown) * The Dock insert is used to custom-fit your camera to the KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock. ** Your camera may have been packaged with a
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EJEC OPEN EJECT Chapter 1 Loading the Batteries A KODAK Lithium Battery, KCRV3 or 2, AA lithium batteries are included with your camera.* To load the batteries: 1 Turn off the camera. 2 On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow, then lift to open. 3 Insert the batteries as shown below. 4 Close the battery door. Insert a KCRV3 lithium battery Insert 2 AA batteries IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION See page 79 for the types of batteries you can use in your
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Chapter 1 Inserting a Picture Card Think of Picture Cards as removable and reusable film, or removable computer memory. Picture Cards, also called memory cards, provide easy picture storage and transfer. See page 82 for Picture Card storage capacities. To insert a Picture Card: Picture Card access light 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Slide the Picture Card door in the direction of the arrow on the door, then pivot open. 3 Hold the Picture Card so the connection end is pointed into the camera and t
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Chapter 1 Turning the Camera On and Off 1 To turn on the camera, slide the power switch to the On ( | ) position. The built-in lens cover opens and the Status Display turns on. If the Mode dial is set to Capture ( ), the lens is extended. 2 To turn off the camera, slide the power switch to the Off ( ) position. NOTE: The camera safely completes any Save, Delete, or Copy operations that are in process when the power is turned off. Built-in Lens Cover Your camera has a built-in sliding le
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Chapter 1 Checking the Batteries Check the battery power level in the Status Display before you begin taking pictures. Don’t miss an important picture because the camera batteries are low or exhausted. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Check the battery symbol that appears in the Status Display. If no symbol appears, your battery is fully charged. Low —batteries soon need to be replaced or recharged. Exhausted (blinking) — batteries are too weak to power the camera. Replace or recharge the batteries
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Chapter 1 Setting the Clock The camera has a built-in clock that maintains the date and time in a 24-hour format. If the battery is removed from the camera for an extended period of time, or is exhausted, you may need to reset the clock. NOTE: It is important to set the correct date and time if you want to imprint the date on your pictures (page 29). 1 With the camera turned on, turn the Mode dial to Setup . 2 Highlight the Date & Time menu, then press Select. 3 Press the arrow buttons t
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Chapter 1 Mode Dial—Settings and Menus Use the Mode dial to access three ways to use your camera: Capture —take pictures and change picture-taking options Review —view and work with your pictures on the LCD screen Mode dial Setup —customize your camera functions Capture Menus To access the Capture mode menus: 1 Turn the Mode dial to Capture . 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the menus and submenus. 4 Press the Select button. Menu Menu Exposure Compens
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Chapter 1 Review Menus To access the Review mode menus: 1 Turn the Mode dial to Review . 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the menus and submenus. 4 Press the Select button. Menu Menu Magnify Slide Show (page 33) (page 36) Delete Print Order (page 34) from Picture Card only (page 37) Protect Picture Info (page 35) (page 38) 9
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Chapter 1 Setup Menus To access the Setup mode menus: 1 Turn the Mode dial to Setup . The Setup menu screen is displayed on the LCD. 2 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the menus and submenus. 3 Press the Select button. Menu Menu Power Save Language (page 39) (page 42) Digital Zoom Format Card (page 40) (page 43) Camera Sounds Reset User Settings (page 41) (page 44) Date/Time Set About this Camera (page 7) (page 44) Video Out (page 42) 10
