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Kodak
KB28
Camera
ENGLISH/ESPAÑOL/FRANÇAIS
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Camera Identification 2 1 3 4 English/ 7 5 6 Unfold front cover flaps of manual to view camera diagrams.
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KODAK KB28 Camera NEED HELP WITH YOUR CAMERA? Visit our Web sites at http://www.kodak.com (for US) or http://www.kodak.ca (for Canada) or call: Kodak (USA only) from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday through Friday at 1-800-242-2424. Kodak (Canada only) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday through Friday at 1-800-465-6325, ext. 36100; for the Toronto area, call 416-766-8233, ext. 36100. When you call, please have your camera available. For warranty purposes, please keep y
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CONTENTS CAMERA IDENTIFICATION Unfold cover flaps of manual CAMERA IDENTIFICATION .............. 2 to view camera diagrams. LOADING THE BATTERIES ............. 3 1 SHUTTER BUTTON Power shutdown .......................... 4 2 PICTURE COUNTER Battery tips .................................. 4 3 VIEWFINDER LOADING THE FILM ......................... 5 4 FLASH TAKING PICTURES .......................... 9 5 BATTERY DOOR Tips for better pictures ................. 11 6 LENS COVER TAKING FLASH PICTURES ..
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10 VIEWFINDER EYEPIECE LOADING THE BATTERIES 11 FILM-SPROCKET TEETH This camera uses 2 AAA-size 12 FILM CHAMBER alkaline 1.5 V batteries. 13 FILM-DOOR LATCH 1. Load the batteries 14 CAMERA STRAP as shown. 15 FILM SPINDLE • Make sure you tuck 16 FILM TAKE-UP SPOOL the battery pull 17 FILM-LOAD MARK strap into the 18 FILM DOOR battery chamber 19 FILM WINDOW before inserting the batteries. 2. Replace the batteries with fresh alkaline batteries when the FLASH-READY LIGHT (9) takes more than 30 seco
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Battery tips • Dispose of batteries according to Power shutdown local and national regulations. To reduce battery power, the camera • Keep spare batteries with you at will go into a sleep mode when it is all times. not operated for more than 1 minute • Read and follow all warnings and with the lens cover opened. You can instructions supplied by still take a picture while the FLASH- the battery manufacturer. READY LIGHT (9) is on. When the light • Keep batteries away turns off, gently press
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LOADING THE FILM 1. Push up on the FILM-DOOR LATCH (13) to open the FILM DOOR (18). For excellent all-around results for indoor and outdoor picture-taking, use ISO 400-speed film. For use in bright daylight, you can use ISO 100- or ISO 200-speed film. If in sunlight, turn your back to the sun and load the film in the shade of your body. 5
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2. Insert the flat end of the film 3. Pull out the film leader until the cartridge over the FILM tip reaches the FILM-LOAD MARK (17). SPINDLE (15). Push the other end of Film Leader the film cartridge down into the FILM CHAMBER (12) until it fits securely into place. Film-Load Mark Film-Guide Rails 4. Lay the film flat between the film- guide rails rotating the film cartridge in the direction of the • Do not force it into the FILM-SPROCKET TEETH (11). film chamber. 6
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• Make sure the sprocket teeth 5. Close the film door and check the show through the holes on the FILM WINDOW (19). upper side of the film. • If the end of the film extends past the film-load mark, gently push the excess back into the cartridge. • You should see the film informa- tion through the window. • Do not open the film door after you start taking pictures or you will ruin the film. 7 GA24 100/21"
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7. Press the SHUTTER BUTTON (1) 6. Slide the LENS COVER (6) completely open to uncover several times until the PICTURE COUNTER (2) shows “1.” the LENS (7) and to turn on the camera. • If the picture counter does not move, reload the film into the camera and repeat the film-loading instructions. • The picture counter starts at “0” and each mark within the increments of 5 represents one picture. 8
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TAKING PICTURES 2. For a sharp picture, stand at least 4 ft (1.2 m) from your subject. This camera features a flash that, when the flash-ready light glows, will 4 ft fire every time you take a picture. (1.2 m) This all-the-time flash feature provides consistently brighter pictures by acting as a fill flash in hazy outdoor pictures or in bright-light conditions where shadows may exist. 1. Slide the LENS COVER (6) completely open to • The flash-recycle time is uncover the approximately 5 seco
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3. Look through the VIEWFINDER 4. Hold the camera steady and gently EYEPIECE (10) to see your subject. press the SHUTTER BUTTON (1) to take the picture. • After you take the picture, the film automatically advances to the next picture. 5. Close the lens cover when you are done taking pictures. 10
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Tips for better pictures • Add interest to your picture by framing it with a tree branch, a • To avoid blurry pictures, hold your window, or even the rails of camera steady by keeping your a fence. elbows close to your body when you press the shutter button • Keep the sun behind you. This provides the best • Stand close enough to your subject illumination. subject so that it fills the viewfinder but not closer than 4 ft (1.2 m). • Keep your hand, fingers, or object away from the flash and pictur
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TAKING FLASH PICTURES 2. Wait for the FLASH- READY LIGHT (9) to glow. In dim light, such as indoors or outdoors in heavy shade, or on dark overcast days, you need flash. This camera simplifies your picture-taking because the flash fires every time you take a picture. 1. Slide the LENS COVER (6) completely open to uncover the LENS (7) and to turn on the camera. 12
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3. Keep the subject within the 4. Hold the camera steady and distance range for the speed of gently press the SHUTTER film in your camera. BUTTON (1) to take the picture. • Don’t take pictures beyond the • To prevent battery drain, turn maximum distance or your the flash off by closing the lens pictures will be dark. cover when you are done taking pictures. Beyond 4 – 9 ft (1.2 – 2.8 m) 9 ft Safe Range Picture 100-speed film will be dark Beyond 4 – 12 ft (1.2 – 3.7 m) 12 ft Safe Range Picture 20
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• Wait until the motor stops UNLOADING THE FILM before you open the The film will not advance when you film door. reach the end of the roll. You must rewind 2. Open the FILM DOOR (18) to the film before you open the film door remove the film and reload with or you will ruin the film. This camera fresh KODAK Film. features full rewind of film into the film cartridge which prevents the end of the film from sticking out of the film cartridge. 1. Slide the FILM-REWIND BUTTON (8) until it latches to
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CARING FOR YOUR CAMERA CAUTION: Use solvents or solutions designed for cleaning • Protect the camera from dust, camera lenses. Do not use moisture, sudden impact, and chemically treated tissues excessive heat. intended for cleaning eyeglasses. CAUTION: Do not use solvents or • Remove the batteries when you harsh or abrasive cleaners on the store the camera for an camera body. extended time. • If the lens appears dirty, breathe on CAUTION: To prevent possible it to form a mist and wipe the damage
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TROUBLESHOOTING What happened Probable cause Solution Camera will Lens cover closed Open lens cover not operate completely Batteries dead or Replace batteries improperly loaded and insert as shown in camera on battery door Flash not ready Wait for flash-ready light to glow Film not properly Reload the film. See loaded in camera LOADING THE FILM Film needs to be See UNLOADING rewound/removed THE FILM 16
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What happened Probable cause Solution Flash-ready light Lens cover not Open lens cover fails to glow within fully opened 30 seconds Batteries weak Replace with 2 fresh or dead AAA-size alkaline batteries Batteries improperly Insert batteries as loaded in camera shown on battery door No film in camera Load film into camera Camera in sleep mode See Power shutdown on page 4 Shutter button Lens cover closed Open lens cover cannot be released 17
