Kodak C340 - Manuals

www.kodak.com/go/support iii Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ......................................................................... 1 Attaching the wrist strap ............................................................................... 1Loading the batteries ........................

iv www.kodak.com/go/support Table of contents Viewing picture/video information ............................................................... 36Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 36Sharing your pictures...................................

www.kodak.com/go/support 1 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the wrist strap Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery door. 2 Load the battery, then close the battery door. For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 58 . CRV3 lithium(non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (recharg...

2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the date/time, first time 2 1 At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK t o accept.

Setting up your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Setting the language and date/time, other times 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 car...

4 www.kodak.com/go/support 2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture Taking a video 2 4 3 1 Frame yoursubject in the Viewfinder or LCD screen. Press Shutter button halfway to focus andset exposure. When the Ready lightturns green, press the button completely down. Turn on camera. Ready light 1 3...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 5 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: To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9 . Checking...

6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures) When using the LCD 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...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Capture modes Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage location Focus zone White balance ISO Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation Zoom: digital, telephoto, wide Album name Date stamp Self Timer/B...

8 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos 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 2 ft (0.6 m) to the subject or 5 in. (13 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not durin...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. To change the flash settings, see page 27 . Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos...

10 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Email tag Favorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protected Picture number Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows Email tag Favorite tag Video length Press OK to Play or Pause Protected Video number Review mo...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 11 Magnifying a picture during review Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review W/T view other parts of the picture. return to 1X . OK magnify 1X–8X. OK view previous/next thumbnail. view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row of thumbnails....

12 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Cropping a picture You can select and save an area of a picture you take. NOTE: The original picture is kept. Pictures under 2.1 MP cannot be cropped. 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to locate the picture. 3 Press the Menu button. 4 Choose Cr...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 13 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 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 the menu. CAUTION:Formatting internal memory or an ...

14 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos 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 ...

www.kodak.com/go/support 15 3 Transferring and printing pictures 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. Minimum system requirements NOTE: To download EasyShare software, visi...

16 www.kodak.com/go/support 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...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 17 Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable 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 th...

18 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or without a computer. Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or www.k...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 19 Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer 1 Turn on the printer. Turn on the camera. The PictBridge logo is displayed, followed by the current picture and menu. (If no pictures are found, a message is displayed.) If the menu interface t...

20 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferring and printing pictures Disconnecting the camera from a PictBridge enabled printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer. Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto at www.ofot...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Dock compatibility for your camera Purchase camera docks, printer docks, and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/c340accessories . Kodak EasyShare dock Docking configuration ■ printer dock 4000 ■ camera do...

22 www.kodak.com/go/support 4 Doing more with your camera Using the self-timer To cancel the self-timer before the picture is taken, press the Self-timer button. The self-timer cancels after you take the picture. Using the self-timer for video Use the same procedure as above, but: ■ Turn the Mode di...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Using burst 1 In most Still modes, press the Self Timer/Burst button repeatedly to choose an option. 2 Press the Shutter button halfway to set the auto focus and exposure. 3 Press the Shutter button completely down and hold it to take the pictu...

24 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the LCD screen. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see page 25 . To save battery power, use an optional Kodak 3-Volt AC adapter. (Visit w...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Running a continuous slide show loop When you turn on Loop, the slide show is continuously repeated. 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight Loop, then press the OK button. 2 Press to highlight On, then press the OK button. The slide show ...

26 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Copying pictures and videos You can copy pictures and videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy, make sure that: ■ A card is inserted in the camera. ■ The camera’s picture storage location is set t...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Changing the flash settings NOTE: Flash settings are pre-set for each picture-taking mode. Some of the flash settings may not be available in all Capture or Scene modes. When you change to Auto or Red-eye in some of these modes, it becomes the ...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Scene modes 1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions. NOTE: If the Scene mode description turns off, press the OK button. 3 Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode. Use this SCN mode For Camera pre-settings ...

30 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera NOTE: ISO speed changes depending on whether flash is on or off. Changing picture-taking settings You can change settings to get the best results from your camera: 1 Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.) 2 Press ...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 35 Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. NTSC (default)— used in North America and Japan; most common format. PAL— used in Europe and China. Orientation Sensor Orient pictu...

36 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Viewing picture/video information In Review mode, press the Menu button to access optional review settings. Changing other settings Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names before you take...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 37 First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software that came with your camera to create album names on your computer. Then copy up to 32 album names to the album name list on your camera the next time you connect the camera to the computer. Se...

38 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature in Review mode to tag the pictures and videos in your camera with album names. First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software that came with your camera to create album names on your...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 39 Sharing your pictures When they are transferred to your computer, you can share them by: ■ Print ( page 39 ). ■ Email ( page 40 ). ■ Favorites ( page 41 ). When can I tag my pictures and videos? Press the Share button to tag pictures/videos: ■ ...

40 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera 5 Press the OK button. Then press the Share button to exit the menu. NOTE: To tag all pictures in the storage location, highlight Print All, press the OK button, then indicate the number of copies. To remove print tagging for all pictures in th...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 41 4 To remove a selection, highlight a checked address and press the OK button. To remove all email selections, highlight Clear All. 5 Press to highlight Exit, then press the OK button. 6 Press the Share button to exit the menu. Third—transfer an...

42 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera NOTE: The camera holds a limited number of favorites. Use Camera Favorites in the EasyShare software to customize the size of your camera Favorites section. Videos tagged as favorites remain in the Favorites folder in the EasyShare software. Fo...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 43 Removing all favorites from your camera 1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites . 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Highlight , then press the OK button. All pictures stored in the Favorites section of internal memory are removed. Favorites are restored the...

44 www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Troubleshooting Camera problems If... Try one or more of the following Camera does not turn on ■ Remove battery and verify that it’s the correct type, then reinsert it. ■ Insert a new or charged battery. ■ Connect the camera to a Kodak 3-volt AC adapter (sold separately...

46 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Computer/connectivity problems If... Try one or more of the following Computer does not communicate with the camera ■ Insert a charged battery ( page 1 ). ■ Turn on the camera. ■ Make sure proper USB cable is securely connected on camera and computer port ...

Troubleshooting www.kodak.com/go/support 47 Picture quality problems If... Try one or more of the following Picture is too dark or underexposed ■ Reposition camera for more available light. ■ Use Fill flash ( page 27 ) or change your position so light is not behind the subject. ■ Move so that the di...

48 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Camera ready light status If... Try one or more of the following Ready light does not turn on and the camera does not work ■ Turn on the camera ( page 2 ). ■ Recharge the battery or install a new one ( page 1 ). ■ Mode dial was on when battery was reloaded...

50 www.kodak.com/go/support 6 Getting help Helpful links Camera Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/c340support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/c340accessories Download the latest came...

Getting help www.kodak.com/go/support 51 Telephone customer support If you have questions concerning the operation of the software or camera, you may speak with a customer support representative. Before you call, have the camera or dock connected to your computer. Be at your computer, and have the f...

52 www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Appendix Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/c340support . Kodak EasyShare C340 zoom digital camera CCD (charge-coupled device) CCD 1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size 2576 x 1932 (5 M) pixels2576 x 1716 (4.4 M) pixels 204...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 55 Storage capacities File sizes can vary. You may be able to store more or fewer pictures and videos. Favorites take up additional space in internal memory. Picture storage capacity Video storage capacity Number of pictures 5.0 MP 4.4 MP 3.1 MP 2.1 MP 1.1 MP Pictur...

56 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Power-saving features Important safety instructions Using this product ■ Read and follow these instructions before using Kodak products. Always follow basic safety procedures. ■ The use of an accessory attachment that is not recommended by Kodak, such as an AC ad...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 57 Battery safety and handling CAUTION:When removing batteries, allow them to cool first; batteries may be hot. ■ Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer. ■ Use only batteries that are approved for this product. ■ Keep batt...

58 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Battery information Battery life for Kodak C-series digital cameras Use the following batteries. Actual battery life may vary based on usage. We do not recommend or support alkaline batteries . For acceptable battery life, and to make sure your camera operates de...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 59 ■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect battery life. Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading batteries in the camera. ■ Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41 ° F (5 ° C). When using your camera in cold weather, carry spare ba...

60 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Additional care and maintenance ■ If the camera has been subjected to inclement weather or you suspect water has gotten inside the camera, turn off the camera and remove the batteries and card. Allow all components to air-dry for at least 24 hours before using th...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 61 any necessary adjustments and/or replacement parts. Such repair or replacement is the sole remedy under this warranty. If replacement parts are used in making repairs, these parts may be remanufactured, or may contain remanufactured materials. If it is necessary ...

62 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Your rights Some states or jurisdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty ...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 63 to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1) reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; 2) increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver; 3) connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

64 www.kodak.com/go/support Index 1 A A/V out, 25AA battery, installing, 1about picture, video, 35about this camera, 35AC adapter, 59accessories, 17 AC adapter, 59battery, 58buying, 50camera dock, 59printer dock, 18, 59SD/MMC card, 3 album, 33albums, tagging pictures for, 36, 38alkaline batteries, w...

www.kodak.com/go/support 65 Index loading, 1 customer support, 51customizing camera settings, 34 D date & time, 34date setting, 2, 3date stamp, 35DC-in, ideleting during quickview, 5from internal memory, 14from SD/MMC card, 14protecting pictures, videos, 13 digital zoom, using, 8displaying slide...

66 www.kodak.com/go/support Index L language, 35lens, i cleaning lens, 60 liveview, 34loading batteries, 1SD/MMC card, 3software, 16 M Macintosh, installing software on, 16maintenance, camera, 60memory inserting card, 3storage capacities, 55 mode dial, 28modes backlight, 30beach, 29children, 29firew...