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Kodak EasyShare C340
zoom 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/c340support
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Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2004 All screen images are simulated. Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J1986
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Product features Front View 4 3 5 6 2 7 8 9 1 10 1Grip 6 Flash 2 Mode dial/Power button 7 Speaker 3 Shutter button 8 Viewfinder 4Flash button 9 Lens 5 Self-timer/Burst button 10 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter www.kodak.com/go/support i
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Product features Side View 5 6 7 4 8 9 3 10 11 2 12 1 13 14 15 16 1 Dock connector 9 Delete button 2 Tripod socket 10 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto) 3 LCD screen 11 4-way controller 4 Viewfinder 12 OK button 5 Ready light 13 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 6 Review button 14 USB, A/V Out 7 Menu button 15 Share button 8 LCD On/Off/Status butt 16 Battery compartment 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 date/time, first time ........................
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Table of contents Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................36 Pre-tagging for album names ......................................................................36 Sharing your pictures...................................................................................39 5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................44 Camera problems.......................................................
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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. CRV3 lithium 2-AA lithium, Ni-MH, Ni-MH (non-rechargeable) (rechargeable) or Oxy-Alkaline AA ZR6 For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 58. 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. 1 to change. 2 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 Shutter button 3 halfway to focus and Turn on camera. set exposure. Ready light 2 When the Ready light 4 turns green, press the Frame your button completely down. subject in the Viewfinder or LCD screen. Taking a video 1 Press the Shutter button 3 Turn on camera. completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again. 2 Frame your subject in the Viewfinder or LCD screen. 4 www.kodak.com/go/support
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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: Delete OK to play/pause a video If you press ( no buttons, the to adjust volume.) picture/video is saved. Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print. To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9. Checking camera and picture status Press the LC
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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 centered in the scene. 1 Press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished. While the shutter button is pressed halfway: Center focus Framing marks Center wide focus Side focus Cent
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Taking pictures and videos Capture modes Flash Mode Picture size Self Timer/Burst Pictures/time remaining Date stamp Storage location Album name Zoom: digital, telephoto, wide Focus zone White balance ISO Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway Framing marks www.kodak.com/go/support 7
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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 during) video recording. 1 Use the Viewfinder or LCD screen to frame your subject. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out. The Zoom indicator shows zoom status. 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to s
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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. button repeatedly to scroll Press the through flash modes (see Flash modes table). The active flash icon is displayed in the LCD screen. To change the flash settings, see page 27. Flash-to-subject distance Zoom position Flash distance Wide angle 2–12 ft (0.6–3.6 m) @ ISO 140 Telephoto 2–7 ft (0.6–2.1 m) @ ISO 140 Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review butt
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Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Protected Print tag/number of prints Picture number Favorite tag Email tag Image storage location Review mode Scroll arrows Video length Protected Favorite tag Video number Image storage Email tag location Press OK to Play or Pause Review mode 10 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Taking pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review W/T magnify 1X–8X. view other parts of the picture. return to 1X. OK Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row of thumbnails. view previous/next thumbnail. view single picture. OK www.kodak.com/go/support 11
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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 Crop. A crop box and instructional message appear over the picture. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. 6 Press to move, or to resize the crop box. 7 The crop box turns red at the maximum zoom point. 8 Press the OK button to c
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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 the menu. CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting intern
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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 4 Follow the screen prompts. 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. 14 www.kodak.com/go/support
