Kodak DC3400 - DC Digital Camera User manual

KODAK DC3400 Zoom Digital Camera

Congratulations on your purchase of the KODAK DC3400 Zoom Digital Camera—

the camera that takes pictures digitally, without the use of film. With your new

camera, picture taking and print making have never been easier or faster. The

possibilities are endless. Here are just a few examples of what you can do with

your camera:

Take digital pictures in unbelievable detail, color, and sharpness.

Transfer your pictures to a computer for instant editing, enhancement,

and placement into your document.

E-mail your pictures to friends, family, and business associates anywhere

in the world.

Print high-quality pictures at home using KODAK Inkjet media and the

Kodak Personal Picture Maker.

Take your KODAK Picture Card to a KODAK Picture Maker System and

create photo-quality enlargements with a touch of a button.

Order reprints delivered directly to your home through

print@kodak.com.

Customize your pictures with a graphic using the KODAK DC3400 Border

Transfer Application.

Eastman Kodak Company

343 State Street

Rochester, N.Y. 14650

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2000

Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

P/N 6B4803

Table of Contents

Preparing to Take Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Before you Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

General Tips for Better Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Loading Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Checking Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Using an AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Inserting a Camera Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Removing a Camera Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting the Clock on Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Adjusting the LCD Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Previewing a Picture Before it is Taken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Pressing the Shutter Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Zooming in on Your Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Zooming in Even Closer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Viewing the Picture Just Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting a Quickview for Each Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Photographing Distant Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Photographing Close-Ups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Putting Yourself in the Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Adding the Date to Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Deleting the Picture Just Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting the Camera Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adding a Border to Your Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Capturing in Black-and-White, Sepia Tone, or Document . 32

Adjusting the Picture Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adjusting the Picture Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting a White Balance for Indoor Pictures. . . . . . . . . . 38

Choosing a Metering System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting the ISO Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Sharpening and Softening a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Locking in an Exposure Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Viewing Your Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Magnifying Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Selecting Pictures for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Cancelling Pictures for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Protecting Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Deleting One or All of Your Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Running a Slide Show on Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Viewing Information About a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Setting a Response Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Saving Camera Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Viewing Camera Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Selecting a Language for the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Formatting Your Camera Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adjusting the Video Out Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Adjusting the Camera Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Setting a Border Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Setting a Flash Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting a White Balance Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Setting an Exposure Compensation Default . . . . . . . 80

Setting an Effect Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting an Auto ISO Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Windows-Based System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Macintosh System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers. . . . . . . 89

Software Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Software Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using a Serial Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Connecting to a Windows-Based Computer . . . . . . . 96

Connecting to a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Using a USB Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Starting KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers101

Opening Mounter Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Opening Digital Access Software (TWAIN Acquire) . 101

Opening Camera Controls Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Opening Border Transfer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Starting KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . .103

Opening Picture Transfer Application . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Opening Digital Access Software (Plug-In Acquire) .103

Opening Border Transfer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Navigating to Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Connecting with Your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Communicating with the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Adjusting Your Monitor for Better Viewing. . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Getting Better Results from Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Software Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Faxed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

How to Obtain Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Packing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Retain the Original Dated Sales Receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Limited Warranty Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Your Rights Under State Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Outside the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

FCC Compliance and Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Canadian DOC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Original Camera Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

General Maintenance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Using Your Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

1Getting Started

Refer to the front inside cover for a description of the KODAK DC3400 Zoom

Digital Camera buttons and parts. This chapter covers the following

information.

Preparing to take pictures

Loading the batteries

Turning the camera on and off

Checking the batteries

Using an AC adapter

Handling a memory card

Setting the clock

Adjusting the LCD brightness

Preparing to Take Pictures

Before you Start

Before you start taking pictures, you need to install the batteries or connect a

Kodak-specified AC adapter for power, and insert a KODAK Picture Card

(camera memory card) into the camera.

General Tips for Better Pictures

Keep your camera ready.

Get Close.

Keep people busy.

Use a simple background

Place the subject offcenter.

Include foreground in scenics.

Look for good lighting.

Hold your camera steady.

Use your flash.

Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better Pictures.

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