Kodak DC4800 - 3.1MP Digital Camera User manual

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Eastman Kodak Company

Rochester, NY 14650

Kodak is a trademark of

Eastman Kodak Company

P/N 6B5282

DC4800

Zoom Digital Camera

What You Can Do…

Your Computer

KODAK

Personal

Picture

Maker

Kiosk

Prints, Mug Transfers,

T-Shirt Transfers, etc.

World Wide Web –

Play, order prints,

t-shirts, gifts

Send

postcards

Send photos to friends

and family via e-mail

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PRINTING COLORS / 4 color process + 1 spot (Pantone 123C)

Black

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Cyan

Kodak Yellow (PMS 123C)

MATCH COLORS

English

P/N

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User’s

Guide

Eastman Kodak Company

Rochester, NY 14650

Kodak is a trademark of

Eastman Kodak Company

P/N 6B5282

DC4800

Zoom Digital Camera

What You Can Do…

Your Computer

KODAK

Personal

Picture

Maker

Kiosk

Prints, Mug Transfers,

T-Shirt Transfers, etc.

World Wide Web –

Play, order prints,

t-shirts, gifts

Send

postcards

Send photos to friends

and family via e-mail

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General Tips for Better Pictures

◗Keep your camera ready.

◗Get close.

◗Keep people busy.

◗Use a simple background.

◗Place the subject off-center.

◗Include foreground in scenics.

◗Look for good lighting.

◗Hold your camera steady.

◗Use your flash.

◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better

Pictures.

Battery door

Picture Card

eject button

Camera Bottom

Viewfinder

Green ready light

Orange ready light

LCD screen

Zoom button

Strap post

Menu button

OK button

4-way buttons

Camera Back

Camera Top/Front

Camera Side

External Flash connector

USB connector

Video out connector

AC Adapter connector

Diopter dial

Status Display

Burst

Self-timer

Picture

quality

White Balance

Battery

Pictures remaining

–or–

Shutter speed

(when shutter button

is 1/2-way down)

Flash Red-eye flash

Manual mode

Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting

CARD

OPEN

Shutter

button

Exposure

compensation

dial

Power

button

Mode

dial

Flash button

Status display

Landscape/Close-up button

Self-timer/Burst

button Flash pop-up

button

Flash unit

Self-timer

light

Light

sensor

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General Tips for Better Pictures

◗Keep your camera ready.

◗Get close.

◗Keep people busy.

◗Use a simple background.

◗Place the subject off-center.

◗Include foreground in scenics.

◗Look for good lighting.

◗Hold your camera steady.

◗Use your flash.

◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better

Pictures.

Battery door

Picture Card

eject button

Camera Bottom

Viewfinder

Green ready light

Orange ready light

LCD screen

Zoom button

Strap post

Menu button

OK button

4-way buttons

Camera Back

Camera Top/Front

Camera Side

External Flash connector

USB connector

Video out connector

AC Adapter connector

Diopter dial

Status Display

Burst

Self-timer

Picture

quality

White Balance

Battery

Pictures remaining

–or–

Shutter speed

(when shutter button

is 1/2-way down)

Flash Red-eye flash

Manual mode

Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting

CARD

OPEN

Shutter

button

Exposure

compensation

dial

Power

button

Mode

dial

Flash button

Status display

Landscape/Close-up button

Self-timer/Burst

button Flash pop-up

button

Flash unit

Self-timer

light

Light

sensor

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General Tips for Better Pictures

◗Keep your camera ready.

◗Get close.

◗Keep people busy.

◗Use a simple background.

◗Place the subject off-center.

◗Include foreground in scenics.

◗Look for good lighting.

◗Hold your camera steady.

◗Use your flash.

◗Visit www.kodak.com and click Taking Better

Pictures.

Battery door

Picture Card

eject button

Camera Bottom

Viewfinder

Green ready light

Orange ready light

LCD screen

Zoom button

Strap post

Menu button

OK button

4-way buttons

Camera Back

Camera Top/Front

Camera Side

External Flash connector

USB connector

Video out connector

AC Adapter connector

Diopter dial

Status Display

Burst

Self-timer

Picture

quality

White Balance

Battery

Pictures remaining

–or–

Shutter speed

(when shutter button

is 1/2-way down)

Flash Red-eye flash

Manual mode

Distant Close-up Black & White ISO setting

CARD

OPEN

Shutter

button

Exposure

compensation

dial

Power

button

Mode

dial

Flash button

Status display

Landscape/Close-up button

Self-timer/Burst

button Flash pop-up

button

Flash unit

Self-timer

light

Light

sensor

KODAK DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera

User’s Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the new KODAK DC4800Zoom Digital

Camera—the camera that takes pictures digitally, without the use of film. With

your new camera, picture taking and print making is fun and easy. Here are

just a few examples of what you can do with your camera:

Get the images you want by adjusting the camera settings—shutter

speed, aperture, ISO levels, white balance, and more.

Capture full detail with 3.1 Megapixel uncompressed resolution.

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

or placement into a document.

Print high-quality pictures at home using KODAK Inkjet Photo Paper,

or take your KODAK Picture Card to a KODAK Picture Maker System

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

Visit Kodak on the World Wide Web at www.kodak.com

Eastman Kodak Company

343 State Street

Rochester, N.Y. 14650

Eastman Kodak Company, 2000

Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

P/N 6B5282

Table of Contents

1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Attaching the Neck Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Using the Lens Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Loading the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Inserting a Picture Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Removing a Picture Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Turning the Camera On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Checking the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Adjusting the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Camera Menus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Manual Picture Taking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Review Pictures Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Camera Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Choosing a Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Taking a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Shooting in Fully Automatic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Shooting in Manual Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the f-number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Shooting in Aperture Priority Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Shooting a Burst Series of Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Shooting Distant and Close-Up Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Distant Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Close-Up Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Previewing Your Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Viewing and Deleting the Last Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting the Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using an External Flash Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

3 Customizing Manual Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adjusting the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Selecting a Color Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting the Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Selecting Exposure Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

iii

Setting Picture Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adjusting the ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Placing the Date on Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4 Reviewing Your Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Viewing Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Magnifying Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Protecting Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Running a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting Pictures for Automatic Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Viewing Picture Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Personalizing Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting a Power Save Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Setting Digital Zoom Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Adjusting the Camera Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Setting Video Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Selecting a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Formatting a Picture Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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