Kodak DX3600 - EasyShare 2MP Digital Camera User manual

KODAK DX3600 Zoom

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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Eastman Kodak Company

343 State Street

Rochester, New York 14650

Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

P/N 6B5526

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Product Overview

Camera Front

Camera Bottom

1 Shutter button

2 Flash unit

3 Microphone

5 On / Off switch 9 Lens with built-in cover

8 Self Timer light

7 Viewfinder lens

6 Speaker

10 Audio/Video out / USB connector

4 Light sensor

2 3

1 Camera Dock connector

2 Connector door (open)

3 Tripod mount socket 5 Battery door

4 Eject button, for Picture

Card

Product Overview

Camera Back

Mode Dial

5 6

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1 Viewfinder light

2 Flash button

3 Menu button

4 4-way arrow button 10 Shutter button

9 Mode dial (see below)

8 Speaker

7 Viewfinder

5 Select button 11 Zoom button

6 LCD screen 12 Picture Card door

13 Wrist strap post

Video—take videos with audio

Still—take pictures

Review—display pictures and

Setup—customize settings

play videos on the LCD

Table of Contents

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

What Can I Do With My KODAK DX3600 Zoom Digital

Camera? .........................................................................................1

What Can I Do With My Digital Pictures? ............................1

Camera Package Contents .....................................................2

Attaching the Wrist Strap .................................................... 3

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

Inserting a Picture Card ......................................................... 4

Turning the Camera On and Off ............................................ 5

Automatic Powerdown Saves Batteries ...........................6

Setting the Clock ...................................................................... 6

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

Mode Dial—Settings and Menus......................................... 8

Navigating Through the Menus ............................................ 12

Checking Current Camera Status.......................................13

Choosing Internal Memory or Picture Card......................14

2 Taking Still Pictures ........................................................ 17

Taking a Picture........................................................................ 17

Displaying/Deleting the Picture Just Taken ....................18

Previewing Your Picture..........................................................19

Taking Close-up Pictures .......................................................19

Using Zoom for Still Pictures ..............................................20

Using the Flash for Still Pictures ....................................... 21

Putting Yourself in the Picture........................................... 22

Setting Picture Quality.........................................................23

Placing the Date on Pictures .............................................. 24

3 Taking Videos ................................................................... 25

Taking a Video........................................................................... 25

Reviewing/Deleting the Video Just Taken ........................26

Previewing Your Video ............................................................26

Taking Close-up Videos.......................................................... 27

Putting Yourself in the Video .............................................. 27

Setting Video Quality ............................................................28

Displaying the Date/Time on Videos..................................29

Setting Video Length.............................................................30

4 Reviewing Pictures and Videos .................................... 31

Navigating Through Pictures and Videos.......................... 31

Playing a Video .........................................................................32

Deleting Pictures and Videos ..............................................33

Protecting Pictures and Videos From Deletion .............34

Copying Pictures and Videos ...............................................35

Magnifying Still Pictures ..................................................... 36

Selecting Pictures for Automatic Printing.................... 36

Running a Slide Show.............................................................38

Connecting to a Television or Other External Device ...39

Viewing Picture or Video Information ................................40

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5 Customizing Your Camera Settings .......................... 41

Adjusting LCD Screen Brightness ......................................41

Setting Video Out................................................................... 42

Selecting a Language ............................................................ 43

Viewing Camera Information................................................ 43

Formatting Memory or Picture Card................................ 44

6 Installing the Software ................................................ 45

Install the Software .............................................................. 45

Software Included With Your Camera ..............................46

Computer System Requirements .......................................47

7 Transferring Pictures and Videos ..............................49

Before You Transfer Files to the Computer................... 49

Connecting to the Computer............................................... 49

Transferring Your Pictures and Videos............................50

Working With Your Pictures and Videos........................... 52

Transferring Your Pictures and Videos Manually .........53

Printing Your Pictures .......................................................... 54

8 Using the KODAK Camera Dock .................................55

Camera Dock Package Contents ....................................... 55

Installing the Dock Insert.....................................................56

Connecting the Camera Dock..............................................56

Installing the Battery Pack in the Camera......................57

Docking the Camera................................................................57

Charging the Battery Pack..................................................58

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Transferring Pictures ............................................................59

When Using a Tripod ...............................................................59

9 Troubleshooting Problems ............................................ 61

Troubleshooting—Camera ....................................................61

Troubleshooting—Camera Dock...........................................71

10 Getting Help ....................................................................73

Software Help .......................................................................... 73

Kodak Online Services............................................................ 73

Kodak Fax Support................................................................. 73

Telephone Customer Support.............................................. 74

11 Appendix .............................................................................77

DX3600 Camera Specifications.........................................77

Camera Dock Specifications ............................................... 79

Original Factory Settings—Camera................................ 80

Using Your Batteries..............................................................81

Tips, Safety, Maintenance ...................................................82

Camera Accessories..............................................................83

Picture/Video Storage Capacities .....................................84

Locating Files on a Picture Card........................................84

File Naming Conventions.......................................................85

Regulatory Information.........................................................87

1Getting Started

What Can I Do With My KODAK DX3600

Zoom Digital Camera?

Capture Video —in Video mode, take great video clips with audio. You

can take continuous clips or set the video length at 5, 15, or 30 seconds.

Capture Still Pictures —in Still mode, enjoy easy point-and-shoot

operation. Use the zoom features to bring your subject closer.

Choose a Storage Location —take and store your pictures and

videos in the camera’s 8 MB of internal memory or on an optional removable

Picture Card. The internal memory is ideal as a safe place to keep special

pictures or videos.

Review —in Review mode, display your pictures or play your videos on

the LCD screen. Keep only the ones you want, magnify, protect, run a slide

show of all of the pictures in your camera.

Set Up —in Setup mode, customize your camera functions.

What Can I Do With My Digital Pictures?

Install the software that is included on the KODAK Picture Software CD, then:

Transfer—automatically transfer your pictures and videos to your computer.

Share—e-mail your pictures and videos to friends and family.

Print—print to your home printer; make prints yourself at any KODAK Picture

Maker; or take your Picture Card to your local photo retailer for professional

printing.

Have fun!—add special effects to your pictures, make a custom slide show,

fix red-eye, crop and rotate, and much more.

Chapter 1

Camera Package Contents

The KODAK DX3600 Zoom Digital Camera is packaged with the following

items.

1Camera

2Wrist strap

3AA lithium batteries, or equivalent*

4USB cable

5Audio/Video cable

(for viewing pictures and videos on a

television)

6Dock insert**

7User’s Guide***, Quick Start Guide, and

Software CD (not shown)

NOTE: * Your camera may have been packaged with a KODAK Camera Dock. In

that case, the AA batteries are replaced with the KODAK Ni-MH

Rechargeable Battery Pack.

For details on using the KODAK Camera Dock, see page 55.

** The Dock insert is used to custom-fit your camera to the optional

accessory, the KODAK Camera Dock.

*** In some countries, the User’s Guide is provided on a CD instead of

in printed form.

A KODAK Camera Dock may also be purchased separately at your KODAK retail

dealer or by visiting our Web site at http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

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