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KODAK

DC290 Zoom Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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Table of Contents

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

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Camera Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Camera Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Camera Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Camera Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Mode Dial and Four-Way Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Your Status LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Picture Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pictures Remaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Advanced Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IrDA (Infrared) Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Understanding Quality and Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Removable Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Inserting the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Understanding Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Battery Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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2 Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning the Camera On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the Camera to Capture Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Previewing a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Capturing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture Type, and Quality . . . . 22

Setting the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Digital Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Defining the Capture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Picture Type Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Album Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

White Balance Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Watermark Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Advanced Exposure Modes Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Advanced Focus Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Preferences Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Camera Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Loading Scripts onto a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Choosing a Script on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adding Sound to a Picture in Quickview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3 Reviewing Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting the Camera to Review Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Reviewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing the Remaining Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting Review Mode Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Overlay Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Slide Show Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Video Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Playback Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Format Card Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Print Order Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Marking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Placing Marked Pictures in an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating a New Album in Review Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Protecting Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Copying Marked Pictures from Camera to Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using On-Camera Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Loading On-Camera Applications onto a Memory Card . . . . . . . 48

Selecting an On-Camera Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Opening Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Expanding and Collapsing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding Sound to Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Deleting a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Deleting Multiple Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Playing Sound, Bursts, and Time-lapse Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Magnifying Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Viewing Pictures on Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Windows-based System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Loading KODAK Software on Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Loading KODAK Software on Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Copying KODAK Plug-In Acquire files to a Plug-In Folder . . . . . . . 62

5 Connecting Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Checking for USB Support on Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Connecting Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Starting the KODAK Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Opening KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers . . . . . . 66

KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

KODAK Digital Camera (TWAIN Acquire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

KODAK Digital Camera (Properties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

KODAK Pictures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Opening KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . 67

KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

KODAK Digital Camera (Plug-In Acquire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

KODAK Digital Camera (Tools) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

KODAK Digital Camera (Control Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

KODAK Pictures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Folder and File Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Naming Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Naming Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Picture Naming Using Absolute Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Picture Naming Using Relative Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Naming Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Locating Pictures on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

6 Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

General Maintenance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting With Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Monitor Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Tips for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

7 Where to Get Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Software Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Faxed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

8 Warranty and Regulatory Information

Warranty Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Warranty Repair Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Application Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

How to Obtain Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

FCC Compliance and Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Canadian DOC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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1 Getting

Started

This chapter presents an overview of the camera buttons, displays, and hardware

features.

Introduction

The KODAK DC290 Zoom Digital Camera (DC290) takes great pictures without

using film. Here are some of the things that you can do:

Take pictures and immediately view them on the color camera display,

your TV, or your computer.

Take Burst (quickly in succession) and Time-lapse (a series of shots over

an extended period of time) pictures.

Add sound to a picture.

Organize your pictures in electronic photo albums on the camera.

Transfer your pictures to your computer and then e-mail them to family

and friends.

Camera Features

Built-in flash with red-eye reduction.

An easy-to-use status display of camera settings.

Removable and reusable memory card.

Fast picture transfer to your USB-compatible computer.

A 3x optical, 2x digital zoom lens to zoom in on subjects.

JPEG and uncompressed TIFF file formats for image capture.

Ultra setting to give you 2240 x 1500 interpolated picture resolution.

Scripts and applications that simplify camera set-up and usage.

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Camera Front

Camera Top

Viewfinde

r

Flash

Self-timer

IrDA (Infrared)

Flash senso

r

Light sensor

transceiver

light

Lens

Battery door

M

emory card

door

Shutter

Auto Focus

sensor

Shutter

Power

Status LCD

Self-time

r

Scroll

Select

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Camera Back

Camera Bottom

Viewfinder

Ready light

Color LCD

Mode dial

Zoom

AC adapter

USB

Video and

Softkeys

Four-way controller

Audio volume

Display button

Menu button

Audio LED

Audio Record

Audio Out

E

xternal flash

screen

Microphone

Tripod socket

Product information

data plate

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Camera Specifications

DC290

Pixel Resolution CCD 1901 x 1212=2.3 millions of pixels (total

number of pixels)

Ultra 2240 x 1500=3,360,000

High 1792 x 1200=2,150,400

Medium 1440 x 960=1,382,400

Standard 720 x 480=345,600

Color 24-bit, millions of colors

Picture File Format Exif version 2.1 (JPEG base) or TIFF

Picture Storage External memory only: ATA compatible

CompactFlash card

Viewfinder Real image

ASA/ISO Sensitivity 100

Flash Range Wide 1.6 ft to 13.1 ft (0.5 to 4.0 m)

TelePhoto 1.6 ft to 8.2 ft (0.5 to 2.5 m)

Lens Type Optical quality glass

Maximum

Aperture Wide: F/3

TelePhoto: F/4.7

Zoom 6X:

3X Optical zoom

2X Digital zoom

Focal Length 38.4 to 115.2 mm (equivalent to 35mm

camera)

8 to 24 mm (actual)

Auto Focus Wide/TelePhoto: 1.0 ft (0.3 m) to infinity

Manual Focus Wide/TelePhoto: 1.6 ft (0.5 m) to infinity

Power Batteries AA size 1.5-volt alkaline, or AA size

1.2-volt Ni-MH rechargeable

DC Input AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series

Digital Cameras

Tripod Socket .25 in. (.006 m) threaded

Video Out NTSC or PAL

Dimensions Width 4.6 in. (118 mm)

Length 2.5 in. (63 mm)

Height 4.2 in. (106 mm)

Weight 1.2 lbs (525 g) without batteries

Operating Temperature 32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C)

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Softkeys

Your camera has three “softkeys.” A softkey is a button whose function changes

according to what is displayed above it. For example, in the Capture mode, the

following screen can be displayed:

In this case, pressing the left softkey enters the Advanced Focus Modes. When

presented with a different screen display, pressing this softkey can perform an

entirely different function.

Mode Dial and Four-Way Controller

The mode dial allows you to choose from four camera modes:

Capture—to take beautiful digital pictures

Review—to view, edit, and organize your pictures

Connect—to connect your camera to your computer

Info—to display information about your camera firmware

The four-way controller arrows allow you to move through the camera menus and

icons, and to scroll through your pictures.

Softkeys

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Your Status LCD

A display on the top of the camera shows the current settings. The following

subsections briefly describe each entry. For information on how to define settings

through the Capture mode, see page 24.

The camera must be turned on and in the Capture mode to view and interact with

this display.

Flash

Your camera is equipped with a built-in flash that offers a red-eye reduction

feature. The flash has an effective range of approximately 1.6 to 13 ft

(0.5 to 4.0 m). There are four Flash settings:

Auto—fires the flash automatically when you press the Shutter button

and the camera determines that there is not enough light.

Red-eye—determines that there is not enough light, and fires the flash

once when you press the Shutter button to reduce the chance of red eye,

and then flashes a second time 600 milliseconds later when the picture

is taken.

Fill—fires the flash every time you press the Shutter button. Use this

setting when the lighting is poor or when your subject is lit from

behind.

Off—turns off the flash.

Flash

Quality

Self-Timer

Battery Pictures

Status Remaining

Picture Type

Manual Mode

IrDA (Infrared)

Communication

Red-Eye

Exposure

Compensation

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Exposure Compensation

In very large rooms, under low light, you may achieve better results by turning

the flash off entirely, or by utilizing the flash sync capability with an external

flash unit.

While in Capture mode, the camera exposure can be adjusted from -2.0 to +2.0

exposure value (EV) in 0.5 EV increments.

If your pictures are:

correctly exposed—maintain the AUTO default setting, which will

automatically choose the correct exposure for the lighting conditions.

too dark—increase (+) the exposure compensation setting.

too light—decrease (-) the exposure compensation setting.

Picture Type

The Picture Type icon changes to indicate the type of picture you are taking. This

setting can be changed through the Scroll and Select buttons or through the

Picture Type menu. See page 25. There are three picture types:

Still—(the default) takes a single still picture. Whenever you turn the

camera on, this is the selected picture type.

Burst—takes a series of pictures in quick succession.

Time-lapse—takes a series of pictures with a time delay between

each picture. You can set the time delay through the Picture Type

screen.

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Pictures Remaining

The Pictures Remaining icon changes automatically to indicate the remaining

number of pictures that can be stored at the current quality and resolution setting.

This is a display-only icon. You cannot select or change it.

The pictures remaining number does not always change when a picture is taken if

the picture content is easily compressed.

When the card memory is full, the status display indicates Full. You must delete

existing pictures or change the memory card to take additional pictures. For more

information on how to delete pictures, see page 52.

Advanced Capture Mode

The camera has two Advanced Capture modes, the external flash and the long-

time modes. For details see “Advanced Exposure Modes Settings” on page 29.

Self-Timer

The Self-timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the Shutter

button and when the picture is taken. This allows enough time for you to include

yourself in the picture. For details see “Setting the Self-Timer” on page 22.

External flash mode—disables the built-in flash and uses the

external flash sync to provide flash. You can set the camera aperture

setting (or f/stop). The default aperture setting is 5.6.

Long-time mode—disables the flash when taking long exposures to

get proper exposure within the current ambient lighting environment.

You set the exposure time between 0.5 and 16 seconds in 0.5-second

increments.

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IrDA (Infrared) Communication

In a camera-to-camera connection in the Review mode, two cameras can

communicate with each other through an IrDA connection. The IrDA

Communication icon appears and changes to indicate the state of the

communication with its IrDA partner camera. For details see “Copying Marked

Pictures from Camera to Camera” on page 47.

Initiating communication—indicates IrDA communication has

been initiated.

Searching for communication partner (Blinking)—indicates the

camera is looking for an IrDA communication partner.

Communicating—indicates the camera is communicating with its

IrDA partner. The alphanumeric display also indicates the number of

pictures that have yet to be transmitted.

Communication timed out (Blinking)—indicates a problem has

caused the communication to time-out. The icon continues to blink

until you respond to the LCD dialog or turn off the camera.

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Batteries

The battery power icon changes automatically. It is a display-only icon, you

cannot select or change it.

Battery life is rapidly reduced when Preview or Review modes are in use.

Pictures stored on the memory card are not lost if the batteries are depleted.

Your camera uses four AA batteries for power. For your convenience, two sets of

batteries are included with your camera; four alkaline batteries, and four Ni-MH

rechargeable batteries with a battery charger. The alkaline batteries are provided

so you can start using your camera immediately. The rechargeable batteries need

to be charged before using them in the camera.

WARNING: Do not mix different types of batteries in the camera.

Full—indicates the batteries are fully charged.

Low—indicates the batteries need to be replaced.

Blinking—indicates the batteries are insufficient to run the camera and need to

be replaced.

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Installing the Batteries

Remove the batteries if the camera will not be used for an extended period of

time. This will extend the battery life and prevent camera damage from battery

leaks or corrosion. If the batteries are removed from the camera for more than a

few days, the date and time will be deleted and must be reset.

When using batteries, limit the continuous operation of the color LCD for

previewing pictures to less than 20 minutes. This is particularly true with Lithium

batteries. Previewing pictures requires a significant electrical current, which over

time could cause your batteries to heat up significantly. Should your camera

become too hot inside, it is designed with protective circuitry to turn itself off.

You should allow sufficient time for the camera to cool before turning it on again.

Consider using an AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital Cameras when

using Preview mode for extended periods. Always follow your battery

manufacturer directions fully.

1Open the battery door.

2Slide the inside battery cover toward the back of

the camera and then lift it away from the

camera.

3Insert the batteries as indicated on the battery

cover.

4Close and lock the inside battery cover and

battery door.

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Quality

You can set your camera to take pictures with a Good, Better, Best, and

Uncompressed Quality setting. The Quality setting indicates how much the

picture is compressed to save space on the memory card. The pictures are

captured in a JPEG file format, except for the Uncompressed Quality setting,

which captures the picture in an uncompressed TIFF file format. With the

uncompressed TIFF file format, the file size is very large, and takes up a large

amount of space on the memory card.

When taking pictures, you can switch freely among the four settings. However,

with the Uncompressed setting, Ultra Resolution is not available. The number of

pictures the camera is able to store varies accordingly. The Quality and

Resolution settings combine to dictate how many pictures you can store on your

memory card. For information on setting camera resolution, see “Picture Type

Settings” on page 25. The four Quality settings are:

Uncompressed (Uncmp)—which should be used when you want an

image with no compression, in a TIFF file format. Produces better

image quality for certain scenes when making large prints. Please

note that the image file size is very large, and can extend computer

downloading times.

Best—which should be used when image quality is very important.

Ideal for everyday picture-taking.

Better—which should be used for standard quality picture taking

and to store a large number of pictures.

Good—which should be used to store the greatest number of

pictures on the memory card and for images you plan to use online.

This setting has the most compression and provides the least

image quality.

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Understanding Quality and Resolution

Keep in mind that with your camera you are generally going to get beautiful

digital pictures. But based on two factors, resolution and compression, some

pictures will be of a higher quality than others.

Instead of film, the camera places your pictures on a memory card. These

pictures are made up of pixels. The more pixels you have (or the better the

resolution) the more space you use on the memory card.

To save space, you can compress each picture. When a picture is compressed,

some color and detail information is discarded. More compression means a lower

quality picture. Less compression means a better quality picture.

Together, compression (or quality) and resolution dictate how many pictures you

can fit on your memory card.

If the quality of your pictures is most important, use the Uncompressed

(no compression) or Best (little compression) Quality setting and High

resolution. You may want to do this if you are printing your pictures on a

high-quality printer.

If space on your memory card is most important, use the Good or Better

Quality setting (which results in more compression) and Standard

resolution. You may want to do this if you are using your pictures on a

Web page.

Remember that resolution and quality are two different things. Resolution is the

number of pixels in the picture. Quality is how much you compress them.

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Removable Memory Card

The camera uses a removable memory card, also referred to as a CompactFlash

or KODAK Picture Card, for storing your pictures. The camera cannot take

pictures without the memory card. You can erase or protect the picture data on

the card and then reuse it. To reformat a memory card, see page 42.

The removable memory card contains no moving parts. It stores information and

retains it when the card is removed from your camera or until you either delete it

or reformat the card. Normal magnetic interference and airport x-rays do not

harm the stored information.

The KODAK Picture Card is furnished with your camera. Additional memory

cards are available from dealers of KODAK products or from our Website at

http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories. Any standard CompactFlash card that is

“CF” certified will function properly.

Inserting the Memory Card

Removing the Memory Card

1Open the memory card door.

2Insert the memory card so that the:

pin-connector edge of the card enters the

camera first

small lip on the memory card is toward the

front of the camera

3Close the door.

1Open the memory card door.

2Flip the memory card Release button so it

protrudes out from the side of the camera.

WARNING: Do not press the Release button if the

red LED under the button is on or blinking.

Ejecting the card while this LED is on can result in

the loss of all data on the card.

3Press Release to release the memory card from

the camera.

4Pull the memory card out of the camera.

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Power Management

You can use batteries or an AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital

Cameras to power your camera. To conserve power, the camera has a sleep mode.

Understanding Sleep Mode

After a specified period of inactivity, the camera enters sleep mode by turning the

color LCD off. You use the Capture Preferences menu to set the amount of time

before entering sleep mode. For details, see “Sleep Time-out” on page 31.

To reactivate your camera from the sleep mode:

In the Review mode, press Display.

In the Capture mode, use the Zoom control or the Shutter button as you

normally would to take a picture.

Using the AC Adapter

The AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital Cameras, which is an

optional accessory, allows you to connect your camera to a standard electrical

outlet. This is especially useful when you are transferring pictures to your

computer or using video-out mode. The adapter powers the camera, but does not

charge the batteries. The AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital

Cameras are available from dealers of KODAK products, or from our Website at

http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

WARNING: Only use the AC Adapter for KODAK DC200 Series Digital

Cameras. Use of any other adapter can void the warranty and can cause camera

failure, fire, electric shock, or injury.

1Insert the AC adapter into the AC power adapter

connection on the side of your camera.

2Connect the other end of the adapter into a power

outlet.

3Turn on the camera.

The Battery icon does not appear on the Status

Display when an AC Adapter for KODAK DC200

Series Digital Cameras is used.

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Using the Battery Charger

To ensure that you have a constant supply of freshly charged batteries, a battery

charger and four AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries are provided. These batteries

need to be charged before using and take up to eight hours to fully charge. So that

you are always prepared to take pictures, it is a good idea to have one set of

rechargeable batteries in the camera, and an extra set charged, ready for use. You

can purchase additional KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries as an accessory.

For details about available accessories, ask a dealer of KODAK products, or visit

our Website at http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

1Verify that you are loading Ni-MH

rechargeable batteries.

This charger is for charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH

batteries only, with a maximum of 4 cells, and

a maximum charge of 1450mAH.

Do not attempt to charge nonrechargeable

batteries.

2Align the positive and negative ends of the

batteries with the positive and negative contact

points in the charger, respectively.

3Insert the batteries into the charger until the

batteries snap in place.

4Plug the charger into a power outlet.

Depending on where you live, some battery

chargers are supplied with power plugs that

are not attached to the charger. If you have that

type of charger, use the plug that matches your

power outlet.

5Verify that the charge indicator lights on the

charger turn on. If the lights do not turn on,

verify that the batteries are inserted correctly.

Batteries are fully charged when the charge

indicator lights on the charger turn off, or after

8 hours of charging.

6Unplug the charger and remove the batteries

when charging is complete.

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Battery Guidelines

Kodak recommends KODAK PHOTOLIFE AA Alkaline Batteries, or

KODAK PHOTOLIFE AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries for use in the

camera.

Remove the batteries when the camera is stored for extended periods

of time.

Always follow your battery manufacturer’s directions fully. Do not

attempt to disassemble, short circuit, or subject the battery to high

temperature or fire.

Your camera has been designed to operate correctly using a variety of

AA-size batteries currently available. These include 1.5-volt alkaline and

rechargeable 1.2-volt Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH).

Replace all batteries of a set at the same time. New batteries should not be

mixed with used ones. Do not mix rechargeable and nonrechargeable

batteries. Do not mix alkaline or Ni-MH types of batteries. Do not mix

different grades or brands of batteries. Failure to observe this precaution

may result in some batteries in a set being driven beyond their normal

exhaust point and increase their possibility of leakage.

NOT ALL BATTERIES ARE CREATED EQUAL! Battery life depends

significantly on age, usage conditions, type, brand, and camera. Digital

camera requirements are very demanding on batteries. Not all batteries

perform well under these challenging conditions. In Kodak lab tests,

Ni-MH rechargeable batteries delivered the best results in a variety of

conditions. Ni-MH batteries are designed for high-demand devices, such

as digital cameras, and do not exhibit the “memory” effects seen with

other rechargeable technologies.

If you elect to use alkaline batteries in your camera, you will obtain better

performance from “photo-flash grade” alkaline batteries, such as KODAK

PHOTOLIFE Alkaline Batteries. These types of batteries last more than

twice as long in digital cameras as ordinary alkaline batteries. Alkaline

batteries are not rechargeable, do not attempt to recharge them in the

battery charger.

When using your camera on battery power, we recommend you limit

continuous LCD Preview or Review to less than 20-minutes per session. If

you are using the camera for longer periods, it is recommended that you

do so with the camera powered by the AC adapter.

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When disposing of batteries, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and

all federal, state, and local regulations. Kodak suggests customers take

advantage of any community battery recycling programs that may exist in

your area. Contact your local waste remover or recycler for details.

Caution Hot Surface

When removing batteries, allow to cool before touching, since the

batteries may be hot.

For charging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries only, with a maximum

of 4 cells, and a maximum charge of 1450mAH.

Endast för att ladda Ni-Cd eller Ni-MH batterier, med maximalt

4 celler och en maximal laddning av 1450mAH.

Do not charge nonrechargeable batteries.

Återladda inte batterier som inte är laddningsbara.

Battery Charger Tips

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2

2 Taking

Pictures

This chapter provides information to help you take great pictures. You can simply

turn on the camera, position the Mode dial to Capture, and start taking pictures.

However, you may want to change some of the default settings. This chapter also

provides the instructions for defining these settings.

Turning the Camera On or Off

To turn on the camera, press the

Power button.

The green Ready light on the back of the

camera blinks for approximately 6

seconds until the camera is ready to

take pictures.

To turn off the camera, press the Power

button and hold for at least one

full second.

This built-in delay prevents you from

accidentally turning off the camera.

If the camera is turned off while a

picture is being processed, the camera

retracts the lens immediately and

finishes processing the picture before

turning off.

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Setting the Camera to Capture Mode

Previewing a Picture

If you want to see what a picture looks like before you take it, you can preview

the image on the color LCD.

Turn the Mode dial to Capture.

The lens extends to the default picture-taking

position.

You cannot take pictures without a memory

card in the camera. If you enter the Capture

mode without a memory card in the camera,

the status LCD flashes the message “NO

CARD.”

If the camera goes into sleep mode to conserve

power, the word “CARD” remains on the

status LCD.

Press the Display button.

The color LCD on the back of the camera

displays a live image.

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Capturing Pictures

Taking any kind of picture, Still, Burst, or Time-lapse is basically the same. The

only difference is the amount of time you hold down the Shutter button. For fast

camera response and to ensure sharp pictures without blurring due to camera

motion, press and hold the Shutter button halfway down until the green Ready

light illuminates. Then, press the Shutter button the rest of the way to take the

picture. You do not need to hold the camera still while the green Ready light is

blinking. You are not able to take another picture until it stops blinking.

1Place the subject in the viewfinder, or turn

on Preview (page 20) and use the LCD to

frame your subject.

2Press the Shutter button.

If you have the Quickview setting turned

on, the camera displays the picture on the

color LCD and saves it to the memory card.

For Still pictures, press and release the Shutter button.

For Burst pictures, hold down the Shutter button for as long as you want

to take pictures.

The camera stops taking pictures when the available memory is used or

when you release the Shutter button. The resolution and quality of your

pictures, set in the Burst picture settings, dictate how quickly the

memory is consumed. See page 25 for more information.

For Time-lapse pictures, press and release the Shutter button.

The camera takes pictures at the interval set in the Time-lapse picture

settings. It continues to take pictures until you press the Shutter button

again, press Stop, or until the maximum number of pictures set in the

Time-lapse picture settings is taken. See page 25 for more information. If

you set a long interval between Time-lapse pictures, the camera appears

to turn itself off to save batteries. It turns itself back on to take the next

picture.

If you are taking Burst or Time-lapse pictures, the color LCD displays

the picture after the last picture in the series is taken. You can only

record sound when the picture sequence is complete and the last picture

is displayed.

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Setting Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture

Type, and Quality

You set the Flash, Exposure Compensation, Picture Type, and Quality settings

using the Scroll and Select buttons located on top of the camera.

Setting the Self-Timer

Flash—see page 6. Picture Type—see

page 7.

Exposure

Compensation—see

page 7.

Quality—see page 12.

1Set the Mode dial to Capture.

2Press Scroll to scroll through the first four

functions on the Status display: Flash,

Exposure, Picture Type, and Quality.

3When the function you want to change is

flashing, press Select to toggle through the

choices for the active function.

The new selection takes effect if you press

Scroll again to move to another function or

if you do not press a button for 5 seconds.

Press Timer once to activate the self-timer.

The self-timer is deactivated after the picture is

taken. For more information, see page 8.

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Using Zoom

There are two types of zooming. Optical zooming uses the lens to produce

quality pictures. Digital zooming continues the zooming process but reduces the

quality of the picture. The camera is equipped with an optical zoom lens that lets

you zoom in from Wide Angle (38 mm) to TelePhoto (115 mm).

Digital Zooming

Digital zooming allows you to zoom in on a subject beyond the range provided

by the optical zoom lens. Digital zooming crops the digital picture and resizes the

new cropped picture to the size of the selected resolution. The viewfinder cannot

accurately depict a subject that is digitally zoomed. You must use the color LCD

to preview the subject.

Move the Zoom button to adjust the lens.

Move the button to the right (toward

Telephoto) to zoom in on your

subject.

Move it to the left (toward Wide

angle) to zoom away from your

subject.

1Press Display to turn on the color LCD.

2Move and hold the Zoom switch all the

way to the right (toward T) to zoom to

the maximum optical range.

3Release the Zoom switch, then move it to

the right again and hold it.

4View the subject through the color LCD.

The color LCD displays an icon

indicating that digital zoom is in effect.

5Press the Shutter button to take the

picture.

Digital zoom is disabled when you press

Display to turn off the color LCD.

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Defining the Capture Settings

You can use the default settings or you can define settings using the Capture

mode menus. Capture mode settings affect only future pictures, they cannot be

used to alter pictures you have already taken. The Capture mode preferences are

divided into the following categories:

As a first step in adjusting the Capture mode settings through the menus, you

need to display the Capture mode settings screen on the color LCD.

The following subsections assume that you have turned on the camera, entered

the Capture mode, and pressed Menu to display the Capture mode settings.

Picture Type—see

page 25. Advanced Exposure

Modes—see page 29.

Album—see page 26. Advanced Focus

Mode—see page 30.

White Balance—see

page 27. Preferences—see

page 31.

Watermark—see

page 28. Script—see page 33.

1Press the Menu button.

The Capture mode settings screen appears

with the Picture Type icon selected.

2Press to highlight the icon you want

to adjust.

Some icons do not appear on the initial

screen.

3Adjust the appropriate settings. Refer to the

page number listed above for information

about each setting.

4When you are satisfied with all your

settings, press Done.

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Picture Type Settings

There are three Picture Type settings which allow you to select the type of picture

and then define the picture characteristics. The Picture Type setting is where you

select the camera resolution for pictures. Picture Type settings can also be set

through the Status LCD. For details, see “Picture Type” on page 7. The three

Picture Type settings are:

Still—pictures are your normal digital photographs.

Burst—pictures are a series of photographs taken in quick succession.

In Burst mode, Medium and Standard resolutions can appear less sharp

than in a Still Picture Type setting.

Time-lapse—pictures are a series of photographs taken with a time delay

between each picture.

1Press to highlight the type of picture

you want to select and define.

A checkmark appears to indicate the

selected picture type

2Press Enter.

The settings for the picture type appear.

3Highlight the particular setting you want to

specify.

Each Picture Type setting has different

options that are adjustable through the

Picture Type menu.

4Press to scroll through and select

the options for each setting.

5Use the list below to select a Resolution.

Ultra—picture size is 2240x1500

pixels.

High—picture size is 1792x1200

pixels.

Medium—picture size is 1440x960

pixels.

Standard—picture size is 720x480

pixels.

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Album Settings

Album settings let you specify the album in which pictures will be stored on the

memory card. All future pictures are stored in the selected album until you

change the setting or turn off the camera.

1Press to highlight one of the following:

No Album—does not store your

pictures in an album.

New Album—allows you to create a

new album. The New Album Name

screen appears. Press to select a

character. Press to add the selected

character to the name. Add additional

characters until you have spelled the

name you want using a maximum of 8

characters. When you are satisfied with

the name, press Done to return to the

Album Settings screen.

An existing album name—stores your

pictures in the album you select.

2Press Select, then Done.

To remove an album, highlight it and then

press Dissolve. The album is removed, but

its pictures are retained outside the album.

When you turn the camera off, the setting

returns to No Album.

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White Balance Settings

White Balance settings adjust the color balance to remove the color cast that the

current lighting conditions add.

1Press to highlight the type of white

balance you want to use.

Automatic—takes pictures under a

variety of lighting conditions. This is

the default.

Daylight—takes pictures outdoors.

Fluorescent—takes pictures under

fluorescent light.

Tungsten—takes pictures under normal

incandescent light.

Off—applies no white balance

adjustment.

2Press Select.

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Watermark Settings

Watermark settings allow you to place a date, time, text, or logo watermark on

the pictures you take. Watermarks will only appear on future pictures, and you

can see them on pictures in the Review mode when the full resolution picture

appears. You cannot see watermarks on thumbnail pictures.

1Press to highlight the type of

watermark you want.

None—no watermark appears.

Date and Time—the Date & Time

Watermark screen appears. You can

specify to use the date, time, or both.

Text—the Text Watermark screen

appears. Select the text watermark and

then Edit to change the text.

Logo—the Logo Watermark screen

appears. Select the logo watermark and

press Edit to change the logo. If a file

(.lgo) exceeds 512 KB, it does not

appear as an option on the Logo

Watermark screen.

2Press Select.

3Press to set each of the fields.

Left offset—the distance in from the

left side of the color LCD to place the

watermark.

Top offset—the distance down from the

top of the LCD to place the watermark.

Transparency—the level of

transparency for the watermark.

Text color—the color of the text in the

watermark.

Background color—the color of the

watermark background.

4When you are satisfied with the settings,

press Done.

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Advanced Exposure Modes Settings

Advanced Exposure Modes settings allow you to select four exposure modes:

Programmed AE—uses the programmed automatic exposure setting

which selects the appropriate flash and aperture setting.

Long-Time Exposure—disables the flash as it is assumed that a

long-time exposure is necessary to obtain a proper exposure within the

current ambient lighting environment. You set the exposure time between

0.5 and 16 seconds in 0.5 second increments.

Exposure Lock—locks the exposure to give a series of pictures a

consistent exposure setting. The Exposure Lock setting is determined by

the Flash, Exposure Compensation, Programmed AE, White Balance,

Focus, and Picture Type settings. When activated, an Exposure Lock icon

appears in the LCD with the picture. Exposure Lock is cancelled if any of

these settings are changed or if the camera is turned off.

External Flash—disables the flash and uses the external flash sync to

provide the flash. You can set the camera aperture (or f/stop). The default

aperture setting is 5.6.

1Press to highlight the type of advanced

exposure mode you want to use.

Programmed AE—the programmed

automatic exposure setting is used.

Long-Time Exposure—the

Long-Time Setup screen appears. Press

to set the exposure time.

Exposure Lock—The “Take a picture

now to lock settings” screen appears.

External Flash—the External Flash

Setup screen appears. Press to set

the aperture.

If you set a new aperture or exposure

time, it appears on the status LCD.

2Press Select.

3Press Done.

/

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Advanced Focus Mode Settings

The Advanced Focus Mode settings allow you to select one of the following:

Multi-Spot Auto Focus

Single-Spot Auto Focus

Manual Focus

1Press to highlight the type of advanced

focus mode you want to use.

Multi-Spot Auto Focus—the camera

uses a multi-spot focus algorithm which

determines the focus position using

three positions in the field of view.

Single-Spot Auto Focus—the camera

uses a single-spot focus algorithm

which determines the focus position

using the subject in the center of the

field of view.

Manual Focus—the Manual Focus

Setup screen appears that allows you to

specify the focus position. Press

to set the focus distance.

2Press Select.

3Press Done.

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Preferences Settings

The Preferences settings are Capture, Date and Time, and Camera Name.

Capture

1Press to select the particular setting you

want to change.

Quickview—displays the picture just

taken for a duration of 0.5 - 30 seconds.

Auto Rotate—rotates pictures

automatically in response to a sensor

that determines the orientation of the

camera and rotates pictures to a vertical

plane. If you are above the subject with

the lens perpendicular to the floor the

Auto Rotate should be Off.

System Sounds—plays shutter sounds

when a picture is taken and alert sounds

when an error occurs.

Sleep Time-out—sets the number of

minutes the camera sits inactive with

the color LCD on before it goes into a

power conservation mode. In the sleep

mode, the color LCD turns off, the

Status Display on the top of the camera

remains on, and you can take a picture.

Remote Shutter—takes pictures using

a shutter release cable connected to the

camera USB port. The shutter release

cable is available as an accessory. For

details see a dealer of KODAK

products, or visit our Website at

http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

2Press to change each setting.

3When you are satisfied with the settings,

press Done.

Pressing Default restores the default

Capture Preference values.

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Date and Time

Camera Name

When you name the camera, it is included in the header of each picture file.

1Press to change the value for the

highlighted field.

2Press to move from one field to

another.

3Press Format to select a date/time format.

The Date and Time Format screen appears.

4Press to highlight the date and time

format you want to use.

5Press Select to accept, or Exit to return to

the Date and Time screen without changes.

6When you are satisfied with the settings,

press Done.

1Press the left softkey to select the type of

character set you want to choose from:

capital letters

lower case letters

numbers

symbols

2Press to select a character.

3Press to add the selected character to the

name.

4Add additional characters until you have

spelled the name you want using a

maximum of 32 characters. Press to

backspace and press the center softkey to

add a space to the name.

5When you are satisfied with the name,

press Done.

/

/

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Using Scripts

Scripts are electronic files on the camera memory card that automate routine

camera operations and extend camera functions. When a memory card containing

a script is placed in your camera, the script appears as an option in either the

Capture or Review modes. The Scripts option is not displayed unless a script is

on the memory card.

There are several sample script files available either preloaded on the memory

card or on the CD-ROM that comes with your camera. Scripts on the CD-ROM

are located in the Extras/English/Camera Scripts directory. Additional scripts and

information can be found at www.kodak.com/go/dc290. The DC290 camera

supports DIGITA Scripts.

If you’re familiar with spreadsheet macro language or software programming,

you’ll find scripts easy to write. You can create your own scripts using the Script

Developer Kit that is available from the Kodak Developer Relations Group at

www.kodak.com/go/drg.

Loading Scripts onto a Memory Card

Scripts must be loaded into the System folder of your memory card to be

accessible. The script icon appears only when a script is present on your current

memory card. It is possible for multiple script icons to appear.

You should copy the scripts to all the cards you plan to use in the DC290 camera.

WARNING: If you reformat a card, everything is deleted, including the scripts

and protected pictures.

To load scripts, use KODAK Digital Camera Software (Mounter) / for DC290, or

use a CF card reader to copy scripts to the System folder on the memory card.

For a description of available scripts, or to download scripts, visit our Website at

http://www.kodak.com/go/dc290. The following is an example of a script

included on the CD:

Name Filename Purpose

Exposure Bracket EXPBRCK.CSM Prompts you to take 3 captures of the same

subject at different exposure values to get the

best picture under difficult lighting conditions.

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Choosing a Script on the Camera

1Press to choose the script you want to

execute.

The Kodak Script screen may display a

different list of scripts, depending on what

is loaded on the memory card.

2Press Start.

Any steps that follow depend on the chosen

script. The chosen script can begin running

or a screen containing subscripts can

appear.

3To stop an active script, press Stop Script.

When you let the script run to completion

or you stop the script by pressing Stop

Script, the camera resets to the

original settings.

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Adding Sound to a Picture in Quickview

After taking a picture with Quickview turned on, you can attach up to two

minutes of recorded sound to the picture. Once the picture disappears from

Quickview, you must enter the Review mode to record sound.

1While the color LCD displays the picture

you have taken, press and release Record or

press and hold Record.

The flashing microphone icon appears in

the top overlay bar along with a timer

indicating how long you have been

recording sound.

You have up to two minutes to record. The

green ready light blinks when three seconds

of recording time remains, then the camera

automatically stops recording.

2To manually stop recording, press the

Record button, or release Record.

Delete, Overlay, and Play appear on the

bottom of the screen.

If you press Record a second time, you are

given the option to delete the existing

sound and record new sound for the picture.

3Press one of the following.

Delete—gives the option of deleting

both the picture and sound, or just the

sound.

Overlay—turns off the Overlay, which

displays the functions and icons on the

LCD in Capture mode.

Play—plays the recorded sound.

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3 Reviewing

Your Pictures

Did you have your thumb over the lens? Did someone have their eyes closed?

Should you take one more picture before you let your kids take those ties off?

With film, you’ll know as soon as you get your pictures processed. With the

camera in the Review mode, you’ll know instantly.

Review mode allows you to:

View pictures as thumbnails on a portion of the color LCD.

View the amount of unused memory on the memory card.

Delete one or all pictures from the memory card.

View pictures from the camera on your television.

Protect pictures from accidental deletion.

View and magnify pictures on the full color LCD.

Play back sound, Bursts, and Time-lapse sequences.

Reformat your memory card.

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Setting the Camera to Review Mode

Turn the Mode dial to Review.

The last picture taken appears on the color

LCD in a full screen view.

Pressing Display toggles between the

thumbnail and full screen views.

Filmstrip of

pictures stored on

Highlighted picture

Overlay

from filmstrip

memory card

current picture position.

Memory bar displaying

space left on card and

Picture information

Album name

(if present)

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Reviewing Pictures

You can view your pictures one at a time on a full screen, or you can view them

one at a time in a continuous scroll, or in a fast scroll on a filmstrip screen.

Viewing the Remaining Memory

The Review screen displays the amount of memory remaining on the card.

The memory bar gives two different indications about memory. The Memory

Filled Status indicator shows the amount of used memory (in blue) and the

amount of available memory (in white). As you scroll through your pictures, the

Picture Location Indicator moves to represent the position of the current picture

on the memory card.

1Set the Mode dial to Review.

2Press Display to toggle between full screen

and filmstrip screen views on the LCD.

3To review your pictures:

one at a time—press and release .

As you scroll through the pictures a

clock icon appears on the LCD as the

picture is refreshed on the screen.

in a continuous scroll—press and hold

.

in a fast scroll—press and hold

and after several pictures have scrolled

by and the left softkey is labelled

FASTER, hold the left softkey while

still holding down the arrow button.

Continuous and fast scroll functions

only work when you are reviewing

pictures on the filmstrip. As you

release the buttons, the selected picture

on the filmstrip is highlighted and

displayed as a thumbnail.

/

/

/

Memory Filled Status

Available memory

Picture Location Indicator

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Setting Review Mode Preferences

The Review mode preferences allow you to select specific settings for this mode.

Review mode preferences include:

Overlay—display on the LCD the frame number, date and time, and

softkey functions when reviewing pictures.

Slide show—setup a slide show from the camera.

Video-out—select either NTSC or PAL video signals

Playback—specify how quickly Burst, Time-lapse, and Album pictures

are displayed during full-screen playback

Format card—format and erase all information on a memory card for use

in other digital cameras.

Print order—setup printing instructions for pictures on the memory card.

Select print quantities, and create an index print (thumbnails of the

pictures on the memory card) for printing to a KODAK Picture Maker

System. Certain printers that accept memory cards can also use the Print

Order feature.

1Press Menu.

The Review Mode Settings screen appears.

2Press to highlight the Review Preference

icon.

3Press to highlight the preference

category you want to set.

4Press Enter.

5Refer to the following subsections for

information about each preference

category.

6Press Done to save your settings.

The color LCD returns to the thumbnail or

full screen.

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Overlay Preferences

Use the Overlay preferences to turn the overlay on or off. The overlay appears on

the color LCD and displays the softkey labels.

Slide Show Preferences

A slide show displays each selected picture for a specified interval. Through the

Slide show preferences you can specify the duration each picture is displayed,

turn sound on or off, and choose to continuously loop the pictures in the

slide show.

Video Preferences

Use Video preferences to specify the type of video connection needed for a

television.

1Press to choose between On and Off.

2Press Done to save your settings.

Press Cancel to exit without saving the

changes.

1Press to select a choice for each

setting.

2Press Start to begin the slide show.

3Press Display, Menu, or Stop to stop the

slide show.

4Press Done to save your settings.

Press Cancel to exit without saving the

changes.

1Press to choose between PAL and

NTSC.

NTSC is generally used in the United States

and Japan, PAL in Europe.

2Press Done to save your settings.

Press Cancel to exit without saving the

changes.

/

/

/

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Playback Preferences

Use Playback preferences to specify how quickly Burst, Time-lapse, and Album

pictures are displayed during full-screen playback.

Format Card Preferences

If your camera does not recognize the format of the memory card, or for some

other reason you want to reformat a memory card, you can do so from this

camera menu option.

WARNING: All files, including image, script, protected, and text files, are

deleted from the memory card during reformatting. This deleted information

cannot be recovered.

1Press to select a choice for each

setting.

2Press Done to save your settings.

Press Cancel to exit without saving the

changes.

1Press Format Card to erase all files and

reformat the memory card.

Press Cancel to exit without saving the

changes.

2Press Done when the Format Complete

confirmation screen appears.

/

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Print Order Preferences

Pictures on the memory card need to be marked on the camera before the Print

Order feature can be used. See “Marking Pictures” on page 44.

1Press to select the option you want.

Done—allows you to save, cancel, or

continue the print order.

Cancel Current Order—cancels the

current print order.

Edit/Review Current Order—allows

you to change or review the current

print order.

Order Marked Pictures—adds the

current marked picture, followed by the

Copies screen.

Order All Pictures—adds all marked

pictures, followed by the Copies screen.

Order Index Print—creates an index

print of all the marked pictures,

followed by the Copies screen.

2Press Select.

3Use the four-way controller to select a

choice for the appropriate selection.

4Press Select to save your order.

5Highlight Done, then press Select to exit

with your changes.

Press Stop Script to exit without saving

your changes.

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Marking Pictures

When you want to select a number of pictures and carry out an action on them,

you must first mark each picture. Marked pictures can be deleted, copied from

camera to camera, protected, or transferred from album to album.

Placing Marked Pictures in an Album

You can place marked pictures in an existing album or a new one.

1Press Display.

2Scroll to find the picture you want to select.

3Press Mark.

The selected picture is marked, denoted by

the notched lower right corner, and remains

marked until you carry out an action on it.

When you have marked a picture, the

softkey changes to Unmark.

4To mark the entire contents of the memory

card, hold down Mark for two seconds.

1Press Menu.

2Press to highlight the Album icon.

3Press to select an existing album or New

Album.

Refer to the next subsection for information

about creating a new album.

4Press Move to move the pictures to the

selected album.

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Creating a New Album in Review Mode

In order to place a marked picture in an album, you first need to create one.

Albums can be created in either Review mode or in Capture mode. See “Album

Settings” on page 26.

1Display the Album screen as described in

the “Placing Marked Pictures in an Album”

section on page 44.

2Press to select New Album.

3Press Move.

The New Album Name screen appears.

4Press the left softkey to select the type of

character set you want. You can select either

capital letters or numbers.

5Press to select a character.

6Press to add the selected character to the

name. Press backspace.

7Add additional characters until you have

spelled the name you want using a

maximum of 8 characters.

8Press Done to save your settings.

The marked pictures are moved to the album

you created and the Album screen appears.

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Protecting Your Pictures

You can safeguard your pictures from being deleted accidentally from the camera

memory card. This feature is very useful if the camera and memory card are used

by more than one person.

1Set the Mode dial to Review.

2Mark the pictures to be protected. If

necessary, refer to page 44.

3Press Menu.

4Press to highlight the Picture Protect

icon.

5Press to highlight Protect.

6Press Select.

7Press Done when the confirmation screen

appears.

The picture appears on the color LCD with

the Protect icon.

8To undo the protection, use the same

procedure and highlight Unprotect.

You are prompted with a screen indicating

pictures are protected if you attempt to

delete, add sound, or modify a protected

picture.

/

/

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Copying Marked Pictures from Camera to Camera

You can send marked pictures to or receive marked pictures from another camera

in the Review mode.

Using On-Camera Applications

On-camera applications are files residing on your memory card that extend the

functionality of your camera. When a memory card containing an on-camera

application is placed in your camera, the application appears as an option in

Review mode. There are sample application files preloaded on the memory card

or on the CD that came with your camera. Additional applications and detailed

information are available on our Website at http://www.kodak.com/go/dc290.

Applications on your memory card or on the CD are identified with a .CAM file

name extension.

1Place the two cameras facing each other,

aligning their IrDA transceivers.

During Camera-to-Camera communication,

the cameras communicate using the IrDA

port.

2Make sure both cameras are in the Review

mode.

3Press Menu on the receiving camera.

4Press to highlight Receive.

5Press Menu on the sending camera.

6Press to highlight Send.

7Press Send.

The marked pictures are copied from one

camera to the other.

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Loading On-Camera Applications onto a Memory Card

On-camera applications must be loaded into the System folder of your memory

card to be accessible. Use KODAK Digital Camera Software (Mounter) / for

DC290 or a CF card reader to copy the on-camera applications to the System

folder on the memory card.

WARNING: If you reformat a card, everything is deleted, including on-camera

applications, scripts and protected pictures.

Selecting an On-Camera Application

1Press Menu.

2Press to highlight the Applications icon.

3Press to select the application you want.

4Press Select.

The camera turns off to load the application.

5With the camera in Review mode, turn on the camera to launch the

application.

6Press to select a picture.

7Press the appropriate softkey.

Any steps that follow depend on the chosen on-camera application. The

chosen application can begin running or a screen containing submenus

can appear.

8Press Save to keep the effect, or press cancel to select a different effect.

If you select Save, you have the choice to save a copy of the image with the

applied effect, or save the effect to the original image. If you save the effect to

the original image, you no longer can access the original unchanged image.

9Press OK to return to the Image Selection screen.

/

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Opening Albums

The Review screen shows you when pictures are grouped in an album and allows

you to open the album to view the pictures. If the highlighted picture resides in an

album, an album icon appears and the left softkey is labelled Open. The album

name is displayed next to the picture number.

1Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in

the “Viewing pictures” section on page 39.

2Press Open.

The screen opens the album containing the

selected picture and displays the album

name with the pictures that are stored in the

album. The related pictures are linked by a

colored background.

When you have opened an album, the Open

softkey changes to Close.

3Press Close to close the album.

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Expanding and Collapsing Pictures

It is important to note that your camera treats Burst and Time-lapse pictures as

folders containing a series of individual pictures, but displays them as a single

picture until you press Expand. In the Review mode, you can expand the

displayed Burst or Time-lapse picture to view all the pictures in the series.

If the highlighted picture is a Burst or Time-lapse picture, the appropriate icon

appears and the left softkey is labelled Expand.

1Press Display to activate the filmstrip view.

2Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

Use any of the three methods described in

the “Viewing pictures” section on page 39.

3Press Expand.

The screen expands the selected Burst or

Time-lapse picture and displays its

individual pictures on the filmstrip. The

related pictures are linked by a colored

dotted line.

When you have expanded a picture, Expand

changes to Collapse.

4Press Collapse to collapse the picture back

to its original form.

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Adding Sound to Pictures

You can attach up to two minutes of recorded sound to a selected picture at any

time while reviewing your pictures. With Burst and Time-lapse pictures, recorded

sound can only be added and played when the series is collapsed. If the camera

volume control is turned down, you will not be able to hear the sound you have

recorded.

1Scroll to view the picture you want to select.

2To record sound, press Record, or press and

hold Record.

The microphone icon appears on the screen,

along with how long you have been

recording.

Each picture can have only one attached

sound clip, up to two minutes in length.

3Speak into the microphone on the back of

the camera.

The green ready light blinks when there is

three seconds of recording time left before

the camera recording turns off.

4To manually stop recording, press the

Record button again, or release Record.

A sound icon appears indicating the picture

now has attached sound. If a picture has

attached sound, pressing Delete lets you

delete the sound alone or both the picture

and sound.

5Press one of the following softkeys:

Delete—deletes the picture and any

attached sound.

Save—saves the sound.

Play—plays the sound

Refer to “Playing Sound, Bursts, and Time-

lapse Sequences” on page 53 for

information on sound that has not been

recently recorded.

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Deleting a Picture

Deleting Multiple Pictures

1Scroll until the picture you want to delete is

highlighted in the center of the filmstrip.

2Press Delete.

3Press one of the following softkeys:

Delete—deletes the picture and any

attached sound.

Sound Only—deletes only the attached

sound. (This softkey appears only if the

picture contains an attached sound clip.)

Cancel—cancels the delete operation.

1Mark the pictures you want to delete.

If necessary, refer to the “Marking pictures

for an action” section on page 44.

2Press Delete.

Press and hold Delete for 2 seconds to

delete all the pictures on the memory card. It

is not necessary to mark pictures if you want

to delete all of your pictures.

A confirmation screen appears asking if you

want to delete all the marked pictures and

attached sound.

3Press one of the following softkeys:

Delete—deletes the pictures and any

attached sound.

Cancel—cancels the delete operation.

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Playing Sound, Bursts, and Time-lapse

Sequences

To play sound, Burst and Time-lapse, and Album sequences you have to be

viewing the picture on a full screen. Burst and Time-lapse sequences need to be

collapsed in the filmstrip before playing. Album sequences need to be closed in

the filmstrip before playing.

1Scroll to highlight the picture sequence you

want to play.

You can scroll through your pictures while

viewing them as thumbnails or on a full

screen. If you scroll to the picture as a

thumbnail, press Display to view it on a full

screen.

2Press Play.

If the highlighted picture is a still picture

with sound, the camera plays the sound.

If the highlighted picture is a Burst or

Time-lapse picture, the camera plays back

the sequence of pictures at the rate

specified in the Review mode preferences.

3To stop playing the sequence, press Stop.

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Magnifying Pictures

The magnify feature lets you view a section of the current picture at two and four

times the normal LCD size.

1Scroll to view the picture you want to

magnify.

Use any of the three methods for scrolling

described in the “Viewing pictures” section

on page 39.

2Press Magnify once to view the picture at

two times magnification. Press it again to

view the picture at four times magnification.

The screen displays a magnified view of the

selected picture.

Use the arrow keys to scroll to different

parts of the picture. If you use the arrow

keys to move to different parts of the

magnified picture, the Reduce softkey label

disappears.

3To return to a normal view, press Reduce

once if you are viewing at 2X, or twice if

you are viewing at 4X magnification.

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Viewing Pictures on Your Television

The camera video-out feature lets you show the pictures from the memory card

on your television. With video-out, the color LCD is disabled when the camera is

attached to the video cable.

1Turn off your television and camera.

2Insert the video output cable into the video-out

connection on the side of your camera.

3Connect the other end of the cable to the

video-in connection on your television.

To play sound on your television, use a cable that

has two connectors on the television end.

Connect the yellow connector to the video-in

connection and the white connector to the

audio- in connection.

4Turn on the camera and television.

5Set the Mode dial to Review.

6Set the television to the correct channel for

viewing video.

The pictures that are stored on the memory card

appear on the television screen.

7Scroll through your pictures using any of the

three methods described on page 39.

If pictures do not appear on the television, you

may need to try a different channel or adjust the

Video preference on the camera. See page 41.

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4 Installing the

Software

The KODAK DC290 Installer Software (Installer) included with your camera

contains software for Windows-based computers and Macintosh computers.

These applications provide a variety of features that let you access and use the

pictures stored on the memory card. Detailed information on using the software

can be found in the online help.

Windows-based System Requirements

Windows 98.

90 MHz microprocessor (minimum) or Pentium Processor.

16 MB or more of RAM.

70 MB hard disk space available.

CD-ROM drive.

256 colors (thousands of colors recommended).

Available USB port.

If you are running Windows 95B (OSR2) or later, or Windows NT 4.0, a

connection kit is available, free of charge, when you register your camera.

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KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers

The following KODAK software applications and utilities are supplied with the

camera for use on a Windows-based computer. They are:

KODAK Digital Camera Software (Mounter) / for DC290—allows

you to view and transfer pictures back and forth between the camera and

computer.

KODAK Digital Camera Software (TWAIN Acquire) / for DC290—

provides a quick way to view and copy pictures from the memory card to

a TWAIN-compliant host software program, such as ADOBE Photoshop.

KODAK Digital Camera Software (Properties) / for DC290—allows

you to set up your digital camera through a graphical interface on your

computer.

KODAK Pictures Now Desktop Software—allows you to view and

print pictures in multiple sizes. It provides template layouts to print your

pictures on perforated and nonperforated KODAK Inkjet Paper.

KODAK AVI Generator Utility—allows you to create AVI movies that

can be played using an application, such as the MICROSOFT Windows

Media Player from JPG and TIFF pictures taken with the DC290 camera,

and FPX taken with other KODAK digital cameras. The AVI Generator

Utility is best suited to create movies from Burst and Time-lapse pictures.

KODAK Watermark Conversion Utility—converts Portable Network

Graphic files (PNG) into the watermark file format (LGO) needed by the

DC290 camera. This utility can also be used to modify the text entry of

existing LGO files.

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Software Overview

A brief overview of the software is listed below. Detailed information on the

software and utilities is available in the online help for each application.

Loading KODAK Software on Windows 98

1Close all other software programs including background applications and task

bar items.

2Place the KODAK DC290 Installer Software CD into your CD-ROM drive

and follow the online instructions.

If the installation does not automatically begin, click Start and click Run. In

the Run dialog box, type: D:\setup (or use the letter for the drive you have the

DC290 disc in) then click OK.

3Select the language you want to use.

The CD Browser menu appears.

4Click INSTALL DC290 SOFTWARE.

5Follow the instructions on your computer screen to complete the installation.

You are now ready to run the newly installed software. For more detailed

information on the software, refer to the online help.

Feature Mounter TWAIN

Acquire Properties Pictures

Now

View thumbnail images ✔✔ ✔

Transfer pictures ✔✔

Display picture information ✔✔ ✔

Access Camera Properties ✔✔✔

Take a picture ✔✔

Delete pictures ✔

Print pictures ✔

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Macintosh System Requirements

APPLE Power Macintosh, PowerPC-equipped Powerbook, PowerPC-

equipped Macintosh-compatible Computer, or iMac, and a CD-ROM drive.

Display monitor with a minimum resolution of 640 by 400 (1024 by 768

preferred) and 256 colors (thousands of colors recommended).

70 MB free disk space.

32 MB RAM.

Macintosh OS 8.5.1 or later.

Available USB port.

If you do not have a USB port, a connection kit is available, free of charge, when

you register your camera.

KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers

The following KODAK software applications and utility are supplied with the

camera for use on a Macintosh computer. They are:

KODAK Digital Camera Software (Mounter) / for DC290—allows

you to see the DC290 camera as a volume through a camera icon on the

desktop. Mounter can be used by other applications or as a stand-alone

application to access the contents of the memory card using the Macintosh

Finder.

KODAK Digital Camera Software (Plug-In Acquire) / for DC290—

works with applications that support the ADOBE Photoshop plug-in

module and provides access to KODAK Digital Camera Software (Tools)

from a picture editor.

KODAK Digital Camera Software (Tools) / for DC290—lets you view

and select pictures and folders on the memory card, and transfer them to a

picture editor or to a hard disk. You can also take a picture while

connected to the computer, and delete the contents of the memory card.

Tools is accessed from a host application using KODAK Digital Camera

Software (Plug-In Acquire) or can be used as a stand-alone application.

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KODAK Digital Camera Software (Control Panel) / for DC290—lets

you set the port and serial speed, and mount the DC290 camera as a

volume on your desktop.

KODAK Pictures Now Desktop Software—allows you to view and

print pictures in multiple sizes. It provides template layouts to print your

pictures on perforated and nonperforated KODAK Inkjet Paper.

KODAK Watermark Conversion Utility—converts Portable Network

Graphic files (PNG) into the watermark file format (LGO) needed by the

DC290 camera. This utility can also be used to modify the text entry of

existing LGO files.

Software Overview

A brief overview of the software is listed below. Detailed information on the

software and utility is available in the online help.

Feature Mounter Plug-In

Acquire Tools Pictures

Now

View thumbnail images ✔✔✔✔

Transfer pictures ✔✔✔

Display picture information ✔✔ ✔

Open pictures on hard drive ✔

Take a picture ✔✔

Delete pictures ✔✔✔

Print pictures ✔

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Loading KODAK Software on Macintosh Computers

1Close any applications that are running.

2Place the KODAK DC290 Installer Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

If you do not have APPLE QUICKTIME installed on your system, a message

notifies you that you need to install it. The APPLE QUICKTIME installer is

located on the installation disc.

4If prompted, restart your computer when the software installation is complete.

Copying KODAK Plug-In Acquire files to a Plug-In Folder

When you use KODAK Digital Camera (Plug-In Acquire) with an application for

the first time, you must copy the file to an ADOBE Photoshop compliant

picture editor.

1Double-click the KODAK DC290 folder.

2Double-click the KODAK Plug-In folder.

3Select KODAK DC290 Plug-In Acquire.

In the Select Folder dialog box, navigate to one of the following application

folders where you want to install the software:

ADOBE Photoshop 4.0 or later Plug-Ins folder Import/Export folder.

ADOBE PhotoDeluxe version 2.0 Plug-Ins folder Acquire/Export folder.

The Plug-In Acquire software is installed in the KODAK DC290 Plug-In

Acquire folder. To use Plug-In Acquire software with another supported

application, Option-click the KODAK DC290 Acquire folder and then drag it

to the Plug-in folder for the application you want to use.

You are now ready to run the newly installed software. Information on each of the

software applications is available in the online help.

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5 Connecting

Your Camera

A first step to using your digital pictures on your computer is to connect your

camera to your computer. To communicate with your computer, your camera

comes with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection for both Windows 98 and

Macintosh computers. If you are running Windows 95B (OSR2) or later,

Windows NT 4.0, or a Macintosh computer without USB capabilities, you can

still connect your camera using one of the following:

RS-232 serial and IrDA (infrared) connection for Windows-based

computers.

RS-232 serial connection for Macintosh computers.

The connection options listed above are available, free of charge, when

you register your camera.

CompactFlash card reader (CF card reader). CF card readers are available

as an accessory from our Website at

http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

Once the camera is connected to a computer and any required software is

installed, you are ready to transfer pictures from the camera to your computer.

Refer to the online help for information on each software application supplied

with the camera.

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Checking for USB Support on Windows 98

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a relatively new method for your camera to

communicate with a personal computer. A USB connection is faster than an

RS-232 serial connection.

USB requires special computer hardware and software features, including a USB

enabled motherboard, USB connections, and Windows 98. Most computers

manufactured prior to January 1997 do not meet these requirements.

1Verify that a USB connector is present.

This connector is normally on the back of the computer.

2Right-click the My Computer icon.

3Click Properties in the pop-up menu.

4Verify the operating system is Windows 98.

5Click the Device Manager tab.

6Verify that the Universal Serial Bus Controller is present without any yellow or

red indicators.

7Click Universal Serial Bus Controller.

8Verify that a controller and USB Root hub are listed.

9Double-click USB Root hub.

10 Verify that device status is “The device is working properly.”

If all of the above conditions are met, your computer supports a USB

connection.

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Connecting Your Camera

The camera can connect to a computer using the USB cable included with your

camera. When connecting the camera, it is a good idea to use the AC Adapter for

KODAK DC200 Series Digital Cameras. If you do not have this AC adapter, it is

available as an accessory from dealers of KODAK products or from our Website

at http://www.kodak.com/go/accessories.

1Plug the appropriate end of the USB cable into

the port on the computer with the USB symbol.

If the port is not labeled, see your computer

User’s Guide for a diagram that illustrates all of

the external ports.

2Open the USB port on the side of the camera.

3Plug the other end of the USB cable into the port.

4Set the Mode dial to Connect.

5Turn on the camera.

If you are having trouble connecting, refer to the

USB.PDF document for Windows-based

computers, or the Connect.PDF document for

Macintosh computers installed with the

software, or the online help for troubleshooting

information.

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Starting the KODAK Software

With the camera connected to your computer, you are now ready to open and use

the software that you installed in Chapter 4. For detailed information on using the

software, refer to the online help.

Opening KODAK Software for Windows-Based Computers

For information on each KODAK software and KODAK utilities, refer to the

online help.

KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter)

1Double-click the My Computer icon.

The My Computer window appears.

2Double-click the Camera icon.

The Camera Memory Card window appears listing the camera and system

folders. The pictures files are located in the DC290 camera folder.

KODAK Digital Camera (TWAIN Acquire)

1Open a TWAIN-compliant application, such as ADOBE Photoshop or ADOBE

PhotoDeluxe.

2Choose File –> TWAIN Source –> KODAK DC290.

3Choose File –> TWAIN Acquire.

The main TWAIN Acquire window appears.

KODAK Digital Camera (Properties)

Double-click the Properties icon on the desktop to open the main Properties

window, or right-mouse click on the Camera icon in Windows Explorer and select

Properties.

KODAK Pictures Now Desktop Software

Double-click the Pictures Now icon on the desktop to open the main Pictures Now

window.

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Opening KODAK Software for Macintosh Computers

For information on each KODAK software and KODAK utility, refer to the

online help.

KODAK Digital Camera (Mounter)

Double-click on the Camera icon on the desktop to open the Camera Memory

Card window listing the camera and System folders. The pictures files are located

in the DC290 camera folder.

KODAK Digital Camera (Plug-In Acquire)

1Open a Plug-In-compliant application, such as ADOBE Photoshop or

ADOBE PhotoDeluxe.

2Choose File –> Acquire –> KODAK DC290 Acquire.

The main Plug-In Acquire window appears.

KODAK Digital Camera (Tools)

Tools can be launched either as a stand-alone application or a picture editor.

To open as a stand-alone application:

Go to the DC290 folder installed on the hard disk, and select KODAK Camera

Tools to open the Main Window for Tools.

To open through a picture editor:

1Open a Plug-In-compliant picture editor, such as ADOBE Photoshop or

ADOBE PhotoDeluxe.

2Choose File –> Acquire (or Import)–> KODAK Camera Acquire.

The Main Window for Tools appears.

KODAK Digital Camera (Control Panel)

The DC290 camera icon must be on your desktop to access the contents of the

camera memory card. If the icon is not on the desktop, choose APPLE -> Control

Panels -> KODAK Camera and then click Mount. To display the Help Contents

window, click Help in the KODAK Camera window.

KODAK Pictures Now Desktop Software

Double-click the Pictures Now icon on the desktop to open the main Pictures

Now window.

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Folder and File Naming Conventions

When you are using KODAK-supplied host software and are connected to the

camera or using a card reader, it is possible to create folders and files, including

picture files on the memory card. All filenames must follow the DOS 8-character

format. You can use eight (8) alphanumeric characters (A-Z and 0-9), and DOS-

format symbols. You cannot use spaces or names that begin with BR or TL,

which are reserved. You cannot use the following symbols:

Period (.)

Slash (/)

Brackets ([ ])

Semicolon (;)

Equal sign (=)

Quotation marks (“ ”)

Backslash (\)

Colon (:)

Vertical bar (|)

Comma (,)

Naming Folders

When naming/renaming a folder using a CF card reader, you should limit the

name to eight (8) standard alphanumeric characters (A-Z, 0-9). If you rename a

time-lapse or burst folder and do not use the prefix TL or BR, then the camera no

longer recognizes the folder as a time-lapse or burst folder, but recognizes the

folder as an album.

It is possible to create folders that are not used by the camera for picture taking or

for viewing pictures. You must limit your directory structure to three levels of

folders and follow the rules for naming a folder.

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Naming Pictures

Pictures taken using the DC290 camera are named P0XXXXXX.JPG or

P0XXXXXX.TIF, where XXXXXX represents the picture number. Pictures are

numbered in the order in which they are taken. Picture naming conflicts can

occur when taking pictures if you move picture files between camera folders. The

camera handles conflicts by changing the prefix of the current picture from P0

to EX.

Picture Naming Using Absolute Numbering

The camera maintains a count of the number of pictures taken, which is used to

determine the number of the next picture taken.

The camera uses consecutive numbers for all subsequent pictures, even if

you transfer pictures to the computer or delete pictures from the camera

memory card. For example, if the last picture taken was P0000007.JPG,

the next picture is P0000008.JPG, even if P0000007.JPG was deleted

prior to taking P0000008.JPG.

If you insert a different memory card into your DC290 camera, the next

picture number is derived using the camera picture number and is not

dependent on the picture number of any of the pictures currently on the

memory card.

Picture Naming Using Relative Numbering

Camera scripting provides the capability to select a relative numbering scheme,

in which the picture number for the next picture is dependent on the last picture

currently in that camera’s DC290 folder or any subfolders of the current DC290

folder on the inserted camera memory card. This number is determined when the

camera is turned on or when the card is inserted into the camera.

Naming Files

When renaming a file stored on a memory card, you should limit your filename to

eight (8) standard alphanumeric characters (A-Z and 0-9) with a three (3)

character file extension.

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Locating Pictures on the Camera

The DC290 camera uses a root level System folder (/SYSTEM can contain

camera scripts, camera applications, and logos), a root level DC290_xx folder,

and the following folder types:

Album folders are found only in the DC290 folder and are available to

help you organize your pictures on the camera memory card. Album

folders should not be named using the TL or BR prefix.

Time-lapse folders are found in the DC290 folder or in Album folders

and are identified by the prefix TL. Time-lapse folders are created by the

camera and contain pictures previously taken in a time-lapse series.

Time-lapse folders are named TLXXXXXX, where XXXXXX is the last

six characters in the name of the first picture in the series when the folder

is created.

Burst folders are found in the DC290 folder or in Album folders and are

identified with the prefix BR. Burst folders are created by the camera and

contain pictures previously taken in a burst series. Burst folders are named

BRXXXXXX, where XXXXXX is the last six characters in the name of

the first picture in the series when the folder is created.

Other folders in the DC290 folder are assumed to be Album folders.

The following describes the DC290 folder:

The root level folder is named \DC290_xx, where xx can be 01, 02, or 03,

etc., depending on the number of different DC290 cameras you use with

one camera memory card. If this is the first time using the memory card,

then the camera creates a Camera Image folder named \DC290_01. A

\DC290_02 folder is created only if you use the memory card in a

different DC290 camera.

The root level DC290 folder contains a file named FTIFOLD.INF. This is

a camera system file and should not be deleted.

All pictures taken with the DC290 camera are stored in the \DC290_xx

folder, or in an Album, a Time-lapse folder, or a Burst folder.

The distinction between folder types is only visible when reviewing your pictures

using the camera LCD or video-out capabilities. When browsing the memory

card using KODAK-supplied host software or a card reader, the distinction

between folder types is lost.

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6 Tips and

Troubleshooting

General Maintenance and Safety

To keep from damaging your camera, avoid exposing it to moisture and

extreme temperatures.

Clean the outside of the camera by wiping with a clean, dry cloth. Never

use harsh or abrasive cleaners or organic solvents on the camera or any of

its parts.

Do not allow any chemicals, such as suntan lotion to come into contact

with the painted surface of the camera.

Never disassemble or touch the inside of the camera. This could result in

electrical shock.

If you notice smoke or a strange smell coming from the camera,

immediately turn off the camera, wait a few minutes until the camera

cools, and then remove the batteries.

Clean the lens, status LCD, and color LCD:

Do not use cleaning solutions unless they are designed specifically for

camera lenses. Do not wipe the camera lens or LCD screens with

chemically treated eyeglass lens tissue as it may scratch

the lens.

1Blow gently on the surface to remove dust and dirt.

2Moisten the surface by breathing lightly on it.

3Wipe the surface gently with a soft, lint-free cloth or an untreated

lens-cleaning tissue.

Service agreements are available in some countries. Please contact a dealer of

KODAK products for more information.

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Connecting With Your Computer

If you are getting messages on your computer that state you are not connected,

refer to the PDF documents installed with the software or the online help for

troubleshooting information. If you are experiencing problems with a:

Windows-based computer, refer to USB.PDF.

Macintosh computer, refer to Connect.PDF.

Monitor Adjustment

Your monitor display setting may need to be adjusted to view pictures from your

camera. Refer to your computer User’s Guide for information on how to adjust

the monitor’s display setting.

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Tips for Printing

You may notice that the colors on your computer screen do not always match

those in prints. This is because monitors and printers use different color systems.

To achieve more predictable results in your printed documents:

Improve the quality of your paper. Copier paper may not offer the same

results as coated paper or paper made especially for ink jet printers.

Adjust your printer software settings. Refer to your printer User’s Guide

for details.

Use fresh ink cartridges. Do not use ink cartridges beyond their life

expectancy.

If you need extreme precision in matching printed output to your

computer screen, you can purchase a calibration system. A calibration

system matches, as closely as possible, the printed picture to the picture

on your computer screen. Consult your local computer dealer for more

information.

Remember these few tips when it comes time to print your pictures:

Color printing takes more time. Increased complexity in your document

increases the printing and drying time.

Color printing is more memory intensive than black and white. If your

computer gives you an insufficient memory message, you can close some

applications, change some settings, or add additional memory.

Color prints do not photocopy as clearly as black and white. If you plan to

photocopy documents containing pictures, consider printing the document

in gray scale. This setting is usually changed from the Print menu.

Resize the picture to a smaller size or print the picture on glossy paper to

increase the quality of the print.

To improve the quality of your prints, print your pictures on KODAK InkJet

Paper. InkJet Paper is made to work with most inkjet printers to give you clearer,

crisper, and more detailed images on your prints.

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Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing difficulties with your camera, check the following table

for possible solutions.

Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe file located in the

KODAK DC290 folder.

Camera Problems

Problem Cause Solution

The camera shuts off

unexpectedly. Batteries are low. Replace the batteries or

use the AC adapter.

The camera display

has been on a long

time causing the

camera to overheat.

Leave the camera off to

allow it to cool.

Whenever possible, do

not leave the camera

display on.

The camera does not recognize

your memory card. The memory card

may not be ATA

compatible or

CompactFlash

certified.

Memory cards must be

ATA compatible and

CompactFlash certified

to work with the

camera.

Ready light does not turn on

and the camera does not work. Batteries are low or

empty. Replace the batteries or

use the AC adapter.

Pictures remain in the

memory when the

batteries are removed.

Camera is not on. Turn on the camera and

verify that the green

Ready light is on.

Ready light is red. No memory card in

camera or the memory

card is full.

Insert a new memory

card.

Ready light is amber. Camera is too close to

the subject. Move the camera to a

minimum of 0.3 m

(1 ft) from the subject.

The image on your monitor is

jagged or inappropriately

colored.

Monitor is not set

correctly. Adjust your monitor

display settings. See

page 72.

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Corrupted Image message is

displayed on the Color LCD

while in the Review mode.

While in the Capture mode,

the thumbnail appeared

normal.

The memory card was

ejected during

processing.

The picture must be

retaken.

Batteries are too low

to complete

processing.

Replace the batteries or

use the AC Adapter.

The picture must be

retaken.

Shutter button does not work. Camera is not turned

on. Turn the camera on and

verify that the green

Ready light turns on.

Mode dial is not set to

Capture. Set the Mode dial to

Capture.

Ready light is

blinking. Camera is

processing picture.

Wait until Ready light

stops blinking before

attempting to take

another picture.

The Status Display

reads Full. The

memory card is full.

Transfer pictures to

your computer or

change the memory

card.

Camera does not turn on. Batteries are not

installed properly. Remove the batteries

and install them

according to the

directions on the inside

of the battery door.

Batteries are weak or

depleted. Install new batteries or

use the AC adapter.

Part of the picture is missing. Something was

blocking the lens

when the picture was

taken.

Keep hands, fingers, or

other objects away

from the lens when

taking pictures.

Your eye or the

picture was not

centered correctly in

the viewfinder.

Leave space around

subject when centering

picture in viewfinder.

Camera Problems

Problem Cause Solution

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EX files cannot be accessed

using the software. They can,

however, be viewed on the

camera.

A previous file with

the same name was

not fully processed.

Therefore, an EX

prefix is placed on the

previous file and the

new file has the

standard P prefix. The

card may have been

removed too soon.

Transfer the unaffected

files to the computer

and perform a

Scandisk, Defrag, and

reformat using the

PCMCIA or

CompactFlash card

reader.

Picture is too dark. Flash is not on or did

not go off. Turn on the flash. See

page 6.

The subject is too far

away for the flash to

have an effect.

Move so there is no

more than 4 m

(13 ft) between the

camera and the subject.

The subject is in front

of a bright light. Change your position

so the light is not

behind the subject.

Picture is too light. The flash is not

needed. Change to automatic

flash. See page 6.

The subject is too

close when the flash

was used.

Move so there is at

least 0.5 m (1.6 ft)

between the camera

and the subject.

The light sensor is

covered. Hold the camera so

your hands or other

objects do not cover the

light sensor.

Stored pictures are damaged. The memory card was

removed when the

Ready light was

blinking.

Make sure the Ready

light is not blinking

before removing the

memory card.

Camera Problems

Problem Cause Solution

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Pictures remaining number

does not decrease. The image resolution

does not take up

sufficient space to

decrease the picture

remaining number.

The camera is

operating normally.

Continue taking

pictures.

Using IBM Thinkpad 770E -

USB, the camera does not

appear in the Device Manager

under the USB host controller.

The Thinkpad has the

external floppy drive

connected during the

initial installation of

the camera.

Disconnect the floppy

drive and attach the

camera.

Shut down the

computer and attach

the floppy drive again.

Now you can connect

and disconnect the

camera without

disconnecting the

floppy drive.

Picture is not clear. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.

See page 71.

Subject or the camera

moved while the

picture was taken.

Hold camera steady

until the picture is

taken.

The subject is too far

away for the flash to

be effective.

Move so the subject is

less than 4 m (13 ft)

away.

Camera Problems

Problem Cause Solution

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Computer cannot

communicate with the camera. Camera power is off. Turn on the camera.

The Mode dial is not

set to Connect. Set the Mode dial to

Connect.

Conflict with another

device. Refer to the USB.PDF

or Connect.PDF

document supplied

with the camera

software, or your

computer User’s Guide.

Some Advanced

Power Management

utilities on laptops can

turn off ports to save

battery life.

See the Power

Management section of

your laptop user’s

guide to disable this

feature.

Camera is not

connected to USB

cable or cable is not

connected to the

computer USB port.

Connect USB cable to

camera and computer

USB port. See page 65.

Picture is not clear in Burst

mode. Due to the higher

number of pictures

per burst with

Standard resolution,

pictures are

subsampled before

processing rather than

after processing.

There are less pixels

and slightly lower

sharpness.

Use a higher resolution,

which yields fewer

frames per burst.

Camera Problems

Problem Cause Solution

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LCD Messages

Problem Cause Solution

Memory card is Full. Memory card is full

and cannot hold

additional pictures

Transfer pictures to

your computer, insert

a memory card that

has available memory,

or delete some

pictures.

No Memory Card. There is no memory

card inserted in the

camera.

Insert a memory card

into the camera.

Cannot read memory card. Memory card is

corrupted. Insert a new or

reformat the memory

card.

Camera did not establish

connection. The camera cannot

communicate with the

computer.

See page 78.

Camera needs service. The camera is

malfunctioning. Have the camera

serviced.

The receiving camera does not

have enough memory to

receive the pictures.

In a camera to camera

communication, the

receiving camera

memory card is full.

Transfer pictures to

your computer or

insert a memory card

that has available

memory.

Unable to receive picture. An error has occurred

while receiving

pictures in a camera to

camera transfer.

Try the camera to

camera transfer again.

Transfer of pictures was

interrupted. Not all pictures

were sent.

An error has occurred

before all pictures

were transferred.

Try the transfer again.

Out of Range Camera is too close to

the subject. Move the camera to a

minimum of 0.3 m

(1 ft) from the subject.

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Not enough memory There is not enough

memory on the card to

store the selected

time-lapse picture

sequence.

Transfer pictures to

your computer or

insert a memory card

that has available

memory. You can also

change the Time-lapse

sequence to one that

requires less memory.

E11 Corrupted firmware. Have the camera

serviced.

Memory card is

inserted incorrectly or

is damaged.

Turn the camera off,

and remove the

memory card. Inspect

it for damage. If

damaged, replace the

card. Insert the

memory card into the

camera.

LCD Messages

Problem Cause Solution

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7 Where to

Get Help

If you need help with your camera, it is available from a number of resources:

Software Help

Help with any software packaged with your camera can be obtained from the

online help, or by contacting the manufacturer.

Online Services

Contact Kodak via:

Faxed Information

Kodak offers automated support by fax:

Chapter 6 “Tips and

Troubleshooting” Place of purchase

Software’s manufacturer World Wide Web

Product information by fax Technical support

World Wide Web http://www.kodak.com

(click on Service and Support)

America Online (keyword) KODAK

CompuServe GO KODAK

U.S. and Canada 1-800-508-1531

Europe 44-0-131-458-6962

U.K. 44-0-131-458-6962

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Customer Support

If you have questions concerning the operation of KODAK software or the

camera, you may speak directly to a customer support representative. Have the

camera connected to your computer, its serial number ready, and be at your

computer when you call. Also have ready a description of the problem with the

exact error message along with information about the type of computer, amount

of RAM, and the software being used.

U.S. and Canada—call toll free, 1-888-375-6325, between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) Monday through Friday.

Europe—call the Kodak Digital Imaging Support Centre toll free number

associated with your location, or the U.K. toll line, 44-0-131-458-6714,

between the hours of 09.00 and 17.00 (GMT/CET) Monday through

Friday.

Outside the U.S., Canada, and Europe—call the number on the

following pages that is associated with your location.

Country Help Number Fax

Argentina 54-1-808-300 54-1-808-3328

Australia 1-800-674-831 61-3-9353-2092

Austria 0179-567-357 44-0-131-458-6962

Belgium 02-713-14-45 44-0-131-458-6962

Brazil 0-800-15-0000 55-12-331-8571

Caribbean 78-7-757-5500 78-7-757-8760

Chile 56-2-697-2000 56-2-697-0310

China–Shanghai 800-8205155 44-0-131-458-6962

China–Beijing 800-8205155 44-0-131-458-6962

Colombia 57-1-629-0266 57-1-629-0673

Denmark 3-848-71-30 44-0-131-458-6962

Dominican Republic 809-563-1252 809-563-1264

Egypt 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

Eire 01-407-3054 44-0-131-458-6962

France 01-55-1740-77 44-0-131-458-6962

Finland 0800-117056 44-0-131-458-6962

Germany 069-5007-0035 44-0-131-458-6962

Greece 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

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Country Help Number Fax

Hong Kong 852-2564-9777 852-2564-9753

Hungary 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

India 91-22-617-5823 91-22-617-6004

Ireland 01-407-3054 44-0-131-458-6962

Italy 02-696-334-52 44-0-131-458-6962

Japan 81-3-5488-2390 81-3-5488-4512

Korea 82-2-708-5400 82-2-708-5500

Latin America 1-305-267-4700 1-305-267-4780

Lebanon 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

Malaysia 60-3-757-2722 60-3-755-5919

Mexico 52-5-449-4300 52-5-449-4400

Middle East 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

Netherlands 020-346-9372 44-0-131-458-6962

New Zealand 0800-500-135 64-9-302-8637

Norway 23-16-21-33 44-0-131-458-6962

Panama 52-3-678-6200 52-3-678-6210

Peru 51-1-224-8610 51-1-224-8605

Philippines 63-2-810-0331 63-2-816-6718

Portugal 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

Russia 44-0-131-458-6714 44-0-131-458-6962

Singapore 65-470-9875 65-479-8397

South Africa 27-11-804-2852 27-11-804-5013

Spain 91-749-76-53 44-0-131-458-6962

Sweden 08-587-704-21 44-0-131-458-6962

Switzerland 01-838-53-51 44-0-131-458-6962

Taiwan 886-2-893-8210 886-2-895-1069

Thailand 66-2-271-3040 66-2-279-5073

Turkey 90-216-342-3332 90-216-343-6743

U.K. 0870-2430270 44-0-131-458-6962

Uruguay 59-2-92-0473 59-2-92-1796

Venezuela 58-2-903-1111 58-2-943-2081

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8

8 Warranty and

Regulatory

Information

Warranty Time Period

Kodak warrants the KODAK DC290 Zoom Digital Camera (excluding the

batteries) to be free from malfunctions and defects in both materials and

workmanship for one year from the date of purchase.

Warranty Repair Coverage

This warranty will be honored within the geographical location that the product

was originally distributed and purchased.

If the equipment does not function properly during the warranty period due to

defects in either materials or workmanship, Kodak will, at its option, either repair

or replace the equipment without charge, subject to the conditions and limitations

stated herein. Such repair service will include all labor as well as any necessary

adjustments and/or replacement parts.

If replacement parts are used in making repairs, these parts may be

remanufactured, or may contain remanufactured materials. If it is necessary to

replace the entire system, it may be replaced with a remanufactured system.

Kodak will also provide telephone assistance during the warranty period.

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Limitations

WARRANTY SERVICE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT DATED

PROOF OF PURCHASE. PLEASE RETURN THE WARRANTY

REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE.

THIS WARRANTY BECOMES NULL AND VOID IF YOU FAIL TO PACK

YOUR DC290 CAMERA IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE

ORIGINAL PRODUCT PACKAGING AND DAMAGE OCCURS DURING

PRODUCT SHIPMENT.

THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND

KODAK'S CONTROL; SERVICE OR PARTS TO CORRECT PROBLEMS

RESULTING FROM THE USE OF ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES OR

ALTERATIONS NOT MARKETED BY KODAK; SERVICE REQUIRED AS

THE RESULT OF UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS OR SERVICE;

MISUSE, ABUSE; FAILURE TO FOLLOW KODAK'S OPERATING,

MAINTENANCE OR REPACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS; OR FAILURE TO

USE ITEMS SUPPLIED BY KODAK (SUCH AS ADAPTERS AND

CABLES).

KODAK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR OF

MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FOR

THIS EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE.

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE ARE KODAK'S ONLY

OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY. KODAK WILL NOT BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL

DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE, USE, OR IMPROPER

FUNCTIONING OF THIS EQUIPMENT REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE.

SUCH DAMAGES FOR WHICH KODAK WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE

INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT,

DOWNTIME COSTS, LOSS OF USE OF THE EQUIPMENT, COST OF ANY

SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES, OR CLAIMS OF

YOUR CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH DAMAGES.

Depending on your geographical location, some limitations and exclusions may

not apply.

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Application Support

For application specific support, contact your reseller, systems integrator,

software manufacturer, or dealer.

How to Obtain Service

Visit us on the Internet at http://www.kodak.com.

Please refer to Chapter “7 Where to Get Help” for the support hotline designated

to your location.

When returning a camera for repair, the unit shall be packed in its original

packing materials. A problem report should also be enclosed with the equipment.

If the original packaging has been discarded or is not available, packing will be at

the owner's expense.

Unless a specific Kodak warranty is communicated to the purchaser in writing by

a Kodak company, no other warranty or liability exists beyond the information

contained above, even though defect, damage or loss may be caused by

negligence or other act.

To obtain warranty repair service contact your local Kodak representative. For

assistance, refer to Chapter “7 Where to Get Help” in the camera User’s Guide.

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Regulatory Information

FCC Compliance and Advisory

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2)

this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference

to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged

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

to which the receiver is connected; 4) consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for additional suggestions.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Where shielded

interface cables have been provided with the product or specified additional

components or accessories elsewhere defined to be used with the installation of the

product, they must be used in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulation.

Canadian DOC Statement

DOC Class B Compliance—This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits

for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference

regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Obervation des normes-Class B—Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits

radioélectriques dépassant les limites Mapplicables aux appareils numériques de la

Classe B prescrites dans les règlements sur le brouillage redioélectrique édictés par le

Ministère des Communications du Canada.

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1Index

A

AC adapter

locatorUSB

connection, locator 3

using 15

adapter

AC, using 15

adding

sound 51

sound in quickview 35

adjusting your monitor 72

advanced

exposure, icon 24

exposure, settings 29

focus, icon 24

focus, setting 30

album

icon 24

naming new 45

opening 49

placing pictures 44

play settings 42

settings 26

application support 87

audio

LED, locator 3

out, locator 3

record, locator 3

volume, locator 3

autoflash, indicator description 6

focus sensor, locator 2

rotate preference 31

B

battery

charger, using 16

door, locator 2

indicator, description 10

installing 11

status, indicator 6

troubleshooting 74

using information 17

best quality, indicator 12

setting 12

better

quality, indicator 12

setting 12

burst

picture type, indicator 7

play settings 42

playing 53

using the shutter button 21

C

camera

connecting to computer 63

features 1

name, setting 32

on and off 19

on, troubleshooting 75

shutting off, troubleshooting 74

specifications 4

status LCD, overview 6

camera-to camera, copying 47

Canadian DOC statement 88

capture mode

90

setting 20

capture preference, setting 31

card, see memory card

choosing a script 34

cleaning

camera 71

LCD screen 71

collapsing pictures 50

color balance 27

color printing tips 73

CompactFlash, see memory card

compression 13

computer

connecting problems 72

connecting the camera 63

connecting

camera to computer 63

problems 72

USB support 64

using a USB cable 65

continuous scroll 39

cool edges 47

corrupted image 75

customer support number 82

D

damaged pictures 76

data plate, locator 3

date and time

setting 32

watermark 28

daylight settings 27

default, capture preference 31

deleting

pictures 52

sound 35, 51, 52

digita file 47

Digital Access

Plug-In Acquire, description 60

TWAIN Acquire, description 58

digital zooming 23

display, monitor adjustment 72

duration, slide show 41

E

EX files, troubleshooting 76

expanding pictures 50

exposure

advanced, setting 29

locking 29

setting 22

exposure compensation

description 7

indicator 6

external flash

locator 3

setting 29

F

fast scroll, viewing pictures 39

FCC compliance and advisory 88

features, camera 1

file type 31

fill, flash indicator description 6

flashdescription 6

external 29

indicator 6

locator 2

off indicator 6

sensor, locator 2

setting 22

fluorescent light, settings 27

format card 42

four-way controller

description 5

locator 3

full battery, indicator 10

91

G

general maintenance 71

getting help 81

good

quality, indicator 12

setting 12

H

helpcustomer support numbers 82

fax 81

online service address 81

software 81

I

IBM Thinkpad 770E 77

image quality, troubleshooting 74

image sound, slide show 41

infrared

transceiver, locator 2

inserting a memory card 14

installing

batteries 11

software, Macintosh 62

software, PC 59

IrDA

communication, indicator 6

transceiver, locator 2

K

KODAK software

help 81

Macintosh computers 60

Windows-based computers 58

L

LCD

cleaning 71

messages, troubleshooting 74

status, overview 6

light sensor, locator 2

limitations, warranty 86

loading scripts 33

locking (see protecting

pictures)protecting

undo 46

locking,exposure 29

logo watermark 28

long-time

exposure setting 29

loop, slide show 41

low battery, indicator 10

M

MACINTOSH

software descriptions 60

Macintosh

installing software 62

system requirements 60

magnifying pictures 54

maintenance, general 71

manual focus 30

manual mode

indicator 6

marking pictures 44

memory

viewing remaining 39

memory card

description 14

door, locator 2

reformatting 42

removing and inserting 14

troubleshooting 74

mode dial

locator 3

overview 5

92

monitor adjustment 72

Mounter software

description 58

multi-spot

auto focus 30

N

name

camera 32

new album 45

new album

naming 45

setting 26

O

on and off, camera 19

on-camera applications

loading 48

selecting 48

using 47

opening

albums 49

ordering prints 40, 43

overlay

setting 41

sound 35

P

PC installing software 59

picture

location indicator 39

too dark or light 76

picture card (see memory card) 14

picture type

description 7

icon 22, 24

indicator 6

setting 22, 25

pictures

adding sound 51

deleting 52

expanding/collapsing 50

magnifying 54

marking 44

placing in an album 44

protecting 46

taking 21

viewing 39

pictures remaining

indicator 6

indicator description 8

playback, setting 42

playing

burst 53

sound 35, 51, 53

time-lapse 53

Plug-In Acquire

description 60

power

management 15

print order 40, 43

printing, tips 73

programmed AE 29

protecting

pictures 46

Q

quality

description 12

indicator 6

setting 22

understanding 13

quickview

adding sound 35

preference 31

93

R

ready light

locator 3

troubleshooting 74

red-eye

flash, indicator description 6

reduction indicator 6

reformatting the memory card 42

regulatory information 88

remaining number, troubleshooting 77

removing a memory card 14

resolution

setting 25

understanding 13

review mode

overview 37

setting 38

setting preferences 40

S

safety 71

scripts

choosing 34

loading 33

settings 33

scroll button

locator 2

scrolling 39

select button

locator 2

self-timer

indicator 6

indicator description 8

light, locator 2

service numbers 82

service, how to obtain 87

setting

capture preference 31

quality 12

resolution 25

status LCD functions 6

shutter button

troubleshooting 75

using 21

single-spot

auto focus 30

sleep

mode 15

time-out preference 31

slide show

setting preferences 41

softkey

description 5

locator 3

software, KODAK

help 81

Macintosh computers 60

software,KODAK

Windows-based computers 58

sound

adding 35

adding to pictures 51

deleting 35, 51, 52

overlay 35

playing 35, 51

specifications, camera 4

status LCD

locator 2

Status LCD, display 6

still picture type, indicator 7

using the shutter button 21

support numbers 82

system requirements

Macintosh 60

Windows 57

system sounds preference 31

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T

taking pictures 19, 21

television, viewing pictures 55

text watermark 28

tiff file format 12

time-lapse

picture type, indicator 7

play settings 42

playing 53

using the shutter button 21

tips for printing 73

tripod socket, locator 3

troubleshooting 74

TWAIN Acquire

software 58

U

ultra resolution 25

uncompressed

quality, indicator 12

setting 12

undo picture protection 46

USBcable connection 65

support, connection 64

V

video-out, locator 3

viewfinder

back locator 3

front locator 2

viewing

pictures 39

pictures on television 55

remaining memory 39

W

warranty information 85

watermark

icon 24

settings 28

white balance

icon 24

setting 27

Windows system requirements 57

Z

zoom

digital 23

locator 3