Kodak DC25, User Manual

Page 1: ...KODAK DC25 Digital Camera UserÕs Guide for camera and software ...

Page 2: ...is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions PictureWorks is a trademark of PictureWorks Technology Inc KaiÕs Power Goo is a trademark of MetaTools Inc ...

Page 3: ...uded on CD ROM 1 2 System Requirements 1 2 Your DC25 Camera 1 3 Using Your DC25 2 1 Batteries 2 1 Resolution Mode 2 2 Taking Pictures 2 3 Using the LCD Display 2 4 Memory Full 2 9 Flash 2 10 Automatic Power Off 2 10 Self Timer 2 11 Optional Accessories 2 12 General Maintenance and Safety 2 14 DC25 Specifications 2 15 ...

Page 4: ... 1 Overview 4 2 Transferring Pictures from DC25 4 3 Saved Pictures 4 4 PhotoEnhancer Special Fun Edition Software 5 1 Installation 5 1 Starting PhotoEnhancer 5 2 Camera Communications Settings 5 2 Transferring Pictures from DC25 5 3 Editing Tools 5 5 Enhancing Your Pictures 5 6 Creating Special Effects and Cards 5 9 Saving Your Pictures 5 14 Printing Your Pictures 5 14 ...

Page 5: ...nding Postcards 6 7 Receiving and Viewing a Postcard 6 8 TWAIN Acquire Software 7 1 Installation 7 1 Starting Access Software 7 2 Overview 7 2 Transferring Pictures from DC25 7 5 Rotating Your Picture 7 7 Enhancing Your Picture 7 7 Transferring Your Picture 7 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 Where to Get Help 9 1 Software Help 9 1 Online Services 9 2 Faxed Information 9 2 Customer Support 9 2 Warranty Regula...

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Page 7: ... megabytes of picture storage on an optional Picture Card and a color Liquid Crystal Display LCD which allows you to immediately view your pictures The pictures used through out this manual were taken with the DC25 and edited using PhotoEnhancer Special Fun Edition software from PictureWorks Package Contents DC25 camera Quickstart Guide s registration cards one PC serial cable DC25 software two 3V...

Page 8: ...ndars and more KODAK Digital Science Picture Postcard Software lets you send an e mail picture postcard using pictures taken with your DC25 TWAIN Acquire module allows you to download pictures to TWAIN compliant software applications Additional bonus software may be included on your CD System Requirements Personal computer with a minimum 486 33MHz microprocessor MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 6 MB or more o...

Page 9: ... Self Timer Light Flash Picture Card Door Camera Lens Flash Sensor STANDARD OFF AUTO FILL HIGH KODAK DC25 DIGITAL CA MERA PO WER ER AS E Power Busy Memory PREVIEW SCROLL DISPLAY STATU S ENTE R SCROLL STATUS ENTER DISPLAY Power Busy Memory PREVIEW Serial Cable AC Adapter Connection Connection STATUS ENTER SCROLL DISPLAY Power Light Busy Light Memory Light Button Button Button LCD Display Buttons Vi...

Page 10: ...ER OFF AUTO FILL STANDARD HIGH KODAK DC25 DIGITAL CAMERA Resolution Switch Flash Switch Camera Erase Button Shutter Button Self Timer Button Power Button On Off Tripod Mount LCD Brightness Wheel Picture Card Battery Door Eject Eject Switch ...

Page 11: ...ll Kodak Customer support see Chapter 9 Get Help for dealer information Remove the batteries if the DC25 will not be used for an extended period of time This prevents camera damage from battery leaks or corrosion 1 Place your thumb on the battery door 2 Slide battery door away from the camera 3 Insert the batteries as indicated on inside of battery door Eject Bottom view of camera Card ...

Page 12: ... may set your DC25 to capture pictures in a High or Standard resolution Your pictures include more detail with high resolution but they will use more memory in the DC25 than standard resolution pictures You can switch freely between the two settings when taking pictures The number of pictures the DC25 is able to store will vary accordingly The green Power light on the back of the DC25 blinks to in...

Page 13: ...nside line when your subject is 2 to 3 ft 0 5 to 1 m away Use the entire viewfinder area when your subject is more than 3 ft 1 m away 3 Firmly press the Shutter button The orange Busy light stays on for approximately 5 seconds as the DC25 processes the picture You do not need to hold the camera still while the Busy light is lit but you will not be able to take another picture until the Busy light ...

Page 14: ... to be on to take a picture Using the LCD option shortens battery life Adjusting LCD Brightness Automatic LCD Turn Off To save battery power the LCD display automatically turns off after 60 seconds To turn the LCD on again press the DISPLAY button You may adjust the brightness of the LCD by turning the brightness wheel located at the bottom of the DC25 Eject LCD brightness wheel ...

Page 15: ... taken The picture number and icon disappear after 2 seconds A message appears if no pictures are in the DC25 or optional Picture Card 3 Press the SCROLL button to view one picture or four different pictures at one time 4 Press the buttons to view the previous or next pictures Press and hold down both buttons at the same time for approximately 3 seconds The LCD displays the subject that is viewed ...

Page 16: ...n The STATUS display appears on the LCD If a Picture Card is inserted STATUS displays information pertaining to the Picture Card To check the camera s status the Picture Card must be removed SCROLL STATUS ENTER DISPLAY Power Busy Memory PREVIEW SCROLL STATUS ENTER DISPLAY Power Busy Memory PREVIEW MOVE TO CARD EXIT PICTURES LEFT 14 HIGH 28 STD Battery Icon where is stored level picture Indicates r...

Page 17: ... appears with Exit highlighted 4 Press the SCROLL button until MOVE TO CARD is highlighted 5 Press the STATUS ENTER button A display appears with MOVE PICTURE highlighted The last picture in the camera s memory is displayed in the right hand corner The picture number is indicated under the camera icon 6 Press the buttons until the correct picture appears on the display To move all the pictures fro...

Page 18: ...picture appears on the display If erasing the entire camera or Picture Card press the SCROLL button until ERASE CAMERA or ERASE CARD is highlighted 5 Press the STATUS ENTER button If erasing the entire camera or Picture Card a display appears asking you to verify that all the pictures should be erased Press the SCROLL button until the appropriate response is highlighted then press the STATUS ENTER...

Page 19: ...tatus for instructions on accessing the STATUS display Memory Light If the optional Picture Card is full the red Memory light comes on and you will not be able to take any more pictures Remove the Picture Card and if the camera memory is not full you can take additional pictures Memory Full Display The red Memory light comes on when the DC25 s and or optional Picture Card s memory is full You cann...

Page 20: ...possible results Using the flash may bring out more detail and diminish shadows Automatic Power Off If you do not use your DC25 for approximately 90 seconds it automatically turns off To turn the DC25 on again press the POWER button Off flash is turned off and will not fire Auto flash fires automatically whenever the DC25 determines that there is not enough light to take a picture Fill flash fires...

Page 21: ...n 1 Press the POWER button 2 Place the DC25 on a flat steady surface 3 Press the Self timer button The Self timer light located on the front of the camera and the Busy Light located on the back of the camera turn on and stay lit for 7 seconds They then flash for 3 seconds just before the picture is taken 4 The picture is taken ERASE POWER OFF AUTO FILL STANDARD HIGH KODAK DC25 DIGITAL CAMERA Card ...

Page 22: ... 2 mega byte memory card can approximately hold an additional 13 high or 24 standard resolution pictures Inserting a Picture Card WARNING Do not insert the Picture Card into the DC25 when the Busy light is lit This may damage your pictures 1 Turn off the DC25 2 Open the Picture Card door 3 Hold the Picture Card face up with the connecting end pointed at the DC25 4 Push the card all of the way into...

Page 23: ...r designed for the DC25 Use of any other adapter can cause fire electric shock or injury 1 Wait until the Busy light is off 2 Turn off the DC25 3 Open the Picture Card door 4 Slide the Eject button The Picture Card partially slides out of the slot 5 Take hold of the Picture Card and carefully remove it from the Picture Card slot 6 Close the Picture Card door Insert the AC adapter into the AC power...

Page 24: ... minutes until the DC25 cools and remove the batteries Cleaning the Lens 1 Blow gently on the lens to remove dust and dirt 2 Moisten the lens by breathing lightly on it 3 Wipe the lens gently with a soft lint free cloth or an untreated lens cleaning tissue Do not use cleaning solutions unless they are designed specifically for camera lenses Do not wipe the camera lens with chemically treated eyegl...

Page 25: ...rture f 4 to f 11 Color 24 bit millions of colors Tripod Socket 1 4 in Sensitivity ASA ISO rating equivalent to 800 1600 Shutter Speed 1 30 to 1 4 000 Flash effective range of 13 ft 0 5 to 4 m Viewfinder Reverse Galilean Albada Color Temperature of Flash 4500 to 5500 K Weight 9 5 oz 0 27 Kg with batteries Power two 3V lithium batteries K123LA CR123 or DL123 Dimensions 1 6 X 5 1 X 2 8 in 40 X 130 X...

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Page 27: ...e or the software s quick reference guides for more information on the software packages 1 Plug one end of the serial cable into the printer or a COM port on the back of your computer If your computer has a 25 pin port you need to purchase a 9 pin adapter and attach it to the port before attaching the serial cable to the computer 2 Lift the rubber tab on the camera 3 Plug the other end of the seri...

Page 28: ...s not recognize that the DC25 is attached and turned on you may need to adjust the serial port and speed settings 1 Open PhotoEnhancer Software 2 From the Camera pulldown menu select Set Camera Communications 3 Select DC25 from the Camera Type field 4 From the Camera Port field select COM 1 or the port you have connected the camera to 5 Adjust Camera Port Speed up or down by one setting 6 Click OK...

Page 29: ...consider purchasing a calibration system The aim of a calibration system is to match as close as possible the printed image to the image on your computer screen Remember these few tips when it comes time to print your document color printing takes more time the more complex your document is also increases the print and drying time color printing is more memory intensive than black and white If you...

Page 30: ...inkjet printers Do not use with laser printers Before You Print using the Snaphot Paper If necessary rotate the picture so that it is a portrait layout resize the picture so the image is smaller than the Snapshot paper For example when the image is in a portrait layout try setting the image to 4 5 inches tall and 3 4 inches wide adjust your printer if you have one of the recommended printers as di...

Page 31: ...ve pictures delete saved pictures Installation If you installed the software from the DC25 CD see the Installation section in Chapter 5 PhotoEnhancer Special Fun Edition Picture Easy software may already be installed If it is not already installed complete the installation instructions in Chapter 5 and select the Picture Easy software option Starting Picture Easy From the Start menu select Program...

Page 32: ...es the displayed picture from your computer and the right picture strip Question mark displays the Picture Easy help screen Door closes Picture Easy Empty drawer saves the displayed picture to your computer and then displays it in the right picture strip Full drawer indicates that pictures were saved as numbered JPG files to the PICTURES subdirectory Camera Pictures Preview Area Saved Pictures Ico...

Page 33: ... must be turned on to transfer pictures Pictures from the camera and optional Picture Card appear in the left picture strip Click on the red arrows to scroll up or down the strip 3 Click on a picture in the strip to display it in the preview area The picture number total number of pictures and arrow indicating the strip that the displayed picture is from appears at the top of the strip If necessar...

Page 34: ...viewed picture to your computer Your picture appears in the right picture strip and is saved to your computer Only one copy of the picture can be saved to the right strip per session Multiple copies of the same picture cannot be saved to the right strip 5 To preview a picture from the right picture strip click on the picture 6 You can also select the Trash icon to delete the picture Printer icon t...

Page 35: ...olor balance in your pictures Select Creative Corner to open your own card shop using your own pictures and one of the many style templates to create greeting cards invitations calendars postcards and more Installation 1 Close all open applications 2 Place DC25 CD into your CD ROM drive 3 From the Start menu choose Run 4 Type d setup and press the enter key If your CD ROM uses a drive other than t...

Page 36: ...unications Settings If your computer does not recognize that the DC25 is attached and turned on you may need to adjust the Camera Communications settings PhotoEnhancer software must be opened to adjust camera communications 1 From the Camera pulldown menu select Set Camera Communications The Preferences window appears 2 Select camera type port and port speed See the Checking Serial Port Availabili...

Page 37: ...oto Center menu appears 3 Click Preview pictures from DC20 DC25 icon You can also select Get Picture from Disk to transfer pictures from your disk drive Move pictures from DC20 DC25 to quickly save pictures directly to your computer without previewing them Preview Pictures from Folder to view pictures from a folder on your computer For example you can preview pictures located in the PICTURES subdi...

Page 38: ... Images window opens 4 Select your Image Source and Range 5 Click View Slides A message box appears showing the transfer status The DC25 may click while the pictures are transferred A Slide Table of your pictures opens once the transfer is complete 6 Select a picture by double clicking on it To select multiple pictures hold down the shift key and click on individual pictures The selected picture s...

Page 39: ... cancel or the Image pulldown menu to flip or rotate a selected area of your picture Zoom magnifies To resize select the File menu s Image View option or on PCs press the right mouse button Hand scrolls through a picture Rectangle makes a rectangular selection Polygon makes irregular straight sided selection Lasso makes freehand selection Magic Wand selects areas by similar color Sharpen focuses a...

Page 40: ... Open a picture using Photo Center options 2 Click Enhancement Short Cuts on the PhotoEnhancer Express menu The Enhancement Short Cuts menu appears 3 Click SmartPix The SmartPix menu appears 4 Select the lighting condition in which your picture was taken Your picture adjusts to compensate for a specific lighting condition You can also adjust for faded colors light or dark shadows or remove dot pat...

Page 41: ...s menu appears 3 Click By Example The Filter By Example window opens with a reduced version of the original picture in the upper right corner The blue square controls the part of the picture that appears in the nine sample boxes Drag the blue square in the reduced version to view the different areas of the picture The middle sample box corresponds to current picture setting ...

Page 42: ...he sample box and click on the one you like best 6 Click Apply The enhancement selected from the sample is applied to the entire picture The sample boxes show the applied enhancement in various degrees 7 Experiment with the different enhancement options to find the best one for improving your picture Use Undo to delete the last change applied to the picture and Revert to return the picture to its ...

Page 43: ...from the Image pulldown menu 2 Click Creative Corner on the PhotoEnhancer Express menu The Creative Corner menu appears 3 Click Cards Calendars etc The Choose Style dialog box appears 4 Click Cards You can also create Calendars Flyers Postcards 5 Select a style template from the drop down menu The corresponding template appears in the preview area on the right 6 Click Choose to begin working in a ...

Page 44: ...ing with one page templates 8 Click Add Photo The Add Photo window appears listing the name of the opened picture 9 Click OK Click Browse to select a picture from a file on your computer The Cards Calendars etc window reappears with selected picture 10To reduce picture size place the cursor on a black framing box hold the mouse button down and drag the framing square until the desired picture size...

Page 45: ...it into place 12Click on the text icon to add text The Add Text dialog box appears 13 Enter your text in the blank text box You can also select the Alignment option to select text placement Set Font button to open the Font window and select font size and color 14Click OK ...

Page 46: ... button down and drag the framing square until the desired shape size is reached If you want to change your text after pasting it double click on the text to open the Add Text dialog box 16Click on the appropriate page icon to complete the rest of your card 17Click on the Print button to print your masterpiece or the Save As button to save the card to a file on your computer 18Click Done to exit C...

Page 47: ...ncer Express menu The Creative Corner menu appears 3 Click FunPix The FunPix menu appears 4 Click the special effects icon you want to apply to your picture Apply several effects to one picture Select the Undo button to delete the last change applied to the picture Select Redo to reapply the change Cartoon for a colorful outline of your picture ...