User manual KODAK EZ200

[. . . ] Digital Camera Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2000. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company User's Guide P/N 6B4802 FRONT/TOP Power button LCD Mode button Self-timer light Shutter button Digital Camera mode focus position Strap post Focus ring BACK Viewfinder USB connector Speaker BOTTOM Tripod socket Battery door Quick Start KODAK EZ200 Digital Camera Get up and running fast with your KODAK EZ200 Digital Camera--in Digital Camera mode (not connected to your PC) or PC Camera mode(connected to your PC). For details, consult the body of this User's Guide. FIRST Install the Software 1 Insert the KODAK EZ200 Software CD. 2 Follow the on-screen instuctions. 3 Connect the camera when prompted. 4 Restart the computer if prompted. Quick Start Digital Camera Mode (not connected to your PC) 1 Load the Batteries 2 Turn On the Camera Quick Start 3 Set the Focus NOTE: In Digital Camera mode you cannot take a picture unless the focus ring is set to the position shown. 4 Choose a Capture Mode Five Capture Modes: High Quality Web Quality (no icon) HQ, Self-timer Burst Silent Movie Clip Quick Start 5 Take a Picture or Video 6 Connect to the PC Quick Start 7 Download Your Pictures and Movie Clips 1 Press the Shutter button. 2 Select ARCSOFT PHOTOIMPRESSIONS. 3 Click Get Images . 4 Click Save All . See Chapter 4, Using Your EZ200 Camera as a PC Camera, for instructions on using your pictures on your PC. Quick Start PC(connected to your PC) Camera Mode 1 Take a Still Picture From Live Video 1 Connect to the PC. 2 Press the Shutter button. [. . . ] 37 28 Chapter 5 Using KODAK EZ200 Software KODAK EZ200 Software allows your camera to communicate with the PC. You must install EZ200 Software before you can download pictures from the camera, take pictures in PC Camera mode (connected to the PC), or use your camera with other imaging software applications. KODAK EZ200 Software Overview A C D B A. Tool tip E KODAK EZ200 Software Screen Live Video Display (A) When the camera is connected to your computer, the camera captures and displays a live video image on the EZ200 Software screen. 29 Chapter 5 Buttons (B) The buttons allow you to capture and transfer images and work with the pictures in your camera. Images--downloads and displays all pictures and silent movie Get Images clips stored on the camera. All--saves all pictures and video clips (downloaded from the Save All camera with the Get Images button) to your computer hard drive. Picture--captures a still picture of the current live video Take Picture display. Settings--opens a dialog box that allows you to select camera and Settings picture settings (see "Changing Camera Settings" on page 32). Transfer--transfers selected pictures taken with the Take Picture Transfer button to the imaging application. All--transfers all pictures taken with the Take Picture Transfer All button to the imaging application. Exit--exits and closes the EZ200 Software. Exit Scrolling Arrows (C) If more than one page of thumbnail images are displayed, the up and down scrolling arrows appear on the screen. Click and hold an arrow to scroll up or down through the images. 30 Chapter 5 Thumbnail Images (D) The thumbnail images represent the pictures or video clips downloaded from the camera, or pictures taken with the Take Picture button. To view information about the picture, roll the mouse pointer over the thumbnail image (see Viewing Picture Information on this page). Tool Tips (E) When you roll over a screen feature with the mouse pointer, a description of the feature (button or thumbnail image) appears under the live video display. Viewing Picture Information The thumbnail images displayed on the right side of the screen represent the pictures or silent movie clips that were downloaded from the camera, or the pictures taken with the Take Picture button. To view information about a picture, roll the mouse pointer over the thumbnail image. The picture information appears under the live video display in the following format: Still picture, 640 x 480, 2/21 Type of image Image resolution Image number/total number 31 Chapter 5 There are four types of images, each with a specific resolution: Type of Image Still picture Still picture Burst picture Video Clip Image Resolution 640 x 480 pixels 320 x 240 320 x 240 160 x 120 Description High quality still image Web quality still image Web quality, burst still image. All images in the burst series are displayed. Silent movie clip, first frame only is displayed. click on the thumbnail image. Changing Camera Settings Click the Settings button to change camera, video, and anti-flicker settings. 1 Click Settings . The Properties window appears. Anti Flicker tab* *To minimize video flicker sometimes caused by flourescent lights, change the Anti Flicker option to the opposite setting. 32 Chapter 5 2 For the options with sliders, click and slide the indicator. For anti-flicker, select the appropriate radio button. The change is dynamically previewed in the live video display. [. . . ] 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, then remove the batteries. If you use the camera in an airplane, observe instructions of the airline company. Radio waves emitted by the camera may affect the airplane instruments. 58 Chapter 9 Using Your Batteries !Your camera has been designed to operate correctly using four, 1. 5-volt AAA alkaline batteries. [. . . ]