Kodak DC4800 manual Taking a Picture

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Taking a Picture

With the battery charged (or AC power supplied) and a Picture Card inserted, all you need to do is turn on the camera, select a capture mode, and take a picture.

Shutter button

Green ready light

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1	Center the subject in the viewfinder brackets,
	or use Preview (page 22).
2	Press the Shutter button half-way to lock in the
	auto focus and exposure, and to display the
	shutter speed in the Status Display.
	The ready light glows green.
3	Press the Shutter button completely down to
	take the picture.

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Viewfinder

Picture Card access light

The green Picture Card access light flashes.

In the Status Display, the frame counter blinks and displays the number of pictures remaining. This number can change depending on resolution and Picture Card

mcapacity.

The picture appears in the LCD (unless you are using battery power with Power Save on).

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Contents Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera User’s Guide Or placement into a documentEastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, N.Y Table of Contents Page Reviewing Your Pictures IiiTips and Troubleshooting Before You Call Telephone Numbers Page Getting Started Attaching the Neck Strap Using the Lens CapClose the door Loading the BatteryTo open Charging the Battery Card slot and close the door Inserting a Picture CardLip Damage your cameraTurning the Camera On and Off Removing a Picture CardChecking the Battery Setting the Clock Diopter Adjusting the ViewfinderCamera at a well-lit area Appears sharp and focusedManual Picture Taking Menu Camera Menus OverviewMagnify Slide Show Delete Print Order Protect Picture Info Review Pictures MenuExposure Metering Camera Sounds Camera Reset Date and Time Camera Setup Menu To access the Setup Menus Power Save Language Digital ZoomTaking Pictures Choosing a Capture Mode Taking a Picture Shooting in Fully Automatic Mode On the Mode Dial, select an f-number setting Shooting in Manual ModeSetting the f-number Long Time EXPOSURE-press OK Setting the Shutter SpeedRange from 1/2 to 1/1000 of a second Shooting in Aperture Priority Mode Shooting a Burst Series of Pictures Close Distant PicturesClose-Up Pictures UseNumber shutter speed Digital zoom Previewing Your PictureViewing and Deleting the Last Picture Modes. See Using the Optical ZoomUsing the Digital Zoom Slide Setting the FlashExternal flash connector Using an External Flash UnitUsing the Self-Timer Page Customizing Manual Settings Adjusting the Exposure Compensation Ideal for indoor pictures under this lighting without flash Adjusting the White BalanceSet the Mode dial to a Capture setting P, 2.8, 5.6, or DAYLIGHT-Ideal for pictures in natural lightingColor arrows Is highlighted Selecting a Color ModePress a Button until Black & WHITE-use this for black and white pictures Approx Setting the Picture QualityResolution Compression File Size Megapixels Pixels Press a Button until Selecting Exposure Metering Setting Picture Sharpness Speed without sacrificing image quality Adjusting the ISO SensitivityPlacing the Date on Pictures Setting the Shutter SpeedReviewing Your Pictures To exit the filmstrip, press Menu Turn the Mode Dial to ReviewViewing Pictures To exit Picture Magnify, press the OK button Magnifying PicturesTo exit Delete, highlight Exit and press OK Deleting PicturesProtecting Pictures Monitor, digital projector Running a Slide ShowPictures on a sheet of paper Selecting Pictures for Automatic PrintingPage To exit Picture Info, press OK Viewing Picture InformationPage Personalizing Your Camera Display Automatic Quickview Yes Selecting a Power Save SettingCamera Function Mshooting Setting Digital Zoom Behavior Page Adjusting the Camera Sounds Press a Button to highlight Video Out option you want to use Setting Video OutSelecting a Language Formatting a Picture Card Resetting Camera Defaults To exit About, press OK Viewing Camera InformationPage Installing Your Software Macintosh System Requirements WINDOWS-Based System RequirementsKodak DC4800 Digital Camera Software disc includes Kodak SoftwareInstalling the Software Transferring Pictures To Your Computer Using a USB Cable Connection → Kodak → DC4800 → Help Macintosh computersAny empty folders within the Dcim folder are removed Locating Your Pictures on the Picture CardTaken by that camera Picture Naming ConventionsPage Connecting Your Camera Tips and TroubleshootingExpectancy Adjusting your printer software settingsGetting Better Results from Your Printer PrintersPicture Card Problem Cause Solution TroubleshootingComputer Monitor Problem Cause Solution Camera Communications Problem Cause Solution Camera Problem Cause Solution Picture is too dark Flash is not on or When you lookAdjust the diopter dial. See FocusNormally. Continue taking Access light is not blinkingCovered Light sensorFar away for 10 ft 3.0 m away Device Slide show does not Power Save is onPicture is not clear Lens is dirty Subject too closeLight goes off Camera LED Status Lights Problem Cause SolutionAdjust the shutter speed. See LCD Messages Cause Solution Page Kodak Fax Support Kodak Online ServicesGetting Help Software HelpTelephone Numbers Telephone Customer SupportBefore You Call 0080044125605 Page Warranty Repair Coverage Warranty Time PeriodLimitations FCC Compliance and Advisory Regulatory InformationCanadian DOC Statement Appendix Feature Default Setting Original Camera Default SettingsTripod Socket 25 in. .006 m threaded Video Out Ntsc or PAL DC4800 Zoom Camera SpecificationsTelePhoto f/4.5 Camera SpecificationsIts parts Clean the lens and back LCD screen General Camera MaintenanceGeneral Safety Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Using Your Battery 100 Picture taking 16 printing, print orders Battery guidelines 99 camera specificationsIndex 101102 Original default settings 94 original defaults, resettingCenter spot metering 37 center-weighted metering 103 Kodak software 66 software 104105 Slide show 46 running slide show Resolution, setting 35 reviewing pictures106 107 Menus 12 sharpness, settingSelf-timer delay 27 speed, setting Getting help 85 installing 63, 66 Kodak Digital CameraCamera information 61 picture information General 15 manual mode108 109 Installing software on 66 system requirements