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Kodak DX7630 - page 1
K odak EasyShar e DX7630 zoom digital camer a User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www .k odak.com/g o/howto F or he lp with your camera , www .k odak.com/go/dx7630support ...
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Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2004 All screen images are simulated. K odak and EasyShare are trademar ks of Eastman Kodak Company . P/N 4J1082 ...
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Product f eatures i T op , Front View 1 Wrist strap post 8 Flash unit 2 Zoom (Wide angle/ Telephoto); Magnify (when Reviewing pictures) 9V i e w f i n d e r 3 Shutter button 10 Lens 4 Flash Setting button 11 Microphone 5 Close-up/Landscape button 12 Light sensor 6 Exposure Bracketing/Burst but ton 13 Self Timer/Video light 7 Speaker 4 3 1 6 2 5 10 ...
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Product fe atures ii Side , Back View Bottom View 1 A/V Out, for television viewing 9 Review button 2 USB Port 10 Jog dial 3 DC-In (5V) 11 Share button 4 Display/Info button 12 Mode dial lock 5 Ready light 13 Joystick - move OK - press in 6 Viewfinder 7 Delete button 14 Mode dial 8 Menu button 15 Power ring 16 Camera screen (LCD) 1 Dock connector 2 ...
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iii T able of contents 1 1 Getting started ........................................................................... 1 Package contents ................... ...................... ...................... ............... 1 Installing the software first ......... ...................... ...................... ........... 1 Charging the battery ....... ...
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iv 4 Installing the software .......................... ................................... 35 Minimum system requirements ...................................... .................. 35 Install the software ........... ...................... ...................... .................. 36 5 Sharing pictures and videos ................................... ...
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1 1 Getting started Package contents Not shown: User’ s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide , K odak EasyShare so ftware CD . Contents may change without notice . Installing the software first IMPOR T ANT : Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting the camera (or dock) to the computer . Otherwise, ...
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Getting started 2 Charging the battery T he Li-Ion rechargeable battery re quires charging before fi rst use . 1 Insert the battery into the charger . 2 Insert the plug that matc hes your electrical outlet. 3 Plug the charger into the outlet. The i ndica tor lig ht tu rns red . Whe n the indicator light turns green, remove the batter y and unpl ug ...
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Getting started 3 Important battery information Kodak battery replacement types/battery life Actual battery life may vary based on usage . We rec ommend using onl y a K odak Easy Share Li-Ion rechargeable battery . Not all manufacturers’ 3 .7V Li-Ion rech argeable batteries ar e compatib le with the camera. Damage caused by unauth or ized accesso ...
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Getting started 4 Battery safety and handling ■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal ob jects , including coins . Otherwise , a battery may short circui t, discharge energy , become hot, or leak. ■ F or rechargeab le battery disposal information, see the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation W eb site at www .rbrc.com . F or mor e informa ...
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Getting started 5 Setting the date and time Setting the date & time, first time Th e Date and Time have been reset message appears the first time you turn on the camera or if the battery is removed for an extended time . 1 SET DA TE & TIME is highlighted. Press the OK button. 2 Go to step 4 in Setting the date & time , anytime . Setting ...
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Getting started 6 Checking camera and picture status T he icons that appear on the camera sc reen indicate the active camer a and picture settings . Capture mode screen Only active camera setting s are displayed: Review screen Exposure compensation Camera mode Battery Date stamp Landscape/Close-up Flash Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage ...
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Getting started 7 Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card Y our camer a has 32 MB of internal memory . Y ou can purchase option al SD/MMC cards for removable , reusable storage for your p ictures and videos . CAUTION: The card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may dam age th e ca mera or ca rd. D o not ins ert or rem ove a card when the green rea ...
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8 2 T aking pictures and videos Taking a picture 1 T urn the Mode dial to Auto . (See page 11 for other mode descrip tions.) The camera screen displays the mode na me and description. T o interr upt the descripti on, press any b utton. T o redisplay t he descriptio n, press the OK button. 2 Press the Display/Info button to turn on the camera screen ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 9 Using the auto-focus framing marks When using the camer a screen as a vi ewfinder , fr aming marks indicate where the camera is focusing. F o r the best pict ures , the camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects , even if the subj ects are not centered in the scene. 1 With the camer a screen on , press the Shutte ...
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T aking pictures and vide os 10 Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you tak e a picture or video , the camer a screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displ ayed, you can: ■ Review: If you tak e no action, the picture/video is saved. ■ Play (video): Press the OK bu tton to play th e vid ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 11 Using digital zoom Use digital zoom i n any still mode to get an additional 4X magnificati on beyond optical zoom. Co mbined zoom settings are from 3.6X to 12X. Y ou must turn on the camer a screen before activ ating digital zoom. 1 Press the Display/In fo button to turn on the camera screen. 2 Pull the Zoom b utton ...
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T aking pictures and vide os 12 Aperture Priority Controlling aperture, exposure compensation, flash compensation, and ISO speed. Aperture priority mode is primarily used to control depth of field (the range of sharpness). NOTE: The aperture setting may be affected when using optical zoom. Use the jog dial to select settings. (See P , A , S, M, a n ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 13 Scene modes 1 T urn the Mode dial to S cene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions . 3 Press the OK bu tton to choose a Sc ene mode . Use this SCN mode For Portrait Full-frame pictures of people and other subjects. Sports Subjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast. Landscape Distant scenery. Flash does ...
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T aking pictures and vide os 14 P, A, S, M, and C mode Aperture —also known as f-stop , controls the size of the lens op ening, which determi nes the depth of field. Larger aperture settings (larger f-num ber) k eep both foreground and background sharp; good for landsc apes and well-lit condition s . Smaller aperture settings mak e the foreground ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 15 Settings apply only in P, A, S, M, and C modes Settings you change in P , A, S or M modes apply only to pictures tak en in those modes . Settings you change in C mode apply only to pictures tak en in that mode . F or exampl e , if you change the Color Mode to Sepia while in P , A, S, or M mode , then Au to & Scen ...
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T aking pictures and vide os 16 Using the flash Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Y ou can change the flash set ting in any Stil l mode; the de fault flash setting is restored when you exit the mode or turn off the camer a. Turning on the flash NO TE: T he flash is not av ailable in all modes . ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 17 Flash settings in each mode Capture mode Default setting A vailable settings Auto Auto* Auto, Off, Fill Flash, Red-eye P, A, S, M, or C Auto Auto, Off, Fill Flash, Red-eye Scene Modes Portrait Auto* Auto, Off, Fill Flash, Red-eye Sports Auto Auto, Off, Fill Flash, Red-eye Landscape Off Off Close-up Off Auto, Off, Fil ...
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T aking pictures and vide os 18 * When you change to Auto or Red-eye in these modes , it becom es the default until you change it. Shooting close-up and landscape pictures Use the Close-up/Landscape button to tak e pictures of scenes that a re very close or very far away . (Not available in Scene mod es .) 1 Set the Mode dial to any Capture mode . ...
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T aking pictu res and videos 19 Using exposure bracketing 1 Set the exposure br ack eting interval. (See Exposure Br ack eting Interv al, page 22 .) 2 In any Still mode , press the Burs t button repeatedly to choose . 3 Press the Shut ter button halfway and hold to set the auto-focus and exposure . 4 Press the Shut ter button the rest of the way do ...
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T aking p ictures and vide os 20 Using burst 1 In any Still mode , press the Burst butt on repeatedly to choos e an option. 2 Press the Shut ter button halfway and hold to set the auto-focus and exposure . 3 Press the Shutter button the rest of the way down and hold it to tak e the pictures . The camera stops taking pictures when you release the Sh ...
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T aking pictures and videos 21 Changing picture-taking settings Y ou can change se ttings to get the be st results from your cam era: 1 Press the Menu bu tton. (Some set tings are unavailable i n some mode s .) 2 Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button. 3 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 4 Press the Me nu button to exit th ...
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T aking p ictures and vide os 22 White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting rema ins until you change it. The setting is displayed on the right side of Liveview if set to Daylight, Tungsten, or Fluorescent. Auto (default)— automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight— for pictures in nat ural ...
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T aking pictures and videos 23 Focus Zone Choose a large or conce ntrated area of focus. This setting remains until y ou change it. The setting is displayed on the right side of Liveview if set to Center-zone or Selectable-zone. Multi-zone (default)— evaluates 3 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-zone— ...
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T aking p ictures and vide os 24 Sharpness Contro l picture sh arpness. This setting remains until y ou change it. High Normal (default) Low Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes. Reset to Default Reset all picture-taking settings to the defaults. Reset P , A, S , M, or C mode to its default setting. Set Album (Still) Choose Album names. This ...
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T aking pictures and videos 25 Using setup to customize your camera 1 In any mode , pres s the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Setup , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 5 Press the Menu button to exit. Setting Icon Options Return to previous menu. Quic ...
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T aking p ictures and vide os 26 Sound Volume Off Low (default) Medium High Date & Time See page 5 . Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. NTSC (default)— used in North America and Japan; most common format. PAL— used in Europe and China. Orientation S ensor Orient p ...
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T aking pictures and videos 27 Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feat ure to pre-select album nam es before you tak e pictures or vid eos . T hen , all the pictures or videos you tak e are tagged with those album names . First—on your computer Use K odak EasyShare softw are (V 3.0 or higher , see pa ge 35 ) to create ...
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28 3 Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and wo rk with your pictures and videos . T o save battery power , use the optional K o dak EasyShare camer a or printer dock, or K odak 5-volt A C adapter . (See www .k odak.com/go/ dx7630accessories .) Viewing single pictures and videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Move the joysti ...
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Reviewing pictures and videos 29 Playing a video 1 Press the Review button. 2 Move the joystick to locate a vid eo . (In Multi-up view , highlight a video , then pres s the OK button. Whe n a video is high lighted in Mu lti-up view , the video dur ation is displaye d at the top of the camera screen.) 3 T o play or pause a video, press the OK button ...
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Reviewing pictur es and videos 30 Magnifying pictures 1 Press the Review button, then locate a picture . 2 Pull or push the Zoom button to magnify th e pi cture between 1X and 8X. T o see different parts of the picture , move the joys tick . T o redisplay the picture at the 1X (original) size , press the OK button. T o exit Magnify , press the OK b ...
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Reviewing pictures and videos 31 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 1 Press the Review butt on, then locate the picture or video . 2 Press the Menu bu tton. 3 Move the joystick to highlight Protect , then press the OK button. The picture or vid eo is protect ed and ca nnot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with the protected picture or ...
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Reviewing pictur es and videos 32 Second—on your camera 1 Press the Review butt on, then locate the picture or video . 2 Press the Menu bu tton. 3 Move the joystick to highlight Album , then press the OK button. 4 Move the joystick to highlight an album folder , then press the OK button. T o add other pi ctures to the same al bum, move the joysti ...
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Reviewing pictures and videos 33 Changing the slide show display interval T he default interv al setting di splays each picture for 5 seconds . Y ou can increase the display inte rv al up to 60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, move the joystick to highlight Interval, then press the OK button. 2 Select a display in terval. T o scroll through the ...
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Reviewing pictur es and videos 34 Copying pictures and videos Y ou can copy pictures and vide os from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy , m ake sure that: ■ A card is inserted in the camer a. ■ T he camer a’ s picture storage loca tion is set to the location from which you are copying. See Image Stor ...
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35 4 Installing the softwar e Minimum system requirements NO TE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support the Sh are button functions , including F avorites . Mac OS X version 10.2. x or 10.3 is recommended for full functionality . T o download EasyShare software for Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x , visit www .k odak.com /go/dx7630downloads . Windows OS-based compute ...
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Installing the software 36 Install the software CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare softwar e before connecting the camera o r optional dock to the computer . F ailu re to do so may cause the software to install incorrectly . 1 Close all softw are applications that are open on your computer (including anti-virus software). 2 Place the K odak EasyShar ...
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37 5 Sharing pictur es and videos NO TE: Share tags remain until removed. If a ta gged picture/video is copied on the camer a, the Share tag is not copied. (If a tagged picture/video is copied in EasyShare software , the Share tag is copied.) In a burst series , only the last picture is tagged during Quickview . When can I tag my pictures and video ...
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Sharing pictur es and videos 38 Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. Pre ss to locate a picture. 2 Press to highlight Print , then press the OK button.* 3 Press to select the number of co pies (0-99). Zero removes the tag for that picture . The Print icon appears in the status area. The defa ult quantity is one. 4O p t i o n a l ...
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Sharing pictures a nd videos 39 Tagging pictures and videos for emailing First—on your computer Use K odak EasyShare softw are (V 3.0 o r higher) to create a n email address book on your computer . T hen copy up to 32 email addresses to the camer a’ s internal memory . See the Kodak Easy Share software Help for details . Second—tag pictures/v ...
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Sharing pictur es and videos 40 Tagging pictures as favorites Y ou can store your favorite pictures in the F avorites section of your camera’ s internal memory , then share th em with friends and fa mily . F avorites are loaded into your camera after you tr ansfer pictures to you r computer . So you can k eep and share m ore , favorites are small ...
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Sharing pictures a nd videos 41 Optional settings In F avorites mod e , press the Menu button to access optional settings . NO TE: Pictures tak en at the 5.4 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top of the screen. (See Picture Size, page 21 .) Removing all favorites from your camera 1 T urn the Mode d ...
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42 6 T ransferr ing and pr inting pictur es CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer . F ailure to do so may cause the software to install incorrectly . Transferring pictures/videos with the USB cable 1 T urn off the camer a. 2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the labeled USB ...
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T ransferring and print ing picture s 43 Printing pictures from your computer F or details on printing pictures from yo ur comp uter , click the Help button in the K odak EasyShare softw are . Ordering prints online K odak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto , www .ofoto.com ) is one of the many online print serv ices offered in the Kodak Ea ...
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44 7 T roubleshooting When you have questions about your camer a, start here . Additional techni cal information is av ailable in the ReadMe file located on the K odak EasyShare softw are CD . F or updates to T roubleshooting information, see www .k odak.com/go/dx7630support . Camera problems If ... T ry one or more of the follo wing The camera doe ...
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T roubleshooting 45 Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems You cannot take a picture ■ T urn the camera off , then on again. ■ Depress shutter button all the way ( page 8 ). ■ Insert a charged battery ( page 2 ). ■ W ait until the ready light is g reen before attempting to tak e another picture . ■ T ransfer pictures to t ...
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T roubleshooting 46 Camera ready light status The picture is too light ■ T urn flash off ( page 16 ). ■ Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the effect ive flash ra nge (see page 16 ). ■ T o automatically set exposure and foc us , press the Shutter button halfway and hold . When the ready light glows green, press th ...
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T roubleshooting 47 Still having problems? Visit www .k odak.com/g o/dx7630supp ort , or see Chapter 8, Getting help . Ready light glows steady red. Camera’s internal memory or car d is full. Transfer pictures to the computer ( page 42 ), delete pictures from the camera ( page 29 ), switch storage locations ( page 24 ), or insert a card with avai ...
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48 8 Getting help Helpful links Software help Click the Help button in th e K odak EasySha re softw are . Telephone customer support If you have questions c oncerning the operation of th e softwa re or camera, you may speak with a customer support representative . Before you call Have the camera, camer a dock, or prin ter dock connected to y our co ...
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Getting help 49 F or the mos t up-to- date listi ngs , visit: http://www .k odak.com/US/en/digital/con tacts/DAIIntern ationalContacts .shtml Australia 1800 147 701 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 567 357 New Zealand 0800 440 786 Belgium 02 713 14 45 Norway 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 150000 Philippines 1 800 1 888 9600 Canada 1 800 465 632 5 Por ...
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50 9 Appendix Camera specifications F or more specifications , visit www .k odak.com/go/dx7630support . K odak EasyShare DX7630 zoom digital camera CCD (charge-coupled device) CCD 1/1.8 in. CCD, 4:3 aspec t ratio Output image size (image quality mode) 2856 x 2142 (6 .1 M) pixels 2856 x 1904 (5 .4 M) pixels 2304 x 1728 (4 M) pixels 2048 x 1536 (3 .1 ...
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Appendix 51 Exposure Exposure metering TTL-AE Multi-pattern AE, Center-wei ghted AE, Center-spot AE. Exposure range AE range: EV 6.0 to 16.5 Full range: EV - 3.0 to 16.5 Exposure mode Programmed AE mode: Auto, PASM , Custom, Scen e modes. Aperture Priority AE: f/2.8, 3.3, 4, 4.8, 5.6, 6 .7, 8 @ wide Shutter Priority AE: 64 - 1/1000 sec. @ wide Full ...
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Appendix 52 Image file format Still: EXIF 2. 2 (JPEG compression), file organization DCF Video: QuickTime (CODEC MPEG4) Image storage Optional MMC or SD Card (The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) Internal storage capacity 32 MB internal memory Review Quickview Ye s Video output NTSC or PAL Power Kodak EasyShare Li-ion rechargeabl ...
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Appendix 53 Tips, safety, maintenance ■ If the cam era has been sub jected to inclement weather or you suspect water has gotten inside the camer a, tu rn off the camer a and remove the battery and card. Allow all components to air - dry for at least 24 hours before using the camera again. ■ Blow gently on the lens or camer a sc reen to remove d ...
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Appendix 54 Picture storage capacity - standard compression Video storage capacity Power-saving features Number of pictures 6.1 MP 5.4 MP (3:2) 4.0 MP 3.1 MP 1.7 MP 16 MB SD/MMC 8 9 12 15 26 32 MB internal memory 15 17 22 28 48 32 MB SD/MMC 16 18 24 30 52 64 MB SD/MMC 32 36 49 60 104 128 MB SD/MMC 65 73 98 121 208 256 MB SD/MMC 1 31 146 196 242 416 ...
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Appendix 55 Upgrading your software and firmware Download t he latest ve rsions of th e softw are included on the EasyShare software CD and the camer a firmw are (the softw are that runs on the camera). See www .k odak.com/go/dx7630downloads . Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipmen t has been tested and found to comply wit ...
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Appendix 56 Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Class B— Ce t appareil nu mérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. VCCI Class B ITE English tr anslation: T his is a Clas s B product based on the standard of the V oluntar ...
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57 Index 1 A A/V out , ii , 33 about picture, video , 34 about this cam era , 26 accessories battery , 3 buying , 48 printer dock , 43 SD/MMC card , 7 AF control , 23 album , 24 albums, tagging pictures for , 27 , 31 apertu re prior ity , 12 aperture , PASM mode , 14 auto , 11 flash , 16 focus framing marks , 9 power -down , 54 B backlight , 14 bat ...
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Index 58 digital zoom , 25 digital zoom, using , 11 displaying slide show , 32 disposal, recycling , 53 distant scenes , 18 dock, printer , 43 downloading pictures , 42 E EasyShare software , 35 emailing pictures, videos , 39 exposure compensation, P ASM mode , 14 exposure metering , 22 external video device viewing pictures , videos , 33 F favorit ...
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Index 59 backlight , 14 beach , 13 children , 14 close-up , 13 custom , 12 custom exposure , 21 favorites , 12 fireworks , 13 flower , 13 landscape , 13 manner , 13 manual , 12 night l andscap e , 13 night portrait , 13 party , 14 portrait , 13 program , 11 SCN , 11 self portrait , 13 shutter priority , 12 snow , 13 sports , 13 text , 13 N night la ...
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Index 60 as you tak e them , 10 camera screen , 28 deleting , 29 magnifying , 30 slide show , 32 reviewing videos camera screen , 28 deleting , 29 slide show , 32 running slide s how , 32 S safety , 53 SCN , 11 SD/MMC card inserting , 7 printing from , 43 storage capacities , 53 self portrait , 13 self timer , 21 light , i sensor, light , i service ...
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Index 61 television, slide show , 33 text , 13 time, setting , 5 tips battery guidelines , 3 maintenance , 53 ReadMe file , 44 safety , 53 transfer, via USB cable , 42 trash can, deleting , 10 tripod socket , ii troubleshooting , 44 turning camera on and off , 4 U upgrading software, firmware , 55 URLs, Kodak web sites , 48 USB (universal serial bu ...
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