KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera-Taking pictures

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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera
Taking pictures

Taking any kind of picture, still, burst, or timelapse is basically the same. The only difference is the amount of time you have to hold down the SHUTTER button.

Note: For best results when taking a picture, 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 a picture:

Place the subject in the viewfinder.
Note: To view the subject in the LCD as well as the viewfinder, press the DISPLAY button.
Press the SHUTTER button.
- If you are taking a still picture, press and release the SHUTTER button.
- If you are taking burst pictures, hold down the SHUTTER button for as long as you want the camera to fire. The camera stops firing when the available camera memory is used or when you release the SHUTTER button. The resolution and quality of your pictures, set in the burst picture settings, dictates how quickly camera memory is consumed. Refer to Picture Type settings for more information on burst picture settings.
  Note: You do not need to hold the camera still while the green Ready light is blinking, but you will not be able to take another picture until it stops blinking.
- If you are taking timelapse pictures, press and release the SHUTTER button. The camera fires at the interval set in the timelapse picture settings. The camera continues to fire until you press the SHUTTER button again, press the STOP softkey, or until the maximum number of pictures, set in the timelapse picture settings, is taken. Refer to Picture Type settings for more information on timelapse picture settings.
  Note: If you set a long interval between timelapse pictures, the camera may appear to turn itself off to save batteries. It will turn itself back on to take the next picture.
  
  If you have the Quickview setting turned on, the camera displays the picture on the LCD and saves it to the memory card.
  
  Note: If you are taking burst or timelapse pictures, the 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.

Viewing the memory gauge

In the Capture mode, the Overlay bar displays a memory gauge that gives the status of working memory (DRAM) and memory on the memory card.

Working memory is the memory the camera uses to process pictures. The working memory gauge fluctuates as the camera processes pictures. When the camera has completely processed all pictures (by either saving them to the memory card or deleting them) the working memory gauge will be clear.

The memory card gauge shows used space on the memory card in red and available space as white. As the camera processes pictures and saves them to the memory card, more of the memory card gauge fills with red.

Adding sound to a picture

After taking a picture with Quickview turned on, you can attach sound to the picture. Once the picture disappears from Quickview, you must enter the Review mode to record sound.

Note: You can switch to Review mode and attach sound to a picture at any time.

When the LCD displays the picture you have taken, press and hold the RECORD button.

The flashing microphone icon appears in the top overlay bar along with a timer indicating how long you have been recording sound.
When you are done recording, release the RECORD button.
Delete, Overlay, and Play softkeys appear on the bottom of the screen.

Note: If you press the RECORD button a second time, you are given the option to delete the existing sound and record new sound for the picture.
Press a softkey.
- Delete—Gives the option of deleting the picture and sound or just the sound.
- Overlay—Turns the Overlay off.
- Play—Plays the recorded sound.
Note: If you lift your finger from the RECORD button before you have finished recording sound, delete the sound clip and record a new one.