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KODAK DC25 Digital Access Software

Application Window

DC25 Camera Resolution

Picture Index Window

Preview Window

Using Digital Camera Access Software

Change DC25 Camera Settings

Exit Digital Camera Access Software

Get Pictures

Get Pictures Moved to the Hard Disk

Set Preferences

Take a Picture While the DC25 Camera is Connected to the Computer

Working with Pictures

Enhance Pictures

Erase Pictures

Move All of the Pictures

Rotate Pictures

Save Pictures

Select and Deselect Pictures

Transfer Pictures

Displaying Information

View Camera Information

View Picture Information


Digital Camera Access Software
KODAK DC25 Digital Camera Access Software

KODAK DC25 Digital Camera Access Software allows applications that support the TWAIN protocol to get pictures stored in the KODAK DC25 digital camera or on the removable camera PC card, or to get pictures moved to your hard disk.

Digital Camera Access software also lets you:

•	View an enlargement of the picture and magnify the picture to see more detail

•	Compensate for the lighting conditions when the picture was taken

•	Rotate selected pictures

•	Move pictures from the DC25 camera to your computer or to the camera PC card, and move pictures from the camera PC card to your computer

•	Transfer selected pictures to the host application

•	Take a picture while the DC25 camera is connected to the computer

•	Erase pictures stored in the DC25 camera or on the camera PC card

•	Set Digital Camera Access software and DC25 camera preferences

•	Change camera settings

•	View information on the DC25 camera and on a selected picture


Application Window

When you start Digital Camera Access Software from the host application, the application window shows the Get Picture card. You use this card to get pictures from the DC25 camera and the removable camera PC card, as well as pictures you have moved to your hard disk.

Stacked behind the Get Picture card are three other application cards that allow you to rotate, enhance, and transfer pictures to the host application. To bring a card forward, click its tab.

Each card provides a common look and feel, and you can use many Digital Camera Access features from any of the cards.

•	The title bar contains the Control-menu and also shows the name of the application.

•	The display area shows the welcome screen when you start the application.

After you get pictures, the display area shows either a single picture scaled to fit in the center of the display area or shows thumbnails of multiple pictures you selected in the Picture Index window.

•	Six control buttons:

♦	Preview displays a single picture in the Preview window. You can view the picture scaled to fit in the Preview window or at its full resolution.

♦	Picture Info displays information on the selected picture.

♦	Help displays this file.

♦	Preferences displays the Preferences dialog box, from which you can set and change application and DC25 camera preferences.

♦	Camera Functions displays the Camera Functions card, from which you can view camera information, change camera settings, move all of the pictures, and erase pictures from the DC25 camera and the camera PC card.

♦	Close exits the application.

•	A message bar displays information about actions taking place in the active window, and provides instructions on using the currently active tool.

See also	Enhance Pictures

Get Pictures

Rotate Pictures

Transfer Pictures


DC25 Camera Resolution

The DC25 camera and the camera PC card can store both high-resolution and standard-resolution pictures at the same time.

•	Standard-resolution pictures are 320 pixels by 240 pixels. The DC25 camera can store 30 standard-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 24 standard-resolution pictures.

•	High-resolution pictures are 493 pixels by 373 pixels. High-resolution pictures include more detail, but take approximately twice the memory to store as standard-resolution pictures. The DC25 camera can store 15 high-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 13 high-resolution pictures.

NOTE:	When the DC25 camera or the camera PC card contain pictures in both resolutions, the actual number of pictures may vary.


Enhance Card
Enhance Pictures

You can use the Enhance card options to compensate for the lighting conditions when the picture was taken.

NOTE:	When you select multiple pictures, any enhancement affects all of the selected pictures and the enhancement is transferred with each picture to the host application.

To enhance the picture:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	Get the pictures you want to enhance. For more information, see Get Pictures.

3.	Click the Enhance tab, if necessary, to display the card.

The display area shows a single picture scaled to fit in the center of the display area, or shows thumbnails of multiple pictures selected from the Picture Index window.

For information on card buttons, see Application Window.

4.	In the Enhancement section, select any of the following options:

♦	No Adjustment, the default, applies no enhancement. For a single picture, you can click No Adjustment to undo the last enhancement.

♦	Daylight or Flash applies a filter that optimizes pictures taken in the sunlight or pictures that are too bright or that have flash spots.

♦	Indoor Lighting applies a filter that optimizes pictures taken under incandescent lighting.

♦	Fluorescent Lighting applies a filter that optimizes pictures that were taken under fluorescent lighting.

5.	To apply the filter, click Do It!

For a single picture, the enhancement is applied to the picture in the display area. If you have multiple pictures, your enhancements do not appear on the Enhance card. To see your changes, you must transfer your pictures to the host application.

To see a single picture in the Preview window, click Preview. For information on a single picture, click Picture Info.

See also	Rotate Pictures

Transfer Pictures


Picture Index
Picture Index Window

The Picture Index window shows thumbnails of all the pictures or a range of pictures selected from the picture source. You can only view pictures from one picture source at a time.

You use the Picture Index window to select pictures to display on the Get Picture card. For information on displaying the Picture Index window, see Get Pictures.

NOTE:	Since Digital Camera Access software rotates, enhances, and transfers all of the pictures displayed on the Get Picture card, you might want to select only those pictures to which you want to apply the same actions.

The Picture Index window consists of the following elements:

•	The display area shows a thumbnail of each picture you selected to get from the picture source; it can show up to 10 thumbnails at a time. A scroll bar allows you to browse pictures that may not be visible in the display area.

The source sequence number, picture resolution, and picture source are displayed below each thumbnail. For example, DC0001S.K25:

Where:

DC0001 	indicates the first picture in the selected picture source

S 	indicates Standard resolution

K25 	indicates the picture source is the KODAK DC25 digital camera

•	The information area shows the number of pictures in the Picture Index window and the number of pictures you have selected to display on the Get Picture card.

To close the Picture Index window, do either of the following:

•	Select the pictures you want, and then click OK.

•	Click Cancel to return to the Get Picture card without displaying any pictures.


Preview Window

The Preview window shows a single picture scaled to fit in the center of the window display area. You can also view the picture at its actual size. You can access the Preview window from any of the four cards: Get Picture, Rotate, Enhance, and Transfer.

The Preview window consists of the following elements:

•	The display area shows the picture scaled to fit in the center of the display area.

•	The View options let you select the way the picture is displayed in the Preview window.

♦	Scaled to Fit, the default, shows the picture scaled to fit and centered in the display area.

♦	Actual Size shows the picture at its actual size (resolution). A DC25 camera picture can be either high resolution or standard resolution. Depending on your screen resolution, scroll bars appear in the window.

To close the Preview window, click Close.


Rotate Picture
Rotate Pictures

You can change the orientation of the displayed picture or thumbnails of selected pictures. When you apply a rotation option, the picture or all of the thumbnails in the display area reflect the new orientation, and the change is also transferred with each picture to the host application.

To rotate a picture or all of the thumbnails:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	Get the pictures you want to rotate. For more information, see Get Pictures.

3.	Click the Rotate tab, if necessary, to display the card.

For information on card buttons, see Application Window.

4.	In the Rotate section, click the thumbnail representing the degree of rotation you want to apply.

♦	Thumbnail 1 shows the original orientation of picture.

♦	Thumbnail 2 rotates the picture 90 degrees to the right (clockwise).

♦	Thumbnail 3 rotates the picture 180 degrees to the right (clockwise).

♦	Thumbnail 4 rotates the picture 90 degrees to the left (counterclockwise).

See also	Enhance Pictures

Transfer Pictures


Transfer Card
Transfer Pictures

In order to save and print pictures, you must first transfer them to the host application. You use the Transfer card to transfer selected pictures.

To transfer pictures:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	Get the pictures you want to transfer. For more information, see Get Pictures.

3.	Click the Transfer tab, if necessary, to display the card.

For information on card buttons, see Application Window.

4.	To transfer:

♦	One picture, click Transfer It!

♦	Multiple pictures, click Transfer Pictures.

Digital Camera Access software copies the selected pictures to the host application.

See also	Enhance Pictures

Rotate Pictures


Host Application

The software application used to start KODAK DC25 Digital Camera Access Software through the TWAIN protocol. The host application receives the pictures you transfer from Digital Camera Access software, allowing you to save them to your hard disk.


Standard Resolution

Standard-resolution pictures are 320 pixels by 240 pixels. The DC25 camera can store 30 standard-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 24 standard-resolution pictures.


White Balance

The reflection of lighting conditions when the picture was taken.


High Resolution

High-resolution pictures are 493 pixels by 373 pixels. High-resolution pictures include more detail, but take approximately twice the camera memory to store as standard-resolution pictures. The DC25 camera can store 15 high-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 13 high-resolution pictures.


Picture Source

The picture source is the location from where you get the pictures. The picture source can be the DC25 camera, the camera PC card, and pictures moved from the DC25 camera or the camera PC card to your hard disk.


On-line Help

On-line help provides information on using Digital Camera Access software.

•	Clicking the green text with a solid underline takes you to that Help topic.

•	Clicking the green text with a dotted underline opens a pop-up window containing a definition of the underlined term.

To return to a Help topic you have viewed, click Back on the Help toolbar.

To print the current Help topic, choose File -> Print Topic. The topic is printed to the default printer. You cannot print information that is in a pop-up window.


Change Camera Settings
Change DC25 Camera Settings

You can change the camera resolution, flash mode, and delay time that the DC25 camera uses whenever you take pictures with the camera connected to your computer.

NOTE:	These settings affect only pictures taken while the camera is connected to your computer and do not change any settings made on the camera.

To change camera settings:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On any card, click Camera Functions, and then click the Change Camera Settings tab, if necessary, to display the card.

3.	Do any of the following, as appropriate:

♦	Select camera resolution. In the Resolution section, click either the Standard or High option button to select the camera resolution.

♦	Set the flash mode. In the Flash Mode section, select the flash mode you want.

•	Auto, the default, automatically uses the flash whenever the camera determines there is insufficient light to take a picture.

•	On always uses the camera flash.

•	Off does not use the camera flash when you take a picture.

♦	Set the shutter delay time. In the Delay Time section, select the number of seconds you want to elapse before the picture is taken. This setting adjusts the Self Timer feature on the camera. The default is None. Other options include 5 seconds and 10 seconds.

4.	To save the camera settings, click Change Settings.

5.	To close the Camera Functions card, click Close.


Exit Digital Camera Access Software

You can exit Digital Camera Access software by:

•	Clicking Close on any application tab card.

•	Choosing Control-menu -> Close.

•	Transferring pictures to the host application, if you selected the Close the DC25 Window After Transfer of Pictures checkbox in the Preferences dialog box.

See also	Set Preferences


Get Pictures

The DC25 digital camera can store 15 high-resolution pictures and 30 standard-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 13 high-resolution pictures and 24 standard-resolution pictures. Since both high-resolution and standard-resolution pictures can be stored at the same time, the actual number of pictures can vary. You use the Get Picture card to get pictures stored in your DC25 camera or on the camera PC card.

For information on card buttons, see Application Window.

To get pictures:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On the Get Picture card, click either the Camera or PC Card option button, and then click Get Pictures. You can only get pictures from one source at a time.

The Select Range dialog box appears.

3.	To get pictures, do one of the following:

NOTE:	Since Digital Camera Access software rotates, enhances, and transfers all of the pictures displayed on the Get Picture card, you might want to get only those pictures to which you want to apply the same actions.

♦	All of the pictures. In the Select Range dialog box, click All Pictures and then click OK. A Cancel button and progress indicator appear in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. To cancel retrieving the pictures, click Cancel. Once the pictures are retrieved, thumbnails of all the pictures are displayed in the Picture Index window.

To display all of the pictures on the Get Picture card, click the first thumbnail to select it and then Shift-click the last thumbnail. Click OK. A Cancel button and progress indicator appear in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. To cancel retrieving the pictures, click Cancel.

♦	One picture. In the Select Range dialog box, click Picture Number and then type number of the picture in the text box. Click OK. A Cancel button and progress indicator appear in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. To cancel retrieving the picture from the DC25 camera, click Cancel. Once the picture is retrieved, it is displayed scaled to fit in the center of the Get Picture card display area.

NOTE:	To find the picture number, you can use the DC25 camera LCD screen, or you can get all of the pictures and then select the picture you want from the Picture Index window. For information on using the DC25 camera LCD screen, see the camera Users Guide.

On the Get Picture card, click Preview to the picture. To view information on the picture, click Picture Info.

♦	Range of pictures. In the Select Range dialog box, click From and then type the range of pictures in the text boxes. Click OK. A Cancel button and progress indicator appear in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. To cancel retrieving the pictures from the DC25 camera, click Cancel. Once the pictures are retrieved, thumbnails of the pictures are displayed in the Picture Index window.

To display all of the pictures on the Get Picture card, click the first thumbnail to select it and then Shift-click the last thumbnail. Click OK. A Cancel button and progress indicator appear in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. To cancel retrieving the pictures, click Cancel.

This Get Picture card shows thumbnails retrieved from the DC25 camera.

You can now rotate, enhance, and transfer the pictures to the host application.

You can also get pictures moved to your hard disk from the DC25 camera or the camera PC card, or you can take a picture and have it displayed on the Get Picture card.

See also	Get Pictures Moved to the Hard Disk

Enhance Pictures

Rotate Pictures

Select and Deselect Pictures

Take a Picture While the DC25 Camera is Connected to the Computer

Transfer Pictures


Get Pictures Moved to the Hard Disk

You can move all of the pictures from the DC25 camera and from the camera PC card to your computer. You can then get the pictures from your hard disk and display them on the Get Picture card. For information on moving pictures, see Move All of the Pictures.

NOTE:	You can only use Digital Camera Access software to open pictures moved from the DC25 camera or the camera PC card. Moved pictures use the file extension .K25.

To get pictures moved to the hard disk:

1.	On the Get Picture card, click My Computer, and then click Get Pictures.

The Open dialog box appears.

2.	In the Open dialog box, select the directory where you moved the pictures, and then select the pictures you want to get.

3.	Click OK.

A single picture is displayed scaled to fit in the center of the Get Picture card display area. If you selected multiple pictures, a thumbnail of each picture is displayed.

You can now rotate, enhance, and transfer the pictures to the host application.

See also	Enhance Pictures

Rotate Pictures

Select and Deselect Pictures

Transfer Pictures


Set Preferences

You use the Preferences dialog box to set Digital Camera Access software and DC25 camera preferences.

To set preferences:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On any card, click Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

3.	Select any of the following options, as appropriate:

♦	DC25 camera sleep timeout. From the Sleep Timeout drop-down list box, select the time after which you want the DC25 camera to revert to an inactive mode if no action is taken. The default is 90 seconds. Other options include settings ranging from 2 minutes to 5 minutes. A lower setting conserves energy and extends the life of the battery. The sleep time-out setting applies only when you are connected to your computer and you are using the DC25 camera battery. It does not apply when you are using a power adapter or when you are not connected to your computer.

♦	Computer serial port. From the Serial Port drop-down list box, select the computer serial port into which you have plugged the DC25 camera cable. The default is Auto Search, which automatically searches for the serial port.

♦	Speed used to get pictures. From the Serial Speed drop-down list box, select the baud rate you want to use to get the pictures from the DC25 camera to your computer. The default is 19200. To improve the speed at which pictures are retrieved from the DC25 camera, try selecting a higher baud rate. If you have selected a higher baud rate and are having trouble communicating with the DC25 camera, try selecting a lower baud rate.

♦	Close the application after transferring pictures. The default is to close Digital Camera Access software after transferring pictures to the host application. To keep Digital Camera Access software running, click the Close the DC25 Window After Transfer of Pictures checkbox to deselect it.

To return to the default settings, click Reset.

4.	When you have finished setting the preferences, click OK.

Any preference changes will not take affect until you restart Digital Camera Access software.

5.	Click Close to exit Digital Camera Access software, and then restart the application.


Take a Picture While the DC25 Camera is Connected to the Computer

You can take a picture while the DC25 camera is connected to your computer and have the picture displayed on the Get Picture card. The camera uses the settings shown on the Change Camera Settings card. For information on changing the camera settings, see Change DC25 Camera Settings.

NOTE:	If you have a picture or thumbnails already displayed on the Get Picture card, the picture you take replaces the picture or thumbnails. The replaced pictures are still stored in the picture source.

To take a picture:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On button is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	Click the Get Picture tab, if necessary, to display the card.

3.	Frame the subject in the viewfinder.

4.	Click Take a Picture!

There is a brief delay until the picture is actually taken. Be sure to hold the camera steady until you hear the click of the shutter. An hourglass appears, followed by a progress indicator in the lower-right corner of the Get Picture card. The picture is displayed on the Get Picture card scaled to fit and centered in the display area.

You can now rotate, enhance, and transfer the picture to the host application.

See also	Enhance Pictures

Rotate Pictures

Transfer Pictures


Erase (Delete) Pictures From the DC25 Camera

You can use Digital Camera Access software to erase all of the pictures stored in the DC25 camera, on the camera PC card, or on both. For information on erasing pictures using the camera Erase button, see the camera Users Guide.

NOTE:	Any pictures you move are deleted from the picture source and copied to the selected source. For more information on moving pictures, see Move All of the Pictures.

To erase all of the pictures:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On any card, click Camera Functions, and then click the Erase Pictures tab.

The Erase Pictures card shows the number of pictures stored in the camera and on the camera PC card.

3.	From the Erase Pictures From section, click the appropriate option button. The default is Camera Memory. Other options include PC Card and Both.

4.	Click Erase All Pictures.

5.	In the resulting message, click OK to erase all of the pictures from the selected source. To keep the pictures, click Cancel.

6.	To close the Camera Functions card, click Close.


Move All of the Pictures

You can move all of the pictures from the DC25 camera to your computer, from the camera PC card to your computer, and from the DC25 camera to the camera PC card. For information on moving a single picture from the camera to the camera PC card, see the camera Users Guide.

NOTE:	When you move pictures, the pictures are copied to the selected source and erased from the picture source.

To move pictures:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On any card, click Camera Functions, and then click the Move All Pictures tab.

The Move Pictures card shows the number of pictures stored in the DC25 camera and on the camera PC card.

3.	In the Move Pictures From section, click the option you want, and then click Move Pictures.

NOTE:	If you are moving pictures to the camera PC card, a message alerts you if there is insufficient memory to store the pictures. You may need to erase pictures stored in the DC25 camera or on the PC card, and then try to move the pictures again.

If you are moving pictures to your computer, you may get a message telling you that the DC25 camera is not responding. For tips on troubleshooting, refer to the TROUBLE.TXT file located in the DC25 directory.

If you are moving the pictures to your computer hard disk, a Save dialog box appears. Select the drive and directory where you want to move the pictures. To create a new directory, click New. To move the pictures, click OK.

The pictures are moved to the location you selected and are deleted from the picture source.

♦	Pictures moved to your computer are saved with the .K25 file extension and can only be opened using Digital Camera Access software. For more information, see Get Pictures Moved to the Hard Disk.

♦	You can get pictures moved to the DC25 camera or the camera PC card using the Get Picture card. For information, see Get Pictures.


Save Pictures

To save pictures stored in the DC25 camera or on the camera PC card, you must first transfer the pictures to the host application. You can also move pictures to your hard disk and then transfer them to the host application.

See also	Get Pictures

Get Pictures Moved to the Hard Disk

Move All of the Pictures

Transfer Pictures


Select and Deselect Pictures

You can select a single picture, multiple pictures, or all of the pictures in the Picture Index window. Selected pictures appear with a highlighted border.

To select:

•	One picture. Click the thumbnail of the picture you want to select.

•	Multiple contiguous pictures. Click the thumbnail of the first picture you want, and then Shift-click the last picture you want to include in the selection.

•	Multiple noncontiguous pictures. Control-click the thumbnail of each picture you want to select.

•	All pictures. Click the thumbnail of the first picture, and then Shift-click the last picture.

To deselect pictures:

•	One picture. Control-click the thumbnail you want to deselect.

•	All pictures. Place the cursor between any two pictures in the Picture Index window and then click the mouse button.


View Camera Information
View DC25 Camera Information

You can view information on the DC25 from any of the application cards.

To view camera information:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	On any card, click Camera Functions.

The Camera Functions card appears.

The top of the card shows the following camera information:

♦	Camera Settings shows the DC25 camera firmware version number, the current camera resolution, the flash mode, whether a PC card is in the DC25 camera, and the status of the battery.

♦	Pictures Taken indicates the number of pictures at each resolution currently stored in the DC25 camera and on the camera PC card.

♦	Pictures Remaining indicates the number of high-resolution pictures you can still take.

The DC25 camera can store 15 high-resolution pictures or 30 standard-resolution pictures. A 2-MB camera PC card can store 13 high-resolution pictures or 24 standard-resolution pictures. If you have pictures of both resolutions in the DC25 camera or on the camera PC card, the actual number of pictures may vary. The memory light on the DC25 camera alerts you when there is insufficient memory to store the pictures.

3.	To close the Camera Functions card, click Close.


View Picture Information

You can view picture information for a single picture displayed on any card. Picture information is only available for a single picture retrieved using the Get Picture card. It does not provide information for multiple thumbnails displayed on the card.

To view picture information:

1.	Make sure the DC25 camera is connected to the computer and the Power-On light is lit on the back of the camera.

2.	Get one picture or take a picture. For more information, see Get Pictures and Take a Picture While the DC25 Camera is Connected to Your Computer.

3.	On any card, click Picture Information.

The Picture Information window appears.

The Picture Information window shows the following information:

♦	Name shows the picture number, picture resolution, and picture source. For example, DC0001S.K25:

Where:

DC0001	indicates the first picture in the selected picture source

S	indicates Standard resolution

K25	indicates the picture source is the KODAK DC25 camera

♦	Flash shows the flash mode used when the picture was taken.

♦	Resolution indicates the camera resolution used to take the picture.

♦	Dimensions (pixels) shows the width and height of the picture.

♦	Size (bytes) shows the size of the raw picture.

4.	To close the Picture Information window, click Close.