Kodak Z981 Support Question
Kodak Z981 Support Question
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Question posted by khess75 on May 8th, 2015
Freezes
When I change the dial mode and when I first turn the camera on it freezes for about 45 seconds? Once it starts responding I can take pictures but if I try to change a setting it freezes again.
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User guide - Page 12
... conditions require it. Red-eye Reduction
Choose a setting in Smart Capture mode. NOTE: When using digital correction, image processing takes longer than when using preflash.
the camera Correction corrects red eye. Preflash A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, before the picture is behind the subject).
The current flash mode appears on the LCD or EVF. Fill...
User guide - Page 14
.../easysharecenter
compensation, and flash
compensation
Manual mode offers the highest level of auto
light enters the camera), flash
shooting with your camera
P, A, S, and M modes
Use these modes for more with access to control
Program mode offers Exposure compensation (how much
the ease of creative control. Jog dial
Mode When to use
Press Jog dial to compensation, and ISO speed...
User guide - Page 15
Some modes offer limited settings.
1 Press the Menu button.
2 Press to choose a tab:
■ Capture/Video for other camera settings
3 Press
to get the best results from your camera. Do more with your camera
Use the menu button to change settings
You can change settings to choose a setting, then press OK.
4 Choose an option, then press OK.
To access the camera Help system...
User guide - Page 19
...press
to choose the
address or frame, then press OK so that a check mark
appears. Use the on your camera.
1 In Review, press the Share button.
Press
to choose
Manage Email Addresses (or Manage Frames), then press... or New Frame, then press OK. Share and tag pictures
Manage email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames
You can add, edit, or delete email addresses and KODAK PULSE...
User guide - Page 27
... but not limited to loss of revenue or profit, downtime costs, loss of liability set forth herein apply to both materials and workmanship for the warranty period specified on your ... or for the country where the products were purchased. Appendix
Limited Warranty
Kodak warrants its digital cameras and accessories (excluding batteries) to be free from malfunctions and defects in making repairs,...
Extended user guide - Page 1
KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera
Extended user guide
www.kodak.com For interactive tutorials: www.kodak.com/go/howto For help with your camera: www.kodak.com/go/z981support
Extended user guide - Page 6
... RAW Develop feature 38 Editing videos 39
5 Doing more with your camera 40 Using the menu button to change settings 40
6 Transferring, printing pictures 47 Transferring pictures to your computer 47 Printing pictures 48 Marking your pictures for print 50
7 Troubleshooting 51 Getting help from your camera 51 Troubleshooting 52 Getting help on the Web 57
8 Appendix 58...
Extended user guide - Page 12
You can only be inserted one way; Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on may cause damage. forcing it may damage the pictures, the card, or the camera.
1 Turn off the camera.
2
3
Purchase accessories www.kodak.com/go/z981accessories
6
www.kodak.com/go/support Inserting or removing a card when the camera is 32 GB.)
CAUTION: A card can purchase an...
Extended user guide - Page 19
... from your subject. (For focus distances, see page 43. (Digital zoom is in .
Optical zoom Digital zoom
■ As you zoom in Smart Capture mode.) NOTE: You may need to zoom out.
3 Take the picture or video. Using digital zoom
To turn on/off . (Flash setting can be changed.)
Using the zoom
Use optical zoom to get a focused...
Extended user guide - Page 20
...flash mode appears on the LCD or EVF.
In low
light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. Digital A preflash does not fire;
Fill
Every time you take a picture, ...Digital Correction, see page 44. Use when the subject is taken. Off
Never.
14
www.kodak.com/go/support
Preflash A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, before the picture is in Smart Capture mode. Flash settings...
Extended user guide - Page 21
... focus and set exposure, then completely down . taken 8
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first picture later. A
second
picture
2 Press the Shutter button halfway to get into the scene).
2 seconds- 2 A picture is taken after a 10-second delay (so you want to be included in a picture, or to scroll through self-timer and burst modes. www.kodak.com/go/support
15 Place the camera on a tripod...
Extended user guide - Page 25
...shutter compensation, and ISO speed speeds.)
NOTE: Settings you change modes or turn off the camera.
www.kodak.com/go/support
19 Jog dial
Mode When to use a tripod for P, A, S, and M modes-even when you want more control over your camera and pictures. The camera
much light enters the
automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture camera), flash compensation,
(f-stop) based on the...
Extended user guide - Page 30
... on your camera
You can add, edit, or delete email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames on your favorite sites appear.
1 In Review, press the Menu button.
2 Press to choose the Setup tab, then then press OK. to choose Manage Email
2 To add an email address or Frame, press
to picture-taking mode, press...
Extended user guide - Page 45
...to choose the
Video
Picture
Edit tab. Making a picture from a video
You can remove an unwanted start or end from a video, then make a picture suitable for pictures that reside on a card, not in the camera's internal memory.
... the Shutter button halfway down to return to Capture mode. A picture is created. (The original video is available for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm)...
Extended user guide - Page 46
... an option, then press OK. and video-taking settings
■ Setup for the most common picture-
See Camera Specifications, starting on page 58.
Some settings remain until you change modes or turn off the camera.
1 Press the Menu button.
2 Press to choose a tab:
■ Capture/Video for other camera settings
3 Press
to Delete Keyword pictures/videos. See page 26.
40
www.kodak...
Extended user guide - Page 49
... button is off. See Camera Specifications, starting on page 58.
Contrast Control picture contrast.
Pause-Zooming pauses at the optical zoom maximum.
Video Size
More information
Continuous AF-Camera is always focusing. Setting Date & Time Advanced Digital Zoom Zoom using optical, then digital zoom. Not available in Smart Capture mode. To use digital zoom, release then press...
Extended user guide - Page 50
...-eye.
Share Button Settings
Show or hide:
Choose what is displayed when the Share ■ Individual social networking sites
button is pressed in Review.
■ E-mail addresses (all appear in the same orientation on the camera. On Transfer-The camera rotates pictures when they are displayed with your computer. Digital correction-The camera digitally corrects red-eye...
Extended user guide - Page 61
... to Pictures taken in Smart Capture mode. Pictures that have KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology applied (twice) are of available light.
■ Turn the flash off (see page 14).
■ Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the effective flash range. (See Camera Specifications, starting on page 58.)
■ To automatically set exposure...
Extended user guide - Page 63
... with other KODAK Software www.kodak.com/go/camerasw
Download KODAK EASYSHARE Software
www.kodak.com/go/easysharesw (or see Help in EASYSHARE Software)
Get help with the WINDOWS OS and working with www.kodak.com/go/pcbasics digital pictures
Other
Get support for cameras, software, accessories, more www.kodak.com/go/support
Get information...
Extended user guide - Page 79
flash, 14 focus zone, 42 image stabilizer, 45 image storage, 45 language, 45 LCD brightness, 44 orientation sensor, 44 picture size, 40 picture taking modes, 11 quickview, 45 self-timer, 15 sharpness, 43 video out, 45 video size, 43 white balance, 41 setting up the camera, 1 setup menu, 43 Share button, 44 sharpness, 43 shutter priority, 19 problems, 53 self-timer...
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