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... battery 1 Turning on the camera 2 Setting the language, date/time 2 Using an optional SD/SDHC or MMC card 3 2 Taking pictures/videos 4 Taking a picture 4 Capture modes 6 Using optical zoom 8 Using the flash 9 Using the self-timer 10 Taking panoramic pictures 11 Understanding the picture-taking icons 12 3 Working with pictures/videos 13 Reviewing pictures/videos 13 Deleting pictures/videos 15 Using the menu button in Review 16 Adding sound tags 17 Cropping pictures 18 Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology 18 Editing videos 19 Running a slide show 21 Viewing pictures/videos...
... battery 1 Turning on the camera 2 Setting the language, date/time 2 Using an optional SD/SDHC or MMC card 3 2 Taking pictures/videos 4 Taking a picture 4 Capture modes 6 Using optical zoom 8 Using the flash 9 Using the self-timer 10 Taking panoramic pictures 11 Understanding the picture-taking icons 12 3 Working with pictures/videos 13 Reviewing pictures/videos 13 Deleting pictures/videos 15 Using the menu button in Review 16 Adding sound tags 17 Cropping pictures 18 Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology 18 Editing videos 19 Running a slide show 21 Viewing pictures/videos...
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... Using the Menu button to change settings 27 Using the framing grid to compose a picture 32 P and M modes 33 Using burst 36 Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness 37 Using the histogram to view picture brightness 38 Sharing your pictures 38 5 Transferring and printing pictures 44 Installing the software 44 Transferring pictures with the USB cable 45 Printing pictures 46 Dock compatibility for your camera 48 6 Troubleshooting 49 7 Getting help 55 Helpful links 55 8 Appendix 57 Camera specifications 57 Storage capacities 60 Upgrading your software and firmware...
... Using the Menu button to change settings 27 Using the framing grid to compose a picture 32 P and M modes 33 Using burst 36 Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness 37 Using the histogram to view picture brightness 38 Sharing your pictures 38 5 Transferring and printing pictures 44 Installing the software 44 Transferring pictures with the USB cable 45 Printing pictures 46 Dock compatibility for your camera 48 6 Troubleshooting 49 7 Getting help 55 Helpful links 55 8 Appendix 57 Camera specifications 57 Storage capacities 60 Upgrading your software and firmware...
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....kodak.com/go/support 5 When the subject is saved unless you press the Delete button. When you use AF Zone and set Center Zone (see page 13. Taking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you take the picture. If the camera is not focusing on foreground subjects, even if they're not centered in focus, the framing marks turn green. The camera attempts to take pictures Framing marks indicate the camera focus area...
....kodak.com/go/support 5 When the subject is saved unless you press the Delete button. When you use AF Zone and set Center Zone (see page 13. Taking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you take the picture. If the camera is not focusing on foreground subjects, even if they're not centered in focus, the framing marks turn green. The camera attempts to take pictures Framing marks indicate the camera focus area...
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... or low-light conditions. Use this For SCN mode Portrait Full-frame portraits of yourself. Close-ups of people. Subjects that are disabled. Flash does not fire. Taking pictures/videos 3 Press OK to 3 pictures into one panoramic scene (see page 11). Landscape Far-away scenes. Focus is fast. Action pictures of flowers or other small subjects in bright light. Bright, colorful light displays. Shutter speed is set to Macro Focus (see...
... or low-light conditions. Use this For SCN mode Portrait Full-frame portraits of yourself. Close-ups of people. Subjects that are disabled. Flash does not fire. Taking pictures/videos 3 Press OK to 3 pictures into one panoramic scene (see page 11). Landscape Far-away scenes. Focus is fast. Action pictures of flowers or other small subjects in bright light. Bright, colorful light displays. Shutter speed is set to Macro Focus (see...
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... cm) print. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Press Telephoto (T) to zoom out. NOTE: You may notice decreased image quality when using digital zoom. The background gives the sense of candle light. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is > 1/180 sec. For focus distances, see Camera specifications, page 57. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to 5X beyond optical zoom while taking pictures/videos. Press Wide Angle (W) to the maximum optical zoom. Shutter speed is no...
... cm) print. 8 www.kodak.com/go/support Press Telephoto (T) to zoom out. NOTE: You may notice decreased image quality when using digital zoom. The background gives the sense of candle light. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is > 1/180 sec. For focus distances, see Camera specifications, page 57. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to 5X beyond optical zoom while taking pictures/videos. Press Wide Angle (W) to the maximum optical zoom. Shutter speed is no...
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...use a tripod. Get 1 panoramic picture. Exposure Compensation, White Balance, Exposure Metering, AF Zone, AF Control, Color Mode, and Sharpness are automatically stitched together. 1 2 3 Take 2 or 3 pictures. After you take a picture.) 5 If you want to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene. Taking pictures/videos Taking panoramic pictures Use panorama to "stitch" up to pan), then press the OK button. 3 Take the first picture. NOTE: For best results, use the self-timer (2- Make the overlay from the first picture. 4 Compose the second picture. www.kodak.com/go/support...
...use a tripod. Get 1 panoramic picture. Exposure Compensation, White Balance, Exposure Metering, AF Zone, AF Control, Color Mode, and Sharpness are automatically stitched together. 1 2 3 Take 2 or 3 pictures. After you take a picture.) 5 If you want to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene. Taking pictures/videos Taking panoramic pictures Use panorama to "stitch" up to pan), then press the OK button. 3 Take the first picture. NOTE: For best results, use the self-timer (2- Make the overlay from the first picture. 4 Compose the second picture. www.kodak.com/go/support...
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... and file size 2.2 MP (3:2)-For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers 2.1 MP (16:9)-HDTV format 1.2 MP (4:3)-For emailing, Internet, or conserving space www.kodak.com/go/support 27 NOTE: Press the LCD/Info button for other camera settings. 3 Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an option, then press the OK button. Some capture modes offer limited settings. others remain until you turn off the camera. 1 Press the Menu button...
... and file size 2.2 MP (3:2)-For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers 2.1 MP (16:9)-HDTV format 1.2 MP (4:3)-For emailing, Internet, or conserving space www.kodak.com/go/support 27 NOTE: Press the LCD/Info button for other camera settings. 3 Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an option, then press the OK button. Some capture modes offer limited settings. others remain until you turn off the camera. 1 Press the Menu button...
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... flash. Spot-similar to access settings Options White Balance Choose your camera Press Menu, , , and OK to Center-weighted, except the metering is needed. Doing more with your lighting condition. areas of household light bulbs. Center-weighted-evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in natural lighting. Ideal for pictures in the LCD. Ideal for general picture taking . www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Auto (default)-automatically corrects white balance...
... flash. Spot-similar to access settings Options White Balance Choose your camera Press Menu, , , and OK to Center-weighted, except the metering is needed. Doing more with your lighting condition. areas of household light bulbs. Center-weighted-evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in natural lighting. Ideal for pictures in the LCD. Ideal for general picture taking . www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Auto (default)-automatically corrects white balance...
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... in internal pictures/videos, including memory including email addresses, album names, and those that are protected. Using the framing grid to their defaults. Reset Camera Reset picture-taking settings to compose a picture The framing grid divides the LCD into thirds-vertically and horizontally. favorites; formats the internal memory. Choose the regional setting for example, you want to balance a picture between water, earth, and sky. CAUTION: Cancel-exits without making a change. To turn on the card; connecting...
... in internal pictures/videos, including memory including email addresses, album names, and those that are protected. Using the framing grid to their defaults. Reset Camera Reset picture-taking settings to compose a picture The framing grid divides the LCD into thirds-vertically and horizontally. favorites; formats the internal memory. Choose the regional setting for example, you want to balance a picture between water, earth, and sky. CAUTION: Cancel-exits without making a change. To turn on the card; connecting...
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... Exposure compensation (how menu options. The camera automatically sets the much light enters the camera), Program shutter speed and aperture (f-stop) based on the Focus mode, and ISO speed scene lighting. For example, if you change the Color Mode to Sepia while in P or M mode, you retain the default setting of auto shooting with your camera P and M modes Use Program and Manual modes when you want more control over your camera and pictures. to change modes Mode For Press to pictures taken in P or M mode...
... Exposure compensation (how menu options. The camera automatically sets the much light enters the camera), Program shutter speed and aperture (f-stop) based on the Focus mode, and ISO speed scene lighting. For example, if you change the Color Mode to Sepia while in P or M mode, you retain the default setting of auto shooting with your camera P and M modes Use Program and Manual modes when you want more control over your camera and pictures. to change modes Mode For Press to pictures taken in P or M mode...
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... picture size (see P/M color options above). if it's too dark, increase the setting. 34 www.kodak.com/go/support The mode options are displayed. 2 Use to move between settings and to P/M. ISO speed-adjust the camera's sensitivity to control all other settings. good for controlling backlit or non-standard scenes. Higher ISO indicates greater sensitivity. If the picture is available only in a picture. Doing more with your camera Changing P or M mode settings P/M modes control ISO, Focus, exposure compensation, shutter speed, and aperture (f-number, also...
... picture size (see P/M color options above). if it's too dark, increase the setting. 34 www.kodak.com/go/support The mode options are displayed. 2 Use to move between settings and to P/M. ISO speed-adjust the camera's sensitivity to control all other settings. good for controlling backlit or non-standard scenes. Higher ISO indicates greater sensitivity. If the picture is available only in a picture. Doing more with your camera Changing P or M mode settings P/M modes control ISO, Focus, exposure compensation, shutter speed, and aperture (f-number, also...
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... option to the camera 1 Open Kodak EasyShare software. Optional settings In Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings: ■ Slide Show (see page 21) ■ Multi-up to Favorites . NOTE: Favorites that were taken on this camera (not imported from your camera to the computer, use the Camera Favorites Wizard/Assistant to either recreate your camera. 4 Click Remove Album. The next time you transfer pictures from another source...
... option to the camera 1 Open Kodak EasyShare software. Optional settings In Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings: ■ Slide Show (see page 21) ■ Multi-up to Favorites . NOTE: Favorites that were taken on this camera (not imported from your camera to the computer, use the Camera Favorites Wizard/Assistant to either recreate your camera. 4 Click Remove Album. The next time you transfer pictures from another source...
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...'s user's guide. Troubleshooting If Try one or more of a including protected files. Shutter button does not work. ■ Turn on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. 50 www.kodak.com/go/support Picture is too light. ■ Move so there is displayed Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, instead of the following In Review mode, ■ Check the image storage location setting (see page 31), or insert a card with available memory (page 3). In Review mode, a ■ Transfer...
...'s user's guide. Troubleshooting If Try one or more of a including protected files. Shutter button does not work. ■ Turn on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. 50 www.kodak.com/go/support Picture is too light. ■ Move so there is displayed Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos, instead of the following In Review mode, ■ Check the image storage location setting (see page 31), or insert a card with available memory (page 3). In Review mode, a ■ Transfer...
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...32). location to display ■ Change image storage location setting (see page 31). Caution: Formatting deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. Internal memory requires formatting Internal memory cannot be read (Please format internal memory) ■ Format the internal memory (see page 3). copied) Not enough space to copy files ■ Delete pictures from the image storage location you are (Files not copied) copying to card. Troubleshooting LCD messages If Try one USB connection allowed. ■ Unplug the USB cable from dock.
...32). location to display ■ Change image storage location setting (see page 31). Caution: Formatting deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files. Internal memory requires formatting Internal memory cannot be read (Please format internal memory) ■ Format the internal memory (see page 3). copied) Not enough space to copy files ■ Delete pictures from the image storage location you are (Files not copied) copying to card. Troubleshooting LCD messages If Try one USB connection allowed. ■ Unplug the USB cable from dock.
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... to Kodak EasyShare software Help. Unrecognized file format ■ Transfer the picture to Kodak EasyShare software Help. If the message reappears, visit www.kodak.com/go/z1275support, www.kodak.com/go /support import album names) High camera temperature. (Camera will be turned off.) ■ Leave the camera off , then back on camera ■ Create and copy address book from computer. Camera error #XXXX. import address book) No album names on . Only the first image (see page 45), or delete it...
... to Kodak EasyShare software Help. Unrecognized file format ■ Transfer the picture to Kodak EasyShare software Help. If the message reappears, visit www.kodak.com/go/z1275support, www.kodak.com/go /support import album names) High camera temperature. (Camera will be turned off.) ■ Leave the camera off , then back on camera ■ Create and copy address book from computer. Camera error #XXXX. import address book) No album names on . Only the first image (see page 45), or delete it...
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..., using, 36 button burst, 36 68 1 delete, ii, 5 flash, 9 LCD/Info, ii OK, ii review, 13 shutter, i telephoto, ii wide angle, ii zoom, 8 C cable audio/video, 23 USB, 45 camera screen error messages, 53 camera sounds, 31 candle light, 8 capture frame grid, 31 caring for your camera, 62 children, 7 clock, setting, 2 close-up, 7 color mode, 28 compatibility, dock, 48 copy pictures card to memory, 25 memory to card, 25 to computer, 44 cropping pictures, 18, 19 customer support, 55, 56 www.kodak...
..., using, 36 button burst, 36 68 1 delete, ii, 5 flash, 9 LCD/Info, ii OK, ii review, 13 shutter, i telephoto, ii wide angle, ii zoom, 8 C cable audio/video, 23 USB, 45 camera screen error messages, 53 camera sounds, 31 candle light, 8 capture frame grid, 31 caring for your camera, 62 children, 7 clock, setting, 2 close-up, 7 color mode, 28 compatibility, dock, 48 copy pictures card to memory, 25 memory to card, 25 to computer, 44 cropping pictures, 18, 19 customer support, 55, 56 www.kodak...
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...date setting, 2 date stamp, 28 DC-in, ii delete button, ii deleting during quickview, 5 pictures/video, 15 protecting pictures, videos, 15 digital image stabilization, 6 digital zoom, using, 8 displaying slide show, 21 disposal, recycling, 62, 66 dock compatibility, 48 doing more with your camera, 27 download pictures, 44 E EasyShare software, installing, 44 emailing pictures, videos, 39 error messages, 53 exposure bracketing interval, 29 compensation, 33, 37 metering, 29 external video device viewing pictures, videos, 23 F favorites, 6 settings, 41 tagging, 40 fireworks, 7 firmware, upgrading...
...date setting, 2 date stamp, 28 DC-in, ii delete button, ii deleting during quickview, 5 pictures/video, 15 protecting pictures, videos, 15 digital image stabilization, 6 digital zoom, using, 8 displaying slide show, 21 disposal, recycling, 62, 66 dock compatibility, 48 doing more with your camera, 27 download pictures, 44 E EasyShare software, installing, 44 emailing pictures, videos, 39 error messages, 53 exposure bracketing interval, 29 compensation, 33, 37 metering, 29 external video device viewing pictures, videos, 23 F favorites, 6 settings, 41 tagging, 40 fireworks, 7 firmware, upgrading...
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..., 43 taking, modes, 6 transfer, 44 picture-taking settings, 27 portrait, 7 power camera, 2 printer dock, 46 printing from a card, 48 from computer, 47 optimizing printer, 55 order online, 48 PictBridge technology, 46 tagged pictures, 48 with EasyShare printer dock, 46 problem-solving, 49 program and manual, 6 program mode, 33 protecting pictures, videos, 15 Q quickview, using, 5 R ready light, 4, 51 recycling, disposal, 62, 66 www.kodak.com/go/support red-eye, flash, 9 regulatory information, 65 repair, 55 review button, 13 reviewing pictures/videos as you take them, 5 deleting, 15 LCD, 13...
..., 43 taking, modes, 6 transfer, 44 picture-taking settings, 27 portrait, 7 power camera, 2 printer dock, 46 printing from a card, 48 from computer, 47 optimizing printer, 55 order online, 48 PictBridge technology, 46 tagged pictures, 48 with EasyShare printer dock, 46 problem-solving, 49 program and manual, 6 program mode, 33 protecting pictures, videos, 15 Q quickview, using, 5 R ready light, 4, 51 recycling, disposal, 62, 66 www.kodak.com/go/support red-eye, flash, 9 regulatory information, 65 repair, 55 review button, 13 reviewing pictures/videos as you take them, 5 deleting, 15 LCD, 13...
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... service and support telephone numbers, 56 setting about, 32 AF control, 28 album, 31 auto-focus, 16 camera sounds, 31 capture frame grid, 31 color mode, 28 date and time, 2 date stamp, 28 exposure bracketing, 29 exposure metering, 29 flash, 9 focus zone, 29 image storage, 31 LCD brightness, 31 orientation sensor, 31 picture size, 27 picture taking mode, 6 self-timer, 10 sharpness, 30 sound volume, 31 video out, 32 video size, 16, 28 72 white balance, 29 settings picture taking, 27 sharing pictures, videos, 38 sharpness, 30 shutter button, i problems, 50 self-timer delay, 10 speed...
... service and support telephone numbers, 56 setting about, 32 AF control, 28 album, 31 auto-focus, 16 camera sounds, 31 capture frame grid, 31 color mode, 28 date and time, 2 date stamp, 28 exposure bracketing, 29 exposure metering, 29 flash, 9 focus zone, 29 image storage, 31 LCD brightness, 31 orientation sensor, 31 picture size, 27 picture taking mode, 6 self-timer, 10 sharpness, 30 sound volume, 31 video out, 32 video size, 16, 28 72 white balance, 29 settings picture taking, 27 sharing pictures, videos, 38 sharpness, 30 shutter button, i problems, 50 self-timer delay, 10 speed...
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..., 7 time, setting, 2 timer, shutter delay, 10 transferring pictures, videos, 44 trash can, deleting, 5 troubleshooting, 49 camera, 49 camera/computer communications, 52 error messages, 53 ready light status, 51 turning camera on and off, 2 U undelete, 15 undo, 15 upgrading software, firmware, 60 URLs, Kodak web sites, 55 USB cable, 45 USB, A/V out, ii V VCCI compliance, 67 video, 6 action print, 21 bookmarks, 20 checking settings, 26 copying, 25 www.kodak.com/go/support Index emailing tagged, 39 out, 32 protecting, 15 reviewing, 13 size...
..., 7 time, setting, 2 timer, shutter delay, 10 transferring pictures, videos, 44 trash can, deleting, 5 troubleshooting, 49 camera, 49 camera/computer communications, 52 error messages, 53 ready light status, 51 turning camera on and off, 2 U undelete, 15 undo, 15 upgrading software, firmware, 60 URLs, Kodak web sites, 55 USB cable, 45 USB, A/V out, ii V VCCI compliance, 67 video, 6 action print, 21 bookmarks, 20 checking settings, 26 copying, 25 www.kodak.com/go/support Index emailing tagged, 39 out, 32 protecting, 15 reviewing, 13 size...
