Installing the software Before connecting any cables, install the software that was included with your camera. Follow the on-screen instructions. After installing the software, return to this Getting Started Guide. Loading the KLIC-7001 battery www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 1 ENGLISH ENGLISH USB cable ·USB Charging the KLIC-7001 battery USB computer Kodak 5V AC adapter (May be sold separately) Ready/Battery charging light Battery charging light: On--charging Off--fully charged (up to 3 hours) Other battery charging accessories: ·Kodak EasyShare camera dock ·Kodak EasyShare printer dock If light does not turn on, ensure: cable is connected to the computer's USB port, not a USB HUB ·computer is turned on and not in sleep mode To purchase accessories, visit www.kodak.com/go/m753accessories, www.kodak.com/go/m853accessories, www.kodak.com/go/md853accessories. To learn more about battery charging, visit www.kodak.com/go/support. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 2 Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time 1 Language: to change. OK to accept. 2 Date/Time: 1 At the prompt, press OK. 2 to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. OK www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 3 ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 Press 4 Taking a picture/video Pictures 2 1 Videos 2 3 3 Ready/Battery charging light Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. Press it completely down when the Ready light turns green. to turn on/off: mode) ·Status icons ·Framing grid ·Help (in Menu Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press the Shutter button again. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Reviewing pictures/videos 1 2 Videos: Press Review. (Press again to exit.) for previous/next picture/video. Play. OK During playback to pause/unpause. During playback to adjust the volume. During playback to play at 2X speed; press again for 4X. During playback to reverse at 2X speed; press again for 4X. www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 5 ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 2 6 Transferring pictures/videos USB cable Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera dock (May be sold separately.) For dock compatibility, visit www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility. To purchase accessories, visit www.kodak.com/go/m753accessories, www.kodak.com/go/m853accessories, www.kodak.com/go/md853accessories. To use an EasyShare dock, see its Getting Started Guide. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Keep learning about your camera! Congratulations! You have: · set up your camera · taken pictures · transferred pictures to your computer Keep learning! Finish reading this book, so you can take and share your best pictures! Visit www.kodak.com/go/m753support, m853support or md853support and www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter for: · the extended user's guide · interactive troubleshooting and repairs · interactive tutorials · FAQs · downloads · accessories · printing information · product registration www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 7 ENGLISH ENGLISH Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shutter button Mode dial Flash button On/Off button Flash Self-timer/video light 7 8 9 Lens Speaker USB , for optional AC adapter 10 DC-In (5V) 11 Microphone 8 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Back view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 optional 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 13 12 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 9 LCD Ready/battery charging light LCD/Info button Delete button Zoom button (Wide/Telephoto) OK button Strap post Slot for optional SD/MMC card Battery compartment Share button Menu button Review button Dock connector Tripod socket www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 9 ENGLISH 1 Doing more with your camera Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. 1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out. The zoom indicator shows zoom status. 3 Take the picture or video. I I Optical zoom range W T Digital zoom range I Always use the auto focus framing marks. If you are not using zoom (1X, wide angle), you can be as close as 24 in. (60 cm) to your subject. As you zoom, you need to move further from your subject. D 10 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. button repeatedly to scroll Press the through flash modes (see Flash modes below). The current flash mode appears in the LCD screen. Flash modes Auto Flash Fill Flash fires When the lighting conditions require it. Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is "backlit" (when the light is behind the subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned off: If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned on: I The flash fires once and the I The flash fires once so the eyes Redeye camera automatically corrects red-eye in the picture. become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken. Off Never. www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 11 Doing more with your camera Using different picture-taking modes Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings. Use this mode Auto For General picture taking--offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. Digital Image Minimizing the effects of camera shake and subject movement. Stabilization Close-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions. (See page 13.) People in low-light scenes indoors using a higher ISO. Capturing video with sound. (See page 4.) Reviewing favorite pictures. (See page 5.) SCN Scene ISO High ISO Video Favorites 12 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Scene modes Choose a Scene mode--for great pictures in practically any situation! 1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions. If the mode description turns off before you finish reading it, press OK. 3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode. Using camera Help To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. Select an option you want to learn more about, then press the button. Turn on/off Help Scroll up/down www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 13 Doing more with your camera Taking panoramic pictures Use panorama to "stitch" up to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene. 1 Turn the Mode dial to SCN. 2 Press on the 4-way button to highlight Panorama Left-Right or Panorama Right-Left (depending on the direction you want to pan), then press the OK button. 3 Take the first picture. After a quickview, the LCD displays the liveview and an "overlay" from the first picture. 4 Compose the second picture. Make the overlay from the first picture cover the same portion in the new picture. (You can press the Delete button to re-take a picture.) 5 If you are taking only 2 pictures, press the OK button to stitch them together. After you take 3 pictures, the pictures are automatically stitched together. The LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds. 1 2 3 Take 2 or 3 pictures. Get 1 panoramic picture. 14 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Doing more with your camera Understanding picture-taking icons Flash Self-timer Date stamp Picture size Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom: Wide Telephoto Digital Exposure metering White balance ISO speed Low battery Camera mode Exposure compensation www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 15 2 Working with pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press W/T to magnify 2X­8X. 3 Press picture. to view other parts of the Magnifying pictures 4 Press OK to return to 1X. Cropping pictures You can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of the picture remains. 1 Press the Review button, then picture. Picture Cropped picture to find a to highlight 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Picture, then press OK. 3 Press to highlight Crop, then press OK. to move the crop box. Press OK. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 4 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in, or 5 Follow the screen prompts. 16 Working with pictures/videos Viewing thumbnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to change from single-picture view (Still pictures only) to multi-up thumbnails. 3 Press OK to return to single-picture view. Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology Kodak Perfect Touch technology helps ensure better, brighter pictures. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press for previous/next picture. to highlight Edit Picture, then press OK. 3 Press to highlight Perfect Touch tech., then press OK. The enhancement is previewed in a split screen. Press to view other parts of the picture. 4 Press OK. Follow the screen prompts to replace the original picture or to save the enhanced picture as a new one. NOTE: You cannot enhance previously enhanced pictures. I Press the Menu button to exit the menu. 17 www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support Working with pictures/videos Editing videos Making a picture from a video You can choose a single frame from a video, then make a picture suitable for printing. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Video, then press OK. Video to find a video. to highlight Picture 3 Press OK. 4 Press to highlight Make Picture, then press to select a video frame. 5 Follow the screen prompts to save the picture. Trimming a video You can delete an unwanted portion from the beginning or end of a video. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Video, then press OK. Video Trimmed video to find a video. to highlight . 3 Press to highlight Trim, then press 4 Follow the screen prompts. (Use fast-forward and fast-reverse, if needed.) 18 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Working with pictures/videos Making a video action print From a video, you can make a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture, suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then 2 Press the Menu button. Press Edit Video, then press OK. Video to find a video. to highlight 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture 3 Press press OK. to highlight Video Action Print, then 4 Choose an option, then press OK. Auto options: The camera includes the first and last frames, then 2, 7, or 14 equally spaced frames. Manual options: You choose the first and last frames; the camera chooses 2, 7, or 14 equally spaced frames. I Press the Menu button to exit the menu. www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 19 Working with pictures/videos Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video. 3 Press the Delete button. 4 Follow the screen prompts. NOTE: After you delete a picture, the next picture (overlaid with the Delete menu with the Undo Delete option) appears. If there are no more pictures, the Delete menu on a blank screen appears. See Using the undo delete feature for more information. Using the undo delete feature If you accidentally delete a picture, use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature is available only immediately after you delete a picture in Review mode. The Undo Delete option appears. 1 Press to highlight Undo Delete. 2 Press OK. The deleted picture (overlaid with the Delete menu) appears. I Select Exit to exit the Delete menu. 20 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 3 Solving camera problems For step-by-step product support, visit www.kodak.com/go/m753support, www.kodak.com/go/m853support or www.kodak.com/go/md853support and select Interactive Troubleshooting & Repairs. Camera problems If... Camera does not turn on/off. Try one or more of the following I Remove the battery, then reinsert correctly (see page 1). I Install new battery. I Charge rechargeable battery (see page 2). Stored pictures are I Retake pictures. Do not remove card while the Ready light is blinking. corrupted. Keep rechargeable batteries charged. I Transfer the pictures to the computer (page 6), then format the SD/MMC card in the camera. Formatting deletes all pictures/videos, including protected files. Removing the card during formatting may damage the card. Short battery life I Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading batteries in the camera. with Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable I Limit the following activities that quickly deplete battery power: reviewing pictures/videos on the LCD; excessive use of the flash. digital camera battery KLIC-7001. I Use the Refresh feature on your camera dock series 3 or printer dock series 3. www.kodak.com/go/m753support m853support md853support 21 4 Appendix CAUTION: Important safety instructions Do not disassemble this product; there are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Do not expose this product to liquid, moistu ...