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 User guide. Loading the KLIC-7001 battery Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable digital camera battery KLIC 7001 www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 1 ENGLISH ENGLISH 2 Charging the KLIC-7001 battery USB AC adapter Kodak USB AC adapter (included) Learn more at: www.kodak.com/go/USBchar ging. Kodak EasyShare camera or printer docks (may be sold separately) Battery Charging light USB cable Battery Charging light First, turn OFF the camera. Charge until the Battery Charging light turns off (up to 3 hours). Kodak 5V AC adapter, Kodak Li-Ion universal battery chargers (sold separately) Purchase accessories: www.kodak.com/ go/accessories. Your computer Connect the USB cable to the computer's USB port, not a Hub. Make sure the computer is turned on and not in sleep mode. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 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/m763support m863support md863support 3 ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 Press 4 Taking a picture/video Pictures 2 1 Videos 2 3 Ready/Battery charging light T - Turn on Help button 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. Press it completely down when the Ready light turns green. to turn on/off: ·Status icons ·Framing grid Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press the Shutter button again. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Reviewing pictures/videos Camera Your television A/V cable (may be sold separately) 1 2 Press Review. for previous/next picture/video. 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Connect the A/V cable. 3 Turn on the camera. 4 Review pictures/videos/slide shows on television. Other display devices: ·Your computer monitor ·Devices equipped with a video input Videos Play. During playback: OK pause/unpause. adjust the volume. play at 2X speed; press again for 4X. reverse at 2X speed; press again for 4X. www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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/m763accessories, www.kodak.com/go/m863accessories, www.kodak.com/go/md863accessories. To use an EasyShare dock, see its User 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/m763support, m863support, or md863support and www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter for: · the Extended user guide · interactive troubleshooting and repairs · interactive tutorials · FAQs · downloads · accessories · printing information · product registration www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 8 optional memory card (sold separately) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LCD Ready/Battery charging light Delete button Zoom button (Wide/Telephoto) OK button Strap post SD or SDHC memory card slot Battery compartment Share button Menu button Review button 13 Dock connector 14 Tripod socket www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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 Always use the auto focus framing marks. If you are not using zoom (1X, wide angle), you can be as close as 13.8 in. (35 cm) to your subject. As you zoom, you need to move further from your subject. I 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 Off Fill Flash fires When the lighting conditions require it. Never. 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. www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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. 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 Zoom telephoto (T) button. T Turn on Help Scroll up/down OK Turn off Help www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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 Self-timer/Burst Flash Camera mode Album name Framing marks Picture size Date stamp Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom: Wide, Telephoto, Digital Focus zone Exposure metering White balance Long time exposure Framing grid ISO speed Battery level Exposure compensation www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 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. 2 Press the Menu button. Press Picture Cropped picture to find a to find Edit. 3 Press to highlight Crop, then press OK. to move the crop box. Press OK. 4 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in, or 5 Follow the screen prompts. 16 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Working with pictures/videos Using sound tags You can add a unique sound/message (up to 1 minute long) to your picture (not to videos). Recording a sound tag 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture. to 2 Press the Menu button, then highlight Sound Tag. Press the OK button. 3 Choose Record, then press OK. 4 Follow the screen prompts. The sound tag is applied to your picture. Playing a sound tag OK 1 Press the Review button, then picture. 2 Press 3 Press to play the sound tag. to find a tagged to adjust the volume. Review 4 Press OK to pause or replay the sound tag during playback. www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 17 Working with pictures/videos Viewing thumbnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press the Zoom Wide Angle (W) button to change from single-picture view to multi-up thumbnails. 3 Press Telephoto (T) to return to single-picture view. I To select multiple pictures/videos, see page 21. 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 find Edit. 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. 18 www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 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 Video Picture to find a video. to find Edit. 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 3 Press Video Trimmed video to find a video. to find Edit. . to highlight Trim, then press 4 Follow the screen prompts. (Use fast-forward and fast-reverse, if needed.) www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 19 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 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture to find a video. to highlight 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. Running a slide show Use Slide Show to display your pictures/videos on the camera, a television, or any device equipped with a video input (see page 5). 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press 3 Press 20 to highlight Slide Show, then press the OK button. to highlight Begin Show, then press the OK button. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter To interrupt the Slide Show, press the OK button. Working with pictures/videos Running a multimedia slide show Multimedia Slide Show is similar to Slide Show, but also offers music and visual effects. First, select 2-20 pictures (see page 21). Then: 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press 3 Press to highlight Multimedia Slide Show, then press the OK button. to highlight a choice from the menu, then press the OK button. Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pictures/videos to print, transfer, delete, etc. (Multi-select is used most effectively in Multi-Up mode, page 18.) 1 Press the Review button, then picture/video. to find a Selected pictures 2 Press the OK button to select pictures/videos. A check mark appears on the picture. You can now print, transfer, or delete the selected pictures. You can press OK a second time to remove a check mark. www.kodak.com/go/m763support m863support md863support 21 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. NO ...