Kodak EASYSHARE M590 manual

K OD AK EASY SHARE M590 Digital Camer a Extended user guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials: www .k odak.com/go/howto F or help wi th your cam era : www .k odak.com/go/m590support[...]

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Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view NO TE: T o use the built-in Help syste m, see page 42. Lens Microphon e Flash Self-timer/Video light/AF Assist light Po w e r b u t t o n Shutter button P ower/Battery Charging light[...]

ii www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Product features Back view NO TE: T o use the built-in Help syste m, see page 42. OK, Wide Angle/ T elephoto button Battery compartment, MICROSD/SDHC Card slot Tr i p o d s o c k e t LCD Share bu tton USB port Buttons: Flash, Delete , Menu, Info , Review Str ap post Speak er Mode bu tton[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ......................... ................................................ 1 Attaching the strap ....... .................. ................. .................. ...................... ..... 1 Loading the KLIC-7000 b attery ... .................. ...................... ....[...]

iv www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Understanding the review i cons .. .................. ...................... ................. ........ 26 Using the menu butto n in review ............. .................. ...................... ............ 27 Cropping pictu res ................... ................. .................. .................. ............[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the strap Loading the KLIC-7000 battery Purchase extra batteries for your special event www .kodak.c om/go/m590accessories Charge the bat tery see page 2[...]

2 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Setting up your camera Charging the battery If your package includes an in-camera battery charger Charge a Li-Ion battery whenever necessary . Purchase extra batteries w ww .k odak.com/go/m590accessories Know when your battery ne eds charging see page 8 Battery Charging light: • Blinking: charging • Steady: finishe[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 3 If your package includes an external battery charger Charge a Li-Ion battery whenever necessary . Purchase extra batteries w ww .k odak.com/go/m590accessories Know when your battery ne eds charging see page 8 1 2 Battery Charging light: • Orange: charging • Green: finished charging Yo u r s m [...]

4 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language in the future , u se the Setup men u ( see page 37 ). to change current field. for previous/next field. OK to accept. At the prompt, press OK. to change. OK to accept. Language: Date/T ime: OK[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 Storing pictures on a MICROSD/SDHC Card Y our camer a has internal me mory . We recommend purchasing a MICROSD or MICROSDHC Card to conveniently store more pictures/videos . CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage . Inserting or removing a card while the camera is[...]

6 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking pictures 1 T he camera turns on in Smart Capture mode . (If it’ s in a di fferent mode , press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Smart Capture , then press OK.) 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks t[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 7 Taking a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Video , then press OK . 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop re cording, press and release the Shutter button again. T o rev iew and work with videos , see page 22 . Reviewing the picture/video j[...]

8 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Adjusting LCD brightness T o adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see page 36 . Understanding the picture-taking icons Know when your battery needs charging T he battery level icon works lik e the gas gaug e in yo ur car , but appears only when the battery requires your at tention. (I[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 9 Using the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, press T elephoto (T). T o zoom out, press Wide Angle (W). 3 Ta k e t h e p i c t u r e . NO TE: F or focus distances , see Specificat ions starting on page 47 . Using digital zoom Use digital zoom to get up to 5X magnific[...]

10 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using the flash Press t he Flash butt on repeate dly until the LCD displays the desired fl ash mode . Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you tak e a picture, regardless of t he lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow o[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 11 Using different modes Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays the desired mode , then press OK . Use this mode Fo r Smart Capture General pic ture taking—it offers excellent image quality and ease of use. ■ F aces get focus and exposure priority . ■ T he scene is analyzed for ot[...]

12 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation. 1 Press the Mode button, then to choose SCN , then press OK . 2 Press to choose a mode and read its description. 3 Press OK to enter the highlighted Scene mode . SCN mode Fo r Portrait Full-frame p[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 13 Using shortcuts Y our camer a has a clean, uncluttered in terf ace . F or quick access to the most popular capture and review functions: 1 Press the Info button. The shortcuts appear . T o hide the s hortcuts again, press . 2 Press to access functions lik e Exposu re Compensation, Sel f-timer , [...]

14 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T aking pictures/videos Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be incl uded in a picture or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . F or best results , place the camer a on a tripod or steady surface . Y ou can turn on the self-timer using a shortcut ( see page 13 ) or these steps: 1 Press the Men[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 15 Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor ami c scene . NO TE: F or best results , use a tripod. Only the panora mic picture is saved; indi vidual picture s are not. (Exposure and white balance are set with the first picture . T he flash is set to Off [...]

16 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port 3 Shar ing pictures/videos Sharing pictures through social networks It’ s never been easier to share pi ctures on your favorite s oci al networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use t he sharing and social networ ki ng fe ature s, you must d ownlo ad KODAK Software. ( See pa ge 39. ) 1 Press the Sh are button, then to f[...]

Sharing pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 17 Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera Y ou can sho w/hide networking sites on you r camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 Press t he Review button, th en press the Menu button. 2 Press to choose the Setup tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then p[...]

18 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Sharing pictures/videos Tagging pictures T ag pictures to ma k e them easy to find , later . Y ou can tag pictures i n 2 wa ys: ■ P eople , and the n find all pi ctures of “Ma ry . ” ■ K eywords , and then fin d all pictures from “Dad’ s 60th Birthday . ” Tagging people When you tag faces , you’ re hel[...]

Sharing pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 19 Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—but you al ready have pictures tagg ed with your old friend, J ames , you can: ■ T ag the new J ames with “James Sm ith” and/or ■ Update the old J ames to “James Monroe” Here’ s how: 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press the M[...]

20 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Sharing pictures/videos Using the keyboard T he k eyboard appears when you need to enter tex t. 1 Press to choose a letter , then press OK. 2 When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK. 3 If you’ve added a new nam e , the camer a prompts you to update all faces to match assigned names . Choose Y es , then pres[...]

Sharing pictures/videos www .kodak.com/g o/support 21 Marking pictures for email It’ s simple to mark pictures so that they’r e ready to email when you tr ansfer them to your computer . First, use the k eyboard to create a new email address . ( See page 20 .) 1 Press the Share button. Press to find a picture . 2 Press to choose an email address[...]

22 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port 4 Reviewing and editing Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ T o exit, press the Review button or press the Shutter button halfwa y down. ■ T o v iew pictures /videos as thu mbnails , pres s the Wide Angle (W) button. (F or more information, see page 24 .[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 23 Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete butt on. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictu res/videos , remove pr otection before deleting. (See page 23 .) Using the undo delete picture feature If yo[...]

24 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Magnifying a picture 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press T elepho to (T) to magn ify 1X–8X. 3 Press to view other parts of a picture . ■ Press OK to return to 1X. Viewing as thumbnails 1 Press the Review button. The camera shows the last picture that w[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 25 A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures T ag pictures—by people or k eywords—to mak e them easy to find, later . F or example , the camera can find all pictur es that cont ain “Mary” or “Dad ’ s 60th Birthday . ” (See T agging peopl e , page 1 8 or T agging with k e ywords , pa[...]

26 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Understanding the review icons * F or more about shortcuts , see page 13 . Email F avorite Print/number of prints Protected Picture/Video numbe r Upload Video dur ation Select picture /video Battery level Te x t t a g Add text tag View thum bnails Play video Shortcuts*[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 27 Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Review ■ Edit ■ Setup 3 Press to choose a setting , then press OK. 4 Choose an optio n, then press OK. T o u se the built-in Help system, see page 42. Cropping pictures Y ou can [...]

28 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos . Making a picture from a video Y ou can cho ose a single fr ame from a vid eo , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) p rint. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to cho[...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 29 Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pictures to print, share , delete , protect/unprotect, tag with k eyword, etc. Multi-select is us ed most effectively in thumbnail view (see page 24 ). 1 Press the Review button, then (and if you’ re in mul[...]

30 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Reviewing and editing Creating a multimedia slide show Use Multimedia Slide Show to display your pictures/video s on the LCD . Y ou can pla y all pictures/videos or select the ones you w ant to include in the slide sh ow . Y ou can customize your slide show to include music and yo ur choice of tr ansitions . Y ou can [...]

Reviewing and editing www .kodak.com/g o/support 31 Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion , computer monitor , or any device equipped with a composite video input. T o co nnect the camer a direct ly to a television, use a c omposite cable (may be sold separately). NO TE: I mage quality on a tel[...]

32 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port 5 Doing mor e with your camer a T o u se the built-in Help system, see page 42. Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can change settings to get the best results from your camer a. NO TE: Some modes offer limited settings . Some setti ngs remain u ntil you change them; others , until you change modes or tu rn [...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 33 Exposure Compensation Make a picture lighter or darker. (Available in Program and Panorama modes.) To access this feature with a shortcut, see page 13 . See Specifications, starting on page 47 . ISO Speed Control the sensitivity of the camera to light. See Specifications, starting on page [...]

34 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera White Balance Choose your lighting condition. (Available in Program and Panorama modes.) Auto— Automatic ally corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight— For pictures in natural lighting. Tungsten— Corrects the orange cast of incandescent light bulbs. Ideal for[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 35 Video settings T o u se the built-in Help system, see page 42. Sharpness Control picture sharpness or softness. See Specifications, starting on page 47 . Settings More information Video Size Choose a video resolution. See Specifications, starting on page 4 7 . AF Control (Video) Choose an [...]

36 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Using the Setup tab Use Setup to customize other camer a settings . T o u se the built-in Help system, see page 42. Settings More information Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures/videos. Auto— The camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses intern[...]

Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/g o/support 37 Camera Sounds Choose volume, and choose sound effects for individual functions. Exit Sound Volume: High, Medi um, Low, Mute Focus Lock: On/Off Shutter: On/Off Self-timer: On/Off Error: On/Off Power On: On/Off Date & Time Set date and time. Reset All Camera Settings Reset settings to th[...]

38 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Doing more with your camera Format CAUTION: F ormatting deletes all pictures/videos , including those that are pr otected. R emoving a ca rd d uri n g f or ma tt in g may damage the card. Memory Card— Dele tes everyt hing on the car d; formats the card. Cancel— Exits without making a change. Internal Memory— Del[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 39 6 T r ansferring , pr inting pictur es Transferring pictures to your computer Download K O DAK Softw are—so it’ s easy to trans fer and share pictures and vi deos . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the sharing and social ne twor king features, you must download KODAK Software. Mak e sure the computer is connected to the Inter[...]

40 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T ransferrin g, printing pictur es Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer IMPOR T ANT : T o prin t using PI CTBRIDGE T ech nology , you must chan ge the Computer Connection settin g (in the Setup menu) to Oth er Appl ication ( see page 37 ). Y ou need a camera , a PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer [...]

T ransferring, p rinting pictures www .kodak.com/g o/support 41 Ordering prints online K ODAK Gallery ( www .k odakgallery .com ) mak es it easy to: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhance , and add borders to your pictures . ■ Store pictures , and share them with family and friends . ■ Have print s , photo gre eting cards , frames , and a[...]

42 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port 7 T r oubleshooting Getting help from your camera Y our camer a offers a built-in Help sy stem . It describes every setting for every menu choice . Scroll through a Help topic. then highlight a menu choice. Press the Info 1 button. 2 Press the Menu button,[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/g o/support 43 Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the battery is charged and inst alled correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera does not turn off Camera buttons and controls do not function LCD is too dark. ■ Adjust the LCD Brightness setting ( see page 36 ). In Review,[...]

44 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T roubleshooting Computer/connectivity problems Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer) problems You cannot take a picture ■ T urn the camer a off , then on again. ■ Depress the Shutter button all the w ay ( s ee page 6 ). ■ Insert a new/charged battery ( see p age 1 ). ■ Memory is full. T r ansfer pictu[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/g o/support 45 Picture quality problems Status Solution Picture is not clear ■ T o automatica lly set exposure an d focus , press the Shutter button halfway . When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to tak e the picture . ■ Clean the lens ( see page 49 ). ■ Mak e sure the cam[...]

46 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port T roubleshooting Getting help on the Web Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/m590support See Step-by-Step Solutions and Repair www .k odak.com/go/ stepbyste p Purchase camera accessories www .k odak.com/go/m590accessories Download the latest c[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 47 8 Appendix Specifications CCD— 1/2.3-ty pe Effective pixels— 14 MP (4352 x 3240) LCD— 2.7 in. (6.9 cm) LCD; 230K dots; 4:3 aspe ct ra tio Image storage— Op tional MICROSD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a tr ademark of the SD Card Association.) Maxi mum supported card s ize: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 64 MB [...]

48 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Appendix 6400 available at 3.1 MP and lower) F ocus/Exposure Zone— TTL-AE; F ace Priori ty , Mul ti-Zone , Center -Zone Exposure compensation— +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV s tep Wh i t e B a l a n c e — Auto , Dayligh t, T ungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade Electronic Flash— Au to flash; Au to , Fill, Red Eye , Off; Gu[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 49 Microphone— Ye s Speaker— Ye s PICTBRIDGE support— Ye s Po w e r — K ODAK Li-Ion Rechargeab le Digital Camer a Battery KLIC-7000; 5V A C-to-USB battery charging T ripod mo unt— 1/4 inch Size— 96.8 x 59.5 x 16 mm (3.8 x 2.3 x 0.6 in.) @ power off We i g h t — 129 g (4.6 oz) with battery Operating [...]

50 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Appendix Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remainin g. Actual storage capa city varies dependi ng on subject comp osition, card size , and other factors . Y ou may be able to store mo re or fewer pictures and videos . Important safety instructions CA[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 51 ■ Remove the battery when the product is stor ed for an extended period of time . In the unlik ely event that battery fluid le aks in side the prod uct, contact K odak customer support. ■ In the unlik e ly event that ba ttery fluid leaks onto your skin, wash immediately with w ater and contact your local h[...]

52 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Appendix Limited warranty K odak wa rran ts its digital camer as and access ories (excluding batteries) to b e free from malfunctions and defects in both ma terials and workmanship for the w arr anty period speci fied on your K ODAK Product pa ckaging. Retain the origin al dated sales receipt. Proof of purchase date i[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 53 specified o n your K odak product packaging. T he option of repair , replacement, or refund is K odak's only obli gation. K odak will not be responsibl e for any speci al, consequential or inc idental da mages resulting from the sale , purchase , or use of this product regardless of the cause . Liability [...]

54 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Appendix interference to radio comm unications . Howeve r , ther e is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does ca use harmful interference to r adio or television recept ion, which can be determi ned by turning the equipment off an d on, the user is e ncour ag [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/g o/support 55 CE Hereby , Eastman K odak Company declares that this K ODAK Product is in c ompliance with the essential requ irements and other relev ant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC . Australian C-Tick VCCI Class B ITE Russian GOST-R China RoHS N137 Eastman K odak Company Roches ter , NY 14650[...]

56 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Appendix Korean Class B ITE Korean Li-Ion Regulatory[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 57 Index 1 A A/V out, 31 about th is camera, 38 accessories battery, 51 buying, 4 6 MICROSD/SDHC Card, 5 add keywords, names, 20 AF control (Still), 34 AF control (video), 35 AF zone, 34 auto, 11 focus control, 34, 35 focus fr aming marks, 6 auto focus (AF) zone, 34 B backlight, 12 battery charging , 2 expected life, 51 l[...]

58 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Index download K ODAK Software, 39 download p ictures, 3 9 E edit videos, 28 emailing pictu res, videos, 20 expected battery life, 51 exposure long time, 3 3, 37 exposure comp ensation, 33 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 31 F faces, tagging, recogniti on, 18 favori tes tagging, 20 FCC compliance, 53 f[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 59 Index M magnif y a pictu re, 24 mainte nance, camer a, 49 make pictur e from video, 28 manner/museum, 12 marking for email, 20 memory inserting card, 5 menu settings, 32 MICROSD/SDHC Card insertin g, 5 printin g from, 41 modes, 11 auto, 11 backlight, 12 beach, 1 2 children , 12 fireworks, 12 flower, 12 high ISO, 13 man[...]

60 www .ko dak.com/go/sup port Index tagged pictures, 41 protecting pictures , videos, 23 Q quickview, using, 7 R recycling, disposal, 49 regulatory information, 53 reset camera, 37 reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 7 deleti ng, 23 LCD, 22 protecti ng, 23 slide show, 30 running sl ide show, 30 S safety, 50 scene m odes (SCN), 12 search pi[...]

www .kodak.com/g o/support 61 Index people , faces, 18 taking pictures, video s, 6 television, slide show, 3 1 text, 12 time, setting, 4 timer, shutter delay, 14 tips battery guidelines, 51 care & maintenance, 49 transfer pictures, 39 trash can, deleti ng, 7 trimming a video, 28 troubleshooting, 42 turning cam era on and off, 4 typing, 20 U und[...]