Kodak EASYSHARE MD81 manual

K OD AK EASY SHARE MD81 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/md81support[...]

Eastma n K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © K odak, 2009 All screen images are simulated. K odak, EasyShare , and P erfect T ouch ar e tr ademarks of Eastman K odak Company . 4H6765 _en[...]

Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view Shutter button Mode dial Power button Flash button Self-timer light Lens/Cover Micro- phone Flash[...]

ii www .kodak. com/go/sup port Product features Back view LCD Delete, Menu, Info buttons Battery Charging light Zoom (T elephoto/ Wide Angle) button USB/A V Out DC-In (5V) Strap post OK button SD/SDHC Card/ Battery compartment Share button T ripod socket Review button[...]

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-7003 b attery ............ ...................... ..............[...]

iv www .kodak. com/go/sup port T able of conten ts Understanding the review i cons ........... .................. ...................... ................ 24 4 Using the Menu button ......................... .............................................. 25 Using the Capture tab ............ ...................... ................. .................[...]

www . kodak.com /go/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a IMPOR T ANT : For package contents, se e your prod uct package. Attaching the strap Loading the KLIC-7003 battery F or information on replacing the batt ery and extending battery life , see page 50 . Notched corner[...]

2 www .kodak.com/g o/support Setting up your camera Charging the battery Other charging options Purchase acce ssories www .kodak.com/go/md81accessories Battery C harging light: • Blinking: ch arging • Steady: finished T urn off the camera. 1 Connect the KODAK USB Cable, Model U-8. 2 Charge Li-Ion batteries frequently , even if power remains . K[...]

Setting up your camera www . kodak.com /go/support 3 Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language and date/t ime in the future , use the Setup tab ( see page 29 ). 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:[...]

4 www .kodak.com/g o/support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC Card Y our camera has in ternal memory . Y ou can purchase an SD or SDHC Card to conveniently sto re 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 on may[...]

www . kodak.com /go/support 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture 1 T urn the Mode dial to Smart Capture . T hen press the P ower button to turn on the camera. 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down . Using the framin[...]

6 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/video , the LCD br iefly d isplays a quickview . (T o exit the quickview sooner , press th e Shutter button halfway .) T o review pic tures/video s anytime , see page 14 . Using optical and digital zoom 1 T o zoom in, press T elepho[...]

T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 7 Using the flash Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) 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 behi nd the subject). In low light, hold the camera[...]

8 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using different modes T urn the Mode dial to the mod e that best suits y our subjects and surroundings . Use this mode Fo r Smart Capture General picture taking—it offers excel lent image quality and ease of use. ■ F aces are d etected. ■ T he scene is analyzed for other content and for lig[...]

T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 9 Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation! 1 T urn the Mode dial t o SCN . 2 Press to view scene mode descriptions . If the mod e description turn s off befo re you finish reading it , press OK. 3 Press OK to ch oose a Scene m ode . SCN mode[...]

10 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Taking a video 1 T urn the Mode d ial to Video . 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 14 . Using shortcuts F or quick access to the most popular functions: 1 Pres[...]

T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 11 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 . Place the came r a on a tripod or flat surface . 1 In any picture-taking mode , press the Info button to show shortcuts . 2 Press to highlight the self-ti mer icon.[...]

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

T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 13 Understanding the picture-taking icons Battery level Capture mode Pictures/time remaining Zoom slider Ta g n a m e Self timer/Burst Flash mode Exposure compensation Fo c u s m o d e[...]

14 www .kodak.com/g o/support 3 W orking with pictur es/videos Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ Press the Shutter button halfw ay down to return to Capture mode . ■ T o view pictures/videos as thumbnails , see page 16 . Magnifying a picture 1 Press T to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to [...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 15 Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete button. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictures/videos , remove protection before deleting. (See Protecting pictures/videos from deletion .) Us[...]

16 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking wit h pictures/videos Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press t he Review button. The camera shows the last picture that was taken. 2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to vi ew pictures/videos as thumb nails . (Press it again to see m ore , smaller thum bnails .) T o v[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 17 Making 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 pictures to in clude in the slide show . Y ou can even save a slide show . Make a multimedia slide show that you can save 1 Press t he Rev[...]

18 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking wit h pictures/videos Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y o u can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, computer monitor , or any device equippe d with a video inpu t. T o connect the camera direct ly to a television, use an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately). NO TE: Ensure that the Video Out set[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 19 Using the menu button in review T o use the Menu button in review: 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to highlig ht a tab: ■ Review to view and share pictures/video s ■ Edit to edit pictures/video s ■ Setup to control how your camer a oper ates 3 Press to hig [...]

20 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking wit h pictures/videos Cropping pictures Y o u can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of th e picture rema ins . 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to crop . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab . Highlight Crop , then press OK. 3 Press T e lephoto (T) to zoom in, [...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 21 Copying pictures/videos Y ou can copy pictures/video s from a card to internal memory or fr om internal memory to a card. Copy pictures/videos: 1 Press t he Review button. 2 Press the Menu button, then to highligh t the Review tab . 3 Press to highlight Copy , then press OK. Highlig ht a[...]

22 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking wit h pictures/videos Trimming a video Y ou can remove an unw anted start or en d from a video , saving only the desired portion. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to hig hlight the Edit tab . Highlight T rim, then press OK. 3 F ollow the screen prompts . The video[...]

W orking w ith pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 23 Making a video action print F rom a video , you can mak e a 9-up picture , suitab le for a 4 x 6-in ch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab . Highlight Acti on Print, then press OK. 3 Highlight an op[...]

24 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking wit h pictures/videos Understanding the review icons Add text tag View multi-up Select picture Email tag F a vorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protecte d Picture/Video numb er Upload ta g Video dur ation Battery level T ext tag name Play video[...]

www . kodak.com /go/support 25 4 Using the Menu button Y ou can chan ge setting s to get the be st results from your camer a. 1 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 2 Press to highl ight a tab: ■ Capture/Video for the most common pict ure/video-taking settings ■ Setup for other camer a settings 3 Press to hig hlight a setting, then press OK. 4 Highlight a[...]

26 www .kodak.com/g o/support Using the Menu b utton Self-timer/Burst (Also see page 11 .) Take a picture/video after a delay, or take 2 pictures. Or take up to 3 pictures in quick succession. (Burst is not available in Panorama mode.) Self-timer Off 10 seconds 2 seconds 2-shot Burst Focus Mode Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Auto— [...]

Using the Me nu button www . kodak.com /go/support 27 AF Control (Still) Choose an auto-focus setting. Continuous AF— because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus. Single AF— uses TTL-AF (through-the-lens auto focus) when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down . White Balance Choo[...]

28 www .kodak.com/g o/support Using the Menu b utton Video settings AF Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Multi-Zone— evaluates 5 zo nes to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-Zone— evaluates the small area centered in the lens. Ideal when you need precise focus. ISO Speed Control the sensitivity[...]

Using the Me nu button www . kodak.com /go/support 29 Using the Setup tab Press Menu, to highlight Setup , then and OK to access settings Setup Options IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offer s a bu ilt- in Help system. See page 40 . Share button Choose how pictures/videos are handled when you press the Share button (via EASYSHARE Software for WINDOWS-OS [...]

30 www .kodak.com/g o/support Using the Menu b utton Orientation Sensor Orient pictures/video s so that they are displayed with the corr ect side up. On— the camera rota tes pictures so that all appear in the same orientation on the camera. Off— pictures are not rotated. Camera Sounds Choose sound effects, vo lume. Power O n Focus Lock Shutter [...]

Using the Me nu button www . kodak.com /go/support 31 About View camera informat ion. Press Menu, to highlight Setup , then and OK to access settings Setup Options IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offer s a bu ilt- in Help system. See page 40 .[...]

32 www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 T r ansferring , pr inting , tagging CAUTION: Before connecting any cables , install the software that was included with your camera. F a ilure to do so may cause the software to load incorr ectly . Installing the software 1 Close all open softw are applications before starting the installation. NO TE: If running WIN[...]

T ransferr ing, print ing, taggin g www . kodak.com /go/support 33 Transferring pictures/videos Using the USB cable Using other options Y ou can als o use a card read er to transfer your pict ures/vide os . Purchase accessories www .k odak.com/go/md81accessories Learn more about connecting and transferring www .kodak.com/go/howto T urn off the came[...]

34 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransf erring, printing, tagging Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer Y our camera is compatible with PICTBRIDG E T echnology , so you can print directly to PICTBRIDGE enabled Printers . Y ou need a camera with a full y charged battery , a PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer , and a USB cable . Con[...]

T ransferr ing, print ing, taggin g www . kodak.com /go/support 35 Disconnecting the cam era from a K OD AK All-in-One Printer 1 T urn off the camer a and printer . 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camer a and the printer . Using a printer that is not PICTBRIDGE enabled After you tr ansfer pictures from the camera to your computer , you can prin[...]

36 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransferrin g, printin g, tagging Tagging/marking your pictures Y ou can tag/mark your pictu res so they are easy to: ■ Print ■ Email ■ Organize with a favo rite tag ■ Organize with a tag name that you create Marking pictures for printing 1 Press the Review button. Press to locate a picture . 2 Press the Menu [...]

T ransferr ing, print ing, taggin g www . kodak.com /go/support 37 Marking pictures/videos for emailing It’ s simple to mark pictures so that th ey’ re ready to ema il using K ODAK EASY SHA RE Softw are . First, create a new email address . (See Add a new email address or tag name .) 1 Press the Review button. Press to locate a picture , then p[...]

38 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransferrin g, printin g, tagging Assigning the favorite mark to pictures/videos T o mak e your favorite pictures/videos easi er to locate in EASY SHARE Softwa re , you can assign the favorite mark. 1 Press t he Review button, then lo cate a pi cture/video . 2 Press the Sh are button. The favorite mark appears with th[...]

T ransferr ing, print ing, taggin g www . kodak.com /go/support 39 Assigning a tag to pictures/videos you take next Use the Set T ag feature to assign a tag name to the next pictures/videos you tak e . First, create a new tag name . ( See page 37 .) 1 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 2 Highlight the Setup tab . 3 Highlight Set T ag, then press OK. 4 Highl[...]

40 www .kodak.com/g o/support 6 Getting help Getting help from your camera Y ou want the m ost from your camer a. Y ou want to understand: ■ What it can do for you ■ And how to tak e the best possibl e pictures and videos Great news! Y our camera offers a built-i n Help system . It describes every setting for every menu choice . If you learn no[...]

Getting help www . kodak.com /go/support 41 Getting help on the Web Camera Software Other Chat, email, write, or phone, Kodak (Chat not available in all languages.) www .kodak.com/go/contact Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/md81support Purchase camera accessories (lenses,[...]

42 www .kodak.com/g o/support Getting help Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on/off ■ Mak e sure the battery is charged and inst alled correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera buttons and controls do not function In Review, a blue or black screen is displayed instead of a picture ■ Tr a n s f e r all pictures to the [...]

Getting help www . kodak.com /go/support 43 Computer/connectivity 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 5 ). ■ Insert a new or charged battery ( see page 1 ). ■ Memory is full. T ransfer pict ures to the computer ( see page 32 ), delete pictures ( se[...]

44 www .kodak.com/g o/support Getting help 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 48 ). ■ Place the camera on a [...]

Getting help www . kodak.com /go/support 45 Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer) problems Status Solution Cannot find the desired picture ■ Use the Direct printing menu to ch ange the image stor age location ( see page 3 4 ). The Direct printing menu interface turns off ■ Press any camer a button to redis play the menu . Cannot print p[...]

46 www .kodak.com/g o/support 7 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.33-type Effective pixels— 12.4 MP , 4096 x 3016 LCD— 7.6 cm (3.0 in.) LCD; 230K p ixels Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) Maximum supported card size: 32 GB Internal storage capacity— 32 MB intern al memory [...]

Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 47 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; Auto , Fill, Red Eye , Off; Guide No . 6.3; working r ange @ ISO 25 0: 0.6–3.3 m @ wid e; 0.9–2.1 m @ telephoto Burst mode— Maximum 3 pict[...]

48 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Microphone— Ye s Speaker— Ye s PICTBRIDGE support— Ye s Po w e r — K ODAK Li-Ion Rechar geable Digita l Camer a Battery KLIC-7003 (1050 mAh); 5V AC adapter; USB charging T ripod mount— 1/4 inch Size— 100.9 x 59. 5 x 20.2 mm (4.0 x 2. 3 x 0.8 in.) @ power off We i g h t — 133 g (4.7 oz) without ca[...]

Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 49 Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remaining. F or av er age SD Card capacities , go to www .k odak.com/go/SDcapacities . Actual stor age capacity v aries depending on su bject composition, card size , and other factors . Y o u may be a ble t[...]

50 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix ■ 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[...]

Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 51 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 specif ied on your K odak Product pa ckaging. Retain the original d ated sales receipt. Proof of purchase date i[...]

52 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix 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 [...]

Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 53 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce , pursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules . T hese l imits are designed to provide re asonable protecti on against harmful interf erence in a resi dential install[...]

54 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Australian C-Tick Korean Class B ITE VCCI Class B ITE Russian GOST-R N137 Eastman K odak Company Rochester , NY 14650[...]

Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 55 China RoHS Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B dig ital appar atus complies wi th Canadian ICES-00 3. Observation des normes-Class e B— Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norm e NMB-003 du Canada. CE Hereby , Eastman K odak Company declares that this K ODAK[...]

56 www .kodak.com/g o/support 1 Index A A/V out, 18 about th is camera, 31 accessories, 33 battery, 50 buying, 4 1 SD/SDHC Card, 4 AF control (video), 27 AF zone, 28 auto, 8 enhanc ement, 20 focus control, 27 focus fr aming marks, 5 auto focus (AF) zone, 28 B backlight, 9 battery charging , 2 expected life, 50 loading, 1 types, 50 beach, 9 burst, u[...]

www . kodak.com /go/support 57 Index E EASYSHARE S oftware, 32 edit videos, 21 emailing pictu res, videos, 37 expected battery life, 50 exposure long time, 2 6, 29 meterin g, 27 exposure comp ensation, 25 exposure metering, 27 external video device viewing pictures , videos, 18 F face detect capture, 27 favori tes tagging, 38 FCC compliance, 53 fir[...]

58 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index mainte nance, camer a, 48 make pictur e from video, 21 manner/museum, 9 memory inserting card, 4 modes, 8 auto, 8 backlight, 9 beach, 9 children , 9 fireworks, 9 flower, 9 manner/museum, 9 night land scape, 9 night portrait, 9 scene (S CN), 9 self-portrait, 9 snow, 9 text, 9 modes, captur e smart capture, 8 multi[...]

www . kodak.com /go/support 59 Index R recycling, disposal, 48 regulatory information, 53 repair, 41 reset camera, 30 reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 6 deleti ng, 15 LCD, 14 protecti ng, 15 slide show, 17 running sl ide show, 17 S safety, 49 scene m odes (SCN), 9 SD/SDHC Card insertin g, 4 SD/SDHC card printin g from, 35 select multiple[...]

60 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index for print, 36 pre-t agging, 39 taking pictures, video s, 5 television, slide show, 1 8 text, 9 time, setting, 3 timer, shutter delay, 11 tips battery guidelines, 50 care & maintenance, 48 transfer, via USB cable, 32 trash can, deleti ng, 6 trimming a video, 22 turning cam era on and off, 3 U undelete, undo, 1[...]