Kodak EASYSHARE Z981 manual

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 1 ENGLISH  Charge and load the batteries 2 3 Lights are on while the charger is plugged in . (See the charge r documentation for instructions and chargin g times.) For longer life, charge KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries AA prior to use, and occasion ally discharge them to depletion. 1 urg_01119.book Page 1 Wedn[...]

2 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Attach the str ap urg_01119.book Page 2 Wednesday, M arch 3, 20 10 6:29 AM[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 3 ENGLISH  T urn on the camer a  Set the language and date/time See the E xtended user gu ide www .k odak.com/go/z98 1support to change current field. for previous/next field. OK to accept. At the prompt, p ress OK. to change. OK to accept. Lang uag e : Date/T ime: urg_01119.book Page 3 Wednesday, M arch 3, 20 [...]

4 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  T ak e a picture See other modes see page 10 See the E xtended user gu ide www .k odak.com/go/z981support Press the Shutter button halfway to lock the focus. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button comp letely down. 1 2 T u rn the Mode dial to Smart Captur e . To s a v e batter y p[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 5 ENGLISH  Review pictures/videos See the E xtended user gu ide www .k odak.com/go/z981support View previous/ next picture or video. Press the Review button to enter/exit Review . Play a vid eo. OK Review 1 2 urg_01119.book Page 5 Wednesday, M arch 3, 20 10 6:29 AM[...]

6 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Download softw are , tr ansfer pictures When you connect the camer a to the c omputer , it prompts you to run the K ODAK Softw are Downloader on your computer . Mak e sure the computer is co nnected to the Internet. When you connect the camer a to the computer , the K ODAK Softw are Downloader automa[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 7 ENGLISH  Use the camer a Help system Keep learning about your camera! See the Extended us er guide www .k odak.com/go/z981support Scro ll th roug h a Help topic. then high ligh t a menu ch oice. Press the Info 1 butt on. 2 Press the Menu button , Go to www .kodak.com/go/z981support for: • the Extended user gui[...]

8 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH Back View Delete , Menu, Inf o , Review LCD EVF (Electronic viewfinder) EVF/LCD Mode dial V ertical Shutter on/off Shutter button Flash, F ocus Mode , Drive Jog dial Zoom Share 5V DC-In, A/V Out , USB V ertical Shut ter button OK, Po w e r Po w e r l i g h t Str a p post Tr i p o d s o c k e t SD/SDHC Ca[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 9 ENGLISH Fr o n t V i e w AF Assist/ Self-timer/ Vide o li ght Len s Spe ak e r Micro- phon e Flash urg_01119.book Page 9 Wednesday, M arch 3, 20 10 6:29 AM[...]

10 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 1 Do mor e with your came r a NO TE: T o adjust the LCD br ightness for your environment, see t he Extended user guide ( www .k odak.com/go/z981support ). Capture mode Fo r Smart Capture Excellent image quality and ease of use. Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Sport Subjects that ar e in motion. Shutter [...]

Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 11 Take a video 1 T urn the Mode dial to Video 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop recor ding, p ress an d rele ase the Shutter button again. Use Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in any situation. 1 T urn the Mode dial to SCN . 2 Pr[...]

Do more with your camera 12 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Use the flash Flash modes Flash fi res Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you take a pictur e, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behind the subject). NO TE : Not av ailabl[...]

Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 13 Use the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD or EVF to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, pr ess 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 . Delete pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next pictu re/video . 3 Press th e Dele te butt [...]

Do more with your camera 14 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter P, A, S, and M modes Use these modes for more control over your camer a. Mode Wh e n t o u s e Pr ess J og dial t o co ntr ol Program mode offer s the ease of auto shooting with acc ess to all menu options. Exposure compensation (how much light ente rs the camer a), flash compensation, [...]

Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 15 Use the menu button to change settings Y ou can change se ttings to get the be st res ults from your camer a . Some modes offer lim ited settings . 1 Pres s the Me nu but ton. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Capture/Video for the mo st common pic ture- and video-taking settin gs ■ Setup for[...]

Do more with your camera 16 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Understand the picture-taking icons Understand the review icons See the Extended us er guide www .k odak.com/go/z981support Capture mode Ta g n a m e Self timer/Burst Flash mode Fo c u s m o d e Battery level Pictures/time remaining Date stamp Zoom slider Fa v o r i t e Upload Video dur[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 17 2 Shar e and tag pictures It’ s never been ea sier to share pictures on your favo rite socia l networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use t he social networ king features, you need to download KODAK Software. ( S ee page 6 . ) 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a pictur e . 2 Press th e Share button. If it?[...]

Share and tag pictures 18 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Choose networking sites to show Y ou can show/hide s ocial networki ng sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 In Review , p ress the Menu button. 2 Press to choose the Setu p tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then press OK. 3 Press to choos e a social[...]

Share and tag pictures www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 19 Manage email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames Y ou can add, edit, or delete em ail ad dresses and K ODAK PULSE Digital F r ames on y our camer a. 1 In Review , press the Share bu tton. Press to choose Manage Email Ad dresses (or Ma nage F r ames), then p ress OK. 2 T o add an email a[...]

Share and tag pictures 20 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Use the keyboard T he k eyboard appears when you need it. 1 Press to choose a letter , th en pres s OK. 2 When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK. 3 If you’ve added a new nam e , the camer a prompt s you to update all faces to match assi gned names . Choose Y es , then press OK[...]

Share and tag pictures www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 21 Tag people When you tag faces , you’ re help ing your camera to recognize people by name . T hen it matche s names an d faces in pi ctures you’ve tak en— and those you tak e in the future! 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a pictu re that contains faces . 2 Press the M enu butto[...]

Share and tag pictures 22 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—bu t you al ready have pictures tagged wi th an old fri end, James , you can: ■ T ag the new J ames with “J ames Sm ith” and/or ■ Update the old J ames to “James Monroe” 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press th e Menu but[...]

Share and tag pictures www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 23 Tag with keywords 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a pictur e . 2 Press the Menu button. Press to choose K eyword T ag, then press OK. 3 Press to choose an existing k eyword or New K eyword to add a new one , then press OK. 4 Press to a dd k e ywords to ot her p ict ures . Whe n fini[...]

Share and tag pictures 24 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter A smarter way to find your pictures T ag pictures—by peopl e or k eywords—to mak e them easy to find, later . F or example , the ca mer a can find all pictures that contain “Ma ry” or “Dad’ s 60th Birt hday . ” (See Ta g p e o p l e , pag e 21 or T a g with k eywords , pa ge[...]

www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 25 3 Solve camer a pr oblems T o access the camer a Help system, see page 7 . Status Solu tion Camera does not turn on or off ■ Mak e sure the batteries are charged and installed correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera buttons and controls do not function Flash does not fire ■ Check the flash setting, and change as need[...]

26 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 4 Appendix CAUTION: Do no t disassem ble this product; there are no user -serviceable parts inside . Refer servici ng to quali fied service personnel. K OD AK AC Adapters and Batte ry Chargers are intend ed for ind oor use o nly . The use o f controls , adjustm ents , or procedures o ther than tho se sp ecified [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 27 Limited W arranty K odak w arra nts its digita l camer as and accessorie s (excluding batteries) to be free from malfunctions and de fects in both m aterials a nd workmanship for the w arranty period specified on your K ODAK Product packaging. Reta in the original dated sales receipt. Proof of purchase da[...]

Appendix 28 www . kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Yo u r r i g h t s Some states or jurisdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of incide ntal or consequential damage s , so the above limitatio n or exclusion ma y not apply to you. Some states or jurisdicti ons do not allow limita tions on how long an i mplied w arra nty lasts , so the above li[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go /z981sup port 29 China RoHS Eastman K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © K odak, 2009 K odak, EasyShare , and Pulse are tr ademarks of Eastman K odak Company . 4H6893_en urg_01119.book Page 29 Wednesday, March 3, 2 010 6:29 AM[...]