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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 1 ENGLISH  Attach the str ap , load the battery KLIC-7006 urg_01103.book Page 1 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2 010 7:04 AM[...]

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    2 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Charge the battery Battery Ch arging li ght: • Orange: charging • Green: finished 2 1 2 1 Y our p lug may dif fer . T urn of f the camera. Connect KODAK Camera US B Cable, M icro B / 5-Pin a nd charger . (Use only the cable included with this camera!) Charge the battery whenever necessary . Batter[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 3 ENGLISH  T urn on the camer a  Set the language and date/time See the Extended user guide www .k odak.com/go/m550support Press the Power button. to cha nge current field for previous/next field OK to accept At the prompt, p ress OK. to cha nge OK to accept Languag e: Date /T ime : urg_01103.book Page 3 Tuesd a[...]

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    4 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  T ak e a picture See other modes See page 10 See the E xtended user guide www .k odak.com/go/m550support 1 2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shut ter button completely dow n. Fra ming ma rks The camera turns on in Smart Ca pture [...]

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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 5 ENGLISH  Review pictures/videos See the Exte nded user gu ide www .k odak.com/go/m550support View previous/n ext pict ure/ video. Press the Review to enter/exit Review . Play a video. OK butt on urg_01103.book Page 5 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2 010 7:04 AM[...]

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    6 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Download softw are , tr ansfer pictures Download KODAK Software www .k odak.com/go/camerasw To use this camera on more than one computer See the Extended user guide at www .k odak.com/go/m550support Tu r n o n t h e camera. 3 Use the KODA K Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to connect camera to comput[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 7 ENGLISH  Get help from your camer a Keep learning about your camera! See the Extended user guide www .k odak.com/go/m550support Scroll through a Help topic . Press the Menu button, then hi ghlight a menu choi ce. Press the Info 1 button. 2 Y our camer a offers a built-in Help system. It describes every se tting f[...]

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    8 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH Fr o n t V i e w Microphone Flas h Self-timer/ Video Recording light Lens Speak er urg_01103.book Page 8 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2 010 7:04 AM[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 9 ENGLISH Back View Battery compartment, SD/SDHC Card slot Tr i p o d s o c k e t Wide Angle/ T elephoto button USB port P ower button Flash button Mode butto n Shu tter butt on LCD Delete , Menu, Info , Review buttons OK, Str ap post Share button urg_01103.book Page 9 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2 010 7:04 AM[...]

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    10 www .kodak.com/go/easysha recenter 1 Do mor e with your camer a Press the Mode button, then until the LCD d isplays the mode that best suits your subjects and surround ings , then press OK . Adjust LCD brightness T o adj u st the LCD brightness fo r your environment, see the Exte nded user g uide ( www .k odak.com/go/m550support ). Mode button U[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /m550support 11 Take a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD d isplays Video , then press OK . 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop recor ding, p ress an d releas e the Shutter button again. Use Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in any [...]

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    Do more with your camera 12 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Sport Action pictures. Blur Reductio n Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion. Panorama L-R, R-L “Stitc hing” 2 or 3 pictures into 1 panoramic sc ene. Landscape Distant scenes. High ISO People indoors, in low-light scenes. Close-up Close range. Use available light ins[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /m550support 13 Use 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 . Snow Bright snow scenes. Fireworks Fireworks. For best results, place the camera on a steady surface or tripod. Self- Portrait C[...]

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    Do more with your camera 14 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Use the flash Press the Flash button repe atedly until the L CD displ ays the de sired fl ash mode . Flash bu tton Flash modes Flash fi res Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you take a pic t ure, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when the s[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /m550support 15 Use shortcuts Y our camer a has a clean, uncluttered interface . F or quick acc ess to the most p opular capture and review functi ons: 1 Press th e Info button. The shortcuts appear . T o hide the sho r tcuts again, press . 2 Press to access functions lik e Exposure Compens a tion, Self-ti[...]

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    Do more with your camera 16 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Delete pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next pictu r e/video . 3 Press th e Delete but ton. 4 F ollow t he scre en prom pts . Use the menu button to change settings IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in H elp sy stem. T o get the most from y our came[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go /m550support 17 Understand the picture-taking icons Understand the review icons Battery level Pictu res/time remaining Zoom indicator Capture mode Ke y w o r d t a g Self timer Flash mode Exposure co mpensation Fo c u s m o d e Play vid eo Upload Email Print/number of prin ts Protected Picture/Video numb e[...]

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    18 www .kodak.com/go/easysha recenter 2 Shar e pictures/videos It’ s never been easier to s hare pictures on your favorite socia l networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the camera’ s social networ king features, you need to download KODAK Software. ( See page 6. ) 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a picture . 2 Press th e Share button[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go /m550support 19 Choose which social networking sites to display on your camera Y ou can show/hide social networki ng sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 In Review , press the Menu button. 2 Press to choose the Setu p tab , then to choose Share Button Settings , then press OK. 3 P[...]

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    Share pictures/videos 20 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 2 T o add an email address or fr ame , press to choose New Email or New F r ame , then press OK. Use the on-screen k eyboard to mak e the addition. (Example: JohnDoe@ domain.com) T o edit an e mail address or fram e , press to choose the address’ s nickname (“Dad” or “Mary”) or th[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go /m550support 21 Tag people When you tag faces , you’ re help ing your camera to recognize people by name . T hen it m a tches n ames and faces in pi ctures you’ve tak en— and those you tak e in t he future! 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a picture that contains faces . 2 Press th e Menu bu tto[...]

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    Share pictures/videos 22 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Tip: Are faces not always detected? If a face is turned sidew ays , is too distant, o r if the contr ast between face and background is insufficient, then the camera might not detect the face . Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—but you already have pictures tagged w[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go /m550support 23 Tag with keywords 1 Press th e Review button, then to find a picture . 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 (see Use the k eyboard ) to add a new one , then press OK. 4 Press to a dd k eywor ds t o othe r [...]

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    Share pictures/videos 24 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter A smarter way to find your pictures Once you have tagged pictures —by people or k eywords—you can easily find them, later . F or example , the cam era can find all pictures that contain “Mary” or “Dad’ s 60th Birthday . ” (See T ag people , page 21 or T ag wi th k eywords , pa[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go /m550support 25 3 Solve camer a problems Camera pr oblems Status Solu tion Camera does not turn on or off ■ Mak e sure the b attery is 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 needed ( see page 14 ). NO TE: T he flas[...]

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    26 www .kodak.com/go/easysha recenter 4 Appendix CAUTION: Do not disassemble this product; there are no us er -servicea ble parts inside . Refer ser vicing to qualified service personne l. K ODAK AC Adapte rs and Battery Chargers are intende d for indoor use only . T he use of controls , adjustment s , or procedures other than those specified herei[...]

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    Appendix www .kodak.com/go /m550support 27 specified on your K ODAK Product packaging. Reta in the original dated sales rece ipt. Proof of purchase date is require d with any request for w arranty repa ir . Limited warranty coverage W a rr anty servi c e is only av ailable from within the countr y where the pro ducts we re originally purchased. Y o[...]

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    Appendix 28 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Outside th e United S tates an d Canada In countries other than the United S tates and Canada, the terms and condi tions of this w arranty may be different. Unless a specific K odak w arranty is commun i cated to the purchaser in writing by a K odak company , no wa rranty or liability exists beyond an y[...]

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    Appendix www .kodak.com/go /m550support 29 K o rean Class B ITE K orean Li-Ion Regu latory Eastman K odak Compan y Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © K odak, 2009 K odak and Pulse and EasyS hare are tr ademarks of Eastman K odak Company . 4H6808_en urg_01103.book Page 29 Tues day, March 2, 2010 7:04 AM[...]