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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 1 ENGLISH  Attach the stra p , load the battery KLIC-7006 urg_01103.book Page 1 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2010 7:04 AM[...]

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    2 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Charge the battery Battery Charging li ght: • Orange: charging • Green: finished 2 1 2 1 Y our plug may dif fer . T urn off the camera. Connect KODAK Camera US B Cable, Micro B / 5- Pin and charger . (Use only the cable included with this camera!) Charge the battery whenever necessary . Battery Ch[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 3 ENGLISH  T urn on the camera  Set the language and date/time See the Extended us er guide www .k odak.com/go/m550support Press the Power button. 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: urg_01103.book Page 3 Tuesd ay, Mar[...]

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    4 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  T ak e a picture See other modes See page 10 See the Extended user gu ide 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 Shutter button completely down. Framin g marks The camera turns on in Smart Capture mode[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 5 ENGLISH  Review pictures/videos See the Extended user gu ide www .k odak.com/go/m550support View previous/next picture/ video. Press the Review to enter/exit Review . Play a video. OK button urg_01103.book Page 5 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2010 7:04 AM[...]

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    6 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH  Download software , tr ansfer pictures Download KODAK Software www .k odak.com/go/camer asw 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 KODAK Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to connect camera to compute[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 7 ENGLISH  Get help from your camera Keep learning about your camera! See the Extended us er guide www .k odak.com/go/m550support Scroll through a Help topic . Press the Menu button, then highlig ht a menu choice. Press the Info 1 button. 2 Y our camera offers a built-in Help system. It describes every setting for [...]

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    8 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter ENGLISH Fr o n t V i e w Microphone Flash Self-timer/ Video Recording light Lens Speak er urg_01103.book Page 8 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2010 7:04 AM[...]

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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 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 button Shutter button LCD Delete , Menu, Info , Review buttons OK, Strap post Share button urg_01103.book Page 9 Tuesd ay, March 2, 2010 7:04 AM[...]

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    10 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 1 Do more wi th your camera Press the Mode button, then until the LCD display s the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings , then press OK . Adjust LCD brightness T o adjust the LCD brightness fo r your environment, see the Extended user guide ( www .k odak.com/go/m550support ). Mode button Use this[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 11 Take a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD display s Video , then press OK . 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop recording, press and rele ase the Shutter button again. Use Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in any sit[...]

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    Do more with your camera 12 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Sport Action pictures. Blur Reduction Reducing blur caused by camera sh ake or subject motion. Panorama L-R, R-L “Stitching” 2 or 3 pictures into 1 pan oramic scene. Landscape Distant scenes. High ISO People indoors, in low-light scenes. Close-up Close range. Use available light inst[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 13 Use the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, p ress 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 repeatedly until the LCD displays the de sired flash mode . Flash button 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 i[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 15 Use shortcuts Y our camera has a clean, uncluttered interface . For quick access to the most popular capture and review functions: 1 Press the Info button. The shortcuts appear . T o hide the shortcuts again, press . 2 Press to access functions lik e Exposure Compensation, Self-timer , and [...]

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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 re/video . 3 Press the Dele te button. 4 F ollow the screen prompts . Use the menu button to change settings IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in Help system. T o get the most from your camera, s ee[...]

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    Do more with your camera www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 17 Understand the picture-taking icons Understand the review icons Battery level Pictures/t ime remaining Zoom indicator Capture mode Ke y w o r d t a g Self timer Flash mode Exposure compensation Foc us m o d e Play video Upload Email Print/number of prints Protected Picture/Video number Batt[...]

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    18 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 2 Share pictur es/videos It’ s never been ea sier to share pictures on your favorite s ocial networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the camera’ s social networking features, you need to download KODAK Software. ( See page 6. ) 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture . 2 Press the Share button. If[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 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 ed it an email add ress or fr ame , press to choose the address’ s nickname (“Dad” or “Mary”) or th[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 21 Tag people When you tag faces , you’ re help ing your camer a to recognize people by name . T hen it matches n ames and faces in pictures you’ve tak en— and those you tak e in the future! 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture that contains faces . 2 Press the Menu button. Pre[...]

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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, or if the contr ast between face and background is insufficient, then the camer a might not detect the face . Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend—James—bu t you already have pictures tagged w[...]

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    Share pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 23 Tag with keywords 1 Press the 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 p ress OK. 4 Press to add keywords to other p ict[...]

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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, l ater . F or example , the camera can find all pictures that contain “Mary” or “Dad’ s 60th Birthday .” (See T ag people , page 21 or T ag with k eywords, page [...]

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    www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 25 3 Solve camera pr oblems Camera problems Status Solution Camera does not turn on or off ■ Mak e sure the batt ery 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 flash [...]

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    26 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 4 Appendix CAUTION: Do not disassemble this product; there are no us er-serviceable parts inside . Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. K ODAK A C Adapte rs and Battery Charg ers are intended for indoor use only . T he use of controls , adjustment s, or procedures other than those specified herein may[...]

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    Appendix www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 27 specified on your K ODAK Product packaging. Reta in the original dated sales rece ipt. Proof of purchase date is required with any re quest for warra nty repair . Limited warranty coverage W arranty service is only a vailable from within the countr y where the pro ducts were orig inally purchased. Y ou may[...]

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    Appendix 28 www .kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Outside the Unite d States and Canad a In countries other than the United S tates and Canada, the terms and conditions of this warra nty may be different. Unless a specific K odak w arranty is communicated to the purchaser in writing by a K odak company , no warranty or liability exists beyond any minim[...]

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    Appendix www .kodak.com/go/m550su pport 29 K orean Class B ITE K orean Li-Ion Regulato ry Eastman K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © K odak, 2009 K odak and Pulse and EasyShar e are tradema rks of Eastman K odak Company . 4H6808_en urg_01103.book Page 29 Tues day, March 2, 2010 7:0 4 AM[...]