Kodak Z712 IS manual

K odak EasyShare Z712 IS zoom digital camera User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www.k odak. com/go/howto F or help with you r camera, www .kodak.com/go/z712support[...]

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Product features www .kodak.com/go/sup port i Front view 1 Lens 7 Mode dial 2 Low-light assist, Self-timer light, Video light 8 On/Off switch 3 Shutter button 9 Flash 4 Flash button 10 Microphone 5 Focus button (Close-up/Macro, Landscape, Manual Focus) 11 Speaker 6 Drive button (Self-ti mer, Burst, Exposure Brack eting) 5 4 1 8 6 7 11 10 3 2 9[...]

ii www .kodak.co m/go/support Product features Back view 1 Battery compartment 10 Info button 2 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 11 Review button 3 Tripod socket 12 USB, A/V Out 4 Dock connector 13 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter 5 LCD 14 OK button 6 EVF/LCD button 15 7 EVF (Electronic viewfinder) 16 Share button 8 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto) b[...]

www .kodak.com/go/sup port iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ......................................................................... 1 Attaching the lens cap and strap ............. .................................... .................. 1 Loading the battery ........... ........................................ ...................[...]

iv www .kodak.co m/go/support 4 Doing more with your camera .................................. ........................... 26 Capture modes .... ........................................ ................................... ............ 26 Using the Menu button ....................... ................................... ..................... 28 Using[...]

www .kodak.com/go/sup port 1 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the lens cap and strap 1 2 3[...]

2 www .kodak.co m/go/support Setting up your camera Loading the battery T o replace batte ries and extend battery life, see page 58 . K o dak lithium digital camera battery CRV3 (non-rechargeable) Kodak Li-Ion rechar geable digital camera battery KLIC-8000 AA lithium batteries 2 1[...]

Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/sup port 3 Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change the date/time and language in the future , use the Menu button ( see page 32 ). 2 1 to change . for previous/next f ield. OK to accept. OK At the prompt, press OK. 2 1 to change . OK to accept. Language: Date/Time:[...]

4 www .kodak.co m/go/support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Y our camera has internal memory . Y ou can purchase SD or MMC cards to store more pictures and videos . We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards . (Visit www .k odak.com/go/z712accessories .) NO TE: When using the card for the first time , form at it in this camera[...]

www .kodak.com/go/sup port 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture NO TE: After you tak e a picture, the EV F/LCD di splays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds. T he picture is saved unless you pres s the Delete button. 3 1 2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on: • LCD or • E[...]

6 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using the auto-focus fram ing marks (for pictures) When using the LCD or EVF as a viewfinder , fr aming marks indicate the camer a focus area. T he camera attempts to focus on fore ground subj ects , even if the subjects are not centered in the scene . 1 Press the Shutter button halfway . When th[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 7 Taking a video NO TE: After you tak e a video , the EVF/LCD disp lays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds . T o play/pause the video during the quickvie w, press OK. T he video is saved unless you press t he Delete button. 1 2 Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on: • LCD or • EVF (electroni[...]

8 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 1 2X closer to your subject. Y ou can change optic a l zoom before (but not during ) video recording. 1 Use the EVF or LCD to frame your subject. 2 Press T elephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide An gle (W) to zoom out. The zoom i ndicator shows zoo m [...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 9 Using the Flash button Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Mode Icon The flash fires Auto Flash When the lighting cond it ions require it. Off Never Fill Every time you take a picture, regard less of the lighting conditions. Use when the subjec[...]

10 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using the Focus button Press the F ocus button to have more control over camera focusing. 1 T urn the Mode dial to P , A, S, or M mode (see page 35 ). 2 Press the F ocus button repeatedly until the , , or MF icon appears in the status bar . 3 T ak e a picture . NO TE: After you take the pi cture[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 11 Using the Drive button Using the self-timer T o cancel the Self-timer be fore the pictur e is tak en, press the Drive button. (T he Self-timer set ting remains a ctive.) Use the same procedure to tak e a video, but: ■ T urn the Mode dial to Video . ■ Press the Shutter button comple tely down[...]

12 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using burst Press the Drive button to cho ose a burst mode. 1 In most Still modes , press the Drive button repeatedly to ch oose an option. 2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . 3 Press the Shutter button completely down and hold it to tak e pictures. The camera stops ta[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 13 Using exposure bracketing Use exposure brack eting to determine the best exposure (light) level for your conditions . During exposure brack eting, the camer a takes 3 p ictures: ■ One at + (above normal ) exposure ■ One at 0 (normal) exposure ■ One at - (below normal) exposure Eval uate th[...]

14 www .kodak.co m/go/support T aking pictures/videos Using the Info button What the capture icons mean Capture modes—no buttons pressed Repeatedly press info In T o turn on/off picture-taking mode status icons, histogram review mode status icons, histogram, and picture/video information any menu Help Info Picture size Pictures/time remaining Sto[...]

T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 15 Capture modes—shutter pressed halfw ay Aperture Shutter speed Auto Focus/ Auto Exposure (AF/AE indicator) Low battery Foc u s brack ets[...]

16 www .kodak.co m/go/support 3 W orking with pictur es/videos Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with you r pictures and videos. NO TE: If yo u have pictures/videos on card and in intern al memory, you can scroll from one storage location to the other . A video’ s duration is displayed at the top of the LCD . [...]

W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/sup port 17 Deleting pictures and videos Using the undo delete feature If you accidentally delete a pi cture , you may be able to use Undo Delete to ret rieve it. T his featur e is only available immedi ately after you delete a si ngle picture. Protecting pictures and videos from deletion The picture [...]

18 www .kodak.co m/go/support W orking with pictures/videos Cropping pictures The picture is co pied, then cropped . The original pi cture is saved. A cropped picture canno t be cropped agai n on the camera. Press the Me nu button to exit the menu. Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology K odak P erfect T ouch technology helps ensure better , brighter[...]

W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/support 19 Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos! Making a picture from a video Y ou can choose a single fr ame from a VGA video , then make a pictu re suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. (For video settings , see page 28 .) 1 Press the Review button, then to find a v[...]

20 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt W orking with pictures/videos Making a video action print F rom a video , you can mak e a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture , suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video. 2 Press the Menu button, choose Edit Video , then press OK. Choose Action Print, then press OK. 3 Choose an [...]

W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/support 21 Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to dis play your pictures and videos on the camer a. T o run a slide show on a television or on any external device , see page 22 . T o save battery power , use an optional Kodak 3-volt A C adapter . (Visit www.k odak.com/go/z712acce ssories . ) Start[...]

22 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt W orking with pictures/videos Displaying pictures and videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, computer monitor , or any device equipped with a vi deo input. To connect the camer a to a television, use an optional A/V cable (visit www .kodak.com/go/z712acces sories ). NO TE: Ensure that[...]

W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/support 23 Viewing by date, album, or image storage 1 Press the Review button , then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight View By , then press OK. 3 Press to highlight All (default), Date , Album, or Image Storage , then press OK. ■ Press to highlight a date , album, or image storag e, then p[...]

24 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt W orking with pictures/videos Copying pictures and videos Y o u can copy pictures and videos from a ca rd to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy , make sure that a card is inserted in the camera. Copy pictures or videos: 1 Press the Review button , then press the Menu button. 2 Press to h[...]

W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/support 25 What the review icons mean Mode indicator Scroll arrows Email tag F a vorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protected Picture number Image sto rage locatio n P erf ect T ouch tech. Album Video length Video number Image storage locat ion Review mode Video controls Protected Scroll arrows Ema[...]

26 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 4 Doing more with your camer a Capture modes Capture mode Fo r Smart Scene General picture taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. When the Shutter button is pressed halfway, faces are detected, the scene is analyzed, and the best settings are applied. P, A, S, M More creative control. (S[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 27 SCN (Scene) modes 1 T urn the Mode dial to . 2 Press to highligh t a SCN mode and view its description. NO TE: If the SCN mode description turns off , press OK. 3 Press OK (or k eep the SCN mode hi ghlighted) to choose the SCN mode . T o return to Smart Scene mode , tu rn the mode dial to Sm[...]

28 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Using the Menu button Y o u can change setti ngs to get the be st results from your camera. NO TE: Some settings r emain until you change them; ot hers , until you change modes or turn off the camera . Some modes offer limited settings . 1 Press the Menu bu tton. 2 Press to highlight a sett[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 29 Compression Choose how much compression is applied to pictures. Fine— least compression; best qualit y, and largest file size. Standard (default)— medium compression; me dium quality, and medium file size. Basic— most compression; lowest qu ality, and smallest file size. White Balance [...]

30 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era T o access the Setup menu, see page 31 . AF (Auto Focus) Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Available only in PASM mode. Multi-zone (default)— evaluates 5 zones to give an ev en picture focus. Ideal for general pictu re taking. Center-zone— evaluates the small area cente[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 31 Using the Setup menu Use Setup to customize yo ur camera settings . 1 In any mode , press the Menu button . 2 Press to highlight Setup , then press OK. 3 Press to highlight a setting, then press OK. 4 Choose an option, then press OK. 5 Press the Menu button to exit. Press Menu, to highlight [...]

32 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Advanced Di gital Zoom Choose how digital zoom is employe d. Continuous— no pause between optical and digital zoom. Pause— after reaching 12X optical zoom, the zoom button must be released, then activated again to begin digital zoom. None (default)— digital zoom is dis abled. Orientat[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 33 Reset Camera Resets all settings to factor y defaults. Format CAUTION: F ormatting a card deletes all (including protected) pictures/videos . F o rmatting internal memory deletes all pictures/videos , email addresses , album names , and favorites . Memory Card— deletes everything on the ca[...]

34 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Taking panoramic pictures Use panora ma to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor amic scene . NO TE: F or best results , use a tripod. (F or a steady shutter release on a tripod, see page 11 .) Only the panor amic picture is saved; individual pictures are not. Picture size is set to 5.[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 35 P, A, S, and M modes Use these modes when you want more co ntrol over your camer a and pictures . NO TE: Settings you change in P , A, S , or M modes apply only to pictures tak en in those modes . For e xample, if you change the Color Mode to S epia while in P , A, S , or M mode , you retain[...]

36 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings P ASM modes control the aperture (f-number , also known as f-stop), shutter speed, and exposure compensation, flash comp ensa tion, and ISO . Use the Menu button to control all other settings . 1 T urn the Mode dial to P , A, S, or M. The mode options ar[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 37 Sharing your pictures Press the Share button to tag your pictures/v ideos. When they are transferred to your computer , you can share them. Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. Press to find a pi cture. 2 Press to highlight Print, then pres s OK.* 3 Press to select the num[...]

38 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Tagging pictures/videos for emailing First—on your computer Use K odak EasyS hare software to create an email address book on your computer . T hen, copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera’ s internal memory . For details , see Help in EasyS hare software . Second—tag pi ctures/vi[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 39 Tagging pictures as favorites W ant to k eep copies of your fa vorite pictures on your camera? Start with the Share button! T he next time you transfer pictures to yo ur computer , EasyShare software help s you mak e choices about your favorite pictures . F a vorite pictures (small er versio[...]

40 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Optional settings In F avorites mode , press the Menu button to access optional settings . NO TE: Pictures tak en at the 3:2 picture size are displa yed at a 3:2 aspect r atio with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen. Printing and emailing favorites 1 T urn the Mode dial to Favo[...]

Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/support 41 Second—on your camera 1 Press the Review button, th en find the picture /video . 2 Press the Menu bu tton. 3 Press to highlig ht Album, then press OK. 4 Press to highlight an album name , then press OK. T o add other pictures to the same album , press to scroll th rough the pictures . When[...]

42 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Doing more with your cam era Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album n ames before you tak e pictures/videos . T hen, all the pictures/vid eos you take are tagged with those album names. First—on your computer Use the EasyShare software to create album names on your [...]

www .kodak.com/go/support 43 5 T ransferr ing and printing pictur es Installing the software 1 Close all open software applications before st arting the installation. NO TE: If running Windows OS and in stalling EasyShare software from the Kodak Web site , do not close the WinZip appl ication. If prompted, allow EasyShare software to access the Int[...]

44 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt T ransferring and print ing pictures Transferring pictures IMPOR T ANT : If your camera was packaged with a Kodak EasyShare dock, use the dock to transfer pictures to your computer . (See page 47 and the dock user’ s guide for details.) If you do not have an EasyShare dock, use the USB cable (U-8) that came with your[...]

T ransferring and printing pictures www .kodak.com/go/support 45 Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camer a to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and pr int directly—with or without a computer . Purchase this and ot her accessories at a deale r of K odak products or www .kodak.com/go/z712accessories . Direct pr[...]

46 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt T ransferring and print ing pictures Printing from a PictBridg e enabled printer 1 T urn on the printer . T urn on the camera. The PictBridge lo go is display ed, followed by the cu rrent picture and menu . (If no pictures are found, a message is displayed.) If the menu interface turns off, press any button to redispla[...]

T ransferring and printing pictures www .kodak.com/go/support 47 Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare Gallery is one of the man y online print services offered in EasyShare softw are. Y ou can easily: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhance , and add borders to you r pictures . ■ Store pictures , and share them with family and frie nds . ?[...]

48 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 6 T roubleshooting Camera problems F or step-by-step product support, visit www .kodak.com/go/z712support and select Intera ctive T roubleshooting & Repairs . If T ry one or more of the following Camera does not turn on ■ Insert a new or charged battery . ■ If practical, connect the camera to a K odak 3-volt AC[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/support 49 Picture orientation is not accurate ■ Set the Orientation Sensor to ON ( see page 32 ) Flash does not fire ■ Open the flash unit ( page 9 ). ■ Check the flash setting and change as needed ( page 9 ). NO TE: T he flash does not fire in all modes . Storage location is almost or entirely full ■ T r[...]

50 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems Memory card not recognized or camera freezes with card. ■ Card may be corrupted. F ormat card in camera ( see page 33 .) ■ Change image storage location to internal memory ( see page 31 ). If T ry o ne or more of the following Computer does no[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/support 51 Direct printing (PictBridge) problems Picture is too light ■ Reposition camera to reduce the amount of available light. ■ T urn flash off ( page 9 ). ■ Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the effective flash range ( page 9 ). ■ T o automatically set exposure and focus[...]

52 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 7 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Email Kodak customer support www .kodak.com/go/contact Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, ar range for repairs, etc .) www .kodak.com/go/ z712support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, chargers, etc .)[...]

Getting help www .kodak.com/go/support 53 NO TE: If you have questions concerning this p ro duct, you may speak with Kodak customer support. Australia 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 567 357 New Zealand 0800 880 120 Belgium 02 713 14 45 Norway 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 891 42 13 Philippines 1 800 1 888 9600 Canada 1 800 465 6325 Po[...]

54 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.5 in. CCD , 4:3 aspect ratio Picture size— 7.1 MP: 3072 x 2304 pixels 6.3 MP (3:2): 3072 x 2048 pixels 5.0 MP: 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.1 MP: 2048 x 1536 pixels 2.2 MP (3:2): 1800 x 1200 pixels 2.1 MP (16:9): 1920 x 1080 pixels 1.2 MP: 1280 x 960 pixels Color display— 2.5 in.[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/support 55 Shutter speed— Smart Scene: 1/2–1/1000 sec. Shutter priority and Manu al mode: 16–1/1000 sec. ISO speed— Auto: 64 to 400 Selectable: 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (3200 av ailable only at 1.2 MP) Electronic flash— Guide no . 11 (@ ISO 100); auto flash wi th pre-flash control. Wor k in g ra ng e :[...]

56 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Appendix Po w e r — Kodak li thium digital camera batter y CR V3; Kodak Li-I on rechargeable digital camer a battery KLIC-8000; AA lith ium batteries; 3V AC adapter; EasyShare dock Communication with computer— USB 2.0 full speed (PIMA 15740 protocol), via USB cable (U-8), EasyShare dock PictBridge support— Ye s S[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/support 57 Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approximate numb er of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remaining. F or average SD card capacities , visit www .kod ak.com/go/memory (and click the SD card). Actual st orage capacity v aries depending on subject composition, card size , and other factors . Y ou may[...]

58 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 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 inside the product, contact Kodak customer support. ■ In the unlik ely event tha t ba ttery fluid leaks onto your skin, wash immediately with water and contact your local healt[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/support 59 Upgrading your software and firmware Download t he latest versions of the so ftware included on the K odak EasyShare software CD and the camer a firmware (the software that runs on the camera). See www .k odak.com/go/z712downloads. Limited warranty K odak warr ants K odak consumer electronic products and access[...]

60 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Appendix T his warranty does not apply whe n failure is due to sh ipping dama ge , accide nt, alteration, modification, unau thorized service, mi suse, ab use, use with incompatible accessories or attachments (such as third pa rty ink or ink tanks), fail ure to follow K odak's operation, maintenance or repack ing [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/support 61 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and fou nd to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti on against harmful interf erence in a residential installation. [...]

62 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Appendix Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance — T his Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Cla sse B— Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Australian C-Tick Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling China Ro[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/support 63 VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE Russian GOST-R AIO-40 Eastman K odak Company Rochester , NY 14650[...]

64 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Index 1 A A/V out, 22 about this cam era, 33 accessories battery, 58 buying, 47 picture transfer, 44 printer dock, 45 SD/MMC card, 4 AF control, 30 album set, 31 tagging pictures for, 42 apertu re priority, 35 auto enhancemen t, 18 flash, 9 focus framing marks, 6 B backlight, 28 batteries expected life, 58 extending li[...]

www .kodak.com/go/support 65 Index D date setti ng, 3 date stamp, 30 DC-in, ii delete button, ii deleting from internal memory, 17 from SD/MMC card, 17 protecting pictures , videos, 17 digital zoom, using, 8 displaying slide show, 21 disposal, recycling, 56 distant scenes, 10 dock connector, ii printer, 45 downloading pictures, 43 E edit videos, 19[...]

66 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Index batteries, 2 SD/MMC card, 4 softwa re, 43 internal memory storage capacity, 57 K Kodak EasyShare software installing, 43 upgr ading, 59 Kodak Perfect T ouch technology, 18 Kodak Web sites, 52 L landscape, 10, 27 language, 32 LCD, ii brightness, 31 reviewing pictures, 16 reviewing videos, 16 lens, i cap, 1 cleanin[...]

www .kodak.com/go/support 67 Index O online prints, ordering, 47 open flash switch, i optical zoom, 8 orientation sensor, 32 P panoramic picture s, 34 PASM mode, 35 Perfect Touch technology, 18 PictBridge pri nter, 45 picture quality, 28 pictures checking settings, 25 copying, 24 cropping, 18 deleting, 17 emailing tagged, 38 K odak P erfect T ouch,[...]

68 www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt Index self-timer, 11 service and support teleph one numbers, 53 setting AF control, 30 album, 31 camera sounds, 32 color mode, 30 date and time, 3 date stamp, 30 exposure brack eting, 29 exposure metering, 29 flash, 9 focus zone, 30 framing grid, 31 image stabilizer, 31 image storage, 31 language, 32 LCD brightness, 31[...]

www .kodak.com/go/support 69 Index tripod socket, ii troubleshooting, 48 turning camera on and off, 3 U undelete, undo, 17 upgrading software, firmware, 59 URLs, Kodak Web sites, 52 USB (universal serial bus) transferring pictures, 43 USB, A/V out, ii V VCCI compliance, 63 video action print, 20 checking settings, 25 copying, 24 date display, 32 de[...]