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KD40
CAMERA
Kodak
MODE
ON/OFF
Equipment subject to minor appearance and specification changes.

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ENGLISH
Congratulations! And thank you for buying a KODAK Camera.
Your new compact, 35 mm camera with motorized film advance
and auto-film rewind, makes taking pictures easy. The camera
uses any DX/DXN, 35 mm color or black-and-white print film with
a speed of ISO 100, 200, 400, or 1000.
For warranty purposes, please keep your sales receipt as
proof of the date of purchase.

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Contents
Camera Identification ......................................................... 7
Specifications .................................................................... 8
Attaching the Camera Strap............................................... 9
Loading the Battery ............................................................ 9
Loading The Film ............................................................. 11
Taking Pictures................................................................. 14
Taking Flash Pictures....................................................... 21
Unloading the Film ........................................................... 26
Caring for Your Camera .................................................. 27
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 28

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Camera Identification
1 Shutter Button
2 On/Off Button
3 LCD Panel
4 Mode-Selection
Button
5 Rewind Button
6 Self-Timer Button
7 Viewfinder
8 Flash
9 Film-Door Latch
10 Lens Cover/Lens
11 Red-Eye-
Reduction Lamp
12 Self-Timer Lamp
13 Light Sensor
14 Panoramic Switch
15 Viewfinder
Eyepiece
16 Film Window
17 Battery Door
18 Strap Post
19 T ripod Socket
20 Film Door
21 Film-Load Mark
22 Film T ake-Up
Spool
23 DX-Code Sensors
24 Film Chamber
25 Film Spindle
LCD Panel
26 Self-Timer
Indicator
27 Picture Counter
28 Infinity-Focus
Indicator
29 Fill-Flash/Flash-
Charging Indicator
30 Flash-Off Indicator
31 Battery Symbol
32 Red-Eye-
Reduction Indicator

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Specifications
Type: Compact, 35 mm camera
LCD Panel: Display indicators for red-eye reduction, fill-flash/flash-charging,
flash-off, infinity-focus, self-timer, and the frame number and
battery symbol
Lens: 28 mm, 3-element hybrid
Viewfinder: Reverse-Galilean with panoramic masking in panoramic mode
Film Speed: 2-step DX for ISO 100/200 and ISO 400/1000
Focus Range: Daylight: 1.2 m to infinity
Flash Unit: Electronic with ISO 100/21˚, guide number of 8 m;
flash automatically turns on at low-light levels
Aperture: Flash: f/4.5; Daylight: f/7.0
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Power Source: One 3-volt lithium KODAK K123LA (or equivalent) Battery
Dimensions: 123.5 x 68.8 x 32.7 mm
Weight: 170 g

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Attaching the
Camera Strap
Thread the short loop of the strap
under the Strap Post (18); pull the
long loop through the short loop
and pull it tight.
Loading the Battery
This camera uses a 3-volt lithium
KODAK K123LA (or equivalent)
Battery that supplies power for all
camera operations.
NOTE: This camera automatically
turns off after approximately
3 minutes to conserve battery
energy.

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Battery Tips
• Keep a spare battery with you
at all times. Lithium batteries
perform consistently until
they suddenly die.
• Read and follow all warnings
and instructions supplied by the
battery manufacturer.
• Keep batteries away from
children.
• Do not try to take apart,
recharge or short circuit the
battery, or subject it to high
temperature or fire.
• Store batteries in their original
packaging prior to use.
Low-Battery Indicator
It’s time to replace the battery
when—
• the Battery
Symbol (31)
appears on the LCD Panel (3).
• the battery
symbol on the
LCD panel
“blinks.”
• none of the indicators appear
on the LCD panel.