Kodak AZ252 User Manual

User Manual

BEFORE YOU START

Declaration of Conformity

Responsible Party: JK Imaging Ltd.

Address: JK Imaging Ltd., 17239 South Main Street, Gardena, CA 90248, USA

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For Customers in the U.S.A. Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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About this Manual

Thank you for purchasing this KODAK PIXPRO Digital Camera. Please read this manual carefully and keep it in a safe place for future reference.

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This manual provides you with instructions on how to use your new KODAK PIXPRO Digital Camera. Every effort

has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are accurate, however JK Imaging Ltd. reserves the right to make changes without notice.

Throughout this manual, the following symbols are used to help you locate information quickly and easily.

Indicates useful information.

In the instructions below, the following symbols may be used throughout this manual on how to operate the camera.

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SAFETY NOTES

Safety notes for this camera

Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit solid objects.

Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the camera.

Do not use or store the camera in dusty places or on

a beach to prevent dust or sand from entering the camera, causing possible damage to it.

Do not use or store the camera in a hot environment

or under direct sunlight.

Do not use or store the camera near a powerful

magnetic field, for example near a magnet or transformer.

Avoid touching the lens of the camera.

Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight for a long

period of time.

To prevent the camera from being damaged by

moisture, do not use or store the camera in very humid environments, such as in rain or near bodies of water.

If water accidentally comes in contact with the

camera, turn the camera off, remove the battery and the memory card, and dry it within 24 hours.

When you take the camera from a cold place to a

warmer environment, condensation may occur. Please wait for a reasonable period of time before you turn it on.

Before you remove the battery and memory card, the

camera should be turned off.

When you clean the body of the camera, do not use

abrasive, alcohol-based or organic cleaner.

Use a professional lens wiping cloth and dedicated

cleaner to wipe and clean the lens.

Download your photos and remove the memory card

when you are going to store the camera for a long period of time.

If this camera is not in use for a long time, please keep

it in a dry and clean condition.

Our company will not pay compensation for any

failure of playback of pictures or videos caused by improper operation.

Safety notes for battery

If battery fluid leaks inside the camera, contact our

customer service department. If battery fluid leaks onto your skin, rinse your skin with clean water and seek immediate medical attention.

Disposal of used batteries should be carried out

in accordance with the local (national or regional) regulations.

To prevent the battery from being damaged, do not

drop the battery or allow it to hit solid objects or to be scratched by the objects.

Do not let the battery come in contact with metal

objects (including coins) to avoid short circuiting, discharging, excessive heat, or possible leakage.

Do not attempt to disassemble the battery.

Do not expose the battery to water. Always keep the

battery contacts dry.

Do not heat the battery or throw it into a fire to avoid

a possible explosion.

Do not store the battery in a hot environment or in direct

When the camera is stored for a long period of time,

In a colder environment, the performance of the

When you install the battery, install it according to

sunlight

remove the battery and keep it in a dry place that is not accessible to infants and children.

battery could be noticeably reduced.

the positive and negative markings on the battery compartment. Never force it into the battery compartment.

Safety notes for memory card

We suggest buying only well-known, name brand

memory cards to ensure peak performance.

Format the memory card using the camera before you

use it or insert a new one.

Do not drop the memory card or allow it to hit solid

objects to avoid damaging it.

Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the memory

card.

Do not expose the memory card to water. Always

keep it dry.

Do not remove the memory card when the camera

is turned on. Otherwise, the memory card could be damaged.

Do not directly edit the data on the memory card.

Copy the data to your PC before you edit them.

When the camera is stored for a long period of time,

be sure to download your photos and remove the memory card. Store it in a dry environment.

Do not modify the name of the files or folders of the

memory card using your PC. Modifying the file names may cause the files to not be recognized on the camera or a possible error may occur.

A photo taken with the camera will be stored in the

folder that is automatically generated on the memory card. Do not store photos that are not taken using this camera in these folders as the pictures cannot be recognized during the playback.

When you insert a memory card, make sure the notch

of the card matches the markings on the top of the card slot.

Other Safety Notes

Do not disconnect the power or turn the camera off during the update process. Doing so may cause incorrect data to

be written and the camera may not power on later.

Do not hang the neck strap of the camera around the neck of a child.

When using your camera on an airplane, observe the relevant rules specified by the airline.

Due to the limitations of manufacturing technology, the LCD may have a few dead or bright pixels. These pixels do no

effect the quality or performance of the camera, photos or video.

Do not expose the LCD to water. In a humid environment, only wipe it with a soft and dry cleaning cloth.

If the LCD is damaged and the liquid crystal comes into contact with your skin, wipe your skin with a dry cloth

immediately and rinse it with clean water. If liquid crystal comes into contact with your eyes, wash them with clean water at least for 15 minutes and seek immediate medical attention. If you accidentally swallow liquid crystal, rinse your mouth immediately and seek medical attention.

CONTENTS

BEFORE YOU START ..................................... 1

SAFETY NOTES .............................................. 3

CONTENTS ...................................................... 7

GETTING READY ........................................... 11

Accessories Included ................................................. 11

Install lens cap and neck strap ................................ 12

Part Names .................................................................. 13

Installing Battery and Memory Card ...................... 16

Turning Camera On and Off ..................................... 18

How to take pictures .................................................. 18

Set your Language, Date/Time ............................... 19

Set your Language, Date/Time after the

first power-on ...................................................... 19

Resetting your Language ................................... 19

Resetting Date/Time ......................................... 20

MODE OVERVIEW ........................................ 21

Display Setting ............................................................ 21

LCD Screen Display .................................................... 22

Overview of the screen icons in photo

shooting mode .................................................... 22

Overview of the screen icons in movie

mode ..................................................................... 24

Overview of the screen icons in playback

mode ..................................................................... 25

Using the Mode Dial .................................................. 26

Face Beautifier ..................................................... 28

Panorama Mode.................................................. 29

Scene Mode ......................................................... 30

Custom Settings.................................................. 34

Landscape ............................................................ 35

BASIC OPERATION ........................................ 36

Using the Zoom Function .......................................... 36

Focus Setting ............................................................... 37

Macro Mode ................................................................ 37

Self-timer Setting ....................................................... 38

Flash Mode .................................................................. 39

White Balance Setting ............................................... 40

Continuous Shot ......................................................... 41

EV Setting..................................................................... 42

Exposure Compensation ................................... 42

ISO ......................................................................... 43

Shutter Adjustment............................................ 43

Aperture Adjustment ........................................ 44

Using Quick Recording .............................................. 44

i Button Function Menu ............................................. 45

PLAYBACK ....................................................... 46

Viewing Photos and Videos ...................................... 46

Thumbnail View .......................................................... 47

Using Zoom Playback (for still pictures only) ...... 48

Slideshow ..................................................................... 49

Photos and Video Deletion ...................................... 50

USING THE MENUS ...................................... 51

Photo Setup Menu ...................................................... 51

Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) .............. 51

Image Size ............................................................ 52

OIS ......................................................................... 52

Cont. AF ................................................................ 53

HDR ....................................................................... 53

Beautifier .............................................................. 54

Select Scene ......................................................... 54

Photo Shooting Setting Menu .................................. 56

Quality .................................................................. 56

AF-Assist Beam ................................................... 57

Digital Zoom ........................................................ 57

Date Imprint ........................................................ 57

Quick Review ....................................................... 58

Custom Settings.................................................. 58

Movie Menu ................................................................ 59

Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) ............. 59

Video Quality ....................................................... 60

OIS ......................................................................... 60

Movie Setting Menu .................................................. 61

Digital Zoom ........................................................ 62

Custom Settings.................................................. 62

Playback Menu............................................................ 63

HDR ....................................................................... 63

Touch-up ............................................................... 64

Rotate .................................................................... 64

Resize .................................................................... 65

Color ..................................................................... 65

Playback Setting Menu.............................................. 66

Protect ................................................................... 66

Delete .................................................................... 67

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ................. 68

Trim ........................................................................ 69

Setup Menu ................................................................. 70

Sound Settings .................................................... 71

Power Saver ......................................................... 71

Language .............................................................. 71

World Time ..........................................................72

Date & Time ......................................................... 72

File / Software ............................................................. 72

Format .................................................................. 72

Copy to Card ........................................................ 73

File Numbering .................................................... 73

Reset ...................................................................... 74

FW Version .......................................................... 74

CONNECTIONS .............................................. 75

Exit ......................................................................... 84

Connecting to a Computer ....................................... 75

Setting the USB Mode ....................................... 75

Transferring files to your computer ................ 75

Video System .............................................................. 76

Set Eye-Fi SD Card Connection Mode .................... 77

Supported HDMI Connections ................................ 78

Connecting HDMI-Ready TV ........................... 78

Connecting to a PictBridge Compatible Printer ... 79

Setting the USB Mode ....................................... 79

Connecting to your Printer ............................... 80

Using the PictBridge Menu ....................................... 81

Print (with Date) ................................................. 81

Print (without Date) ........................................... 82

Print Index ............................................................ 83

Print DPOF Images ............................................. 84

APPENDICES ................................................... 85

Specifications .............................................................. 85

Prompts and Warning Messages ............................ 89

Troubleshooting .......................................................... 93

GETTING READY

Accessories Included

Your camera box should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following accessories. If anything is missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your retailer.

AA alkaline battery 4

Quick Start Guid

Quick start guide Service card

Micro USB cable

Warranty card

Neck strap Lens cap with cord

Install lens cap and neck strap

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Part Names

1. AF assist beam/Self-timer lamp

2. Flash lamp

3. Microphone

4. Lens

5. LCD

6. Fast video recording button

7. Indicator lamp

8. i button

9. Menu button

10. Display button

11. Playback button

12. AF button/Arrow button (Up)

13. Flash button/Arrow button (Right)

14. Delete button/Self-timer button/

Arrow button (Down)

15. Macro button/Arrow button (Left)

16. SET button

17. Strap eyelet

18. Micro HDMI port

19. Micro USB port

20. Zoom lever

21. Shutter button

22. Continuous shot button

23. Exposure compensation button

24. Power switch

25. Mode dial

26. Speaker

27. Tripod socket

28. Battery cover buckle

29. Battery cover

Installing Battery and Memory Card

1. Open the battery cover.

2. Insert the batteries into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram:

3. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot as shown in the diagram below:

Write protection buckle

The memory card (SD/SDHC) is optional and not included in all camera packaging. It needs to be purchased separately. Please use an original memory card which is Class 4 or higher and has a capacity of 4GB to 32GB.

To remove your memory card, open the battery cover, gently press the memory card to eject it and remove it carefully.

4. Close the battery cover.

Turning Camera On and Off

How to take pictures

Slide the power switch to turn on/off the camera.

Power Switch

When the power is off, press and hold the button to power on and enter playback mode.

1. Hold the camera with both hands as shown in the figure, not blocking the flash and lens by fingers.

2. Aim the camera at the object and then frame with the LCD.

3. Use the zoom lever to select Tele or Wide positions to zoom in or out on your subject.

4. Press the shutter button half way to focus on the subject. When the focus frame turns green, press the shutter button completely down to take the picture.

Set your Language, Date/Time

Set your Language, Date/Time after the first power-on

1. When you turn the camera on for the first time, the language selection screen appears.

2. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language.

3. After you press the selection, the Date/Time settings screen appears.

4. Press the left/right arrow buttons to select the Date/ Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in YYYY. MM.DD HH:MM.

5. Press the up/down arrow buttons to adjust the value for the selected Date/Time.

6. Press the the snapshot screen appears.

button to confirm the time settings and

Resetting your Language

After you set your language for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset your language.

1. Press the buttons to select , and press the button to enter the menu.

button, press the up/down arrow

button to confirm the

2. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select , and press the menu.

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select 澨Language澩and press the button to enter the menu.

4. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language and press the

5. Press the

button or right arrow button to enter the

button or right arrow

button to confirm.

button and the snapshot screen appears.

Resetting Date/Time

After you set your Date/Time for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset date and time.

1. Press the buttons to select , and press the button to enter the menu.

2. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select 澨Date & Time澩and press the to enter the menu.

4. Press the left/right arrow buttons to select the Date/ Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in YYYY. MM.DD HH:MM.

button, press the up/down arrow

button or right arrow button

, and

5. Press the up/down arrow buttons to press the value for your selected block. After you finish your settings, press the

6. Press the screen appears.

button to confirm.

button and the following snapshot

MODE OVERVIEW

Display Setting

Press the button to display the settings: Classic, Full, Off.

Classic: Displays the camera parameters on screen

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ISO

Full: Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram

x3.4

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ISO

Off: Does not display any additional icons on screen

LCD Screen Display

Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting mode

3 4

1/50

F 400

1 Shooting mode icons

Auto Mode Panorama Mode

Program AE Scene Mode

Shutter priority Custom Settings

Manual Mode Landscape

Face Beautifier

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ISO

1112

2 Macro mode

3 Zoom display (By turning the zoom lever)

4 Memory card/Built-in memory

5 Battery status

6 White balance (Adjustable in

7 Color Effect (Adjustable in

mode)

8 Number of remaining shots

9 Image size

10 Video quality

1 1 ISO value (Adjustable in

mode)

12 Remaining recording time

13 Exposure compensation (EV value)

(Adjustable in

14 Shutter speed (Adjustable in

mode)

15 Histogram

16 Aperture value (Adjustable in

mode)

17 Image stabilization

18 Focus frame

19 21

19 AF mode

Single-AF

Multi-AF

Object Tracking

20 Flash mode

Flash Auto

Fill Flash

Slow Sync.

Slow Sync. + Red-Eye

Red-Eye Reduction

x3.

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21 Self-timer

Self-timer Off

Self-timer 2 sec

ISO

Self-timer 10 sec

Self-timer Smile

22 HDR (Adjustable in

mode)

23 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

24 Expo metering

AiAE

Spot

Center

25 Continuous Shot

Single

Continuous Shot

3 Shots

Time-Lapse (30sec/1min/5min/10min)

Overview of the screen icons in movie mode

21 3 4

x3.

-0.3 EV

1 Movie mode icons

2 Macro mode

3 Self-timer

Self-timer Off

Self-timer 10 sec

4 Zoom display (by turning the zoom lever)

5 Memory card/Built-in memory

6 Battery status

7 Color effect

8 Video quality

9 Remaining recording time

10 Exposure compensation (EV value)

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1 1 Image stabilization

12 Focus frame

13 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

14 Expo metering

AiAE

Spot

Center

15 AF mode

For optimal video shooting, it is recommended that a SDHC memory card be used.

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom can be adjusted (100X in total). Digital Zoom can be adjusted to 4X .

Overview of the screen icons in playback mode

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1 DPOF file

2 File protection

201

1/45

3 Memory space (indicating the current number of

photos and total number of photos)

4 Memory card/Built-in memory

5 Battery status

6 Zoom magnification area

7 Image zoom ratios

8 Image zone

9 Shooting date

10 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)

11 Touch-up

12 HDR

13 Date folder

Using the Mode Dial

This camera provides a convenient mode dial that allows you to manually switch among different modes with ease. The available modes are listed below:

Mode Name Icon Description

Auto Mode

Program AE

Shutter priority

Manual Mode

Face Beautifier

Panorama Mode

Scene Mode

In this mode, the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set based on the subject and environment. It is the most commonly used mode for taking pictures.

Under different scenes, the user can switch the ISO and EV value according to personal preference, the camera can automatically set the shutter speed and aperture value.

Setting allows you to adjust the shutter speed / EV value and ISO value. The camera automatically sets the aperture value based on the shutter speed and ISO value to get the most appropriate exposure value.

This mode is for manually setting the aperture, shutter speed and ISO value.

This mode automatically enhances facial features with skin softening touches and eye brightening capabilities.

In this mode, up to 4 frames can be stitched together to create a single panoramic photo.

Choose from 22 different pre-set scene types and effects for your photos.

Movie Mode

Custom Settings

Landscape

Record videos.

The user can store frequently used shooting modes and parameters. Switching to this mode enables quick adjustment.

For landscapes and outdoor shots. Vivid reproduction of green and blue.

Please refer to the table below if any nonadjustable options in mode: (O: Optional X: Not optional)

Options

Mode

Aperture Shutter EV ISO

(Display)X (Display)

(Display)

OOO

(Display)

1. Turn the mode dial to select the mode you want.

2. Press the

button to configure settings.

3. Press the left/right arrow buttons to select an adjustment setting.

4. Press the up/down arrow buttons to adjust the parameters.

5. Press the

button to confirm the settings and enter the shooting screen.

Face Beautifier

In beautifier mode, the camera is set to automatically adjust camera exposure for realistic portrayal of skin tones.

1. Turn the mode dial to select face beautifier mode ).

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2. Press the

button and press the up/down arrow

buttons to select .

3. Press the left/right arrow buttons to select face

beautifier and press the

button to confirm and

return to photo shooting mode.

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Beautifier mode has 3 effects:

t Effect 1: Skin Soften

Effect 2: Skin Soften + Eye Brightening

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Effect 3: Skin Soften + Eye Brightening + Eye

Enlargement

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