
Attach the strap, load the battery
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Battery Charging light:
• Orange: charging
• Green: finished
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Your plug
may differ.
Turn off the camera.
Connect KODAK Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin and
charger. (Use only the cable included with this camera!)
Charge the battery whenever necessary.
Battery Charging light:
• Blinking: charging
• Steady: finished
If your package includes a charger:
If your package includes an adapter:
Your adapter
may differ.
Charge the battery
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Turn on the camera
to change current field
for previous/next field
OK
to accept
At the prompt, press OK.
to change
OK
to accept
Language:
Date/Time:
Set the language and date/time
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Press the Shutter button
halfway to focus and set
exposure.
When the framing marks turn
green, press the Shutter button
completely down.
Framing marks
The camera turns on in Smart Capture mode.
(If it’s in a different mode, press the Mode button,
then Smart Capture
until the LCD displays
mode. Then press OK.)
Compose the picture.
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Mode
button
Take a picture
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Review pictures/videos
View previous/next
picture/video.
Press the Review
to enter/exit Review.
Play a video.
OK
button
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Turn on the
camera.
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Use the KODAK Camera USB
Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to
connect camera to
computer. (Use only
the cable included
with this camera!)
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Turn off the camera.
After the software
is installed, follow the
prompts to transfer pictures
and videos to your computer.
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* If the downloader does not run, find and launch it:
• WINDOWS OS: in My Computer
• MAC OS: on your Desktop
Download KODAK Software—so it’s easy
to transfer and share pictures and videos.
Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet. When
you connect the camera to the computer, the KODAK
Software Downloader automatically runs. Follow the prompts
to download and install KODAK Software.*
Download software, transfer pictures
Download KODAK Software
To use this camera on more
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Get help from your camera
Scroll through a
Help topic.
Press the Menu
button, then highlight a
menu choice.
Press the Info
1
button.
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Your camera offers a built-in Help system.
It describes every setting for every menu choice.
Go to www.kodak.com/go/m550support for:
• the Extended user guide
• interactive troubleshooting and repairs
• interactive tutorials
• and more!
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Microphone
Flash
Self-timer/
Video
Recording
light
Lens Speaker
Front View
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Back View
Battery compartment,
SD/SDHC Card slot
Tripod socket
Wide Angle/
Telephoto
button
USB port
Power button
Flash button
Mode button
Shutter button
LCD
Delete, Menu, Info,
Review buttons
OK,
Strap post
Share button
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