Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS User Manual
Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Front view
Product features
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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-timer, Burst, Exposure Bracketing)
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Back view
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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) button 17 Menu button
9 Jog dial 18 Delete button
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Table of contents 1
1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1
Attaching the lens cap and strap ...................................................................1
Loading the battery.......................................................................................2
Turning on the camera ..................................................................................3
Setting the language and date/time...............................................................3
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ......................................................... 4
2 Taking pictures/videos ...........................................................................5
Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 5
Using optical zoom .......................................................................................8
Using the Flash button ..................................................................................9
Using the Focus button ...............................................................................10
Using the Drive button ................................................................................11
Using the camera Help button.....................................................................13
Using the Info button..................................................................................14
3 Working with pictures/videos ..............................................................16
Reviewing pictures and videos.....................................................................16
Deleting pictures and videos........................................................................17
Cropping pictures........................................................................................18
Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology ........................................................18
Editing videos .............................................................................................19
Using the histogram to view picture exposure..............................................20
Running a slide show..................................................................................21
Viewing pictures/videos in different ways..................................................... 22
Selecting multiple pictures/videos ................................................................23
Copying pictures and videos ........................................................................24
What the review icons mean .......................................................................25
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4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................26
Capture modes ...........................................................................................26
Using the Menu button ...............................................................................28
Using the Setup menu.................................................................................31
Taking panoramic pictures...........................................................................34
P, A, S, and M modes..................................................................................35
Sharing your pictures...................................................................................37
5 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................43
Installing the software.................................................................................43
Transferring pictures....................................................................................44
Printing pictures..........................................................................................45
Accessories for your camera ........................................................................47
6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................48
Camera problems........................................................................................48
Computer/connectivity problems..................................................................50
Picture quality problems..............................................................................50
Direct printing (PictBridge) problems............................................................51
7 Getting help ........................................................................................52
Helpful links................................................................................................52
8 Appendix .............................................................................................54
Camera specifications .................................................................................54
Care and maintenance ................................................................................56
Storage capacities.......................................................................................57
Important safety instructions .......................................................................57
Battery life ..................................................................................................58
Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................59
Limited warranty .........................................................................................59
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................61
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1 Setting up your camera
Attaching the lens cap and strap
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Setting up your camera
Loading the battery
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Kodak lithium digital camera
battery CRV3 (non-rechargeable)
To replace batteries and extend battery life, see page 58.
Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable digital
camera battery KLIC-8000
AA lithium batteries
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Turning on the camera
Setting up your camera
Setting the language and date/time
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OK
Language:
to change.
OK
Date/Time:
At the prompt, press OK.
OK
to accept.
to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
NOTE: To change the date/time and language in the future, use the Menu button (see page 32).
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Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase SD or MMC cards to store more
pictures and videos. We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. (Visit
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NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 33).
Turn off t he camera.
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Insert or remove the
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optional card.
Turn on the camera.
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CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage. Inserting or removing a card while it is being accessed
by the camera may damage pictures, card, or camera.
To choose a storage location for pictures/videos, see page 31. For storage capacities,
see page 57.
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2 Taking pictures/videos
Taking a picture
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Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on:
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• LCD or
• EVF (electronic viewfinder)
Press the Shutter button halfway to
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focus and set exposure.
When the AF/AE indicator turns
green, press the Shutter button
completely down.
EVF
LCD
AF/AE indicator:
Green—successful
Red—failed
Failed focus
Failed exposure
NOTE: After you take a picture, the EVF/LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds.
The picture is saved unless you press the Delete button.
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Taking pictures/videos
Using the auto-focus framing marks (for pictures)
When using the LCD or EVF as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate the camera focus
area. The camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are
not centered in the scene.
1 Press the Shutter button halfway.
Framing marks
When the framing marks turn green, focus is
accomplished.
2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject
(or if the framing marks disappear), release the
Shutter button and recompose the scene.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down to
take the picture.
NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in all modes. When you use Focus Zone and set Center Zone, the
framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.
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Taking a video
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Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on:
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• LCD or
• EVF (electronic viewfinder)
Press the Shutter button completely
down and release.
Taking pictures/videos
EVF
LCD
To stop recording, press and release
the Shutter button again.
NOTE: After you take a video, the EVF/LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds.
To play/pause the video during the quickview, press OK. The video is saved unless you press the
Delete button.
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Taking pictures/videos
Using optical zoom
Use optical zoom to get up to 12X closer to your subject. You can change optical
zoom before (but not during) video recording.
1 Use the EVF or LCD to frame your subject.
2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle
(W) to zoom out.
The zoom indicator shows zoom status.
3 Take the picture or video.
NOTE: To get a focused picture every time, remember:
■ Always use the auto focus framing marks,
page 6.
Zoom indicator
Optical
zoom
range
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Digital
zoom
range
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■ If you are using no zoom (1X, wide angle), you
can be as close as 24 in. (60 cm) to your
subject. (For Close-up/Macro mode, see
page 10).
■ As you zoom in (up to 12X), you need to move
further from your subject.
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 4.2X magnification beyond optical
zoom. To turn on/off digital zoom, or change how it is accessed,
1 Press the Telephoto (T) button past the optical zoom limit (12X).
The zoom indicator shows zoom status.
2 Take the picture or video.
NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image quality when
see page 32.
using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the picture
quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6-in. (10 x 15 cm) print.
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Taking pictures/videos
Using the Flash button
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
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Turn on the camera to open the flash.
Press the flash button repeatedly to
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scroll through flash modes.
The current flash mode appears in the
LCD/EVF status area.
Mode Icon The flash fires
Auto
Flash
Off Never
Fill Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use
Red Eye The flash fires once so the eyes become accustomed to the flash, then
When the lighting conditions require it.
when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when light is behind the
subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
fires again when the picture is taken.
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 1.6–25.6 ft (0.5–7.8 m)
Telephoto 4–14.4 ft (1.2–4.4 m)
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Taking pictures/videos
Using the Focus button
Press the Focus button to have more control over camera focusing.
1 Turn the Mode dial to P, A, S, or M mode (see
page 35).
Close-up/
Macro,
Landscape,
Manual
2 Press the Focus button repeatedly until the ,
, or MF icon appears in the status bar.
3 Take a picture.
NOTE: After you take the picture, the camera stays in the
Close-up/Macro, Landscape, or Manual Focus setting. To exit,
either press the
turn off the camera.
Mode Icon Purpose Details
Close-up/
Macro
To gain sharpness
and detail in
pictures at close
range
Use available light instead of flash if possible.
Camera automatically sets the focus distance
depending on the zoom position:
Wide angle: 4.7–27.6 in. (12–70 cm)
Telephoto: 3.9–4.3 ft (1.2–1.3 m)
button until the icon turns off or
Landscape To gain sharpness
of distant scenes
Manual
Focus
Normal (none) Auto focus The camera focuses when the Shutter button is
MF Control focusing The focus icon shows the direction and distance of
Camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing
marks are not available in Landscape.
the focus (to infinity).
Press to view 2X magnification of the central
area of focus. During magnification, press to
adjust focal length.
Digital zoom is not available in manual focus mode.
pressed halfway down.
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Using the Drive button
Mode Icon(s) Purpose
Taking pictures/videos
Self-timer See Using the self-timer
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2X
Burst See page 12
Exposure
Bracketing
Normal (none) Normal picture-taking
See page 13
Using the self-timer
Place camera on a tripod or flat surface.
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In any Still mode, press the Drive button.
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• Once for a 10-sec. delay (so you have time to get into the scene)
• Again for a 2-sec. delay (for a steady, shutter release on a tripod)
• Again for 2 pictures (after a 10- and 18-second delay)
Compose the scene.
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Press the Shutter button halfway, then completely down.
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The picture is taken after the delay.
To cancel the Self-timer before the picture is taken, press the Drive button. (The
Self-timer setting remains active.)
Use the same procedure to take a video, but:
■ Turn the Mode dial to Video .
■ Press the Shutter button completely down.
NOTE: The video stops when no storage space remains. Only the 2- and 10-second options are available in
video mode.
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Taking pictures/videos
Using burst
Press the Drive button to choose a burst mode.
Mode Icon Description Purpose
First
Burst
Last
Burst
Camera takes up to 6 pictures while the Shutter
button is pressed.
Camera takes up to 30 pictures while the Shutter
button is pressed. When the Shutter button is
released, only the last 6 pictures are saved.
1 In most Still modes, press the Drive button
repeatedly to choose an option.
Capture an expected
event.
Example:
A person swinging a
golf club.
Capture an event when
the precise timing is
uncertain.
Example:
A child blowing out
birthday candles.
2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set
exposure.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down and
hold it to take pictures.
The camera stops taking pictures when you release the
.Drive
Shutter button, when the pictures are taken, or when
there is no more storage space.
NOTE: During Quickview, you can delete all pictures in the burst series. To delete selectively, do so in
Review (see
page 17). Burst is not available when shutter speeds are longer than 0.5 seconds.
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Taking pictures/videos
Using exposure bracketing
Use exposure bracketing to determine the best exposure (light) level for your
conditions. During exposure bracketing, the camera takes 3 pictures:
■ One at + (above normal) exposure
■ One at 0 (normal) exposure
■ One at - (below normal) exposure
Evaluate the 3 pictures, and decide which exposure level is right for you. (Burst is not
available in all modes.)
1 Press the Drive button repeatedly to choose
Exposure Bracketing.
2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set
exposure.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down to
take the 3 pictures.
To evaluate the pictures, press the Review button.
Drive
NOTE: To widen or narrow the exposure bracketing interval (the
difference in exposure compensation),
Using the camera Help button
To better understand each menu option, use camera Help.
Highlight a menu choice, then press the Info button.
see page 29.
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Turn on/off H elp
Scroll up/down
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Taking pictures/videos
Using the Info button
Repeatedly press info In To turn on/off
picture-taking mode status icons, histogram
review mode status icons, histogram, and
picture/video information
Info
any menu Help
What the capture icons mean
Capture modes—no buttons pressed
Flash
Focus
Date stamp
Mode
Album name
AF control
setting
Drive
Picture size
Compression
Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
Zoom
Low battery
AF zone
Exposure metering
White Balance
Image stabilization
Aperture
Shutter speed
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ISO
Flash compensation
Exposure compensation
Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway
Focus
brackets
Aperture
Shutter speed
Taking pictures/videos
Low battery
Auto Focus/
Auto Exposure
(AF/AE indicator)
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3 Working with pictures/videos
Reviewing pictures and videos
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
Press Review.
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(Press again to exit.)
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Videos:
View previous/next.
Play/Pause.
2X, 4X, 8X forward
Adjust the volume.
2X reverse
NOTE: If you have pictures/videos on card and in internal memory, you can scroll from one storage
location to the other. A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the LCD.
Magnifying a picture
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Magnify 1X - 8X.
W/T
Return to 1X.W
View other parts of the picture.
Deleting pictures and videos
Press Review.
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Working with pictures/videos
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Press Delete.
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Follow the screen prompts.
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View previous/next.
Using the undo delete feature
If you accidentally delete a picture, you may be able to use Undo Delete to retrieve it.
This feature is only available immediately after you delete a single picture.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press Review.
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Press Menu.
View previous/next.
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Highlight Protect, then press OK.
The picture /video cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with the protected
picture/video.
Press the Menu button to exit the menu.
CAUTION:
Formatting a card deletes all (including protected) pictures/videos.
Formatting internal memory deletes all pictures/videos, email addresses,
album names, and favorites.
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