Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS Zoom User Guide

Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS

zoom digital camera

User’s guide

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Front view

Product features

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1 Lens 7 Drive button (Self-timer, Burst, Exposure Bracketing)

2 Low-light assist, Self-timer light,

Video light

3 Shutter button 9 On/Off switch

4Flash button 10Flash

5 Strap post 11 Microphones

6 Focus button (Close-up/Macro,

Landscape, Manual Focus)

8Mode dial

12 Speaker

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Back view

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1 Battery compartment 10 Info button

2 Slot for optional SD card 11 Review button

3 Tripod socket 12 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter

4 Dock connector 13 USB, A/V Out

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 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 Info button..................................................................................13

3 Working with pictures/videos ..............................................................15

Reviewing pictures and videos.....................................................................15

Deleting pictures and videos........................................................................16

Using the Menu button in Review................................................................17

Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology ........................................................18

Cropping pictures........................................................................................18

Adding sound tags......................................................................................19

Editing videos .............................................................................................20

Using the histogram to view picture exposure..............................................23

Running a slide show..................................................................................23

Viewing pictures/videos in different ways.....................................................25

Selecting multiple pictures/videos ................................................................26

Copying pictures and videos........................................................................27

What the review icons mean .......................................................................28

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4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................29

Capture modes ...........................................................................................29

Using the Menu button ...............................................................................31

Using the Setup menu.................................................................................35

Taking panoramic pictures...........................................................................39

P, A, S, and M modes..................................................................................40

Sharing your pictures...................................................................................42

5 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................48

Installing the software.................................................................................48

Transferring pictures....................................................................................49

Printing pictures..........................................................................................50

Accessories for your camera ........................................................................52

6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................53

7 Getting help ........................................................................................57

Helpful links................................................................................................57

8 Appendix .............................................................................................59

Camera specifications .................................................................................59

Care and maintenance ................................................................................61

Storage capacities.......................................................................................62

Important safety instructions .......................................................................62

Battery life ..................................................................................................63

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................64

Limited warranty .........................................................................................64

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................66

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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

Kodak lithium digital camera battery CRV3 (non-rechargeable)

Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable digital camera battery KLIC-8000

AA lithium batteries

To replace batteries and extend battery life, see page 63.

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Turning on the camera

Setting the language and date/time

Setting up your camera

Language:

to change.

to accept.

Date/Time:

At the prompt, press OK.

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 37).

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Setting up your camera

Storing pictures on an SD card

Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase SD cards to store more pictures and videos. Visit www.kodak.com/go/z812accessories.

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.

Turn off the camera.

Insert or remove the

optional card.

Turn on the camera.

To choose a storage location for pictures/videos, see page 36. For storage capacities, see page 62.

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2 Taking pictures/videos

Taking a picture

EVF

Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on:

• LCD or

• EVF (electronic viewfinder)

Press the Shutter button halfway to

focus and set exposure.

When the AF/AE indicator turns green, press the Shutter button completely down.

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.

Framing marks

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.

1 Press the Shutter button halfway.

When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.

NOTE: If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the

framing marks disappear), release the Shutter button and recompose the scene.

2 Press the Shutter button completely down to

take the picture.

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Taking pictures/videos

Taking a video

EVF LCD

Press the EVF/LCD button to turn on:

• LCD or

• EVF (electronic viewfinder)

Press the Shutter button completely

down and release. 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.

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

Digital zoom range

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, see page 36.

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 may notice decreased image quality when 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. You cannot use digital zoom for video recording.

■ 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.

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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.

Press the flash button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes.

The current flash mode appears in the status area.

NOTE: If the flash is needed, it opens automatically when the

Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Mode Icon The flash fires

Auto Flash

Off Never

Fill Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use

Red Eye If Red Eye Preflash is on (see page 35), the flash fires twice. If Red Eye

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.

Preflash is off, the camera corrects red eye without using an extra flash.

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 40).

Close-up/ Macro, Landscape, Manual

Mode Icon Purpose Details

Close-up/ Macro

Landscape To gain sharpness

Manual Focus

Normal (none) Auto focus The camera focuses when the Shutter button is

To gain sharpness and detail in pictures at close range

of distant scenes

MF Control focusing The focus icon shows the direction and distance of

2 Press the Focus button repeatedly until the ,

MF icon appears in the status area.

, or

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, press the button until the icon turns off.

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: 2–4.3 ft (0.6–1.3 m)

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

Self-timer See Using the self-timer

Burst See page 12

Taking pictures/videos

Exposure Bracketing

Normal (none) Normal picture taking

See page 13

Using the self-timer

Place camera on a tripod or flat surface.

In any Still mode, press the Drive button.

• 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.

Press the Shutter button halfway, then completely down.

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 5 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 5 pictures are saved.

1 In most Still modes, press the Drive button

repeatedly to choose an option.

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.

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.

NOTE: During Quickview, you can delete all pictures in the burst series. To delete selectively, do so in

Review (see page 16). Burst is not available when shutter speeds are longer than 0.5 seconds. (To adjust shutter speed, see page 41.)

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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 current) exposure

■ One at 0 (normal) exposure

■ One at - (below current) exposure

Evaluate the 3 pictures, and decide which exposure level is right for you. (Exposure bracketing 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), see page 34.

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

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Taking pictures/videos

What the capture icons mean

Capture modes—no buttons pressed

Focu s

Date stamp

Mode Album name

AF control setting

Aperture

Flash

Drive

Picture/video size Compression Pictures/time remaining

Storage location Zoom Low battery AF zone Exposure metering

White Balance

Image stabilization

ISO

Flash compensation

Shutter speed

Exposure compensation

Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway

Low battery

Auto Focus/

Focus brackets

Aperture

Shutter speed

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.

(Press again to exit.)

NOTE: If you have pictures/videos on a 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

View previous/next.

Videos:

Play (then press OK to pause/continue).

Play at 2X speed; press again for 4X. Play in reverse at 2X speed; press again for 4X.

Adjust the volume.

Press and hold for 4 seconds to jump to a bookmark.

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Magnify 1X - 8X.

Return to 1X.W

View other parts of the picture.

Working with pictures/videos

Deleting pictures and videos

Press Review.

View previous/next.

Press Delete.

Follow the screen prompts.

Using the undo delete feature

If you accidentally delete a picture/video, you may be able to use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature is only available immediately after you delete a single picture/video.

Protecting pictures and videos from deletion

Press Review.

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.

View previous/next.

Press Menu.

Highlight Protect, then press OK.

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Working with pictures/videos

Using the Menu button in Review

1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button.

2 Press to highlight a tab:

■ Review to view pictures/videos

■ Edit to edit pictures/videos

■ Setup for other camera settings

3 Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.

4 Highlight an option, then press the OK button.

Options Options

Select/Deselect All See page 26

View By See page 25 Crop See page 18

Album See page 26 Sound Tag See page 19

Protect/Unprotect See page 16

Slide Show See page 23 Trim See page 20

Copy To See page 27 Action Print See page 21

Multi-up See page 25 Bookmark See page 22

Pictures

Videos

Perfect Touch tech. See page 18

Make Picture See page 20

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Working with pictures/videos

Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology

Kodak Perfect Touch technology helps ensure better, brighter pictures.

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press for previous/next picture.

3 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab.

4 Press to highlight Perfect Touch tech, then press OK.

The enhancement is previewed in a split screen. Press to view other parts of the picture.

5 Press OK. Follow the screen prompts to replace the original picture or to save the

enhanced picture as a new one.

Enhanced pictures cannot be enhanced again on the camera. Kodak Perfect Touch technology can only be used with pictures, not video.

■ Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

Cropping pictures

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press for previous/next picture.

3 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab.

4 Press to highlight Crop, then press OK.

5 Press the Zoom button (T/W) to zoom in/out, or to move the crop

box.

6 Press OK, then follow the screen prompts.

The picture is copied, then cropped. The original picture is saved. A cropped picture cannot be cropped again on the camera.

■ Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

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