Kodak EasyShare Z885 Zoom User Guide

Kodak EasyShare Z885

zoom digital camera

User’s guide

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Front view

Product features

1 Mode dial 6 Self-timer/Burst button

2 Shutter button 7 Flash

3 Self-timer/Video light 8 Speaker

4 On/Off button 9 Microphone

5 Flash button 10 Lens

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Product features

Back view

1 LCD 11 SD/MMC card door

2 OK/4-way buttons 12 USB, A/V Out

3 Ready light 13 DC-In (3V) , for optional AC adapter

4 LCD/Info button 14 Share button

5 Delete button 15 Menu button

6 Wide angle button 16 Review button

7 Telephoto button 17 Battery compartment

8 Strap post 18 Battery door

9 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 19 Tripod socket

10 SD or MMC card (sold separately) 20 Dock connector

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Table of contents 1

1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1

Attaching the strap ....................................................................................... 1

Loading the battery....................................................................................... 1

Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 2

Setting the language, date/time (first time) .................................................... 2

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card .........................................................4

2 Taking pictures/videos ...........................................................................5

Capture modes ............................................................................................. 5

Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 8

Taking a video .............................................................................................. 9

Reviewing the picture/video just taken........................................................... 9

Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 10

Using the digital zoom ................................................................................ 10

Using the flash ............................................................................................11

Using the self-timer..................................................................................... 12

Using burst ................................................................................................. 13

Using the framing grid to compose a picture................................................14

Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness ........................... 14

Using the histogram to view picture brightness ............................................ 15

Using camera Help ......................................................................................15

Taking panoramic pictures........................................................................... 16

Understanding the picture-taking icons........................................................ 17

3 Working with pictures/videos ..............................................................19

Reviewing pictures/videos ........................................................................... 19

Using sound tags ........................................................................................ 21

Deleting pictures/videos .............................................................................. 22

Cropping pictures........................................................................................24

Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology ........................................................ 24

Editing videos ............................................................................................. 25

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Running a slide show .................................................................................. 26

Viewing pictures/videos in different ways..................................................... 29

Selecting multiple pictures/videos ................................................................ 30

Copying pictures/videos...............................................................................30

Understanding the review icons................................................................... 31

4 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................32

Installing the software................................................................................. 32

Transferring pictures with the USB cable ...................................................... 33

Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 34

Dock compatibility for your camera.............................................................. 36

5 Doing more with your camera .............................................................37

Using the Menu button ...............................................................................37

P and M modes........................................................................................... 44

Sharing your pictures................................................................................... 48

6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................54

Camera problems........................................................................................ 54

Camera ready light status............................................................................ 56

Camera/computer communications.............................................................. 57

LCD screen messages .................................................................................. 58

7 Getting help ........................................................................................61

Helpful links ................................................................................................ 61

8 Appendix .............................................................................................63

Camera specifications .................................................................................63

Storage capacities ....................................................................................... 66

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................ 66

Important safety instructions ....................................................................... 67

Battery life .................................................................................................. 68

Care and maintenance ................................................................................ 69

Warranty..................................................................................................... 70

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 72

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1 Setting up your camera

Attaching the strap

Loading the battery

Ni-MH (rechargeable)

For battery types, see page 65. To extend battery life, see page 69.

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CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable)

2 AA (rechargeable or non-rechargeable)

Setting up your camera

Turning on the camera

Setting the language, date/time (first time)

OK (press)

to change.

for previous/next field.

to accept.

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Setting up your camera

Setting the language, date/time (other times)

Press Menu.

(Press again to exit.)

to highlight Setup .

to highlight Language

or Date/Time, then press OK.

to change.

for previous/next field.

Press OK.

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Setting up your camera

Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card

Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos (www.kodak.com/go/z885accessories). We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards.

NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format the card in this camera before taking pictures

(page 43). To choose a storage location for pictures and videos, see page 41.

SD/MMC card slot

Notched corner

SD/MMC card (optional)

CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause

damage. Inserting or removing a card when the Ready light is blinking may damage the pictures, the card, or the camera.

See page 66 for storage capacities.

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2 Taking pictures/videos

Capture modes

Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings.

Capture mode For

Smart Scene General picture-taking. When the Shutter button is pressed halfway,

faces are detected, the scene is analyzed, and the best settings are applied. Pictures are taken in Auto mode if the Scene (SCN) mode cannot be determined.

P/M

P, M More creative control. (See page 44.) Program and Manual modes.

High ISO People in low-light scenes indoors using a higher ISO.

ISO

Digital Image Stabilization

SCN

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Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special

Video Capturing video with sound. (See page 9.)

Favorites Viewing favorite pictures. (See page 50.)

Minimizing the effects of camera shake and subject movement.

conditions. (See page 6.)

Taking pictures/videos

Scene modes

1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene .

2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions.

NOTE: If the mode description turns off before you finish reading it, press OK.

3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode.

Use this

For

SCN mode

Portrait Full-frame portraits of people.

Panorama Left-Right

Panorama Right-Left

Sport Subjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast. The camera pre-settings are

Landscape Far-away scenes. The camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing marks

Close-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. The camera

Night Portrait

Night Landscape

Snow Bright snow scenes. Beach Bright beach scenes. Text Documents. Focus is set to Macro Focus (see page 40). Fireworks Bright, colorful light displays. Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a flat,

Flower Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright light. Focus is set to Macro

Stitching up to 3 captured images from left to right into one image.

Stitching up to 3 captured images from right to left into one image.

Multi-Pattern Exposure Metering, and Multi-Zone Focus.

are not available in Landscape.

automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position. Reducing red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Place the

camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a flat, steady

surface or use a tripod.

steady surface or use a tripod.

Focus (see page 40).

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Taking pictures/videos

Use this

For

SCN mode

Manner/ Museum

SelfPortrait

Children Action pictures of children in bright light. Backlight Subjects that are in shadow or “backlit” (when light is behind the subject).

Panning Shot

Candle light Sunset Capturing the deep hues seen at sunset.

Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are disabled.

Close-ups of yourself. Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye.

Fast-moving subjects. The background gives the sense of movement, while the subject appears still. Shutter speed is > 1/180 sec.

Capturing the ambiance of candle light.

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Taking pictures/videos

Taking a picture

On/Off

LCD/Info

Use the LCD. Press to turn on/off:

• Status icons

• Help (when in Menu)

• Histogram (when in P/M mode)

Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure.

When the Ready light turns green, press the Shutter button completely down.

Using the framing marks to take pictures

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.

NOTE: Multiple framing marks may appear when faces are detected in Smart Scene mode (see page 5).

Framing marks

NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in some SCN (scene) and Video modes. When you use AF Zone and

set Center Zone (see page 40), the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.

1 Press the Shutter button halfway.

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.

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Taking a video

Taking pictures/videos

On/Off

Press the Shutter button completely down and release.

To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again.

Reviewing the picture/video just taken

After you take a picture or video, the LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds. If you press no buttons, the picture or video is saved.

If you press no buttons, the picture/ video is saved.

Delete

to adjust volume during playback.

to play a video.

Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print.

To review pictures/videos anytime, see page 19.

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Taking pictures/videos

Using optical zoom

Use optical zoom to get up to 5X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 7.9 in. (20 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before and during video recording.

1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. (For focus distances, see page 64.)

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: In video mode, the zoom indicator changes and only the optical zoom range appears.

Zoom indicator

Optical zoom range

WTD

Digital zoom range

Using the digital zoom

Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 5X magnification beyond optical zoom for a combined zoom of 25X.

1 Press Telephoto (T) to the maximum optical zoom limit (5X). Release the button,

then press it again.

2 Take the picture. NOTE: You may notice decreased image quality when using digital zoom. The slider on the zoom indicator

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

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.

Press the through flash modes (see Flash modes below).

The current flash mode appears in the LCD screen.

Flash-to-subject distance

Zoom position Flash distance

Wide angle 2–19.3 ft (0.6–5.9 m) @ ISO 400

Telephoto 2–10.5 ft (0.6–3.2 m) @ ISO 400

Flash modes Flash fires

Auto Flash

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

Redeye

Off Never.

When the lighting conditions require it.

the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behind the subject). In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.

If R e d -e y e Pre-f l a sh is tu rn e d of f :

■ The flash fires once and the

camera automatically corrects red-eye in the picture.

To turn the Red-eye Pre-flash feature on/off, see page 40.

button repeatedly to scroll

If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned on:

■ The flash fires once so the eyes

become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken.

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the self-timer

Use the self-timer when you want to be included in a picture, or to ensure a steady Shutter button press.

Place camera on a tripod or flat surface.

In most Still modes, press the Self-Timer/Burst button

• Once for a 10-second delay (so you have time to get into the scene)

• Again for a 2-second delay (for a steady, auto-shutter release on a tripod)

• Again for 2-shot (one picture taken after 10 seconds and another picture taken 8 seconds later)

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 Self-timer/Burst button

, or press the Shutter button completely down.

Use the same procedure to use the self-timer in Video mode, 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

Mode Icon Description Purpose

First Burst

Last Burst

1 In most Still modes, press the Self-timer/Burst button .

NOTE: Burst is unavailable in Portrait, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Backlight, Fireworks, and

Panorama modes.

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 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 22).

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.

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.

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the framing grid to compose a picture

The framing grid divides the LCD into thirds—vertically and horizontally. This is helpful if, for example, you want to balance a picture between water, earth, and sky.

To turn on/off the framing grid, see page 41.

Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness

In P/M and Panorama modes, you can adjust exposure compensation before you take a picture to make your pictures darker or lighter. Only the first picture in Panorama mode can be adjusted, then the adjusted setting is applied to the remaining pictures before stitching occurs (see page 16).

1 Press to decrease exposure compensation.

2 Press to increase exposure compensation.

An exposure compensation level between -2.0 and +2.0 is shown on the LCD as the LCD image gets darker or lighter.

3 Take the picture when you are satisfied with the exposure compensation level.

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the histogram to view picture brightness

Use the histogram to evaluate the distribution of light before or after you take a picture. If the peak is to the right of the graph, the subject is bright; if it’s to the left, the subject is dark. Optimal exposure is achieved when the peak is in the middle of the histogram.

To turn on the histogram in P/M mode or in Review, press the Info button until the histogram appears.

NOTE: If a scene is dark or light, you can adjust the exposure

compensation (see page 14) before taking the picture. The flash may affect a picture’s light and shadow.

Using camera Help

To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. Highlight a menu choice, then press the button.

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Open/close Help screen

Scroll up/down

Taking pictures/videos

Taking panoramic pictures

Use panorama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene. NOTE: For best results, use a tripod. Individual pictures are not saved, even if panorama capture is

cancelled before stitching occurs. (Picture size is set to 5.0 MP for each picture. Exposure Compensation, White Balance, Exposure Metering, AF Zone, AF Control, Color Mode, and Sharpness are set with the first picture. The flash is set to Off.)

1 Turn the Mode dial to SCN.

2 Press on the 4-way button to highlight Panorama Left-Right or Panorama

Right-Left (depending on the direction you want to pan), then press the OK button.

3 Take the first picture.

After a quickview, the LCD displays the liveview and an “overlay” from the first picture.

4 Compose the second picture. Make the overlay from the first picture cover the

same portion in the new picture. (You can press the Delete button to re-take a picture.)

5 If you are taking only 2 pictures, press the OK button to stitch them together.

After you take 3 pictures, the pictures are automatically stitched together.

Take 2 or 3 pictures.

Get 1 panoramic picture.

NOTE: For printing options, visit the

Kodak

Gallery at

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Taking pictures/videos

Understanding the picture-taking icons

In Smart Scene mode —no buttons pressed

Flash

Date stamp

Camera mode

Album name

Framing marks

Framing grid

Self-timer/Burst

Picture size

Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom:

wide telephoto digital

Low battery

In Smart Scene mode —shutter button pressed halfway

Smart Scene mode Album name

Fram ing mark s

Framing grid

Low battery

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Taking pictures/videos

In P/M mode—no buttons pressed

Flash

Date stamp Camera mode Album name

Fram ing marks

Histogram

Framing grid

P/M mode

Aperture

Shutter speed

In P/M mode—shutter button pressed halfway

Camera mode

Framing grid

Framing marks

Histogram

P/M mode

Aperture

Shutter speed

Self-timer/Burst

Picture size Pictures/time remaining

Storage location

Low battery Focus zone Exposure metering

Whte balance

Focal length indicator Focus m ode

ISO speed

Exposure compensation

Low battery

Focus m ode

ISO speed

Exposure compensation

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3 Working with pictures/videos

Reviewing pictures/videos

Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures/videos. Press Review again to exit.

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press to view previous/next picture/video.

To save battery power, use an optional Kodak

Review

NOTE: Pictures taken at the 7.1 MP (3:2) and 2.2 MP (3:2) picture size are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio

with a black bar at the top right). A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the LCD.

Magnifying a picture during review

EasyShare dock or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See

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and bottom of the screen (16:9 aspect ratio has black bars at the left and

magnify 2X - 8X.

view other parts of the picture. return to 1X.

NOTE: If you press the W button while at 1X, the view changes from single-picture to multi-up thumbnails.

(See page 29.)

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Working with pictures/videos

Playing a video

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press to locate previous/next video.

3 Press to play a video.

Playback speed

Reverse

Forward

4 Press to adjust the volume.

5 Press OK to pause or replay a video during

playback.

6 Press during playback to play at 2X speed;

press again for 4X.

7 Press to reverse at 2X speed; press again for

4X.

Viewing picture/video information

1 Press the Review button.

2 Repeatedly press the LCD/Info button to

turn on/off status icons and picture/video info.

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Working with pictures/videos

Using sound tags

You can add a unique sound/message (up to 1 minute long) to your picture. NOTE:

Only one tag can be applied to each picture. You cannot add a sound tag to a video.

Recording a sound tag

1 Press the Review button, then to find a

picture.

2 Press the Menu button, then to

highlight Sound Tag. Press the OK button.

3 Choose Record, then press OK.

4 Follow the screen prompts.

The sound tag is applied to your picture.

■ Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

Playing a sound tag

1 Press the Review button, then to find a

tagged picture.

2 Press to play the sound tag.

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3 Press to adjust the volume.

4 Press OK to pause or replay the sound tag during

playback.

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