Kodak LS755 User Guide
Kodak EasyShare
LS755 zoom digital camera
User’s Guide
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All screen images are simulated.
Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
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Front View
Product features
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1 Shutter button 6 Microphone
2 On/Off button 7 Lens/Lens cover
3 Camera modes indicator 8 Flash unit
4 Mode button 9 Self timer light
5 Speaker
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Bottom view (with the slot cover open)
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To open the slot cover, slide it to
the direction of the arrow.
1Card slot
2 Dock connector
3 Battery slot
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Back view
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1 Mode button 8 Camera screen (LCD)
2 Menu button 9 Share button
3 On/Off button / Power light 10 OK button
4 Shutter button 11 5-way controller
5 Zoom button T (Telephoto) 12 Delete button
6 Zoom button W (Wide Angle) 13 Ready light
7 Review button
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Using the 5-way controller
Setting the flash
Setting the focus
View previous./next picture or video
Make menu selections
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Table of contents 1
1 Getting started ...........................................................................1
Package contents.............................................................................. 1
Installing the software first................................................................ 1
Loading the battery........................................................................... 2
Important battery information ........................................................... 2
Charging the battery ......................................................................... 3
Turning the camera on and off .......................................................... 4
Setting the date and time.................................................................. 4
Icons that appear on the camera screen............................................. 5
Storing pictures and videos on an xD-Picture Card™......................... 8
2 Taking pictures and videos ......................................................... 9
Taking a picture ................................................................................ 9
Taking a video .................................................................................. 9
Camera modes................................................................................ 10
Focus setting................................................................................... 12
Using the AF frame ......................................................................... 13
Reviewing pictures and videos just taken (Quickview) ...................... 14
Using optical zoom ......................................................................... 15
Using digital zoom .......................................................................... 15
Using the flash................................................................................ 16
Manually setting the white balance ................................................. 18
Changing picture-taking settings..................................................... 19
Customizing your camera ................................................................ 26
Putting yourself in the picture.......................................................... 29
Putting yourself in the video ............................................................ 29
Recording in Time Lapse Capture Mode........................................... 30
Pre-tagging for album names .......................................................... 31
3 Reviewing pictures and videos ................................................. 32
Review mode and Favorites mode ................................................... 32
Viewing single pictures and videos .................................................. 32
Viewing multiple pictures and videos............................................... 33
Playing a video................................................................................ 33
Editing videos ................................................................................. 34
Deleting pictures and videos............................................................ 34
Magnifying pictures......................................................................... 35
Changing review settings ................................................................ 35
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion.................................... 36
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Running a slide show...................................................................... 36
Copying pictures and videos............................................................ 38
Resizing Pictures ............................................................................. 39
Viewing picture and video information............................................. 40
4 Using the Kodak Photo Frame Dock .........................................41
Photo Frame display settings........................................................... 41
5 Installing the software .............................................................43
Minimum system requirements........................................................ 43
Install the software ......................................................................... 44
6 Sharing pictures and videos .....................................................45
Tagging pictures for printing............................................................ 46
Printing tagged pictures .................................................................. 46
Tagging pictures and videos for emailing......................................... 46
Tagging pictures as favorites ........................................................... 47
Optional settings............................................................................. 48
Removing all favorites from your camera ......................................... 49
Printing and emailing favorites ........................................................ 49
Picture and video album settings..................................................... 49
7 Transferring and printing pictures ............................................ 51
Transferring pictures and videos with the USB cable......................... 51
Printing pictures from your computer............................................... 51
Ordering prints online ..................................................................... 53
Printing from an optional xD-Picture Card™.................................... 53
Printing without a computer............................................................ 53
Dock compatibility........................................................................... 54
8 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 55
Camera problems............................................................................ 55
Computer/connectivity problems...................................................... 56
Picture quality problems.................................................................. 57
Camera ready light status................................................................ 58
Camera power light status .............................................................. 59
Still having problems? ..................................................................... 59
9 Getting help ............................................................................. 60
Helpful links.................................................................................... 60
Telephone customer support ........................................................... 61
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10 Appendix ................................................................................ 62
Camera specifications ..................................................................... 62
Tips, safety, maintenance................................................................ 65
Maximum number of pictures.......................................................... 65
Power-saving features..................................................................... 66
Upgrading your software and firmware............................................ 66
Regulatory compliance .................................................................... 67
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1 Getting started
Package contents
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1 Camera 5 Audio/Video cable
2 Wrist strap 6 Custom dock insert
3 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery 7 AC adapter
4USB cable
Not shown: User’s guide, Start Here! guide, Welcome kit, Kodak EasyShare
software CD.
Contents may change without notice.
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Installing the software first
Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting
the camera (or optional printer dock or Photo Frame Dock) to the computer.
Otherwise, the software may load incorrectly. See page 43 or the Start Here!
guide.
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Getting started
Loading the battery
CAUTION:
Use only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery
(KLIC-7000) and orient it as shown. Using other batteries
may damage the camera.
Always turn the camera off when inserting and removing the battery.
1 Open the slot cover.
2 Insert the battery as illustrated.
3 Close the slot cover.
To remove the battery, slide the release tab and
Release tab
pull the battery out.
Important battery information
Battery safety and handling
■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Make sure
that the battery contacts do not touch metal clips or keys during
transportation or storage. Otherwise, a battery may short circuit, discharge
energy, become hot, or leak.
■ For battery disposal information, check with your local authorities.
Battery life
Your box contains a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery. Actual
battery life may vary based on usage.
Li-Ion rechargeable battery
(KLIC-7000)
0 200
(Approx. number of pic
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Battery Life
tures per full charge)
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Extending battery life
Use only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery (KLIC-7000). Damage
caused by accessories not manufactured by Kodak is not covered under
warranty.
■ Limit the following activities that quickly deplete battery power:
■ Repeatedly using the zoom and holding the Shutter button halfway
down
■ Extensive use of the flash
■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect battery life.
■ Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41° F (5° C).
When using your camera in cold weather, carry spare batteries and keep
them warm. Do not discard cold batteries that do not work; when they
return to room temperature, they may be usable.
Charging the battery
1 Plug the small end of the AC adapter into the
DC-IN jack on the camera end of the USB
cable.
2 Plug the camera end of the USB cable into the
dock connector on the camera.
3 Plug the other end of the AC adapter into the
Release tab
outlet.
The Ready light flashes orange during charge.
4 Unplug the USB cable and the power cord
when the ready light comes on.
Charging takes approximately 4 hours.
For expected battery life, see page 2.
NOTE: You can also charge the battery using an optional
printer dock or Photo Frame Dock. Purchase these and
other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit
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Turning the camera on and off
■ To turn the camera on:
On/Off button
NOTE: The lens retracts if it encounters an obstruction when you turn on the camera. Make sure
the lens is unobstructed and press the On/Off button again.
Press the On/Off button.
The “Date and time have been reset” message
appears the first time you turn on the camera.
■ To turn the camera off:
Press the On/Off button.
The camera completes the operations that are in
process and turns off.
Setting the date and time
Setting the date & time, first time
The “Date and time have been reset” message appears the first time you turn
on the camera or if the battery is removed for an extended period of time.
1 SET DATE & TIME is highlighted. Press the OK button. (Select Cancel to set
the date and time at a later time.)
2 Go to step 4 below, Setting the date & time, anytime.
Setting the date & time, anytime
1 Turn on the camera.
2 Press the Menu button to highlight Camera setup .
3 Press to highlight SET DATE & TIME, then press the OK button.
4 Press to adjust the date and time. Press to advance to the next
setting.
5 When finished, press the OK button.
NOTE: Depending on your computer operating system, Kodak EasyShare software may let your
computer update the camera clock when you connect the camera. See the EasyShare
software Help for details.
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Icons that appear on the camera screen
Icons appear on the camera screen when the camera is turned on. These icons
indicate active camera and picture settings, and information about image
storage.
Different information is displayed in capture and in review mode.
Picture taking screen
Pressing the OK button switches on and off the Icon Display mode.
OK
OK
In custom mode, press the OK button to cycle through the Icon Display ON
mode, the Histogram Display mode, and the Icon Display OFF mode.
OK
OK
OK
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Icon display
The active camera settings are displayed.
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Self Timer / Burst
Date imprint
Picture taking
Scene mode
Camera mod
White balance
Latitude
ISO sensitivity
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Focu s
Exposure
compensation
Flash
Picture quality
Number of pictures
remaining / Time remaining
Image storage
Album name
Zoom indicator
Histogram
Remaining battery
life
Flash compensation
NOTE: A histogram is a graph that shows the distribution of the subject’s brightness. Optimal
exposure is achieved when the peak is in the middle area of the graph. If the peak is to the
right, the subject is too bright. If it is to the left, it is too dark.
Review screen
Pressing the OK button cycles through the Icon Display ON mode, the Picture
Information mode, and the Icon Display OFF mode.
OK
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Icon display
E-mail icon
Print icon / Number of prints
Review mode
Scroll arrow
Remaining battery life
Remaining battery life is sufficient.
Battery life is getting low.
Battery life is low. Charge or replace the battery.
The battery is completely exhausted. Charge or replace the battery.
Picture information screen
Auto-focus mode
Metering method
Picture size
Auto-focus
Shutter speed
Focal length
Focu s
Flash
Exposure
compensation
ISO speed
Latitude
Flash compensation
White balance
Favorites icon
Picture protection
Picture / Video
number
Image storage
Album name
Histogram
Remaining
battery life
Picture taking date
Picture
taking time
Color mode
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Getting started
Storing pictures and videos on an xD-Picture Card™
You can purchase optional xD-Picture Card™ for removable, reusable storage
for your pictures and videos.
The camera has 16 MB of internal memory. Pictures and videos can be saved
on the internal memory without xD-Picture Card™, but for more storage, use
xD-Picture Card™.
CAUTION:
Do not force the card in. Forcing it may damage the camera
or card.
Do not insert or remove a card when the ready light is
blinking. Doing so may damage your card, camera, or
pictures.
Using the xD-Picture Card™
1 Turn off the camera and open the slot cover.
2 Orient the card as shown on the camera body.
3 Push the card into the slot and close the slot
cover.
To remove the card, turn off the camera. Push
the card in, then release it. When the card is
partially ejected, pull it out.
NOTE: When using a card for the first time, we suggest you format it before you take pictures (see
page 28).
See page 65 for storage capacities. To see which xD-Picture Card™ may be
used, check at a dealer of Kodak products or at
www.kodak.com/go/ls755accessories.
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Taking a picture
Auto mode
Ready light
NOTE: The default picture taking mode is Auto . See page 10 for other picture and video
modes.
Taking a video
Video mode
1 Use the camera screen to frame your subject.
2 Hold the Shutter button halfway down to set
the exposure and focus.
3 If the AF frame is red, the exposure and focus
are not set correctly. Repeat Step 2.
4 When the AF frame (see page 13) turns green,
continue pressing the Shutter button
completely down to take the picture.
5 When the ready light blinks green, the picture
is being saved; you can still take pictures.
When the ready light is red, wait until it blinks
green.
1 Press the Mode button repeatedly to highlight
Video mode .
2 Use the camera screen to frame your subject.
3 Press the Shutter button completely down and
release. To stop recording, press and release
the Shutter button again.
4 If you hold the Shutter button down for more
than two seconds, the camera will record until
you release the Shutter button.
5 You can set the camera to automatically stop
recording after a specified period of time (see
page 25).
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Camera modes
Camera modes
Use this mode For
Auto General picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus,
Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity for taking pictures under
Custom Use when fine-tuning the picture-taking settings according
Video Record video with sound. See page 9.
Setup Customize your camera. See page 26.
Taking pictures and videos
Use the Mode button to highlight the mode
mark that suits your shooting conditions.
and flash.
various conditions (see page 11).
to the subject or shooting conditions (see page 19).
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Taking pictures and videos
Scene modes
Scene modes
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Use this mode For
Portrait Close up shots of people (within 9 ft. 10 in. (3 m). The flash
is fired to brighten and beautifully show faces, and the
pictures come out with a soft finish.
Sport Taking pictures of people playing sports or other high-speed
activities. The fast shutter speed captures one frame of a
moving subject.
Landscape Taking pictures of landscapes. Take sharp pictures of
mountains or buildings that spread out into the distance.
Night Portrait Including people in pictures of night landscapes. While
focusing on the person(s), a slow shutter speed is used to
beautifully depict the night background. Place the camera on
a flat and steady surface to avoid hand movements.
Night
Landscape
Snow For taking pictures of snow scenes or subjects with snow in
Beach For taking pictures of beach scenes or subjects with beaches
Text Pictures of text in printed materials.
Taking pictures of night landscapes. Clearly depicts scenes of
lit-up buildings, etc., by using a slow shutter speed. Place the
camera on a flat and steady surface to avoid hand
movements.
the background. Properly takes pictures of snow scenes and
adjusts for the bright environment.
in the background. Properly takes pictures of beach scenes
and adjusts for the bright environment.
1 Press the Mode button to highlight Scene
mode .
2 Press to select an appropriate Scene
mode.
Flower For taking close up pictures of subjects such as flowers.
Reproduces colors of flowers vividly.
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Use this mode For
Museum For taking pictures in museums and other places where flash
photography and sounds are prohibited. The sounds and flash
are disabled.
Nagashidori
(Panning
Shot)
TV Screen Taking pictures of TV screens. Slow shutter speed prevents
Candle Light Subjects illuminated by candlelight. Retains the feel of
Sunset Subjects at dusk. Vividly reproduces the sunset.
Auction Pictures of merchandise. Vividly and precisely accentuates
Shooting while following a fast-moving subject, such as a car.
Using a slow shutter speed, the background of the picture
appears to be moving while the subject stays in one place.
horizontal lines from appearing in the taken picture. Place the
camera on a flat and steady surface to avoid hand
movements.
candlelight colors in the pictures.
merchandise. Pictures taken are VGA size.
Focus setting
Taking pictures and videos
You can choose a focus setting to a desired
distance. Use for taking close-ups or shooting
a background without focusing on a close
object.
Pressing the button when shooting toggles
between Auto, Macro, Super Macro, Partial
AF, and Inf.
Focus setting Details
Auto Normal auto-focus
Macro The focus can be adjusted for subjects as close as 6 in. (15 cm)
from the lens in Wide Angle; and 20 in. (50 cm) from the lens in
Telephoto.
Super
macro
The focus can be adjusted for subjects as close as 2 in. (5 cm) to
the camera. The lens is automatically set to Wide Angle and the
zoom function is disabled.
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Taking pictures and videos
Focus setting Details
Partial AF For focusing on subjects between 20 in. (50 cm) and 9 ft. 10 in.
(3 m) away. This is automatically selected in Portrait mode. This
cannot be selected in other scene modes, Auto mode, or Video
mode.
Inf Focus is set to infinity; close objects will be out of focus.
Using the AF frame
The AF frame appears on the camera screen indicating the area of focus.
NOTE: This procedure does not apply to videos.
AF frame
1 Press the Shutter button halfway down and hold.
The AF frame turns from red to green when the subject is in focus.
NOTE: If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject, the AF frame turns red. Recompose
the scene and repeat the previous Step.
2 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.
NOTE: The AF frame does not appear when Focus is set to Inf.
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing pictures and videos just taken (Quickview)
After you take a picture or video, the camera screen displays the picture or the
first frame of the video for approximately 5 seconds. If you take no action, the
video/picture is saved. While the picture is displayed, you can:
Delete
OK
Share
NOTE: Only the final picture of a burst series is displayed during Quickview. If you press the
Delete button, all pictures in the burst series are deleted. To delete selectively, do so in
Review mode (see page 34).
■ Play (video): Press to highlight Video mode,
then press the OK button to play the video.
Press the Zoom button to adjust the sound
volume.
■ Share: Press the Share button to tag a
picture/video for e-mail or as a favorite, or to
tag a picture for printing (see page 46).
■ Delete: Press the Delete button while the
picture/video and are displayed.
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Z
Using optical zoom
Use optical zoom to enlarge your subject by up to 3X. You can change the
optical zoom during video recording.
1 Use the camera screen to frame your subject.
2 Press the Zoom button T (Telephoto) to zoom
in. Press W (Wide Angle) to zoom out.
3 The zoom indicator appears on the camera
screen. Press the Zoom button T to move the
indicator upward, and the Zoom button W to
move it downward.
oom indicator
Red and
yellow:
Blue:
Optical range
Images taken
in the red
range should
not be printed
due to the
decline in the
Border of the
digital zoom
and optical
4 Take a picture or video.
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any still mode to get additional magnification beyond
optical zoom. Combined zoom settings are from 3X to 15X.
1 Press the Zoom button T (Telephoto) to the optical zoom limit.
2 Release the button, then press it again.
The camera screen displays the zoomed image and the zoom indicator.
IMPORTANT:
3 Take a picture normally.
NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom during video recording.
You may notice decreased print 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.
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy
shadows.
Flash range
Wide Angle 1.5 - 7.2 ft (0.5 - 2.2 m)
Telephoto 1.5 - 4.3 ft (0.5 - 1.3 m)
Turning the flash on
Press the button to change the Flash mode.
The active flash icon is displayed in the camera
screen status area.
Flash Mode Flash Fires
Auto When the lighting conditions require it (in a dark
environment or the subject is “backlit”, for example).
Off Never. Use to deactivate the flash even in a dark
environment. Hold the camera steady.
Red-eye Once so the subject's eyes become accustomed to the flash,
then fires again when the picture is taken.
Fill Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting
conditions. Use to soften the shadow on a face, for example.
Slow Sync
Red-eye
Activates red-eye mode at slow shutter speed.Taking pictures
of people with night backgrounds. Hold the camera steady.
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Taking pictures and videos
Flash setting for each mode
Capture mode Default setting Available settings
Auto Auto* Auto, Off, Fill, Auto
red-eye reduction
Scene Modes
Portrait Fill Auto, Off, Auto red-eye
reduction
Sport Off Fill
Landscape Off
Night Portrait Slow Sync Red-eye Off
Night Landscape Off Fill
Snow Auto Auto, Off, Fill, Auto
red-eye reduction
Beach Auto
Text Off Fill
Flower Off
Museum Off None
Nagashidori
(Panning Shot)
TV Screen Off None
Off Fill
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