Kodak PixPro AZ-365 User Manual

User Manual

BEFORE YOU START

Declaration of Conformity
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Address: 1411 W. 190th Street, Suite 550, Gardena, CA 90248, USA
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About this Manual
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This manual provides you with instructions on how to use your new KODAK PIXPRO Digital
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In the instructions below, the following symbols may be used throughout this manual on how to
operate the camera. This is to facilitate better understanding.
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symbol .
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SAFETY NOTES

Safety notes for this camera
Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit
solid objects.
Do not attempt to disassemble the camera.
To prevent the camera from being damaged
by moisture, do not use or store the camera in very humid environments, such as in rain or near bodies of water.
Do not use or store the camera in dusty
places or on a beach to prevent dust or sand from entering the camera, causing possible damage to it.
Do not use or store the camera in a hot
environment or under direct sunlight.
Do not use or store the camera near a
powerful magnetic field, for example near a magnet or transformer.
Avoid touching the lens of the camera.
Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight
for a long period time.
Turn the camera off, remove the battery and
the memory card, and dry it within 24 hours if water accidentally comes in contact with the camera.
When you take the camera from a
cold place to a warmer environment, condensation may occur. Please wait for a reasonable period of time before you turn it on.
When you use the camera, remove the
battery if it overheats. Wait until the unit cools down.
Download your photos and remove the
memory card when you are going to store the camera for a long period of time.
Store the camera in a dry environment and
place it on a flat surface when you are going to store the camera for a long period of time.
Before you remove the battery and memory
card, the camera should be turned off.
When you clean the body of the camera, do
not use abrasive, alcohol-based or organic cleaner.
Use the professional lens wiping cloth and
dedicated cleaner to wipe and clean the lens.
Safety notes for battery
If battery fluid leaks inside the camera,
contact our customer service department.
If battery fluid leaks onto your skin, rinse
your skin with clean water and seek immediate medical attention.
Disposal of used batteries should be carried
out in accordance with the local (national or regional) regulations.
To prevent the battery from being damaged,
do not drop the battery or allow it to hit solid objects or to be scratched by the objects.
Do not let the battery come in contact with
metal objects (including coins) to avoid short circuiting, discharging, excessive heat, or possible leakage.
Do not attempt to disassemble the battery.
Do not expose the battery to water. Always
keep the battery contacts dry.
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Do not heat the battery or throw it into a
fire to avoid a possible explosion.
Do not store the battery in a hot
environment or in direct sunlight.
When the camera is stored for a long period
of time, remove the battery and keep it in a dry place that is not accessible to the infants and children.
In a colder environment, the performance of
the battery could be noticeably reduced.
When you install the battery, install it
according to the positive and negative markings on the battery compartment. Never force it into the battery compartment.
Safety notes for memory card
Do not drop the memory card or allow it to
hit solid objects to avoid damaging it.
Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the
memory card.
Do not expose the memory card to water.
Always keep it dry.
Do not remove the memory card when
the camera is turned on. Otherwise, the memory card could be damaged.
Do not directly edit the data on the memory
card. Copy the data to your PC before you edit them.
When the camera is stored for a long period
of time, be sure to download your photos and remove the memory card. Store it in a dry environment.
Format the memory card using the camera
before you use it or insert a new one.
We suggest buying only well-known,
name brand memory cards to ensure peak performance.
Do not modify the name of the files or
folders of the memory card using your PC. Modifying the file names may cause the files to not be recognized on the camera or a possible error may occur.
A photo taken with the camera will be stored
in the folder that is automatically generated on the memory card. Do not store photos that are not taken using this camera in these folders as the pictures cannot be recognized during the playback.
When you insert a memory card, make sure
the notch of the card matches the markings on the top of the card slot.
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Other Safety Notes
Do not disconnect the power or turn the product off during the update process. Doing so may
cause incorrect data to be written and the product may not power on later.
Do not hang the neck strap of the camera around the neck of a child.
When using your product on an airplane, observe the relevant rules specified by the airline.
Due to the limitations of manufacturing technology, the LCD screen may have a few dead or
bright pixels. These pixels do no effect the quality of the photos or video.
Do not expose the LCD screen to water. In a humid environment, only wipe it with a soft and dry
cleaning cloth.
If the LCD screen is damaged, pay particular attention to the liquid crystal in the screen. If any of
the following situations arise, take the recommended immediate action indicated below:
1. If liquid crystal comes in contact with your skin, please wipe with a dry cloth, wash thoroughly with soap, and rinse with plenty of clean water.
2. If liquid crystal gets into your eye, flush the eye immediately with plenty of clean water for at
least 15 minutes and then seek for medical assistance.
3. If liquid crystal is swallowed, immediately flush your mouth thoroughly with clean water and
induce vomiting. Seek for medical assistance.
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CONTENTS

BEFORE YOU START ............. 1
SAFETY NOTES ..................... 3
CONTENTS ............................. 7
GETTING READY ..................11
Accessories Included ..........................11
Install lens cap and neck strap ............12
Part Names .........................................13
Installing Battery and Memory Card ....15
Turn On / Off the Camera ....................17
Set your Language, Date/Time ...........17
Set your Language, Date/Time
after the first power-on ..................17
Resetting your Language ..............18
Resetting Date/Time .....................19
MODE OVERVIEW ............... 20
Display Setting ....................................20
LCD Screen Display ............................21
Overview of the screen icons in
photo shooting mode ....................21
Overview of the Screen Icons in
Movie Mode ..................................23
Overview of the Screen Icons in
Playback Mode .............................24
Using the Mode Dial ............................25
Auto Mode ...........................................26
Program AE .........................................27
Shutter Priority ....................................27
Aperture Priority ..................................28
Manual Mode ......................................28
Face Beautifier ....................................29
Panorama Mode ..................................30
Scene Mode ........................................31
Auto Scene Mode (ASCN) ............33
Custom Settings ..................................35
BASIC OPERATION .............. 37
Using the Zoom Function ....................37
Focus Setting ......................................38
Macro Mode ........................................39
Self-Timer Setting ...............................40
Flash Mode ........................................41
White Balance Setting .........................42
Continuous Shot ..................................43
EV Setting ...........................................44
Exposure Compensation ..............44
ISO ................................................45
Shutter Adjustment .......................45
Aperture Adjustment .....................46
Using Quick Recording .......................46
i Button Function Menu .......................47
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PLAYBACK ............................ 48
Viewing Photos and Videos ................48
Thumbnail View ...................................49
Using Zoom Playback (for still
pictures only) .......................................50
Photos and Video Deletion ..................51
Slideshow ............................................52
USING THE MENUS ............. 53
Photo Setup Menu ..............................53
Expo Metering
(Exposure Metering) .....................53
Image Size ....................................54
OIS ................................................54
Cont. AF ........................................55
HDR ..............................................55
Face Beautifier ..............................56
Scene ............................................56
Photo Shooting Setting Menu .............58
Quality ...........................................58
AF-Assist Beam ............................59
Digital Zoom ..................................59
Date Imprint ..................................59
Quick Review ................................60
Custom Settings ...........................60
Face Detection ..............................61
Movie Menu .........................................62
Expo Metering
(Exposure Metering) .....................62
Video Quality ................................63
OIS ................................................63
Movie Setting Menu ............................64
Digital Zoom ..................................65
Custom Settings ...........................65
Playback Menu ....................................66
Playback .......................................67
HDR ..............................................67
Touch-up .......................................68
Rotate ...........................................69
Resize ...........................................70
i button playback function ....................71
Playback Setting Menu .......................72
Protect ..........................................73
Delete ...........................................74
DPOF (Digital Print
Order Format) ...............................75
Trim ...............................................75
Setup Menu .........................................76
Sound Settings .............................76
Power Saver .................................77
Power Saver .................................77
Language ......................................77
World Time ....................................77
Date/Time .....................................78
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LCD Brightness .............................78
Battery Type ..................................78
File Settings ........................................79
Format ..........................................79
Copy to Card .................................80
File Numbering .............................80
Reset ............................................81
FW Version ...................................81
CONNECTIONS .................... 82
Connecting to a PictBridge
Compatible Printer ..............................87
Setting the USB Mode ..................87
Connecting to your Printer ............88
Using the PictBridge Menu ..................89
Print (with Date) ............................89
Print (without Date) .......................90
Print Index .....................................91
Print DPOF Images .......................92
Exit ................................................92
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Connecting to a Computer ..................82
Setting the USB Mode ..................82
Transferring files to your
computer .......................................83
Video System ......................................84
Set Eye-Fi Card Connection Mode .....85
Supported HDMI Connections ............86
Connecting HDMI-Ready TV ........86
APPENDICES ....................... 93
Specifications ......................................93
Prompts and Warning Messages ........97
Troubleshooting ............................... 101

GETTING READY

Accessories Included

Your camera box should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following accessories. If anything is missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your retailer.
battery × 4
Quick Start Guide
Quick start guide
Micro USB cable
Warranty card
Neck strapAA Alkaline
STOP
Service card
Lens cap with cord

Install lens cap and neck strap

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Part Names

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Zoom lever
1 .
Shutter button
2.
3.
Strap eyelet
4
.
Exposure compensation button
5.
Continuous shot button
Power switch
6.
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AF assist beam/Self-timer lamp
7.
Mode dial
.
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9.
Flash lamp
10. Flash button
1 Microphone
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12 Speaker
13 Lens
.
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1 i button
4
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1 Indicator lamp
1 Fast video recording button
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1 Menu button
.
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8
1 Micro USB port
.
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1 Micro HDMI port
.
20. AF button/Up button
1
2 Flash button/Right button
.
.
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Delete button/Self-timer button/Down button
.
23 Display button
24 Battery cover switch
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25 Battery cover
.
26 Playback button
.
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2 Tripod socket
.
.
28 Macro button/Left button
29 SET button
.
30. LCD

Installing Battery and Memory Card

1. Open the battery cover according to
①,②,③.
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2. Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram:
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3. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot as shown in the diagram below:
4. Close the battery cover according to ①,②.
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Write protection buckle
The memory card (SD/SDHC) is optional and not included in all camera packaging. If you have to purchase a memory card, select one with storage capacity between 4GB and 32GB to ensure correct data storage.
To remove your memory card, open the battery cover, gently press the memory card to eject it and remove it carefully.
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Turn On / Off the Camera

Set your Language, Date/Time

Slide the power switch to turn on/off the camera.
Power Switch
When the camera power is off, pressing the playback button can power on the camera and directly enter playback mode.

Set your Language, Date/Time after the first power-on

1. When you turn the camera on for the first time, the language selection screen appears.
2. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language.
3. After you press the button to confirm the selection, the Date/Time settings screen appears.
4. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Date/Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm.
5. Press the up/down arrow button to adjust the value for the selected Date/Time.
6. Press the button to confirm the time settings and the snapshot screen appears.

Resetting your Language

After you set your language for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset your language.
1. Turn the power switch to turn on the camera.
2. Press the button, press the up/down arrow button to select , and press the button to enter the menu.
3. Press the up/down arrow button to select
, and press the button or right arrow
button to enter the menu.
4. Press the up/down arrow button to select Languageand press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.
5. Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language and press the button to confirm.
6. Press the button and the snapshot screen appears.
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Resetting Date/Time

After you set your Date/Time for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset date and time.
1. Turn the power switch to turn on the camera.
2. Press the button, press the up/down arrow button to select , and press the button to enter the menu.
3. Press the up/down arrow button to select
, and press the button or right arrow
button to enter the menu.
4. Press the up/down arrow button to select Date & Timeand press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu.
5. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Date/Time to be adjusted: Time is displayed in yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm.
6. Press the up/down arrow button to press the value for your selected block. After you finish your settings, press the button to confirm.
7. Press the button and the following snapshot screen appears.
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MODE OVERVIEW

Display Setting

Press the button to display the settings: Classic, Full, Off.
Off: Does not display any additional icons on screen
Classic: Displays the camera parameters on screen
Full: Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram
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LCD Screen Display

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Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting mode

1 Shooting Mode Icons
Auto Mode Face Beautifier
Program AE Panorama Mode
Shutter priority Scene Mode
Aperture priority Custom Settings
Manual Mode
2 Macro Mode
3 Zoom Display (By turning the Zoom Lever)
4 Memory Card/Built-In Memory
5 Battery Status
6 White Balance (Adjustable in Mode)
7 Color Effect (Adjustable in Mode)
8 Number of remaining shots
9 Image Size
10 Video Quality
11 ISO Value
(Adjustable in Mode)
12 Remaining Recording time
13 Exposure Compensation (EV value)
(Adjustable in Mode)
14 Shutter Speed (Adjustable in Mode)
15 Histogram
16 Aperture Value (Adjustable in Mode)
17 Image stabilization
18 Focus Frame
19 Expo Metering
AiAE
Spot
Center
20 AF Mode
Single-AF
Multi-AF
Object Tracking
21 Self-Timer
Self-timer Off
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Self-timer 2 sec
Self-timer 10 sec
Self-timer Smile
22 Flash Mode
Force Off
Flash Auto
Force Flash
Slow Sync.
Slow Sync. + Red-Eye
Red-Eye Reduction
23 Continuous Shot
Single
Continuous Shot
3 Shots
Time-Lapse (30sec/ 1min/ 5min/
10min)
24 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)
25 HDR (Adjustable in Mode)
Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie
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Mode
1 Movie Mode Icons
2 Macro Mode
3 Self-Timer
Self-timer Off
Self-timer 10 sec
4 Zoom Display (by turning the Zoom Lever)
5 Memory Card/Built-In Memory
6 Battery Status
7 Color Effect
8 Video Quality
9 Remaining Recording time
10 Exposure Compensation (EV value)
11 Image stabilization
12 Focus Frame
13 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)
14 Expo Metering
AiAE
Spot
Center
15 AF Mode
Use an SD memory card with Class 4 or higher for the video recording.
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom can be adjusted (144X in total). Digital Zoom can be adjusted to 4X .
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Overview of the Screen Icons in Playback Mode

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DPOF File
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File Protection
Memory space (indicating the current number
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of photos and total number of photos)
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Memory Card/Built-in Memory
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Battery Status
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Zoom Magnification Area
7
Image Zoom Ratios
8
Image Zone
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Shooting Date
10
Eye-Fi ON (with signal)
11
Red-Eye Reduction
12
HDR
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Date Folder

Using the Mode Dial

This camera provides a convenient mode dial that allows you to manually switch between different modes with ease. The available modes are listed below:
Mode Name Icon Description
Auto Mode
Program AE
Shutter priority Aperture priority
Manual Mode Many of the camera settings can be configured manually in this mode.
Face Beautifier
Panorama Mode
Scene Mode Choose from 12 different pre-set scene types and effects for your photos.
Movie Mode Record videos.
Custom Settings
In this mode, the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set based on the subject and environment. It is the most commonly used mode for taking pictures.
Under different scenes, the user can switch the ISO and EV value according to personal preference, the camera can automatically set the shutter speed and aperture value.
Setting allows you to choose a specific shutter speed so the camera will adjust the aperture automatically to ensure correct exposure.
Allows you to choose a specific aperture and the camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed to match it.
This mode automatically enhances facial features with skin softening touches and eye brightening capabilities.
You can take a panoramic photo in this mode.
The user can store the frequently used shooting modes and parameters and switch to this mode for quick adjustment.
Auto Mode
Auto Mode is the easiest mode to take photos. While operating in this mode, the camera automatically
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optimizes numerous camera settings to adjust your photos and videos for the best possible results.
Follow these steps:
1. Turn the power switch to turn on the camera.
2. Turn the mode dial to .
3. Compose your picture in the LCD screen and press the
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Shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject.
4. The LCD screen will show a green focus frame when the subject is in focus.
5. Press the shutter button all the way down to take pictures.
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F3.0
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100 ISO
1/50
100 ISO
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Program AE

Shutter Priority

When (Program AE) mode is selected, you can adjust the EV value and ISO value.
1. Turn the mode dial to and press the button to configure settings.
-2.0 EV
1/50
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-2.0 EV
F3.0
F3.0
2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment item.
3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.
4. Press the button to engage the settings and enter the shooting screen.
100 ISO
100 ISO
When (Shutter Priority) is selected, you can adjust the shutter speed, ISO value and EV value. The camera automatically sets the aperture value based on the shutter speed value and ISO value to get the most appropriate exposure value.
1. Turn the mode dial to and press the button to configure settings.
2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment item.
3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.
4 Press the button to confirm the settings
and enter the shooting screen.
Aperture Priority
F3.0F3.0
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1/50
1/50
Manual Mode
When selecting (Aperture Priority) mode, you can adjust the aperture size / EV value and ISO value. Selecting a large aperture opening will emphasize the point of focus and show a blurry background and foreground. A small aperture opening will keep both the
When selecting manual ( ) mode, you can set the aperture / shutter speed manually and ISO value.
1. Turn the mode dial to and press the button to configure settings.
background and main object in clear focus.
1. Turn the mode dial to and press the button to configure settings.
100 ISO-1.0 EV
-1.0 EV
F3.0F3.0
1/50
1/50
100 ISO
2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment setting.
2. Press the left/right arrow button to select an adjustment item.
3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.
4 Press the button to confirm the
3. Press the up/down button to adjust the parameters.
4. Press the button to confirm the settings and enter the shooting screen.
settings and enter the shooting screen.
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Face Beautifier
In Portrait Mode, the camera is set to automatically adjust camera exposure for realistic portrayal of skin tones.
1. Turn the mode dial to select Face Beautifier Mode ( ).
2. Press the button and press the up/down button to select .
3. Press the left/right arrow button to select Face Beautifier effects and press the button to confirm and return to photo shooting mode.
Beautifier Mode has 3 effects:
Effect 1: Skin Soften
Effect 2: Skin Soften + Eye Brightening
Effect 3: Skin Soften + Eye Brightening
+ Eye Enlargement
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