Kodak Z1015 User Manual

Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

digital camera

Extended user guide

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Front view

Product features

1Lens 7Flash

2 Low-light assist, Self-timer light, Video light 8 Microphones (2)

3 On/Off switch 9 Jog dial (for PASM modes)

4 Shutter button 10 DC-In (5V), for optional AC

adapter

■ Drive button (Self-timer, Burst)

■ Focus button (Close-up/Macro, Landscape, Manual)

■ Flash button

6Mode dial

11 USB/AV Out

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Product features

Back view

Optional

1 Tripod socket 7 Info/Review/Delete/Menu buttons

2 Dock connector 8 Share button

3 LCD 9 OK button

4 EVF/LCD button 10

5 EVF (Electronic viewfinder) 11 Slot for optional SD/SDHC card

6 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto) button 12 Battery compartment

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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 ..................................................................................4

Setting the language, date/time.....................................................................4

Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC card............................................5

2 Taking pictures/videos ...........................................................................6

Taking a picture ............................................................................................6

Capture modes .............................................................................................8

Using the 15X optical zoom ........................................................................10

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

Using focus modes......................................................................................12

Using the self-timer.....................................................................................13

Using the burst feature................................................................................14

Taking panoramic pictures...........................................................................15

Understanding the picture-taking icons........................................................16

3 Working with pictures/videos ..............................................................17

Reviewing pictures/videos ...........................................................................17

Deleting pictures/videos ..............................................................................18

Using the menu button in Review................................................................20

Adding sound tags......................................................................................20

Cropping pictures........................................................................................21

Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology ........................................................22

Using the RAW Develop feature ..................................................................22

Editing videos .............................................................................................23

Running a slide show..................................................................................25

Viewing pictures/videos in different ways.....................................................28

Selecting multiple pictures/videos ................................................................29

Copying pictures/videos...............................................................................29

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Understanding the review icons...................................................................30

4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................31

Using the Menu button to change settings ..................................................31

P, A, S, and M modes..................................................................................38

Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing..............................40

Using the histogram to view picture brightness............................................40

Using the framing grid to compose a picture................................................40

Sharing your pictures...................................................................................41

5 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................44

Installing the software.................................................................................44

Transferring pictures with the USB cable......................................................45

Printing pictures..........................................................................................46

6 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................48

7 Getting help ........................................................................................52

Getting help from your camera....................................................................52

Getting help on the Web.............................................................................53

Getting help on the telephone.....................................................................54

8 Appendix .............................................................................................55

Camera specifications .................................................................................55

Storage capacities.......................................................................................58

Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................58

Important safety instructions .......................................................................58

Battery life ..................................................................................................59

Care and maintenance ................................................................................60

Limited warranty .........................................................................................60

Regulatory compliance ................................................................................62

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1 Setting up your camera

Attaching the strap

Loading the battery

Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable digital camera battery KLIC-8000 (rechargeable)

To charge the KLIC-8000 battery, see page 2.

Kodak lithium digital camera battery CRV3 (non-rechargeable)

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Setting up your camera

Charging the KLIC-8000 battery

Turn OFF the camera.

Connect the cable.

Note: This charger charges the battery; it does

not

power the camera.

Important: DO NOT plug this cable into a computer.

Charging light

• Blinking: charging

• Steady: finished charging (approximately 3.5 hours)

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Charging the battery using optional accessories

Kodak 5V AC adapter (2 amp)

To charge the battery, turn off the camera.

To power the camera (without charging the battery), turn on the camera.

Kodak EasyShare camera and printer docks

Turn off the camera.

Kodak USB cable and a USB computer port

Turn off the camera. Ensure that the USB cable is connected to a powered USB port and the computer is turned on (not in sleep mode).

Setting up your camera

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Setting up your camera

Turning on the camera

Setting the language, date/time

Language:

to change

to accept

Date/Time:

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 optional SD or SDHC card

Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase an SD or SDHC card to store more pictures and videos (www.kodak.com/go/z1015accessories).

Turn off the camera.

Insert or remove the

optional card.

Turn on the camera.

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

damage. Inserting or removing a card when the camera is on may damage the pictures, the card, or the camera.

NOTE: To choose a storage location for pictures and videos, see page 35.

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2 Taking pictures/videos

Taking a picture

Smart Capture mode

Press the EVF/LCD button for:

• LCD or

• EVF (electronic viewfinder)

Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure.

When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down.

NOTE: After you take a picture, the EVF/LCD displays a quickview. The picture is saved unless you press the

Delete button.

EVF LCD

Framing marks

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the framing marks to take pictures

Framing marks indicate the camera focus area. The camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if they’re not centered in the scene.

1 Press the Shutter button halfway.

If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject, release the Shutter button and recompose the scene.

2 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture. NOTE: Multiple framing marks may appear when faces are detected. (The primary face gets a yellow

framing mark. To change focus from the selected face to another face, press .) Framing marks do not appear in all modes.

Taking a video

Press the EVF/LCD button for:

EVF LCD

• LCD or

• EVF (electronic viewfinder)

3 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. 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

Capture modes

Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings.

Capture mode For

General picture taking—it offers excellent image quality and ease of use.

■ Faces are detected.

■ The scene is analyzed for other content and for lighting.

Smart Capture

P, A, S, M

High ISO

ISO

Sport

■ Kodak Perfect Touch technology is applied, for better pictures.

You can choose the best picture size and aspect ratio for your needs—just press the Menu button and choose Picture Size.

■ 3:2 (the best choice when making 4 x 6 prints)

■ 16:9 (wide screen)

■ 4:3 (the default setting)

More creative control. (See page 38.) Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual mode.

People in low-light scenes.

Action pictures.

SCN

Scene

Panorama

Video

Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions.

“Stitching” 2 or 3 pictures into 1 panoramic scene. (See page 15.)

Video with sound. (See page 7.)

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Taking pictures/videos

Scene modes

1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene .

2 Press to display Scene modes.

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

3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode.

SCN mode For

Portrait Full-frame portraits of people.

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

framing marks are not available in Landscape.

Night Portrait Reducing red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Place

the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod.

Night Landscape Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire. Use a tripod.

Snow Bright snow scenes.

Beach Bright beach scenes.

Text Documents. Focus is set to Macro Focus.

Fireworks Bright, colorful light displays. Flash does not fire. Place the camera on a

flat, steady surface or use a tripod.

Flower Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright light.

Manner/Museum Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are off.

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

Children Pictures of children, indoors.

Stage People on a lit stage. Fast shutter speed, high ISO. Flash and sounds are

off. (Flash setting can be changed.)

Backlight Subjects that are in shadow or “backlit.”

Candle light Capturing the ambiance of candle light.

Sunset Capturing the deep hues seen at sunset.

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Taking pictures/videos

Using the 15X optical zoom

Use optical zoom to get up to 15X closer to your subject while taking pictures/videos.

1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. For focus

distances, see Camera specifications, page 55.

2 Press Telephoto (T) or Wide (W) to zoom in/out.

3 Take the picture or video.

NOTE: To get a focused picture every time, remember:

■ Use the auto focus framing marks, page 6.

Optical zoom Digital zoom

Use digital zoom to get up to 5X beyond optical zoom while taking pictures. Press Telephoto (T) past the maximum optical zoom. Digital zoom is not available in Smart Capture mode.

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.

■ As you zoom in, move away from your subject.

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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. Flash settings are limited in some capture modes.

Press repeatedly to scroll through flash modes. (See flash modes below.)

Flash modes Flash fires

Auto

Off

Fill

Red Eye

Your camera can correct red-eye using 2 methods (see

page 36).

Preflash A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, before the picture is taken.

Digital Correction

When the lighting conditions require it.

Never.

Every time you take a picture. Use when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit.” In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.

NOTE: Not available in Smart Capture mode. (ISO is set to 400.)

A preflash does not fire; the camera corrects red eye.

Flash-to-subject distance in Smart Capture mode

Wide angle 5.0 m (16.4 ft)

Telephoto 3.2 m (10.5 ft)

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Taking pictures/videos

Using focus modes

1 In most Still modes, press the Focus button:

■ Once for Macro (close-up)

■ Again for Landscape (infinity)

■ Again for Manual Focus

■ Again to return to normal Auto Focus

2 Compose the scene. Press the Shutter button

halfway, then completely down.

Icon Mode Description

(none) Normal AF Focus setting for general picture-taking.

To gain sharpness and detail in pictures at close range. Use available light instead of flash, if possible. Camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position:

60 cm (23.6 in.)–infinity @ macro wide

1.3 m (4.3 ft)–infinity @ macro telephoto

To gain sharpness of distant scenes. Camera uses infinity auto-focus. Auto-focus framing marks are not available in Landscape.

The focus icon shows the direction and distance of the focus (to infinity). Press to view 2X magnification of the central area of focus. During

magnification, press to adjust focal length. (Framing marks are off in this mode.)

Macro

Landscape

Manual Focus

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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.

1 Place the camera on a tripod or flat surface.

2 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; another, 8 seconds later)

3 Compose the scene. Press the Shutter button

halfway, then completely down to take

pictures.

The picture is taken after the delay.

To cancel the Self-timer during countdown, 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 the burst feature

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

button . (See burst modes below.)

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 18).

Mode Icon Description Purpose

First Burst

Last Burst

Camera takes up to 3 pictures in Smart Capture mode 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 3 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

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. (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.) You can use the self-timer (2- and 10-second delays) while taking panoramic pictures. See page 13.

1 Turn the Mode dial to Panorama .

2 Press to highlight Panorama Left-Right or Panorama Right-Left (depending

on the direction you want to pan), then press OK.

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.

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

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

Take 2 or 3 pictures.

Get 1 panoramic picture.

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Taking pictures/videos

Understanding the picture-taking icons

Status icons indicate mode, feature, and camera status.

Picture size Flash Focus mode Camera mode Tag na me

Manual focus

Histogram

Framing marks

Aperture Shutter speed

Compression Self-timer/Burst

Exposure bracketing Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom indicator

Auto focus control White balance Exposure metering Focus zone

Image stabilizer Date stamp

Low battery ISO speed

Flash compensation 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.

Review

2 Press to view previous/next picture/video. NOTE: Pictures taken at the 3:2 and 16:9 aspect ratios do not fill the

LCD.

Magnifying a picture during review

magnify 2X - 8X

view other parts of the picture

OK or W

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

(See page 28.)

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return to 1X

Working with pictures/videos

Playing a video

1 Press the Review button.

Review

2 Press to locate previous/next video.

3 Press to play a video.

■ Press during playback to adjust the

volume.

■ Press OK to pause/resume. Press during

pause to go to previous/next frame.

Reverse

Playback speed

Forward

■ Press during playback to play at 2X speed;

press again for 4X. Press during 4X to jump to a bookmark. (See page 24.)

■ Press during playback to reverse at 2X

speed; press again for 4X.

Viewing picture/video information

1 Press the Review button.

2 Repeatedly press the Info button to turn on/off status icons and picture/video

info.

Deleting pictures/videos

1 Press the Review button.

Delete

2 Press to find a picture/video.

3 Press the Delete button.

4 Follow the screen prompts.

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