Kodak Z700 User Manual
Kodak EasyShare Z700
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Rochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2004
All screen images are simulated.
Kodak, EasyShare, and Retinar are
trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
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Front View
Product features
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1 Microphone 7 Self-timer/Burst button
2 Self-Timer/Video light Indicator 8 Flash
3Grip 9Lens
45Shutter button
Mode dial/Power
6 Flash button
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10 DC-In (3V) ,for
optional AC adapter
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Side View
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1 Review button 10 LCD On/Off / Status button
2 Menu button 11 Share button
3 Delete button 12 Zoom lever/Review magnifier
4 Dock connector 13 4-way controller
5 Tripod socket 14 OK button
6 LCD screen 15 Wrist strap post
7 Ready light 16 USB, A/V Out
8 Viewfinder 17 Slot for optional SD or MMC card
9 Diopter dial 18 Battery compartment
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Table of contents 1
1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1
Attaching the wrist strap...............................................................................1
Loading the batteries ....................................................................................1
Turning on the camera ..................................................................................2
Setting the date/time, first time .....................................................................2
Setting the language and date/time, other times............................................3
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card .........................................................3
2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................4
Taking a picture ............................................................................................4
Using optical zoom .......................................................................................8
Using the flash..............................................................................................9
Reviewing pictures and videos.......................................................................9
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................12
3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................14
Minimum system requirements....................................................................14
Installing the software.................................................................................15
Transferring pictures with the USB cable......................................................16
Printing pictures..........................................................................................17
Dock compatibility for your camera..............................................................20
4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................21
Using the self-timer.....................................................................................21
Using burst .................................................................................................22
Running a slide show..................................................................................23
Copying pictures and videos........................................................................25
Changing the flash settings.........................................................................26
Picture-taking modes ..................................................................................27
Changing picture-taking settings.................................................................33
Customizing your camera ............................................................................37
Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................39
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Pre-tagging for album names ......................................................................39
Sharing your pictures...................................................................................41
5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................47
Camera problems........................................................................................47
Computer/connectivity problems..................................................................49
Picture quality problems..............................................................................50
Camera ready light status............................................................................51
Direct printing (PictBridge) problems............................................................52
6 Getting help ........................................................................................53
Helpful links................................................................................................53
Telephone customer support .......................................................................54
7 Appendix .............................................................................................55
Camera specifications .................................................................................55
Storage capacities.......................................................................................58
Power-saving features.................................................................................59
Important safety instructions .......................................................................59
Battery information .....................................................................................61
Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................62
Additional care and maintenance ................................................................62
Warranty.....................................................................................................63
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................65
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1 Setting up your camera
Attaching the wrist strap
Loading the batteries
1 Open the battery door.
2 Load the battery, then close the battery door.
CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 61.
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Ni-MH
(rechargeable)
2-AA
lithium
or Ni-MH
Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Setting the date/time, first time
At the prompt, press OK.
1
2
to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
OK
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Setting up your camera
Setting the language and date/time, other times
Press Menu.
1
2
3
to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time
If setting the date/time:
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK
to accept.
, then press OK.
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to
conveniently store more pictures and videos.
NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. SD cards must possess the SD logo
(The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) When using the card for the first time,
format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 38).
Notched corner
SD or 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 pictures, card, or camera.
See page 58 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/z700accessories.
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2 Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
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Turn on camera
Ready light
2
Frame your
subject in the
Viewfinder
or LCD.
NOTE: Turn the
Diopter dial
Diopter dial
Taking a video
1
Turn on camera
2
Frame your
subject in the
Viewfinder
or LCD.
Press Shutter button
3
halfway to focus and
set exposure.
When the Ready light
4
turns green, press
the button completely
down.
to adjust the sharpness of the Viewfinder for taking pictures and videos.
Press the Shutter button
3
completely down
and release.
To stop recording,
press and release the
Shutter button again.
Diopter dial
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the LCD screen displays a Quickview for
approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video and is displayed:
Tag a picture/video for
email or as a favorite, or
If you press
no buttons, the
picture/video is
saved.
tag a picture for print.
OK to play/pause video.
Delete
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9.
Checking camera and picture status
Press the LCD On/Off/Status button to see the active camera
and picture settings.
Press once to turn off
the icons of the active
Status
camera or picture settings
button
Press again to turn off
the screen entirely
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures)
When using the LCD screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera
is focusing. For the best pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground
subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene.
1 Press the Shutter button halfway.
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway:
Framing marks
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.
NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape, Night Landscape, Fireworks, or Video mode. When you
use Focus Zone (page 35) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
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Capture modes
Taking pictures and videos
Flash
mode
Pictures/time remaining
Exposure compensation
Landscape/
Close-up
Date stamp
Album name
Zoom:
digital
telephoto
wide
PASM mode
Burst
Aperture
Shutter speed
Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway
Slow shutter speed warning
Picture size
Storage location
Focus zone
Exposure metering
White balance
ISO
Low battery
Camera mode
Auto Focus/
Auto Exposure
(AF/AE indicator)
PASM mode
Aperture
Shutter speed
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Exposure compensation
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Taking pictures and 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 2 ft (0.6 m) to the subject or 4 in. (10 cm) in Close-up
mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.
1 Use the Viewfinder or LCD screen to frame your
subject.
2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle
(W) to zoom out.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
Zoom indicator
Digital zoom
range
Optical zoom
range
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get an additional 3X magnification beyond
optical zoom. Combined zoom settings are from 5X to 20X.
1 Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (5X). Release the button,
then press it again.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
2 Take the picture or video.
NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image quality when
using digital zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the picture
quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print.
3 Press the Shutter button halfway to set the
exposure and focus, then press completely down
to take the picture. (When taking videos, press and
release the Shutter button.)
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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.
Press the Flash button to scroll
through the flash options.
The active icon appears
in the LCD screen.
To change the flash settings, see page 26.
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 2–12 ft (0.6–3.8 m) @ ISO 140
Telephoto 2–7 ft (0.6–2.2 m) @ ISO 140
Reviewing pictures and videos
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
Review.
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(Press again to exit.)
Videos:
OK to play/pause
Rewind to beginning (during
playback)
Next picture/video (during
2
for previous/next.
playback)
To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or
Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/z700accessories.)
NOTE: Pictures taken at the 3.5 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar
at the top of the screen.
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Taking pictures and videos
What the review icons mean
Print tag/number of prints
Favorite tag
Email tag
Scroll arrows
Video length
Favorite tag
Email tag
Play or
Pause
Protected
Picture number
Image storage
location
Review mode
Protected
Video number
Image storage
location
Review mode
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Magnifying a picture during review
Taking pictures and videos
W/T
magnify 1X–8X.
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X.OK
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view previous/next thumbnail.
view single picture.
OK
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Taking pictures and videos
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press Review.
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2
3
4
Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press
highlight Protect
then press OK.
to
The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears
with the protected picture or video.
Press the Menu button to exit the menu.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all
(including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal
memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and
favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)
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Deleting pictures and videos
Taking pictures and videos
Press Review. (To exit, press
1
Review again.)
2
3
4
for previous/next.
Press Delete.
Follow the screen prompts.
PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.
EXIT—exits the Delete screen.
ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location.
NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting.
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3 Transferring and printing
pictures
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software
optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the
software to load incorrectly.
Minimum system requirements
Windows OS-based computers Macintosh computers
■ Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or
XP OS
■ Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
■ 233 MHz processor or greater
■ 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for
Windows XP OS)
■ 200 MB hard disk space available
■ CD-ROM drive
■ Available USB port
■ Color monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (16-bit
or 24-bit recommended)
NOTE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support the Share button functions, including Favorites. Mac OS X
version 10.2.3 x or 10.3 is recommended for full functionality. To download EasyShare software,
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before
connecting the camera or
■ Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 Cube,
iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook
computers
■ Mac OS X version 10.2.3, 10.3
■ Safari 1.0 or higher
■ 128 MB RAM
■ 200 MB hard disk space available
■ CD-ROM drive
■ Available USB port
■ Color monitor, 1024 x 768 pixels
(thousands or millions of colors
recommended)
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Transferring and printing pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software
connecting the camera or optional
dock to the computer. Failure to do so
may cause the software to load
incorrectly.
1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including
anti-virus software).
2 Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3 Load the software:
Windows OS-based computer—if the install window does not appear, choose Run
from the Start menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that
contains the CD.
Mac OS X—double-click the CD icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Windows OS-based computer—select Complete to automatically install the most
commonly used applications. Select Custom to choose the applications you wish to
install.
Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE: When prompted, take a few minutes to electronically register your camera and software. This lets
you receive information regarding software updates and registers some of the products included
with the camera. You must be connected to your Internet service provider to register electronically.
To register later, see
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5 If prompted, restart the computer. If you turned off anti-virus software, turn it back
on. See the anti-virus software manual for details.
For information on the software applications included on the Kodak EasyShare
software CD, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
1 Turn off the camera.
2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the
labeled USB port on your computer. See your
computer user’s guide for details.
3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the labeled
USB port on the camera.
4 Turn on the camera.
Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer.
The software prompts you through the transfer
process.
NOTE: Visit
Also available for transferring
You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos.
■ Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock (see page 20)
■ Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer
Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or
www.kodak.com/go/z700accessories.
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for an online tutorial on connecting.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Printing pictures
Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or
without a computer. Purchase this and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/z700accessories.
Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer
Your camera features PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to PictBridge
enabled printers. You need:
■ Camera with fully-charged batteries, or
with optional Kodak 3-volt AC adapter
Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer
1 Turn off the camera and printer.
2 Optional: If you have a Kodak 3-volt AC adapter (optional accessory), plug it into
the camera and into an electrical outlet.
IMPORTANT:
3 Connect the appropriate USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See your
printer user guide or www.kodak.com/go/z700accessories for details.)
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Do not use the AC adapter included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock
or printer dock to power your camera.
■ PictBridge enabled printer
■ USB cable included with your camera
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Transferring and printing pictures
Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer
1 Turn on the printer. Turn on the camera.
The PictBridge logo is displayed, followed by the current picture and menu. (If no
pictures are found, a message is displayed.) If the menu interface turns off, press any
button to redisplay it.
2 Press to choose a printing option, then press the OK button.
Current Picture Press to choose a picture. Choose the number of copies.
Tagged Pictures If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for
printing and choose a print size.
Index Print Print thumbnails of all pictures. This requires one or more sheets
of paper. If the printer is capable, choose a print size.
All Pictures Print all pictures in internal memory, on a card, or in Favorites.
Choose the number of copies.
Image Storage Access internal memory, a card, or Favorites.
NOTE: During direct printing, pictures are not permanently transferred or saved to the computer or printer.
To transfer pictures to your computer, see page 14. In Favorites mode, the current favorite picture
is displayed.
Disconnecting the camera from a PictBridge printer
1 Turn off the camera and printer.
2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer.
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