Kodak Z740 User Manual
Kodak EasyShare Z740
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2004
All screen images are simulated.
Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
Schneider-Kreuznach and Xenar are trademarks of Jos. Schneider Optische
Werke GmbH used under license by Eastman Kodak Company.
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Front View
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1 Grip 9 Speaker
2 Light sensor 10 Flash
3 Low-light assist, Self-timer light 11 Open Flash switch
4 Shutter button 12 Neck strap post
5 Self-timer/Burst button 13 Microphone
6 Close-up/Landscape button 14 Lens
7 Flash button 15 DC-In (3V) ,for
8 Power/Favorites switch
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optional AC adapter
Product features
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Side View
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1 Review button 9 EVF/LCD button
2 Menu button 10 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto)
3 Delete button 11 Share button
4 Tripod socket 12 Mode dial
5 Dock connector 13 Joystick/OK
6 LCD screen 14 USB, A/V Out
7 Info button 15 Slot for optional SD or MMC card
8 EVF (Electronic viewfinder) 16 Battery compartment
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Table of contents 1
1 Setting up your camera .............................................................. 1
Attaching the lens cap....................................................................... 1
Attaching the neck strap ................................................................... 1
Loading the batteries ........................................................................ 2
Turning on the camera ...................................................................... 2
Setting the date/time, first time ......................................................... 3
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card ............................................. 4
2 Taking pictures and videos ......................................................... 5
Taking a picture ................................................................................ 5
Using optical zoom ........................................................................... 8
Using the flip-up flash ....................................................................... 9
Reviewing pictures and videos........................................................... 9
Deleting pictures and videos............................................................ 11
3 Transferring and printing pictures ............................................ 12
Minimum system requirements ........................................................ 12
Install the software ......................................................................... 13
Transferring pictures with the USB cable.......................................... 14
Printing pictures.............................................................................. 14
Dock compatibility........................................................................... 17
4 Doing more with your camera .................................................. 18
Using the self-timer......................................................................... 18
Using burst ..................................................................................... 19
Taking close-up and landscape pictures ........................................... 19
Running a slide show ...................................................................... 20
Changing the flash settings ............................................................. 22
Picture-taking modes ...................................................................... 23
Changing picture-taking settings ..................................................... 27
Customizing your camera ................................................................ 30
Viewing picture/video information ................................................... 32
Copying pictures and videos............................................................ 32
Adjusting exposure compensation ................................................... 33
P, A, S, and M modes...................................................................... 33
Pre-tagging for album names .......................................................... 35
Sharing your pictures....................................................................... 37
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5 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 41
Camera problems............................................................................ 41
Computer/connectivity problems...................................................... 42
Picture quality problems .................................................................. 43
Direct printing (PictBridge) problems................................................ 44
6 Getting help .............................................................................45
Helpful links.................................................................................... 45
Telephone customer support ........................................................... 46
7 Appendix .................................................................................. 47
Camera specifications ..................................................................... 47
Power-saving features..................................................................... 51
Storage capacities ........................................................................... 51
Accessories ..................................................................................... 52
Important safety instructions ........................................................... 53
Battery life ...................................................................................... 54
Upgrading your software and firmware............................................ 55
Additional care and maintenance .................................................... 55
Warranty......................................................................................... 56
Regulatory compliance .................................................................... 58
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1 Setting up your camera
Attaching the lens cap
Attaching the neck strap
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Setting up your camera
Loading the batteries
1 Open the battery door.
2 Load the battery, then close the battery door.
CRV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
Ni-MH
(rechargeable)
2 AA lithium
or Ni-MH
For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54.
Turning on the camera
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Setting up your camera
Setting the date/time, first time
At the prompt, press OK.
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to change.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.
Setting the date/time and language, other times
Press Menu.
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2
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to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time , then press OK.
If setting the date/time:
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.
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Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 32 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 32).
32 MB
internal
memory
(built-in)
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 51 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of
Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/z740accessories.
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2 Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
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Taking a video
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Press Shutter button
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halfway to focus and
set exposure.
When AF/AE Indicator
turns green, press Shutter
button completely down.
Choose LCD or EVF
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(electronic viewfinder)
AF/AE Indicator:
Green—successful
Red—failed
Failed focus
Failed exposure
Press the Shutter button
completely down
3
and release.
To stop recording,
2
press and release the
Shutter button again.
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the camera screen or EVF displays a
Quickview for approximately 5 seconds.
Tag a picture/video for
If you press
no buttons, the
picture/video is
saved.
email or as a favorite, or
to tag a picture for print.
Play a video.
( to adjust volume.)
Delete
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9.
Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures)
When using the camera screen or EVF as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate
the camera focus area. The camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects,
even if the subjects are not centered in the scene.
1 Press the Shutter button halfway.
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway:
Framing marks
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
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 or Video mode. When you use Focus
Zone (page 28) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center Wide.
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Taking pictures and videos
Checking camera and picture status
To turn on/off the camera and picture icons, press the Status button.
Status
Capture modes
Landscape/
Self-timer
Close-up
Date stamp
Album name
Zoom:
digital
telephoto
wide
PASM Setting
Aperture
Shutter speed
Flash
Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway
Open flash
warning
Picture size
Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
AF mode
Focus mode
Exposure
metering
White balance
ISO
Low battery
Camera mode
Exposure compensation
Slow shutter
speed warning
Auto Focus/
Auto Exposure
(AF/AE indicator)
ISO
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 10X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is
effective when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or
5 in. (13 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not
during) video recording.
1 Use the viewfinder or camera 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.
3 Take the picture or video.
Zoom indicator
Digital zoom range
Optical zoom range
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to 5X magnification beyond
optical zoom.
1 Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (10X). 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.
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the flip-up flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy
shadows. Make sure you are within flash range.
The flash unit
must be open to
use the flash and
change flash modes.
To change flash settings, see page 22. To turn off the flash, close it.
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 2–16.1 ft (0.6–4.9 m) @ ISO 140
Telephoto 6.6–12.1 ft (2.0–3.7 m) @ ISO 140
Reviewing pictures and videos
Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos.
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for previous/next.
Review.
(press again to exit.)
Videos:
OK Play/pause.
Adjust the volume.
Rewind to beginning (during playback).
Next picture/video (during playback).
To save battery power, use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock or Kodak 3-volt
AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/z740accessories.)
NOTE: Pictures taken at the Best (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a
black bar at the top of the screen. A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the camera
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
Scroll arrows
Magnifying a picture during review
Protected
Picture number
Image storage
location
Review mode
Protected
Video number
Image storage
location
Review mode
W/T
OK return to 1X.
magnify 1X - 8X.
view other parts of the picture.
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
view previous.next thumbnail.
OK
view single picture.
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Deleting pictures and videos
Follow the screen prompts.
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Press Delete.
Taking pictures and videos
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1
for previous/next.
Press Review.
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.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press to
highlight Protect
then press OK.
Press Menu.
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.
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2
3
1
for previous/next.
Press Review.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes
all (including protected) pictures and videos. (Formatting
internal memory also deletes email addresses, album
names, and favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare
software Help.)
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3 Transferring and printing
pictures
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software
camera or 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.x or 10.3 is recommended for full functionality. To download EasyShare
software, visit
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■ Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 Cube,
■ 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
before
connecting the
iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook
computers
(thousands or millions of colors
recommended)
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Transferring and printing pictures
Install the software
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software
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
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.
before
connecting the
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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
USB port on the camera. The arrow icon on
the cable should face you.
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 Dock
■ Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer
Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or
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compatibility, page 17)
for an online tutorial on connecting.
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/z740accessories.
Direct printing with a PictBridge printer
Your camera features PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to
PictBridge printers. You need:
■ Camera with fully-charged batteries, or
with optional Kodak 3-volt AC adapter
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■ PictBridge printer
■ USB cable included with your camera
Transferring and printing pictures
Connecting the camera to a PictBridge 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:
Do not use the AC adapter included with the Kodak EasyShare
camera dock or printer dock to power your camera.
3 Connect the appropriate USB cable from the camera to the printer. (See
your printer user guide for details. See
www.kodak.com/go/z740accessories to order cables.)
Printing from a PictBridge 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
printing and choose a print size.
Index Print
paper. If the printer is capable, choose a print size.
All Pictures
Choose the number of copies.
Image Storage
—If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for
—Print thumbnails of all pictures. This requires one or more sheets of
—Print all pictures in internal memory, on a card, or in Favorites.
—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 12. 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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