Kodak CX7525 - Manuals

www.kodak.com/go/support 1 1 Getting started Package contents Not shown: User’s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide, Kodak EasyShare software CD. Contents may change without notice. NOTE: If your package includes an EasyShare dock, you received a Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack. Insta...

Getting started 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Loading the batteries For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 3 . 1 Turn the Mode dial to Off. 2 On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery door and lift to open. 3 Insert the AA batteries as shown. 4 Close the batter...

Getting started www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Important battery information Kodak battery replacement types/battery life Use the following batteries. Actual battery life may vary based on usage. We do not recommend or support alkaline batteries . For acceptable battery life, and to make sure your camer...

Getting started 4 www.kodak.com/go/support Visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories for: Kodak EasyShare camera dock— powers your camera, transfers pictures to your computer, and charges the included Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack. Kodak EasyShare printer dock— powers your camera, m...

Getting started www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Changing the display 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 time. 1 SET DATE & TIME is highli...

Getting started 6 www.kodak.com/go/support Checking camera and picture status The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and picture settings. If is displayed in the status area, press the Flash/Status button to display additional settings. Press to show/hide the status ic...

Getting started www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Flash/Status screen Press the Flash/Status button. The current camera status icons are displayed in the bottom half of the Flash screen. Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase optional SD or MMC card...

8 www.kodak.com/go/support 2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture 1 Turn the Mode dial to the mode you want to use. See page 9 for mode descriptions. The camera screen displays the mode name and description. To interrupt the description, press any button. 2 Use the viewfinder or camera screen...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Camera modes Use this mode For Auto General picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus, and flash. Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is indistinct. Automatically fires a low-level fill flash. Sub...

Taking pictures and videos 10 www.kodak.com/go/support Using the camera screen as a viewfinder IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature quickly depletes battery power; use it sparingly. 1 Turn the Mode dial to any Still position. 2 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen. 3 Frame your subject in the...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 11 Using the auto-focus framing marks When using the camera screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera is focusing. For the best possible pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are n...

Taking pictures and videos 12 www.kodak.com/go/support Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the camera screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displayed, you can: ■ Review: If you take no action, the picture/video...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 13 Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 3X 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 du...

Taking pictures and videos 14 www.kodak.com/go/support Using the flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. You can change the flash setting in any Still mode; the default flash setting is restored when you exit the mode or turn off the camera. Turnin...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 15 Flash settings in each mode For the best possible pictures, flash settings are preset for each capture mode. * When you change to Red-eye in these modes, it remains until you change it. Icon Capture mode Default flash setting Available flash set...

Taking pictures and videos 16 www.kodak.com/go/support Putting yourself in the picture The Self-timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is taken. 1 Place the camera on a flat surface or tripod. 2 In any Still mode, press the Self-timer b...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 17 Taking a burst series of pictures Burst lets you to take up to 5 pictures in quick succession (approximately 2.4 frames per second). Burst is ideal for capturing sporting events or objects in motion. Flash and Self-timer are disabled when you us...

Taking pictures and videos 18 www.kodak.com/go/support Changing picture-taking settings You can change settings to get the best results from your camera: 1 Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.) 2 Press to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK but...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names. First—on your computer Use Kodak Ea...

24 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories .) Viewing single pi...

Reviewing pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Playing a video 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to locate a video. A video’s duration is displayed at the top of the camera screen. (In Multi-up view, highlight a video, then press the OK button.) 3 To play or pause a video, press the OK b...

Reviewing pictures and videos 26 www.kodak.com/go/support Changing optional review settings In Review mode, press the Menu button to access optional review settings. Magnifying pictures 1 Press the Review button, then locate a picture. 2 Press the Telephoto (T) button to magnify the picture between ...

Reviewing pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature in Review mode to tag the pictures and videos in your camera with album names. First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software that was packaged with this camera to create album nam...

Reviewing pictures and videos 28 www.kodak.com/go/support Running a slide show Use the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the camera screen. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see page 29 . To save battery power, use an optional Kodak 3V AC adapter. (Visit ...

Reviewing pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Displaying pictures and videos on a television You can display pictures and videos on a television, computer monitor, or any device equipped with a video input. (Image quality on a television screen may not be as good as on a computer monitor...

Reviewing pictures and videos 30 www.kodak.com/go/support Viewing picture/video information 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Picture/Video Info, then press the OK button. 3 To view information on the next or previous picture or video, press . Press the Menu...

www.kodak.com/go/support 31 4 Installing the software Minimum system requirements NOTE: To download EasyShare software, visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7525downloads. Windows OS-based computers Macintosh computers ■ Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or XP OS ■ Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher ■ 233 MHz proce...

Installing the software 32 www.kodak.com/go/support Install the software CAUTION:Install Kodak EasyShare software before 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 comput...

www.kodak.com/go/support 33 5 Sharing pictures and videos When can I tag my pictures and videos? Press the Share button to tag pictures/videos: ■ Any time. (The most recent picture/video taken is then displayed.) ■ Just after you take a picture/video, during Quickview (see page 12 ). ■ After pressin...

Sharing pictures and videos 34 www.kodak.com/go/support Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. Press to locate a picture. 2 Press to highlight Print , then press the OK button.* 3 Press to select the number of copies (0–99). Zero removes the tag for that picture. The Print icon appe...

Sharing pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 35 Tagging pictures and videos for emailing First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software to create an email address book on your computer. Then, copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera’s internal memory. For details, click the Help butt...

Sharing pictures and videos 36 www.kodak.com/go/support Tagging pictures as favorites You can preserve your favorite pictures in the Favorites section of your camera’s internal memory, then share them with friends and family. NOTE: When you transfer pictures from your camera to your computer, all pi...

Sharing pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 37 Optional settings In Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings. 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. (See Picture Quality, ...

38 www.kodak.com/go/support 6 Transferring and printing pictures CAUTION:Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly. Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Plug...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 39 Direct printing with a PictBridge printer Your camera features PictBridge technology, so you can print directly to PictBridge printers. You need: Connecting the camera to the printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Optional: If you ...

Transferring and printing pictures 40 www.kodak.com/go/support Disconnecting the camera from the printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer. Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto www.ofoto.com ) is one of th...

www.kodak.com/go/support 41 7 Troubleshooting When you have questions about your camera, start here. Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe file located on the Kodak EasyShare software CD. For updates to Troubleshooting information, see www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support . Camera pr...

Troubleshooting 44 www.kodak.com/go/support Camera screen messages Picture is too dark or underexposed. Flash is not on, or the subject was too far away for the flash to be effective. Move so there is no more than 11.8 ft (3.6 m) between the camera and the subject; 6.9 ft (2.1 m) in Telephoto. Auto ...

Troubleshooting 46 www.kodak.com/go/support Camera ready light status No album names on camera (Connect with computer to import album names) Album names have not been copied to the camera from the computer. Create and copy album names from computer. See EasyShare software Help. High camera temperatu...

Troubleshooting www.kodak.com/go/support 47 Direct printing problems Ready light blinks orange. Flash is not charged. Wait. Resume picture taking when the light stops blinking and turns off. Auto exposure or auto-focus are not set. Release the Shutter button and recompose the picture. Ready light gl...

48 www.kodak.com/go/support 8 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories Downl...

Getting help www.kodak.com/go/support 49 Telephone customer support If you have questions concerning the operation of the software or camera, you may speak with a customer support representative. Before you call Have the camera, camera dock, or printer dock connected to your computer. Be at your com...

50 www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Appendix Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support . Kodak EasyShare CX7525 zoom digital camera CCD (charge-coupled device) CCD 1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size Best: 2560 x 1920 (5 M) pixelsBest (3:2): 2560 x 1...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 53 Storage capacities File sizes can vary. You may be able to store more or fewer pictures and videos. Favorites take up additional space in internal memory. Picture storage capacity (estimated) Video storage capacity (estimated) Power-saving features Number of pict...

Appendix 54 www.kodak.com/go/support Upgrading your software and firmware Download the latest versions of the software included on the Kodak EasyShare software CD and the camera firmware (the software that runs on the camera). See www.kodak.com/go/cx7525downloads. Regulatory compliance FCC complianc...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 55 Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Class B— Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. VCCI Class B ITE English translation: T...

56 www.kodak.com/go/support Index 1 Numerics 4-way controller, ii A A/V out, i, 29AA battery, installing, 2about picture, video, 30about this camera, 22AC adapter, 4accessories, 38 AC adapter, 4battery, 3buying, 48camera dock, 4printer dock, 4, 38SD or MMC card, 7 album, 21albums, tagging pictures f...

Index www.kodak.com/go/support 59 removing favorites, 37review button, ii, 24reviewing pictures as you take them, 12camera screen, 24deleting, 25magnifying, 26protecting, 26slide show, 28 reviewing videos camera screen, 24deleting, 25protecting, 26slide show, 28 running slide show, 28 S safety, 52SD...