Kodak Z740 - Manuals

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www.kodak.com/go/support 1 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the lens cap Attaching the neck strap 2 1 3

Setting up your camera 2 www.kodak.com/go/support Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery door. 2 Load the battery, then close the battery door. For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54 . Turning on the camera CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (rechargeable...

Setting up your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Setting the date/time, first time Setting the date/time and language, other times 2 1 At the prompt, press OK. to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. 2 1 3 Press Menu. to highlight Setup Menu then press OK. to highlight Language or Date/Ti...

Setting up your camera 4 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 lo...

www.kodak.com/go/support 5 2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture Taking a video 4 1 2 3 Press Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. When AF/AE Indicator turns green, press Shutter button completely down. Choose LCD or EVF (electronic viewfinder) AF/AE Indicator: Green—successfulR...

Taking pictures and videos 6 www.kodak.com/go/support 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. To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9 . Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Checking camera and picture status To turn on/off the camera and picture icons, press the Status button. Capture modes Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway Status Self-timer Landscape/ Close-upDate stampAlbum name Zoom: digital telephoto wide PA...

Taking pictures and videos 8 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 du...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 9 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. To change flash settings, see page 22 . To turn off the flash, close it. Reviewing pictures and vi...

Taking pictures and videos 10 www.kodak.com/go/support What the review icons mean Magnifying a picture during review Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review ProtectedPicture numberImage storage location Review mode Print tag/number of printsFavorite tag Email tag Scroll arrows ProtectedVideo num...

Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 11 Deleting pictures and videos 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 ...

12 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 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. Minimum system requirements NOTE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support t...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 13 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...

Transferring and printing pictures 14 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 th...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 15 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 ...

Transferring and printing pictures 16 www.kodak.com/go/support Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto www.ofoto.com ) is one of the many online print services offered in the Kodak EasyShare software. You can easily: ■ Upload your pictures. ■ Edit, enhance, and add bo...

Transferring and printing pictures www.kodak.com/go/support 17 Dock compatibility Use the adapter and the custom dock insert if you are docking your Z740 camera on the EasyShare: NOTE: The charging lights on the dock will not illuminate when using the adapter. However, charging does take place. Use ...

18 www.kodak.com/go/support 4 Doing more with your camera Using the self-timer To cancel the Self-timer before the picture is taken, press the Self-timer button. (The Self-timer setting remains active.) Use the same procedure to take a video, but: ■ Turn the Mode dial to Video . ■ Press the Shutter ...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 19 Using burst 1 In most Still modes, press the Burst button repeatedly to choose an option. 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 ta...

Doing more with your camera 20 www.kodak.com/go/support Close-up pictures Use the Close-up setting to gain sharpness and detail in pictures at close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position: Landscape pic...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Changing the slide show display interval The default interval setting displays each picture for 5 seconds. You can set the display interval from 3 to 60 seconds. 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight Interval, then press the OK button. 2...

Doing more with your camera 22 www.kodak.com/go/support Changing the flash settings For flash setting in each mode, see page 49 . NOTE: Rear-curtain-flash sync (a feature found only in S, M, and Night portrait modes) activates automatically when the flash is fired and the shutter speed is set at 1/3...

Doing more with your camera 24 www.kodak.com/go/support Scene modes 1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions. NOTE: If the Help text turns off, press the OK button. 3 Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode. Use this SCN mode For Camera pre-settings Children Acti...

Doing more with your camera 26 www.kodak.com/go/support PASM modes For more information on PASM modes, see page 26 . Use this mode For Program Controlling exposure compensation (how much light enters the camera). The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture (f-stop) based on the scen...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 27 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 a setting, then press the OK button. 3 Choose an opt...

Doing more with your camera 28 www.kodak.com/go/support White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. Auto (default)— automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight— for pictures in natural li...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 29 AF Control Choose an auto-focus setting. This setting remains until you change it. Continuous AF (default)— uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF (Through-The-Lens). Because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter butt...

Doing more with your camera 32 www.kodak.com/go/support Viewing picture/video information To exit Review, press the Review button. Copying pictures and videos You can copy pictures and videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy, make sure that: ■ A card ...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 33 Copy pictures or videos: 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Copy , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highlight an option: PICTURE or VIDEO— copies the current picture or video. EXIT— returns to the Re...

Doing more with your camera 34 www.kodak.com/go/support Aperture —also known as f-stop, controls the size of the lens opening, which determines the depth of field. Smaller f-numbers, for example f/2.8, refers to a bigger lens opening. Larger f-numbers, for example f/8, refers to a smaller lens openi...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 35 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 E...

Doing more with your camera 36 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 to create album names on your computer, then copy up to ...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 37 Sharing your pictures 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 6...

Doing more with your camera 38 www.kodak.com/go/support Printing tagged pictures When you transfer the tagged pictures to your computer, the Kodak EasyShare software print screen opens. For details on printing, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software. For more information on printing f...

Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 39 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...

Doing more with your camera 40 www.kodak.com/go/support 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 Size, pag...

www.kodak.com/go/support 41 5 Troubleshooting Camera problems If... Try one or more of the following Camera does not turn on ■ Remove battery and verify that it’s the correct type, then reinsert it. ■ Insert a new or charged battery. ■ Connect the camera to a Kodak 3-volt AC adapter (sold separately...

Troubleshooting 42 www.kodak.com/go/support Computer/connectivity problems Storage location is almost or entirely full ■ Transfer pictures to the computer ( page 12 ). ■ Delete pictures from the card or insert a new one ( page 11 ). ■ Change image storage location to internal memory ( page 29 ). Bat...

Troubleshooting www.kodak.com/go/support 43 Picture quality problems Pictures do not transfer to computer ■ Click the Help button in the EasyShare software. Slide Show does not run on an external video device ■ Adjust the camera Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL, page 31 ). ■ Make sure the external dev...

www.kodak.com/go/support 45 6 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/z740support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.) www.kodak.com/go/z740...

Getting help 46 www.kodak.com/go/support 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...

www.kodak.com/go/support 47 7 Appendix Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/z740support . Kodak EasyShare Z740 zoom digital camera CCD (charge-coupled device) CCD 1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size 5.0 MP: 2576 x 1932 pixels4.4 MP (3:2): 2576 x 1716 pi...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 49 Flash settings in each mode Flash settings are pre-set for each picture-taking mode. Video output NTSC or PAL Power CRV3; 2-AA lithium; 2-AA Ni-MH; Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack (KAA2HR); 3V AC adapter Communication with computer USB 2.0 (PIMA 1...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 51 * When you change to Auto or Red-eye in these modes, it becomes the default until you change it. Power-saving features Storage capacities Picture storage capacity File sizes vary. You may be able to store more or fewer pictures and videos. Favorites take up addit...

Appendix 52 www.kodak.com/go/support Video storage capacity Accessories Minutes/seconds of video VGA (640 x 480) QVGA (320 x 240) 16 MB SD/MMC 59 sec. 1 min. 53 sec. 32 MB internal memory 1 min. 47 sec. 3 min. 23 sec. 32 MB SD/MMC 1 min. 52sec. 3 min. 46 sec. 64 MB SD/MMC 3 min. 59 sec. 7 min. 32 se...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 53 Important safety instructions Using this product ■ Read and follow these instructions before using Kodak products. Always follow basic safety procedures. ■ The use of an accessory attachment that is not recommended by Kodak, such as an AC adapter, may cause fire,...

Appendix 54 www.kodak.com/go/support ■ Remove batteries when the product is stored for an extended period of time. In the unlikely event that battery fluid leaks inside the product, contact your local Kodak Customer Service representative. ■ In the unlikely event that battery fluid leaks onto your s...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 55 ■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect battery life. Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading batteries in the camera. ■ Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41 ° F (5 ° C). When using your camera in cold weather, carry spare ba...

Appendix 56 www.kodak.com/go/support ■ For digital camera disposal or recycling information, contact your local authorities. In the US, visit the Electronics Industry Alliance Web site at www.eiae.org or the Kodak Web site at www.kodak.com/go/ z740 support . Warranty Limited Warranty Kodak warrants ...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 57 ATTACHMENTS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW KODAK’S OPERATION, MAINTENANCE OR REPACKING INSTRUCTIONS, FAILURE TO USE ITEMS SUPPLIED BY KODAK (SUCH AS ADAPTERS AND CABLES), OR CLAIMS MADE AFTER THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. Kodak makes no other express or implied warranty for...

Appendix 58 www.kodak.com/go/support Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 59 VCCI Class B ITE English translation: This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it...

60 www.kodak.com/go/support Index 1 A A/V out , 21 AA battery, loading , 2 about picture, video , 32 about this camera , 32 AC adapter , 55 accessories , 14 AC adapter , 55 battery , 54 buying , 45 camera dock , 55 printer dock , 14 , 55 SD/MMC card , 4 AF control , 29 album set , 29 albums tagging ...