Kodak V1253 - Manual

www.kodak.com/go/support 1 1 Setting up your c amera IMPORTANT: Fo r pac kag e c on tents, see y ou r pro du ct p acka ge. Attaching the strap Loading the KLI C-7004 battery For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, se e pa ge 61 .

2 www.kodak.com/go/support Setti ng up y our c am era Charging the battery Ch arg e u ntil all 3 Batte ry Cha rg ing ligh ts are lit. If the B attery C ha rging li ghts do not turn on during USB cha rgi ng, ensure: ■ The US B cable is connected to a powe red USB port ■ The computer is turned on, and...

Set ting up your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Ch argin g th e batt ery using other accessori es Turning o n the camera Pre ss the On/Off button to turn the ca mera on in Auto mode. NOTE: You can a lso pre ss the Auto/S CN, Video, or Fa vorites button to turn on the camera in that mode. K oda k...

4 www.kodak.com/go/support Setti ng up y our c am era Setting the language and date/time NOTE: To change language in the future, see page 36 . To change dat e & time, see page 36 . Storing pictures on an SD o r MMC card Your camera has internal memory. You ca n purcha se a n SD or MM C ca rd to ...

www.kodak.com/go/support 5 2 Taking pictures/videos Taking a picture 1 Press the On/Off or Auto/SCN button to turn on the ca mera. 2 Compose the picture. 3 Pre ss the Shutter button halfw ay to focus and se t exposure. Whe n the framing ma rk s turn gree n, pre ss the Shutter button comp letely d ow...

6 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pi ctures/vi deos Using the framing marks to take pictures Fra ming marks indicate the ca mera focus a rea . In Auto mode (a nd in SC N modes de signed for pictures of people), the came ra a tte mpts to focus on faces. 1 Pre ss the Shutter button halfw ay . Wh en th...

Taking pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Using the 3X op tical z oom 1 Use the LC D to fra me your subject. 2 To zoom in, press Telephoto (T). To zoom out, pre ss Wide Angle (W). The zo om in dic ator sh ow s the zo om s tatu s. 3 Ta ke the picture or vide o. NOTE: For focus distances, se...

Taking pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 9 Using the flash Your camera save s the flash se tti ng, eve n after you turn off the ca mera. To ma ke the camera return to its de fa ult settings (such a s Auto flash), turn off M aintain Settings ( see page 34 ). F la sh modes Fl ash fi re s A ut...

10 www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pi ctures/vi deos Using different modes Choose the mode that be st suits your subje cts a nd surroundings. U se t hi s mode For A uto Gener al pict ur e taking —of fers an ex cellent balanc e of image quality and ease of us e. S cene Point -a nd-sho ot simplicit y ...

Taking pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 13 Using camera H elp To better unde rsta nd e ach me nu option, use ca mera Hel p.Hi ghlight a menu choice, the n press the Zoom tel ephoto (T) button. Understanding the picture-taking ico ns Turn on He lp Turn off H elp Scr oll up/dow n OK T C am e...

14 www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Working with pic tures/videos Reviewing pictures/v ideos 1 Pre ss the Review button. 2 Pre ss for previous/next picture /vide o. Magnifying a pic ture 1 Pre ss T to ma gnify 1X–8X. 2 Pre ss to vi ew othe r parts of a pi cture. 3 Pre ss OK to return to 1X. Playing a vi d...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 15 Deleting pictures/v ideos 1 Pre ss the Review button. 2 Pre ss for pre vious/ne xt picture/video. 3 Pre ss the De lete button. 4 Follow the screen prompts. NOTE: To delete pr otect ed pictur es/videos, r emov e protection before deleting. (...

16 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Using the menu button in review 1 Pre ss the Review button, the n the M enu button. 2 Pre ss to highlight a ta b: ■ Review to view picture s/videos ■ Ed it to e dit pictures/videos ■ Setup for other ca mera se ttings ( pa ge 35 ) 3 Pre ss to...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 17 Cropp ing pictures You can crop a picture so tha t only the desire d portion of the picture rema ins. 1 Pre ss the Review button, the n to find a pi cture to crop. 2 Pre ss the Menu button, the n to highlight the Edit tab. Highlight Crop, t...

18 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Playing a sound tag 1 Pre ss the Review button, the n to find a ta gge d pi cture. 2 Pre ss to pla y the sound ta g. 3 Pre ss to adjust the volume. 4 Pre ss OK to stop pla yba ck . Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology Kodak Perfe ct Touch te...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 19 Editing videos You can do incredible things with your videos! Making a pictu re from a video You can choose a single fra me from a video, then ma ke a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Pre ss the Review button, the n t...

20 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Making a video ac tion prin t From a vi de o, you ca n ma ke a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture, suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Pre ss the Revie w button, then to find a video. 2 Pre ss the Menu button, the n to highli ght the Edit ...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Using video bookmar ks You can set bookma rks at inte resting pla ce s in your vi de o, the n jump from one bookma rk to a nother. Setting b oo kmarks 1 Pre ss the Review button, the n to find a video. 2 Pre ss the Menu button, the n to hig...

22 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Running a s lide show Use Slide Show to displa y your picture s/videos on the LCD. NOTE: If you have a Kodak EasyShare HDTV dock, see its Get ting St ar ted Guide. If you have an EasyShare photo frame doc k 2, see page 25 . 1 Pre ss the Revi...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Ch oosi ng a sli de show transit ion Choose how the slide show tra nsitions from one picture to a nother. 1 On the S lide S how menu, pre ss to highlight Tra nsition, then press the OK button. 2 Pre ss to se lect a transition, the n pre ss ...

24 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Displayi ng pictur es/videos on a television You can display picture s/videos on a te levision, computer monitor, or any device equipped with a video i nput. To conne ct the ca mera to a te levision, use a n A/V cable (ma y be sold separa te...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Ru nning a slide show wit h the photo fr ame dock 2 Your packa ge ma y include an Ea sySha re photo frame dock 2. (To purcha se accessories, visit w w w.kodak .com/go/v1253accessories .) St art slide show.

26 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Viewing pictures/videos in different w ays Viewing as thum bnails (mu lti-up) 1 Pre ss the Review button. 2 Pre ss W to cha nge from single-picture view to multi-up thumbnails. 3 Pre ss T to return to single-picture view . ■ To se lect multi...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Selecting multiple pictures/video s Use the multi-select fea ture w he n you ha ve tw o or more pictures/videos to print, tra nsfer, delete, etc. (M ulti -se lect is use d most e ffectively i n Multi-Up mode, page 26 .) 1 Pre ss the Review ...

28 www.kodak.com/go/support Wor king with pic tures/videos Understanding the review icons Pictures Vide os Em ail t ag Fa vor ite ta g Print ta g/number of prints Prote cted Picture /Vide o numberIm age storage locat ion Blur wa rning Scroll a rrows Review S electe dpict ur e Perfe ct Touch te ch. B...

Working wit h pict ures/v ideos www.kodak.com/go/support 29 Understanding the blur warn ing icons If the fea ture is turne d on ( see page 33 ), a blur al ert icon is displ ayed during pi cture re view a nd quickvie w. Green— Picture is sharp e nough for a n acceptable 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print....

30 www.kodak.com/go/support 4 Doin g more with your camera Using the menu button to change settings You can change se ttings to get the be st re sults from your came ra . NOTE: Some sett ings r emain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camer a. Some modes offer limi...

32 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Using the cap tu re plus tab AF Control Choos e an au to-f ocu s set ting . Continuous AF (defa ult for v ide o)— b ecaus e the camer a is always fo cus in g, th ere is no need to p ress t he Sh ut ter b utt on half wa y do wn t o fo cus . S i...

34 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Using the vid eo tab Ma inta in S e ttings Choos e which sett ings are sav ed, even aft er t he c amer a is tu rned off .Ava ilab le only in Aut o m ode. Fl ashW hi te Ba la nceI SO S pe edColor ModeS ha rpnessE xposure M et er ingA F Z one Pr...

Doing m or e wit h your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 35 Customizing your camera Use Se tup to customize your came ra . Ima ge S tabi lize r Impr ov e vid eo st ability . On (de fa ul t) Off Pre ss Me nu, to highli ght S e tup, the n to acce ss se tti ngs Opti ons LC D Brightne ss Ch oose L CD b ...

38 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Taking panoramic pictures Use panora ma to “stitch” up to 3 pictures i nto a panoramic scene. NOTE: For best results, use a tripod. Only the panoramic picture is saved; individual pictures are not . (Ex posure and whit e balance are set with t...

Doing m or e wit h your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 39 Using exposure compensation to ad just picture brightness Before you take a picture, you ca n adjust exposure compensa tion to make pictures da rker or l ighter. ■ Pre ss to decrease exposure compensa tion. ■ Pre ss to incre ase e xposure c...

40 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Sharing your pictures Pre ss the Share button to tag your pictures/videos. When they are tra nsferred to your computer, you ca n sha re them. Taggi ng pictur es for print ing 1 Pre ss the Share button. Press to find a picture. 2 Pre ss to hi g...

Doing m or e wit h your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 41 Seco nd —tag pictures /vide os on you r camera 1 Pre ss the Share button. Press to find a picture/video. 2 Pre ss to hi ghlight Ema il, the n press the OK button. The Email ic on app ears in th e status area. 3 Pre ss to hi ghlight an email...

42 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Third —transf er and email Whe n you tra nsfer the ta gge d pictures/videos to your compute r, Ea sySha re softwa re prompts you to send the picture s/videos. For de tails, see Help in Ea sySha re softwa re. Taggi ng pictur es as favorites Wa ...

Doing m or e wit h your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 43 Preventing camera f avorites from synchron iz ing with the so ftware If you don’t wa nt to use the favorites fea ture: 1 Open E asyS hare softw are. 2 From the Tools me nu, select C ame ra s/Vi ew ers > S ync a nd Tra nsfe r M anager. 3 ...

44 www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your c amera Taggi ng pictur es/videos for albums Use the Album feature to ta g the picture s/videos in your ca mera w ith album name s. First— on your comp uter Use Ea syS ha re softwa re to crea te al bum name s on your compute r, then copy up to 32 albu...

Doing m or e wit h your camer a www.kodak.com/go/support 45 Pre-tagging for albu m nam es Use the Set Album fe ature to pre-se lect a lbum name s be fore you take pictures/videos. The n, a ll the pictures/vide os you take a re ta gged w ith those album na mes. First— on your comp uter Use the E asyS...

46 www.kodak.com/go/support 5 Tran sferring and printing pictures CAU TIO N :Be fore con necting any cab le s, in stall the so ftware that was in clude d with yo ur ca me ra. Failure to d o so may cause the sof tw are to load inc orrec tly. Installing the s oftware 1 Close a ll open softw are applic...

Transf erri ng and printi ng pic tures www.kodak.com/go/support 47 Transferring pictures/video s Using the U SB cable If you do not ha ve a n E asyS hare dock, use a Koda k USB ca bl e, model U-8 and the USB / A/V adapter. Using the photo fr ame dock 2 If you ha ve a Kodak E asyShare photo fra me do...

48 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferr ing and pri nt ing pic tures Using ot her options You can a lso use the se Koda k products to transfer your pictures/vide os: ■ Kodak E asyShare camera dock , Kodak E asyS hare printer dock (see page 50 ) ■ Kodak ca rd re aders NOTE: To purchase accessories, vis...

Transf erri ng and printi ng pic tures www.kodak.com/go/support 49 Co nne cting the c amera to a P ic tBridg e enab led p rinter 1 Turn off the camera a nd printer. 2 Conne ct the a ppropri ate US B cable from the ca mera to the printe r. Se e your printe r user guide for deta ils or w ww. koda k. c...

50 www.kodak.com/go/support Transferr ing and pri nt ing pic tures Using a pr inter that is n ot P ictBridge enabled After you tra nsfer pictures from the came ra to your computer, you can print them from Ea syS ha re softw are. For de ta ils, see Help in E a syShare softwa re. Orderi ng print s onl...

www.kodak.com/go/support 51 6 Troubleshootin g Ca me ra prob lems S ta tus Sol ut ion Cam er a d oes no t t ur n on ■ Make s ure t he b att ery is c harg ed and inst alled co rr ect ly ( s ee page 1 ). ■ Tur n t he c amera off, t hen o n ag ain . Cam er a d oes no t t ur n of f Cam er a b utt ons an...

52 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Co mpu ter/co nnec tivity p ro blems B att ery life is shor t ■ Make s ure t he c or rect ba tt ery ty pe is ins talled ( see pag e 61 ). ■ Wipe t he co nta ct s with a clean , dr y c lot h bef ore in sert ing a bat ter y in the c amer a. ■ Inser t a new o...

Tr oubl eshooti ng www.kodak.com/go/support 53 Picture q uality p ro blems Com put er d oes n ot c ommu nicat e with t he ca mera ■ Make sur e th e bat ter y is char ged and in stalled c or rec tly (see pa ge 1 ) . ■ Tu rn on t he c amera . ■ Make sur e th e USB cab le model U -8 is c onnec ted to t...

54 www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Direc t printing (Pic tBrid ge enab le d prin ter) p ro blems Pic tur e is t oo lig ht ■ Rep ositio n t he cam era t o r educ e th e amou nt of available light . ■ Tur n t he f la sh of f ( see pag e 9 ) . ■ Move so tha t t he dist ance bet ween you and t ...

www.kodak.com/go/support 55 7 Getting h elp Ca me ra Sof tw are Other Email, wr ite, or phon e Ko dak www.kod ak.com /go /co ntac t Get s uppo rt f or y our p rod uct (FAQs , t ro ublesh oot in g info rmat ion, arr ang e for r epairs , etc .) www.kod ak.com /go /v 125 3su ppor t Pur cha se camer a a...

www.kodak.com/go/support 57 8 Appendix Camera s pecifications CCD — 1/1. 72 in. C CD, 4:3 a spect ra tio ISO sp eed— Auto: 64–400; Ma nua l: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (ISO 3200 ava ilable for picture sizes of 3.1 MP or le ss.) Taking lens— 3X opti ca l zoom; f/3.4 (@ wide)–f/5. 3 (@ te leph...

58 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix 2.1 MP (16:9): 1920 x 1080 pixels1.2 MP (4:3): 1280 x 960 pixels Vid eo cap tu re— 1280 x 720 (HD720p) HQ @ 30 fps1280 x 720 (HD720p) @ 30 fps640 x 480 HQ @ 30 fps640 x 480 @ 30 fps320 x 240 @ 30 fps Co lor mo des— High C olor, Na tural Color, Low C olor, Bla ck ...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 59 Co mmunication w ith co mputer— USB 2. 0 high spe ed (PI MA 15740 protocol); via USB ca ble model U-8; Ea syS ha re ca mera dock, printer dock, HDT V dock, or photo fra me dock 2 Vid eo ou tp ut— NTS C or PAL PictBrid ge sup po rt— Yes Pow er— Kodak Li-Ion rechar...

60 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Upgrading your s oftware and firmware Dow nl oa d the la test versions of the softw are included on the Kodak E asyShare software C D and the ca mera firmw are (the softwa re that runs on the came ra ). V isit ww w. koda k.com/go/v1253downloads . Storage capaciti...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 61 ■ Ke ep ba tte rie s out of the reach of childre n. ■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Otherw ise, a ba ttery may short circuit, discha rge e ne rgy, be come hot, or lea k. ■ Do not disasse mbl e, install ba ckw ard, or expose ba tt...

62 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Limited warranty Kodak w arrants Kodak consumer e lectronic products and a cce ssorie s (“Products”), excluding ba tte rie s, to be free from malfunctions and defects in both ma terial s and workma nship for one yea r from the date of purcha se. Re tain the origi...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 63 Kodak ma kes no other expre ss or implied warranty for this product, a nd di sclai ms the implied wa rra nti es of merchantability a nd fitness for a particular purpose. In the e vent tha t the exclusi on of any implied w arranty is ineffective under the la w, th...

64 www.kodak.com/go/support Appendix Regulatory compliance FCC com plian ce and advisory Thi s equipment ha s be en tested a nd found to comply w ith the li mi ts for a C lass B di gita l device, pursuant to Pa rt 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designe d to provide re asona ble protection a ...

Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 65 Waste Electr ical and Electr onic Equipment labelin g VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE Ch ina RoH S In Euro pe: For hu man/ en vir onm en tal p rot ect ion, it is you r r espo nsibility to disp ose of th is equipm ent at a c ollect ion f acility esta blished f...

www.kodak.com/go/support 67 Index 1 A A/V out, 24about pi cture, vide o, 26 accessories, 48 ba ttery, 61buying, 55printer dock, 48SD/M MC ca rd, 4 AF a ssist light, ialbums se t, 35tagging picture s for, 45 auto, 10 enhancement, 18focus control , 16, 32, 34focus frami ng ma rks, 6pow er off, 36 auto...