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K odak EasyShar e CX7430 zoom digital camera User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www .k odak.com/g o/howto F or he lp with your camera , www .
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Product f eatures i Front View Side View 1 Microphone 6 Shutter button 2 Light sensor 7 Mode dial/Power 3 Self Timer/Video light 8 Speaker 4 Wrist strap post 9 Flash unit 5 Grip 10 Viewfinder 11 Lens/.
Product fe atures ii Back View 1 Camera screen (LCD) 8 Ready light 2 Share button 9 Self Timer/Burst button 3 OK button (press) 10 Flash/status button 4 4-way controller 11 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto).
Product f eatures iii T op and Bottom Views Top Bottom 1 Speaker 5 Locator for EasyS hare camera dock or prin ter dock 2 Power light 6 Dock connector 3 Mode dial/Power 7 Tripod socket/locator for Easy.
iv 1 T able of contents 1 Getting started ........................................................................... 1 Package contents ................... ...................... ................. .................... 1 Installing the software first .
T able of contents v 4 Installing the software .......................... ................................... 31 Minimum system requirements ...................................... .................. 31 Install the software ............................
1 1 Getting started Package contents Not shown: User’ s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide , K odak EasyShare so ftware CD . Contents may change without notice . Installing the software first IMPOR T ANT : Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting the camera (or dock) to the computer .
Getting started 2 Loading the batteries T wo AA non-rechargeable start er batterie s are included with your camera. F or information on replacing batteries and extending battery life , see page 3 . 1 T urn the Mode dial to Off . 2 On the bottom of the ca mera, slide the battery door and lift to open .
Getting started 3 Important battery information Kodak battery replacement types/battery life Use the following types of batteries . Actual battery life may vary based on usage .
Getting started 4 Visit www .k odak.com/go /cx7430accessories for: K odak EasyShare camer a dock— powers your camera, tr ansfers pictures to your computer , and charges th e included K odak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack.
Getting started 5 Changing the display Setting the date and time Setting the date & time, first time Th e Date and Time have been reset message appears the first time you turn on the camer a or if the batte ry is removed for an extende d time . 1 SET DA TE & TIME is highlighted.
Getting started 6 Checking camera and picture status T he icons that appear on the camera sc reen indicate the active camer a and picture settings . If is displayed in the status a rea, press the Flash/Statu s button to display addi tional settings . Press to show/hide the status icons.
Getting started 7 Flash/Status screen Press the Flash/Status button. T he current camer a status ic ons are displayed in the bottom half of the Flash screen. Storing pictures on an SD/MMC card Y our camer a has 16 MB of internal memory . Y ou can purchase option al SD/MMC cards for removable , reusable storage for your p ictures and videos .
8 2 T aking pictures and videos Taking a picture 1 T urn the Mode dial to the mode you w ant to use . See page 9 for mode descrip tions. The camera screen displays the mode na me and description. T o interrupt the descripti on, press any butto n. 2 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame y our subject.
T aking pictures and vide os 9 Camera modes Use this m ode For Auto General picture-taking. Automati cally sets exposure , focus, and flash. Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is indistinct. Automatically fires a low-le vel fill flash.
T aking pictu res and videos 10 Using the camera screen as a viewfinder IMPOR T ANT : The Liveview feature quickly depletes battery power; use it sparingly . 1 T urn the Mode dial to any Still position. 2 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen.
T aking pictures and vide os 11 Using the auto-focus framing marks When using the camer a screen as a vi ewfinder , fr aming marks indicate where the camera is focusing. F or the best po ssible pictures , the camera attemp ts to focus on foreground subjects , even if the subjects are not centered in the scene .
T aking pictu res and videos 12 Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you tak e a picture or video , the camer a screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displ ayed, you can: ■ Review: If you tak e no action, the picture/video is saved.
T aking pictures and vide os 13 Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 3X clos er to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no close r than 23.6 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 5.1 in. (13 cm) in Close-up mode . Y ou can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.
T aking pictu res and videos 14 Using the flash Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Y ou can change the flash set ting in any Stil l mode; the de fault flash setting is restored when you exit the mode or turn off the camer a.
T aking pictures and vide os 15 Flash settings in each mode F or the best possib le pictures, flash settings are p reset for each capt ure mode. * When you change to Red-eye in these mod es , it remains until you change it.
T aking pictu res and videos 16 Putting yourself in the picture T he Self T imer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture is tak en. 1 Place the cam era on a flat surface or tripod. 2 In any Still mode , press the Self T imer button .
T aking pictures and vide os 17 Taking a burst series of pictures Burst lets you to tak e up to 6 pictures in q uick successi on (approxim ately 3 frames per second). Burst is ideal for ca pturing sporting events or objects in motion. Flash and Self T imer are disabled when you use Burst.
T aking pictu res and videos 18 Changing picture-taking settings Y ou can change se ttings to get the be st results from your cam era: 1 Press the Menu bu tton. (Some set tings are unavailable i n some mo des .) 2 Press to highl ight the setting you wish to change , then press the OK button.
T aking pictures and vide os 19 White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. Auto (defau lt)— automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking. Daylight— for pictures in natural lighting.
T aking pictu res and videos 20 Exposure Metering Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. Multi-pattern (default)— evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure.
T aking pictures and vide os 21 Customizing your camera Use Setup to customize yo ur camera settings . 1 In any mode , press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Setup , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highl ight the setting you wish to change , then press the OK button.
T aking pictu res and videos 22 Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. NTSC (default) — used in North America and Japan; most common format. PAL— used in Europe and China. Orientation Sensor Orient pictures so that they are displayed with the correct side up.
T aking pictures and vide os 23 Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feat ure to pre-select album nam es before you tak e pictures or vid eos . T hen , all the pictures or videos you tak e are tagged with those album names . First—on your computer Use K odak EasyShare softw are (V 3.
24 3 Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and wo rk with your pictures and videos . T o save battery power , use the opti onal K odak EasyShare camer a or printer dock, or K odak 3-volt A C adapter . (See www .k odak.com/go/cx7430accessories .
Reviewing pictur es and videos 25 Playing a video 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to locate a video. (In Multi-up view , highlight a video , then press the OK button.) 3 T o play or pause a video, press the OK button. NO TE: Y ou can also press the Menu button, highlight , then press the O K button.
Reviewing pictures and videos 26 Changing optional review settings In Review mode, press the Menu b utton to access optional review settings . Magnifying pictures 1 Press the Review button, then locate a picture . 2 T o magnify at 2X, press the OK butt on .
Reviewing pictur es and videos 27 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 1 Press the Review butt on, then locate the picture or video . 2 Press the Menu bu tton. 3 Press to highlight Protect , then press the OK button. The picture or vid eo is protect ed and cannot be deleted.
Reviewing pictures and videos 28 Second—on your camera 1 Press the Review butt on, then locate the picture or video . 2 Press the Menu bu tton. 3 Press to highlight Album , then press the OK button. 4 Press to highlight an alb um folder , then press the OK button.
Reviewing pictur es and videos 29 Changing the slide show display interval T he default interv al setting di splays each picture for 5 seconds . Y ou can increase the display inte rv al up to 60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight Interval, then press the OK button.
Reviewing pictures and videos 30 Copying pictures and videos Y ou can copy pictures and vide os from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy , make sure that: ■ A card is inserted in the camer a. ■ T he camer a’ s picture stor age loca tion is set to the location from which you are copying.
31 4 Installing the softwar e Minimum system requirements NO TE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support the Share button functions , including F avorites . Mac OS X version 10.2. x or 10.3 is recommended for full functionality . T o download EasyShare software for Mac OS 8.
Installing th e software 32 Install the software CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare softwar e before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer . F ailure to do so may cau se the software to load incorrectly . 1 Close all softw are applications that are open on your computer (including anti-virus software).
33 5 Sharing pictur es and videos NO TE: T ag s remain unti l removed. If a ta gged picture/video is copied, the tag is not copied. In a burst series , only the las t picture is tagged du ring Quickview .
Sharing pictures a nd videos 34 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 .
Sharing pictur es and videos 35 Tagging pictures and videos for emailing First—on your computer Use K odak EasyShare software to create an email address book on your computer . T hen, copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera’ s internal memory .
Sharing pictures a nd videos 36 Tagging pictures as favorites Y ou can store your favorite pictures in the F avorites section of your camera’ s internal memory , then share th em with friends and family. F avorites are loaded into your camera after you tr ansfer pictures to you r computer .
Sharing pictur es and videos 37 Optional settings In F avorites mod e , press the Menu button to access optional settings . NO TE: Pictures tak en at the Best (3:2) quality se tting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect r atio with a black bar at the top of the screen.
38 6 Connecting camera to computer CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare softwar e before connectin g the camera or optional dock to the computer . F ailure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly . Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 T urn off the camer a.
Connecting cam era to comp uter 39 Printing pictures from your computer F or details on printing pictures from yo ur comp uter , cl ick the Help button in the K odak EasyShare softw are . Ordering prints online K odak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto www .
40 7 T roubleshooting When you have questions about your camer a, start here . Additional techni cal information is av ailable in the ReadMe file located on the K odak EasyShare softw are CD . F or updates to T roublesh ooting information, see www .k odak.
T roubleshoot ing 41 Shutter button does not work. Camera is not turned on. Turn on the camera ( page 4 ). The camera is processing a picture; the ready light (near the viewfind er) is blinking red. Wait until the ready light stops blinking red before attempting to take an other picture.
T roublesh ooting 42 Picture is too light. The subject was too close for flash. Move so there is at least 2 ft (0.6 m) between camera and subject. The light sensor is covered. Hold the camera so your hands or other objects do not cover the light sensor ( page i ).
T roubleshoot ing 43 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.
T roublesh ooting 44 Memory card requires formatting The card is corrupted or formatted for another digital camera. Insert a new ca rd or format the card ( page 22 ).
T roubleshoot ing 45 Date and time have been reset This is the first time you turned on the camera; or you removed the batteries for an extended time; or the batteries are exhausted. Reset the clock ( page 5 ). No address book on camera (Connect with computer to import address book) No email addresses appear because there is no address book.
T roublesh ooting 46 Camera ready light status Status Cause Solution Ready light does not turn on and the camera does not work. Camera is not turned on. Turn on the camera ( page 4 ). Battery is exhausted. Recharge the battery or install a new one ( page 2 ).
47 8 Getting help Helpful links Software help Click the Help button in th e K odak EasySha re softw are . Telephone customer support If you have questions c oncerning the operation of th e softw are or camera, you may speak with a customer support representative .
Getting help 48 F or the mos t up-to- date listi ngs, visit: http://www .k odak.com/US/en/digital/con tacts/DAIIntern ationalContacts .shtml Australia 1800 147 701 Netherlands 020 346 937 2 Austria 01.
49 9 Appendix Camera specifications F or more specifications , visit www .k odak.com/go/cx7430support . K odak EasyS hare CX7430 zoom digital camer a Color 24-bit, millions of colors Color modes Color, black & white, sepia Communication with c omputer USB 2.
Appendix 50 Lens Type Optical quality glass, 6 groups/7 elements (2 aspherical lenses) Aperture Wide: f/2.7-f/5.2; Tele: f/ 4.6-f/8.7 Focal Length 34 - 102 mm (35 mm equivalent ) Focus Distance Wide: 23.6 in. (0.6 m) to in finity; 32.8 ft (10 m) t o infinity in Landscape Close-up: 5.
Appendix 51 Tips, safety, maintenance ■ If the cam era has been sub jected to inclement weather or you suspect water has gotten inside the camer a, tu rn off the camer a and remove the batteries and card. Allow all components to air -dr y for at least 24 hours before using the camera again.
Appendix 52 Video storage capacity Power-saving features Upgrading your software and firmware Download t he latest ve rsions of the softw are incl uded on the K odak EasyShare softw are CD and the camer a fi rmw are (the software that runs on the camera).
Appendix 53 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limi ts are designed to provide reas onable protecti on agai nst harmful interference in a residential i nstallati on.
Appendix 54 VCCI Class B ITE English tr anslation: T his is a Clas s B product based on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council for Interference from Informati on T ech nology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television rece iver in a domestic environment, i t may cause radio interference .
55 Index 1 Numerics 4-way controller , ii A A/V out , i , 29 AA battery, installing , 2 about picture, video , 30 about this camera , 22 AC adapter , 4 accessories AC adapter , 4 battery , 3 buying , .
Index 56 date stamp , 22 DC-in , ii delete button , ii deleting during quickview , 12 from internal memory , 25 from SD/MMC card , 25 protecting pictures , videos , 27 digital zoom, using , 13 display.
Index 57 SD/MMC card , 7 softw are , 32 long time exposure , 20 M Macinto sh installing softw are on , 32 magnify picture , 26 maintenance , camera , 51 memory inserting card , 7 storage capacities , .
Index 58 reviewing pictures as you tak e them , 12 camera screen , 24 deleting , 25 magnifying , 26 protecting , 27 slide show , 28 reviewing videos camera screen , 24 deleting , 25 protecting , 27 sl.
Index 59 telephone s upport , 47 telephoto button , ii television, slide show , 29 time, setting , 5 timer, shutter delay , 16 tips battery guidelines , 3 camera maintenance , 51 ReadMe file , 40 safe.
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