Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EasyShare LS755 Kodak
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K odak EasyShar e LS755 zoom digital camer a User’ s Guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www .kodak.com/g o/howto F or help with your camer a, www .
Eastma n K o dak Company Rochester , New Y or k 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2004 All screen images are simulated. K odak a nd EasyShare are trademar ks of East man K odak Compan y .
Product features www .kodak.com/go/s upport i Fr ont View Bottom view (with the slot cover open) 1 Shutter button 6 Microphone 2 On/Off button 7 Lens/Lens cover 3 Camera modes indicator 8 Flash unit 4 Mode button 9 Self timer light 5 Speaker 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 T o open the slot cover , slide it to the direction of the arrow .
Product features ii www .kodak.com/go /support Back view Using the 5-way controller 1 Mode button 8 Camera screen (LCD) 2 Menu button 9 Share button 3 On/Off button / Power light 10 OK button 4 Shutte.
www .kodak.com/go/support iii T able of contents 1 1 Getting started ........................................................................... 1 Package contents .............. .................. ...................... ...................... .. 1 Installing the so ftware first .
T able of contents iv www .kodak.com/go /support Running a s lide show ............. ...................... ...................... ............. 36 Copying pictu res and videos ......................... ...................... ............. 38 Resizing Pictu res .
www .kodak.com/go/ support v 10 Appendix ................................................................................ 62 Camera specifications ..................... ...................... ...................... .... 62 Tips, safety, maintenance ..
1 www .kodak.com/go /support 1 Getting started Package contents Not shown: U ser’ s guide , Start Here! gui de , Welcome kit, K odak Easy Share softw are CD .
Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 2 Loading the battery CAUTION: Use only a K odak EasyShare Li-Ion recharg eable battery (KLIC-7000) and orient it as shown. Usi ng other batteries may damage the camera. Alw ays turn the cam era off wh en inserting and removi ng the battery .
Getting started 3 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Extending battery life Use only a K odak EasyS hare Li-Ion rechargeable battery (KLIC-7000). Damage caused by accessories not manufactur ed by K odak is not covered und er wa rranty .
Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 4 Turning the camera on and off ■ T o tur n the camer a on: Press the On/Off button. The “Date and time have been reset” message appears the first ti me you turn on t he camera. ■ T o turn the camera off: Press the On/Off button.
Getting started 5 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Icons that appear on the camera screen Icons appear on the camer a scr een when the camera is turned on. T hese icons indicate active cam era and p icture settings , and information abou t image stor age . Different information is dis played in capture and in review mode .
Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 6 Icon display T he active camera settings are displayed. NO TE: A histogr am is a gr aph that shows the di stribution of the subjec t’ s brightness . Optimal exposure is achieved when the peak is in the mi ddle area of the graph.
Getting started 7 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Icon display Remaining battery life Picture information screen Remaining battery life is sufficient. Battery life is getting low. Battery life is low. Charge or replace the battery. The battery is completely exhauste d.
Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 8 Storing pictures and videos on an xD-Picture Card™ Y ou can purchase optional xD-Picture Ca rd™ for remov able , reusable storage for your pictures an d videos . T he camera has 16 MB of i nternal memory .
9 www .kodak.com/go /support 2 T aking pictur es and videos Taking a picture 1 Use th e camer a screen to fr ame your subject. 2 Hold the Shutter button hal fwa y down to set the exposure and focus . 3 If the AF fr ame is red, the exposure and focus are not set correctly .
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 10 Camera modes Use the Mode button to highlight the mode mark that suits your shootin g conditions . Camer a modes Use this mode F or Auto General picture-taking. Automa tically sets exposure, focus, and flash.
T aking pictures and videos 11 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Scene modes 1 Press the Mo de button to highlight Scen e mode . 2 Press to select an appropriate S cene mode . 1 2 Scene modes Use this mode F or Portrait Close up shots of people (within 9 ft.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 12 Focus setting Y ou can choose a focus setting to a desired distance . Use for taking close-ups or shooti ng a background without focusing on a close object. Pressing the button when s hooting toggl es between Auto , Macro , Super Macro , P artial AF , and Inf .
T aking pictures and videos 13 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Using the AF frame T he AF frame appears on the camer a screen indicating the area of focus . NO TE: T his procedure does not apply to videos . 1 Press the Sh utter button halfway down and hold.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 14 Reviewing pictures and videos just taken (Quickview) After you tak e a picture or video , t he ca mer a screen displays the picture or the first fr ame of the vide o for approximat ely 5 seconds .
T aking pictures and videos 15 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to enlarge you r subject by up to 3 X. Y ou can change the optical zoom during video recording. 1 Use th e camer a screen to fr ame your subject. 2 Press the Zoom button T (T elephoto) to zoom in.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 16 Using the flash Use the flash when you tak e pict ures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Turning the flash on Flash range Wide Angle 1.5 - 7.2 ft (0.5 - 2.2 m) Telephoto 1.5 - 4.
T aking pictures and videos 17 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Flash setting for each mode Capture mode Default setting A vailable settings Auto Auto* Auto, Off, Fill, Auto red-eye reducti on Scene Mode s .
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 18 * When you change to Red-eye in this mo de , it remain s on until you chan ge it. All other flash settings return to the de fa ult when you exit th e mode or turn off the camer a. Manually setting the white balance Y ou can manually set the white balance wh en shooting in custom mode .
T aking pictures and videos 19 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Changing picture-taking settings Y ou can change settings to ge t best res ults from your camera. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes .) 1 In any picture taking mode , press the Menu button.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 20 Burst Take up to 4 p ictures in quick succession (approximately 3 fps). This setting remains until you change the mode. ON or OFF (default) 1 Press the Shutter button hal fway and hold to set the expos ure , focus , and white balance .
T aking pictures and videos 21 www .kodak.com/go/s upport White Balance Choose your lighting condition . This setting remains until you change modes or turn off the camera.* AUTO (defa ult)— automatically corr ects white balance. Ideal for general picture-taking.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 22 Color Mode Choose color tones. This setting remains until you change modes or turn off the camera.* High Color— for taking pictures with highly saturated, vivi d colors. NATURAL COLOR (default)— for normal color pictures.
T aking pictures and videos 23 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Focus Zone Select the zone that the camera focuses on. This setting remains until you change modes or turn off the camera.* MULTI-ZONE (def ault)— from three zones, the camera selects the best one to focus on .
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 24 Flash Strength Control Select the brightness of the flash. This setting remains until you change modes or turn off the camera.* –1.0, –0.7, –0.3, 0.0 (default), +0.3, +0.7, +1.0, Max Power At Max Power, the flash is fired at full strength with no compensation for the pre-flash.
T aking pictures and videos 25 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting remains until you change it. AUTO... (default)— the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 26 Customizing your camera 1 Press the Mode button to highlight Cam era setup . 2 Press to highlight the setting you wish to change , then press the OK button . 3 Choose an option, then press the OK button.
T aking pictures and videos 27 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Sound Volume Choose the sound volume. HIGH MEDIUM (defaul t) LOW LCD Brightness Choose the brightness of the camera screen. HIGH MEDIUM (defaul t) LOW Setting Memory Set whether the camera set tings are stored when the camera is turned off.
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 28 Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures and videos taken in the Time Lapse Capture mode. Note that the dat e once imprinted cannot be erased. OFF (default) Date Date and Time Language Choose a language.
T aking pictures and videos 29 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Putting yourself in the picture Use the Self-T ime r to create a 10-sec ond delay between the time you press the Shutter button and the time the picture or vi deo is tak en. 1 Place the c amer a on a flat surface .
T aking p ictures an d videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 30 Recording in Time Lapse Capture Mode Y ou can tak e a series of pictures wi th a time delay between each picture . 1 Press the Mode butt on to highli ght Vide o then press the Me nu butt on. 2 Press to highlight T ime Lap se Capture , then press the OK bu tton.
T aking pictures and videos 31 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feat ure to pre-select albu m names before you tak e pictures or videos . T hen, all the pictures or videos you tak e are tagged with those alb um names .
www .kodak.com/go/s upport 32 3 Reviewing pictur es and videos Review mode and Favorites mode Press the Review button to view pictures an d videos in Review mode . Press the Review button in picture-taking m ode to display and man age pictures . Press the Review button in vid eo mode to display and manage videos .
Reviewing pictures and videos 33 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Viewing multiple pictures and videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press . Up to 9 thumbnails are shown in the Multi-up view . ■ A fr ame appears around the selected thumb nail. ■ Press , to select a different picture .
Reviewing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 34 Editing videos 1 Press duri ng playba ck to pause the v ideo . 2 Press the OK butt on. 3 Press to highlight one of the next options , then press the OK button. ■ Er ase Before: Deletes from the firs t fr ame until the frame before the paused screen.
Reviewing pictures and videos 35 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Magnifying pictures 1 Press the Review button, then locate a picture . 2 T o magnify , press the Zoom button. T o magnify further , press the Zoom button. Press the OK button to redisp lay the picture at the 1X (original) size .
Reviewing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 36 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 1 Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video . 2 Press t he Menu button. 3 Press to high light PRO TECT , then press the OK button.
Reviewing pictures and videos 37 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Changing the slide show display interval T he default interv al setting displays each picture for 5 seconds . Y ou can increase the display inte rv al up to 60 seconds . 1 On the Slideshow menu, press to highlight INTER V AL, then press the OK button.
Reviewing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 38 Copying pictures and videos Y ou can copy pictures and videos from a card to inter nal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy , m ake sure that: ■ A card is inserted in the camera.
Reviewing pictures and videos 39 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Resizing Pictures Y ou can reduce the size of a picture . NO TE: As you reduce a picture's size , the picture quality decr eases . 1 Press the Review button, then locate the pictu re you want to resize .
Reviewing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 40 Resizing to 240 x 320 T o rota te 1 Press to highlight Rotate , then press the OK butt on. The picture is rotated 90 ° clockwise. 2 Press to rotat e the pictur e to the desired position. 3 Press the OK butt on.
41 www .kodak.com/go /support 4 Using the K odak Photo Fr ame Dock In certain regions , the K odak Photo Frame Dock is included. By connecting the camera to the Photo Fr ame Dock, the camera can be used like a pictur e frame to display pictures saved in the camer a.
Using the Ko dak Photo Frame Dock www .kodak.com/go/ support 42 Photo Fr ame Image— Select whethe r to display pi ctures from the camera’ s internal memory , F avorites mode in inte rnal memory , or from an xD-Picture Card™. Running Time— Set how long you w ant Photo F rame Doc k to run.
43 www .kodak.com/go /support 5 Installing the softwar e Minimum system requirements NO TE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support the Sh are button functions , including F avorites . Mac OS X 10. 2.3 to 10.2.8 or Mac OS 10.3 is reco mmended for full functionality .
Installing th e software www .kodak.com/go/ support 44 Install the software CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare software before connecting the camer a or optional dock to the computer . F ailure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly . 1 Close all softw are applications that are open on your computer (in cluding anti-virus softw are).
45 www .kodak.com/go /support 6 Shar ing pictures and videos When you press the Share button to “t ag ” your pictur es and videos , they can be shared by the following methods when transferred to your computer . When they are transfe rred to your computer , you can s hare them by: NO TE: T ags remain until removed.
Sharing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 46 Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Sh are button. Pre ss to locate a picture . 2 Press to highlight P RINT , then press the OK button. 3 Press to select the number of co pies (0-99). Zero removes the tag for that picture .
Sharing pictures and videos 47 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Second—tag pictures/videos on your camera 1 Press the Sh are button, then pre ss to locate a picture/video . 2 Press to highlight E-MAI L , then press the OK button. 3 Press to highlight an e-mail address , then press the OK button.
Sharing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 48 NO TE: T he camer a holds a limited n umber of favorites . Use Camera F avorites in the K odak EasyShare softw are to customize th e size of your camer a F avorites section. F or more information, click the Help button i n the softw are .
Sharing pictures and videos 49 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Removing all favorites from your camera 1 In F avorites mode , press the Menu butt on. 2 Highlight REMO VE F A VORITES , then press the OK button. All pictures stored in the Favorites se ction of internal memor y are removed.
Sharing pictures and videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 50 Second—on your camera 1 Press the Sh are button. 2 Press to select a picture or video . 3 Press t he Menu button. 4 Press to highlight ALBUM , then press the OK button. 5 Press to high light an album folder , then press the OK button.
51 www .kodak.com/go /support 7 T r ansferring and pr inting pictur es CAUTION: Install K odak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional printer dock to the computer . F ailure to do so may cause the softwa re to load i ncorrectly . Transferring pictures and videos with the USB cable 1 T urn off the camer a.
T ransfer ring and pr inting pictu res www .kodak.com/go/ support 52 Direct printing with a PictBridge printer Y our camera features PictBridge techno logy , which allows printing directly to PictBridge printers by connecting the camer a to the printer using the USB cable (included).
T ransfer ring and printing pictu res 53 www .kodak.com/go/s upport NO TE: During direct printing pictures are not perm anentl y tr ansferred and s aved to the computer or printer . T o transfer pictures to your comput er , see page 51 . Disconnecting the came ra from the printer 1 T urn off the camer a and printer .
T ransfer ring and pr inting pictu res www .kodak.com/go/ support 54 Dock compatibility Use the adapter and the custom doc k insert if you are docking your LS755 camera on th e EasyShare: NO TE: T he charging lights on the dock will not illuminate when using the adapter .
55 www .kodak.com/go /support 8 T r oubleshooting Additional technical inform ation is av aila ble in the Re adMe file located on th e K odak EasyShare softw are CD . F or updates to T roubleshooting information, see www .kodak.com /go/ls75 5support .
T roubleshoo ting www .kodak.com/go/ support 56 Computer/connectivity problems Picture orientation is not accur ate Set the Orientati on Sensor ( page 27 ). Flash does not fire Check flash setting, and change as needed ( page 16 ). Battery life is short Recharge the battery fully or insert a new one ( page 2 ).
T roubleshooting 57 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Picture quality problems If ... T ry one or more of the following The picture is too dark or underexposed ■ Use Fill flash ( page 16 ) or change your position so light is not behind the s ubject.
T roubleshoo ting www .kodak.com/go/ support 58 Camera ready light status Status Cause Ready light glows steady green Shutter button is pressed halfway down. Foc us and exposure are set. Ready light blinks green Picture is being processed and saved to the camera.
T roubleshooting 59 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Camera power light status Still having problems? Visit www .kodak.com/g o/ls755su pport . Status Cause Power light glows steady Camera is on ; ready to take a pictu re or video. Power light does not turn on and the camera does not work Camera is not turned on.
www .kodak.com/go/s upport 60 9 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.) www .kodak.com/go/ls755support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.
Getting help 61 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Telephone customer support If you have questi ons concerning the operation of the softw are or camer a, you may speak with a customer support representative . Before you call Have the camer a, camera doc k, or prin ter dock conn ected to your computer .
www .kodak.com/go/s upport 62 10 Appendix Camera specifications F or more speci fications , visit www .k odak.com/go/ls755support . LS755 zoom digital camera specifications CCD CCD 1/2.5 type CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size (image quality mode) 5.
Appendix 63 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Exposure Exposure metering TTL-AE Exposure range Wide: EV 6.1 - 16.1; f/2.8, 2 sec. to f/4.7, 1/2000 sec. Tele: EV 7.6 - 17.6; f/4.8, 2 sec. to f/8.0, 1/2000 sec. Exposure mode Exposure compensati on: ±2. 0 EV with 1/3 EV step Shutter speed Mechanical shutter also used; 1/2000 - 2 sec.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 64 Kodak EasyShare Li-ion rechargeable battery (KLIC-7000) 5V AC adapter Number of shots fo r battery operation Battery KLIC-7000 Possible number of pictures Approx. 150 according to the CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standard.
Appendix 65 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Tips, safety, maintenance If the camer a has been subjected to inclement weather or you suspect w ater has gotten inside the camer a, turn off the camer a and remove the batteries and card. Allow all components to air -dr y for at least 24 hours before usi ng the camer a again.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 66 Maximum time for recording videos (unit: seconds) NO TE: *Videos stored in F avorites reduce capacit y in internal memory .
Appendix 67 www .kodak.com/go/s upport Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 68 VCCI Class B ITE English tr anslation: T his is a Class B produc t based on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council for Interference from In formation T echnology Equi pment (VCCI). If this is used near a r adio or television rece iver in a do mestic environment, it may cause r adio interference .
69 www .kodak.com/go /support Index 1 Numerics 5-way controller, ii A about camer a firmware, 28 picture , video, 40 accessories, 51 buying, 6 0 action shots burst, 20 sport mode, 11 advanced digital .
Index www .kodak.com/go/s upport 70 E emailing pictu res, videos, 46 exposure compensation, 24 metering, 23 specifications, 6 3 F favorites removing, 49 settings, 47 tagging, 47 viewing, 47 FCC compli.
Index 71 www .kodak.com/go /support modes, picture taking, 10 museum mode, 12 N nagashidori (Panning Shot) mode, 12 night landscape mode, 11 night portrait mode, 11 NTSC, video out, 28 O OK button, ii.
Index www .kodak.com/go/s upport 72 sepia pictures, 22 service and support telephone numbers, 61 setting date and time, 4 flash, 16 picture taking mode, 10 picture taking options, 19—26 self timer, .
Index 73 www .kodak.com/go /support viewing picture after taking, 32 magni fied, 3 5 W white bala nce, 21 wide angle zoom, 15 Windows OS-b ased comp uters installing s oftware, 44 system requirements,.
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