Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EASYSHARE M873 Kodak
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K odak EasyShar e M873 zoom digital camer a User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , visit www .k odak.com/go/h owto F or help wi th your camer a, vis it www .
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Product features www .kodak.com/go/ support i Fr ont view 1 Shutter button 2 On/Off button 3F l a s h 4L e n s 5D C - I n ( 5 V ) 6 Microphon e 7 Video light/Self-timer light 5 2 1 3 4 6 7.
ii www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Product features Back view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LCD Ready/Battery charging light Delete, Menu, Review buttons Wide angle button Telephoto/Help button Mode swit ch Strap post .
www .kodak.com/go/ support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... ...................... ...................... ...................
iv www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 4 Doing more with your camera ............................................................. 27 Using the menu butto n to change settings ........ ...................... ..................... 27 Using camera Help ........
www .kodak.com/go/ support 1 1 Setting up your camer a IMPOR T ANT : For package contents, se e your product pa ckage. Attaching the strap Loading the KLIC-7006 battery F or information on replacing batter ies and extending battery life , see page 5 9 .
2 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Setting up your camera Charging the battery Battery charging light status (during charging): On— charging Off— fully charged NO TE: If the battery charging light does.
Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 3 Charging the battery using other accessories T o purchase accessories , visit www .k odak.com/go/m873accessories Kodak EasyShare photo frame dock 2 May be sold separately. For package contents, see your product package.
4 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Setting up your camera Turning on the camera 1 Slide the Mode s witch to Auto . 2 Press the On/Off button. Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language in the future , see page 33 . T o change date & time , see page 32 .
Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 5 Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Y our camer a has internal memory . Y ou can purch ase an SD or MMC card to conveniently sto r e more pictures/videos ( www .kodak.com/go/m873accessories ). CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; fo rcing it may cause damage .
6 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture 1 Press the On/Off button to turn on the camer a. 2 Slide the Mode switch to Auto . 3 Compose the picture . Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the Ready light or fr aming marks turn g reen, press the Shutter button completely down .
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 7 Using the framing marks to take pictures F raming m arks indicate the camer a focus area. T he camer a attempts to focu s on foreground subjects , even if the su bj ects are not centered in the scene .
8 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos Using optical zoom during picture taking Use optical zoom to get up to 3X magnification. Y o u can use optical zoom duri ng picture taking or be fore taking a video . 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 9 Using the flash Y our camer a saves the flash setting, even after you turn off the camer a. T o mak e the camer a return to its default settings (such as Auto flash), turn off Maintain Settings ( see page 30 ).
10 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos Using different modes Choose the mod e that best suits your su bjects and surroundings . Use this mode Fo r Auto General picture taking—offers an exce llent balance of image quality and ease of use.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 11 Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situatio n! 1 Slide the Mode switch to SCN . 2 Press to view scene mode descriptions . The date/time and the mode description ap pear .
12 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos Understanding the picture-taking icons High IS O People indoors, in low-light scenes. Minimizes red eye. Children Action pictures of chil dren in bright light. Backlight Subjects that are in shadow o r “backlit” (when light is behind the subject).
www .kodak.com/go/ support 13 3 W orking with pictures/videos Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . Magnifying a picture 1 Press T to magnify 1X–8X. 2 Press to view other parts of a picture . 3 Press OK to return to 1X.
14 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete butto n. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictures/videos , remove protection before deleting.
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 15 Using the menu button in Review 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Review to view pictures/videos ■ Edit to edit pictures/videos ■ Setup for other camer a settings ( see page 31 ) 3 Press to highlight a setting, then press th e OK button.
16 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Cropping pictures Y ou can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of th e picture remains . 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture to crop . 2 Press the Menu button, then to choose the Edit tab .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 17 Editing videos Y ou can do incredi ble things with your videos! Making a picture from a video Y ou can choose a single fram e from a video , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) p rint.
18 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Using video bookmarks Y ou can set bookmarks at inte resting places in your video , then jump from one bookmark to another . Setting bookmarks 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 19 Making a video action print F rom a video , you can mak e a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture , suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print. 1 Press the Revi ew button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to choose the Edit tab .
20 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Changing the slide show display interval T he default interval setting displays each pi cture for 5 seconds . Y ou can set the display interv al from 3–60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to hi ghlight Interv al, then press the OK button .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 21 Using an A/V cable to run a slide show Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, compu t er monitor , or any device equipped with a video input. T o connect the camer a to a television, u se an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately).
22 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Using a photo frame dock 2 to run a slide show Y our package may include an EasyShar e pho to fram e dock 2. (T o purchase accessories , visit www .k odak.com/go/m873accessories .) NO TE: T o change EasyShare photo fr ame slide show settings , see page 32 .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 23 Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press W to change from single-picture view to multi-up thum bnails . 3 Press T to return to si ngle-picture view .
24 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pictures/videos to print, copy , delete , etc. (Multi-select is used most effectively in Multi-Up mode , page 23 .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 25 Understanding the review icons Pictur es Videos Email tag F avorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protected Picture/Video numb er Image storage location Blur wa rning Scroll arrows Review Selected picture P erfect T ouch t ech.
26 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Understanding the blur warning icons If the fea ture is turned on ( see pa ge 30 ), a blur alert icon is displayed during picture review and quickview . Green— Picture is sharp enough for an accept abl e 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) pri nt.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 27 4 Doing mor e with your camer a Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can ch ange setti ngs to get the best res ults from your camera. NO TE: Some settings remain until you chan ge them; ot hers , until you change modes or turn off the camer a.
28 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Pict ure Size Choose a picture resolution. For recommende d print sizes, visit www .k odak.com/go/printsizes 8 MP (4:3) (default)— highe st reso lution; largest file siz e. 7.1 MP (3:2)— for printing on Eas yShare printer docks and photo printers.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 29 Using the capture plus tab Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. Not available on panoramic pictures. Choose a date op tion, or turn off the featu re. (Default is off.) Pre ss Menu, , , and OK to access settin gs Options White Balance Choose your lighting condition.
30 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Focus Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. Multi-Zone ( default)— evaluates 5 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking. Center-Zone— evaluates the small area centered in the lens.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 31 Using the video tab Using the setup tab Pre ss Menu, , , and OK to access settin gs Options Video Size Choose a video resolution. 640 x 480 (default)— highest quality, large st file size. 640 x 480 Long— medium quality and file size; u ses more compression to save space.
32 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera LCD Dimmer Choose inactivity time until LCD dims. 30 seconds 20 seconds 10 seconds (defa ult) Off (no dimming) Auto Power Off Choose inactivity time until camer a turns off. 10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes (default) 1 minute Date & Time Set date and time.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 33 Using camera Help T o better understand each me nu option, us e camer a Help . Highlight a menu cho ice , then pre ss the Zoom teleph oto (T) button. Language Choose your language. Format CAUTION: F ormatting deletes all pictures/videos , includ ing those that are pr otected.
34 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be included i n a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press .
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 35 Using burst Use burst to tak e up to 4 pictures in r apid succession. 1 In most Still modes , press the button repeated ly until appears on the LCD . 2 Press the Shutter button half way to focus and set exposure .
36 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor amic scene . NO TE: F or best results , use a t ripod. Only the panor a mic picture is saved; indi vidual pictures are not.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 37 Using the histogram to view picture brightness Use the histogram to ev alua te the distribution of lig ht before or after you tak e a picture . If the peak is to the right of the grap h, the subject is brig ht; if it’ s to the left, the subject is dark.
38 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button. Press to find a picture . 2 Press to highl ight Pr int, then press the OK button.* 3 Press to select the number of co pies (0–99). Zero removes the tag.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 39 Second—t ag picture s/videos on you r camera 1 Press the Share button. Press to find a picture/video . 2 Press to highlight Email, then press the OK butt on. The Email icon appear s in the s tatus area.
40 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures as favorites W ant to k eep copies of your fa vorite pictures on your camera? Start with the Share button! T he next time you tr ansfer pictures to yo ur c omputer , EasyShare software help s you mak e choices about your favorite pictures .
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 41 Optional settings When viewing by F avorites (see page 2 3 ), press the Menu butt on to access optional settings . Printing and emailing favorites 1 Press the Rev iew button, then the Share button.
42 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Second—on your camera 1 Press the Review butt on, th en find the picture/video . 2 Press t he Me nu bu tton. 3 Press to highlig ht Album , then pres s the OK button. 4 Press to highlight an album name , then press the OK button.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 43 Second—on your camera 1 In any mode , press the Menu bu tton. 2 Press to highlight Set Album, then press the OK butto n. 3 Press to highlight an album name , then press the OK button. 4 Highlight Exit, then press the OK button.
44 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 5 T r ansferring and pr inting pictur es CAUTION: Before connecting any cables , install th e software that was included with your camera. F ailure to do so may cause the software to load incorr ectly . Installing the software 1 Close all open softw are applications before st arting the installation.
T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 45 Transferring pictures/videos Using the USB cable If you do not have an EasyShare do ck, use a K odak USB cable (model U-8) and USB / A/V adap ter (may be sold sepa rately).
46 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T ransferrin g and printing pictures Using other options Y ou can also use these K odak products to tr ansfer your pictures/videos: ■ K odak EasyShare camera dock, K oda k EasyShare printe r dock (see page 48 ) ■ K odak card re aders NO TE: T o purchase accessori es , visit www .
T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 47 Connecting the camera to a PictBridg e enabled printer 1 T urn off the camera and pr inter . 2 Connec t the appropria te USB cable from th e camer a to the printe r . See your printer user gui de for details or www .
48 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T ransferrin g and printing pictures Using a printer that is not PictBridge enabled After you tr ansfer pictures from the camer a to y our computer , you can print them from EasyShare softw are . F or details , see Help in EasyShare softw are .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 49 6 T r oubleshooting F or step-by-step product support, visit www .k odak.com/go/m873support and select Inter active T roubleshootin g & Repairs . Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the battery is char ged and installed correctly (see page 1 ).
50 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Computer/connectivity problems Memory car d is almost or entirely full ■ T ransfer the pictures to the computer (see page 44 ). ■ Delete pictures fr om the card or insert a new ca rd. ■ Change the image storage location to internal memory ( see page 32 ).
T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 51 Picture quality problems Slide Show does not run on an external video d evice ■ Adjust the camer a Video Out setting to NTSC or P AL ( see page 3 2 ). ■ Mak e sure the external device settings are correct.
52 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Direct printing (PictBr idge enabled printer) problems Picture is too light ■ Reposition the camer a to reduce the amount of ava ilable light. ■ T urn the flash off ( see page 9 ). ■ Move so that the distance b e tween you and t he subject is within the effective flash range .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 53 7 Getting help Camera Software Other Email, write, or phone Kodak www .k odak.com/g o/contact Get support for your product (FAQ s, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs , etc.) www .k o dak.c om/go/ m873sup port Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.
54 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Getting help NO TE: I f you have questions concerning this p ro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australi a 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austri.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 55 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.5 in. CCD , 4:3 aspect r atio Color display— 2 .5 in. (6.35 cm) color hybr id LCD , 154 K pixels Preview (LCD)— Fra m e r a t e : 3 0 f p s T aking lens— 3X optic al zoom; f/3.
56 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix Picture size— 8 MP (4:3): 3264 x 2448 pixels 7.1 MP (3:2): 3264 x 2176 pixels 5.3 MP (16:9): 3072 x 17 28 pixels 5 MP (4:3): 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.1 MP (4:3): 2048 x 1536 pixels 2.5 MP (3:2): 1920 x 1280 pixels 2.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 57 P ower option s— K odak Li-Ion rechargeable digita l camer a battery KLIC-7006; USB charging; 5V AC adap ter . (Charge Li-Ion batteries with the K odak Li-Ion universal battery charger K7600-C .) T o purchase accessories , visit www .
58 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remaining. F or av er age SD card capacities , visit www .kodak.com/go/SDcap acities . Actual stor age capacity v aries depending on subject composi tion, card size , and other factors .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 59 ■ Remove the battery when the product is stor ed for an extended period of time . In the unlik ely event that battery fluid le aks inside the product, contact K odak customer support.
60 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix Limited warranty K odak wa rrants K odak consumer electronic products and accessories (“Products”), excluding batteries , to be fr ee from malfunctions and defects in both materials and workmanship for 1 year from the date of purchase .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 61 In the event that the exclusio n of any implied w arr anty is ineffective under the law , the dur ation of the implied warr anty will be one year from the pu rchase date o r such longer period as required by law .
62 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix 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 devi ce , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 63 Australian C-Tick Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B dig ital apparatus comp lies with Canadian ICES-00 3. Observation des normes-Class e B— Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norm e NMB-003 du Canada.
64 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE Russian GOST-R MPEG-4 Use of this product in any manner that comp lies with the MPEG-4 visual standard is prohibited, excep t for use by a consumer engaging in p ersonal and non-commercial activities .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 65 Index 1 A A/V out, 21 about picture , vide o, 23 this camer a, 33 accessories, 46 battery, 59 buying, 5 3 printer dock, 46 SD/MMC card, 5 AF assist light, i albums set, 3.
66 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index customize camera, 31 D date set ting, 4 date sta mp, 29 DC-in, i deleti ng during quickvi ew, 6 from internal me mory, 14 from SD/MMC card, 14 protecting pictures .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 67 Index SD/MMC card, 5 softw are, 44 internal memory stor age capacity, 58 ISO spee d, 30 K Kodak EasySha re software installin g, 44 upgr ading, 57 Kodak Pe rfect Touch t .
68 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index P panoram ic pictures, 36 Perfect Touch tech nology, 16 PictBridge enab led pr inter, 46 picture size, 28 pictures copying, 2 4 cropping, 16 emailing tagged , 38 K.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 69 Index date and time, 4 date sta mp, 29 digital zoom, 28 exposure metering, 29 focus zone, 30 image stor age, 32 ISO, 30 language, 33 LCD brightness, 31 LCD dimmer, 32 lon.
70 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index upgrading so ftware, firmware, 57 URLs, Kodak Web s ites, 53 USB tr ansferring pictures, 44 V VCCI compliance, 64 video action print, 19 copying, 2 4 edit, 17 emai.
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