Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EASYSHARE MD30 Kodak
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K OD AK EASY SHARE MD30 Digital Camer a Extended user guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials: www .k odak.com/go/howto F or help wi th your cam era : www .
Eastma n K odak Company Rochester , New Y ork 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2010 All screen images are simulated. K odak, E asyShare , and Pulse are tr ademarks of Eastma n K oda k Company .
Product features www .kodak.com/g o/support i Fr ont view IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in H elp system. See page 41 . Lens Microphon e Flash Self-time r/ Video light.
ii www .kodak. com/go/sup port Product features Back view IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in H elp system. See page 41 . OK, Wide Angle/ T elephoto button Battery compartment SD/SDHC Card sl.
www .kodak.com/g o/support iii T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the strap ........... ...................... .................. .................. ....
iv www .kodak. com/go/sup port T able of conten ts Understanding the review i cons ........... .................. ...................... ................ 25 Creating a multimedi a slide show ............ .................. .................. .........
www . kodak.com /go/support 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the strap Loading the KLIC-7006 battery Purchase extr a batteries for your event www .
2 www .kodak.com/g o/support Setting up your camera Charging the battery Using the in-camera battery charger Charge the battery whenever necessary . If your package inclu ded Then se e An in-camera ba ttery charger Using the in-camer a battery charger An external batter y charger Using the external bat tery charger Purchase extra batteries www .
Setting up your camera www . kodak.com /go/support 3 Using the external battery charger Charge the battery whenever necessary . Purchase extra batteries www .k odak.com/go/md30accessories Know when your battery ne eds charging See page 8 1 2 Battery Charging light: • Orange: charging • Green: finished charging Y our plug may differ .
4 www .kodak.com/g o/support Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language in the future , use the Se tup Menu ( see page 34 ). Press the Power button. to change current field. for previous/next field.
Setting up your camera www . kodak.com /go/support 5 Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC Card Y o ur camer a has internal memory . W e reco mmend purchasi ng an SD or SDHC Card to conveniently sto re more pictures/videos . CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage .
6 www .kodak.com/g o/support 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking pictures T o get clear , focused pictures: 1 T he camera turns on in Smart Capture mode . (If it’ s in a di fferent mode , press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Smart Capture mode , then press OK.
T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 7 Taking a video 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Video , then press OK . 2 Press the Shutter button completely down , then release it. T o stop re cording, press and release the Shutter button again.
8 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Adjusting LCD brightness T o adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see page 35 . Understanding the picture-taking icons Know when your battery needs charging T he battery level icon works lik e the gas gaug e in yo ur car , but appears only when the battery requires your at tention.
T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 9 Using the optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, press T elephoto (T). T o zoom out, press Wide Angle (W). 3 Ta k e t h e p i c t u r e . NO TE: F or focus distances , see Speci fications starting on page 47 .
10 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using the flash Press t he Flash butt on repeate dly until the LCD displays the desired fl ash mode . Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill (Flash On) Every time you tak e a picture, regardless of t he lighting conditions.
T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 11 Using different modes Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays the mode that b est suits your subjects and surroundings , then press OK . Use this mode Fo r Smart Capture General pic ture taking—it offers excellent image quality and ease of use.
12 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using Scene (SCN) modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pict ures in pr actically any situ ation. 1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD di splays SCN , then press OK . 2 Press to highl ight a mode and read its description.
T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 13 Using shortcuts Y o ur camer a has a clean, uncluttered interf ace . F or quick access to the most popular capture and review functions: 1 Press the Info button. The shortcuts appear . T o hide the sho rtcuts again, press .
14 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be incl uded in a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . F or best results , place the camer a on a tripod or steady surface .
T aking pictures/videos www . kodak.com /go/support 15 Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor ami c scene . NO TE: F or best res ults , use a tripod. Only the panor a mic picture is saved; indi vidual pictures are not.
16 www .kodak.com/g o/support 3 Shar ing and tagging pictur es Sharing pictures through social networks It’ s never been ea sier to share pi ctures on your favorite soci al networking sites . IMPOR T ANT : T o use the camera’ s social networki ng featur es, yo u need to downl oad KODAK Software.
Sharing and tagging pictures www . kodak.com /go/support 17 Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera Y ou can show/hide social n etworking sites on your camer a so that only your favorite sites appear . 1 In Review , p ress the Menu button.
18 www .kodak.com/g o/support Sharing and tagging pict ures Tagging pictures T ag pictures to ma k e them easy to find , later . Y ou can tag pic tures in 2 w ays: ■ P eople , and the n find all pi ctures of “Ma ry . ” ■ K eywords , and then fin d all pictures from “Dad’ s 60th Birthday .
Sharing and tagging pictures www . kodak.com /go/support 19 Need to update a name? If you meet a new friend —James—but you al ready have pictures tagg ed with your old friend, J ames , you can: ■ T ag the new J ames with “James Sm ith” and/or ■ Update the old J ames to “James Monroe” Here’ s how: 1 Press the Review button.
20 www .kodak.com/g o/support Sharing and tagging pict ures Using the keyboard T h e k eyb oard appe ars when you ne ed to add name s or k e ywords . 1 Press to choose a letter , then press OK. 2 When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK. 3 If you’ve added a new nam e , the camer a prompts you to update all faces to match assigned names .
www . kodak.com /go/support 21 4 Reviewing and editing Reviewing pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . ■ T o exit, press the Review button or press the Shutter button halfwa y down. ■ T o v iew pictures /videos as thu mbnails , pres s the Wide Angle (W) button.
22 www .kodak.com/g o/support Reviewing and editing Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture/video . 3 Press th e Delete butt on. 4 F oll ow the screen prom pts . NO TE: T o delete protected pictures/videos , remove protection before deleting.
Reviewing and editing www . kodak.com /go/support 23 Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Magnifying a picture 1 Press T elepho to (T) to magn ify 1X–8X. 2 Press to view other parts of a picture . ■ Press OK to return to 1X. Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button.
24 www .kodak.com/g o/support Reviewing and editing A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures T ag pictures—by people or k eywords—to mak e them easy to find, later . F o r example , the camera can find all pictur es that cont ain “Mary” or “Dad ’ s 60th Birthday .
Reviewing and editing www . kodak.com /go/support 25 Understanding the review icons * F or more about shortcuts , see page 13 . Know when your battery needs charging T he battery level icon works lik e the gas gaug e in yo ur car , but appears only when the battery requires your at tention.
26 www .kodak.com/g o/support Reviewing and editing Creating a multimedia slide show Use Multimedia Slide Show to display your pictures/video s on the LCD . Y ou can pla y all pictures/videos , or sel ect pictures to include in the slide sh ow . Y ou can customize your slide show to include mus ic and your ch oice of tr ansitions .
Reviewing and editing www . kodak.com /go/support 27 Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y o u can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, computer monitor , or any device equippe d with a video inpu t. T o connect the camera direct ly to a television, use an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately).
28 www .kodak.com/g o/support Reviewing and editing Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Review ■ Edit ■ Setup 3 Press to choose a setting , then press OK. 4 Choose an optio n, then press OK.
Reviewing and editing www . kodak.com /go/support 29 Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos . Making a picture from a video Y ou can choose a single fr ame from a video , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) p rint.
30 www .kodak.com/g o/support Reviewing and editing Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature when you have two or more pictures to print, share , delete , protect/unprotect, tag with k eyword, etc. Multi-select is us ed most effectively in Multi-Up mo de ( see pa ge 23 ).
www . kodak.com /go/support 31 5 Doing mor e with your camer a IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in Help system. T o get the most from your camera, see pa ge 41 . Using the menu button to change settings Y ou can chan ge setting s to get the be st results from your camer a.
32 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your camera Self-timer/Burst Choose Self-timer or Burst feature. Off 10 Secon ds 2 Seconds 2 Picture Timer Burst On —Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. Press the Shutt er button completely down and hold it to take up to 3 pictures.
Doing mor e with your camer a www . kodak.com /go/support 33 Color Mode Choose color tones. Unavailable in Video mode. High Color Natural Color Low Color Black & White Sepia— For a reddish-brown, antique look. White Balance Choose your lighting condition.
34 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your camera Video settings IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in Help system. See page 41 . Using the Setup menu Use Setup to customize other camer a settings . IMPOR T ANT : Y our camera offers a built-in Help system.
Doing mor e with your camer a www . kodak.com /go/support 35 LCD Brightness Choose LCD brightness during picture/video capture. (During Review, the LCD is set to High Power.) Auto— LCD brightness is automatically adjusted according to enviro nment. High P ower— Brighter LCD; uses more battery power.
36 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your camera Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external devic e. NTSC— Used in North America and Japan; most common format. PAL— Used in Europe and China.
www . kodak.com /go/support 37 6 T r ansferring , pr inting pictur es Transferring pictures to your computer Download K O DAK Softw are—so it’ s easy to trans fer and share pictures and vi deos . NO TE: Y ou can also use a card reader to tr ansfer your pictures/videos .
38 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransf erring, printin g pictures Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer Y our camera is compatible with PICTBRIDG E T echnology , so you can print directly to PICTBRIDGE enab led Printers . Y ou need a camera, a PI CTBRIDGE enabled Printer , and a USB cable .
T ransferring , printing pict ures www . kodak.com /go/support 39 Disconnecting the cam era from a KODAK All-in-One Printer 1 T urn off the camer a and printer . 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camer a and the printer . Ordering prints online K ODAK Gallery ( www .
40 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransf erring, printin g pictures Marking your pictures for print Y o u can mark your pictures so they are easy to prin t: 1 Press the Review button. Press to find a picture . 2 Press the Me nu button. 3 Press to choose Print, then press OK.
www . kodak.com /go/support 41 7 T r oubleshooting Getting help from your camera Y ou want the m ost from your camer a. Y ou want to understand: ■ What it can do for you ■ And how to tak e the best possibl e pictures and videos Great news! Y our camera offers a built-i n Help system .
42 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roubleshoot ing Troubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the battery is charged and inst alled correctly ( see page 1 ). Camera does not turn off Camera buttons and controls do not function LCD is too dark.
T roubleshoot ing www . kodak.com /go/support 43 Computer/connectivity problems You cannot take a picture ■ T urn the camer a off , then on again. ■ Depress the Shutter button all the w ay ( s ee page 6 ). ■ Insert a new/charged battery ( see p age 1 ).
44 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roubleshoot ing Picture quality problems Status Solution Picture is not clear ■ T o automatica lly set exposure an d focus , press the Shutter button halfway . When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to tak e the picture .
T roubleshoot ing www . kodak.com /go/support 45 Direct pr inting (PICTBRIDGE enabled printer) pr oblems Status Solution Cannot find the desired picture ■ Use the Direct printing menu to change the image stor age location. The Direct printing menu interface turns off ■ Press any camera button to redisplay the menu.
46 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roubleshoot ing Getting help on the Web Camera Software Other Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .k odak.com/go/md30support See step-by-step solutions and repair information www .
www . kodak.com /go/support 47 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.33-typ e Effective pixels— 12.2 MP (4026 x 30 26) LCD— 2.7 in. (6. 9 cm) LCD; 230K pixels; 4:3 aspect ratio Image storage— Optional SD/SDHC Card (T he SD logo is a tr ademark of the SD Card Association.
48 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Program mode: Auto 80-400 ; manual 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 100 0 Ex po su re m et eri n g— TTL-AE; F ace Priority , Multi-Zone , Center -Zone Exposure compensation— +/-2.
Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 49 Speaker— Ye s PICTBRIDGE support— Ye s Po w e r — K ODAK Li-Ion Rechargeab le Digital Camer a Battery KLIC-7006; 5V A C-to-USB battery charging T ripod mount— 1/4 inch Size— 93.7 x 56.7 x 22.7 mm (3.7 x 2.
50 www .kodak.com/g o/support 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 , go to www .k odak.com/go/SDcapacities . Actual stor age capacity v aries depending on su bject composition, card size , and other factors .
Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 51 ■ 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 in side the prod uct, contact K odak customer support.
52 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Limited warranty K odak wa rran ts its digital camer as and access ories (excluding batteries) to b e free from malfunctions and defects in both ma terials and workmanship for the w arr anty period speci fied on your K ODAK Product pa ckaging.
Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 53 specified o n your K odak product packaging. T he option of repair , replacement, or refund is K odak's only obli gation. K odak will not be responsibl e for any speci al, consequential or inc idental da mages resulting from the sale , purchase , or use of this product regardless of the cause .
54 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix interference to radio comm unications . Howeve r , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Appendix www . kodak.com /go/support 55 CE Hereby , Eastman K odak Company declares that this K ODAK Product is in c ompliance with the essential requ irements and other relev ant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC .
56 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Korean Class B ITE Korean Li-Ion Regulatory.
www . kodak.com /go/support 57 Index 1 A A/V out, 27 about th is camera, 36 accessories battery, 51 buying, 4 6 SD/SDHC Card, 5 add keywords, names, 20 AF control (Still), 34 AF control (video), 34 AF.
58 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index download K ODAK Software, 37 download p ictures, 3 7 E edit videos, 29 emailing pictu res, videos, 20 expected battery life, 51 exposure long time, 3 2, 35 exposure.
www . kodak.com /go/support 59 Index manner/museum, 12 marking for email, 20 memory inserting card, 5 menu settings, 31 modes, 11 auto, 11 backlight, 12 beach, 1 2 children , 12 fireworks, 13 flower, .
60 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index recycling, disposal, 49 regulatory information, 53 repair, 46 reset camera, 36 reviewing pictures/video as you tak e them, 7 deleti ng, 22 LCD, 21 protecti ng, 22 s.
www . kodak.com /go/support 61 Index text, 12 time, setting, 4 timer, shutter delay, 14 tips battery guidelines, 51 care & maintenance, 49 transfer pictures, 37 trash can, deleti ng, 7 trimming a .
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