Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EASYSHARE V1233 Kodak
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K odak EasyShar e V1233 zoom digital camer a User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials: www .k odak.com/go/howto F or help wi th your camer a: www .
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Product features www .kodak.com/go/ support i Fr ont view NO TE: 6, 7, and 8 are also Battery Charging lights . 1 Zoom lever (W/T ) 7 Video mode button 2 Shutter but ton 8 Favorites mode bu tton 3F l .
ii www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Product features Back view 1 LCD 7 Share button 2 Spe aker 8 Men u butto n 3 Review button 9 Battery compartment 4 Delete but ton 10 Slot for opti onal SD or MMC card 5 .
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 T able of contents Understanding the blur warnin g icons .......... ...................... ...................... ... 27 Understanding the review i cons ....... ...................... ...................... .............
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-7004 battery F or information on replacing batter ies and extending battery life , see page 6 0 .
2 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Setting up your camera Charging the battery Charg e until all 3 Battery Charging lights are lit. If the Battery Charging lights d o not turn on during USB charging, ens u.
Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 3 Charging the battery using other accessories Turning on the camera Press the On/Off button to turn the camer a on in Auto mo de . NO T E: Y ou can also press the Auto/SCN , Video , or F avorites button to turn on the camer a in that mode .
4 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Setting up your camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change language in the future , see page 36 . T o change date & t ime , see page 35 . Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Y our camer a has internal memory .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture 1 Press the On/Off or Auto /SCN button to turn on the camer a. 2 Compose the picture . 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure . When the fr aming marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down .
6 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos Using the framing marks to take pictures F raming m arks indicate the camer a focus area. In Auto mode (and in SCN modes designed for pic tures of people), the camera attemp ts to focus on faces . 1 Press the Shutter button halfway .
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 7 Using the 3X optical zoom 1 Use the LCD to fr ame your subject. 2 T o zoom in, press T e lephoto (T). T o zoom out, press Wide Angle (W). The zoom indicator shows the zoom status. 3 T ak e the picture or video .
8 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos 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 . Place the came r a on a tripod or flat surface . 1 In any Still mode , press the Me nu button.
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 33 ).
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 excellent 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 Press the Auto/SCN button until the Scene icons appe ar on the LCD . 2 Press to view scene mode descriptions .
12 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T aking pictures/videos Manner/ Museum Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are disabled. Place the camera on steady surface or tripod. Self- Portrait Close-ups of yours e lf. Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 13 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.
14 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 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 .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 15 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 pictu res/videos , remove protection before deleting.
16 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Using the menu button in review 1 Press the Review button, then the Menu button. 2 Press to highlig ht a tab: ■ Review to view pictures/.
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 17 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 highlig ht the Edit tab .
18 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Playing a sound tag 1 Press the Review button, then to find a tagged pic ture . 2 Press to play th e sound tag. 3 Press to adjust the volume . 4 Press OK to stop playback. Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology K odak P erfect T ouch technology help s ensure better , brighter pictures .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 19 Editing videos Y ou can do incredi ble 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.
20 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos 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 Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 21 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 .
22 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Running a slide show Use Slide Show to display your pictures/videos on the LCD . NO TE: If you have a K odak EasyShare HDTV dock, see it s Getting Started Guide . If you have an EasyShare photo fr ame dock 2, see page 25 .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 23 Choosing a slide show transition Choose how the slide show tr ansiti ons from one picture to another . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight T r ansition, then press the OK button . 2 Press to select a tr ansiti on, then press the OK button.
24 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Displaying pictures/videos on a television 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 , use an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately) and the USB / A/V adapter .
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 25 Running a slide show with the photo frame dock 2 Y our package may include an EasyShar e pho to fr ame dock 2. (T o purchase accessories , visit www .kod ak.com/go/v1233accessories .) Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button.
26 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Viewing by date or by album 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press t he Menu button, then to highlight the Re view tab . 3 Press to highli ght View By , then press the OK button. Highlight All, Date , Album, or Image Stor age , then press the OK button.
W orking with p ictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/ support 27 Copying pictures/videos Y ou can copy pic tures/videos from a card to internal memory or fr om internal memory to a card. Copy pictures/videos: 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press t he Me nu button , then to highl ight the Review tab .
28 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt W orking with pic tures/videos Understanding the review icons Pictur es Videos Email tag F avorite tag Print tag/number of prints Protected Picture/Video number Image storage location Blur wa rning Scroll arrows Review Selec ted picture P erfect T ouch tech.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 29 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 be st results from your camera. NO TE: Some settings r emain until you change them; ot hers , until you change modes or turn off the camer a.
30 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Burst Camera takes up t o 3 pictures while the Shutter button is pressed. Capture an event, such as a person swinging a golf club. On Off (default) Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 31 Color Mode Choose color tones. Unavailable in Video mode. High Color Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia— for a reddish-brown, antique look. NO TE: EasyShare softw are also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia.
32 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Using the capture plus tab Pre ss Menu, , , and OK to access settin gs Option s White Balance Choose your lighting condition. Available in Auto and SCN-Custom mode. Auto (default)— auto matically corr ects white balance.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 33 ISO Speed Control the sensitivity of the camera sensor. Auto (default) ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 8 00, 1600, 32 00 (ISO 32 00 available for picture sizes of 3.1 MP or less.) Red Eye Pref lash Choose whether a preflash fires when the f l ash is in Red Eye mode.
34 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Using the video tab Customizing your camera Use Setup to cus t omize your camer a. Pre ss Menu, , , and OK to access settin gs Options Self-timer Choose a self-timer setting. See page 8 . Video Size Choose a video resolution.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 35 LCD Dimmer Choose inactivity time until LCD dims. 30 second s 20 second s 10 seconds (defau lt) Off ( no dimmin g) Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures/videos. Auto (default)— the camera uses the card if one is in the camer a.
36 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Auto Power Off Choose inactivity time unt il camera turns off. 10 minu tes 5 minutes 3 minutes (de fault) 1 minute Video Out Choose the regional settin g that lets you connect the c amera to a television or other extern al device.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 37 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 tripod. On ly the panor a mic picture is saved; indi vidual pictures are not.
38 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness Before you tak e a picture , you can adjust exposure com pensation to mak e pictures dark er or lighter . ■ Press to decrease exposure compensation.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 39 Sharing your pictures Press the Share button to tag your pictures/v ideos . When they are transferred to your computer , you can share them. Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share button.
40 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Second—t ag picture s/videos on yo ur camera 1 Press the Share button. Press to find a picture/video . 2 Press to highlight Email , then press the OK button. The Email icon appear s in the status area.
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 41 Third—tr ansfer and email When you tr ansfer the tagged pictures/vid eos to your computer , EasyShare software prompt s you to send the pictu res/videos . F o r details , see Help in EasyShare software .
42 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Preventing camer a favorites fr om synchronizing with the softwar e If you don’ t w ant to use the favorites feature: 1 Open EasyS hare softw are . 2 F rom the T ools menu, select Camer as/ Viewers > Sync and T ransfer Manager .
Doing mor e with your camer a www .kodak.com/go/ support 43 Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature to tag the pictures/videos in your cam era with al bum names . First—on your computer Use EasyShare software to create album name s on your computer , then copy up to 32 album names to the camer a’ s internal memory .
44 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Doing more with your camera Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album fe ature to pre-select album names before you tak e pictures/videos . T hen, a ll the pictures/videos you tak e are tagged with those album n ames .
www .kodak.com/go/ support 45 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 th e software to load incorr ectly . Installing the software 1 Close all open softw are applications before starting the inst allation.
46 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T ransferrin g and printing pictures Transferring pictures/videos Using the USB cable If you do n ot have an EasyShare dock, use a K odak USB cable , model U-8 and the USB / A/V adapter . Using the photo frame dock 2 If you have a K odak EasyShare ph oto fram e dock 2, use it to tr ansfer p ictures .
T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 47 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 49 ) ■ K odak card re aders NO TE: T o purch ase accessories , visit www .
48 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T ransferrin g and printing pictures Connecting the camera to a PictBridg e enabled printer 1 T urn off the camera and pr inter . 2 Connec t the appr opriate USB cable from the camer a to the p rinter . (Use a USB / A/V adap ter) See your prin te r user guid e for details or www .
T ransferring and printing pict ures www .kodak.com/go/ support 49 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 .
50 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 6 T r oubleshooting Camera pr oblems Status Solution Camera does not turn on ■ Mak e sure the battery is char ged and installed correctly (see page 1 ).
T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 51 Computer/connectivity problems Battery life is short ■ Mak e sure the correct battery ty pe is installed (see page 60 ). ■ Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before insertin g a battery in the camer a.
52 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Picture quality problems Computer does not communicate w ith the camera ■ Mak e sure the battery is charged and installe d correctly (see page 1 ). ■ T urn on the camer a. ■ Mak e sure the USB cable model U-8 is connected to the camer a and the computer .
T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 53 Direct printing (PictBr idge enabled printer) problems Picture is too light ■ Reposition the camer a to reduce the amount of av ailable 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 .
54 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 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 odak.com/go/v12 33support Purchase camera accessories (camera docks, printer docks, lenses, cards, etc.
Getting help www .kodak.com/go/ support 55 NO TE: If you have qu estions concerning this pro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australi a 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria .
56 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/1.8 in. CCD , 4:3 aspect r atio ISO speed— Auto: 64–400; Ma nual: 64, 100 , 200, 400, 800, 1600, 32 00 (ISO 3200 av ailable for picture sizes of 3.1 MP or less .) T aking lens— 3X optic al zoom; f/3.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 57 2.1 MP (16:9): 1920 x 10 80 pixels 1.2 MP (4:3): 1280 x 960 pixels Video c aptur e— 1280 x 720 (HD 720p) HQ @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 (HD 720p) @ 30 fps 640 x 480 HQ.
58 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix Communication with comp uter— USB 2.0 high speed (PIMA 15740 protocol ) via EasySh are HDTV dock, or via USB cable model U-8 and USB / A/V adap ter . Full speed via EasyShare came ra dock, printer dock, or photo fr ame dock 2.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 59 Upgrading your software and firmware Downl oad the latest versions of t he so ftw are included on the K odak EasyShare softwa re CD and the camer a firmware (the software that runs on the camer a ). Visit www .k odak.
60 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix ■ K eep batteries out of the reach of children. ■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects , including coins .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 61 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 one year from the date of purchas e .
62 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix K odak mak es no other express or implied w arr anty for th is product, and disclaims the implied w arr anties of merchantability and fi tness for a particular pu rpose .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 63 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 a rt 15 of th e FCC Rules .
64 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Appendix Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE China RoHS In Europe: For human/environm ental protection, it is your responsibili ty to dispose of this equipment at a collection facility establi shed for this purpose (separate from municipal waste).
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 65 Australian C-Tick 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 .
66 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index 1 A A/V out, 24 about picture , vide o, 26 accessories, 47 battery, 60 buying, 5 4 printer dock, 47 SD/MMC card, 4 AF assist light, i albums set, 35 tagging pictur.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 67 Index tr ansfer to, 45 connector, USB / A/V, 24, 46 copy pictures card to memory, 27 memory to card, 27 to computer vi a USB cable, 45 cropping pi ctures, 17 customer sup.
68 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index I icon blur, 2 7 icons, modes, 10 Image stabilizer, 16, 34 image storage , 35 information about pictures , videos, 26 installin g battery, 1 SD/MMC card, 4 softw a.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 69 Index multimedia slide show, 2 3 multiple selections, 26 multi-up, 25 N night landsc ape, 11 night portrait, 11 O OK button, ii on/off button, i online prints, ordering, .
70 www .kodak.co m/go/suppo rt Index insertin g, 4 printin g from, 49 stor age capacities, 59 select multiple pictures/vi deos, 26 self-portrait, 12 self-timer, 8 light, i service and support telephon.
www .kodak.com/go/ support 71 Index taking pictures, video s, 5 telephone support, 55 television, slide show, 2 4 text, 11 time, setting, 4 timer, shutter delay, 8 tips battery guidelines, 60 care &am.
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