Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EASYSHARE Z812 IS Kodak
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K odak EasyShar e Z812 IS zoom digital camer a User’ s guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www .k odak.com/go/h owto F or help wi th your camer a, www .
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Product features www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt i Fr ont view 1 Lens 7 Drive button (Self-timer, Burst, Expos ure Bracketing) 2 Low-light assist, Self-timer light, Video light 8M o d e d i a l 3 Shutter .
ii www .kodak.com/go/ support Product features Back view 1 Battery compartment 10 Info button 2 Slot for opti onal SD card 11 Review button 3 Tripod socket 12 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter 4 Doc.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt iii T a ble of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ............................................ ............................. 1 Attaching the lens cap and strap ..... ............. ................. .............. .........
iv www .kodak.com/go/ support T able of conten ts 4 Doing more with your camera .................................. ........................... 29 Capture modes ............. ............. ............. .................. ............. ............. ..
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 1 1 Setting up your camer a Attaching the lens cap and strap 1 2.
2 www .kodak.com/go/ support Setting up your camera Loading the battery T o repla ce batteries and ex tend battery life , see page 63 . K odak lith ium digi tal camera battery CRV3 (non-re chargeable).
Setting up your camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 3 Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time NO TE: T o change t he date/time and langua ge in th e future , use the M enu butto n ( see page 37 ). 2 1 to change . for previo us/next field.
4 www .kodak.com/go/ support Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD card Y our camer a has in ternal memory . Y ou can pu rch ase SD ca rds to stor e more p ictures and videos . Visit www .kodak.com/go/z812acces sories . CAUTION: A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause damage .
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 5 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture NO TE: After you tak e a picture , the EVF/L CD di splays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds . T he picture is saved unless you press t he Delete but ton. 3 1 2 Press the Shutter button halfw ay to focus and set e xposure .
6 www .kodak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using the auto-focus framing marks (for pictures) When using the LCD or EVF as a viewfinder , framin g marks indicate the c amer a focus area. T he camera attempts to focus on fore ground subjects , even if th e subjects are not centered in the scene .
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 7 Taking a video NO TE: After you tak e a video , the EVF/LCD disp lays a quickview for appro ximately 5 seconds . T o play/pause the video during the quickview , press OK. T he video is saved u nless you press t he Delete b utton.
8 www .kodak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 12X closer to your subj ect. 1 Use the EVF or LCD to frame your subject. 2 Press T elepho to (T) to zoom in. Press Wide An gle (W) to zoom out. The zoom indicator show s zoom status.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 9 Using the Flash button Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Press the flash bu tton rep eatedly to scro ll thro ugh flash modes . The current flash mode appears in the status area.
10 www .kodak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using the Focus button Press the F ocu s button to have mo re control over camera focusing. 1 T urn the Mode dial to P , A, S , or M mode (see page 40 ). 2 Press the F ocus button repeatedly until the , , or MF icon appears in the status area.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 11 Using the Drive button Using the self-timer T o cance l the Self-timer before the pictur e is tak e n, press th e Drive button. (T he Self-tim er setting remains a ctive .) Use the same procedur e to tak e a video , but: ■ T urn the Mode dial to Video .
12 www .kodak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos Using burst Press the Drive button to choose a burst mode . 1 In most Still modes , press the Driv e button repeatedly to ch oose an option. 2 Press the Shutter button half way to focus and set exposure .
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 13 Using exposure bracketing Use exposure br ack eting to determine the best exposure (light) level fo r your conditions .
14 www .kodak.com/go/ support T aking pictures/videos What the capture icons mean Capture modes—no buttons pressed Capture modes—shutter pressed halfw ay Flash compensation Picture/video size Pict.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 15 3 W orking with pictur es/videos Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work wi th your pictures and videos . NO TE: I f you have pictures/videos on a car d a nd in intern al memory , you can scroll from one stor age location to the other .
16 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos Deleting pictures and videos Using the undo delete feature If you acci dentally delete a pi cture/video , you may be able to us e Undo Delete to retrieve it. T his feature is only av aila ble im mediately after you delete a s ingle picture/video .
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 17 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/videos ■ Edit to edit pictures/videos ■ Setup for other camer a settings 3 Press to highlight a setting , then press the OK button.
18 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology K odak P erfect T ouch techn ology helps ensure b etter , brighter pictures . 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press for previous/next picture . 3 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab .
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 19 Adding sound tags Y ou can record a voice or sound (up to 1 minute long) to a pi cture . NO T E: Only one sound tag can be added to each picture (not to videos). Recording a sound tag 1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture .
20 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos Editing videos Y ou can do incredible things with your videos! Making a picture from a video Y ou can cho ose a single fr am e from a V GA video , then mak e a picture suitable for a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) pri nt.
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 21 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 highli ght th e Edit tab .
22 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos Using video bookmarks Y ou can set bookmarks at inte resting pl aces in y our video , then jump from one bookmark to another . Setting bookmarks 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video .
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 23 Using the histogram to view picture exposure Use the histogram to ev aluate the distribution of light 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.
24 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ 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 to 60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlig ht Interv al, then press OK.
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 25 Displaying pictures and videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion , computer monitor , or any devic e equippe d with a video in put. T o connect the ca mer a to a telev ision, use an optiona l A/V cable (visit www .
26 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos Viewing by date, album, or image storage 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highli ght View By , then press OK. 3 Press to highlight All (default), Date , Album, or Image Stor age , then press OK.
W or king with pictur es/videos www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 27 Copying pictures and videos Y ou can copy pictures and videos from a ca rd to internal memory or from internal memory to a card. Before you copy , mak e sure that a card is ins erted in the camer a.
28 www .kodak.com/go/ support W or king with pictures/ videos What the review icons mean Mode indicator Scroll arrows Email tag F avorite tag Protected V oice a nnotation Picture number Image storage l ocatio n P erfect T ouch tech.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 29 4 Doing mor e with your camer a Capture modes Capture mode Fo r Smart Scene General picture taking—offers an ex cellent balance of image quality and ease of use. When the Shutter button is pres sed halfway, faces are detected, the scene is analyzed, and the best settings are applied.
30 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera SCN (Scen e) modes 1 T urn the Mode dial to . 2 Press to hig hlight a SCN m ode and view its descrip tion. NO TE: If the SCN mod e description turns off , press OK. 3 T o choose the SC N mode , either p ress OK or k eep that SCN mode h ighlighted .
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 31 Using the Menu button Y ou can change settings to get the be st results from your camera. NO TE: Some settings remain until you chan ge them; ot hers , until you change modes or tur n off the camer a.
32 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Using the capture tab Press Menu, to highlight Capture , to access settings , then OK. Options Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. For recommended print sizes, visit www .k odak.com/go/printsizes 8.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 33 Using the capture plus tab AF Control (Still ) Choose an auto-focus setting. Continuous AF (default )— because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to pre ss the Shutter button halfway down to focus.
34 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Exposure Metering Evaluate light leve ls at specific areas of a scene. Available only in PASM and Panorama mode. Multi-pattern (default)— evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 35 Using the video tab Using the Setup menu Use Setup to cus tomize your camer a settings . Red Eye Pr eflash Choose whether a preflash fires when the flash is in Red Eye mode. On (default)— red eye flash fires before th e picture is taken.
36 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Image S torage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. Auto (default)— the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory. Internal Memory— the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 37 Camera Sounds Choose a theme, or choose sounds for individual camera functions. Default Sci-fi Fun Music None Sound Volume Off High Medium (default) Low Date & Time See page 3 . Auto Power Off Choose amount of inactivity time until camera turns off.
38 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Format CAUTION: F ormatting a card deletes all (including protected) pictures/videos . F ormatting internal memory deletes all pictures/videos , email addresses , album names , and favorites . Memory Card— deletes everything on the card; formats the card.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 39 Taking panoramic pictures Use panor ama to “sti tch” up to 3 pictures into a panor ami c scene . NO TE: F or best results , use a t ripod. (F or a steady shutter release on a trip od, see page 11 .
40 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera P, A, S, and M modes Use these modes when you want more co ntrol over your camer a and pictures . NO TE: Settings you change in P , A, S , or M modes appl y only to pictures tak e n in those modes .
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 41 Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings P ASM modes control the aperture (f-number , also known as f-stop), shutter speed, exposure compen sation, flash compensati on , and ISO . Use the Menu bu tton to control all other settings .
42 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera 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.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 43 Tagging pictures/videos for emailing First—on your computer Use K o dak EasyShare softw are to create an email address book on your computer . T hen, copy up to 32 email addresses to the camer a’ s internal memory .
44 www .kodak.com/go/ support Doing more with your camera Tagging pictures as favorites W ant to k eep copies of your fa vorite pictures on your camer a? Start with the Share button! T he next time you tr ansfer pictures to yo ur computer , EasyShare softw are helps you mak e choices about your favorite pictures .
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 45 Optional settings In F avorites mode , press the Menu button to access optional settings . NO TE: Pictures tak en at the 3:2 picture size are displa yed at a 3:2 aspect ra tio with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen.
46 www .kodak.com/go/ support 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 highl ight Albu m, then pr ess OK. 4 Press to highli ght an album name , then press OK.
Doing mor e with yo ur camera www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 47 Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names before you tak e pictures/videos . T hen, all the pictures/vid eos you tak e are tagged with tho se album names .
48 www .kodak.com/go/ support 5 T r ansferr ing and pr inting pictur es Installing the software 1 Close all open softw are applicati ons before starting the installation. NO T E: If running Windows O S and installing Easy Share softw are from th e K odak We b site , do not close the WinZip appl ication.
T ransferring and prin ting pictures www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 49 Transferring pictures IMPOR T ANT : If your camera was packaged w ith a K odak EasyShare dock, use the dock to transfer pictures to your computer . (See page 52 and the dock user’ s guide for details.
50 www .kodak.com/go/ support T ransfer ring and printi ng pictures Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camer a to the K odak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or without a computer . Purchase this and ot her accessories at a dea ler of K odak products or www .
T ransferring and prin ting pictures www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 51 Printing from a PictBr idge enabled printer 1 T urn on the printer . T urn on the camer a. The PictBrid ge logo is d isplay ed, followed by the current pi cture and menu . (If no pictures are found, a message is displayed.
52 www .kodak.com/go/ support T ransfer ring and printi ng pictures Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare Gallery is one of the many onlin e print services offered in EasyShare softw are . Y ou can easily: ■ Upload your pictures . ■ Edit, enhance , and add borders to your pictures .
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 53 6 T r oubleshooting Camera pr oblems F or step-by-step product support, visit www .k odak.com/go/z812support and select Inter active T roubleshootin g & Repairs . If T ry one or more of the fol lowing Camera does not turn on ■ Insert a new or charged battery .
54 www .kodak.com/go/ support T roubleshoot ing Picture orientation is not accurate ■ Set the Orientation Sensor to ON ( see page 36 ) Flash does not fire ■ Check the flash setting and change as needed ( page 9 ). NO TE: T he flash d oes not fire in all modes .
T roubleshoot ing www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 55 Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems Memory card not recognized or camera freezes with card. ■ Card may be corrupted. F ormat card in camer a ( see page 38 .) ■ Change image stor age location to internal memory ( see page 36 ).
56 www .kodak.com/go/ support T roubleshoot ing Direct printing (PictBr idge) problems Picture is too light ■ Reposition camera to reduce the amount of av ailable light. ■ T urn flash off ( page 9 ). ■ Move so that th e distance between you and the subject is within the effective flash range ( page 9 ).
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 57 7 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Email Kodak customer support www .koda k.com/go/contact Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting informati on, arrange fo r repairs, etc.
58 www .kodak.com/go/ support Getting help NO TE: If you have question s concerning this pro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australi a 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria .
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 59 8 Appendix Camera specifications CCD— 1/2.5 in. CCD , 4:3 asp ect r atio Picture size— 8.0 MP (3264 x 2448 pixels) 7.1 MP (3:2) (3264 x 2176 pixels) 6.0 MP (16: 9) (3264 x 1840 pixels) 5.0 MP (2592 x 1944 pixels) 3.1 MP (2048 x 1536 pixels) 2.
60 www .kodak.com/go/ support Appendix Exposure compensation— +/-2.0 EV with 1/3 EV s tep Shutter speed— Smart Scene: 1/2–1/2500 sec. Shutter Priority and Manu al mode: 16 –1/1000 sec. ISO speed— Auto: 64 to 400 Selectabl e: 64, 100, 200, 40 0, 800, 1600, 320 0 (3200 av aila ble only in P ASM modes at 2.
Appendix www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 61 Orientation sensor— F or pictures and video Video output— NTSC or P AL Po w e r — K odak lithium digital camer a batter y CRV3; K odak Li-I on rechargeabl.
62 www .kodak.com/go/ support Appendix Storage capacities T he LCD displays the approxim ate number of pictu res (or minutes /seconds of vid eo) remaining. F or av er age SD card capacities , visit ww w .k od ak.com/go/ memory (and click the SD card).
Appendix www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 63 ■ Remove the battery when the product is stor ed for an extended period of time . In the unlik e ly event that battery fluid le aks inside the product, contact K odak customer support.
64 www .kodak.com/go/ support Appendix Upgrading your software and firmware Downl oad the la test ve rsions of t he so ftw are included on the K odak EasyShare softwa re CD and the camera firmw are (the software that runs on the camer a). See www .k odak.
Appendix www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 65 T h is warr anty does not appl y when failur e is due to ship ping da mage , accident, alteration, modification, unau thoriz ed service , misus e , abuse , use .
66 www .kodak.com/go/ support Appendix Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imits for a Class B digital devi ce , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules .
Appendix www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 67 Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance — T his Class B digita l appar atus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation de s normes-Class e B— Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est confor me à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
68 www .kodak.com/go/ support Appendix VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE Russian GOST-R AIO-40 Eastman K odak Company Rochester , NY 14 650.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 69 Index 1 A A/V out, 25 about th is camera , 38 accessories battery, 63 buying, 5 2 picture transfer, 49 printer dock, 50 SD card, 4 AF control, 33, 35 album set, 36 taggi.
70 www .kodak.com/go/ support Index customizing camera settings, 35 D date set ting, 3 date sta mp, 33 DC-in, ii delete button, ii deleti ng from internal me mory, 16 from SD card, 16 protecting pictu.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 71 Index installin g batteries, 2 SD card, 4 softw are, 48 internal memory stor age capacity, 62 K Kodak EasySha re software installin g, 48 upgr ading, 6 4 Kodak Pe rfect .
72 www .kodak.com/go/ support Index N night landsc ape, 30 night portrait, 30 O online prints, ordering, 52 open flash switch, i optical zoom, 8 orientation sensor, 36 P panoram ic pictures, 39 PASM m.
www .kodak.com /go/suppo rt 73 Index printin g from, 52 slot, ii stor age capacities, 62 select multiple pictures/vi deos, 26 self-portrait, 30 self-timer, 11 service and support telephone numbers, 5 .
74 www .kodak.com/go/ support Index time, setting, 3 timer, shutter delay, 11 tips battery guidelines, 63 care & maintenance, 61 transfer, via USB cable, 48 trimming a video, 20 tripod socket, i i.
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