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K odak EasyShare Z1275/Z1285 digital camer a Extended user guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , visit www .k odak.com/go/howto F or help with you r camera, visi t www .
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester , NY 14650 © Eastman K odak Company , 2007 All screen images are simulated. K odak, EasyShare , and P erfect Tou ch are trademarks of Eastman K odak Company .
Product features www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt i Front view 1 Mode dial 6 Self-timer/Burst button 2 Shutter button 7 Flash 3 Self-timer/Video light 8 Speaker 4 On/Off button 9 Microphone 5F l a s h b u t.
ii www .kodak.com/g o/support Product features Back view 1L C D 1 0 U S B , A / V O u t 2 , OK 11 DC-In , for optional 3V AC adapter 3 Ready light 12 Share button 4 LCD/Info button 13 Men u button 5 D.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt ii i T able of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ......................................................................... 1 Attaching the strap .................... ................................... ....................
iv www .kodak.com/g o/support T able of conten ts 4 Doing more with your camera ............................................................. 27 Using the Menu button to ch ange settings .................... .............................. 27 Using the framing grid to compo se a picture .
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 1 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the strap Loading the battery T o extend battery life, see page 61 . CRV3 lithium (non-rechargeable) Ni-MH (rechargeable) 2 AA (recharge.
2 www .kodak.com/g o/support Setting up your camera Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time NO TE: T o change the date/time and langua ge in the futur e, use the Menu button ( see page 31 ). to change . OK to accept. to change . OK to accept.
Setting up your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 3 Using an optional SD/SDHC or MMC card Y our camera has internal memory . Y ou ca n purchase an SD/SDHC or MMC card to store more pictures and videos ( www .kodak.com/go/z1275accessories , www .kodak.
4 www .kodak.com/g o/support 2 T aking pictur es/videos Taking a picture NO TE: Press to turn on/off status i c ons ( see page 12 ) and histog ram ( see page 38 ). For more information on fr aming marks , see page 5 . Taking a video Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure .
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 5 Reviewing the picture/video just taken After you tak e a picture/vide o, the LCD dis plays a quickview for several seconds . (T o dismiss the quickview sooner , press the Shutter button halfw ay .) T o review pictur es/videos anytim e, see page 13 .
6 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Capture modes Scene modes 1 T urn the Mode dial t o Scene . 2 Press to display Scene modes . NO TE: If the mode description turns off be fore you finish reading it, press OK. Capture mode For Smart Scene General picture taking.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 7 3 Press OK to choose a Scene mode . Use this SCN mode Fo r Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. Panorama L-R, R-L Stitching up to 3 pictures into one panoramic scene ( see page 11 ). Sport Subjects that are in motion.
8 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 5X closer to your subject while taking pictures/videos . Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no cl os er t han 24 in . (60 cm) to the subject or 7.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 9 Using the flash Use the flash when you tak e pictures at night, indoors , or outdoors in heavy shadows . Flash modes Flash fires Auto When the lighting conditions require it. Fill Every time you take a picture, regard less of the lighting conditions.
10 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Using the self-timer Use the self-timer when you w ant to be included in a picture , or to ensure a steady Shutter button press . T o cancel the Self-timer be fore the picture is tak en, press the Self-timer/Burst button , or press the Shutter bu tton comple tely down.
T aking pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 11 Taking panoramic pictures Use panora ma to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panor amic scene . NO TE: For best results , use a tripod. Individual pict ures are not saved, even if panorama capture is cancelled before stitching occurs .
12 www .kodak.com/g o/support T aking pictures/videos Understanding the picture-taking icons Status icons indicate mod e , feature , and camera status .
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 13 3 W orking with pictur es/videos Reviewing pictures/videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures/videos . Press Review again to exit. 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to view previous/next picture/video .
14 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Playing a video 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to locate previous/next video . 3 Press to p lay a video . ■ Press to adjust the volume . ■ Press OK to pause /unpause. ■ Press during playback to play at 2X speed; press agai n for 4X.
W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 15 Deleting pictures/videos 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press to find a picture/video. 3 Press the Dele te button. 4 F ollow the screen prompts. Using the undo delete feature If you accidentally delete a picture/video , us e Undo Delete to retrieve it.
16 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Using the menu button in Review 1 Press the Review button, then t he Menu button. 2 Press to choose a tab: ■ Review to view pictures/videos ■ Edit to edit pictures/videos ■ Setup for other camera settings 3 Press to highli ght a setting, then press the OK button.
W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 17 Adding sound tags Y ou can record a voice or sound (up to 1 minute long ) to a picture. NO TE: 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 pictu r e .
18 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/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 . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab .
W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 19 Editing videos Making a picture from a video Y ou can choose a single frame from a video , then mak e a picture suitable for printing. 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight th e Edit tab .
20 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Using video bookmarks Y ou can set bookmarks at inte resting places in y our video, then j ump from one bookmark to another . Setting bookmarks 1 Press the Review button, then to find a video .
W orking with pictures/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 Review button, then to find a video . 2 Press the Menu button, then to highlight the Edit tab .
22 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Changing the slide show display interval T he default interval setting di splays each pi cture for 5 seconds . Y ou can set the display interval from 3–60 seconds . 1 On the Slide Show menu, press to highlight Interv al, then press the OK button.
W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 23 Displaying pictures/videos on a television Y ou can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, computer monitor , or any device equipped with a video input. T o connect the camera to a television, u se an A/V cable (may be sold separ ately).
24 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button. 2 Press the Zoom Wide Angle (W) button to change from single-picture view to multi-up thumbnails .
W orking with pictures/videos www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 25 Selecting multiple pictures/videos Use the multi-select feature wh en you have two or more pictures/videos to print, tran sfer , or delete pictures/videos . (Multi-select is used mo st effectively in Multi-Up mode , page 24 .
26 www .kodak.com/g o/support W orking with pictures/videos Understanding the review icons Pictures Videos Scroll arrows Email tag F avorite tag Print tag/number of prints K odak Perfect T ouch tech.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 27 4 Doing more with your camer a Using the Menu button to change settings NO TE: Some settings remain until you change them; othe rs remain until you turn off the camer a. 1 Press the Menu bu tton. 2 Press to h ighlight a menu tab: ■ Capture for the most common picture-taking settings .
28 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Video Size Available only in Video mode. 1280 x 720 (HD) — HDTV format; uses the least c ompression, and gives the highest video quality. 640 x 480 (defau lt)— medium quality and file size.
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 29 Press Me nu, , , and OK to access settings Options White Balance Choose your lighting condition. Available only in P/M and Panorama modes. Auto (default)— automaticall y corrects white balance.
30 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Sharpness Control picture sharpness. Available only in P/M and Panorama modes. High Normal (defau lt) Low Red-eye Pre-flash Choose if the Red-eye flash fires automatically before a picture is taken.
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 31 Using the Setup menu Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings Options LCD Brightness Power Save (default) High Power Image Storag e Choose a storage location for pictures/videos. Auto (default)— the camera uses the card if one is in the camera.
32 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Using the framing grid to compose a picture T he framing grid d ivides the LCD into thirds —vertically and horizontally . T his is helpful if , for exampl e , you want to bal anc e a picture between w ater , earth, and sky .
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 33 P and M modes Use Program and Manual mode s when you wa nt more control over your camer a and pictures .
34 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Changing P or M mode settings P/M modes control ISO, F ocus , ex posure co mpensation, shutter speed, and aperture (f-number , also known as f-stop). Use the Menu button to control all other settings.
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 35 Shutter speed— control how long the shutter stays open. Aperture— (also known as f-stop) control the size of th e lens opening, which determines the dep th of field. ■ Smaller f-stop numbers indicate a larger lens opening; good for portr aits and low-light conditi ons .
36 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Using burst 1 In most Still modes , press the Self-timer/Burst button . NO TE: Burst is unav ailable in P ortrait , Night P ort rait, N ight Landscape , Backlight, Fireworks , and P ano rama modes .
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 37 Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness In P/M and P anorama modes , you can adjust exposure co mpensation before you tak e a picture to mak e your pictures dark er or lighter .
38 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Using the histogram to view picture brightness Use the histogram to evaluate the distribution of lig ht before or after you take a picture . If the peak is to the right of the grap h, the subject is bright; if it’ s to the left, the subject is dark.
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 39 5 Press the Share button to exit the menu. * T o tag all pictures in the storage lo cation, highlight Print All, press the OK button, then indicate the number of copies .
40 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era 7 Press to highli ght Exit, then press the OK button. 8 Press the Share button to exit the menu. Third—transfer and email When you tr ansfer the tagged pictures/videos to your computer , the Email screen opens and lets you send them to the addresses you specified.
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 41 Preventing favorites fr om transferring to the camera 1 Open K odak Ea syShare software . Click the My Collection tab . 2 Go to the Albums view . 3 Click the Came ra F avorite s Album for your camera.
42 www .kodak.com/g o/support Doing more with your cam era Tagging pictures/videos for albums Use the Album feature to tag the pictures /videos in your camera with album 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 .
Doing more wi th your camera www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 43 Pre-tagging for album names Use the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album n ames before you tak e pictures/videos . T hen, all the pictures/vid eos you tak e are tagged with those album names .
44 www .kodak.com/g o/support 5 T ransferr ing and printing pictur es Installing the software CAUTION: Install EasyShare softwar e before connecting the camera 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 (including anti-virus software).
T r ansferring and printing pictures www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 45 Transferring pictures with the USB cable NO TE: Visi t www .kodak.com/go/howto for an online tutorial on connecting. Also available for transferring Y ou can also use these K odak products to transfer your pictures and videos .
46 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransf erring and printing 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 dealer of K o dak products or visit www .
T r ansferring and printing pictures www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 47 Printing from a PictBridg e enabled printer 1 T urn on the printer . T urn on the camera. The PictBridge lo go is display ed, followed by t he current picture and menu . (If no pictures are found, a message is displayed.
48 www .kodak.com/g o/support T ransf erring and printing pictures Ordering prints online Kodak Gallery ( www .kodakgallery .com ) is one of the many online print services offered in the K oda k EasyShare software . Y ou can easily: ■ Upload your pictures .
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 49 6 T roubleshooting F or step-by-step product support, visit www .kodak.com/go/z1275support , www .kodak. com/go/z1285support and select Interactive T roubleshooting & Repairs . Camera problems If T ry one or more of the following Camera does not turn on.
50 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roublesho oting In Review mode, you do not see a picture (or the expected picture) on the LCD screen. ■ Check the image storage location setting ( see page 31 ). In Review mode, a blue or black screen is displayed instead of a picture.
T roublesho oting www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 51 Came ra read y li ght sta tus Picture is too dark. ■ T urn on the flash ( see page 9 ). ■ Move so there is no more than 11.8 ft ( 3.6 m) in wide angle and 6.9 ft (2.1 m) in telephoto between the camer a and the subject.
52 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roublesho oting Camera/computer communications Ready light blinks amber. ■ W ait. Resume picture taking when the light stops blinking and turns green. Ready light blinks red and camera turns off. ■ Install new batteries ( see page 1 ) or charge rechargeable batteries .
T roublesho oting www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 53 LCD messages If T ry one or more of the following No images to display ■ Change image sto rage location setting ( see page 31 ). Memory card requires formatting ■ Insert a new card ( see page 3 ) or format the card ( see page 32 ).
54 www .kodak.com/g o/support T roublesho oting Memory card is unusable (Insert new memory card) ■ Insert a new card ( see page 3 ) or format the card ( see page 32 ). Caution: Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos , including protected files .
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 55 7 Getting help Helpful links Camera Software Other Email, write, or phone customer support www .kodak.com/go/contact Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for repairs, etc.) www .kodak.com/go/z1275support www .
56 www .kodak.com/g o/support Getting help NO TE: If you have questions concerning this p ro duct, you may speak with K odak customer support. Australia 1800 267 588 Netherlands 020 346 9372 Austria 0.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 57 8 Appendix Camera specifications F or more specifica tions , visit www .k odak.com/g o/z1275supp ort , www .kodak. com/go/z1285support CCD— 1/1.72 in. (4:3 aspect ratio) Pixels— T otal: 4088 x 3040 (12.43 MP) Effective: 4011 x 3011 (12 .
58 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Output image size— 12.0 MP (4:3): 4000 x 3000 pixels 10.7 MP (3:2): 4000 x 2664 pixels 9.0 MP (16:9): 4000 x 2256 pixels 6.0 MP (4:3): 2832 x 2128 pixels 3.1 MP (4:3): 2048 x 1536 pixels 2.2 MP (3:2): 1800 x 1200 pixels 2.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 59 Video capt ure— HD720p (1280 x 7 20 @ 30 fps), VGA (640 x 4 80 @30 fps), QV GA (320 x 240 @30 fps) Burst mode— Maximum 3 pictures @ 1.7 fps; Au to Exposure , Auto Focus , Auto White Balance e xecuted for first shot only Electronic flash— Auto flash; Gui de no.
60 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Storage capacities T he LCD displays the number of pictures (or minutes/seconds of video) remaining. F or average SD card capacities , visit www .kod a k.com/go/SDcap acities . Actual stor age capacity varies depend ing on subject compos ition, card size , and other factors.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 61 ■ Use only batteries approved for this product to avoid risk of explosion. ■ K eep batteries out of the reach of children. ■ Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects , including coins . Otherwise , a battery may short circuit, di scharge energy , become hot, or leak.
62 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix ■ Limit activities that quic kly deplete battery power (r eviewing pictures on th e camer a, excessive use of the flash). ■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect batt ery life. Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading batteries in the camera.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 63 Limited warranty coverage W arranty service is only av ailable from wi thin the country where the Products were originally purchased. Y ou may be required to ship Products , at your expense, to the authorized service facilit y for the countr y where the Products were purchased.
64 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix K odak makes no other express or implied warranty for this product, and disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose .
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 65 Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory T his equipment has been tested and fou nd to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules . Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti on against harmful interf erence in a residential installation.
66 www .kodak.com/g o/support Appendix Australian C-Tick Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance— T his Class B digital apparatus comp lies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Classe B— Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norm e NMB-003 du Canada.
Appendix www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 67 VCCI Class B ITE China RoHS Russian GOST-R MPEG-4 Use of this product in any manner that comp lies with the MPEG-4 visual standard is prohibited, except for use b y a consumer engaging in personal and non-commercial activities .
68 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index 1 A A/V out, 23 about picture, video, 14 about this cam e ra, 32 accessories, 45 battery, 61 buying, 55 printer dock, 46 SD/SDHC/MMC card, 3 AF control, 28 album se.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 69 Index D date setti ng, 2 date stamp, 2 8 DC-in, ii delete button, ii deleting during quickview , 5 pictures/video, 15 protecting pictures , videos, 15 digital image stabi.
70 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index SD/SDHC/MMC card, 3 softwa re, 4 4 internal memory storage capacity, 6 0 K Kodak EasyShare software upgr ading, 60 Kodak Perfect T ouch technology, 18 Kodak web sit.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 71 Index emailing tagged, 3 9 K odak P erfect T ouch, 18 magnifying, 1 3 printing, 47 protecting, 15 reviewing, 13 storage capacity, 6 0 tagging, 43 taking, modes, 6 transfe.
72 www .kodak.com/g o/support Index SD/SDHC/MMC card inserting, 3 printing from, 4 8 storage capacities, 6 0 select multiple pictures/videos, 25 self-portrait, 7 self-timer with pictures, 10 service a.
www .kodak.com/go/suppo rt 73 Index for albums, 43 for email, 39 for print, 39 telephone support, 56 telephoto button, ii television, slide show, 23 text, 7 time, setting, 2 timer, shutter delay, 10 t.
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