Kodak EASYSHARE M531 User manual

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Attach the strap, load the battery
KLIC-7006
battery
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Charge the battery
Battery Charging light:
• Orange: charging
• Green: finished
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1Your plug
may differ.
Turn off the camera.
Connect KODAK Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin and
charger. (Use only the cable included with this camera!)
Charge the battery whenever necessary.
Battery Charging light:
• Blinking: charging
• Steady: finished
If your package includes a charger:
If your package includes an adapter:
Your adapter
may differ.
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Store pictures on an SD or SDHC Card
Your camera has internal memory. We strongly recommend
purchasing an SD or SDHC Card to store more
pictures/videos.
CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may
cause damage. Inserting or removing a card while the
camera is on may damage the pictures, the card, or the
camera.
1Turn off the camera.
2Insert the card
until it clicks.
3Turn on the camera.
To eject the card,
push and release it.
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Turn on the camera
Set the language and date/time
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/M531support
Press the Power button.
to change current field.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.
At the prompt, press OK.
to change.
OK to accept.
Language:
Date/Time:
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Take a picture
See other modes See page 11
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/M531support
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Press the Shutter button
halfway to focus and set
exposure.
When the framing marks turn
green, press the Shutter button
completely down.
Framing marks
The camera turns on in Smart Capture mode.
(If it’s in a different mode, press the Mode button,
then Smart Capture
until the LCD displays
mode. Then press OK.)
Compose the picture.
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Mode
button
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Review pictures/videos
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View previous/next
picture/video.
Press the Review
button to enter/exit Review.
Play a video.
OK
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Download software, transfer pictures
Download KODAK Software www.kodak.com/go/camerasw
To use this camera on more
than one computer
See the Extended user guide at
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Turn on the
camera.
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Use the KODAK Camera USB
Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to
connect camera to
computer. (Use only
the cable included
with this camera!)
1Turn off the camera.
After the software
is installed, follow the
prompts to transfer pictures
and videos to your computer.
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* If the downloader does not run, find and launch it:
• WINDOWS OS: in My Computer
• MAC OS: on your Desktop
Download KODAK Software—so it’s easy
to transfer and share pictures and videos.
Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet. When
you connect the camera to the computer, the KODAK
Software Downloader automatically runs. Follow the prompts
to download and install KODAK Software.*
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Get help from your camera
Keep learning about your camera!
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/M531support
Scroll through a
Help topic.
Press the Menu
button, then highlight a
menu choice.
Press the Info
1
button.
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Your camera offers a built-in Help system.
It describes every setting for every menu choice.
Go to www.kodak.com/go/M531support for:
• the Extended user guide
• step by step troubleshooting and repair
• interactive tutorials
• and more!
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Front View
Lens
Microphone
Flash
Self-timer/
Video light
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Back View
OK,
Wide Angle/
Telephoto button
LCD Share button
USB port
Power button
Flash button
Mode button
Shutter button
Delete,
Menu, Info,
Review
buttons
Battery compartment
Tripod
socket
Strap post
SD/SDHC Card slot
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