Kodak EASYSHARE M552 User manual

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Attach strap, load and charge battery
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable
Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7006
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Charging the battery
If your package includes this battery charger:
Battery Charging light:
• Blinking: charging
• Steady On: finished charging
Turn off the
camera.
1
Connect a KODAK Camera
USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin
and charger.
2
Yours may differ.
Maximize the number of pictures you can take–fully charge the
battery before using. All rechargeable batteries lose power over
time, even if they’re not being used.
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If your package includes this battery charger:
1
Battery Charging light:
• Flashing green: charging
• Steady On green: finished charging
2
Yours
may
differ.
Charge via your computer’s USB port:
1
2
Battery Charging light:
• Blinking: charging
• Steady On: finished charging
Turn off the camera.
Connect a KODAK Camera
USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin.
The camera charges when the computer is on and awake.
Turn off hibernation, sleep, and standby modes.
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Use an SD/SDHC Card
Your camera has internal memory. We recommend purchasing an SD or
SDHC Card to conveniently 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.
IMPORTANT: When you turn on the camera, it checks to see if a card is
inserted. If so, new pictures/videos are stored on the card. If no card is
inserted, new pictures/videos are stored in the camera’s internal memory.
If pictures/videos are detected in internal memory and a card is inserted, the
camera prompts you to move the pictures to the card (and erase those in
internal memory).
Purchase cards and
other accessories
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1Turn off the camera.
2
3Turn on the camera.
Optional
accessory
To remove a card, press and release it.
Insert a card until it clicks.
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Turn on the camera
Set the language, date/time, sharing
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
to change current field.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.
At the prompt, press OK.
to change.
OK to accept.
Language:
Date/Time:
Sharing Destinations:
You can tell the camera which sharing sites to
offer when it’s time to share pictures/videos.
to highlight a site.
OK to check/uncheck the site.
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Take a picture or video
See all picture modes page 17
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
When you turn on the camera for the
first time, it’s in Smart Capture mode.
1
Press the Shutter button halfway
to focus and set exposure.
Compose the picture.
2
3When the framing marks turn
green, press the Shutter button
completely down.
Take a video
To stop recording, press
and release it again.
Press and release
the Record button.
1
2
Take a picture
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See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
Most recent
picture/
video
Number of pictures/video time remaining
Zoom
slider
Battery level
Flash mode
Self timer/
Burst
Understanding the picture-taking icons
Use the zoom
Press to zoom in.
Press to zoom out.
Settings
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Front View
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Lens
Microphone
Flash
Self-timer/Video light
Shutter button (for pictures)
Battery Charging light
Record button (for videos)
Power button
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Back View
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
Tripod
socket
LCD
Flash button
Mode button: Choose a
capture mode or effect
Display button: Show/hide tools
Delete button
SD/SDHC card
(optional accessory)
OK,
Zoom button
USB port
Strap post
Battery compartment
SD/SDHC Card slot
Review button:
Review, edit, or tag
pictures and videos;
change settings
Share button: Share
pictures and videos
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Your camera, the way you want it
Press the Display button
Clean view and Tools view.
Clean view
Tools view
(Tools vary by
camera mode)
Sometimes, you want to see everything available!
(Other times, you want everything out of your way.)
to change between
Tools
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Use Tools to choose actions, preferences
tool, then press OK.
In Review, press
to move between Tools
and Previous/Next.
In Liveview, press
to move between Tools
and the most recent
picture.
Most
recent
picture
Press
press
Some settings can be
chosen using
2
to choose a
1
1
or
a setting, then press OK.
.
,
tool’s setting, then press
Press to change a
Note: If you chose
to choose
Tools
OK.
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Review pictures/videos
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
People, Date, Keywords, or
Videos, then press OK.
Press the Review
button to enter/exit Review.
1
2Press to choose All,
If you chose People, Date,
or Keywords, highlight a
name, date, or keyword,
then press OK.
3
You can also review pictures/videos by pressing:
• OK in Liveview, when the most recent picture appears
in the bottom left of the LCD, or
• during Quickview, while reviewing a new picture
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See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
Battery level
Edit
Magnify Print
Slideshow
Picture/video
number
Picture has
been marked
for Share
• Press OK to play videos.
• Press to show/hide tools.
Other things you can do in Review
• Press to see previous/next picture/video.
• Press to delete pictures/videos.
Tag
Back More tools
Home
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It’s never been easier to share
IMPORTANT: To use the sharing and social networking features,
you must install KODAK Software. (See page 15.)
1Press the Share button to share anytime:
2Press and OK to choose social networking sites or
email addresses.
3Press to choose Done, then press OK.
When you transfer these pictures/videos to your computer, they
are sent to the sharing destinations you chose.
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
In Liveview In Quickview In Review
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Install software, transfer pictures
Install KODAK Software and get ready to share!
IMPORTANT:
To use the sharing and social networking features,
you must install KODAK Software.
Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet. When
you connect the camera to the computer, the KODAK Camera
Setup App automatically runs. Follow the prompts to install the
KODAK Share Button App.*
1Turn off the camera.
2Use a KODAK Camera USB
Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to
connect camera to computer.
3Turn on the camera.
4After the software is
installed, follow the prompts
to transfer pictures and
videos to your computer.
NOTE: If the installer does not run, find and launch it here:
■WINDOWS OS: in My Computer
■MAC OS: on your Desktop
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
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Keep learning about your camera
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
Go to www.kodak.com/go/support for:
• the Extended user guide
• how-to videos and tutorials
• camera firmware updates
• answers to your frequently asked questions
• product registration
Congratulations!
You have:
• set up your camera
• taken pictures
• transferred pictures to your computer
Keep learning!
Finish reading this book, so you can take and share your
best pictures!
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1Do more with your camera
Use the flash
Press the Flash button
repeatedly until the LCD
displays the desired flash
mode.
Flash modes are not available
in all picture-taking modes.
Flash
button
Flash modes The flash fires
Auto When the lighting conditions require it.
Flash On
(Fill)
Every time you take a picture, regardless of
the lighting conditions.
Red-eye
Reduction
A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil,
before the picture is taken.
Off Never
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Use the self-timer
Use the self-timer when you want to be included in a picture or
to ensure a steady Shutter button press. For best results, place
the camera on a tripod or steady surface.
1Press the Display button until tools appear at the top of
the LCD.
2Press and to choose the Self-timer/Burst icon, then
press OK.
3Press to choose a self-timer setting, then press OK.
4Compose the scene. Press the Shutter button halfway, then
completely down.
The camera takes the picture/pictures after the delay.
You can use the same procedure to take a video (after a 2- or
10-second delay).
Self-timer setting Description
10 Seconds A picture is taken after a 10-second delay (so
you have time to get into the scene).
2 Seconds A picture is taken after a 2-second delay.
2 Picture
Timer
The first picture is taken after a 10-second
delay. A second picture is taken 8 seconds
later.
10
2
2x
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Use modes and effects
1Press the Mode button .
2Press to choose:
■Smart Capture: For
general picture taking.
■Film Effects: Apply
picture/video effects.
■Scene Modes: (See
table below.) Choose the
Scene mode that matches
your picture-taking
situation–for the best
possible pictures.
■Photobooth: Like a classic, vintage photobooth, the
camera uses a self-timer to take 4 pictures, then combines
them into a single strip. (Scroll to access this option.)
Mode
Scene mode For
Program Access to advanced settings. See page 21.
Portrait Full-frame portraits of people.
Sport Action pictures.
Landscape Distant scenes.
Close-up Close range. Use available light, if possible.
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Sunset Subjects at dusk.
Backlight Subjects in shadow or “backlit.”
Candle Light Subjects illuminated by candle light.
Children Action pictures of children in bright light.
Bright Bright beach or snow scenes.
Fireworks Fireworks. For best results, place the camera on a steady
surface or tripod.
Self-Portrait Close-ups of yourself. Minimizes red-eye.
Night Portrait Reduces red-eye of people in night scenes or low-light.
Night
Landscape
Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire.
High ISO People indoors, in low-light scenes.
Blur
Reduction
Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion.
Long Time
Exposure
Imparting a sense of motion. The settings are: None, 0.5
Sec., 1.0 Sec., 2.0 Sec., 4.0 Sec., 8.0 sec.
Panorama
R-L, L-R
“Stitching” 2 or 3 pictures into 1 panoramic scene.
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m552manuals
See How-To videos www.kodak.com/go/m552demos
Scene mode For
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