Kodak M753 - EASYSHARE Digital Camera User manual

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Installing the software
Loading the KLIC-7001 battery
After installing the software, return to this
Getting Started Guide.
efore connecting any cables, install the software that was
included with your camera. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Charging the KLIC-7001 battery
USB computer Kodak 5V AC adapter
(May be sold separately)
Other battery charging accessories:
•Kodak EasyShare camera dock
To purchase accessories, visit
www.kodak.com/go/m753accessories,
www.kodak.com/go/m853accessories,
www.kodak.com/go/md853accessories.
US cable
attery charging light:
On—charging
Off—fully charged (up to 3 hours)
•computer is turned on
If light does not turn on, ensure:
•US cable is connected to the
computer’s US port, not a US HU
and not in sleep mode To learn more about battery charging,
visit www.kodak.com/go/support.
•Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Ready/ attery
charging light

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Turning on the camera
Setting the language, date/time
2
1
to change.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept. OK
At the prompt, press OK.
2
1to change.
OK to accept.
Language:
Date/Time:

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Taking a picture/video
1
Press to turn on/off:
Pictures Videos
Press the Shutter button
completely down and release.
To stop recording, press the
Shutter button again.
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•Framing grid
•Help (in Menu mode)
•Status icons
Press the Shutter button halfway to
focus and set exposure.
Press it completely down when the
Ready light turns green.
Ready/ attery
charging light
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Reviewing pictures/videos
1
2for previous/next
Press Review.
Videos:
Play.
During playback to adjust the volume.
During playback to play at 2X speed;
press again for 4X.
During playback to reverse at 2X speed;
press again for 4X.
(Press again to exit.)
picture/video.
During playback to pause/unpause.
OK

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Transferring pictures/videos
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USB cab e Kodak EasyShare printer dock
or camera dock
(May be sold separately.)
For dock compatibility, visit
www.kodak.com/go/dockcompatibility.
To purchase accessories, visit
www.kodak.com/go/m753accessories,
www.kodak.com/go/m853accessories,
www.kodak.com/go/md853accessories.
To use an EasyShare dock, see its
Getting Started Guide.
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Keep learning about your camera!
Visit www.kodak.com/go/m753support, m853support or
md853support and www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter for:
• the extended user’s guide
• interactive troubleshooting and repairs
• interactive tutorials
• FAQs
• downloads
• accessories
• printing information
• product registration
Congratu ations!
You have:
• set up your camera
• taken pictures
• transferred pictures to your computer
Keep earning!
Finish reading this book, so you can take and share your best pictures!

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Front view
1 Shutter button 7Lens
2Mode dial 8 Speaker
3Flash button 9 US
4 On/Off button 10 DC-In (5V) , for optiona AC adapter
5 Flash 11 Microphone
6 Self-timer/video light
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ack view
1 LCD 9 Slot for optional SD/MMC card
2 Ready/battery charging light 10 attery compartment
3 LCD/Info button 11 Share button
4 Delete button 12 Menu button
5 Zoom button (Wide/Telephoto) 13 Review button
614Dock connector
7 OK button 15 Tripod socket
8Strap post
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1Doing more with your camera
Using optica zoom
Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject.
1Use the LCD to frame your subject.
2Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W)
to zoom out.
The zoom indicator shows zoom status.
3Take the picture or video.
■Always use the auto focus framing marks.
■If you are not using zoom (1X, wide angle), you
can be as close as 24 in. (60 cm) to your subject.
■As you zoom, you need to move further from your
subject.
Optical
zoom
range
Digital
zoom
range
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Using the f ash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
F ash modes F ash fires
Auto
F ash
When the lighting conditions require it.
Fi Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting conditions. Use when
the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when the light is behind the subject).
In low light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod.
Red-
eye
If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned off:
■The flash fires once and the
camera automatically
corrects red-eye in the
picture.
If Red-eye Pre-flash is turned on:
■The flash fires once so the eyes
become accustomed to the flash, then
fires again when the picture is taken.
Off Never.
Press the
The current flash mode appears in the LCD screen.
button repeatedly to scroll
through flash modes (see Flash modes below).

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Using different picture-taking modes
Use this mode For
Auto General picture taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality
and ease of use.
Digita Image
Stabi ization
Minimizing the effects of camera shake and subject movement.
C ose-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash if possible.
Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special
conditions. (See page 13.)
High ISO People in low-light scenes indoors using a higher ISO.
Video Capturing video with sound. (See page 4.)
Favorites Reviewing favorite pictures. (See page 5.)
Choose the mode that best suits
your subjects and surroundings.
SCN
ISO

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Scene modes
Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in practically any situation!
1Turn the Mode dial to Scene .
2Press to display Scene mode descriptions.
If the mode description turns off before you finish reading it press OK.
3Press OK to choose a Scene mode.
Using camera He p
To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. Select an option you want to
learn more about, then press the button.
Turn on/off Help
Scroll up/down

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Taking panoramic pictures
Use panorama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene.
1Turn the Mode dial to SCN.
2Press on the 4-way button to highlight Panorama Left-Right or Panorama
Right-Left (depending on the direction you want to pan), then press the OK button.
3Take the first picture.
After a quickview the LCD displays the liveview and an “overlay” from the first picture.
4Compose the second picture. Make the overlay from the first picture cover the same
portion in the new picture. (You can press the Delete button to re-take a picture.)
5If you are taking only 2 pictures, press the OK button to stitch them together.
After you take 3 pictures the pictures are automatically stitched together.
The LCD displays a quickview for approximately 5 seconds.
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Take 2 or 3
pictures.
Get 1
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Understanding picture-taking icons
Picture size
Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
Exposure metering
White balance
Low battery
Camera mode
Exposure compensation
Zoom:
Date stamp
Self-timer
Flash
ISO speed
Wide
Digital
Telephoto

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2Working with pictures/videos
Magnifying pictures
1Press the Review button.
2Press W/T to magnify 2X–8X.
3Press to view other parts of the
picture.
4Press OK to return to 1X.
Cropping pictures
You can crop a picture so that only the desired portion of the picture remains.
1Press the Review button, then to find a
picture.
2Press the Menu button. Press to highlight
Edit Picture, then press OK.
3Press to highlight Crop, then press OK.
4Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in, or to move the crop box. Press OK.
5Follow the screen prompts.
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Viewing thumbnai s (mu ti-up)
1Press the Review button.
2Press to change from single-picture view (Still
pictures only) to multi-up thumbnails.
3Press OK to return to single-picture view.
Using Kodak Perfect Touch techno ogy
Kodak Perfect Touch technology helps ensure better, brighter pictures.
1Press the Review button, then for previous/next picture.
2Press the Menu button. Press to highlight Edit Picture, then press OK.
3Press to highlight Perfect Touch tech., then press OK.
The enhancement is previewed in a split screen. Press to view other parts of the
picture.
4Press OK. Follow the screen prompts to replace the original picture or to save the
enhanced picture as a new one.
NOTE: You cannot enhance previously enhanced pictures.
■Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

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Editing videos
Making a picture from a video
You can choose a single frame from a video, then make a picture suitable for printing.
1Press the Review button, then to find a video.
2Press the Menu button. Press to highlight
Edit Video, then press OK.
3Press to highlight Make Picture, then press
OK.
4Press to select a video frame.
5Follow the screen prompts to save the picture.
Trimming a video
You can delete an unwanted portion from the beginning or end of a video.
1Press the Review button, then to find a video.
2Press the Menu button. Press to highlight
Edit Video, then press OK.
3Press to highlight Trim, then press .
4Follow the screen prompts. (Use fast-forward and
fast-reverse, if needed.)
Video Picture
Video Trimmed video

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Making a video action print
From a video, you can make a 4-, 9-, or 16-up picture, suitable for a 4 x 6-inch
(10 x 15 cm) print.
1Press the Review button, then to find a video.
2Press the Menu button. Press to highlight
Edit Video, then press OK.
3Press to highlight Video Action Print, then
press OK.
4Choose an option, then press OK.
Auto options: The camera includes the first and last frames, then 2, 7, or 14
equally spaced frames.
Manua options: You choose the first and last frames; the camera chooses 2, 7, or
14 equally spaced frames.
■Press the Menu button to exit the menu.
Video 4-, 9-, or
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De eting pictures/videos
1Press the Review button.
2Press for previous/next picture/video.
3Press the Delete button.
4Follow the screen prompts.
NOTE: After you delete a picture, the next picture (overlaid with the
Delete menu with the Undo Delete option) appears. If there are
no more pictures, the Delete menu on a blank screen appears.
See Using the undo delete feature for more information.
Using the undo de ete feature
If you accidentally delete a picture, use Undo Delete to retrieve it. This feature is
available only immediately after you delete a picture in Review mode. The Undo Delete
option appears.
1Press to highlight Undo Delete.
2Press OK.
The deleted picture (overlaid with the Delete menu) appears.
■Select Exit to exit the Delete menu.