Kodak Z612 - EasyShare 6.1 MP Digital Camera User manual

Kodak EasyShare Z612
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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Rochester, New York 14650
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All screen images are simulated.
Kodak, EasyShare, and Perfect Touch are trademarks of Eastman Kodak ompany.
Schneider-Kreuznach and Xenar are trademarks of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke
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Product features
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Front View
1 Lens 9 On/Off switch
2 Grip 10 Self-Timer/AF Assist light
3 Shutter button 11 Flash hood
4 Flash button ( ) 12 Flash
5 Focus button ( ) 13 Strap post
6 Drive button ( ) 14 Speaker
7 Mode dial 15 Microphone
8 Mode-dial-indicator light
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Product features
ack View
1 L D Screen 10 OK button (press)
2 EVF/L D toggle button 11 4-way button
3 EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) 12 Share button
4 Zoom lever/Review magnifier 13 Menu button
5 Jog dial 14 Delete button
6 Info button 15 Slot for optional SD or MM card
7 Review button 16 Battery compartment
8 USB, A/V Out 17 Tripod socket
9 D -In (3V) 18 Dock connector
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Table of contents 1
1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1
Attaching the lens cap and camera strap .......................................................1
harging the battery .....................................................................................2
Loading the battery ....................................................................................... 2
Turning on the camera .................................................................................. 3
Setting the language and date/time, first time ...............................................3
Setting the language and date/time, other times............................................4
Storing pictures on an SD or MM card .........................................................4
2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................5
Taking a picture ............................................................................................ 5
Reviewing pictures and videos.......................................................................9
Using optical zoom ..................................................................................... 12
Using the flip-up flash .................................................................................13
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion................................................14
Deleting pictures and videos........................................................................ 14
3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................15
Installing the software.................................................................................15
Transferring pictures....................................................................................16
Printing pictures.......................................................................................... 17
Dock compatibility for your camera..............................................................20
4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................21
Picture-taking modes ..................................................................................21
hanging the flash settings .........................................................................25
Using the focus button ................................................................................26
Using self-timer, burst, and exposure bracketing..........................................27
Using the histogram to view picture brightness............................................ 29
Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing ..............................29
PASM modes ..............................................................................................30
hanging picture-taking settings .................................................................32

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ustomizing your camera ............................................................................36
Viewing picture/video information ...............................................................39
opying pictures and videos ........................................................................ 40
Making a video action print or picture .........................................................41
Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology ........................................................43
ropping pictures........................................................................................ 43
Running a slide show ..................................................................................44
Pre-tagging for album names ...................................................................... 45
Sharing your pictures...................................................................................48
5 Troub eshooting ..................................................................................54
amera problems........................................................................................54
omputer/connectivity problems..................................................................56
Picture quality problems .............................................................................. 56
Mode-dial-light indicator status................................................................... 57
Direct printing (PictBridge) problems............................................................ 58
6 Getting he p ........................................................................................59
Helpful links................................................................................................ 59
Telephone customer support .......................................................................60
7 Appendix .............................................................................................61
amera specifications .................................................................................61
Storage capacities .......................................................................................65
Power-saving features.................................................................................67
Important safety instructions .......................................................................68
Battery information ..................................................................................... 70
Upgrading your software and firmware........................................................71
Additional care and maintenance ................................................................ 71
Warranty..................................................................................................... 72
Regulatory compliance ................................................................................ 74

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1Setting up your camera
Attaching the lens cap and camera strap

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Setting up your camera
Charging the battery
harge the Li-Ion rechargeable battery before first use.
You can also charge the battery using a Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera
dock. Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit
www.kodak.com/go/z612accessories.
Loading the battery
For more battery information, see page 70.
Red—charging
Green—complete
Approximately 3 hours
for full charge
RV3 lithium
(non-rechargeable)
Li-Ion
(rechargeable)
battery-release tab

Setting up your camera
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Turning on the camera
Setting the language and date/time, first time
Move
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Language:
Date & Time:
a Language, then press OK.
2
Press OK to accept.
for previous/next field.
to change.
Press OK.
to choose
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Setting up your camera
Setting the language and date/time, other times
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MM card to
conveniently store more pictures and videos.
NOTE: When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see table on
page 36). We recommend Kodak SD or MM cards.
CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause
damage.
See page 65 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MM cards at a dealer of Kodak
products or www.kodak.com/go/z612accessories.
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Press Menu.
to highlight Setup Menu
then press OK.
to highlight Language
or Date/Time, then press OK.
If setting the date/time:
to change.
for previous/next field.
to accept.
OK
,
SD or MM card (optional)
Insert card.
1Turn off the camera.
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Notched corner

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2Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
Taking a video
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1Press the Shutter
button halfway to set
the AF/AE (Auto Focus
/Auto Exposure).
When the AF/AE
indicator turns green,
press the Shutter
button completely
down.
or
AF/AE indicator:
EVF
LCD
Green–successful
Red–failed
failed focus
failed exposure
1
To stop recording,
press and release the
Shutter button again.
Press the Shutter
button completely
down and release.
3
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or
EVF
LCD

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Taking pictures and videos
Capture modes in liveview
Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway
Picture
size Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
Compression
White balance
ISO
Camera mode
Exposure compensation
Shutter speed
Aperture
Zoom indicator
Album name
Date stamp
Focus mode Flash
mode
Low battery
Exposure metering
Drive
mode
Flash compensation
Image stabilizer
Focus zone
Framing marks
Shutter speed
Aperture
Exposure compensation
Low battery
Flash compensation
ISO
Slow shutter speed warning
AF/AE indicator:
Green–successful
Red–failed
failed focus
failed exposure

Taking pictures and videos
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Reviewing a quickview of the picture or
video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the EVF/L D screen displays a quickview for
approximately 5 seconds. To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9.
NOTE: You can change the Quickview default from On to Off in the Setup menu (page 36).
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails)
If you press
no buttons, the
picture/video is
saved.
Tag a picture/video for
email or as a favorite, or
tag a picture for print.
Delete
to rewind or fast forward.
to adjust the volume.
Press OK to play/pause video.
2
to view previous/
Press OK to display a single view.
Press Review.
(Press again to exit.)
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Press .
next picture or video.
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NOTE: You can also press Menu, highlight
Multi-up, then press OK.

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Taking pictures and videos
Using the Auto-Focus (AF) framing marks (pictures)
When using the EVF/L D screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the
camera is focusing. For the best pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground
subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene.
1Press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, focus is
accomplished.
2If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks
disappear), release the Shutter button and recompose the scene.
3Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.
NOTE: Framing marks do not appear in Landscape, Night Landscape, or Video mode. When you use AF
Zone (see table on page 32) and set enter Zone, the framing marks are fixed at a center wide
location.
Framing marks

Taking pictures and videos
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Reviewing pictures and videos
Press Review to view and work with your pictures and videos.
Pictures
NOTE: Pictures taken at the 5.3 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Videos
To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or
Kodak 3-volt A adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/z612accessories.)
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View previous/next.
Press Review.
(Press again to exit.)
1
Press OK to play/pause.
2
During playback:
During pause:
Playback forward at 2X
speed; press again for 4X.
Rewind/forward by frame.
End video play.
Adjust volume.
Playback reverse at 2X
speed; press again for 4X.

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Taking pictures and videos
Identifying the review icons
Picture
Video
Print tag/number of prints Protect
Picture number
Image storage
location
Scroll arrows
Review mode
Favorite tag
Email tag
Album name
Video number
Review mode
Favorite tag
Email tag
Protect
Image storage
location
Video length
Video controller
Scroll arrows
Album name

Taking pictures and videos
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Review options
In Review, press the Menu button to access review options for pictures and videos.
Some settings may be unavailable in some modes.
Checking camera and picture status
Album (page 45) Slide Show (page 44)
Perfect Touch tech. (page 43) opy (page 40)
rop (page 43) Image Storage (see table on
page 32)
Make Picture (page 42) Multi-up (page 7)
Action Print (page 41) Setup Menu (page 36)
Protect (page 14)
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Press Review.
(Press again to exit.)
Repeatedly press
• Status icons on
• Status icons off
• Histogram and
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Taking pictures and videos
Magnifying a picture during review
Use this feature to view the magnification of the picture.
Using optical zoom
Use optical zoom to get up to 12X closer to your subject. You can use optical zoom for
pictures and videos.
1Use the EVF or L D screen to frame your subject.
2Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle
(W) to zoom out.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
3Press the Shutter button halfway to set the
exposure and focus, then press completely down
to take the picture. (When taking videos, press and
release the Shutter button.)
Press OK to return to 1X.
Magnify 1X–8X.
to view other parts
of the picture.
Zoom indicator
Digital
zoom
range
Optical
zoom
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Using advanced digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get up to an additional 4.2X magnification
beyond optical zoom. ombined zoom settings are from 12X to 50X.
1hange the default setting from None to ontinuous or Pause in the Setup menu,
page 36.
2Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical zoom limit (12X). Release the button,
then press it again to enter digital zoom range.
The Zoom indicator shows zoom status.
3Take the picture or video.
NOTE: You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You may notice decreased image quality when
using digital zoom for pictures. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the
picture quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) print.
Using the flip-up flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows.
Make sure you are within the flash range.
To change the flash settings, see page 25.
Flash-to-subject distance
Zoom position Flash distance
Wide angle 1.6–15.4 ft (0.5–4.7 m) @ ISO, Auto
Telephoto 3.9–8.9 ft (1.2–2.7 m) @ ISO, Auto
When you press the Shutter
button halfway and flash is
needed, the flash
automatically opens.
Press the cover to close.
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Taking pictures and videos
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
1Press the Review button. (Press again to exit.)
2Press for previous/next.
3Press the Menu button.
4Press to highlight Protect, then press the OK button.
5To remove protection, press the OK button again.
6Press the Menu button to exit.
The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with
the protected picture or video.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD or MMC card deletes all
(including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal
memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and
favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)
Deleting pictures and videos
1Press the Review button. (Press again to exit.)
2Press for previous/next.
3Press the Delete button.
4Follow the screen prompts.
PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.
EXIT—exits the Delete screen.
ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location.
NOTE: To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting.