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Kodak EasyShare Z740
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto
For help with your camera, www.kodak.com/go/z740support
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Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2004 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Schneider-Kreuznach and Xenar are trademarks of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH used under license by Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J1865
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Product features Front View 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 3 12 2 13 1 14 15 1 Grip 9 Speaker 2 Light sensor 10 Flash 3 Low-light assist, Self-timer light 11 Open Flash switch 4 Shutter button 12 Neck strap post 5 Self-timer/Burst button 13 Microphone 6 Close-up/Landscape button 14 Lens 7 Flash button 15 DC-In (3V) ,for optional AC adapter 8 Power/Favorites switch www.kodak.com/go/support i
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Product features Side View 9 8 10 11 7 12 13 6 14 5 15 4 3 2 16 1 1 Review button 9 EVF/LCD button 2 Menu button 10 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto) 3 Delete button 11 Share button 4 Tripod socket 12 Mode dial 5 Dock connector 13 Joystick/OK 6 LCD screen 14 USB, A/V Out 7 Info button 15 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 8 EVF (Electronic viewfinder) 16 Battery compartment ii www.kodak.com/go/support
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Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera ..............................................................1 Attaching the lens cap....................................................................... 1 Attaching the neck strap ................................................................... 1 Loading the batteries ........................................................................ 2 Turning on the camera ...................................................................... 2 Setting
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Table of contents 5 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 41 Camera problems............................................................................ 41 Computer/connectivity problems...................................................... 42 Picture quality problems .................................................................. 43 Direct printing (PictBridge) problems................................................ 44 6 Getting help .....
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1 Setting up your camera Attaching the lens cap Attaching the neck strap 1 2 3 www.kodak.com/go/support 1
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Setting up your camera Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery door. 2 Load the battery, then close the battery door. CRV3 lithium Ni-MH 2 AA lithium (non-rechargeable) (rechargeable) or Ni-MH For information on replacing batteries and extending battery life, see page 54. Turning on the camera 2 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Setting up your camera Setting the date/time, first time At the prompt, press OK. 1 to change. 2 for previous/next field. OK to accept. Setting the date/time and language, other times Press Menu. 1 2 to highlight Setup Menu then press OK. 3 to highlight Language or Date/Time , then press OK. If setting the date/time: to change. for previous/next field. OK to accept. www.kodak.com/go/support 3
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Setting up your camera Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase an SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. SD cards must possess the SD logo. (The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see page 32). 32 MB Notched corner internal memory (built-in) SD or MMC card (opti
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2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture Press Shutter button 1 4 halfway to focus and set exposure. When AF/AE Indicator turns green, press Shutter button completely down. Choose LCD or EVF 3 (electronic viewfinder) 2 AF/AE Indicator: Green—successful Red—failed Failed focus Failed exposure Taking a video 1 Press the Shutter button 3 completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the 2 Shutter button again. www.kodak.com/go/support 5
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the camera screen or EVF displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or If you press to tag a picture for print. no buttons, the picture/video is saved. Play a video. ( to adjust volume.) Delete To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 9. Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures) When using the camera screen or EVF as a view
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Taking pictures and videos Checking camera and picture status To turn on/off the camera and picture icons, press the Status button. Status Capture modes Picture size Self-timer Flash Landscape/ Pictures/time remaining Close-up Date stamp Storage location AF mode Album name Focus mode Exposure Zoom: metering digital White balance telephoto ISO wide Low battery PASM Setting Camera mode Aperture Shutter speed Exposure compensation Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway Slow shutter Open flash s
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Taking pictures and videos Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 10X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 5 in. (13 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording. 1 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your subject. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out. The zoom indicator shows zoom status. 3 Take the picture or video. Zoo
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Taking pictures and videos 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 flash range. The flash unit must be open to use the flash and change flash modes. To change flash settings, see page 22. To turn off the flash, close it. Flash-to-subject distance Zoom position Flash distance Wide angle 2–16.1 ft (0.6–4.9 m) @ ISO 140 Telephoto 6.6–12.1 ft (2.0–3.7 m) @ ISO 140 Reviewing pictures and videos Press t
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Taking pictures and videos What the review icons mean Protected Print tag/number of prints Favorite tag Picture number Image storage Email tag location Review mode Scroll arrows Video length Protected Favorite tag Video number Email tag Image storage location Play or Pause Scroll arrows Review mode Magnifying a picture during review W/T magnify 1X - 8X. view other parts of the picture. OK return to 1X. Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review view multi-up thumbnails. view previous/next row
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Taking pictures and videos Deleting pictures and videos Follow the screen prompts. 4 3 Press Delete. 2 for previous/next. 1 Press Review. 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. Protecting pictures and videos from deletion Press to highlight Protect 4 then press OK. 2 for previous/next. Press M
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3 Transferring and printing pictures CAUTION: Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly. Minimum system requirements Windows OS-based computers Macintosh computers ■ Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or ■ Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 Cube, XP OS iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook computers ■ Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher ■ Mac OS X version 10.2.3, 10.3 ■ 233 MHz processor or greater
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Transferring and printing pictures Install the software CAUTION: Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to load incorrectly. 1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including anti-virus software). 2 Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Load the software: Windows OS-based computer—if the install window does not appear, choose Run from the Start
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Transferring and printing pictures Transferring pictures with the USB cable 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on your computer. See your computer user’s guide for details. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the camera. The arrow icon on the cable should face you. 4 Turn on the camera. Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer. The software prompts you through the transfer process. NOTE: Visit www.kodak.c
