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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

2

1

2

1

Your 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.

1

Turn off the camera.

2

Insert the card

until it clicks.

3

Turn 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

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1

2

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.

3

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

www.kodak.com/go/M531support

Turn on the

camera.

3

Use the KODAK Camera USB

Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to

connect camera to

computer. (Use only

the cable included

with this camera!)

1

Turn off the camera.

After the software

is installed, follow the

prompts to transfer pictures

and videos to your computer.

2

* 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.

2

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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1 Do more with your camera

Using different modes

Press the Mode button, then

until the LCD displays

the mode that best suits your

subjects and surroundings,

then press OK.

Adjust LCD brightness

To adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see the

Extended user guide (www.kodak.com/go/M531support).

Mode button

Use this mode For

Smart

Capture

General picture taking—excellent image

quality and ease of use.

Program Advanced picture taking—allows access to

manual settings.

Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking

pictures in practically any situation. (See

page 12.)

Video Capturing video with sound. (See page 12.)

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Take a video

1 Press the Mode button, then

until the LCD displays

Video , then press OK.

2 Press the Shutter button

completely down,

then release it. To stop

recording, press and release

the Shutter button again.

Use Scene (SCN) modes

Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in any situation.

1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays

SCN, then press OK.

2 Press to choose a mode and read its description.

3 Press OK to enter that Scene mode.

SCN mode For

Portrait Full-frame portraits of people.

Sport Action pictures.

Blur

Reduction

Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject

motion.

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Panorama

L-R, R-L

“Stitching” 2 or 3 pictures into 1 panoramic scene.

Landscape Distant scenes.

High ISO People indoors, in low-light scenes.

Close-up Close range. Use available light instead of flash, if

possible.

Flower Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright

light.

Sunset Subjects at dusk.

Backlight Subjects that are in shadow or “backlit.”

Candle

Light

Subjects illuminated by candle light.

Children Action pictures of children in bright light.

Manner/

Museum

Quiet occasions. Flash and sound are disabled. For best

results, place the camera on a steady surface or tripod.

Text Documents. For best results, place the camera on a

steady surface or tripod.

Beach Bright beach scenes.

Snow Bright snow scenes.

Fireworks Fireworks. For best results, place the camera on a

steady surface or tripod.

SCN mode For

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Use the optical zoom

1 Use the LCD to frame your

subject.

2 To zoom in, press Telephoto

(T). To zoom out, press Wide

Angle (W).

3 Take the picture.

Self-

Portrait

Close-ups of yourself. Assures proper focus and

minimizes red eye.

Night

Portrait

Reduces red eye of people in night scenes or low-light

conditions.

Night

Landscape

Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire.

Panning

Shot

Emphasizing horizontal motion, with a sharp subject

and blurred background.

SCN mode For

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Use the flash

Press the Flash button

repeatedly until the LCD

displays the desired flash

mode.

Flash button

Flash modes Flash fires

Auto When the lighting conditions require it.

Fill

(Flash On)

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).

NOTE: Not available in Smart Capture mode.

Red-eye

Reduction

Choose a

setting in

the Setup

menu.

Preflash A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil,

before the picture is taken.

Digital

Correction

A preflash does not fire; the camera

corrects red eye.

NOTE: When using digital correction, image

processing takes longer than when

using preflash.

Off Never

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Use shortcuts

Your camera has a clean, uncluttered interface. For quick access

to the most popular capture and review functions:

1 Press the Info button.

The shortcuts appear. To hide the shortcuts again, press .

2 Press to access functions like Exposure Compensation,

Self-timer, and Auto focus. (You’ll see different functions in

different modes.)

3 Press to choose a setting.

Press to

show/hide

shortcuts.

Shortcuts

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Delete pictures/videos

1 Press the Review button.

2 Press for previous/next picture/video.

3 Press the Delete button.

4 Follow the screen prompts.

Use the menu button to change settings

IMPORTANT:

Your camera offers a built-in Help system. To get

the most from your camera, see page 8.

You can change settings to get the best results from your

camera. Some modes offer limited settings.

1 Press the Menu button.

2 Press to choose a tab:

■ Capture/Video for the most common picture- and

video-taking settings

■ Setup for other camera settings

3 Press to choose a setting, then press OK.

4 Choose an option, then press OK.

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Understand the picture-taking icons

Understand the review icons

Battery level

Pictures/time

remaining

Zoom

indicator

Capture mode

Preset Keyword

tag

Self timer

Flash mode

Exposure compensation

Focus mode

Play video

Upload

Email

Print/number

of prints

Protected

Picture/Video

number

Battery level

Favorite

Video duration

Select

picture/video

Text tag

Add text tag

View

thumbnails

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2 Share and tag pictures/videos

It’s never been easier to share pictures on your favorite social

networking sites.

IMPORTANT:

To use the camera’s sharing and social networking

features, you need to download KODAK Software.

(See page 7.)

1 Press the Share button, then to find a picture.

If it’s your first time, a Help screen appears.

2 Press to choose a networking site, then press OK.

A check mark appears. Repeat this step to choose more sites.

(You can press OK again to clear a check mark.)

3 Press to choose Done, then press OK.

The picture is displayed with the Share icon. When you transfer

the picture to your computer, it will be sent to the networking

site(s) that you chose.

Tip: Do you send pictures to the same sites each time?

Find a picture, then press and hold the Share button for about 1

second.

The camera applies the settings that you used previously and adds

the Share icon to the picture.

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Choose which social networking sites to

display on your camera

You can show/hide sharing and networking sites on your

camera so that only your favorite sites appear.

1 In Review, press the Menu button.

2 Press to choose the Setup tab, then to choose

Share Button Settings, then press OK.

3 Press to choose a social networking site, then press

to choose Show or Hide. Repeat this step until you

have chosen Show/Hide for each social network.

4 When finished, press to choose Done, then press OK.

Only the sites that you specified are shown.

Tag pictures

Tag pictures to make them easy to find, later. You can tag

pictures in 2 ways:

■ People, and then find all pictures of “Mary.”

■ Keywords, and then find all pictures from “Dad’s 60th

Birthday.”

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Kodak EasyShare M531 Quick Manual

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