Kodak V570 - EasyShare 5MP Digital Camera User manual

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Kodak EasyShareV570
dual lens digital camera
User's guide
www.kodak.com
Forinteractivetutorials,www.kodak.com/go/howto
Forhelpwith yourcamera,www.kodak.com/go/v570support
Front view
Product features
1 Shutterbutton
2 On/Offbutton
3 Auto/SCN(scene)modebutton
4 Videomodebutton
5 Favoritesmodebutton
6 Flash
7 Lenscover
8 Duallenses(ultra-wideand opticalzoom)
9 Video/Self-Timer/AFAssistlight
10 Microphone
11 Grip/Strappost
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Product features
Back view
1 On/Off, Modebuttons/Batterycharginglights 10 Batterycompartment
2 LCD 11 Tripodsocket
3 Wide angle/Telephotobutton 12 Dockconnector,USB,A/V Out
4 LCD/Infobutton 13 Sharebutton
5 OK(press);_/_ _/",,,111111111,...... 14 Reviewbutton
6 Slotfor optionalSDor MMCcard 15 Menubutton
7 Strappost 16 Deletebutton
8 Macro/Landscapemodebutton 17 Flashbutton
9 DC-In(5V) ,€_43_ 18 Speaker
19 Readylight
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Table of contents
Setting up your camera ......................................................................... 1
Attachingthe strap.......................................................................................1
Loadingthe KLIC-7001battery......................................................................1
Chargingthe battery.....................................................................................2
Turningon the camera..................................................................................3
Settingthe date/time,firsttime .....................................................................3
Storingpictureson an SDor MMCcard.........................................................4
Taking pictures and videos .................................................................... 5
Takinga picture............................................................................................5
Reviewingpicturesandvideos.......................................................................9
Deletingpicturesandvideos........................................................................11
3 Transferring and printing pictures ....................................................... 12
Installingthesoftware.................................................................................12
Transferringpictureswith the photoframedock2 .........................................
Transferringpictureswith the USBcable......................................................13
Alsoavailablefortransferring......................................................................14
Printingpictures..........................................................................................14
Dockcompatibilityforyourcamera..............................................................17
4 Doing more with your camera ............................................................. 18
Usingopticalzoom .....................................................................................18
Changingtheflash settings.........................................................................19
Picture-takingmodes..................................................................................20
Usingthe framinggridto composea picture................................................23
Takingpanoramicpictures...........................................................................24
Usingexposurecompensationto adjustbrightness......................................25
Usingthe histogramto view picturebrightness............................................25
Changingpicture-takingsettings.................................................................26
Customizingyourcamera............................................................................30
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Table of contents
Viewingpictures/videosbydateor byalbum................................................33
Runninga slideshow..................................................................................33
Croppingpictures........................................................................................36
Makinga picturefrom a video.....................................................................36
Splittinga video..........................................................................................36
Makinga videoactionprint.........................................................................37
Viewingpicture/videoinformation...............................................................38
Copyingpicturesandvideos........................................................................38
Pre-taggingforalbumnames......................................................................39
Sharingyourpictures...................................................................................40
5 Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 45
Cameraproblems........................................................................................45
Computer/connectivityproblems..................................................................47
Picturequalityproblems..............................................................................47
Directprinting(PictBridgeenabledprinter)problems....................................49
6 Getting help ........................................................................................ 50
Helpfullinks................................................................................................50
Telephonecustomersupport.......................................................................51
7 Appendix ............................................................................................. 52
Cameraspecifications.................................................................................52
Flashsettingsin eachmode.........................................................................55
Storagecapacities.......................................................................................56
Importantsafetyinstructions.......................................................................57
Batterylife..................................................................................................58
Upgradingyoursoftwareandfirmware........................................................59
Additionalcareandmaintenance................................................................59
Warranty.....................................................................................................60
Regulatorycompliance................................................................................62
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Setting up your camera
Attaching the strap
Loading the KLIC-7001 battery
Forinformationon replacingbatteriesandextendingbatterylife,seepage58.
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Setting up your camera
Charging the battery
Charge until all 3 battery charging lights are lit (approximately 3 hours).
Kodak EasyShare photo
frame dock 2
(Maybesoldseparately.)
5-volt AC adapter
(includedwith yourcamera)
NOTE:UsethisACadaptertocharge
thebatteryandtopowerthe
EasySharephotoframedock2.
Kodak EasyShare printer
dockseries 3 or EasyShare
camera dock series 3
(Maybesoldseparately.For
details,seethedockuser'sguide.
Fordockcompatibility,see
page17.)
Battery
charging
lights
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Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera
Pressthe On/Offbutton to turnthe cameraon in Auto mode.
NOTE:Youcanalsopressthe Auto/SCN,Video,or Favoritesbutton to turnon the
camerain that mode.
Setting the date/time, first time
f
(_ At the prompt, press OK,
(_Ai_ tochange,
@/_ for previous/nextfield,
(_) OK to accept,
Tosetthe date/timeata latertime,seeDate& Time,page31.
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Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Yourcamerahas32 MBof internalmemory,Youcanpurchasean SDor MME cardto
convenientlystore morepicturesandvideos.
NOTE:WerecommendKodakSDorMMCcards.Whenusingthecardforthefirsttime,formatitinthis
camerabeforetakingpictures(seepage33).
CAUTION:
A card canonly be inserted one way; forcing it may causedamage.
Inserting or removing a cardwhen the ready light is blinking may
damage the pictures,the card, or the camera.
Do not remove a cardwhile the camera is seated on an EasyShare
photo frame dock 2.
Seepage 56for storagecapacities.PurchaseSDor MMCcardsat a dealerof Kodak
productsor www.kodak.com/go/v570accessories.
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Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
_) Press the On/Off or the Auto/SCN mode button to turn on the camera,
(2_ Composethe picture,
(3_ Pressthe Shutterbuttonhalfwayto focusandset
exposure.Whenthe Readylightturnsgreen,
pressthe Shutterbutton completelydown,
Note:
Repeatedly press LCD/Info 0 I1_1 for:
Status icons on
Status icons off
Framing grid, status icons on
Histogram on, framing grid, status icons on
Taking a video
1_) Pressthe Video mode button, _ _
("2"_ Press the Shutter button completely down and release, *_,,
To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button
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Taking pictures and videos
Reviewing the picture/video just taken
Afteryoutake a pictureor video,the LCDdisplaysa quickviewfor approximately5
seconds.Thepicture/videoissavedunlessyoupressthe Deletebutton.
r-
Delete
avideo.
Taga picture/video
for emailoras afavorite;-
tag a picture to print,
Toviewpicturesandvideosanytime,seepage9.
Understanding the blur warning icons
A pictureblurwarningicon([_1 isdisplayedduringquickviewand review.
Green--Pictureissharpenoughfor anacceptable4 x 6-inch(10x 15cm)print.
Yellow--Picturemaybesharpenoughfor an acceptable4 x 6-inch(10 x 15 cm)
print or sharpnessisnot determined.(Youmaywant to viewon a computermonitor
beforeprinting.)
Red--Picture is notsharpenoughfor an acceptable4 x6-inch(10 x 15 cm)print.
White--Print sharpnessisstill beingdetermined.
Toturn off theblur warningfeature,seeBlurWarning,page32.
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Taking pictures and videos
Understanding the picture-taking icons
In capturemode--no buttonspressed
rDate stamp
Burst
Landscape/Macro
Camera
Flash
Picturesize
Pictures/timeremaining
location
Zoom: digital
telephoto
wide
ultra-wide
Duallens
metering
Framinggrid
In capture mode--shutter pressed halfway
Album name --
-- Lowbattery
Exposurecompensation
Lowbattery
Exposurecompensation
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Taking pictures and videos
Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures)
Framingmarksindicatethecamerafocusarea.Thecameraattemptsto focuson
foregroundsubjects,evenifthe subjectsarenot centeredin the scene.
1 Pressthe Shutterbutton halfway.
Whentheframingmarksturngreen,focusisaccomplished.
Framing marks I"I_11 Centerfocus
I_t "1 Centerwidefocus
E
[ I_1]
Sidefocus
[1_1_] Centerandsidefocus
[_][ ] Leftandrightfocus
2 if the cameraisnotfocusingon thedesiredsubject(or if theframingmarks
disappear),releasetheShutterbutton andrecomposethe scene.
3 Pressthe Shutterbutton completely down to takethepicture.
NOTE:FramingmarksdonotappearinLandscape,Video,orsomeScenemodes(Landscape,Night
Landscape,Fireworks),orwhenintheultra-widezoomrange.WhenyouuseFocusZoneandset
CenterZone,theframingmarksarefixedatCenterWide.
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Takingpicturesand videos
Reviewing pictures and videos
Pressthe Reviewbutton to viewandwork with yourpicturesandvideos.
f -,
(3
(_e_ise_gain
toexit.
_ (_) _/_ f°rprevi°us/next'l_
l Videos:
OK Play/pause, 1
,/_ Adjust the volume, 1
Ii_ Pressonce to play at 2X speed; press again for 4X (during playback), 1
Pressonce to reverse at 2X speed; press again for 4X (during playback).J
NOTE:Tolearnhowtochooseandviewyourfavoritepictures,seepage42.Tosavebatterypower,usean
accessoryKodakEasySharephotoframedock2,EasySharedock,orKodak5-voltACadapter.(See
www.kodak.com/go/v570accessories.)
Magnifying a picture during review
W/T magnifylX- 8X.
OK returnto lX,
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Taking pictures and videos
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
_/"_ 4/_ highlight a thumbnail,
OK view a singlepicture.
Understanding the review icons
Pictures
)tints
Protected
number
location
Scrollarrows --
Videos
Scroll
-- Picture/Videonumber
Imagestoragelocation
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Taking pictures and videos
Deleting pictures and videos
1 Pressthe Reviewbutton.
2 Press </ll_,,.to locatea picture/video.
3 Pressthe Deletebutton.
4 Followthe screenprompts.
Todeleteprotectedpicturesand videos,removeprotectionbeforedeleting.
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
1 Pressthe Reviewbutton.
2 Press </ll_,,.to locatea picture/video.
3 Pressthe Menubutton.
4 Press _/_ to highlightProtect,thenpressthe OKbutton.
Thepictureor videoisprotectedandcannotbedeleted.TheProtecticon _ appears
with theprotectedpictureor video.
Pressthe Menubuttonto exit the menu.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SDor MMC card deletes all
(including protected) pictures and videos. (Formatting internal
memory also deletes email addresses,album names,and
favorites. To restore them, see the EasySharesoftware Help.)
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Transferring and printing
pictures
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasySharesoftware beforeconnectingan EasyShare
camera or dockto the computer.Failureto do so may causethe
software to load incorrectly.
Installing the software
1 Closeall softwareapplicationsthat are openonyourcomputer(including
anti-virussoftware).
2 PlacetheKodakEasySharesoftwareCDintotheCD-ROMdrive.
3 Loadthe software:
WindowsOS--if the installwindow doesnotappear,chooseRunfrom theStart
menuandtype d:\setup.exe whered isthe driveletter that containsthe CD.
IVlacOSX--double-clickthe CDiconon the desktop,thenclickthe Installicon.
4 Followthe on-screeninstructionsto installthe software.
WindowsOS--selectCompleteto automaticallyinstallthe mostcommonlyused
applications.SelectCustomto choosethe applicationsyouwishto install.
IVlacOSX--follow theon-screeninstructions.
NOTE:Whenprompted,registeryourcameraandsoftware.Registeringletsyousignupforinformation
thatkeepsyoursystemup-to-date.Toregisterlater,seewww.kodak.com/go/register.
Forinformationon thesoftwareapplicationsincludedon the KodakEasyShare
softwareCD,clickthe Helpbutton in the EasySharesoftware.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Transferring pictures with the photo frame dock 2
If youhavea KodakEasySharephotoframedock2, useit to transferpictures.(To
purchaseaccessories,seewww.kodak.com/go/v570accessories.)
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
if youdo not havean EasySharedock,usethe USB/ A/V connectorandUSBcable
modelU-8(maybesoldseparately),thenturn onthe camera.
connector
NOTE:Visitwww.kodak.com/go/howto(Camera&DockSetup)foratutorialonconnecting.
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Transferring and printing pictures
Also available for transferring
YoucanalsousetheseKodakproductsto transferyourpicturesandvideos.
KodakEasySharecameradock,KodakEasyShareprinterdock(seepage 17)
Kodakmulti-cardreader,KodakSDmultimediacardreader-writer
Purchasetheseandotheraccessoriesat a dealerof Kodakproductsor
www.kodak.com/go/v570accessories.
Printing pictures
Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Dockyourcamerato the KodakEasyShareprinterdockand printdirectly--with or
without a computer.Purchasethis andother accessoriesat a dealerof Kodak
productsor www.kodak.com/go/v570accessories.
Fordockcompatibility,seepage 17.
Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer
Yourcameraiscompatiblewith PictBridgetechnology,soyoucanprintdirectlyto
PictBridgeenabledprinters.Youneed:
Camerawith fully chargedbattery
PictBridgeenabledprinter
USB/ A/VconnectorandUSBcablemodelU-8(maybesoldseparately-see
page 13)
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Transferring and printing pictures
Connecting the camera to a PictBridgeenabled printer
1 Turnoff the cameraand printer.
2 Connectthe appropriateUSBcablefrom thecamerato theprinter.Seeyourprinter
userguidefor detailsor www.kodak.com/go/v570accessoriesto ordercables.
Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer
1 Turnon the printer.Turnon thecamera.
ThePictBridgelogoisdisplayed,followedbythecurrentpictureandmenu.(Ifno
picturesarefound,amessageisdisplayed.)If themenuinterfaceturnsoff,pressany
buttontoredisplayit.
2 Press _/_ to choosea printingoption, thenpressthe OKbutton.
CurrentPicture--Press _/_ to choosea picture.Choosethe numberof copies.
TaggedPictures--If yourprinteriscapable,print picturesthat youtaggedfor
printingand choosea printsize.
IndexPrint--Print thumbnailsof all pictures.(Thisoptionrequiresoneor more
sheetsof paper.)If theprinteriscapable,choosea printsize.
AllPictures--Print all picturesin internalmemory,ona card,or in Favorites.
Choosethe numberof copies.
ImageStorage--Accessinternalmemory,a card,or Favorites.
NOTE:Duringdirectprinting,picturesarenotpermanentlytransferredorsavedtotheprinter.Totransfer
picturestoyourcomputer,seepage12.InFavoritesmode,thecurrentfavoritepictureisdisplayed.
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