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Taking pictures/videos
Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Flash settings are limited in some capture modes.
Press the Flash button repeatedly to scroll through flash modes
The current flash mode is shown on the LCD.
Flash modes | | | | | Flash fires |
Auto | | | | | When the lighting conditions require it. |
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Fill | | | | | Every time you take a picture, regardless of |
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| | | | | | 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. |
| | | | | | NOTE: (Not available in Smart Capture mode.) |
Red-eye Reduction | Preflash | A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, |
Choose Preflash or Digital | | | | | before the picture is taken. |
Correction using the Setup | | | | | |
| menu (see page 35). | | | | | |
| Digital Correction | A preflash does not fire; the camera corrects |
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Off | | | | | Never. |
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Contents
Digital Camera
Kodak Easyshare Z915
4H5245en
Focus Macro/Infinity button For batteries, see
Back view
Share button
Shutter button Flash button
Front view
Flash Self-timer/Video/AF Assist light Lens/Cover Microphone
Table of contents
Table of contents
Attaching the strap Loading the batteries
Setting up your camera
Other battery types
Battery chargers, Sdhc cards, etc
Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time
Storing pictures on an accessory SD or Sdhc Card
Using the framing marks
Taking pictures/videos
Taking a picture
Reviewing the picture/video just taken
Taking a video
Sport
Capture mode For
Capture modes
Capture use
Landscape Surface or use a tripod
Flash setting can be changed Fireworks
Scene modes
Night
As you zoom in, move away from your subject
Using optical zoom
SCN mode For
Text Documents. Focus is Macro
Using the flash
From the lens
Using the Focus button
Through a window
Macro
Using the self-timer
Using burst
Repeatedly press the Self-timer/Burst button
Taking panoramic pictures
Getting help from your camera
Great news
Turning on camera Help
Mode When to use
S, and M modes
To control
Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings
Interval is set to 0.3 steps Taken are
Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing
If the exposure
Then the exposures
Understanding the picture-taking icons
Using the histogram to view picture brightness
Magnifying a picture during review
Reviewing pictures/videos
Using the undo delete feature
Deleting pictures/videos
Playing a video
Protect icon
Protecting pictures/videos from deletion
Using the menu button in Review
Using shortcuts
Adding sound tags
Recording a sound tag
Playing a sound tag
Cropping pictures
To highlight the Edit tab
Using Kodak Perfect Touch Technology
To highlight Trim, then press OK
Editing videos
Making a picture from a video
Trimming a video
Using video bookmarks
Setting bookmarks
Using bookmarks
Making a video action print
Play a multimedia slide show
To show all pictures/videos
To show selected pictures/videos
Displaying pictures/videos on a television
Viewing pictures/videos in different ways
Selecting multiple pictures/videos
Viewing as thumbnails multi-up
Copying pictures/videos
Understanding the review icons
Copy pictures/videos
Maximum video size
Using the menu button
Capture Options
Video Size
Black & White Sepia
Color Mode High Color
Natural Color
Low Color
+/- 0.7 EV
Exposure Metering
AF Zone
Exposure Bracketing Off Interval +/- 0.3 EV
Using the Setup menu
After a picture is taken
Capture Frame Grid
Horizontally Date Stamp
Red-eye Reduction
Video Out Check settings used in your location
Sound Volume High Medium Low Mute Date & Time
Features
Auto Power Off Minutes
Transferring, printing, and sharing pictures
Installing the software
Transferring pictures with the USB cable
Using other options
Direct printing with a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Printing pictures
Printing from an optional SD or Sdhc Card
Using a printer that is not Pictbridge Technology enabled
Disconnecting the camera from a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Ordering prints online
Marking your pictures
Marking pictures for printing
Printing marked pictures
Add a new email address or name
Marking pictures/videos for emailing
Assigning other tags to pictures/videos
Marking pictures/videos as favorites
Assigning a tag to the pictures/videos you take next
Including protected files
Troubleshooting
Camera problems
Try one or more of the following
Instead of a
Clean the lens
Make sure your camera is not in Close-up mode
Blue or black Internal memory see
Recognize Format the card see
Feature did not Off and then on again Take effect
Setup
Purchase a certified SD/SDHC Card
Camera/computer communications
Videos, including protected files
LCD messages
Software
Getting help
Helpful links
Camera
Turkey
Australia
00 800
New Zealand 0800 880 Norway 23 16 21 Philippines
Camera specifications
Appendix
Combined zoom-50X Shutter speed
Microphone-Yes Speaker-Yes
Sound tag-Yes Date stamp-Yes Tripod mount-1/4 inch
Operating temperature-32-104F 0-40C
Storage capacities
Output image size
Important safety instructions
Extending battery life
Upgrading your software and firmware Battery life
Care and maintenance
Limited warranty
Limited warranty coverage
Your rights
Limitations
Regulatory compliance
FCC compliance and advisory
Outside the United States and Canada
Canadian DOC statement
Korean Class B ITE Vcci Class B ITE
N137
China RoHS Russian GOST-R
Color mode, 2 continuous AF, 2 copy pictures
Backlight, 4 battery
About this camera, 6 accessories
Life, 5 loading
Kodak Perfect Touch technology
Macintosh Computers, installing
Pictbridge
Setting, 5 using
Reset camera, 6 review button, 1 reviewing pictures/videos
Select multiple pictures/videos, 12 self-portrait
Camera/computer communications
Digital, 5 optical
Storage capacities, 4 transfer, 1 viewing