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Taking pictures and videos
Taking a video
NOTE: You can change optical zoom before (but not during) video recording.
1Turn the Mode dial to Video .
2Press the Menu button. Move the Joystick to highlight Video Size, then press the OK button.
3Move the Joystick to highlight the desired Size, then press the OK button.
4To eliminate camera noise during recording, turn off Continuous AF (see page 34).
5Use the EVF or LCD screen to frame your subject. (Press the EVF/LCD toggle button to switch to the other screen, see page 7.)
6Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, press and release the Shutter button again.
During recording, REC blinks on the screen and the elapsed time is displayed.
NOTE: If you prefer, press the Shutter button completely down and hold it for more than
2 seconds to begin recording. To stop recording, release the Shutter button. Recording also stops if the storage location is full. See page 81 for video storage capacities.
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Contents
Kodak EasyShare Z7590 zoom digital camera
User’s guide
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York
Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company
4J3110
Top, front view
Jog dial Flip-up flash Shutter button
Microphone Lens
Diopter dial USB port External flash connector DC-In
Side views
SD/MMC card slot
Out for TV viewing
Neck strap post Mode dial EVF/LCD toggle button
Power ring Neck strap post
Back view
On/Off button
Top and bottom views
Top
Bottom
Table of contents
Table of contents
Vii
Viii
Installing the software first
Charging the battery
Getting started
Inserting the battery
Important battery information
Kodak battery replacement types/battery life
Actual battery life may vary based on usage
Extending battery life
Battery safety and handling
Setting the language
Turning the camera on and off
Press the On/Off button
Press the On/Off button to turn off the camera
Setting the date and time
Setting the date & time, first time
Setting the date & time, anytime
SET Date & Time is highlighted. Press the OK button
Using the diopter dial
You can adjust the EVF sharpness for your eyesight
Changing the display, EVF or LCD
Checking camera and picture status
Storing pictures on a SD or MMC card
See page 79 for storage capacities
Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
Taking pictures and videos
Using the auto-focus framing marks
Press the Shutter button halfway and hold
While the shutter button is pressed halfway
Only active camera settings are displayed
Capture modes
Capture modes-shutter pressed halfway
Taking a video
Quickview-Reviewing the picture or video just taken
Share Press the Share button to tag a
Are displayed
Using optical zoom
Using advanced digital zoom
Use this mode For Auto
Picture-taking modes
Ease of use
Program
Use this mode For Aperture
Priority
Shutter
Manual
Turn the Mode dial to Scene
Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode
Scene modes
For Camera pre-settings Night
Snow
Beach
Text
For Camera pre-settings Children
S, M, and C modes
Backlight
Using the jog dial to change P, A, S, M, or C mode settings
See Tips for better pictures on
Using the flip-up flash
Turning on the flash
Changing the flash settings
Flash settings in each mode
Flash settings are pre-set for each picture-taking mode
Capture modes Default setting Available settings Snow
Manner/Museum
Self-Portrait
First burst
Using an external flash unit
Shooting close-up and landscape pictures
Using exposure bracketing
Close-up pictures
Landscape pictures
Using burst
Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing
Changing picture-taking settings
Available only in Custom C mode
Self-Timer
Off default
Compression
Exposure Bracketing +/- 0.3 EV default Interval +/- 0.7 EV
Daylight
Tungsten
+/- 1.0 EV
Setting Icon Options and icons
Reset to Default
To the defaults
Single AF
Low Color
Setup Menu
Image Storage
Internal Memory
Video Length Video
Using setup to customize your camera
Any mode, press the Menu button
Entering a mode Date & Time
Orientation Sensor On default
Video Out
Japan
Setting Icon Options Format
Putting yourself in the picture or video
About
Pre-tagging for album names
First-on your computer Second-on your camera
Tips for better pictures
Third-transfer to your computer
Zoom
Highlight Exit, then press the OK button
Exposure compensation
Aperture and shutter speed Manual mode
Wide Angle, f/2.8 10X Zoom, f/3.6
Images taken in Portrait mode
Fill flash
Close ups with a close-up mode
Images taken at f/5,1/500 second
Reviewing pictures and videos
Viewing single pictures and videos
Press the Review button
Checking camera status review mode
To adjust the volume, move the Joystick
Viewing multiple pictures and videos
Playing a video
To play or pause a video, press the OK button
Deleting pictures and videos
Magnifying pictures
EXIT-exits the Delete screen
To delete more pictures and videos, return to Step
Changing optional review settings
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Press the Review button Press the Menu button
Viewing picture/video information
Tagging pictures/videos for albums
Running a slide show
Starting the slide show
Changing the slide show display interval
Press the Review button, then press the Menu button
Displaying pictures and videos on a television
Running a continuous slide show loop
Review pictures and videos on the television
Copying pictures and videos
Before you copy, make sure that
Installing the software
Minimum system requirements
Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SPI, or XP OS
Macintosh OS X 10.2.3, 10.3 Safari 1.0 or higher
Install the software
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software
When can I tag my pictures and videos?
Sharing pictures and videos
Videos
Print Favorites
Tagging pictures for printing
Printing tagged pictures
Tagging pictures and videos for emailing
Press the Share button to exit the menu
Tagging pictures as favorites
Third-transfer and email
Take pictures Tag pictures as
Press the Share button to exit the menu
Optional settings
Transfer pictures
To your computer
Your camera
Removing all favorites from your camera
Preventing favorites from transferring to the camera
Printing and emailing favorites
Transferring and printing pictures
Transferring pictures/videos with the USB cable
Also available for transferring
Turn off the camera
Printing from an optional SD or MMC card
Ordering prints online
Direct printing with a PictBridge-enabled printer
Connecting the camera to the printer
PictBridge-enabled printer
Disconnecting the camera from the printer
Turn on the printer. Turn the camera Mode dial to Auto
Printing pictures
Index Print
Dock compatibility for your camera
Camera dock
Others, including series 3 printer Docks and camera docks
Troubleshooting
Camera problems
Try one or more of the following
Inserting a battery in the camera
Number does not
Picture
Set the Orientation Sensor to on
Error message Turn the camera off
Reinstall the battery
Remove memory card from the camera
Screen
Computer/connectivity problems
Picture quality problems
Try one or more of the following
Power-ring-light status
Status Cause
Direct printing PictBridge problems
Status Cause Solution
Getting help
Helpful links
Camera
Other
Telephone customer support
Disk space
Camera specifications
Appendix
Kodak EasyShare Z7590 zoom digital camera
Display
10X optical zoom LCD display mode
Multi-Pattern AE, Center-Weight AE, Center-Spot AE
Working range
Standard wide 2.0 ft 0.6 m to infinity
Flash
Capture
Review
Power
Other features
Storage capacities
Communication with computer
Picture storage capacity-standard compression
Picture storage capacity-fine compression
Number of pictures
Power-saving features
Accessories
Description Where to buy
Appendix
Warranty
Limited warranty
Limited warranty coverage
Limitations
Your rights
Outside the United States and Canada
Regulatory compliance
FCC compliance and advisory
Canadian DOC statement
Vcci Class B ITE
English translation
Index
Beach
Copy pictures
To computer via USB cable, 62 custom
Connection location, ii delete button, iii deleting
Troubleshooting, 67 web links Histogram
Lens Cleaning lens, 83 light Jog dial Power ring, iii
Macintosh Installing software on, 55 macro mode
Focus framing marks, 11 focus zone, 33 format
Power
Text
Printer dock, 3, 63 printing
Battery, 4 SCN
Telephone numbers, 75 setting
Safety
Running slide show
Time, setting Timer, shutter delay, 38 tips
Tagging pictures
Transfer, via USB cable
USB port/DC-in/A/V-outcover
Zoom