Contents
Kodak Easyshare Z981
For interactive tutorials For help with your camera
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York
Back, bottom view
EVF/LCD
Front view
Table of contents
Table of contents
Purchase accessories
See other power options
Extend battery life
Charging the rechargeable batteries
Loading the batteries
Turning on the camera Setting the language, date/time
Attaching the strap
Using the vertical grip for portrait orientation
Storing pictures on an accessory SD or Sdhc Card
Turn off the camera
Using other accessory power options
Use the Kodak 5-Volt AC Adapter to save battery power
Taking pictures in Smart Capture mode
Taking pictures/videos
Taking a video
Using the framing marks
To access your camera’s Help system, see
Press the Shutter button halfway
Reviewing the picture/video just taken
Adjusting LCD brightness
To adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see
To review pictures/videos anytime, see
Capture modes
Scene modes
Digital zoom is not available in Smart Capture mode
Using the zoom
Using digital zoom
Light, hold the camera steady or use a tripod
Using the flash
Longer than when using preflash
Off Never
To get into the scene
Using the Drive button
Using the self-timer
Release on a tripod
Taking burst pictures
Infinity AF
Using the Focus button
Mode Icon For Normal AF
Macro AF
Take the first picture
Turn the Mode dial to Panorama
Taking panoramic pictures
Mode When to use
S, and M modes
Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings
Then the exposures
Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing
If the exposure
Interval is set to 0.3 steps Taken are
Understanding the picture-taking icons
Using the histogram to view picture brightness
Know when your batteries need charging
Review, press Menu button, then to choose Properties
Press to choose Done, then press OK
Sharing pictures through social networks
Press to choose a social networking site, then press OK
Tip Do you send pictures to the same sites each time?
When finished, press to choose Done, then press OK
Manage email addresses and Kodak Pulse Digital Frames
Tip Are faces not always detected?
Tagging pictures
Tagging people
Tip You can have up to 20 active names
Need to update a name?
Tagging with keywords
Press the Review button, then to find a picture to tag
Marking pictures/videos for emailing
Using the keyboard
Press to choose Update People Tags, then press OK
Find your pictures like a pro
Reviewing pictures/videos
Playing a video
Protecting pictures/videos from deletion
Using the undo delete picture feature
Deleting pictures/videos
Press the Menu button to exit the menu
Viewing as thumbnails multi-up
Viewing pictures/videos in different ways
Magnifying a picture
Smarter way to find your pictures
People All Date
Understanding the review icons
Play a slide show loop
Creating a multimedia slide show
Make a slide show that you can save
Displaying pictures/videos on a television
Selecting multiple pictures/videos
Using the menu button in review
Review Edit Setup
Press OK to select pictures/videos
Copy pictures/videos
Cropping pictures
Copying pictures/videos
Press the Menu button, then to choose the Edit tab
Using Kodak Perfect Touch Technology
Using the RAW Develop feature
Trimming a video
Editing videos
Making a picture from a video
You can do incredible things with your videos
Using the menu button to change settings
Using the capture tab
Low Color
Setting More information Color Mode High Color
Natural Color
Black & White
Exposure Metering
Setting More information Face Detect
Off
AF Zone
Use Setup to customize other camera settings
Using the Setup menu
Video settings To access your camera’s Help system, see
Individual social networking sites
Setting More information Share Button Settings Show or hide
Volume
Button is pressed in Review
Language
Setting More information Image Storage
Reset Camera
About
Transferring pictures to your computer
Download Kodak Software later
Direct printing with a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Connecting the camera to a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Printing pictures
Printing from a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Printing from an optional SD or Sdhc Card
Disconnecting the camera from a Kodak All-in-One Printer
Ordering prints online
Marking your pictures for print
Turning on camera Help
Getting help from your camera
Great news
Status Solution
Troubleshooting
Camera problems
Videos, including protected files
Or entirely full
Reset Camera
Transfer the pictures to the computer see
Charge the batteries see
StatusSolution
Computer/connectivity problems
Picture quality problems
Taken in Smart Capture mode
Direct printing Pictbridge enabled printer problems
Software Other
Getting help on the Web
Camera
Face detection-Yes Face recognition-Yes
Camera specifications
Viewfinder-Electronic
Image file format
Tripod mount-1/4 inch
Care and maintenance
Operating temperature-0-40C 32-104F
Extending battery life
Important safety instructions
Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries
Limited warranty
Limited warranty coverage
Outside the United States and Canada
Limitations
Your rights
Be by negligence or other act
Regulatory compliance
FCC compliance and advisory
Russian GOST-R
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY
N137
Australian C-Tick
Vcci Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE
China RoHS
Add keywords, names, 27 AF control Still
Out
During quickview
Icons
Infinity Format Guidelines, battery
Edit videos
Marking For email, 27 memory
LCD brightness, 10, 43 lens Cleaning lens, 59 loading
Locate pictures
Pictures copying, 36 cropping, 36 emailing marked
Self-timer, 15 set tag, 40 setting
Using
Safety
Protecting pictures, videos
Transfer pictures
Setting up the camera, 1 setup menu
Undelete, undo
Emailing marked, 27 out, 44 playback
Optical
Warranty, 62 white balance
Video out, 44 viewing