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