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6Getting help

Getting help from your camera

You want the most from your camera. You want to understand:

■What it can do for you

■And how to take the best possible pictures and videos

Great news!

Your camera offers a built-in Help system. It describes every setting for every menu

choice. If you learn nothing else about your camera, learn how to use on-camera Help.

Because the more you know your camera, the more confident you become!

Turning on camera Help

Scroll through a Help topic

Press the Menu button, then

highlight a menu choice.

Press the Info

2button.

Contents

Main Page Front view Back view Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 3 Working with pictures/videos ..............................................................14 4 Using the Menu button .......................................................................25 5 Transferring, printing, tagging ............................................................ 32 1 Charging the battery Other charging options Page Storing pictures on an optional SD or SDHC Card 2 Taking a picture Using the framing marks to take pictures Reviewing the picture/video just taken Using optical and digital zoom Taking pictures/videos www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Using the flash NOTE: (Not available in Smart Capture mode.) 8 Taking pictures/videos Using different modes Turn the Mode dial to the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings. Use this mode For Using Scene (SCN) modes Taking a video Using shortcuts Using the self-timer Taking burst pictures Taking panoramic pictures Understanding the picture-taking icons 3 Reviewing pictures/videos Magnifying a picture Playing a video Deleting pictures/videos Using the undo delete feature Protecting pictures/videos from deletion Viewing pictures/videos in different ways Viewing as thumbnails (multi-up) Selecting multiple pictures/videos Making a multimedia slide show Make a multimedia slide show that you can save Play a multimedia slide show loop Displaying pictures/videos on a television Using the menu button in review Cropping pictures Using KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology Copying pictures/videos Editing videos Making a picture from a video Trimming a video Making a video action print Understanding the review icons 4 Using the Capture tab Page Page Page Using the Setup tab Page Page 5 Installing the software Transferring pictures/videos Using the USB cable Using other options Printing pictures Direct printing with a KODAK All-in-One Printer Using a printer that is not PICTBRIDGE enabled Ordering prints online Printing from an optional SD or SDHC Card Tagging/marking your pictures Marking pictures for printing Marking pictures/videos for emailing Add a new email address or tag name Assigning the favorite mark to pictures/videos Assigning text tags to pictures/videos Assigning a tag to pictures/videos you take next 6 Getting help from your camera Great news! Turning on camera Help www.kodak.com/go/support 41 Getting help on the Web Camera Other Software 42 Troubleshooting Camera problems NOTE: The flash does not fire in all modes. Computer/connectivity problems www.kodak.com/go/support 43 44 Picture quality problems www.kodak.com/go/support 45 Direct printing (PICTBRIDGE enabled Printer) problems 7 Camera specifications Page Care and maintenance Upgrading your software and firmware Storage capacities Important safety instructions Battery replacement, battery life Extending battery life Limited warranty Page Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory Page Page 1