Kodak V550 2

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2Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

Press the Shutter button halfway

to focus and set exposure.

When the ready light turns

green, press the Shutter button

completely down.

Ready

light

1Compose the picture.

Use the viewfinder, or repeatedly press

the LCD/Info button for:

• LCD and status icons on

• LCD on, status icons off

• LCD, status icons, and histogram on

• LCD off

LCD/Info

Viewfinder

Contents

Main Page Product features www.kodak.com/go/support i Front view ii Product features Back view Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 2 Taking pictures and videos ....................................................................5 3 Transferring and printing pictures .......................................................12 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................18 Page Page Charging the battery Page Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card 2 Taking a picture Taking a video Reviewing the picture or video just taken Understanding the blur warning icons Understanding the picture-taking icons Using the auto-focus framing marks (for pictures) Reviewing pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review 10 Taking pictures and videos view single picture. Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review Understanding the review icons view multi-up thumbnails. highlight a thumbnail. Deleting pictures and videos Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 3 pictures Installing the software Transferring pictures with the photo frame dock 2 Transferring pictures with the USB cable Also available for transferring Printing pictures Printing with an EasyShare printer dock series 3 Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer Page Using a printer that is not PictBridge enabled Ordering prints online Printing from an optional SD or MMC card Dock compatibility for your camera 4 Using optical zoom Using digital zoom www.kodak.com/go/support 19 Changing the flash settings For flash settings in each mode, see page51. Picture-taking modes www.kodak.com/go/support 21 Scene modes 22 Running a slide show Starting the slide show Changing the slide show display interval Page Reviewing pictures and videos on a television Cropping pictures Making pictures from a video Viewing picture/video information Page Changing picture-taking settings www.kodak.com/go/support 29 30 NOTE: EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. www.kodak.com/go/support 31 NOTE: In Video mode, the settings are Continuous AF or Off. NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode. 32 Customizing your camera 34 NOTE: The camera automatically corrects red-eye, even if the Red Eye Preflash is set to Off. Pre-tagging for album names Firston your computer Secondon your camera Thirdtransfer to your computer Tagging pictures/videos for albums Sharing your pictures Tagging pictures for printing Tagging pictures and videos for emailing Tagging pictures as favorites Page Page 42 5 Camera problems www.kodak.com/go/support 43 NOTE: The flash does not fire in all modes. 44 Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems www.kodak.com/go/support 45 46 Direct printing (PictBridge enabled printer) problems www.kodak.com/go/support 47 6 Helpful links Camera Software Other Telephone customer support 7 Camera specifications Page Flash settings in each mode 52 Appendix * When you change to Auto or Red-eye in these modes, it becomes the default until you change it. Appendix www.kodak.com/go/support 53 Storage capacities Video storage capacity Picture storage capacity Important safety instructions Using this product Battery safety and handling Battery life Extending battery life Power-saving features Upgrading your software and firmware Additional care and maintenance Limited Warranty Limited warranty coverage Limitations Your rights Outside the United States and Canada Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory N137 Australian C-Tick Page Index 1