Kodak Z612 2

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2Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

Taking a video

1Press the Shutter

button halfway to set

the AF/AE (Auto Focus

/Auto Exposure).

When the AF/AE

indicator turns green,

press the Shutter

button completely

down.

AF/AE indicator:

EVF

LCD

Green–successful

Red–failed

failed focus

failed exposure

1

To stop recording,

press and release the

Shutter button again.

Press the Shutter

button completely

down and release.

EVF

LCD

Contents

Main Page 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 ....................................................... 15 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................21 Page Page Charging the battery Loading the battery Setting up your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time, first time Setting the language and date/time, other times Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card www.kodak.com/go/support 5 2 Taking a picture Taking a video 1 6 Capture modes in liveview Capture modesshutter pressed halfway www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Reviewing a quickview of the picture or video just taken Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) NOTE: You can change the Quickview default from On to Off in the Setup menu (page 36). Using the Auto-Focus (AF) framing marks (pictures) Reviewing pictures and videos Pictures Videos 10 Identifying the review icons Video Picture Checking camera and picture status Magnifying a picture during review Using optical zoom Using advanced digital zoom Using the flip-up flash Protecting pictures and videos from deletion Deleting pictures and videos 3 pictures Installing the software Transferring pictures Transferring pictures with a USB cable, model U-8 Also available for transferring Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Printing from an optional SD or MMC card Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer Page Ordering prints online Printing pictures from your computer Dock compatibility for your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 21 4 Picture-taking modes 22 www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Scene modes Page www.kodak.com/go/support 25 Changing the flash settings Flash-icon behavior 26 Using the focus button Set the focus for close-up and far-away scenes. Some settings may be unavailable in some modes. www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Using self-timer, burst, and exposure bracketing Some settings may be unavailable in some modes. Page Using the histogram to view picture brightness Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing PASM modes Changing PASM mode settings 32 Changing picture-taking settings www.kodak.com/go/support 33 NOTE: Maximum recording time at Continuous is 80 minutes. 34 NOTE: For th e best pi ctures, t he camer a is set t o Multi -zone when in Landscape mode. www.kodak.com/go/support 35 NOTE: EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. Customizing your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 37 38 Viewing picture/video information Copying pictures and videos Making a video action print or picture Video action picture Video picture Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology Cropping pictures Running a slide show Starting the slide show Changing the slide show display interval Running a continuous slide show loop Displaying pictures and videos on a television Pre-tagging for album names Firston your computer Secondon your camera Thirdtransfer to your computer Tagging pictures/videos for albums Page Sharing your pictures When can I tag my pictures and videos? Tagging pictures for printing Tagging pictures and videos for emailing Tagging pictures as favorites Page Page Page 54 5 Camera problems www.kodak.com/go/support 55 56 Computer/connectivity problems Picture quality problems Mode-dial-light indicator status www.kodak.com/go/support 57 58 Direct printing (PictBridge) problems www.kodak.com/go/support 59 6 Helpful links Telephone customer support www.kodak.com/go/support 61 7 Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/z612support. 62 www.kodak.com/go/support 63 64 Storage capacities Fine compression 66 Standard compression Basic compression www.kodak.com/go/support 67 Video storage capacity Power-saving features Important safety instructions Using this product Battery safety and handling Battery information Kodak battery replacement types/battery life Extending battery life Upgrading your software and firmware Additional care and maintenance Warranty Limited warranty Limited warranty coverage Limitations Your rights Outside the United States and Canada Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory N137 Page Index 1