Kodak Z740 2

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2Taking pictures and videos

Taking a picture

Taking a video

Press Shutter button

halfway to focus and

set exposure.

When AF/AE Indicator

turns green, press Shutter

button completely down.

Choose LCD or EVF

(electronic viewfinder)

AF/AE Indicator:

Green—successful

Red—failed

Failed focus

Failed exposure

Press the Shutter button

completely down

andrelease.

To stop recording,

press and release the

Shutter button again.

Contents

Main Page Product features www.kodak.com/go/support i Front View Product features ii Side 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 5 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 41 6 Getting help ............................................................................. 45 7 Appendix .................................................................................. 47 Page Page Setting up your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 3 Setting the date/time, first time Setting the date/time and language, other times Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card www.kodak.com/go/support 5 2 Taking a picture Taking a video Reviewing the picture or video just taken Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures) Taking pictures and videos www.kodak.com/go/support 7 Checking camera and picture status To turn on/off the camera and picture icons, press the Status button. Capture modesshutter pressed halfway Capture modes Using optical zoom Using digital zoom Using the flip-up flash Reviewing pictures and videos Taking pictures and videos 10 What the review icons mean Magnifying a picture during review Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review Deleting pictures and videos Protecting pictures and videos from deletion 3 pictures Minimum system requirements Install the software Transferring pictures with the USB cable Also available for transferring Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Direct printing with a PictBridge printer Page Ordering prints online Printing pictures from your computer Printing from an optional SD or MMC card Dock compatibility 4 camera Using the self-timer Using burst Taking close-up and landscape pictures Close-up pictures Landscape 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 Changing the flash settings www.kodak.com/go/support 23 Picture-taking modes 24 Scene modes www.kodak.com/go/support 25 26 PASM modes For more information on PASM modes, see page26. www.kodak.com/go/support 27 Changing picture-taking settings 28 NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode. www.kodak.com/go/support 29 NOTE: EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. P, A, S, or M mode to its default setting. Customizing your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 31 Viewing picture/video information Copying pictures and videos Adjusting exposure compensation P, A, S, and M modes Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings Pre-tagging for album names Firston your computer Secondon your camera Thirdtransfer to your computer Tagging pictures/videos for albums 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 www.kodak.com/go/support 41 5 Camera problems NOTE: The flash does not fire in all mode (page 22). Computer/connectivity problems 42 Picture quality problems www.kodak.com/go/support 43 44 Direct printing (PictBridge) problems www.kodak.com/go/support 45 6 Helpful links Other Camera Software Telephone customer support Before you call www.kodak.com/go/support 47 7 Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/z740support. 48 www.kodak.com/go/support 49 Flash settings in each mode Flash settings are pre-set for each picture-taking mode. 50 Power-saving features Storage capacities Picture storage capacity 52 Video storage capacity Accessories Important safety instructions Using this product Battery safety and handling 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 Canadian DOC statement Page Index 1