User’s guide
Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS zoom digital camera
Eastman Kodak Company, 2007 All screen images are simulated
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York
Product features
Front view
Mode dial
On/Off switch
Product features
Back view
Table of contents
Table of contents
Attaching the lens cap and strap
Setting up your camera
Setting up your camera
Loading the battery
camera battery KLIC-8000
To replace batteries and extend battery life, see page
Setting up your camera
Turning on the camera Setting the language and date/time
Language
to change
Setting up your camera
Storing pictures on an SD card
optional card
3 Turn on the camera
Taking a picture
Taking pictures/videos
AF/AE indicator
LCD or EVF electronic viewfinder
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished
Using the auto-focus framing marks for pictures
1 Press the Shutter button halfway
2 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture
Taking pictures/videos
Taking a video
Using digital zoom
Using optical zoom
The zoom indicator shows zoom status
Zoom indicator
Zoom position
Using the Flash button
Flash distance
The current flash mode appears in the status area
to have more control over camera focusing
Using the Focus button
1 Turn the Mode dial to P, A, S, or M mode see page
2 Press the Focus button repeatedly until the
Using the Drive button
Using the self-timer
Use the same procedure to take a video, but
there is no more storage space
Using burst
Press the Drive button to choose a burst mode
2 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure
Using exposure bracketing
Using the Info button
Taking pictures/videos
What the capture icons mean
Capture modes-no buttons pressed
Capture modes-shutter pressed halfway
Reviewing pictures and videos
Working with pictures/videos
Magnifying a picture
Videos
Deleting pictures and videos
Using the undo delete feature
Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
Working with pictures/videos
Using the Menu button in Review
Cropping pictures
Using Kodak Perfect Touch technology
Recording a sound tag
Adding sound tags
Playing a sound tag
The sound tag is applied to your picture
Editing videos
Making a picture from a video
Trimming a video
Making a video action print
1 Press the Review button, then to find a video
Press the Menu button, then
Using video bookmarks
Setting bookmarks
Using bookmarks
Running a slide show
Using the histogram to view picture exposure
Starting the slide show
Working with pictures/videos
The interval setting remains until you change it
Changing the slide show display interval
Running a continuous slide show loop
Displaying pictures and videos on a television
Viewing pictures/videos in different ways
Viewing as thumbnails multi-up
Working with pictures/videos
Viewing by date, album, or image storage
Selecting multiple pictures/videos
Copy pictures or videos
Copying pictures and videos
Perfect Touch tech. Mode indicator Album Scroll arrows Review mode
What the review icons mean
Battery level Video controls
Working with pictures/videos
Doing more with your camera
Capture mode
Capture modes
Shutter Priority, and Manual mode
NOTE To avoid blur, place the camera on a tripod
SCN Scene modes
1 Turn the Mode dial to
To return to Smart Scene mode, turn the mode dial to Smart Scene
NOTE To avoid blur, place the camera on a tripod
Using the Menu button
black-and-white or sepia
Using the capture tab
Standard default-medium compression medium
Doing more with your camera
Doing more with your camera
Using the capture plus tab
Spot-similar to Center-weight, except the metering is
Multi-pattern default-evaluates lighting conditions
using exposure bracketing
Available only in PASM mode
Using the video tab
Using the Setup menu
Eye Preflash is set to Off
Doing more with your camera
Doing more with your camera
internal memory, even if a card is installed
to videos and to pictures
in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal
Reset all settings to factory defaults
NTSC default-used in North America and
Choose the regional setting that lets you
Doing more with your camera
pictures/videos, email
including protected
to access settings, then OK
Doing more with your camera
Taking panoramic pictures
P, A, S, and M modes
When to use
Mode
Doing more with your camera
1 Turn the Mode dial to P, A, S, or M
Changing P, A, S, or M mode settings
Flash Compensation-adjust flash brightness
Doing more with your camera
Sharing your pictures
Tagging pictures for printing
Printing tagged pictures
First-on your computer
Tagging pictures/videos for emailing
Second-tag pictures/videos on your camera
Selected addresses are checked
Turn the Mode dial to Favorites
Tagging pictures as favorites
Doing more with your camera
Preventing camera favorites from synchronizing with the software
Tagging pictures/videos for albums
Optional settings
Printing and emailing favorites
First-on your computer
Third-transfer to your computer
Second-on your camera
1 Press the Review button, then find the picture/video
2 Press the Menu button 3 Press to highlight Album, then press OK
First-on your computer
Pre-tagging for album names
Second-on your camera
Third-transfer to your computer
Transferring and printing pictures
Installing the software
Transferring pictures
Also available for transferring
Transferring and printing pictures
Connecting the camera to a PictBridge enabled printer
Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer
Printing pictures
Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock
Disconnecting the camera from a PictBridge enabled printer
Printing from a PictBridge enabled printer
Ordering prints online
Accessories for your camera
Printing pictures from your computer
Printing from an optional SD card
Troubleshooting
Camera problems
Try one or more of the following
Try one or more of the following
Troubleshooting
NOTE The flash does not fire in all modes
page
Picture quality problems
Computer/connectivity problems
Troubleshooting
Insert a charged battery page
Troubleshooting
Direct printing PictBridge problems
Make sure camera is not in Close-up/Macro mode if you are more
accessing internal memory/card or Favorites
Helpful links
Getting help
Camera
Software
Czech Republic
Getting help
toll free 000800 440
International Toll Line
Accessory lens thread-Yes Lens protection-Lens cap
Camera specifications
Appendix
Picture size
ISO speed
Shutter speed
Video capture
Image file format
Tripod mount-1/4 inch Operating temperature-32-104 F 0-40 C
Care and maintenance
Video output-NTSC or PAL
PictBridge support-Yes
Storage capacities
Important safety instructions
When removing the battery, allow it to cool it may be hot
Keep batteries out of the reach of children
Extending battery life
Battery life
Limited warranty coverage
Limited warranty
Upgrading your software and firmware
Limitations
Your rights
Outside the United States and Canada
Appendix
FCC compliance and advisory
Regulatory compliance
MPEG-4
Appendix
Australian C-Tick
Canadian DOC statement
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment labeling
China RoHS
VCCI Class B ITE Korean Class B ITE Russian GOST-R
Appendix
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY AIO-40
Index
guidelines, battery
customizing camera settings
downloading pictures
edit videos
lens, i cap, 1 cleaning
Kodak EasyShare software installing, 48 upgrading
landscape, 10, 30 language, 37 LCD
manual, 40 manual focus, 10 memory
Index
safety