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0.35–0.7 m (13.8–28 in.) @ close-up/macro, tele

10 m (32.8 ft)–infinity @ Landscape

Exposure metering—

Multi-pattern, Center-weight, Spot

Exposure compensation—

+/-2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps

Long Time Exposure—

None, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 seconds

Shutter speed—

Mechanical shutter with CCD; Auto: 4–1/2000 sec. 

ISO speed—

Auto: 80–400

Manual: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (selectable)

Electronic flash—

Guide no. 4.5 (@ ISO 100); auto flash with pre-flash: 

Wide, ISO 400: 0.6–3.0 m (2–9.8 ft.); Tele, ISO 550: 0.6–2.0 m (2–6.6 ft.)

Flash modes—

Auto, Off, Fill, Red-eye

Capture modes—

Auto, Close-up, SCN, High ISO, Video

Video capture—

VGA (640 x 480) @ 15 fps; QVGA (320 x 240) @ 30 fps

Image file format—

Still: EXIF 2.21 (JPEG compression); file organization: DCF 

(movie): MOV; CODEC Motion JPEG (video); G.711 (audio)

Image storage—

Optional SD/SDHC Card 

. MMC and write-once SD cards 

are not supported. (The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.)

Internal storage capacity—

32 MB internal memory/19 MB available for image 

storage (1 MB equals one million bytes)

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Page 1: ...Kodak EasyShare M893 IS digital camera Extended user guide www kodak com For interactive tutorials www kodak com go howto For help with your camera www kodak com go m893support...

Page 2: ...Eastman Kodak Company Rochester NY 14650 Eastman Kodak Company 2007 All screen images are simulated Kodak EasyShare and Perfect Touch are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company P N 4F8109_en...

Page 3: ...Product features www kodak com go support i Front view 1 Shutter button 5 Self timer video light 2 Flash button 6 Microphone 3 On Off button 7 Speaker 4 Flash 8 Lens 5 4 1 8 6 2 3 7...

Page 4: ...charging light 11 USB port 4 Menu button 12 Share button 5 Delete button 13 Battery compartment 6 Zoom button Wide Telephoto 14 SD SDHC memory card slot 7 Mode dial 15 Dock connector 8 DC In 5V for o...

Page 5: ...flash 8 Using different picture taking modes 9 Using camera Help 11 Taking panoramic pictures 12 Understanding the picture taking icons 13 3 Working with pictures videos 14 Reviewing pictures videos 1...

Page 6: ...tures 37 5 Transferring and printing pictures 44 Installing the software 44 Transferring pictures with the USB cable 45 Printing pictures 46 Dock compatibility for your camera 48 6 Troubleshooting 49...

Page 7: ...www kodak com go support 1 1 Setting up your camera Attaching the strap Loading the battery To extend battery life see page 62 Kodak Li Ion rechargeable digital camera battery KLIC 7001...

Page 8: ...rately For dock compatibility see page 48 Kodak 5V AC adapter Kodak Li Ion universal battery chargers sold separately Your computer Connect the USB cable to the computer s USB port not a Hub Make sure...

Page 9: ...ning on the camera Setting the language date time NOTE To change the date time and language in the future use the Menu button page 28 2 1 to change for previous next field OK to accept At the prompt p...

Page 10: ...eos www kodak com go m893accessories We recommend Kodak SD or SDHC cards Write once SD cards are not supported CAUTION A card can only be inserted one way forcing it may cause damage If you insert or...

Page 11: ...it the quickview sooner press the Shutter button halfway To review pictures videos anytime see page 14 1 Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure When the framing marks turn green pr...

Page 12: ...using on the desired subject or if the framing marks disappear release the Shutter button and recompose the scene 3 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture NOTE Framing marks do n...

Page 13: ...can be as close as 4 in 10 cm to your subject As you zoom you need to move further from your subject Using the digital zoom Use digital zoom in any Still mode or during video recording to get up to 5X...

Page 14: ...the lighting conditions Use when the subject is in shadow or is backlit when the light is behind the subject In low light hold the camera steady or use a tripod Red eye If Red eye Pre flash is turned...

Page 15: ...ose up Close range Use available light instead of flash if possible Scene Point and shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions See page 10 High ISO People in low light scenes indoo...

Page 16: ...age Sport Subjects in motion Landscape Far away scenes The camera uses infinity auto focus Auto focus framing marks are not available in Landscape Night Portrait Reducing red eye of people in night sc...

Page 17: ...ions like a wedding or lecture Flash and sound are disabled Self Portrait Close ups of yourself Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye Children Action pictures of children in bright light Backligh...

Page 18: ...4 way button to highlight Panorama Left Right or Panorama Right Left depending on the direction you want to pan then press the OK button 3 Take the first picture After a quickview the LCD displays the...

Page 19: ...time remaining Storage location Exposure metering White balance Battery level Camera mode Exposure compensation Zoom Date stamp Self timer Burst Flash ISO speed Wide Telephoto Digital Album name Long...

Page 20: ...r use an optional Kodak EasyShare dock or Kodak 5 volt AC adapter Visit www kodak com go m893accessories NOTE Pictures taken at 3 2 and 16 9 picture sizes have a black bar at the top and bottom A vide...

Page 21: ...se 4 Press during pause to view previous next video frame 5 Press during playback to adjust the volume 6 Press during playback to play at 2X 4X 7 Press during playback to reverse at 2X 4X Viewing pict...

Page 22: ...Press the Review button then to find a picture 2 Press the Menu button then to highlight Sound Tag Press the OK button 3 Choose Record then press OK 4 Follow the screen prompts The sound tag is applie...

Page 23: ...Delete option appears 1 Press to highlight Undo Delete 2 Press OK The deleted picture overlaid with the Delete menu appears 3 Select Exit to exit the Delete menu Protecting pictures videos from deleti...

Page 24: ...s to highlight a setting then press the OK button 4 Choose an option then press the OK button Options Options Select Deselect All See page 26 Pictures Perfect Touch tech See page 19 View By See page 2...

Page 25: ...pts to replace the original picture or to save the enhanced picture as a new one NOTE You cannot enhance previously enhanced pictures Press the Menu button to exit the menu Cropping pictures You can c...

Page 26: ...the screen prompts to save the picture A picture is created The original video is saved Press the Menu button to exit the menu Trimming a video You can delete an unwanted portion from the beginning or...

Page 27: ...l options You choose the first and last frames the camera chooses 2 7 or 14 equally spaced frames Press the Menu button to exit the menu Running a slide show Use Slide Show to display your pictures vi...

Page 28: ...l through the seconds quickly press and hold 3 Press the OK button The interval setting remains until you change it Running a continuous slide show loop When you turn on Loop the slide show is continu...

Page 29: ...2 20 pictures see page 26 Then 1 Press the Review button 2 Press the Menu button then to highlight Multimedia Slide Show Press the OK button 3 Press to highlight a choice from the menu below then pre...

Page 30: ...e view To select multiple pictures videos see page 26 Press the Review button to exit Review Viewing by date or by album 1 Press the Review button then the Menu button 2 Press to highlight View By the...

Page 31: ...page 21 NOTE Ensure that the Video Out setting NTSC or PAL is correct see page 34 The slide show stops if you connect disconnect a cable while the slide show is running Image quality on a television s...

Page 32: ...time to remove a check mark Copying pictures videos You can copy pictures videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card NOTE Before you copy make sure that a card is inserte...

Page 33: ...tag number of prints Email tag Picture number Image storage location Battery level Kodak Perfect Touch Album name Volume control indicator sound tags Protect Favorite Play time Scroll arrows Video num...

Page 34: ...ers until you change modes or turn off the camera Some modes offer limited settings 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press to choose a tab Capture for the most common picture taking settings Capture plus for...

Page 35: ...edium file size 2 2 MP 3 2 for printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers at a lower resolution than 7 2 MP 2 1 MP 16 9 HDTV format 1 2 MP 4 3 Email Internet or to conserve space Long Time...

Page 36: ...in shade in natural lighting Face Detection Capture Choose if faces get focus priority On In Auto mode and in SCN modes designed for pictures of people the camera attempts to focus on faces Off Exposu...

Page 37: ...ISO setting in brightly lit scenes use a higher ISO for low light scenes Choose Auto default 80 100 200 400 800 1600 NOTE ISO returns to Auto when the camera is set to Portrait or SCN mode Unavailable...

Page 38: ...camera settings 1 In any mode press the Menu button 2 Press to highlight Setup then press OK 3 Press to highlight a setting then press OK 4 Choose an option then press OK 5 Press the Menu button to ex...

Page 39: ...Internal Memory the camera always uses internal memory even if a card is installed Set Album Choose Album names You can apply different Set Album choices to videos and to pictures Exit Clear All sele...

Page 40: ...a and Japan PAL used in Europe and China Language See page 3 Format CAUTION Formatting deletes all pictures videos including those that are protected Removing a card during formatting may damage the c...

Page 41: ...ailable Use the same procedure to take a video but Turn the Mode dial to Video Press the Shutter button completely down NOTE Only the 2 and 10 second options are available in video mode The video stop...

Page 42: ...n there is no more storage space NOTE During quickview you can delete all pictures in the burst series To delete selectively do so in Review see page 17 Burst is not available when shutter speeds are...

Page 43: ...r computer you can share them Use the Share button Any time The most recent picture video taken is then displayed After pressing the Review button Tagging pictures for printing 1 Press the Share butto...

Page 44: ...en copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera s internal memory For details click the Help button in EasyShare software Second tag pictures videos on your camera 1 Press the Share button Press to loc...

Page 45: ...1 Tag pictures as favorites 1 Press the Share button Press to locate a picture 2 Press to highlight Favorite then press OK The Favorite icon appears in the status area To remove the tag press OK agai...

Page 46: ...n the Favorites section of internal memory are removed Favorites are restored the next time you transfer pictures to the computer 4 Press the Menu button to exit the menu Preventing favorites from tra...

Page 47: ...nize with EasyShare software To turn on the sync feature select Yes synchronize with my software To delete favorites from your camera press the Delete button while in Favorites mode Printing and email...

Page 48: ...a selection highlight an album name and press OK To remove all album selections select Clear All Third transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures videos to your computer EasyShar...

Page 49: ...t an album name and press OK To remove all album selections select Clear All 5 Highlight Exit then press OK Your selections are saved If you turn on the LCD your album selection is displayed on the sc...

Page 50: ...pear choose Run from the Start menu and type d setup exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD Mac OS X double click the CD icon on the desktop then click the Install icon 4 Follow the on s...

Page 51: ...s to transfer your pictures and videos Kodak EasyShare camera dock Kodak EasyShare printer dock see page 46 Kodak multi card reader Kodak SD multimedia card reader writer Purchase these and other acce...

Page 52: ...om go m893accessories Direct printing with a PictBridge enabled printer Your camera is compatible with PictBridge technology so you can print directly to PictBridge enabled printers You need Camera wi...

Page 53: ...rinting and choose a print size Index Print Print thumbnails of all pictures This option requires one or more sheets of paper If the printer is capable choose a print size All Pictures Print all pictu...

Page 54: ...ing from an optional SD card Automatically print tagged pictures when you insert your card into a printer with an SD card slot See your printer user s guide for details Make prints at an SD capable Ko...

Page 55: ...geable battery see page 2 Camera does not turn off Camera buttons and controls do not function Battery does not charge using USB charging See page 2 or visit www kodak com go usbcharging Pictures rema...

Page 56: ...er see page 45 then format the card in the camera see page 34 Caution Formatting a card deletes all pictures and videos including protected files Picture is too light Decrease Exposure Compensation se...

Page 57: ...nsfer pictures to the computer see page 45 or delete pictures see page 17 Memory card and internal memory full Transfer pictures to the computer see page 45 then format the card or internal memory see...

Page 58: ...o device Adjust the camera Video Out setting NTSC or PAL see page 34 Make sure the external device settings are correct See the device s user s guide If Try one or more of the following No images to d...

Page 59: ...ictures from the image storage location you are copying to see page 17 or insert a new card see page 4 Memory card is locked Insert new memory card Insert a new card see page 4 move the switch on the...

Page 60: ...igh camera temperature Camera will be turned off Leave the camera off for 10 minutes then turn it back on Unrecognized file format Transfer the picture to the computer see page 45 or delete it see pag...

Page 61: ...See online demonstrations of your camera www kodak com go howto Get information on EasyShare software www kodak com go easysharesw or click the Help button in EasyShare software Get help with the Win...

Page 62: ...56325000 Russia 8 495 929 9166 Denmark 3 848 71 30 Singapore 800 6363 036 Ireland 01 407 3054 Slovakia 00 800 56325000 Finland 0800 1 17056 Spain 91 749 76 53 France 01 55 1740 77 Sweden 08 587 704 21...

Page 63: ...m equivalent Lens barrier Automatic built in Digital zoom 5 0X continuous with 0 2X increments starting at 3X optical zoom combined zoom 15X Focus system TTL AF selectable multi zone AF center zone AF...

Page 64: ...4 5 ISO 100 auto flash with pre flash Wide ISO 400 0 6 3 0 m 2 9 8 ft Tele ISO 550 0 6 2 0 m 2 6 6 ft Flash modes Auto Off Fill Red eye Capture modes Auto Close up SCN High ISO Video Video capture VGA...

Page 65: ...idge support Yes Self Timer 2 seconds 10 seconds or 2 shot Burst 3 shots 1 0 fps White balance Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Open Shade Face Detect Capture On Off Sharpness modes High Normal Low...

Page 66: ...ital camera disposal or recycling information contact your local authorities In the US visit the Electronics Industry Alliance Web site at www eiae org or the Kodak Web site at www kodak com go m893su...

Page 67: ...you have questions If using this product in an airplane observe all instructions of the airline When removing the battery allow it to cool it may be hot Read and follow all warnings and instructions s...

Page 68: ...es in the camera Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41 F 5 C When using your camera in cold weather carry spare batteries and keep them warm Do not discard cold batteries that do not...

Page 69: ...not cover circumstances beyond Kodak s control This warranty does not apply when failure is due to shipping damage accident alteration modification unauthorized service misuse abuse use with incompat...

Page 70: ...han the United States and Canada the terms and conditions of this warranty may be different Unless a specific Kodak warranty is communicated to the purchaser in writing by a Kodak company no warranty...

Page 71: ...ible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Where shielded interface cables have been provided with the product or specified additional components or accessories elsew...

Page 72: ...E VCCI Class B ITE EU It is the user s responsibility to discard this equipment into an approved segregated collection scheme to enable its suitable treatment disposal and to improve human environment...

Page 73: ...Appendix www kodak com go support 67 China RoHS Russian GOST R Eastman Kodak Company Rochester NY 14650 AIO 40...

Page 74: ...attery charging 2 compartment ii extending life 62 loading 1 types 59 beach 10 burst using 36 button delete 5 drive 36 flash status 8 OK ii ok ii on off i review ii 14 share ii shutter i zoom 7 C cabl...

Page 75: ...emailing pictures videos 38 exposure compensation 36 long time 29 metering 30 external video device viewing pictures videos slide shows 25 F favorites removing 40 settings 40 tagging 39 fireworks 10 f...

Page 76: ...storage capacities 60 menu settings 28 mode dial i 9 modes auto 9 backlight 11 beach 10 candle light 11 children 11 fireworks 10 flower 10 landscape 10 manner museum 11 night landscape 10 night portra...

Page 77: ...printer dock 46 problem solving 49 protecting pictures videos 17 Q quickview using 5 R recycling disposal 60 66 red eye flash 8 regulatory information 64 removing favorites 40 repair 55 review button...

Page 78: ...ness 31 shutter button i self timer delay 35 slide show continuous loop 22 running 21 snow 10 software installing 44 upgrading 60 Sound tag 18 sound volume 33 sounds 33 speakers i specifications camer...

Page 79: ...25 34 protecting 17 reviewing 14 size 18 32 storage capacities 60 viewing 14 video light i videos emailing tagged 38 transfer 44 viewing by date album 24 by multi up 24 viewing picture after taking 5...

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