manualshive.com logo in svg

Kodak PIXPRO A420, User Manual

Share
Download
Kodak PIXPRO A420 User Manual Download Page 22

21

Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie Mode

-0.3

EV

x

SD

00:56:00

1.  Movie Mode Icons
2.  Macro Mode
3.  Zoom Display (Visible when pressing the Zoom 

Button)

4.  Remaining Recording Time
5.  SD Memory Card/Built-in Memory
6.  Battery Status
7.  Video Quality
8.  Exposure Compensation (EV value)
9.  Focus Frame

10. Self-timer
11.  AF Mode

For optimal video shooting, it is recommended 

that an SDHC memory card be used. If you 

shoot video using only the camera's internal 

memory, the end results may have image jitter, 

noise and vastly shorter recording times.

Summary of Contents for PIXPRO A420

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...nce and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For Customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the Euro...

Page 3: ...written permission of JK Imaging Ltd All trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and are properties of their respective owners This manual provides you with instr...

Page 4: ...period time Turn the camera off remove the battery and the memory card and dry it within 24 hours if water accidentally comes in contact with the camera When you take the camera from a cold place to...

Page 5: ...attery or throw it into a fire to avoid a possible explosion Do not store the battery in a hot environment or in direct sunlight When the camera is stored for a long period of time remove the battery...

Page 6: ...e markings on the top of the card slot Other Safety Notes Do not disconnect the power or turn the camera off during the update process Doing so may cause incorrect data to be written and the camera ma...

Page 7: ...uage Date Time 16 Set your Language Date Time after the first power on 16 Resetting your Language 17 Resetting Date Time 18 MODE OVERVIEW 19 Display Setting 19 LCD Screen Display 20 Overview of the sc...

Page 8: ...he Zoom Function 33 Using Quick Recording 33 PLAYBACK 34 Viewing Photos and Videos 34 Thumbnail View 35 Using Zoom Playback for still pictures only 36 Slideshow 37 Photos and Video Deletion 38 USING T...

Page 9: ...e Menu 47 Video Quality 47 Movie Setting Menu 48 Digital Zoom 48 Playback Menu 49 Red Eye Reduction 50 Rotate 50 Playback Setting Menu 51 Protect 52 Delete 52 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 53 Trim 5...

Page 10: ...iles to your computer 63 Video System 64 Connecting to a PictBridge Compatible Printer 65 Setting the USB Mode 65 Connecting to your Printer 66 Using the PictBridge Menu 67 Print with Date 68 Print wi...

Page 11: ...l you purchased along with the following accessories If anything is missing or appears to be damaged please contact your retailer Accessories Included AA Alkaline battery 2 Wrist strap Warranty card Q...

Page 12: ...2 AF Assist Beam Self timer Lamp 7 Status Indicator 12 Macro Button Self timer Button Arrow Button Left 3 Lens 8 Playback Button 13 SET Button 4 Microphone 9 Display Button Arrow Button Up 14 Menu But...

Page 13: ...12 16 Strap Eyelet 19 Fast Video Recording Button 22 Battery Cover 17 USB Port 20 Power Button 23 Tripod Socket 18 Shutter Button 21 Speaker...

Page 14: ...13 1 Open the battery cover 2 Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram Installing Battery and Memory Card...

Page 15: ...d SD SDHC is optional and not included in all camera packaging If you have to purchase a memory card select one with storage capacity between 4GB and 32GB to ensure correct data storage To remove your...

Page 16: ...wer Button Turning Camera On and Off Symbol Description In the instructions below the following symbols may be used throughout this manual on how to operate the camera This is to facilitate better und...

Page 17: ...button to confirm the selection the Date Time settings screen appears 4 Press the left right arrow button to select the Date Time to be adjusted Time is displayed in YYYY MM DD HH MM 5 Press the up d...

Page 18: ...w button to select and press the button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to se...

Page 19: ...tton to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select Date Time and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Press th...

Page 20: ...Classic Full Off Classic Displays the camera parameters on screen 0 3 EV 400 ISO SD 1234 x 16M 00 56 00 Full Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram 0 3 EV 400 ISO SD 1234 x 16M 00 56 00 Off Does n...

Page 21: ...able in Mode 7 Color Effect Adjustable in Mode 8 Number of Remaining Shots 9 Image Size 10 Video Quality 11 ISO Value Adjustable in Mode 12 Remaining Recording Time 13 Exposure Compensation EV value A...

Page 22: ...cording Time 5 SD Memory Card Built in Memory 6 Battery Status 7 Video Quality 8 Exposure Compensation EV value 9 Focus Frame 10 Self timer 11 AF Mode For optimal video shooting it is recommended that...

Page 23: ...e current number of photos and total number of photos 5 SD Memory Card Built in Memory 6 Battery Status 7 Slide Setting Film Playing 8 Zoom Magnification Area 9 Shooting Date 10 Film Length Number of...

Page 24: ...igured manually in this mode Auto Mode In this mode the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set based on the subject and environment It is the most commonly used mode for taking pictures Mo...

Page 25: ...ess the Shutter button halfway down to focus on the subject 4 The LCD screen will show a green focus frame when the subject is in focus 5 Fully press the shutter button down to take pictures Auto Mode...

Page 26: ...s taken the semi transparent image of the first shot will appear at the edge of the screen You can use this image to compose your picture before you press the Shutter button to capture and finish manu...

Page 27: ...nd blue Sport For fast moving subjects Capture sharp action shots with minimal blur This mode is not recommended for shooting indoors Beach For taking pictures in areas with strong sunlight Sunset For...

Page 28: ...focus on their face Fish Eye For interesting fish eye effect Party Suitable for taking indoor party pictures even under the complicated lighting conditions Indoor For indoor settings Reduce blur and i...

Page 29: ...olors Portrait Mode Most suitable for capturing people with focus on their faces Night Portrait When you take portraits at night or in low light conditions ASCN will automatically adjust the exposure...

Page 30: ...sed on existing light conditions Force Flash The flash will engage with each shot even if there is enough available light to take the photo without flash Slow Sync This allows for night scenery photos...

Page 31: ...subjects very close to the camera 1 Press the left arrow button to enter the Marco Menu Macro On 2 Press the left right to select the following 2 modes Macro Off Select this option to disable Macro M...

Page 32: ...Self timer function menu 3 Press left right to select the following 4 modes Self timer Off Disables the Self timer Self timer 2 sec A single picture is shot 2 seconds after the Shutter Button is pres...

Page 33: ...settings will generally have more noise than those taken at lower ISO settings The camera s ISO settings include Auto 80 100 200 400 800 and 1600 EV function menu of the camera consists of EV adjustme...

Page 34: ...tal zoom the camera will temporarily stop zooming if you release and press the Zoom button again it will automatically switch between optical and digital zoom Zoom Indicator Using the Zoom Function Us...

Page 35: ...mory card 3 To play a selected video clip press the button to enter the Movie Playback Mode During video playback the operating instructions will appear on the screen Press the arrow buttons and press...

Page 36: ...om lever to switch between 3x3 and 4x4 thumbnails 2 When a 3x3 or 4x4 thumbnail is displayed press the arrow buttons to select a picture or video clip to view If the indicator appears on the LCD then...

Page 37: ...the left right button to select a picture to be zoomed in 3 Press the on the zoom button to zoom in 4 The bottom right corner of the screen will display the number of times and area of the photo zoom...

Page 38: ...res as a slideshow 1 Press button to enter playback screen 2 Press button to enter slide option 3 Press the left right button to select slideshow playing or Cancel to return to the playback screen Can...

Page 39: ...ayback mode 2 Press the left right arrow button to select the photos and videos to be deleted 3 Press the down arrow button and the deletion screen is displayed Delete One Exit 4 Press the up down arr...

Page 40: ...As the number of recorded pixels lessen you will be able to record more images on a memory card Mode 1 In Photo Shooting Mode press the button to enter the Photo Shooting Menu 2 Press the up down arro...

Page 41: ...ng pictures 16M Cont AF Off Cont AF Off There are 2 options Off On Setting Continuous AF to On will reduce battery life Continuous Shot Use this setting to perform continuous shooting 16M Single There...

Page 42: ...ingle AF The focus frame appears on the center of the LCD screen to focus on the subject Multi AF The camera automatically focuses the subject in a wide area to find the focus point Color Effect This...

Page 43: ...ources to ensure the most accurate color reproduction AWB There are 7 options AWB Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Fluorescent CWF Incandescent Manual WB Fully press the shutter button to detect the white...

Page 44: ...in the shooting mode O Optional X Not optional Options Shooting Modes Image Size O O X O Cont AF O O X X Continuous Shot O O X X Focus Setting O O X X Color Effect O X X X White Balance Setting O X X...

Page 45: ...to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and...

Page 46: ...45 AF Assist Beam In a darker environment AF Assist Beam can be turned on for better focus There are 2 options Off On Digital Zoom Turn on or off the digital zoom There are 2 options Off On...

Page 47: ...ns Off Date Date Time Quick Review This option allows quick review of the photos immediately after they are taken Each photo is displayed on the LCD screen based on the selected time There are 4 optio...

Page 48: ...30 Class 6 15 minutes 2 1280x720 15 Class 6 31 minutes 3 640x480 30 Class 4 47 minutes 4 320x240 30 Class 4 200 minutes The longest recording time is 29 minutes at one time Mode 1 Press the button sel...

Page 49: ...Press SET to Enter Menu 3 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Select the items to be set and press the button or the right arrow button...

Page 50: ...the menu 2 Press the up down arrow button to select the playback to be set and press button to enter 3 Press the left right arrow buttons to select an option and press the button to confirm Red Eye Re...

Page 51: ...t There are 3 options Turn Right Turn Left Cancel Videos and panoramic pictures cannot be rotated The rotated picture file will replace the original photo Red Eye Reduction Use this setting to remove...

Page 52: ...Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow butt...

Page 53: ...the selected photo or video if they are protected All Lock all photos or videos Reset Cancel all locked photos or videos Delete You can delete one or all photo video files There are 2 options One Dele...

Page 54: ...OF is needed for printing Trim The Trim Setting allows you to crop photos and save them as new pictures 1 Press the up down arrow button to select Trim and press the button or right arrow button to en...

Page 55: ...on to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow button to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 P...

Page 56: ...nactivity 1 Select Power Saver in the basic settings menu Press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 2 Press the up down arrow button to select an option 3 Press the button to confirm So...

Page 57: ...on the LCD screen while you are abroad 1 Select World Time in the basic settings menu The World Time screen appears 2 Press the up down to select the departure place and destination fields 3 Press the...

Page 58: ...internal memory Format Please note formatting enables you to delete all contents in the memory card and built in memory including protected photo and movie files To use this setting 1 Press the button...

Page 59: ...the menu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select Copy to Card and press the button or right arrow...

Page 60: ...the up down arrow button to select and press the button to enter the menu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow...

Page 61: ...select and press the button to enter the menu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select Reset and p...

Page 62: ...ct and press the button to enter the menu 2 Press up down arrow button to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow button to select FW Version and...

Page 63: ...ill allow you to ensure that the camera is correctly configured to connect with a PC 1 Press the button press the up down arrow button to select and press the button to enter the menu 2 Press up down...

Page 64: ...as you would copy any typical folder or file Follow the steps below to connect the camera to a computer 1 Make sure both the camera and computer are turned on 2 Connect one end of the supplied USB ca...

Page 65: ...on to select TV System and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow buttons to select NTSC or PAL and press the button to confirm The video output system woul...

Page 66: ...ect with either a PC or a Printer the following steps will ensure that the camera is correctly configured to connect with a Printer 1 Press the button press the up down arrow button to select and pres...

Page 67: ...le to the USB port on the printer If the camera is not connected to a PictBridge compatible printer the following error message will appear on the LCD screen The error message above will also appear i...

Page 68: ...PictBridge Menu will appear Press the up down arrow button to select a menu item and press the button or right arrow button to enter the item Refer to the following sections for more detailed informat...

Page 69: ...select Print with Date and the screen as shown below appears 2 Press the left right arrow button to select a photo to be printed 3 Press the up down arrow button to select the number of copies for th...

Page 70: ...the screen as shown below appears 2 Press the left right arrow button to select a photo to be printed 3 Press the up down arrow button to select the number of copies for the currently displayed photo...

Page 71: ...press the button to confirm select Cancel to cancel printing Print DPOF Images To use DPOF printing you must select your photos for printing using the DPOF settings beforehand See DPOF section on pag...

Page 72: ...71 Exit Select Exit to exit the PictBridge menu At this time the message Remove USB Cable appears on the screen Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and printer...

Page 73: ...els 16 44 Megapixels Lens Focal Length 4 9mm Wide 19 6mm Tele 35mm film equivalent 27mm Wide 108mm Tele F number F3 0 Wide F6 6 Tele Lens Construction 7 groups 7 elements Optical Zoom 4x Focusing Rang...

Page 74: ...1 Support Yes File Format Still Image Exif 2 3 JPEG Movie Movie Format MOV Motion JPEG Audio G 711 Monaural Shooting Modes Auto Mode Manual Mode Panorama Mode Scene Mode Auto Scene Landscape Sport Be...

Page 75: ...Program AE AE Lock Available Exposure Compensation 2EV in 1 3 Step Increments Shutter Speed 1 2000 4 Seconds Continuous Shooting Yes Playback Modes Single Photo Index 9 16 Thumbnails Slide Show Zoom...

Page 76: ...Languages Jacks AV OUT USB 2 0 Micro 5 pin USB Power 2 x AA Alkaline Battery AA NiMH Battery Not Included Shooting Capability Battery Performance AA Alkaline Batteries Approx 120 shots Based on CIPA...

Page 77: ...y Turn off the camera and restart it to reset the lens Suggest using tripod When continuous exposure is enabled this prompt message is displayed when the photo shooting screen is displayed for the fir...

Page 78: ...Replace SD card with another that has available memory The message will disappear after 2 seconds Memory Full Indicates that the camera memory is full It disappears after 2 seconds Card Error During...

Page 79: ...speed will be slower and recording will not continue Replace SD card with a higher Class over 4 The message will disappear after 2 seconds Cannot write to SD card The photo shooting or video recording...

Page 80: ...nd the camera returns to the normal playback mode Unable to recognize files The format of the file to be viewed is not supported or the file is corrupted so it cannot be properly read This image messa...

Page 81: ...feature Images and video files cannot be saved The SD memory card is full The memory card is locked Use another memory card or delete unnecessary files Unlock the memory card Images will not print fr...

Page 82: ...memory card has been locked The camera may experience trouble recording HD movies to SD cards with a rating lower than Class 4 Release the write lock of the memory card or replace with another card Us...

Page 83: ...demark and trade dress are used under license from Kodak 2014 by JK Imaging Ltd All Rights Reserved JK Imaging Ltd 17239 South Main Street Gardena CA 90248 USA JK Imaging Europe 71 Clarendon road Watf...

Reviews:

No comments

Brands by name

Popular brands

Load more brands