Kodak V1253 - EASYSHARE Digital Camera User Manual Download

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Kodak EasyShare V1253

zoom digital camera

User’s guide

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Summary of Contents for V1253 - EASYSHARE Digital Camera

Page 1: ...Kodak EasyShare V1253 zoom digital camera User s guide www kodak com For interactive tutorials www kodak com go howto For help with your camera www kodak com go v1253support...

Page 2: ...Eastman Kodak Company Rochester New York 14650 Eastman Kodak Company 2007 All screen images are simulated Kodak EasyShare and Perfect Touch are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company 4J6218_en...

Page 3: ...ry Charginglights 1 Zoom lever W T 7 Video mode button 2 Shutter button 8 Favorites mode button 3 Flash 9 Lens 4 Flash button 10 Video light Self timer light AF assist light 5 On Off button 11 DC In 5...

Page 4: ...LCD 7 Joystick OK button press 2 Review button 8 Share button 3 Speaker 9 Battery compartment 4 Menu button 10 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 5 Delete button 11 Tripod socket 6 Strap post 12 USB A...

Page 5: ...es 6 Taking a video 6 Using the 3X optical zoom 7 Using the self timer 8 Using the flash 9 Using different modes 10 Using camera Help 13 Understanding the picture taking icons 13 3 Working with pictur...

Page 6: ...ness 39 Using the framing grid to compose a picture 39 Sharing your pictures 40 5 Transferring and printing pictures 46 Installing the software 46 Transferring pictures videos 47 Printing pictures 48...

Page 7: ...upport 1 1 Setting up your camera IMPORTANT For package contents see your product package Attaching the strap Loading the KLIC 7004 battery For information on replacing batteries and extending battery...

Page 8: ...ng ensure The USB cable is connected to a powered USB port The computer is turned on and not in sleep mode For more on USB charging visit www kodak com go USBcharging To purchase accessories visit www...

Page 9: ...utton to turn the camera on in Auto mode NOTE You can also press the Auto SCN Video or Favorites button to turn on the camera in that mode Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock Kodak EasyShare HDTV d...

Page 10: ...conveniently store more pictures videos www kodak com go v1253accessories CAUTION A card can only be inserted one way forcing it may cause damage Inserting or removing a card while it is being access...

Page 11: ...turn green press the Shutter button completely down NOTE You can repeatedly press Info Display to turn on off status icons histogram and framing grid Reviewing the picture just taken After you take a...

Page 12: ...framing marks disappear release the Shutter button and recompose the scene 3 Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture NOTE Multipleframing marksmay appear whenfaces are detected Fr...

Page 13: ...zoom Use digital zoom in any picture taking mode to get up to 5X magnification beyond optical zoom You cannot use digital zoom for video recording 1 Press Telephoto T until the slider is at the top o...

Page 14: ...re is taken after a 2 second delay for a steady auto shutter release on a tripod 2 shot The first picture is takenafter a 10 second delay A second picture is taken 8 seconds later 4 Press OK then the...

Page 15: ...ons Use when the subject is in shadow or is backlit when light is behind the subject In low light hold the camera steady or use a tripod Red Eye In Red Eye flash you can reduce red eye by using a pref...

Page 16: ...See page 11 Video Capturing video with sound See page 6 Favorites Viewing favorite pictures See page 42 Use this mode For Landscape Far away scenes The camera uses infinity auto focus Auto focus frami...

Page 17: ...people Panorama Left Right See page 38 Panorama Right Left See page 38 Digital Image Stabilization Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion Sport Subjects that are in motion Landscape Di...

Page 18: ...nd minimizes red eye High ISO People indoors in low light scenes Children Action pictures of children in bright light Backlight Subjects that are in shadowor backlit when light is behind the subject P...

Page 19: ...hoto T button Understanding the picture taking icons Turn on Help Turn off Help Scroll up down OK T Camera mode Picture size Pictures time remaining Image storage location AF mode AF zone Exposure met...

Page 20: ...nify 1X 8X 2 Press to view other parts of a picture 3 Press OK to return to 1X Playing a video Press to play a video Press OK to pause unpause During playback Press to adjust the volume Press to play...

Page 21: ...This feature is only available immediately after you delete a picture video Protecting pictures videos from deletion 1 Press the Review button 2 Press for previous next picture video 3 Press the Menu...

Page 22: ...hlight a setting then press the OK button 4 Highlight an option then press the OK button Options Options View By See page 26 Pictures Perfect Touch tech See page 18 Album See page 26 Crop See page 17...

Page 23: ...is cropped The original is saved Cropped pictures cannot be cropped again on the camera Press the Menu button to exit the menu Adding sound tags You can record a voice or sound up to 1 minute long to...

Page 24: ...Press the Review button 2 Press for previous next picture 3 Press the Menu button then to highlight the Edit tab Highlight Perfect Touch tech then press the OK button The enhancementis previewed Press...

Page 25: ...htMake Picture then press the OK button 3 Follow the screen prompts A picture is created The original video is saved Press the Menu button to exit the menu Trimming a video You can trim an unwanted st...

Page 26: ...t then press the OK button 3 Highlight an option then press the OK button Auto The camera includes the first and last frames then 2 7 or 14 equally spaced frames Manual Choose first and last frames th...

Page 27: ...light Bookmark then press OK 3 Press to add bookmarks When finished adding up to 9 bookmarks press Press the Menu button to exit the menu Using bookmarks 1 Press the Review button then to find a video...

Page 28: ...he slide show display interval The default interval settingdisplays each picture for 5 seconds You can set the display interval from 3 60 seconds 1 On the Slide Show menu press to highlight Interval t...

Page 29: ...rs music and visual effects First select 2 20 pictures see page 27 Then 1 Press the Review button 2 Press the Menu button then to highlight the Review tab Highlight Multimedia Slide Show then press th...

Page 30: ...le may be sold separately and the USB A V adapter For a true HDTV experience on your television dock your camera on the Kodak EasyShare HDTV dock To purchase accessories visit www kodak com go v1253ac...

Page 31: ...videos www kodak com go support 25 Running a slide show with the photo frame dock 2 Your package may include an EasyShare photo frame dock 2 To purchase accessories visit www kodak com go v1253accesso...

Page 32: ...s the Review button then the Menu button 2 Press to highlight the Review tab 3 Press to highlight View By then press the OK button Highlight All Date Album or Image Storage then press the OK button Pr...

Page 33: ...second 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 Copy pictures videos 1 Press the Review button...

Page 34: ...ail tag Favorite tag Print tag number of prints Protected Picture Video number Image storage location Blur warning Scroll arrows Review Selected picture Perfect Touch tech Battery level Sound tag Prot...

Page 35: ...iew and quickview Green Picture is sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6 inch 10 x 15 cm print Yellow Picture may be sharp enough for an acceptable 4 x 6 inch 10 x 15 cm print or sharpness is not deter...

Page 36: ...odesoffer limited settings 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press to highlight a tab Capture for the most common picture taking settings Capture plus for other picture taking settings Video for video taking...

Page 37: ...hest resolution largest file size 10 7 MP 3 2 For printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers 9 MP 16 9 default HDTV format 6 MP 4 3 Medium resolution and file size 3 1 MP 4 3 Small to medi...

Page 38: ...ngs Options White Balance Choose your lighting condition Available in Auto and SCN Custom mode Auto default automatically corrects white balance Ideal for general picture taking Daylight for pictures...

Page 39: ...efault evaluates 5 zones to give an even picture focus Ideal for general picture taking Center Zone evaluates thesmallarea centered in the lens Ideal when you need precise focus ISO Speed Control the...

Page 40: ...mat uses the least compression gives the highest video quality 1280 x 720 HD720p default HDTV format uses compression to save space 640 x 480 HQ medium quality and file size 640 x 480 medium quality a...

Page 41: ...ge Choose a storage location for pictures videos Auto default the camera uses the card if one is in the camera If not the camera uses internal memory Internal Memory the camera always uses internal me...

Page 42: ...uto Power Off Choose inactivity time until camera turns off 10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes default 1 minute Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or ot...

Page 43: ...es everything on the card formats the card Cancel exits without making a change Internal Memory deletes everything in internalmemory including email addresses album names and favorites formats the int...

Page 44: ...anorama 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 liveview and an overlay from the first picture 4...

Page 45: ...efore or after you take a picture If the peak is to the right of the graph the subject is bright if it s to the left the subject is dark Optimal exposure is achieved when the peak is in the middle of...

Page 46: ...hare button to exit the menu To tag all pictures in the storage location highlight Print All press OK then indicate the number of copies Print All is not available in quickview To remove print tagging...

Page 47: ...ame address press to scroll through them When the picture you want is displayed press the OK button To send the pictures videos to more than one address repeat step 3 Selected addresses are checked 4...

Page 48: ...of your favorite pictures on your camera Start with the Share button NOTE Videostagged as favorites remain intheFavoritesfolder inEasyShare software For details see Help in EasyShare software 1 Tag pi...

Page 49: ...vorites will no longer synchronize 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 Fav...

Page 50: ...the OK button To add other pictures to the same album press to scroll through the pictures When the picture you want is displayed press the OK button To add the pictures to more than one album repeat...

Page 51: ...s internal memory Second on your camera 1 In any mode press the Menu button 2 Press to highlight the Setup tab 3 Press to highlight Set Album then press the OK button 4 Press to highlight an album nam...

Page 52: ...ace the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Load the software Windows OS if the install window does not appear choose Run from the Start menu and type d setup exe where d is the drive...

Page 53: ...you do not have an EasyShare dock use a Kodak USB cable model U 8 and the USB A V adapter Using the photo frame dock 2 If you have a Kodak EasyShare photo frame dock 2 use it to transfer pictures To...

Page 54: ...inetutorial on connecting Printing pictures Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print with or without a computer To purchase accessori...

Page 55: ...the OK button Current Picture Press to choose a picture Choose the number of copies Tagged Pictures If your printer is capable print pictures that you tagged for printing and choose a print size Index...

Page 56: ...ality prints photo greeting cards frames and albums and have them delivered to your door Printing from an optional SD or MMC card Automatically print tagged pictures when you insert your card into a p...

Page 57: ...r picture Pictures remaining number does not decreaseafter taking a picture Continue taking pictures The camera is operating normally The camera estimates the number of pictures remaining after each p...

Page 58: ...rs on LCD Turn the camera off then on again Remove the memory card Turn off the camera Remove the battery Wipe the contacts with a clean dry cloth Insert a new or charged battery If the problem still...

Page 59: ...s turn green press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture Clean the lens see page 59 Make sure the camera is not in Macro mode if you are more than 27 6 in 70 cm from your subject Plac...

Page 60: ...arks turn green press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture In Auto and SCN Custom modes adjust the ExposureCompensation see page 39 Status Solution Cannot find the desired picture Ma...

Page 61: ...ads See online demonstrations of your camera www kodak com go howto Get information on EasyShare software www kodak com go easysharesw or see Help in EasyShare software Get help with the Windows opera...

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: ...posure mode LCD 3 12 in 8 cm IPS transmissive LCD 230K pixels 960 x 240 30 fps Image storage Optional MMC or SD Card The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association Internal storage capacity 32...

Page 64: ...ng range 23 6 in 60 cm infinity wide normal 23 6 in 60 cm infinity telephoto normal 2 27 6 in 5 70 cm wide Macro mode 15 7 27 6 in 40 70 cm telephoto Macro mode 32 8 ft 10 m infinity wide Landscape mo...

Page 65: ...and maintenance If you suspect water has gotten inside the camera remove the battery and card Allow all components to air dry for at least 24 hours before using the camera Blow gently on the lens or L...

Page 66: ...ble parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Kodak AC adapters and battery chargers are intended for indoor use only The use of controls adjustments or procedures other than those s...

Page 67: ...se of batteries according to local and national regulations Visit www kodak com go kes Do not charge non rechargeable batteries For more information on batteries visit www kodak com go batterytypes Ba...

Page 68: ...roduct Kodak will at its option refund the purchase price paid for the Product provided the Product has been returned to Kodak along with proof of the purchase price paid Repair replacement or refund...

Page 69: ...ies or services orclaims of your customers for such damages resulting from the purchase use or failure of the Product regardless of cause or for breach of any written or implied warranty is expressly...

Page 70: ...ference by one or more of the following measures 1 reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 3 connect the equipment to an outlet on a...

Page 71: ...In Europe For human environmental protection it is your responsibility to dispose of this equipment at a collection facility established for this purpose separate from municipal waste For more informa...

Page 72: ...ck Russian GOST R MPEG 4 Use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG 4 visual standard is prohibited except for use by a consumer engaging in personal and non commercial activities N...

Page 73: ...backlight 12 battery charging 2 3 expected life 61 extending life 61 loading 1 types 61 beach 11 blur warning 29 33 bookmarks 21 burst 31 button auto SCN mode i delete 5 favorites mode i macro landsca...

Page 74: ...ng slide show 22 disposal recycling 59 dock compatibility 50 connector ii printer 48 downloading pictures 46 E EasyShare software 46 edit videos 19 emailing pictures videos 40 expected battery life 61...

Page 75: ...ewing pictures 14 reviewing videos 14 lens i cleaning lens 59 loading battery 1 SD MMC card 4 software 46 long time exposure 31 M Mac OS installing software 46 macro landscape button ii magnify a pict...

Page 76: ...ed 40 protecting 15 review icons 28 reviewing 14 storage capacity 60 tagging 45 taking modes 10 transfer via USB cable 46 pictures video deleting 15 playing a video 14 power camera 3 printer dock 48 p...

Page 77: ...ightness 35 LCD dimmer 35 long time exposure 31 orientation sensor 36 picture size 31 picture taking mode 10 self timer 8 sharpness 33 sound volume 36 video out 36 video size 16 34 white balance 32 se...

Page 78: ...grading software firmware 60 URLs Kodak Web sites 55 USB transferring pictures 46 USB A V out ii V VCCI compliance 65 video action print 20 copying 27 edit 19 emailing tagged 40 light i mode button i...

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