Kodak Z730 User Manual

Kodak EasyShareZ730 zoom digital cameraUser’s guidewww.kodak.comFor interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howtoFor help with your camera, www.kodak.

3 www.kodak.com/go/supportGetting startedSetting the date & time, anytime1 Turn on the camera. Press the Menu button.2 Press to highlight Setup

Getting startedwww.kodak.com/go/support 4Changing the camera screen in Auto modeChecking camera status in capture modeThe icons that appear on the cam

5 www.kodak.com/go/supportGetting startedStoring pictures on an optional SD or MMC cardYour camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase opti

www.kodak.com/go/support 62 Taking pictures and videosTaking a picture1 Turn the Mode dial to Auto . (See page 10 for other mode descriptions.)The c

7 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosUsing the diopter to sharpen the viewfinder1 Look through the viewfinder.2 Using your left thumb,

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 8Taking a video1 Turn the Mode dial to Video .2 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your

9 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosUsing optical zoomUse optical zoom to get up to 4X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effecti

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 10IMPORTANT: You may notice a decrease in printed image quality when using digital zoom. The blue s

11 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosScene modes1 Turn the Mode dial to Scene .2 Press to display Scene mode descriptions.3 Press

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 12Landscape Distant scenery. Flash does not fire. Auto-focus framing marks (page 7) are not availab

Eastman Kodak CompanyRochester, New York 14650© Eastman Kodak Company, 2005All screen images are simulated.Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastm

13 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosUsing P, A, S, M, and C modesAperture—also known as f-stop, controls the size of the lens opening

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 14Settings apply only in P, A, S, M, and C modesSettings you change in P, A, S, or M modes apply on

15 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videos3 Press the Menu button to change other settings. (See page 21.)4 Take a picture.Using the flashU

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 16Flash settings in each modeCapture mode Default setting Available settings Auto Auto* Auto, Off,

17 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videos* When you change to Auto or Red-eye in these modes, it becomes the default until you change it.S

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 18Shooting close-up and landscape picturesUse the Close-up/Landscape button to take pictures of s

19 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosUsing exposure bracketing1 Set the exposure bracketing interval. (See Exposure Bracketing Interva

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 20Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketingIn P, A, and S modes, you can use exposure co

21 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosThe camera stops taking pictures when you release the Shutter button, when the pictures are taken

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 22Picture SizeChoose a picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it.5 MP—for printi

Product featureswww.kodak.com/go/support iTop, front view1 Zoom (Wide angle/Telephoto);Magnify (when Reviewing pictures) 8 Speaker2 Shutter button 9

23 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosExposure Bracketing IntervalChoose an exposure bracketing interval. P, A, S, M, C: This setting r

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 24Focus ZoneChoose a large or concentrated area of focus.This setting remains until you change it.

25 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosColor ModeChoose color tones.In Auto and Scene modes, this setting remains until you turn the Mod

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 26Liveview (Auto) Set the camera screen On/Off default for Auto mode. (Press the Display/Info butto

27 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosUsing setup to customize your camera1 In any mode, press the Menu button.2 Press to highlight S

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 28Sound Themes Shutter OnlyDefaultClassicalJazzSci-FiNOTE: All sounds are off when the camera is i

29 www.kodak.com/go/supportTaking pictures and videosPre-tagging for album namesUse the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names b

Taking pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 30First—on your computerUse Kodak EasyShare software that was included with your camera to create a

31 www.kodak.com/go/support3 Reviewing pictures and videosPress the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. To save battery powe

Reviewing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 32Changing the camera screenPictures/videos are displayed with associated icons. Press the Displ

ii www.kodak.com/go/supportProduct featuresBack, bottom view1 Camera screen (LCD) 11 Mode dial lock2 Diopter dial 12 Joystick - move OK - press in3 Re

33 www.kodak.com/go/supportReviewing pictures and videosDeleting pictures and videos1 Press the Review button.2 Move the joystick to locate a pictur

Reviewing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 34Changing optional review settingsIn Review, press the Menu button to access optional review se

35 www.kodak.com/go/supportReviewing pictures and videosTagging pictures/videos for albumsUse the Album feature in Review to tag the pictures and vide

Reviewing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 36Running a slide showUse the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the camera scree

37 www.kodak.com/go/supportReviewing pictures and videosRunning a continuous slide show loopWhen you turn on Loop, the slide show is continuously repe

Reviewing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 38Copy pictures or videos:1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button.2 Move the joyst

39 www.kodak.com/go/support4 Installing the softwareInstall the softwareCAUTION:Install EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional do

www.kodak.com/go/support 405 Sharing pictures and videosNOTE: Share tags remain until removed. If a tagged picture/video is copied on the camera, th

41 www.kodak.com/go/supportSharing pictures and videosTagging pictures for printing1 Press the Share button. Press to locate a picture. 2 Press to

Sharing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 42Tagging pictures and videos for emailingFirst—on your computerUse Kodak EasyShare software (V 3.

www.kodak.com/go/support iiiTable of contents 11 Getting started ...

43 www.kodak.com/go/supportSharing pictures and videosTagging pictures as favoritesYou can preserve your favorite pictures in the Favorites section

Sharing pictures and videoswww.kodak.com/go/support 44Optional settingsIn Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings.NOTE: Pic

45 www.kodak.com/go/supportSharing pictures and videosPrinting and emailing favorites1 Turn the Mode dial to Favorites . Press to locate a picture.

www.kodak.com/go/support 466 Transferring and printing picturesCAUTION:Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock

47 www.kodak.com/go/supportTransferring and printing picturesPrinting picturesPrinting with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock series 3Dock your camera wi

Transferring and printing pictureswww.kodak.com/go/support 48Tagged Pictures—If your printer is capable, print pictures that you tagged for printing a

49 www.kodak.com/go/supportTransferring and printing picturesDock compatibility for your cameraPurchase camera docks, printer docks, and other accesso

www.kodak.com/go/support 507 TroubleshootingWhen you have questions about your camera, start here. Additional technical information is available in t

51 www.kodak.com/go/supportTroubleshootingComputer/connectivity problemsPicture orientation is not accurate Set the Orientation Sensor (page 28).Flas

Troubleshootingwww.kodak.com/go/support 52Picture quality problemsSlide Show does not run on an external video device Adjust the camera Video Out set

iv www.kodak.com/go/supportTable of contents3 Reviewing pictures and videos ...31Viewing si

53 www.kodak.com/go/supportTroubleshootingCamera ready light statusStatus CauseReady light glows steady green.Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

www.kodak.com/go/support 548 Getting helpHelpful linksCameraSoftwareOtherGet support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, arrange for

55 www.kodak.com/go/supportGetting helpTelephone customer supportIf you have questions concerning this product, you may speak with a customer support

www.kodak.com/go/support 569 AppendixCamera specificationsFor more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/z730supportCCD—1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ra

57 www.kodak.com/go/supportAppendixExposure metering—TTL-AE Multi-pattern AE, Center-weighted AE, Center-spot AE.Exposure range—AE range: EV 6.0 to 16

Appendixwww.kodak.com/go/support 58Image file format—Still: EXIF 2.21 (JPEG compression); file organization DCFVideo: QuickTime (CODEC H.263, G.711)Im

59 www.kodak.com/go/supportAppendixTips, safety, maintenance If water is inside the camera, turn off the camera and remove the batteries and card. Al

Appendixwww.kodak.com/go/support 60We recommend using only a Kodak EasyShare rechargeable Li-Ion battery. Not all manufacturers’ 3.7V rechargeable Li-

61 www.kodak.com/go/supportAppendixStorage capacitiesFile sizes can vary. You may be able to store more or fewer pictures and videos. Favorites take u

Appendixwww.kodak.com/go/support 62Video storage capacityPower-saving featuresUpgrading your software and firmwareDownload the latest versions of the

Table of contentswww.kodak.com/go/support v7 Troubleshooting ...50Came

63 www.kodak.com/go/supportAppendixWarrantyLimited warrantyKodak warrants Kodak EasyShare digital cameras and accessories (excluding batteries) to be

Appendixwww.kodak.com/go/support 64ACCIDENT, ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE, MISUSE, ABUSE, USE WITH INCOMPATIBLE ACCESSORIES OR ATTAC

65 www.kodak.com/go/supportAppendixRegulatory complianceFCC compliance and advisoryThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

Appendixwww.kodak.com/go/support 66Canadian DOC statementDOC Class B Compliance—This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Observa

67 www.kodak.com/go/supportIndex 1AA/V out, 37about picture, video, 38about this camera, 29accessoriesbattery, 60buying, 54lenses, 5printer dock, 47SD

www.kodak.com/go/support 68Indexconnector for camera dock, iicopy picturescard to memory, 37memory to card, 37to computer via USB cable, 46custom, 11

69 www.kodak.com/go/supportIndexbattery, 2SD/MMC card, 5installing software, 39internal memorystorage capacity, 61, 62ISO, 13Jjog dial, 14joystick, ii

www.kodak.com/go/support 70IndexOOK button, 4, 32online prints, ordering, 48optical zoom, 9orientation sensor, 28Pparty, 12PASM modescreen options, 1

71 www.kodak.com/go/supportIndexSsafety, 59SCN, 10SD/MMC cardinserting, 5printing from, 48storage capacities, 61, 62self portrait, 12self timer, 21lig

www.kodak.com/go/support 72IndexTtagging, 29favorites, 43for email, 42for print, 41when to tag, 40tagging picturesfor albums, 29, 35taking a picture,

1 www.kodak.com/go/support1 Getting startedInstalling the software firstIMPORTANT: Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before co

Getting startedwww.kodak.com/go/support 2Inserting the batteryCAUTION:Use only a Kodak EasyShare rechargeable Li-Ion battery.1 Turn the Mode dial to O