Kodak EASYSHARE CX7430 User Manual

Kodak EasyShare CX7430 zoom digital cameraUser’s guidewww.kodak.comFor interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howtoFor help with your camera, www.kod

Getting started 3Important battery informationKodak battery replacement types/battery lifeUse the following types of batteries. Actual battery life ma

Getting started 4Visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7430accessories for:Kodak EasyShare camera dock—powers your camera, transfers pictures to your computer, and

Getting started 5Changing the displaySetting the date and timeSetting the date & time, first timeThe Date and Time have been reset message appears

Getting started 6Checking camera and picture statusThe icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and picture settings. If is

Getting started 7Flash/Status screenPress the Flash/Status button. The current camera status icons are displayed in the bottom half of the Flash scree

82 Taking pictures and videosTaking a picture1 Turn the Mode dial to the mode you want to use. See page 9 for mode descriptions.The camera screen dis

Taking pictures and videos 9Camera modesUse this mode ForAuto General picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus, and flash.Portrait Full-fram

Taking pictures and videos 10Using the camera screen as a viewfinderIMPORTANT: The Liveview feature quickly depletes battery power; use it sparingly.1

Taking pictures and videos 11Using the auto-focus framing marksWhen using the camera screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera i

Taking pictures and videos 12Reviewing the picture or video just takenAfter you take a picture or video, the camera screen displays a Quickview for ap

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Taking pictures and videos 13Using optical zoomUse optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is effective when the lens is no

Taking pictures and videos 14Using the flashUse the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. You can change the f

Taking pictures and videos 15Flash settings in each modeFor the best possible pictures, flash settings are preset for each capture mode. * When you ch

Taking pictures and videos 16Putting yourself in the pictureThe Self Timer creates a 10-second delay between the time you press the Shutter button and

Taking pictures and videos 17Taking a burst series of picturesBurst lets you to take up to 6 pictures in quick succession (approximately 3 frames per

Taking pictures and videos 18Changing picture-taking settingsYou can change settings to get the best results from your camera:1 Press the Menu button.

Taking pictures and videos 19White BalanceChoose your lighting condition.This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.Auto

Taking pictures and videos 20Exposure MeteringEvaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or

Taking pictures and videos 21Customizing your cameraUse Setup to customize your camera settings.1 In any mode, press the Menu button.2 Press to high

Taking pictures and videos 22Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device.NTSC (def

Product features iFront ViewSide View1 Microphone 6 Shutter button2 Light sensor 7 Mode dial/Power3 Self Timer/Video light 8 Speaker4 Wrist strap p

Taking pictures and videos 23Pre-tagging for album namesUse the Set Album (Still or Video) feature to pre-select album names before you take pictures

243 Reviewing pictures and videosPress the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. To save battery power, use the optional Koda

Reviewing pictures and videos 25Playing a video1 Press the Review button.2 Press to locate a video. (In Multi-up view, highlight a video, then press

Reviewing pictures and videos 26Changing optional review settingsIn Review mode, press the Menu button to access optional review settings.Magnifying p

Reviewing pictures and videos 27Protecting pictures and videos from deletion1 Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video.2 Press the Me

Reviewing pictures and videos 28Second—on your camera1 Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video.2 Press the Menu button.3 Press to

Reviewing pictures and videos 29Changing the slide show display intervalThe default interval setting displays each picture for 5 seconds. You can incr

Reviewing pictures and videos 30Copying pictures and videosYou can copy pictures and videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to

314 Installing the softwareMinimum system requirementsNOTE: Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x do not support the Share button functions, including Favorites. Mac O

Installing the software 32Install the softwareCAUTION:Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer.

Product features iiBack View1 Camera screen (LCD) 8 Ready light2 Share button 9 Self Timer/Burst button 3 OK button (press) 10 Flash/status button 4

335 Sharing pictures and videosNOTE: Tags remain until removed. If a tagged picture/video is copied, the tag is not copied. In a burst series, only

Sharing pictures and videos 34Tagging pictures for printing1 Press the Share button. Press to locate a picture. 2 Press to highlight Print , then

Sharing pictures and videos 35Tagging pictures and videos for emailingFirst—on your computerUse Kodak EasyShare software to create an email address bo

Sharing pictures and videos 36Tagging pictures as favoritesYou can store your favorite pictures in the Favorites section of your camera’s internal m

Sharing pictures and videos 37Optional settingsIn Favorites mode, press the Menu button to access optional settings.NOTE: Pictures taken at the Best

386 Connecting camera to computerCAUTION:Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer. Failure to d

Connecting camera to computer 39Printing pictures from your computerFor details on printing pictures from your computer, click the Help button in the

407 TroubleshootingWhen you have questions about your camera, start here. Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe file located on

Troubleshooting 41Shutter button does not work.Camera is not turned on.Turn on the camera (page 4).The camera is processing a picture; the ready ligh

Troubleshooting 42Picture is too light.The subject was too close for flash.Move so there is at least 2 ft (0.6 m) between camera and subject.The ligh

Product features iiiTop and Bottom ViewsTop Bottom1 Speaker 5 Locator for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock2 Power light 6 Dock connector3 Mode di

Troubleshooting 43Camera screen messagesPicture is too dark or underexposed.Flash is not on, or the subject was too far away for the flash to be effec

Troubleshooting 44Memory card requires formattingThe card is corrupted or formatted for another digital camera.Insert a new card or format the card (p

Troubleshooting 45Date and time have been resetThis is the first time you turned on the camera; or you removed the batteries for an extended time; or

Troubleshooting 46Camera ready light statusStatus Cause SolutionReady light does not turn on and the camera does not work.Camera is not turned on. Tu

478 Getting helpHelpful linksSoftware helpClick the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.Telephone customer supportIf you have questions conce

Getting help 48For the most up-to-date listings, visit: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/contacts/DAIInternationalContacts.shtmlAustralia 1800 147 7

499 AppendixCamera specificationsFor more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7430support.Kodak EasyShare CX7430 zoom digital cameraColor 24-bit

Appendix 50Lens Type Optical quality glass, 6 groups/7 elements (2 aspherical lenses)Aperture Wide: f/2.7-f/5.2; Tele: f/4.6-f/8.7Focal Length 34 - 1

Appendix 51Tips, safety, maintenance If the camera has been subjected to inclement weather or you suspect water has gotten inside the camera, turn of

Appendix 52Video storage capacityPower-saving featuresUpgrading your software and firmwareDownload the latest versions of the software included on the

iv1 Table of contents1 Getting started ...1Package contents...

Appendix 53Regulatory complianceFCC compliance and advisoryThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de

Appendix 54VCCI Class B ITEEnglish translation: This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from

55Index 1Numerics4-way controller, iiAA/V out, i, 29AA battery, installing, 2about picture, video, 30about this camera, 22AC adapter, 4accessoriesAC

Index 56date stamp, 22DC-in, iidelete button, iideletingduring quickview, 12from internal memory, 25from SD/MMC card, 25protecting pictures, videos, 2

Index 57SD/MMC card, 7software, 32long time exposure, 20MMacintoshinstalling software on, 32magnify picture, 26maintenance, camera, 51memoryinserting

Index 58reviewing picturesas you take them, 12camera screen, 24deleting, 25magnifying, 26protecting, 27slide show, 28reviewing videoscamera screen, 24

Index 59telephone support, 47telephoto button, iitelevision, slide show, 29time, setting, 5timer, shutter delay, 16tipsbattery guidelines, 3camera mai

Table of contents v4 Installing the software ... 31Minimum system requirements...

11 Getting startedPackage contentsNot shown: User’s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide, Kodak EasyShare software CD. Contents may cha

Getting started 2Loading the batteriesTwo AA non-rechargeable starter batteries are included with your camera. For information on replacing batteries