Kodak Easyshare Z981 Users Manual Urg_01119
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Charge and load the batteries
2 3
Lights are on while the charger
is plugged in. (See the charger
documentation for instructions
and charging times.)
For longer life, charge KODAK
Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
AA prior to use, and occasionally
discharge them to depletion.
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Attach the strap
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Turn on the camera
Set the language and date/time
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
to change current field.
for previous/next field.
OK to accept.
At the prompt, press OK.
to change.
OK to accept.
Language:
Date/Time:
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Take a picture
See other modes see page 10
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
Press the Shutter button halfway to lock the focus.
When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter
button completely down.
1
2
Turn the Mode dial to Smart Capture .
To save
battery
power,
press the
EVF/LCD
button and
use the
electronic
viewfinder.
Framing
marks
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Download software, transfer pictures
When you connect the camera to the computer, it prompts you
to run the KODAK Software Downloader on your computer.
Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet. When
you connect the camera to the computer, the KODAK Software
Downloader automatically runs. Follow the prompts to
download and install KODAK Software.
1Turn off the camera.
2Use the KODAK Camera USB
Cable, U-8 to connect
camera to computer. (Use
only the cable included with
this camera!)
3Turn on the camera.
4After the software is
installed, follow the prompts
to transfer pictures and
videos to your computer.
NOTE: If the downloader does not run, find it here and launch it:
■WINDOWS OS: in My Computer
■MAC OS: on your Desktop
Download KODAK Software www.kodak.com/go/camerasw
To use this camera on more
than one computer
See the Extended user guide at
www.kodak.com/go/z981support
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Use the camera Help system
Keep learning about your camera!
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
Scroll through a
Help topic.
then highlight a menu choice.
Press the Info
1
button.
2
Press the Menu button,
Go to www.kodak.com/go/z981support for:
• the Extended user guide
• interactive troubleshooting and repairs
• interactive tutorials
• and more!
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Back View
Delete,
Menu,
Info,
Review
LCD
EVF
(Electronic
viewfinder)
EVF/LCD
Mode dial
Vertical Shutter on/off
Shutter button
Flash, Focus Mode,
Drive
Jog dial
Zoom
Share
5V DC-In, A/V Out,
USB
Vertical Shutter
button
OK,
Power
Power light
Strap post
Tripod socket
SD/SDHC Card slot,
battery compartment
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Front View
AF Assist/
Self-timer/
Video light
Lens
Speaker
Micro-
phone
Flash
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1Do more with your camera
NOTE: To adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see the Extended
user guide (
www.kodak.com/go/z981support
).
Capture mode For
Smart Capture Excellent image quality and ease of use.
Portrait Full-frame portraits of people.
Sport Subjects that are in motion. Shutter
speed is fast.
Panorama “Stitching” 2 or 3 pictures into 1
panoramic scene.
Scene Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking
pictures under special conditions.
Program
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual
More creative control (see page 14).
Video Video with sound (see page 11).
Choose the mode that best suits your
subjects and surroundings.
SCN
P
A
S
M
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Take a video
1Turn the Mode dial to Video
2Press the Shutter button
completely down,
then release it. To stop
recording, press and release
the Shutter button again.
Use Scene (SCN) modes
Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in any situation.
1Turn the Mode dial to SCN.
2Press to choose a mode and read its description.
3Press OK (or let the description turn off) to enter the chosen
Scene mode.
To read a mode description after it has turned off, press OK.
SCN modes: High ISO, Night Portrait, Landscape, Night
Landscape, Flower, Sunset, Backlight, Candle light,
Manner/Museum, Text, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Children,
Self-Portrait, and Stage.
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
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Use the flash
Flash modes Flash fires
Auto When the lighting conditions require it.
Fill
(Flash On)
Every time you take a picture, regardless of
the lighting conditions. Use when the
subject is in shadow or is “backlit” (when
the light is behind the subject).
NOTE: Not available in Smart Capture mode.
Red-eye
Reduction
Choose a
setting in
the Setup
menu.
Preflash A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil,
before the picture is taken.
Digital
Correction
A preflash does not fire; the camera
corrects red eye.
NOTE: When using digital correction, image
processing takes longer than when
using preflash.
Off Never
Press the Flash button
repeatedly to scroll through
flash modes.
The current flash mode appears
on the LCD or EVF.
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Use the optical zoom
1Use the LCD or EVF to frame
your subject.
2To zoom in, press Telephoto
(T). To zoom out, press Wide
Angle (W).
3Take the picture.
Delete pictures/videos
1Press the Review button.
2Press for previous/next picture/video.
3Press the Delete button.
4Follow the screen prompts.
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P, A, S, and M modes
Use these modes for more control over your camera.
Mode When to use Press Jog dial to control
Program mode offers
the ease of auto
shooting with access to
all menu options.
Exposure compensation (how much
light enters the camera), flash
compensation, and ISO speed
Aperture Priority
mode controls depth of
field (the range of
sharpness).
Aperture, exposure compensation,
flash compensation, and ISO speed
Shutter Priority mode
controls shutter speed.
Shutter speed, exposure
compensation, and flash
compensation
Manual mode offers
the highest level of
creative control.
Aperture, shutter speed, flash
compensation, and ISO speed
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
Jog dial
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Use the menu button to change settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your
camera. Some modes offer limited settings.
1Press the Menu button.
2Press to choose a tab:
■Capture/Video for the most common picture- and
video-taking settings
■Setup for other camera settings
3Press to choose a setting, then press OK.
4Choose an option, then press OK.
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
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Understand the picture-taking icons
Understand the review icons
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
Capture mode
Tag name
Self timer/Burst
Flash mode
Focus mode
Battery level
Pictures/time
remaining
Date stamp
Zoom slider
Favorite
Upload
Video
duration
Select
picture/video
Text tag
Add text tag
View
thumbnails
Play video
Email
Print, quantity
Protected
Picture/Video
number
Battery level
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2Share and tag pictures
It’s never been easier to share pictures on your favorite social
networking sites.
IMPORTANT:
To use the social networking features, you need to
download KODAK Software. (See page 6.)
1Press the Review button, then to find a picture.
2Press the Share button.
If it’s your first time, a Help screen appears.
3Press to choose a social networking site, then press
OK.
A check mark appears. Repeat this step to choose more sites.
(Press OK again to remove a check mark.)
4Press to choose Done, then press OK.
The picture is displayed with the Share icon. When you transfer
the picture to your computer, it will be sent to the networking
site(s) that you chose.
Tip: Do you send pictures to the same sites each time?
Find a picture, then press and hold the Share button for about 1
second.
The camera applies the networking site(s) that you used previously
and adds the Share icon to the picture.
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Choose networking sites to show
You can show/hide social networking sites on your camera so
that only your favorite sites appear.
1In Review, press the Menu button.
2Press to choose the Setup tab, then to choose
Share Button Settings, then press OK.
3Press to choose a social networking site, then press
to choose Show/Hide. Repeat this step for each
network.
4When finished, press to choose Done, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button
halfway down. When you are in Review and press the Share
button, your chosen sites appear.
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
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Manage email addresses and KODAK
PULSE Digital Frames
You can add, edit, or delete email addresses and KODAK PULSE
Digital Frames on your camera.
1In Review, press the Share button. Press to choose
Manage Email Addresses (or Manage Frames), then press
OK.
2To add an email address or frame, press to choose
New Email or New Frame, then press OK. Use the on-screen
keyboard to make the addition.
(Example: JohnDoe@domain.com)
To edit an email address or frame, press to choose
the address’s nickname (“Dad” or “Mary”) or the frame,
then press OK. Use the on-screen keyboard to make edits.
To delete an email address or frame, choose Delete Email or
Delete Frame, then press OK. Press to choose the
address or frame, then press OK so that a check mark
appears. Press to choose Delete, then press OK.
3When finished, press to choose Done, then press OK.
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Use the keyboard
The keyboard appears when you need it.
1Press to choose a letter, then press OK.
2When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK.
3If you’ve added a new name, the camera prompts you to
update all faces to match assigned names. Choose Yes, then
press OK.
The name is assigned to all faces that match this one.
Tag pictures
Tag pictures to make them easy to find, later. You can tag
pictures in 2 ways:
■People, and then find all pictures of “Mary.”
■Keywords, and then find all pictures from “Dad’s 60th
Birthday.”
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Tag people
When you tag faces, you’re helping your camera to recognize
people by name. Then it matches names and faces in pictures
you’ve taken—
and
those you take in the future!
1Press the Review button, then to find a picture
that contains faces.
2Press the Menu button. Press to choose Tag
People, then press OK.
3Press to choose Apply Tags, then press OK.
4Press to choose an existing name, or New Name to
add a new one, then press OK.
If more than one face is detected, a name or question mark is
assigned to each detected face. To resolve an incorrect name or
a question mark, press to select a face, then press OK.
5If prompted to Update People Tags, press to choose
Yes, then press OK.
Other pictures are scanned and updated with the name(s) you
applied here.
Press to add names to other pictures. When finished, press
to choose Done, then press OK. To return to
picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down.
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
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Need to update a name?
If you meet a new friend—James—but you already have
pictures tagged with an old friend, James, you can:
■Tag the new James with “James Smith” and/or
■Update the old James to “James Monroe”
1Press the Review button.
2Press the Menu button. Press to choose Tag
People, then press OK.
3Press to choose Modify Names List, then press OK.
4Press to choose the name you want to modify, then
press OK.
5Edit the name, press to choose OK, then press OK. (If
prompted to Update People Tags, press to choose
Yes, then press OK.)
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button
halfway down.
NOTE: You can have up to 20 active names.
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
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Tag with keywords
1Press the Review button, then to find a picture.
2Press the Menu button. Press to choose Keyword
Tag, then press OK.
3Press to choose an existing keyword or New Keyword
to add a new one, then press OK.
4Press to add keywords to other pictures. When finished,
press to choose Done, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button
halfway down.
Tip: You can pre-choose a tag so that new pictures/videos are
assigned that tag. See the Extended user guide at
www.kodak.com/go/z981support.
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
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A smarter way to find your pictures
Tag pictures—by people or keywords—to make them easy to
find, later. For example, the camera can find all pictures that
contain “Mary” or “Dad’s 60th Birthday.” (See Tag people,
page 21 or Tag with keywords, page 23.)
1Press the Review button.
2Press the Wide Angle (W) button to view pictures by
thumbnail (or choose View Thumbnails shortcut).
3Press to choose a tab and sort pictures by All,
Date, People, Favorite, or Keyword.
4Press to choose a picture or picture stack.
Press Telephoto (T) to see pictures in a stack or to see an
individual picture. Press Wide Angle (W) to see thumbnails or
picture stacks. To return to picture-taking mode, press the
Shutter button halfway down.
Keywords
Favorites
People
Date
All
For best results, make sure the
camera date/time is current.
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3Solve camera problems
To access the camera Help system, see page 7.
Status Solution
Camera does not
turn on or off
■Make sure the batteries are charged and
installed correctly (see page 1).
Camera buttons and
controls do not function
Flash does not fire ■Check the flash setting, and change as
needed (see page 12).
NOTE: The flash does not fire in all modes.
In Review, a blue or
black screen is
displayed instead of
a picture
■Transfer
all
pictures to the computer (see
page 6).
■Take another picture.
You cannot take a
picture
■Turn the camera off, then on again.
■Press the Shutter button all the way (see
page 4).
■Insert new or charged batteries (see
page 1).
■Memory is full. Transfer pictures to the
computer (see page 6), delete pictures
(see page 13), or insert another card.
See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/z981support
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4Appendix
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble this product; there are no user-serviceable 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 specified herein may result in exposure to shock
and/or electrical or mechanical hazards. If the LCD breaks, do not touch the
glass or liquid. Contact Kodak customer support.
■The use of an accessory that is not recommended by Kodak may cause fire, electric
shock, or injury. For approved accessories, go to www.kodak.com/go/accessories.
■Use only a USB-certified computer equipped with a current-limiting motherboard.
Contact your computer manufacturer if you have questions.
■If using this product in an airplane, observe all instructions of the airline.
■When removing the batteries, allow them to cool; they may be hot.
■Follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
■Use only batteries approved for this product to avoid risk of explosion.
■Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
■Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Otherwise, a battery may
short circuit, discharge energy, become hot, or leak.
■Do not disassemble, install backward, or expose batteries to liquid, moisture, fire, or
extreme temperature.
■Remove the batteries when the product is stored for an extended period of time. In the
unlikely event that battery fluid leaks inside the product, contact Kodak customer
support.
■In the unlikely event that battery fluid leaks onto your skin, wash immediately with
water and contact your local health provider. For additional health-related information,
contact your local Kodak customer support.
■See www.kodak.com/go/reach for information about the presence of substances
included on the candidate list according to article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No.
1907/2006 (REACH).
■Dispose of batteries according to local and national regulations. Go to
www.kodak.com/go/kes.
■Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries.
For more information on batteries, see www.kodak.com/go/batterytypes.
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Limited Warranty
Kodak warrants its digital cameras and accessories (excluding batteries) to be free from
malfunctions and defects in both materials and workmanship for the warranty period
specified on your KODAK Product packaging. Retain the original dated sales receipt. Proof of
purchase date is required with any request for warranty repair.
Limited warranty coverage
Warranty service is only available from within the country where the products were originally
purchased. You may be required to ship products, at your expense, to the authorized service
facility for the country where the products were purchased. Kodak will repair or replace
products if they fail to function properly during the warranty period, subject to any conditions
and/or limitations stated herein. Warranty service will include all labor as well as any
necessary adjustments and/or replacement parts. If Kodak is unable to repair or replace a
product, 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 of the purchase price are the sole remedies under the warranty. If
replacement parts are used in making repairs, those parts may be remanufactured, or may
contain remanufactured materials. If it is necessary to replace the entire product, it may be
replaced with a remanufactured product. Remanufactured products, parts and materials are
warranted for the remaining warranty term of the original product, or 90 days after the date
of repair or replacement, whichever is longer.
Limitations
This warranty does 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 incompatible accessories or attachments (such
as third party ink or ink tanks), failure to follow Kodak’s operation, maintenance or repacking
instructions, failure to use items supplied by Kodak (such as adapters and cables), or claims
made after the duration of this warranty. Kodak makes no other express or implied
warranty for this product, and disclaims the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In the event that the exclusion
of any implied warranty is ineffective under the law, the duration of the implied warranty will
be one year from the purchase date or such longer period as required by law. The option of
repair, replacement, or refund is Kodak’s only obligation. Kodak will not be responsible for
any special, consequential or incidental damages resulting from the sale, purchase, or use of
this product regardless of the cause. Liability for any special, consequential or incidental
damages (including but not limited to loss of revenue or profit, downtime costs, loss of the
use of the equipment, cost of substitute equipment, facilities or services, or claims 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 disclaimed.
The limitations and exclusions of liability set forth herein apply to both Kodak and its
suppliers.
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Your rights
Some states or jurisdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Some
states or jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the
above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific rights, and you may
have other rights which vary from state to state or by jurisdiction.
Outside the United States and Canada
In countries other than 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 or liability exists beyond any
minimum requirements imposed by law, even though defect, damage, or loss may be by
negligence or other act.
FCC compliance and advisory
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Canadian DOC statement
DOC Class B Compliance—This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
Observation des normes-Classe B—Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme
à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Australian C-Tick
VCCI Class B ITE
Korean Class B ITE
N137
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China RoHS
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650
© Kodak, 2009
Kodak, EasyShare, and Pulse are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
4H6893_en
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