User manual KODAK V550

[. . . ] Kodak EasyShare V550 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/v550support Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 All screen images are simulated. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH used under license by Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J3440 Product features Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 14 13 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shutter button Flash button On/Off Video/AF Assist/Self-timer light Video mode button Scene (SCN) mode button Portrait mode button 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Auto mode button Viewfinder Light sensor Lens DC-In (5V) Grip Flash Microphone www. kodak. com/go/support i Product features Back view 21 20 19 18 17 16 3 4 5 6 1 2 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCD Wide angle/Telephoto button LCD/Info button Auto/Favorites switch Strap post USB, A/V Out 11 Battery compartment 12 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 13 Dock connector 14 Tripod socket 15 Speaker 16 Share button 17 Review button OK button Battery lock 18 Menu button 19 Delete button 20 Viewfinder 21 Ready light 10 Close-up/Landscape button ii www. kodak. com/go/support Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attaching the strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Loading the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 640 x 480 (default) 320 x 240 Video Size Choose a video resolution. This setting remains until you change it. www. kodak. com/go/support 29 Doing more with your camera Setting White Balance Choose your lighting condition. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen lighting without flash. Available in Auto, Portrait, and SCN-Custom ISO Speed Control the sensitivity of the camera sensor. This setting remains until you change modes or turn off the camera. ISO Auto (default) ISO 80, 100, 200, 400 (800 available only in 1. 8 MP picture quality. ) High Color Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia--for pictures with a reddish-brown, antique look. NOTE: EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. Unavailable in Video mode. 30 www. kodak. com/go/support Doing more with your camera Setting Sharpness Control picture sharpness. Icon Options High Normal (default) Low Multi-pattern (default)--evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Center-weight--evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Center-spot--similar to Center-weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture. Continuous AF--because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus. Single AF (default)--uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. AF Control Choose an auto-focus setting. Long Time Exposure Choose how long the shutter stays open. NOTE: In Video mode, the settings are Continuous AF or Off. Multi-zone (default)--evaluates 3 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed. NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode. 0. 5, 0. 7, 1, 1. 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 seconds www. kodak. com/go/support 31 Doing more with your camera Setting Set Album Choose Album names. Icon Options Off (default) On Pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names. See page 35. Auto (default)--the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. Internal Memory--the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. See Customizing your camera. 32 www. kodak. com/go/support Doing more with your camera Customizing your camera Use Setup to customize your camera settings. 2 Press 3 Press to highlight Setup , then press the OK button. to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. 4 Choose an option, then press the OK button. 5 Press the Menu button to exit. Setting Camera Sounds Choose sound effects. Continuous Sound Volume LCD Brightness Choose inactivity time until LCD dims. Auto Power Off 10 minutes (default) Choose inactivity time until camera turns off. 5 minutes 3 minutes 1 minutes Date & Time See page 3. www. kodak. com/go/support 33 Doing more with your camera Setting Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. [. . . ] Proof of the date of purchase will be required with any request for warranty repair. Limited warranty coverage This limited warranty will be honored only within the geographical location that Kodak digital cameras and accessories were purchased. Kodak will REPAIR or REPLACE Kodak EasyShare digital cameras and accessories if they fail to function properly during the warranty period, subject to any conditions and/or limitations stated herein. Such repair service will include all labor as well as any necessary adjustments and/or replacement parts. If replacement parts are used in making repairs, these parts may be remanufactured, or may contain remanufactured materials. [. . . ]