M550 - Digital Camera KODAK - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL M550 KODAK

Attach the strap, load the battery

If your package includes a charger:

Turn on the camera

Set the language and date/time

Language:

to change

OK to accept

Date/Time:

At the prompt, press OK.

to change current field

for previous/next field

OK to accept

See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m550support

Take a picture

1 The camera turns on in Smart Capture mode. (If it's in a different mode, press the Mode button, then ▲ until the LCD displays Smart Capture mode. Then press OK.)

② Compose the picture.
Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure.

When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down.

See other modes

See page 10

See the Extended user guide

www.kodak.com/go/m550support

Press the Review button to enter/exit Review.

View previous/next picture/video.

OK Play a video.

See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m550support

Download software, transfer pictures

Download KODAK Software—so it's easy to transfer and share pictures and videos.

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.*

1 Turn off the camera.
Use the KODAK Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin to connect camera to computer. (Use only the cable included with this camera!)
③ Turn on the camera.

After the software is installed, follow the prompts to transfer pictures and videos to your computer.

• If the downloader does not run, find 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/m550support

Get help from your camera

Your camera offers a built-in Help system.
It describes every setting for every menu choice.

① Press the Menu button, then highlight a menu choice.
Press the Info button.

Scroll through a Help topic.

Keep learning about your camera!

Go to www.kodak.com/go/m550support for:

• the Extended user guide
• interactive troubleshooting and repairs
• interactive tutorials
  and more!

See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m550support

1 Do more with your camera

Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings, then press OK.

Use this mode		For
S	Smart Capture	General picture taking—excellent image quality and ease of use.
P	Program	Advanced picture taking—allows access to manual settings.
SCN	Scene	Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures in practically any situation. (See page 11.)
	Video	Capturing video with sound. (See page 11.)

Adjust LCD brightness

To adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see the Extended user guide (www.kodak.com/go/m550support).

Take a video

1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays Video, then press OK.
2 Press 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.

1 Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays SCN, then press OK.
2 Press to choose a mode and read its description.
3 Press OK (or let the description turn off) to enter the chosen Scene mode.

The camera is now in the chosen scene mode. To read a mode description after it has turned off, press OK.

SCN mode	For
Portrait	Full-frame portraits of people.
Sport	Action pictures.
Blur Reduction	Reducing blur caused by camera shake or subject motion.
Panorama L-R, R-L	"Stitching" 2 or 3 pictures into 1 panoramic scene.
Landscape	Distant scenes.
High ISO	People indoors, in low-light scenes.
Close-up	Close range. Use available light instead of flash, if possible.
Flower	Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright light.
Sunset	Subjects at dusk.
Backlight	Subjects that are in shadow or "backlit."
Candle Light	Subjects illuminated by candle light.
Children	Action pictures of children in bright light.
Manner/ Museum	Quiet occasions. Flash and sound are disabled. For best results, place the camera on a steady surface or tripod.
Text	Documents. For best results, place the camera on a steady surface or tripod.
Beach	Bright beach scenes.
Snow	Bright snow scenes.
Fireworks	Fireworks. For best results, place the camera on a steady surface or tripod.
Self-Portrait	Close-ups of yourself. Assures proper focus and minimizes red eye.
Night Portrait	Reduces red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions.
Night Landscape	Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire.
Panning Shot	Emphasizing horizontal motion, with a sharp subject and blurred background.

Use the optical zoom

1 Use the LCD to frame your subject.
2 To zoom in, press Telephoto (T).

To zoom out, press Wide Angle (W).

3 Take the picture.

Use the flash

Press the Flash button repeatedly until the LCD displays the desired flash mode.

Flash modes		Flash fires
Auto	3A	When the lighting conditions require it.
Fill (Flash On)	4	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	5	Never

Use shortcuts

Your camera has a clean, uncluttered interface. For quick access to the most popular capture and review functions:

1 Press the Info button.
The shortcuts appear. To hide the shortcuts again, press 1
2 Press to access functions like Exposure Compensation, Self-timer, and Auto focus. (You'll see different functions in different modes.)
3 Press to choose a setting.

Delete pictures/videos

1 Press the Review button.
2 Press for previous/next picture/video.
3 Press the Delete button.
4 Follow the screen prompts.

Use the menu button to change settings

IMPORTANT: Your camera offers a built-in Help system. To get the most from your camera, see page 7.

You can change settings to get the best results from your camera. Some modes offer limited settings.

1 Press the Menu button.
2 Press to choose a tab:

• Capture/Video for the most common picture- and video-taking settings
  Setup for other camera settings

3 Press to choose a setting, then press OK.
4 Choose an option, then press OK.

Understand the picture-taking icons

Understand the review icons

2 Share pictures/videos

It's never been easier to share pictures on your favorite social networking sites.

IMPORTANT: To use the camera's social networking features, you need to download KODAK Software. (See page 6.)

1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture.
2 Press the Share button.

If it's your first time, a Help screen appears.

3 Press to choose a networking site, then press OK.

A check mark appears. Repeat this step to choose more sites. (You can press OK again to remove a check mark.)

4 Press 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 settings that you used previously and adds the Share icon to the picture.

Choose which social networking sites to display on your camera

You can show/hide social networking sites on your camera so that only your favorite sites appear.

1 In Review, press the Menu [equiv] button.
2 Press to choose the Setup tab, then to choose Share Button Settings, then press OK.
3 Press to choose a social networking site, then press to choose Show/Hide. Repeat this step until you have chosen Show/Hide for each social network.
4 When 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 are shown.

Manage email addresses, KODAK PULSE Digital Frames

You can add, edit, or delete email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames on your camera.

1 In Review, press the Share button. Press to choose Manage Email Addresses (or Manage Frames), then press OK.

2 To 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: John [e-mail])

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 frames, then press OK so that a check mark appears. Press to choose Delete, then press OK.

3 When finished, press to choose Done, then press OK.

To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down.

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."

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!

1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture that contains faces.
2 Press the Menu button. Press to choose Tag People, then press OK.
3 Press to choose Apply Tags, then press OK.
4 Press to choose an existing name, or New Name to add a new one (see page 23), 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.

5 When 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.

Tip: Are faces not always detected?

If a face is turned sideways, is too distant, or if the contrast between face and background is insufficient, then the camera might not detect the face.

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"

1 Press the Review button.
2 Press the Menu [按钮]. Press to choose Tag People, then press OK.
3 Press to choose Modify Names List, then press OK.
4 Press to choose the name you want to modify, then press OK.
5 Edit the name, press to choose OK, then press OK. To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down.

Tip: You can have up to 20 active names.

Tag with keywords

1 Press the Review button, then to find a picture.
2 Press the Menu button. Press to choose Keyword Tag, then press OK.
3 Press to choose an existing keyword or New Keyword (see Use the keyboard) to add a new one, then press OK.
4 Press 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 are assigned that tag (example: My Italy Trip). See the Extended user guide at www.kodak.com/go/m550support.

Use the keyboard

The keyboard appears when you need to add names or keywords.

1 Press to highlight a letter, then press OK.
2 When finished, press to choose OK, then press OK.
3 If 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.

A smarter way to find your pictures

Once you have tagged pictures—by people or keywords—you can easily find them, 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.)

1 Press the Review button.
2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to view pictures by thumbnail (or choose View Thumbs nails shortcut).
3 Press to choose a tab and sort pictures by All, Date, People, Favorite, or Keyword.
4 Press 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.

Favorite Keywords

For best results, make sure the camera's date/time is current.

3

Solve camera problems

Camera problems

Status	Solution
Camera does not turn on or off	■ Make sure the battery is 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 14). 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 a new or charged battery (see page 1). ■ Memory is full. Transfer pictures to the computer (see page 6), delete pictures (see page 16), or insert another card.

4 Appendix

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 battery, allow it to cool; it 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 battery 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.

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.

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. The KODAK High Performance USB AC Adapter K20-AM complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian DOC statement

DOC Class B Compliance—This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Korean Li-Ion Regulatory

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