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Kodak EasyShare P850
zoom digital camera
User’s guide
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For interactive tutorials, www.kodak.com/go/howto
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Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J4341_en
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Product features Front View 9 10 11 8 7 12 6 13 14 15 5 16 4 17 3 2 18 1 19 1 Lens 11 Hot shoe 2Grip 12 Flash 3 Self-timer/Video light 13 Flash button 4 LED indicator 14 Focus button 5 Shutter button 15 Strap post 6 Mode /Power switch 16 Speaker 7 Exposure metering button 17 Microphone 8 Program button 18 USB, A/V Out 9 Drive button 19 DC-In (5V) 10 Mode dial www.kodak.com/go/support i
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Product features Back View 7 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 12 13 14 3 15 16 2 17 1 18 1 Delete button 10 Set button 2 Tripod socket 11 AE/AF lock button 3 Dock connector 12 Status button 4LCD screen 13 Review button 5 EVF/LCD toggle button 14 Joystick ( ); OK button (press in) 6 Diopter dial 15 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 7 EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) 16 Share button 8Zoom lever 17Menu button 9 Command dial 18 Battery compartment ii www.kodak.com/go/support
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Table of contents 1 1 Setting up your camera .........................................................................1 Attaching the lens cap and strap ...................................................................1 Charging the battery .....................................................................................2 Loading the battery .......................................................................................2 Turning on the camera ......................................
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Table of contents 4 Doing more with your camera .............................................................24 Picture-taking modes ..................................................................................24 Using the focus button................................................................................29 Using the drive mode for self-timer, burst, exposure bracketing....................30 Using the AE/AF button....................................................................
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Table of contents 7 Appendix .............................................................................................76 Camera specifications .................................................................................76 Storage capacities .......................................................................................80 Power-saving features.................................................................................82 Accessories ..........................................
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1 Setting up your camera Attaching the lens cap and strap 1 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Setting up your camera Charging the battery Charge the Li-Ion rechargeable battery before first use. Red—charging Green—complete Approximately 3 hours for full charge You can also charge the battery using a Kodak EasyShare printer dock or camera dock. Purchase these and other accessories at a dealer of Kodak products or visit www.kodak.com/go/p850accessories. Loading the battery CAUTION: We recommend that you use a Kodak Li-Ion rechargeable battery (KLIC-5001). For information on replacing th
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Setting up your camera Turning on the camera ■ Capture: For taking pictures and videos. . ■ Favorites: View your Favorites, see page 65 Setting the language and date/time, first time Language: Move to choose 1 a Language, then press OK. Date & Time: Press OK. 1 to change. for previous/next field. 2 Press OK to accept. 3 www.kodak.com/go/support
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Setting up your camera Setting the language and date/time, other times Press Menu. 1 (Press again to exit.) Move to highlight 2 Setup . to highlight Language 3 or Date/Time, then press OK. to change. for previous/next field. 4 Press OK. Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase a Kodak SD or MMC card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. For best results, purchase a Kodak card. NOTE: When using the card for the first time, form
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2 Taking pictures and videos Taking a picture Press Shutter button 4 halfway to set the AE/AF. 1 When the AE/AF indicator turns green, press the Shutter button 2 Auto completely down. EVF LCD 3 or AF/AE indicator: green—successful red—failed Use the Diopter to failed focus adjust the sharpness failed exposure of the Viewfinder. Taking a video Press the Shutter 4 1 button completely down and release. To stop recording, 2 press and release the Shutter button again. EVF LCD 3 or 5 ww
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing a quickview of the picture or video just taken After you take a picture or video, the EVF/LCD screen displays a Quickview for approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displayed, you can: Press OK to play/pause video. Move the Joystick to adjust the volume. If you press no buttons, the To rewind or picture/video is fast forward. saved. Tag a picture/video for email or as a favorite, or tag a picture for print. Delete To view pictures and vi
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Taking pictures and videos Using the auto-focus framing marks (pictures) When using the EVF/LCD screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the camera is focusing. For the best pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene. 1 Press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished. Framing marks 2 If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks disa
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Taking pictures and videos Capture modes in liveview Picture size Flash mode Zoom indicator Focus mode File size Drive mode Date stamp Pictures/time remaining Camera mode Storage location Album name Battery indicator (flashing=exhausted) Image stabilizer Accessory lens AF mode Framing marks White balance Exposure metering Exposure bracketing interval ISO Aperture Flash compensation Shutter speed Exposure compensation Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway Framing marks Battery indicator Auto F
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Taking pictures and videos Using optical zoom Use optical zoom to get up to 12X closer to your subject. You can change optical zoom before or during video recording. 1 Use the EVF or LCD screen to frame your subject. 2 Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide Angle (W) to zoom out. The Zoom indicator shows zoom status. 3 Press the Shutter button halfway to set the exposure and focus, then completely down to Current zoom position take the picture. (When taking videos, press and release the
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Taking pictures and videos Using the flip-up flash Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. Make sure you are within the flash range. When you press the Flash Shutter button halfway, and flash is needed, the flash automatically opens. Press the cover to close. To change the flash settings, see page 36. Flash-to-subject distance Zoom position Guide number Flash distance Wide angle 11 (@ ISO 100) ±0.5 [EV] 2.9 ft–15.4 ft (0.9 m–4.7 m) Telephoto
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Taking pictures and videos Reviewing pictures and videos Press Review to view and work with your pictures and videos. Pictures Press Review. 1 (Press again to exit.) View previous/next. 2 View multi-up thumbnails. (Press OK to exit.) View previous/next thumbnail. Press OK to view 3 single pictures. NOTE: Pictures taken at the 4.5 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen. Videos Press OK to play/pause. 1 : During playb
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Taking pictures and videos Multi-selection of pictures during review Use the Set button to create a set of pictures to review and to perform various functions, for example Delete (page 17), Protect (page 16), and Copy (page 57). Single-up 10 of 20 selected Press Review. 1 pictures (Press again to exit.) Press Set. 2 to highlight a picture. 3 To remove a picture from the set, press Set again. To deselect the entire set, press review or turn off the camera. Multi-up Press Review. 1 (Press ag
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Taking pictures and videos Magnifying a picture during review Use the Zoom lever to magnify your pictures. W/T View other parts of the picture. OK Return to 1X. Magnify 1X–10X. 13 www.kodak.com/go/support
