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Kodak PIXPRO FZ51 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Before You Start

    This manual provides you with instructions on how sired operation. to use your new KODAK PIXPRO Digital Camera. For Customers in Europe Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are accurate, however JK "CE"...

  • Page 3: Safety Notes

    SAFETY NOTES Safety notes for this camera When you take the camera from a cold place to a warmer environment, condensation may occur. Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit solid Please wait for a reasonable period of time before objects.
  • Page 4 If battery fluid leaks onto your skin, rinse your skin When the camera is stored for a long period of with clean water and seek immediate medical at- time, remove the battery and keep it in a dry place tention. that is not accessible to the infants and children.
  • Page 5 Do not directly edit the data on the memory card. Other Safety Notes Copy the data to your PC before you edit them. Do not disconnect the power or turn the camera off When the camera is stored for a long period of during the update process.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS BEFORE YOU START ...... MODE OVERVIEW ......9 Display Setting ..........9 SAFETY NOTES ......2 LCD Screen Display .......... 20 Overview of the screen icons CONTENTS ........5 in photo shooting mode ......20 Overview of the Screen Icons GETTING READY ......9 in Movie Mode ..........
  • Page 7 BASIC OPERATION ...... USING THE MENUS ......45 Using the Zoom Function ........ Photo Setup Menu ..........45 Macro Mode ............4 Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) ... 45 Self-Timer Setting ..........5 Image Size ..........46 Flash Mode ............6 Cont.
  • Page 8 Video Quality ..........55 Language ............ 65 Color Effect ..........55 Zone ............66 Movie Setting Menu .......... 56 Date/Time ........... 66 Digital Zoom ..........56 File / Software ........... 66 Playback Menu ..........57 Format Memory .......... 66 HDR ............57 Copy to Card ..........
  • Page 9 Connecting to your Printer ......7 Using the PictBridge Menu ........ 74 Print (with Date) .......... 74 Print (without Date) ........75 Print Index ........... 76 Print DPOF Images ........77 Exit .............. 77 APPENDICES ........78 Specifications ............ 78 Prompts and Warning Messages ...... 82 Troubleshooting ..........

  • Page 10: Getting Ready

    GETTING READY Accessories Included Your camera box should contain the camera model you purchased along with the following accessories. If any- thing is missing or appears to be damaged, please contact your retailer. Rechargeable Li-ion Wrist Strap AC adapter CD-ROM battery USB cable Warranty card...

  • Page 11: Part Names

    Part Names...
  • Page 13 Flash Lamp Menu Button Wrist Strap Buckles AF Assist Beam/Timer Indicator Mode Selection Button Power Button Display Button/Arrow Button Microphone Fast Video Recording Button (Up) Flash Button/Arrow Button Lens Shutter Button (Right) Delete Button/Arrow Button LCD Screen Tripod Receptacle (Down) Macro Button/Self-Timer But- Zoom Button Speaker...

  • Page 14: Charging Battery

    Charging Battery Before you charge your battery, you should turn the . When the camera is turned off, you can also con- camera off and insert the battery. nect the camera to your PC using a USB cable to charge the battery. .

  • Page 15: Installing Battery And Memory Card

    Installing Battery and Memory Card . Open the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram:...
  • Page 16 . Insert the memory card into the memory card slot 4. Close the battery cover. as shown in the diagram below: The memory card (SD/SDHC) is optional and not included in all camera packaging. If you have to purchase a memory card, select one with storage capacity between 4GB and 2GB to ensure cor- rect data storage.

  • Page 17: Turning Camera On And Off

    Turning Camera On and Off Symbol Description Press the Power button to turn the camera on. To turn In the instructions below, the following symbols may the camera off, press the Power button again. be used throughout this manual on how to operate the camera.

  • Page 18: Set Your Language, Date/Time

    Set your Language, Date/Time Set your Language, Date/Time after the first 2. Press the button, press the up/down arrow power-on button to select , and press the button to enter the menu. 1. When you turn the camera on for the first time, the language selection screen appears.

  • Page 19: Resetting Date/Time

    6. Press the up/down arrow button to press the value for your selected block. After you finish your set- tings, press the button to confirm. 7. Press the button and the following snapshot screen appears. Resetting Date/Time After you set your Date/Time for the first time, follow the instructions below to reset date and time.

  • Page 20: Mode Overview

    MODE OVERVIEW Display Setting Press the button to display the settings: Classic, Off: Does not display any additional icons on screen Full, Off. Classic: Displays the camera parameters on screen 1234 00:56:00 -0.3 Full: Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram 1234 00:56:00 -0.3...

  • Page 21: Lcd Screen Display

    LCD Screen Display Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting  Shooting Mode Icons mode Manual Mode Portrait Auto Mode Panorama Mode Anti-shake Scene Mode x3. 2 2 Macro Mode 1234  Zoom Display 00:56:00 4 SD Memory Card/Built-In Memory 15 sec 15 sec -0.3...
  • Page 22 5 Histogram Slow Sync. 6 Focus Frame Slow Sync. + Red-Eye 7 Expo Metering Red-Eye Reduction AiAE 2 Continuous Shot Spot Single Center Continuous Shot 8 AF Mode  Shots Single-AF Time Lapse (0sec/min/5min/0min) Multi-AF 9 Self-Timer 22 Eye-Fi ON (with signal) Self-timer Off 2 sec 0 sec...

  • Page 23: Overview Of The Screen Icons In Movie Mode

    Overview of the Screen Icons in Movie Mode 7 Color Effect 8 Video Quality 9 Remaining Recording time 0 Exposure Compensation (EV value)  Focus Frame x3. 2 2 Eye-Fi ON (with signal)  Expo Metering AiAE 00:56:00 00:56:00 Spot -0.3 EV Center 4 AF Mode...

  • Page 24: Overview Of The Screen Icons In Playback Mode

    Overview of the Screen Icons in Playback  DPOF File Mode 2 File Protection  Memory space (indicating the current number of photos and total number of photos) 4 SD Memory Card/Built-in Memory 1/45 5 Battery Status 6 Zoom Magnification Area 7 Image Zoom Ratios 8 Image Zone 9 Shooting Date...

  • Page 25: Using The Mode Button

    Using the Mode Button This camera provides a convenient Mode Button that allows you to switch easily between different modes. After pressing the mode button to enter the mode selection menu, press the Left/Right button to choose the selected mode. Press the button to confirm your selection.

  • Page 26: Auto Mode

    Manual Mode Auto Mode Auto Mode is the easiest mode to take photos. While When selecting manual ( ) mode, you can set the operating in this mode, the camera automatically aperture / shutter speed manually and ISO value. optimizes numerous camera settings to adjust your .

  • Page 27: Anti-Shake Mode

    Anti-shake Mode Portrait Mode In Portrait Mode, the camera is set to automatically This mode can help reduce photo blur caused by adjust exposure for realistic capture of skin tones. hand shake, low light and slow shutter speed. Press the Mode button to select Portrait mode ( Use Stabilization Mode in dark environments or when using a slower shutter speed.

  • Page 28: Panorama Mode

    Panorama Mode Panorama Mode allows you to create a panoramic picture. The camera will automatically compose a pan- oramic picture using the individual shots that you take. Follow these easy steps to create a panoramic picture: . Press button to select Panorama Mode ( 2.

  • Page 29: Scene Mode (Scn)

    After selecting Panorama Mode, Flash, Self- Scene Mode (SCN) timer, Macro Mode and Exposure Compensation cannot be adjusted. You can select an appropriate mode from the 2 scene modes according to the type of environment Pictures cannot be deleted, nor the zoom ad- you are shooting.
  • Page 30 Scene Description Identifies the scene automatically; Person, Backlighting, Landscape, Macro, Night Auto Scene Scene, Night Scene Person, Auto. For landscapes and outdoor shots. Vivid reproduction of green and blue. Landscape For fast-moving subjects. Capture sharp, action shots with minimal blur. This mode is Sport not recommended for shooting indoors.
  • Page 31 Scene Description Suitable for capturing fast moving objects to have a clear subject with a blurred Panning Shot background. For taking pictures of text, documents or white boards. Text For interesting fish eye effect. Fish Eye Suitable for taking indoor party pictures, even under the complicated lighting Party conditions.

  • Page 32: Auto Scene Mode (Ascn)

    Auto Scene Mode (ASCN) In “ASCN” scene mode, the camera can detect differ- ent environments intelligently and automatically select the best scene and photo settings for you. “ASCN” can intelligently detect the following scenes: Icon Mode Name Icon Mode Name Landscape Night Landscape Mode...
  • Page 33 Mode Name Description For landscapes, ASCN will automatically adjust the exposure and reproduce vivid Landscape Mode green and blue colors. Most suitable for capturing people with focus on their faces. Portrait Mode When you take portraits at night, or in low light conditions, ASCN will automatically Night Portrait adjust the exposure for people and night scenes.

  • Page 34: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Using the Zoom Function Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom Zoom Indicator functions: Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom. Press the Zoom button of the camera to zoom in or out on the subject while taking pictures. When the Optical Zoom reaches the threshold as Digital Zoom, release and turn the zoom button to T to switch between the Optical zoom and Digital zoom.

  • Page 35: Macro Mode

    Macro Mode The Macro Setting is ideal for shooting small objects • Macro Off or close-up photos. This mode allows you to focus on Select this option to disable Macro. subjects very close to the camera. • Macro On . Press the left arrow button ( ) to enter the Select this to focus on subjects 5cm from Marco Menu.

  • Page 36: Self-Timer Setting

    Self-Timer Setting Use this function to take pictures at pre-set intervals. • Self-Timer - 0 sec The camera shutter speed can be set for 2 seconds, A single picture is shot 0 seconds after 0 seconds or by smile detection. the Shutter Button is pressed.

  • Page 37: Flash Mode

    Flash Mode The Flash is used to illuminate a subject in low light • Slow Sync. or for fill-in lighting to achieve better illumination of a This allows for night scenery photos that subject with pronounced shadows. include people in the foreground. The .

  • Page 38: Ev Setting

    EV Setting The EV function menu of the camera includes func- Exposure Compensation tions, such as EV, shutter adjustment, ISO. Using Set up to adjust the picture brightness. In the case of the appropriate function settings can improve your a very high contrast between the photographed object pictures.

  • Page 39: Iso

    Shutter Adjustment The ISO function allows you to set the sensitivity of You can adjust the shutter speed value. Selecting a the camera's light sensor based on the brightness of higher shutter speed will capture fast moving objects the scene. To improve the camera's sensor perfor- more clearly.

  • Page 40: Using Quick Recording

    Using Quick Recording In shooting mode, press the Recording short cut but- to begin recording video. After finishing, press the Recording short cut button or the Shutter Button to stop and store the video. The camera will return to shooting mode automatically.

  • Page 41: Playback

    PLAYBACK Viewing Photos and Videos To view the captured photos and video clips on the LCD screen: . After pressing the button, the last photo or video clip taken will be displayed on the LCD screen. 2. Use the Left/Right navigation buttons to scroll through the photos or video clips stored in the internal memory or on the SD memory card.

  • Page 42: Thumbnail View

    Thumbnail View . Press the arrow buttons to select a picture or video When in playback mode, press on the zoom but- clip to view and press the button to restore it to ton to display thumbnail images of photos and videos the original size.

  • Page 43: Using Zoom Playback (For Still Pictures Only)

    Using Zoom Playback (for still pictures only) When playing back photos, you can also use the 5. Press the arrow buttons to navigate and select a Zoom button to zoom in on the photos 2 to 8 times. part of the image to be zoomed in. .

  • Page 44: Slideshow

    Slideshow This setting allows you to view all the stored pictures as a slideshow. . Press button to enter playback screen. 2. Press button to enter slide option. . Press the left/right button to select slideshow play- ing or 「Cancel」 to return to the playback screen. 4.

  • Page 45: Photos And Video Deletion

    Photos and Video Deletion In playback mode, press the down arrow button 4. Press the up/down arrow button to select 「Delete One」or「Exit」and press the button ) to select your photos and videos. to confirm. To delete photos or videos: . Press the button to switch to playback mode.

  • Page 46: Using The Menus

    USING THE MENUS Photo Setup Menu Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) Mode: Use this setting to select the "target" size of the . In Photo Shooting Mode, press the button to camera's field of view to be metered. enter the Photo Shooting Menu. 2.

  • Page 47: Image Size

    Image Size Cont. AF The size setting refers to the image resolution in Enable the continuous AF to be able to continuously pixels. A higher image resolution allows you to print focus automatically when taking pictures. that image in larger sizes without degrading the image quality.

  • Page 48: Continuous Shot

    Continuous Shot • Time-Lapse 0sec Use this setting to perform continuous shooting. After entering this mode, you can shoot multiple images by • Time-Lapse min continuously holding the shutter button down. • Time-Lapse 5min • Time-Lapse 0min The flash is disabled in this mode in order to achieve quick succession of shots.

  • Page 49: Focus Setting

    Focus Setting White Balance Setting This setting allows you to select different modes for The White Balance Setting allows you to adjust the optimum focus. color temperature for different lighting sources to ensure the most accurate color reproduction. There are 2 options: There are 7 options: •...

  • Page 50: Color Effect

    Color Effect • The Image Color Setting allows you to select different • Daylight color effects. . Press the button to select the Image Color Set- • Cloudy ting Menu. • Fluorescent 2. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Image Color Setting options.
  • Page 51 • Shooting menu in the shooting mode (O: Optional X: Not optional) Shooting Modes Options о о о о о о х о о х о о о х о о х о х х х о о х о х...

  • Page 52: Photo Shooting Setting Menu

    Photo Shooting Setting Menu Quality Mode: The Quality Setting can be used to adjust the image compression ratio. . Press the button in Photo Shooting Mode and press the up/down button to select There are three options for picture quality: 2.

  • Page 53: Af-Assist Beam

    AF-Assist Beam Digital Zoom In a darker environment, AF Assist Beam can be Turn on or off the digital zoom. turned on for better focus.

  • Page 54: Date Imprint

    Date Imprint Quick Review Include a Date/Time stamp on the photo image. This option allows quick review of the photos immediately after they are taken. Each photo is displayed on the LCD screen based on the selected time. There are 4 options: •...

  • Page 55: Movie Menu

    Movie Menu Expo Metering (Exposure Metering) Mode: Use this setting to select the "target" size of the camera's field of view to be metered. . Press the button, select the mode and press the button to enter the Movie Menu. There are  options: •...

  • Page 56: Video Quality

    Video Quality Color Effect Set the image resolution used during video recording. The Image Color Setting allows you to select different color effects. . Press the button to select the Image Color Set- ting Menu. 2. Press the left/right arrow button to select the Image Color Setting options.

  • Page 57: Movie Setting Menu

    Movie Setting Menu Digital Zoom Mode: Turn on or off the digital zoom. . Press the button, and select to enter the video recording screen. 2. Press the button, press the up/down arrow button to select , and press the button to enter the menu.

  • Page 58: Playback Menu

    Playback Menu Mode: With the HDR function, pictures that are overexposed may be corrected to optimize the highlights and . Press the button to display the playback screen lowlights captured to more accurately represent the and press button to enter the menu. actual scene.

  • Page 59: Red-Eye Reduction

    Red-Eye Reduction Rotate . In Playback Mode, press the left /right arrow but- You can use this setting to change the orientation of ton to select the photos to be edited. the picture. . In Playback Mode, press the left /right arrow 2.

  • Page 60: Resize

    Resize Color Effect This setting allows you to change the picture color This setting allows you to resize a picture to a particu- effect. The file is saved as a new photo and stored in lar resolution and saves it as a new picture. memory together with the original photo.

  • Page 61: Playback Setting Menu

    Playback Setting Menu 5. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select an Mode: option and press the button to confirm. . Press the button to show the playback screen, Refer to the following pages for more details about press the button, and press the up/down button each setting.

  • Page 62: Delete

    2. Press the up/down arrow button to select the Delete sub-menu and press the button or right arrow You can delete one or all photo/video files. button to show the settings screen. There are  sub menus available: • One: Lock the selected photo or video if they are unprotected;...

  • Page 63: Dpof (Digital Print Order Format)

    . Press the up/down arrow buttons to select an DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) option and press the button to confirm. The DPOF feature allows you to compile and select a group of pictures that you would like to print and will save your selection on the memory card so that you The “...

  • Page 64: Trim

    Trim . Press the button and the「Save change?」 The Trim Setting allows you to crop photos and save prompt appears. Select「 」to change and save them as new pictures. the picture. Select「 」to cancel changes and return to the trim prompt screen. .

  • Page 65: Setup Menu

    Setup Menu 4. Press the up/down arrow button to select the item Mode : to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu. . Press the button in any mode and press the 5. Press the up/down arrow buttons to select an up/down button to select option and press the button to confirm.

  • Page 66: Sound Settings

    Sound Settings Power Saver To change this setting: This setting allows you to save power and get the maximum possible running time for your camera's . Select「Sound Settings」in the basic settings batteries. Follow the steps below to turn the LCD menu.

  • Page 67: Zone

    Zone File / Software The Zone setting is a useful function for your over- seas trips. This feature enables you to display the Format Memory local time on the LCD screen while you are abroad. Please note: formatting enables you to delete all contents in the memory card and built-in memory, .

  • Page 68: Copy To Card

    Note that when you perform the Format Memory If there is no card available in the camera, this function, it only formats the active memory. If an function will not be displayed. SD memory card is inserted, the SD memory card is active and will be formatted.

  • Page 69: Reset

    Reset FW Version Use this setting to restore the camera to its original Use this setting to view the current camera firmware factory default settings. version. . Press the button, press the up/down arrow . Press the button, press the up/down arrow button to select and press the button to...

  • Page 70: Connections

    CONNECTIONS Connecting to a Computer You can use a USB cable to connect the camera and copy (transmit) photos to a computer, printer or other device. Setting the USB Mode The camera’s USB port can be set to connect with either a computer or a printer.

  • Page 71: Video System

    . Connect the other end of the cable to an available Video System USB port on your computer. Use this feature to switch the video system from either NTSC or PAL. . Press the button, press the up/down arrow but- ton to select and press the button to enter...

  • Page 72: Set Eye-Fi Sd Card Connection Mode

    The video output signal can be switched to NTSC or Set Eye-Fi SD Card Connection Mode PAL to accommodate different regional TV standards. The appropriate setting will vary between regions. This camera supports wireless connection of an Eye- NTSC: USA, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, etc. Fi SD Card.

  • Page 73: Connecting To A Pictbridge Compatible Printer

    Connecting to a PictBridge Compatible Printer PictBridge technology allows printing of . Press the up/down arrow button to select「USB」 the photos saved in the memory card by and press the button or right arrow button to the printer. enter the menu. To find out if a printer is PictBridge 4.

  • Page 74: Connecting To Your Printer

    Connecting to your Printer If the camera is not connected to a PictBridge com- patible printer, the following error message will appear . Make sure both the camera and printer are turned on the LCD screen. 2. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port on your camera.

  • Page 75: Using The Pictbridge Menu

    Using the PictBridge Menu After setting the USB mode to Printer, the PictBridge Print (with Date) Menu will appear. If you have set the date and time on your camera, the date and time will be recorded and saved with each photo you take.

  • Page 76: Print (Without Date)

    . Press the up/down arrow button to select the Print (without Date) number of copies for the currently displayed photo. Use this setting to print the photos without dates on 4. Press the button and the following screen will them. appear.

  • Page 77: Print Index

    Print Index You can print all photos in the camera via this func- tion. . In the PictBridge menu, select「Print Index」and the screen as shown below appears. 5. Select「Yes」and press the button to confirm; select「Cancel」to cancel printing. 2. Select「Yes」and press the button to confirm;...

  • Page 78: Print Dpof Images

    Print DPOF Images Exit To use DPOF printing, you must select your photos Select「Exit」to exit the PictBridge menu. At this for printing using the DPOF settings beforehand. See time, the message「Remove USB Cable!」appears “DPOF” section on page 62. on the screen. .

  • Page 79: Appendices

    APPENDICES Specifications Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Effective Imaging Sensor Pixels 6.5 Megapixels Total Image Sensor Pixels 6.44 Megapixels [/2."CCD] Focal Length 5.mm (Wide) — 25.5mm (Tele) [35mm film equivalent] [28mm (Wide) — 40mm (Tele)] F number F.9 (Wide) —...
  • Page 80 (4:) (:2) (6:9) 6MP: 4608×456 4MP: 4608×072 2MP: 4608×2592 0MP: 648×276 2MP: 920×080 Number of Still Image 5MP: 2592×944 Recording Pixels MP: 2048×56 0.MP: 640×480 Movie 720p0, 720p5, VGA, QVGA Image Compression Best, Fine, Normal DCF, DPOF (Ver.) Support Still Image Exif 2. (JPEG) File Format Movie...
  • Page 81 Panorama 0°~ 180°(Horizontal) LCD Display 2.7inch (20k Pixels) ISO Sensitivity Auto, ISO80/00/200/400/800/600 AF Method Single AF, Multi-AF (TTL 9-point), Face-Detection Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE), Center-Weighted Average, Spot (Fixed Exposure Metering Method to Center of Frame), Face AE Exposure Control Method Program AE (AE-Lock Available) Exposure Compensation ±2EV in / Step Increments...
  • Page 82 Flash Method Internal Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Forced Flash, No Flash, Slow Synchro, Flash Modes Flash Red-Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro (Wide) Approx. 0.m ~ .9m (ISO800) Shooting Range (Tele) Approx. .2m ~ 2.4m (ISO800) Internal Memory: Approx. 8MB Recording Media SD/SDHC Card (Up to 2GB Support) [Nonsupport MMC Card] Other Features PictBridge, ExifPrint Support, Multi-Language Support (27 Languages)

  • Page 83: Prompts And Warning Messages

    Prompts and Warning Messages Message Description Action The camera battery is used up. It is a warning Replace with new batteries. Warning! Battery exhausted. indicating that the camera is going to shut The camera will shut down in down. 2 seconds. Lens obstruction, Re-start The lens is jammed or some foreign object is Turn off the camera and...
  • Page 84 Message Description Action The message disappears Warning! Do not turn off your The message appears during the firmware after the camera update and camera during update! update process. restart. Remove USB cable and Failure to connect to your PC, printer, TV . Connection Failed! retry connection Replace SD card with a...
  • Page 85 Message Description Action Remove SD card and switch the lever on the side Write Protect ! The SD card is locked. of card to UNLOCK. The message will disappear after 2 seconds. Replace SD card with another that has available Card Full ! Indicates that the SD card is full.
  • Page 86 Message Description Action This image cannot The file format does not support editing The message will disappear after 2 seconds. be edited. or the edited file cannot be edited again. This indicates that the SD card exceeded Exceeded maxi- the maximum number of folders (999). Copy the data to your PC, format the memory mum folder number.

  • Page 87: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Solution Camera does not turn on The battery has been de- Recharge the battery. pleted. Correctly reinstall the battery. The battery is not inserted correctly. Camera turns off suddenly dur- The batteries have been de- Recharge the battery. ing operation pleted.
  • Page 88 Problem Possible Causes Solution Saving data to memory card is Using a memory card below Use an SD card with write Class higher slow Class 4 may result in slower than 4 to improve performance. recording times. Cannot write to the memory The SD memory card has Release the write lock of the memory card...
  • Page 89 The Kodak trademark and trade dress are used under license from Kodak. © 2013 by JK Imaging Ltd. All rights reserved. JK Imaging Ltd. 1411 W. 190th Street, Suite 550, Gardena, CA 90248, USA www.kodakcamera.jkiltd.com Ver ...

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