Kodak EASYSHARE M550 User Manual

Kodak EASYSHARE M550 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Attach the strap, load the battery KLIC-7006 www.kodak.com/go/m550support...
  • Page 2: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery whenever necessary. If your package includes an adapter: Turn off the camera. Connect KODAK Camera USB Cable, Micro B / 5-Pin and charger. (Use only the cable included with this camera!) Battery Charging light: • Blinking: charging •...
  • Page 3: Turn On The Camera

    Turn on the camera Press the Power button. Set the language and date/time See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m550support Language: to change to accept Date/Time: At the prompt, press OK. to change current field for previous/next field to accept www.kodak.com/go/m550support...
  • Page 4: Take A Picture

    See the Extended user guide until the LCD displays 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. Framing marks page 10 www.kodak.com/go/m550support www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter Smart Capture...
  • Page 5 Review pictures/videos See the Extended user guide www.kodak.com/go/m550support Press the Review to enter/exit Review. View previous/next picture/video. Play a video. www.kodak.com/go/m550support button...
  • Page 6 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.* Turn off the camera.
  • Page 7 Get help from your camera Your camera offers a built-in Help system. It describes every setting for every menu choice. Keep learning about your camera! Go to www.kodak.com/go/m550support for: • the Extended user guide • interactive troubleshooting and repairs • interactive tutorials •...
  • Page 8: Front View

    Front View Microphone Flash Self-timer/ Video Recording light Lens Speaker www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter...
  • Page 9: Back View

    Back View Delete, Menu, Info, Review buttons Tripod socket www.kodak.com/go/m550support Power button Flash button Mode button Shutter button Wide Angle/ Telephoto button USB port Strap post Share button Battery compartment, SD/SDHC Card slot...
  • Page 10: Do More With Your Camera

    Program Scene Video Adjust LCD brightness To adjust the LCD brightness for your environment, see the Extended user guide (www.kodak.com/go/m550support). Press the Mode button, then until the LCD displays the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings, then press OK .
  • Page 11: Take A Video

    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. www.kodak.com/go/m550support Do more with your camera 1 Press the Mode button, then Video 2 Press the Shutter button completely down, then release it.
  • Page 12 Manner/ Quiet occasions. Flash and sound are disabled. For best Museum 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. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter...
  • Page 13 Landscape Panning Emphasizing horizontal motion, with a sharp subject Shot and blurred background. Use the optical zoom www.kodak.com/go/m550support Do more with your camera 1 Use the LCD to frame your subject. 2 To zoom in, press Telephoto (T). To zoom out, press Wide Angle (W).
  • Page 14: Use The Flash

    NOTE: (Not available in Smart Capture mode.) A preflash fires, shrinking the eye pupil, before the picture is taken. A preflash does not fire; the camera corrects red eye. NOTE: When using digital correction, image processing takes longer than when using preflash. Never www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter...
  • Page 15: Use Shortcuts

    The shortcuts appear. To hide the shortcuts again, press 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. Shortcuts www.kodak.com/go/m550support Do more with your camera button. Press to show/hide shortcuts.
  • Page 16: Delete Pictures/Videos

    ■ 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. button. see page button. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter...
  • Page 17 Understand the review icons Print/number of prints Video duration Select picture/video Add text tag View thumbnails Play video Upload Favorite Text tag www.kodak.com/go/m550support Do more with your camera Pictures/time remaining Zoom indicator Battery level Protected Email Picture/Video number Battery level...
  • Page 18: 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. 1 Press the Review 2 Press the Share button. If it’s your first time, a Help screen appears.
  • Page 19 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 Manage Email Addresses (or Manage Frames), then press www.kodak.com/go/m550support...
  • Page 20: Tag Pictures

    People, and then find all pictures of “Mary.” ■ Keywords, and then find all pictures from “Dad’s 60th ■ Birthday.” to choose Delete, then press OK. to choose Done, then press OK. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter to choose to choose to choose the...
  • Page 21 Yes, then press OK. Other pictures are scanned and updated with the name(s) you applied here. Press finished, press to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. www.kodak.com/go/m550support Share pictures/videos button, then button. Press page 23), then press OK.
  • Page 22 OK. 5 Edit the name, press To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. Tip: You can have up to 20 active names. button. button. Press to choose OK, then press OK. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter to choose Tag...
  • Page 23: Use The Keyboard

    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.
  • Page 24: A Smarter Way To Find Your Pictures

    Shutter button halfway down. People Date Tag with keywords, page button. to choose a tab and sort pictures by All, to choose a picture or picture stack. Favorites Keywords For best results, make sure the camera’s date/time is current. www.kodak.com/go/easysharecenter 23.)
  • Page 25: Solve Camera Problems

    Flash does not fire In Review, a blue or black screen is displayed instead of a picture You cannot take a picture www.kodak.com/go/m550support Solution ■ Make sure the battery is charged and installed correctly (see page ■ Check the flash setting, and change as...
  • Page 26 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. ■...
  • Page 27 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.
  • Page 28 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.
  • Page 29 Appendix Korean Class B ITE Korean Li-Ion Regulatory Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Kodak, 2009 Kodak and Pulse and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. 4H6808_en www.kodak.com/go/m550support...

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