Kodak CX7525 User Manual

Kodak CX7525 User Manual

Kodak user's guide zoom digital camera easyshare cx7525
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  • Page 1 Kodak EasyShare CX7525 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/cx7525support...
  • Page 2 Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2004 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. P/N 4J1577...
  • Page 3: Front View

    Self-timer/Video light Wrist strap post Grip Side View 1 A/V Out, for television viewing 2 Slot for optional SD or MMC card 3 USB Port www.kodak.com/go/support Shutter button Mode dial/Power Speaker Flash unit 10 Viewfinder 11 Lens/Lens cover Product features...
  • Page 4: Product Features

    1 Locator for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock 2 Dock connector 10 Flash/status button 11 Zoom (Wide Angle/Telephoto) 13 Menu button 14 Review button 3 Tripod socket/locator for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock 4 Battery door www.kodak.com/go/support Ready light Self-timer/Burst button...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Deleting pictures and videos... 25 Changing optional review settings... 26 Magnifying pictures... 26 Protecting pictures and videos from deletion... 26 Tagging pictures/videos for albums... 27 Running a slide show ... 28 Copying pictures and videos ... 29 Viewing picture/video information ... 30 www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 6 Tagging pictures as favorites ... 36 6 Transferring and printing pictures ... 38 Transferring pictures with the USB cable... 38 Printing with a Kodak EasyShare printer dock ... 38 Direct printing with a PictBridge printer ... 39 Ordering prints online ... 40 Printing pictures from your computer ...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    NOTE: If your package includes an EasyShare dock, you received a Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack. Installing the software first IMPORTANT: Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting the camera (or dock) to the computer. Otherwise, the software may load incorrectly. See the Start Here! guide or Installing the software, page www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 8: Loading The Batteries

    3 Insert the AA batteries as shown. 4 Close the battery door. Insert the Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack (included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock or printer dock) as shown. Insert the Kodak the CRV3 lithium battery (non-rechargeable) as shown.
  • Page 9: Important Battery Information

    AA (2) non-rechargeable Kodak digital camera batteries * Included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock and printer dock. We do not recommend or support alkaline batteries. For acceptable battery life, and to make sure your camera operates dependably, use the replacement batteries listed above.
  • Page 10: Turning The Camera On And Off

    Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack. Kodak 3-volt AC adapter—powers your camera. IMPORTANT: Do not use the AC adapter included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock or printer dock to power your camera. Battery safety and handling ■...
  • Page 11: Setting The Date And Time

    5 When finished, press the OK button. 6 Press the Menu button to exit the menu. NOTE: Depending on your computer operating system, Kodak EasyShare software may let your computer update the camera clock when you connect the camera. See the EasyShare software Help for details.
  • Page 12: Checking Camera And Picture Status

    Scroll arrows to show/hide the status icons. Picture/video quality Flash Pictures/time remaining Storage location Zoom (wide, telephoto, digital) Exposure metering White balance Camera mode (flashing = exhausted) Exposure compensation Picture/video number Image storage Review mode www.kodak.com/go/support Low battery Protect location...
  • Page 13: Storing Pictures On An Sd Or Mmc Card

    Your camera has 16 MB of internal memory. You can purchase optional SD or MMC cards for removable, reusable storage for your pictures and videos. NOTE: We recommend Kodak SD or MMC cards. Other SD brands are acceptable, but must possess the SD logo.
  • Page 14: Taking Pictures And Videos

    Shutter button completely down to take the picture. When the ready light blinks green, the picture is being saved; you can still take pictures. If the ready light is red, wait until it turns green. www.kodak.com/go/support page 9 for mode...
  • Page 15: Camera Modes

    Night Landscape Close-up Favorites Video www.kodak.com/go/support General picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus, and flash. Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is indistinct. Automatically fires a low-level fill flash. Subject should be at least 2 ft (0.6 m) away and fill the frame with a head and shoulders pose.
  • Page 16: Using The Camera Screen As A Viewfinder

    4 Press the Shutter button halfway and hold to set the exposure and focus. When the framing marks change color, press the rest of the way down to take the picture. 5 To turn off the camera screen, press the OK button. www.kodak.com/go/support Liveview,...
  • Page 17 Ready light blinks red), release your finger, recompose the scene, and go to Step 2. NOTE: Framing marks appear only when the camera screen is on. Framing marks do not appear in Landscape mode. www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Center focus Center wide focus...
  • Page 18: Reviewing The Picture Or Video Just Taken

    NOTE: Only the final picture of a burst series (see displayed during Quickview. If you select Delete, all pictures in the burst series are deleted. To delete selectively, do so in Review (see www.kodak.com/go/support page 33.) are displayed. page...
  • Page 19: Using Optical Zoom

    You must turn on the camera screen to activate digital zoom. 1 Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen. Digital zoom range www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos 1 Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your subject.
  • Page 20: Using The Flash

    Red-eye Once, so the subject’s eyes become accustomed to the flash, then fires again when the picture is taken. (If the lighting conditions require flash but do not require Red-eye reduction, the flash may fire only once.) Flash Range Flash/status button www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 21: Flash Settings In Each Mode

    Auto* Landscape Off Close-up Video Burst * When you change to Red-eye in these modes, it remains until you change it. www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Available flash To return to the settings default flash setting: (press the Flash button...
  • Page 22: Putting Yourself In The Picture

    NOTE: The default video length is Continuous. The video will stop when you press the Shutter button or when no storage space remains. To change the video length, see page appears in the status area. , then press the Self-timer button www.kodak.com/go/support Video Length,...
  • Page 23: Taking A Burst Series Of Pictures

    Shutter button, when 5 pictures are taken, or when there is no more storage space. Exposure, focus, white balance, and orientation are set for the first picture and applied to all pictures. www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos In any Still mode, press the Self-timer/Burst button twice.
  • Page 24: Changing Picture-Taking Settings

    Internet, screen display, or for conserving space. Best —higher resolution and file size. Video plays in a 640 x 480 pixel window (VGA). Good —lower resolution and file size. Video plays in a 320 x 240 pixel window (QVGA). www.kodak.com/go/support then...
  • Page 25 Mode dial or turn off the camera. Color Mode Choose color tones. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Icon Options Auto (default)—automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking.
  • Page 26 Unavailable in Portrait, Sport, Close-up, or Video mode. Auto (default)—the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory. Internal Memory—the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 27: Customizing Your Camera

    Return to previous menu. Liveview Change Liveview default to on or off. (For more information, see Camera Sounds Date & Time www.kodak.com/go/support Taking pictures and videos Icon Options On or Off. Pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names.
  • Page 28 (Default format is YYYY/MM/DD.) Choose a language. Memory Card—deletes everything on the card; formats the card. Cancel—exits without making a change. Internal Memory—deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses, album names, and favorites; formats the internal memory. www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 29: Pre-Tagging For Album Names

    6 Press the Menu button to exit the menu. Third—transfer to your computer When you transfer the tagged pictures or videos to your computer, Kodak EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures in the appropriate album. See the Kodak EasyShare software Help for details.
  • Page 30: Reviewing Pictures And Videos

    Reviewing pictures and videos Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories.) Viewing single pictures and videos 1 Press the Review button.
  • Page 31: Playing A Video

    To delete more pictures and videos, go to Step 2. NOTE: You cannot delete protected pictures and videos in this manner. Remove protection before deleting (see page 26). www.kodak.com/go/support Reviewing pictures and videos , then press the OK button. deletes the displayed picture or video.
  • Page 32: Changing Optional Review Settings

    1X and 8X. To see different parts of the picture, press To redisplay the picture at the 1X (original) size, press the OK button. To exit Review, press the Review button. , then press the OK button. www.kodak.com/go/support (page (page (page (page...
  • Page 33: Tagging Pictures/Videos For Albums

    First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software that was packaged with this camera to create album names on your computer, then copy up to 32 album names to the camera’s internal memory. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details.
  • Page 34: Running A Slide Show

    Use the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the camera screen. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see save battery power, use an optional Kodak 3V AC adapter. (Visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories.) Starting the slide show 1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button.
  • Page 35: Copying Pictures And Videos

    (see Tags that you applied for print, email, and favorites are not copied. Protection settings are not copied. To apply protection to a picture or video, see www.kodak.com/go/support Reviewing pictures and videos , then press the OK button.
  • Page 36: Viewing Picture/Video Information

    1 Press the Review button, then press the Menu button. 2 Press to highlight Picture/Video Info, then press the OK button. 3 To view information on the next or previous picture or video, press Press the Menu button to exit the menu. www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 37: Installing The Software

    ■ Available USB port ■ Color monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (16-bit or 24-bit recommended) NOTE: To download EasyShare software, visit www.kodak.com/go/support Macintosh computers ■ Power Mac G3, G4, G5, G4 Cube, iMac; PowerBook G3, G4; or iBook computers ■...
  • Page 38: Install The Software

    Install the software 1 Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including anti-virus software). 2 Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Load the software: Windows OS-based computer— choose Run from the Start menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD.
  • Page 39: Sharing Pictures And Videos

    Press the Share button to tag pictures/videos: ■ Any time. (The most recent picture/video taken is then displayed.) ■ Just after you take a picture/video, during Quickview (see ■ After pressing the Review button (see www.kodak.com/go/support (page page 24). Pictures Videos ✔ ✔...
  • Page 40: Tagging Pictures For Printing

    Cancel Prints, then press the OK button. Cancel Prints is not available in Quickview. Printing tagged pictures When you transfer the tagged pictures to your computer, the Kodak EasyShare software print screen opens. For details on printing, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.
  • Page 41: Tagging Pictures And Videos For Emailing

    Tagging pictures and videos for emailing First—on your computer Use Kodak EasyShare software to create an email address book on your computer. Then, copy up to 32 email addresses to the camera’s internal memory. For details, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.
  • Page 42: Tagging Pictures As Favorites

    Favorites favorites remain in the Favorites folder in the EasyShare software. For more information, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software. to highlight Favorite appears in the status area. To remove the 31.)
  • Page 43: Optional Settings

    4 Press the Menu button to exit the menu. Preventing favorites from transferring to the camera 1 Open the Kodak EasyShare software. Click the My Collection tab. 2 Go to the Albums view. 3 Click the Camera Favorites Album for your camera.
  • Page 44: Transferring And Printing Pictures

    Transferring pictures with the USB cable NOTE: Visit www.kodak.com/go/howto Also available for transferring You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos. Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock ■ Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer ■...
  • Page 45: Direct Printing With A Pictbridge Printer

    Connecting the camera to the printer 1 Turn off the camera and printer. 2 Optional: If you have a Kodak 3-volt AC adapter (optional accessory), plug it into the camera and into an electrical outlet. IMPORTANT: Do not use the AC adapter included with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock or printer dock to power your camera.
  • Page 46: Ordering Prints Online

    2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera and the printer. Ordering prints online Kodak EasyShare print service (provided by Ofoto www.ofoto.com) is one of the many online print services offered in the Kodak EasyShare software. You can easily: ■...
  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting When you have questions about your camera, start here. Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe file located on the Kodak EasyShare software CD. For updates to Troubleshooting information, see www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support. Camera problems Problem Cause Camera does Battery is not not turn on.
  • Page 48 Adjust the camera Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL, page 22). See the external device’s user’s guide. Turn the camera off, then back on. Make sure the camera is off when inserting or removing a card. www.kodak.com/go/support (page 38), (page 25), (page 20), or (page...
  • Page 49 SD or The card may be MMC card. corrupt. Card is not properly inserted in camera. www.kodak.com/go/support Troubleshooting Solution Move so there is at least 2 ft (0.6 m) between camera and subject. Hold the camera so your hands or other...
  • Page 50: Camera Screen Messages

    Unplug the USB cable from the connected to the camera. camera while the camera is in a dock. There is no card in the Insert a card camera. Pictures were not copied. www.kodak.com/go/support (page 18). (page 7), transfer pictures (page 25). (page 20).
  • Page 51 Date and time have been reset No address book on camera (Connect with computer to import address book) Unrecognized file format www.kodak.com/go/support Cause Solution The camera internal Format the internal memory memory is corrupted. (page Caution: Formatting deletes all pictures and videos, including protected files.
  • Page 52: Camera Ready Light Status

    Shutter button is pressed halfway down. Focus and exposure are set. The Mode dial is set to Favorites. www.kodak.com/go/support Solution Create and copy album names from computer. See EasyShare software Help. Leave the camera off until it’s cool to the touch, then turn it back on.
  • Page 53: Direct Printing Problems

    Camera or printer display an error message. Cannot locate desired picture. The Direct print menu interface turns off. Cannot print pictures. www.kodak.com/go/support Cause Flash is not charged. Auto exposure or auto-focus are not set. Camera’s internal memory or card is full.
  • Page 54: Getting Help

    Get help with the Windows operating system and working with digital pictures Other Get support for other cameras, software, accessories, more Get information on Kodak inkjet products Optimize your printer for truer, more vibrant colors Register your camera www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories www.kodak.com/go/cx7525downloads...
  • Page 55: Telephone Customer Support

    For the most up-to-date listings, visit: www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/contacts/DAIInternationalContacts.shtml www.kodak.com/go/support Amount of free hard disk space ■ ■ Camera serial number Version of Kodak EasyShare software ■ Exact error message you received ■ Netherlands 020 346 9372 New Zealand 0800 440 786...
  • Page 56: Appendix

    Appendix Camera specifications For more specifications, visit www.kodak.com/go/cx7525support. Kodak EasyShare CX7525 zoom digital camera CCD (charge-coupled device) 1/2.5 in. CCD, 4:3 aspect ratio Output image size Best: 2560 x 1920 (5 M) pixels Best (3:2): 2560 x 1706 (4.4 M) pixels Better: 2048 x 1536 (3.1 M) pixels...
  • Page 57 Video output NTSC or PAL Power 2-AA Kodak digital camera batteries; 2-AA lithium; 2-AA Ni-MH; CRV3; Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack (KAA2HR); 3V AC adapter Communication with computer USB 2.0 (PIMA 15740 protocol), via USB cable, EasyShare camera dock or printer dock...
  • Page 58: Tips, Safety, Maintenance

    Appendix Kodak EasyShare CX7525 zoom digital camera Other features Self-timer 10 seconds Sound feedback All On, Shutter Only, All Off White balance Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent Auto sleep mode Yes. 8 minutes Color modes Color, Black & White, Sepia Date stamp...
  • Page 59: Storage Capacities

    Power-saving features If no action for The camera 1 minute Screen turns off. 8 minutes Enters auto power off. 3 hours Turns off. www.kodak.com/go/support Number of pictures Best Best (3:2) Better Good Minutes/seconds of video Best Good 1 min. 5 sec.
  • Page 60: Upgrading Your Software And Firmware

    Appendix Upgrading your software and firmware Download the latest versions of the software included on the Kodak EasyShare software CD and the camera firmware (the software that runs on the camera). www.kodak.com/go/cx7525downloads. Regulatory compliance FCC compliance and advisory Kodak EasyShare CX7525 zoom digital camera 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.
  • Page 61: Canadian Doc Statement

    Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. MPEG-4 Use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG-4 visual standard is prohibited, except for use by a consumer engaging in personal and non-commercial activities. www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 62 1 copy pictures card to memory, 29 memory to card, 29 to computer via USB cable, 38 CRV3 battery expected life, 3 loading, 2 customer support, 49 customizing camera settings, 21 date & time, 21 www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 63 2 SD or MMC card, 7 software, 32 internal memory storage capacity, 53 ISO speed, 19 Kodak digital camera batteries, 2 Kodak EasyShare software installing, 32 upgrading, 54 Kodak web sites, 48 landscape, 9 language, 22 LCD (liquid crystal display). See...
  • Page 64 48 order online, 40 PictBridge, 39 tagged pictures, 40 with EasyShare printer dock, 38 product overview, ii protecting pictures, videos, 26 quickview using, 12 ReadMe file, 41 ready light, ii recycling, disposal, 52 red-eye, flash, 14 regulatory information, 54 www.kodak.com/go/support...
  • Page 65: Self Timer

    21 color mode, 19 date & time, 21 date and time, 5 date stamp, 22 exposure compensation, 18 exposure metering, 20 www.kodak.com/go/support flash, 14 focus zone, 20 image storage, 20 ISO speed, 19 language, 22 liveview, 21 long time exposure, 20...
  • Page 66 USB cable, 38 trash can, deleting, 12 troubleshooting, 41 turning camera on and off, 4 upgrading software, firmware, 54 URLs, Kodak web sites, 48 USB (universal serial bus) connection location, i transferring pictures, 38 VCCI compliance, 55 video date display, 22...

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