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2Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
Taking a video
NOTE: The camera does not record audio.
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1Press the Shutter button 
to take the picture. 
When the Ready light
blinks green, the picture is 
being saved; you can still 
take pictures. Tu r n   o n   c a m e r a .
Ready light
Frame your subject in the 
viewfinder or LCD screen.
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Press the Shutter button down
and release, or press and hold 
for more than 2 seconds.
To stop recording, press the 
Shutter button again. Tu r n   o n   c a m e r a .
Frame your subject in the 
viewfinder or LCD screen.
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Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the LCD screen displays a Quickview for 
approximately 5 seconds.
While the picture or video and   are displayed:
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 8.
Picture/video capture screens
 
If you press no buttons, the picture/video 
is saved.
Tag a picture/video for email or as a 
favorite, or tag a picture for print. OK to play/pause a video
Delete
Date stampPictures/video time remaining
Image storage locationSelf Timer
 Album name Low battery Flash
Picture quality
Capture mode Mode description
Zoom:
Telephoto
Wide
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Using the LCD screen as a viewfinder
IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature depletes battery power; use it sparingly.
1Turn the Mode dial to  .
2Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen.
3Frame your subject in the LCD screen.
4Press the Shutter button to take the picture.
5To turn off the LCD screen, press the OK button.
To make the LCD screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, page 28.
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in Auto mode to get up to 5X closer to your subject.
IMPORTANT: 
You may notice a decrease in printed image quality when using digital 
zoom. The blue slider on the zoom indicator pauses and turns red when the 
picture quality reaches the limit for an acceptable 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) 
print.
1Press the OK button to turn on the LCD screen, then 
press   .
The LCD screen displays the zoomed image and the 
zoom indicator.
2Press   to zoom in and out.
3Press the Shutter button to take the picture.
To turn off digital zoom, from the lowest setting, 
press  .
NOTE:  You cannot use digital zoom for video recording.
Digital zoom is available only when Liveview is turned on (see page 28).
OK button
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Using the flash 
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. 
Flash is effective between 3.3 - 7.9 ft (1.0 - 2.4 m). You can only change the flash 
setting in Auto mode. 
To change the flash settings, see page 24.
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. 
(Visit www.kodak.com/go/c530accessories.)
NOTE:  Pictures taken at 4.4 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at 
the top of the screen.
Press the  button repeatedly to scroll
The active flash icon is displayed in the 
LCD screen status area (see page 6). through flash options (see Flash modes table on
page 24).
(previous/next) Videos:
OK to play/pauseReview(Press again to exit)
Next picture/video (during playback) Rewind to beginning (during playback)
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What the review icons mean
Pictures
Videos
Favorite tag
Email tagPrint tag/number of prints
Protect
Picture/video number
Image storage location
Review mode
  Scroll arrows
Video length
On-screen 
instructions Video number
Image storage 
location
 
Review mode
Video length Video length
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Magnifying a picture during review
Viewing multi-up (thumbnails) during review
OK
view other parts of the picture.
return to 1X
.OKmagnify at 2X. Press again for 4X.
OK
view previous/next thumbnail.view multi-up thumbnails.
view previous/next row of thumbnails.
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Cropping a picture during review
NOTE:  Cropping may not be supported for images captured on other digital cameras.
You cannot crop pictures under 2.1 MP or previously cropped pictures.
The on-screen instructions disappear after 5 seconds or when you press a button.
   to size the crop box. Press OK.
Press   to highlight Crop , then press OK.
Press Menu. (To exit, press Menu again.)
Highlight Pan, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Press Save to keep the cropped image (the original picture is kept).1
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Highlight Zoom, press OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
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     to move the crop box. Press OK.
To return to the Review menu without saving your changes, press Exit.
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Protecting pictures and videos from deletion
The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon   appears 
with the protected picture or video.
Press the Menu button to exit.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD/MMC card deletes all 
(including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal 
memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and 
favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)
highlight Protect
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Press Review. 
for previous/next.
Press Menu.
Press to
then press OK.
Note: To cancel Protect,
press OK again.
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Deleting pictures and videos
PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.
EXIT—exits the Delete screen.
ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location.
NOTE:  To delete protected pictures and videos, remove protection before deleting.
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4Follow the screen prompts.for previous/next.
Press Delete. Press Review. (To exit, press
Review again.)
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3Transferring and printing 
pictures
Installing the software
CAUTION:
Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or 
optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the 
software to load incorrectly.
1Close all software applications that are open on your computer (including 
anti-virus software).
2Place the Kodak EasyShare software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3Load the software:
Windows OS—if the install window does not appear, choose Run from the Start 
menu and type d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD.
Mac OS X—double-click the CD icon on the desktop, then click the Install icon.
4Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Windows OS—select Complete to automatically install the most commonly used 
applications. Select Custom to choose the applications you wish to install.
Mac OS X—follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE:  When prompted, register your camera and software. Registering lets you sign up for information 
that keeps your system up-to-date. To register later, visit 
www.kodak.com/go/register.
5If prompted, restart the computer. If you turned off anti-virus software, turn it back 
on. See the anti-virus software manual for details.
For information on the software applications included on the Kodak EasyShare 
software CD, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.