Kodak CX7525 User Manual

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Changing the display
Setting the date and time
Setting the date & time, first time
The Date and Time have been reset message appears the first time you turn on 
the camera or if the battery is removed for an extended time.
1SET DATE & TIME is highlighted. Press the OK button. 
(Select Cancel to set the date and time at a later time.)
2Go to step 4 below, Setting the date & time, anytime.
Setting the date & time, anytime
1Turn on the camera. Press the Menu button.
2Press   to highlight Setup Menu, then press the OK button.
3Press   to highlight Date & Time  , then press the OK button.
4Press  to adjust the date and time. Press   to advance to the next 
setting.
5When finished, press the OK button.
6Press 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.
If you want toThen do this
Turn the camera screen on or off.Press the OK button.
Change the camera screen setting so 
that it is on whenever the camera is on.See Liveview, page 21.
Show/Hide the status icons. Press .
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Checking camera and picture status
The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and 
picture settings. If   is displayed in the status area, press the Flash/Status 
button to display additional settings. Press   to show/hide the status icons.
Capture mode screen
Only the active camera settings are displayed:
Review screen
Exposure compensationCamera mode
Low battery
Date stamp Self Timer/BurstFlashPicture/video quality
Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
ISO
White balance
(flashing = exhausted) Mode
description
Zoom (wide,
Scroll arrows Album name
Exposure metering
telephoto, digital)
Favorite tag
Email tagPrint tag/number of prints Protect
Picture/video number
Image storage
Review mode
Scroll arrows
location
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Flash/Status screen
Press the Flash/Status button. The current camera status icons are displayed in 
the bottom half of the Flash screen. 
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. (The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.) When 
using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see 
page 22).
CAUTION:
The card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may 
damage the camera or card.
Do not insert or remove a card when the green ready light 
is blinking; doing so may damage your pictures, card, or 
camera. 
To insert an SD or MMC card:
1Turn off the camera.
2Open the card door.
3Orient the card as shown on the camera body.
4Push the card into the slot to seat the 
connector.
5Close the door.
To remove the card, turn off the camera. Push the card in, then release it. 
When the card is partially ejected, pull it out.
See page 53 for storage capacities. Purchase SD or MMC cards at a dealer of 
Kodak products or www.kodak.com/go/cx7525accessories.
Other settings
Notched
corner
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2Taking pictures and videos
Taking a picture
1Turn the Mode dial to the mode you want to use. See page 9 for mode 
descriptions.
The camera screen displays the mode name and description. To interrupt the 
description, press any button. 
2Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your subject. (Press the OK 
button to turn the camera screen on. See page 10.)
3Press the Shutter button halfway to set the 
exposure and focus.
4When the ready light turns green, continue 
pressing the 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.
Taking a video
1Turn the Mode dial to Video  .
2Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame your subject.
3Press the Shutter button completely down and release. To stop recording, 
press and release the Shutter button again.
NOTE:  If you prefer, press the Shutter button completely down and hold it for more than 2 
seconds to begin recording. To stop recording, release the Shutter button.
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Camera modes
Use this modeFor
AutoGeneral picture-taking. Automatically sets exposure, focus, 
and flash.
PortraitFull-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.
SportSubjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast.
NightNight scenes or low-light conditions. Place the camera on a 
flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Due to slow shutter 
speeds, advise people to stay still for a few seconds after 
flash fires.
LandscapeDistant subjects. Flash does not fire unless you turn it on. 
Auto-focus framing marks (page 11) are not available in 
Landscape.
Close-upClose subjects 5.1–27.6 in. (13–70 cm) from the lens in 
Wide Angle; 8.7–27.6 in.(22–70 cm) in Telephoto. Use 
available light instead of flash if possible. Use the camera 
screen to frame the subject.
FavoritesViewing your favorites. (See Tagging pictures as favorites, 
page 36.) Use EasyShare software to load pictures into the 
Favorites   section of your camera’s internal memory.
NOTE:  If you press the Review button while in Favorites mode, 
you can view the pictures and videos on your card or in 
your camera’s internal memory. The lens is not extended, 
and you cannot take a picture.
VideoCapture video with sound. See Taking a video, page 8.
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Using the camera screen as a viewfinder
IMPORTANT: The Liveview feature quickly depletes battery power; use it 
sparingly.
1Turn the Mode dial to any Still position.
2Press the OK button to turn on the camera 
screen.
3Frame your subject in the camera screen.
For more about auto-focus framing marks, see 
page 11.
4Press 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.
5To turn off the camera screen, press the OK 
button.
To make the camera screen turn on whenever the camera is on, see Liveview, 
page 21.
OKFraming marks
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Using the auto-focus framing marks
When using the camera screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where 
the camera is focusing. For the best possible pictures, the camera attempts to 
focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the 
scene. 
NOTE:  This procedure does not apply to videos.
1Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen.
2Press the Shutter button halfway and hold.
When the framing marks turn green, focus is accomplished.
3Press the Shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
4If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks 
disappear and the 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.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway:
Center focus
Center wide focus
Side focus
Center and side focus
Left and right focus
Framing marks
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Reviewing the picture or video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the camera screen displays a Quickview for 
approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displayed, you can:
■Review: If you take no action, the 
picture/video is saved.
■Play (video): Press the OK button to play the 
video. Press   to adjust the volume.
■Share: Press the Share button to tag a 
picture/video for email or as a favorite, or to 
tag a picture for print. (See page 33.) 
■Delete: Press the Delete button while the 
picture/video and   are displayed.
NOTE:  Only the final picture of a burst series (see page 17) is 
displayed during Quickview. If you select Delete, all 
pictures in the burst series are deleted. To delete 
selectively, do so in Review (see page 25).OKDelete
Share
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Using optical zoom
Use optical zoom to get up to 3X closer to your subject. Optical zoom is 
effective when the lens is no closer than 24 in. (60 cm) to the subject or 
5 in. (13 cm) in Close-up mode. You can change optical zoom before (but not 
during) video recording.
1Use the viewfinder or camera screen to frame 
your subject.
2Press Telephoto (T) to zoom in. Press Wide 
Angle (W) to zoom out.
If the camera screen is turned on, the zoom 
indicator shows you are in optical zoom.
3Press the Shutter button halfway and hold 
to set the exposure and focus, then press the 
rest of the way down to take the picture. 
(When taking videos, press and release the 
Shutter button.)
Using digital zoom
Use digital zoom in any Still mode to get an additional 5X magnification 
beyond optical zoom. Combined zoom settings are from 3.6X to 15X in 0.6X 
increments. You must turn on the camera screen to activate digital zoom.
1Press the OK button to turn on the camera screen.
2Press the Telephoto (T) button to the optical 
zoom limit (3X). Release the button, then 
press it again.
The camera screen displays the zoomed image 
and the zoom indicator.
3Press the Shutter button halfway and hold 
to set the exposure and focus, then press the 
rest of the way down to take the picture.
NOTE:  You cannot use digital zoom for video recording. You 
may notice decreased 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.
Optical zoom range
Digital zoom range
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Using the flash
Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy 
shadows. You can change the flash setting in any Still mode; the default flash 
setting is restored when you exit the mode or turn off the camera.
Turning on the flash
Flash Range
Wide Angle  2–11.8 ft (0.6–3.6 m)
Telephoto2–6.9 ft (0.6–2.1 m)
Flash ModeFlash Fires
Auto 
FlashWhen the lighting conditions require it.
Off Never
Fill Every time you take a picture, regardless of the lighting 
conditions. Use when the subject is in shadow or is “backlit” 
(when bright light is behind the subject).
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.)
Press the
Flash/status button
through the flash options.
The active flash icon is displayed
in the camera screen status area.button to scroll
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