User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera
- Product features
- Table of contents
- Setting up your camera
- Taking pictures/videos
- Taking pictures in Smart Capture mode
- Taking a video
- Adjusting LCD brightness
- Capture modes
- Using the zoom
- Using the flash
- Using the Drive button
- Using the Focus button
- Taking panoramic pictures
- P, A, S, and M modes
- Using exposure compensation to adjust brightness
- Using the histogram to view picture brightness
- Understanding the picture-taking icons
- Know when your batteries need charging
- Sharing and tagging pictures
- Reviewing and editing
- Reviewing pictures/videos
- Deleting pictures/videos
- Viewing pictures/videos in different ways
- A smarter way to find your pictures
- Understanding the review icons
- Creating a multimedia slide show
- Using the menu button in review
- Selecting multiple pictures/videos
- Cropping pictures
- Copying pictures/videos
- Using KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology
- Using the RAW Develop feature
- Editing videos
- Doing more with your camera
- Transferring, printing pictures
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Index
Troubleshooting
www.kodak.com/go/support
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Computer/connectivity problems
Picture quality problems
Status Solution
Slide Show does not
run on an external
video device
■ Adjust the camera Video Out setting to NTSC or PAL (see
page 44).
■ Make sure the external device settings are correct. (See the
device’s user guide.)
Computer does not
communicate with
the camera
■ Turn off the camera, then turn it back on.
■ Make sure the batteries are charged and installed correctly (see
page 1).
■ Make sure the KODAK Camera USB Cable, U-8 is connected to the
camera and the computer (see page 46). Then turn on the
camera.
■ See KODAK Software Help at www.kodak.com/go/camerasw.
Status Solution
Picture is not clear ■ To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button
halfway. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter
button completely down to take the picture.
■ Clean the lens (see page 59).
■ Make sure the camera is not in Macro mode (see page 17).
■ Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod (especially
in high-zoom settings or in low light).
■ Use a larger picture size (see page 40).
■ If you’re manually adjusting the ISO speed, realize that high ISO
setting may cause grainy pictures.