Kodak PIXPRO FZ53, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...ference that may cause undesired operation For Customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety health environment and customer protection CE...

Page 3: ...dentification purposes only and are properties of their respective owners This manual provides you with instructions on how to use your new KODAK PIXPRO Digital Camera Every effort has been made to en...

Page 4: ...rain or near bodies of water If water accidentally comes in contact with the camera turn the camera off remove the battery and the memory card and dry it within 24 hours When you take the camera from...

Page 5: ...circuiting discharging excessive heat or possible leakage Do not attempt to disassemble the battery Do not expose the battery to water Always keep the battery contacts dry Do not heat the battery or...

Page 6: ...card Copy the data to your PC before you edit them When the camera is stored for a long period of time be sure to download your photos and remove the memory card Store it in a dry environment Do not...

Page 7: ...ve a few dead or bright pixels These pixels do no effect the quality or performance of the camera photos or video Do not expose the LCD to water In a humid environment only wipe it with a soft and dry...

Page 8: ...Date Time after the first power on 19 Resetting your Language 19 Resetting Date Time 20 MODE OVERVIEW 21 Display Setting 21 LCD Screen Display 22 Overview of the screen icons in photo shooting mode 2...

Page 9: ...w 43 Using Zoom Playback for still pictures only 44 Slideshow 45 Photos and Video Deletion 46 USING THE MENUS 47 Photo Setup Menu 47 Expo Metering Exposure Metering 47 Image Size 48 Cont AF 48 Continu...

Page 10: ...Delete 63 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 64 Trim 65 Setup Menu 66 Sound Settings 67 Power Saver 67 Language 67 World Time 68 Date Time 68 File Software 68 Format 68 Copy to Card 69 File Numbering 69...

Page 11: ...Setting the USB Mode 74 Connecting to your Printer 75 Using the PictBridge Menu 76 Print with Date 76 Print without Date 77 Print Index 78 Print DPOF Images 79 Exit 79 APPENDICES 80 Specifications 80...

Page 12: ...please contact your retailer The battery chargers may be a little different in shape due to the difference of countries or regions this type of cameras are sold to so please subject to the physical p...

Page 13: ...12 Part Names 1 4 2 3 1 Flash lamp 2 AF assist beam Self timer lamp 3 Lens 4 Microphone...

Page 14: ...icator lamp 8 Playback button 9 Menu button 10 Mode button 11 Display button Arrow button Up 12 Flash button Arrow button Right 13 Delete button Arrow button Down 14 Macro button Self timer button Arr...

Page 15: ...14 18 Power button 19 Fast video recording button 20 Shutter button 21 Tripod socket 22 Speaker 23 Battery cover 20 19 18 22 21 23...

Page 16: ...period of time use the supplied power charger to charge the battery prior to use Charging indicator Steady orange Charging The indicator will go out once charging is finished and the camera will be p...

Page 17: ...16 2 Insert the battery into the battery slot in the correct position as shown in the following diagram 1 Open the battery cover Installing Battery and Memory Card...

Page 18: ...SDHC is optional and not included in all camera packaging It needs to be purchased separately Please use an original memory card which is Class 4 or higher and has a capacity of 4GB to 32GB To remove...

Page 19: ...ayback mode How to take pictures 1 Hold the camera with both hands not blocking the flash and lens by fingers 2 Aim the camera at the object and then frame with the LCD 3 Use the zoom button to select...

Page 20: ...the language selection screen appears 2 Press the arrow buttons to select your desired language 3 After you press the button to confirm the selection the Date Time settings screen appears 4 Press the...

Page 21: ...the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 3 Press the up down arrow buttons to select Date Time and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the left right arrow butt...

Page 22: ...l Off Classic Displays the camera parameters on screen 0 3 EV 400 ISO 1234 SD 16M 00 56 00 Full Camera parameters with Grid and Histogram 0 3 EV 400 ISO 1234 SD 16M 00 56 00 Off Does not display any a...

Page 23: ...3 Zoom Display 4 Memory Card Built in Memory 5 Battery Status 6 White Balance Adjustable in mode 7 Color Effect Adjustable in mode 8 Number of Remaining Shots 9 Image Size 10 Video Quality 11 ISO Val...

Page 24: ...e Off Flash Auto Fill Flash Slow Sync Slow Sync Red Eye Red Eye Reduction 20 Self timer Self timer Off Self timer 2 sec Self timer 10 sec Self timer Smile 21 Eye Fi ON with signal 22 Continuous Shot S...

Page 25: ...d Built in Memory 6 Battery Status 7 Color Effect 8 Video Quality 9 Remaining Recording Time 10 Exposure Compensation EV value 11 Focus Frame 12 Eye Fi ON with signal 13 Expo Metering AiAE Spot Center...

Page 26: ...File 2 File Protection 3 Memory space indicating the current number of photos and total number of photos 4 Memory Card Built in Memory 5 Battery Status 6 Zoom Magnification Area 7 Image Zoom Ratios 8...

Page 27: ...a settings can be configured manually in this mode Auto Mode In this mode the optimal conditions for taking pictures will be set based on the subject and environment It is the most commonly used mode...

Page 28: ...own to focus on the subject 3 The LCD will show a green focus frame when the subject is in focus 4 Fully press the shutter button down to take pictures Auto Mode Manual Mode When selecting manual mode...

Page 29: ...ark environments or when using a slower shutter speed Shooting in a windy or unstable environment such as a moving vehicle may cause blurred images Anti shake In portrait mode the camera is set to aut...

Page 30: ...Shutter button to capture the image 4 After the first shot is taken the semi transparent image of the first shot will appear at the edge of the screen You can use this image to compose your picture be...

Page 31: ...settings automatically Press the button to enter scene mode The LCD will display a menu like the example below Press the arrow buttons to select a scene and press the button to confirm During panoram...

Page 32: ...ctures in areas with strong sunlight Sunset For sunsets Capture subjects in strong sunlight Fireworks For fireworks at night Suggest using tripod Night Landscape For night scenes Suggest using tripod...

Page 33: ...fish eye effect Party Suitable for taking indoor party pictures even under the complicated lighting conditions Indoor For indoor settings Reduce blur and improve color accuracy Leaf For plants Capture...

Page 34: ...con Mode Name Landscape Mode Night Landscape Mode Portrait Mode Macro Mode Night Portrait Auto Mode Backlit Portrait To use ASCN 1 Press the button to select SCN mode then select ASCN function LCD wil...

Page 35: ...adjust the exposure for people and night scenes Backlit Portrait When the sun or any other light source is behind you will automatically adjust the foreground exposure to produce the best pictures pos...

Page 36: ...ss the zoom button of the camera to zoom in or out on the subject while taking pictures Using the Zoom Function BASIC OPERATION Zoom indicator When the optical zoom reaches the threshold as digital Zo...

Page 37: ...bjects very close to the camera 1 Press the left arrow button to enter the marco menu 2 Press the left right arrow buttons to select the following 2 modes Macro Off Select this option to disable Macro...

Page 38: ...utter Button is pressed Self timer 10 sec A single picture is shot 10 seconds after the Shutter Button is pressed Self timer Smile Press the shutter button and a picture will be taken immediately afte...

Page 39: ...goes off automatically based on existing light conditions Fill Flash The flash will engage with each shot even if there is enough available light to take the photo without flash Slow Sync This allows...

Page 40: ...Press the left right arrow buttons to select the setting options 3 Press the up down arrow buttons to adjust the option values 4 Press the button to complete the setting and enter shooting mode Exposu...

Page 41: ...n at lower ISO settings Adjustable in mode The camera s ISO settings include Auto 80 100 200 400 800 1600 Shutter Adjustment For shutter speed the camera may automatically set the aperture value corre...

Page 42: ...ooting mode press the recording short cut button to begin recording video After finishing press the recording short cut button or the Shutter Button to stop and store the video The camera will return...

Page 43: ...in the built in memory or on the memory card 3 To play a selected video clip press the button to enter the movie playback mode An operation guide appears on the screen when playing back a video Press...

Page 44: ...nails 2 When a 3x3 or 4x4 thumbnail is displayed press the arrow buttons to select a picture or video clip to view 3 Press the arrow buttons to select a picture or video clip to view and press the but...

Page 45: ...magnified Using Zoom Playback for still pictures only When playing back photos you can also use the zoom button to zoom in on the photos 2 to 8 times 1 Press the left right buttons to select a picture...

Page 46: ...es as a slideshow 1 Press the button to enter playback screen 2 Press the button to enter slide option 3 Press the left right buttons to select slideshow playing or Cancel to return to the playback sc...

Page 47: ...de 2 Press the left right arrow buttons to select the photos and videos to be deleted 3 Press the down arrow button and the deletion screen is displayed 4 Press the up down arrow buttons to select Del...

Page 48: ...e following pages for more details about each setting Expo Metering Exposure Metering Use this setting to select the target size of the camera s field of view to be metered There are 3 options AIAE Ar...

Page 49: ...s without degrading the image quality The bigger the number of recorded pixels is the better the image quality becomes As the number of recorded pixels lessen you will be able to record more images on...

Page 50: ...mages by continuously holding the shutter button down There are 7 options Single Continuous Shot 3 Shots Time Lapse 30sec Time Lapse 1min Time Lapse 5min Time Lapse 10min The flash is disabled in cont...

Page 51: ...mera automatically focuses the subject in a wide area to find the focus point White Balance Setting The white balance setting allows you to adjust the color temperature for different lighting sources...

Page 52: ...g allows you to select different color effects 1 Press the button to select the image color setting menu 2 Press the left right arrow buttons to select the image color setting options There are 4 opti...

Page 53: ...52 Options in the shooting mode O Disponible X Indisponible Options Shooting Modes...

Page 54: ...down arrow buttons to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and press the button to confirm Phot...

Page 55: ...AF Assist Beam In a darker environment AF assist beam can be turned on for better focus Digital Zoom This setting is for adjusting digital zoom If this function is disabled only optical zoom can be us...

Page 56: ...amp on the photo image Off Date Date Time Quick Review This option allows quick review of the photos immediately after they are taken Each photo is displayed on the LCD based on the selected time Ther...

Page 57: ...irm Expo Metering Exposure Metering Use this setting to select the target size of the camera s field of view to be metered There are 3 options AIAE Artificial Intelligence AE Automatically selects the...

Page 58: ...8 minutes 4 320x240 30 Class 4 201 minutes The longest recording time is 29 minutes at one time When recording in higher pixel resolutions for extended periods of time this can cause the camera to gen...

Page 59: ...Press up down arrow buttons to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Select the items to be set and press the button or the right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Pres...

Page 60: ...ch setting HDR With the HDR function pictures that are overexposed may be corrected to optimize the highlights and lowlights captured to more accurately represent the actual scene 1 In playback mode p...

Page 61: ...cel 4 Press the button to confirm the setting Videos and panoramic pictures cannot be rotated The rotated picture file will replace the original photo Red Eye Reduction You can use this setting to red...

Page 62: ...rn to the playback menu 4 Press the button to confirm the setting Color This setting allows you to change the picture color effect The file is saved as a new photo and stored in memory together with t...

Page 63: ...et and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 5 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and press the button to confirm Refer to the following pages for more details abou...

Page 64: ...locked photos or videos 3 Press the up down arrow buttons to select an option and press the button to confirm Delete You can delete one or all photo video files To delete photo or video files 1 Press...

Page 65: ...eleting files will cause DPOF settings to be reset DPOF Digital Print Order Format The DPOF feature allows you to compile and select a group of pictures that you would like to print and will save your...

Page 66: ...tton to enter the menu 2 Select Yes to confirm trim Select a part to be trimmed using the zoom button and arrow buttons to trim a photo 3 Press the button and the Save change prompt appears Select to...

Page 67: ...buttons to select and press the button or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow buttons to select the item to be set and press the button or right arrow button to enter the me...

Page 68: ...g allows you to save power and get the maximum possible running time for your camera s batteries Follow the steps below to turn the LCD and camera off automatically after a consecutive period of inact...

Page 69: ...to the Resetting Date Time section on page 20 Format Please note formatting enables you to delete all contents in the memory card and built in memory including protected photo and movie files To use...

Page 70: ...r the menu 4 Press the up down arrow buttons to select Yes or No and press the button to confirm If there is no card available in the camera this function will not be displayed File Numbering After yo...

Page 71: ...enter the menu 4 When there is a new firmware version in the memory card select Yes to update Reset Use this setting to restore the camera to its original factory default settings 1 Press the button p...

Page 72: ...You can use a USB cable to connect the camera and copy transmit photos to a computer printer or other device Setting the USB Mode The camera s USB port can be set to connect with either a computer or...

Page 73: ...e to AV port of the camera connect the other end to AV OUT port of the television Adjust the format of the video output system according to your requirements and the steps are as follows 1 Press the b...

Page 74: ...tton or right arrow button to enter the menu 4 Press the up down arrow buttons to select On or Off and press the button to confirm If the Eye Fi card is not available in the camera this feature is not...

Page 75: ...amera s USB port can be set to connect with either a PC or a Printer the following steps will ensure that the camera is correctly configured to connect with a Printer 1 Press the button press the up d...

Page 76: ...cable to the USB port on the printer If the camera is not connected to a PictBridge compatible printer the following error message will appear on the LCD The error message above will also appear if t...

Page 77: ...tton to enter the item Refer to the following sections for more detailed information on each setting Print with Date If you have set the date and time on your camera the date and time will be recorded...

Page 78: ...cel to cancel printing Print without Date Use this setting to print the photos without dates on them 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print without Date and the screen as shown below appears 2 Press th...

Page 79: ...Cancel to cancel printing Print Index You can print all photos in the camera via this function 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print Index and the screen as shown below appears 2 Select Yes and press...

Page 80: ...page 64 1 In the PictBridge menu select Print DPOF Images and the screen as shown below appears 2 Select Yes and press the button to confirm select Cancel to cancel printing Exit Select Exit to exit...

Page 81: ...16 44 Megapixels Lens Focal Length 5 1mm Wide 25 5mm Tele 35mm film equivalent 28mm Wide 140mm Tele F number F3 9 Wide F6 3 Tele Lens Construction 8 groups 8 elements Optical Zoom 5x Focusing Range No...

Page 82: ...POF Ver1 1 Support Yes File Format Still Image Exif 2 3 JPEG Movie Movie Format MOV Motion JPEG Audio G 711 Monaural Shooting Modes Manual Mode Auto Mode Anti shake Portrait Movie Mode Panorama Mode S...

Page 83: ...AiAE Center Weighted Average Spot Fixed to Center of Frame Face AE Exposure Control Method Program AE AE Lock Available Exposure Compensation 2EV in 1 3 Step Increments Shutter Speed 1 2000 4 Seconds...

Page 84: ...ridge ExifPrint Support Yes Multi Language Support 27 Languages Jacks AV OUT USB 2 0 Micro 5 pin USB Eye Fi Support Yes Power Rechargeable Li ion Battery LB 012 3 7V 700mAh In Camera Charging Shooting...

Page 85: ...it to reset the lens Suggest using tripod When continuous exposure mode Sunset Fireworks Night Portrait Night Landscape is enabled this prompt message is displayed when the photo shooting screen is di...

Page 86: ...ate firmware after the battery is fully charged The firmware cannot be updated when power is insufficient A message appears to prompt updating after full charging and returning to the update screen Wr...

Page 87: ...Formatting the memory card will erase all data on the card Copy the data from the memory card to another storage such as a computer Otherwise all data will be erased after the format Slow access When...

Page 88: ...it is not possible to play by date The message disappears after 2 seconds and the camera returns to the normal playback mode Unable to recognize files The format of the file to be viewed is not suppo...

Page 89: ...S feature Images and video files cannot be saved The memory card is full The memory card is locked Use another memory card or delete unnecessary files Unlock the memory card Images will not print from...

Page 90: ...performance Cannot write to the memory card The memory card has been locked Release the write lock of the memory card or replace with another card Too many movies to process The number of pictures or...

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