Kodak M531 Users Guide

Taking pictures/videos
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Taking panoramic pictures
Use panorama to “stitch” up to 3 pictures into a panoramic scene.
NOTE:  Only the panoramic picture is  saved; individual pictures are not. (Exposure and white balance are set 
with the first picture. The flash is set to Off.)
1 Press the Mode button, then    until the LCD displays SCN, then press OK.
2 Press     to choose Panorama Left -Right or Panorama Right-Left 
(depending on the direction you want to pan), then press OK....

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3Sharing and tagging pictures
Sharing pictures through social networks
It’s never been easier to share pictures on your favorite social networking sites.
IMPORTANT: 
To use the sharing and social networ king features, you must download 
KODAK Software. ( See page 37.)
1Press the Share button, then   to find a picture.
If it’s your first time, a Help screen appears.
2Press   to choose a social networking site, then press OK.
A check mark appears. Repeat this step to  choose more...

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Choose which social networking site s to display on your camera
You can show/hide social networking sites on  your camera so that only your favorite 
sites appear.
1 In Review, press the Menu   button.
2 Press   to choose the Setup tab, then    to choose Share Button Settings, 
then press OK.
3 Press   to choose a social networking site, then press   to choose Show or 
Hide. Repeat this step until you have ch osen Show/Hide for each social...

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Sharing and tagging pictures
Tagging pictures
Tag pictures to make them easy to find, later. You can tag pictures in 2 ways:
■People
, and then find all pictures of “Mary.”
■Keywords , and then find all pictures from “Dad’s 60th Birthday.”
Tagging people
When you tag faces, your ca mera “learns” to recognize people by name. Then it 
matches names and faces in pictures you’ve taken 
and those you take in the future.
1 Press the Review  button, then   to find a picture that...

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Need to update a name?
If you meet a new friend—James—but you al ready have pictures tagged with your 
old friend, James, you can:
■Tag the new James with “James Smith” and/or
■Update the old James to “James Monroe”
Here’s how:
1 Press the Review  button.
2 Press the Menu   button. Press   to choose Tag People, then press OK.
3 Press   to choose Modify Names List, then press OK.
4 Press   to choose the name you wa nt to modify, then press OK.
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Sharing and tagging pictures
Using the keyboard
The keyboard appears when you need to enter text.
1
Press     to choose a letter, then press OK. 
2 When finished, press   to choose OK, then press OK.
3 If you’ve added a new name, the camera prompts you to update all faces to match 
assigned names. Choose Yes, then press OK.
The name is assigned to all faces that match this one.
Tip:  Here’s another way to update pictures  so that faces are matched to names:
1 Press the Review...

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4Reviewing and editing
Reviewing pictures/videos
1Press the Review  button.
2 Press   for previous/next picture/video.
■To exit, press the Review button or press the 
Shutter button halfway down.
■To view pictures/videos as thumbnails, press the 
Wide Angle (W) button. (F or more information, 
see  page 23.)
Find your pictures like a pro...  
See  A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures, page 24
Playing a video
Press OK to play a video. Press OK to pause/resume. 
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Reviewing and editing
Deleting pictures/videos
1
Press the Review  button.
2 Press   for previous/next picture/video.
3 Press the Delete button.
4 Follow the screen prompts.
NOTE:  To delete protected pictures/videos, remove protection before deleting. (See  Protecting 
pictures/videos from deletion .)
Using the undo delete picture feature
If you accidentally delete a pi cture, you may be able to use  Undo Delete to retrieve it. 
This feature is only available immediately after...

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Viewing pictures/videos in different ways
Magnifying a picture
1 Press Telephoto (T) to magnify 1X–8X.
2 Press     to view other parts of a picture.
■Press OK to return to 1X.
Viewing as thum bnails (multi-up)
1Press the Review  button.
The camera shows the last picture that was taken.
2Press the Wide Angle (W) button to view  pictures/videos as thumbnails. (Press it 
again to see more, smaller thumbnails.) 
To view all pictures/videos, choose the All...

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Reviewing and editing
A smarter way to find and enjoy your pictures 
Tag pictures—by people or keywords—to make 
them easy to find, later. For example, 
the camera can find all pictures that contain “Mary” or “Dad’s 60th Birthday.” (See 
Tagging people, page 18  or Tagging with keywords, page 19 .)
You can also find pictures by date taken or if it’s marked as a favorite.
1 Press the Review  button.
2 Press the Wide Angle (W) button to view  pictures by thumbnail (or choose View...