Kodak M531 Users Guide

Reviewing and editing
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Understanding the review icons
* For more about  shortcuts, see page 13.
Know when your battery needs charging
The battery level icon works like the gas gaug e in your car, but appears only when the 
battery requires your at tention. (If you’re viewing shortc uts, the battery level is always 
displayed.  See page 13 .)
Charge the battery whenever necessary.
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Creating a multimedia slide show
Use Multimedia Slide Show to
 display your pictures/videos on the LCD. You can play 
all pictures/videos, or select pictures to include in the slide show. You can customize 
your slide show to include music and your ch oice of transitions. You can even save a 
slide show.
Make a slide show that you can save
1 Press the Review  button. Select 2-100 pictures (see  page 30).
2 Press the Menu   button. If the Revi ew tab is not...

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Displaying pictures/videos on a television
You can display pictures/videos on a televi sion, computer monitor, or any device 
equipped with a video input. To connect the camera direct ly to a television, use an 
A/V cable (may be sold separately). 
NOTE:  Ensure that the Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL) is correct ( see page 35). The slide show stops if you 
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Reviewing and editing
Using the menu button in review
1
Press the Review  button, then the Menu   button.
2 Press   to choose a tab:
■Review  
■Edit 
■Setup 
3 Press   to choose a setting, then press OK.
4 Choose an option, then press OK.
To use the built-in Help system,  see page 41.
Cropping pictures
You can crop a picture so that only the  desired portion of the picture remains. 
1 Press the Review  button, then   to find a 
picture to crop. 
2 Press the Menu   button, then...

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Editing videos
You can do incredible things with your videos.
Making a picture from a video
You can choose a single frame from a video, then make a picture suitable for a 
4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print.  1Press the Review  button, then  to find a 
video. 
2 Press the Menu   button, then   to choose the 
Edit tab. Choose Make Picture, then press OK.
3 Follow the screen prompts.
A picture is created. (The original video is saved.)
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Selecting multiple pictures/videos
Use the multi-select feature when you have 
two or more pictures to print, share, 
delete, protect/unprotect, tag with keyword,  etc. Multi-select is used most effectively 
in Multi-Up mode ( see page 23).
1 Press the Review  button, then   (and   
if you’re in multi-up mode) to find a picture/video.
2 Press OK to select pictures/videos. 
A check mark appears on the picture. (Press OK again 
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5Doing more with your camera
To use the built-in Help system, see page 41.
Using the menu button to change settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your camera.
NOTE:  Some modes offer limited settings. Some setti ngs remain until you change them; others, until you 
change modes or turn off the camera. 
1 Press the Menu   button.
2 Press   to choose a tab:
■Capture/Video  for the most common picture- and video-taking settings
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Doing more with your camera
Preset Keyword Tag
Create keywords (
page 19) 
and assign them to all 
pictures/videos that you take 
next. (Example: Italy Trip) New Keyword
Delete Keyword
IMPORTANT: This feature assigns 
your chosen keyword 
until you uncheck it. Remember to uncheck 
the keyword after your event.
Exposure Compensation
Make a picture lighter or 
darker. (Available in Program 
and Panorama modes.) To 
access this feature with a 
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White Balance
Choose your lighting 
condition. (Available only in 
Program and Panorama 
modes.) Auto—
Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general 
picture taking.
Daylight—For pictures in natural lighting.
Tungsten— Corrects the orange cast of incandescent light 
bulbs. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen 
lighting without flash.
Fluorescent— Corrects the green cast of fluorescent lighting. 
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Doing more with your camera
Video settings
 (available when the camera is in a Video mode)
To use the built-in Help system,  see page 41.
Using the Setup menu
Use Setup to customize other camera settings.
To use the built-in Help system,  see page 41.
Sharpness
Control picture sharpness or 
softness. See Specifications, starting on 
page 46.
Press Menu, ,  , 
and OK to access settingsMore information
AF Control (Video)  
Choose an auto-focus setting. Continuous AF—Camera is...