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.
3 Take the first picture.
After a quickview, the LCD displays the livevie w and an “overlay” from the first picture. 
(You can press the Delete button to start over.)
4 Compose the second picture. Make the overlay from the first picture cover the 
same portion in the new picture. 
5 If you are taking/stitching only 2 pictures, press OK to stitch them together.
After you take 3 pictures, the pictures are automatically stitched together.
NOTE:  To use the self-timer 10-second or 2-second setting, see  page 14.
Take 
2 or 3 
pictures.
Get 1
panoramic 
picture.
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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 sites. (You can press OK again 
to remove a check mark.)
3 Press   to choose Done, then press OK.
The picture is displayed with the Share ic on. When you transfer the picture to your 
computer, it will be uploaded to the networking site(s) that you chose.
Tip: Do you send pictures to the same sites each time?
Find a picture, then press and hold the Share button for about 1 second. 
The camera applies the settings that you used previously and  adds the Share icon to the 
picture.
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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 network.
4 When finished, press   to choose Done, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. When you 
are in Review and press the Share  button, only chosen sites are shown.
Manage email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames
You can add, edit, or delete email addresses and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames on 
your camera.
1Press the Share button. Press   to  choose Manage Email Addresses (or 
Manage Frames), then press OK. 
2 To add an email address or frame, press   to choose Add Email or Add Frame, 
then press OK. Use the on-screen  keyboard to make the addition. 
(Example: [email protected]) Ad d a familiar, unique nickname.
To edit an email address or a KODAK PULSE Digital Frame, press   to choose 
the address’s nickname or the frame, th en press OK. Use the on-screen keyboard 
to make edits. 
To delete an email address or frame, ch oose Delete Email or Delete Frame, then 
press OK. Press   to choose the address or frames, then press OK so that a 
check mark appears. Press   to choose Delete, then press OK.
3 When finished, press   to choose Done, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. 
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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 contains faces.
2 Press the Menu  button. Press   to choose Tag People, then press OK.
3 Press   to choose Apply Tags, then press OK. 
4 Press   to choose an existing name, or New Name to add a new one (see 
Using the keyboard, page 20 ), then press OK.
If more than one face is detected, a name or question mark  is assigned to each detected 
face. To resolve an incorrect name or a  question mark, press   to select a face, 
then press OK.
5 If prompted to Update People Tags, press   to choose Yes, then press OK.
Other pictures are scanned and updated with the name(s) you applied here. 
Press   to add names to other pictures. When finished, press   to choose 
Done, then press OK. To return to pictur e-taking mode, press the Shutter button 
halfway down.
Tip: Are faces not always detected?  
If a face is turned sideways, is too dist ant, or if the contrast between face and 
background is insufficient, then the camera might not detect the face.
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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.
5 Edit the name, press   to choose OK, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. 
Tip:  You can have up to 20 active names.
Tagging with keywords
1Press the Review  button, then   to find a picture to tag.
2 Press the Menu   button. Press   to choose Keyword Tag, then press OK.
3 Press   to choose an existing keyword, or New Keyword (see  Using the 
keyboard, page 20 ) to add a new one, then press OK. 
4 Press   to add keywords to other pi ctures. When finished, press   to 
choose Done, then press OK.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. 
Tip:  You can pre-set a tag so that new  pictures are assigned that tag (see page 32).
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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  button.
2 Press the Menu   button. Press   to choose Tag People, then press OK.
3 Press   to choose Update People Tags, then press OK.
Marking pictures/videos for emailing
It’s simple to mark pictures so that they’r e ready to email when you transfer them to 
your computer and use KODAK Software. First, create a new email address. (See  Using 
the keyboard .)
1 Press the Share button. Press   to find a picture. 
2 Press   to choose Email, then press OK. 
3 Press   to find an email address, then press OK.
To mark other pictures/videos with the  same address, press  , then press OK.
To send the pictures/videos to more  than one address, repeat step 4.
To return to picture-taking mode, press the Shutter button halfway down. 
When you transfer the marked pictures/videos to your computer, the software prompts 
you to send the pictures/videos. 
To use the built-in Help system,  see page 41.
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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. 
During playback:
■Press   to adjust the volume.
■Press   to play at 2X speed; press again for 4X.
■Press   to reverse at 2X speed; press again for 4X.
4X 4X
1X2X 2X
Playback speed
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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 you delete a picture.
Protecting pictures/videos from deletion
1 Press the Review  button.
2 Press the Menu   button.
3 Press   to choose Protect, then press OK.
4 Press   to choose Protect, then press OK. 
A check mark indicates that the picture/vide o is protected. Clicking OK again removes 
the check mark. Press   to protect other  pictures/videos, or press   to choose 
Done, then press OK.
■Press the Menu   button to exit the menu.
CAUTION:
Formatting internal memory or an SD  or SDHC Card deletes all (including 
protected) pictures/videos. (Formatting internal memory also deletes 
email addresses and keyword tags.)
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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 tab. 
To sort by favorites, date, people, or  tagged pictures/videos, press     and 
choose the appropriate tab.
3 To see a single picture/video, press     to choose it. Then press the 
Telephoto (T) button.
■To select multiple pictures/videos, see  page 30.
■Press the Review button to exit Review.
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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 
Thumbnails shortcut).
3 Press     to choose a tab and sort pictures by All, Date, People, Favorite, 
or Keyword.
4 Press     to choose a picture or picture stack.
Press Telephoto (T) see pictures in a stack or  to see an individual picture. Press Wide 
Angle (W) to see thumbna ils or picture stacks. 
To return to picture-taking mode, pr ess the Shutter button halfway down.
Tip:  For best results, make sure the camera’s date/time is current ( see page 34).
Keywords
Favorites
People
Date
All
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