Kodak P880 Users Guide

Setting up your camera
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Setting the language and date/time, other times
Storing pictures on an SD or MMC card
Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase a Kodak SD or MMC 
card to conveniently store more pictures and videos. For best results, purchase a 
Kodak card. 
NOTE:  When using the card for the first time, format it in this camera before taking pictures (see table on 
page 50). 
CAUTION:
A card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may cause 
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Taking a picture
Taking a video 
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41When the AE/AF 
indicator 
turns green, 
press the 
Shutter
 button 
completely down. Press the Shutter button 
halfway to set the AE/AF.
2Auto
or
green—successful
red—failed
failed focus
failed exposure AE/AF indicator:
EVF
LCD
Use the Diopter dial to 
adjust the sharpness
of the Viewfinder.
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To stop recording, 
press and release the
Shutter button again.Press the Shutter 
button completely
down and release.
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Taking pictures and videos
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Reviewing a quickview of the picture or
video just taken
After you take a picture or video, the EVF/LCD screen displays a quickview for 
approximately 5 seconds. While the picture or video is displayed, you can:
To view pictures and videos anytime, see page 12.
If you press
no buttons, the
picture/video is
saved.
Tag a picture/video for 
email or as a favorite, or 
tag a picture for print. 
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Using the Auto-Focus (AF) framing marks (pictures)
When using the EVF/LCD screen as a viewfinder, framing marks indicate where the 
camera is focusing. For the best pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground 
subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene. 
1Press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, focus is 
accomplished. 
2If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks...

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Capture modes in liveview
Capture modes—shutter pressed halfway
Pictures/time remaining
Storage location
White balance
Exposure 
bracketing
 interval ISO Battery indicator
(yellow=low 
red=exhausted) Camera mode
Exposure compensation
Shutter speedAperture Album nameDate stamp
Flash compensation File size
AF mode Focus mode
Drive modeFlash 
modeFraming marksAccessory lens
Exposure metering Picture size
Digital zoom 
amount
Selectable 
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Using optical zoom
Use optical zoom to get up to 5.8X closer to your subject. You can change optical 
zoom before or during video recording.
1Use the EVF or LCD screen to frame your subject.
2Rotate the Manual zoom ring to zoom in or out. 
3Press the Shutter button halfway to set the 
exposure and focus, then completely down to 
take the picture. (When taking videos, press and 
release the Shutter button.)
Using digital zoom
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Using the low-light Auto Focus (AF) LED
Use this feature in low-light settings to obtain sharper pictures. When the Shutter 
button is pressed halfway in low-light, the AF assist light may emit a brief beam of 
light, if necessary, to illuminate the subject. The low-light AF LED is already set to On. 
On/Off settings are accessible in Setup (page 50).
Using the flip-up flash 
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Using an external flash unit
When you want additional or specialized lighting, use an external flash unit (sold 
separately), that uses a Hot-shoe unit or an External flash connector. You can use the 
camera’s built-in flash and external flash at the same time to provide extra fill flash.
NOTE:  Refer to your external flash unit user’s guide for details.
External flash connector Hot-shoe unit
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Plug your external flash cable into 
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Reviewing pictures and videos
Press Review to view and work with your pictures and videos. 
Pictures
NOTE:  Pictures taken at the 7.1 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar 
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Videos
To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or 
Kodak 5-volt AC adapter. (See www.kodak.com/go/p880accessories.)
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2View previous/next.  Press Review. 
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Multi-selection of pictures during review
Use the Set button to create a set of pictures to review and to perform various 
functions, for example Delete 
(page 17), Protect (page 16), and Copy (page 59). 
NOTE:  The selective settings are not kept when you change to liveview or turn off the camera.
Single-up
Multi-up
The picture now is part of a set.
1
2Press
 Set.
to highlight a picture.
Press Set again to remove
a picture from the set.
To deselect...