Introduction

The Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440 is a powerful and versatile digital camera that is perfect for capturing life's precious moments. Launched in 2006, this camera is equipped with a 4x optical zoom lens and a 7.1-megapixel sensor, allowing you to take high-quality photos with ease. The estimated price of the Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440 is around $250 to $300 USD.

Detailed Specifications

Product Features

Top, Front View

1. Wrist strap post
2. Zoom (Wide angle/Telephoto); Magnify (when Reviewing pictures)
3. Shutter button
4. Flash Setting button
5. Close-up/Landscape button
6. Exposure Bracketing/Burst button
7. Speaker
8. Flash unit
9. Viewfinder
10. Lens
11. Microphone
12. Light sensor
13. Self Timer/Video light

Side, Back View

1. USB Port
2. A/V Out, for television viewing
3. DC-In (5V)
4. Diopter dial
5. Ready light
6. Viewfinder
7. Delete button
8. Menu button
9. Review button
10. Jog dial
11. Share button
12. Mode dial lock
13. Joystick - move
14. OK - press in
15. Mode dial
16. Power ring
17. Display/Info button
18. Camera screen (LCD)

Bottom View

1. Dock connector
2. Tripod socket/locator for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock
3. Battery door, MMC/SD card slot

Getting Started

Package Contents

1. Camera with wrist strap
2. Custom dock insert (for EasyShare camera dock or printer dock)
3. Li-Ion rechargeable battery and charger
4. Audio/Video cable (for viewing pictures and videos on television)
5. USB cable

Not shown: User’s guide (may be provided on a CD), Start Here! guide, Kodak EasyShare software CD. Contents may change without notice.

Installing the Software First

IMPORTANT: Install the software from the Kodak EasyShare software CD before connecting the camera (or dock) to the computer. Otherwise, the software may install incorrectly.

Charging the Battery

The Li-Ion rechargeable battery requires charging before first use.

1. Insert the battery into the charger.
2. Insert the plug that matches your electrical outlet.
3. Plug the charger into the outlet. The indicator light turns red. When the indicator light turns green, remove the battery and unplug the charger. Charging takes approximately 3 hours.

Inserting the Battery

CAUTION: Use only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery.

1. Turn the Mode dial to Off.
2. On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery door and lift to open.
3. Insert the battery as shown. Tilt the battery so the battery lock is pushed to the side. Push the battery into the battery compartment. The battery lock holds the battery in place.
4. Close the battery door.

Important Battery Information

Kodak battery replacement types/battery life:

We recommend using only a Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery. Not all manufacturers’ 3.7V Li-Ion rechargeable batteries are compatible with the camera. Damage caused by unauthorized accessories is not covered under warranty.

Extending Battery Life

• Limit the following activities that deplete battery power:
  • Reviewing your pictures on the camera screen
  • Excessive use of the flash
  • Using the camera screen as a viewfinder
• Dirt on the battery contacts can affect battery life. Wipe the contacts with a clean, dry cloth before inserting a battery in the camera.
• Battery performance is reduced at temperatures below 41°F (5°C). When using your camera in cold weather, carry spare batteries and keep them warm. Do not discard cold batteries that do not work; when they return to room temperature, they may be usable.
• Kodak EasyShare camera dock—powers your camera, transfers pictures to your computer, and charges your battery.
• Kodak EasyShare printer dock—powers your camera, makes 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints with or without a computer, transfers pictures, and charges your battery.
• Kodak 5-volt AC adapter—powers your camera.

Battery Safety and Handling

• Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Otherwise, a battery may short circuit, discharge energy, become hot, or leak.
• For rechargeable battery disposal information, see the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Web site at http://www.rbrc.com 
• For more information on batteries, see http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/batteries/batteryUsage.jhtml 

Turning the Camera On and Off

• While pressing the Mode dial lock, turn the Mode dial from Off to Auto . The Power ring glows green. The camera screen turns on. The Ready light blinks green while the camera performs a self-check, then turns off when the camera is ready.
• To turn off the camera, turn the Mode dial to Off.

Description

The Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440 is a compact and easy-to-use digital camera that is perfect for both amateur and professional photographers. The 7.1-megapixel sensor ensures high-quality photos, while the 4x optical zoom lens allows you to get closer to the action. The 2.5 inch LCD screen makes it easy to compose and review your shots, while the USB 2.0 connectivity makes it simple to transfer your photos to your computer or printer.

Changing the Camera Screen in Auto Mode

Setting the Date and Time

Setting the date & time, first time:

The Date and Time have been reset message appears the first time you turn on the camera or if the battery is removed for an extended time.

1. SET DATE & TIME is highlighted. Press the OK button.
2. Go to step 4 in Setting the date & time, anytime.

Setting the date & time, anytime:

1. Turn on the camera. Press the Menu button.
2. Press to highlight Setup Menu  , then press the OK button.
3. Press to highlight Date & Time , then press the OK button.
4. Press to adjust the date and time. Press to advance to the next setting.
5. When finished, press the OK button.
6. Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

NOTE: Depending on your computer operating system, Kodak EasyShare software may update the camera clock when you connect the camera. See EasyShare software Help for details.

Checking Camera Status in Capture Mode

The icons that appear on the camera screen indicate the active camera and picture settings.

Storing Pictures on an SD/MMC Card

Your camera has 32 MB of internal memory. You can purchase optional SD/MMC cards for removable, reusable storage for your pictures and videos.

CAUTION: The card can only be inserted one way; forcing it may damage the camera or card. Do not insert or remove a card when the green ready light is blinking; doing so may damage your pictures, card, or camera.

1. Turn off the camera, then open the card door.
2. Orient the card as shown on the camera body.
3. Push the card all the way into the slot.
4. Close the door.

To remove the card, turn off the camera. Push the card in, then release it. When the card is partially ejected, pull it out.

Purchase SD/MMC cards at a dealer of Kodak products or http://www.kodak.com/go/dx7440accessories 

NOTE: When using a card for the first time, we suggest you format it before taking pictures. (See page 26.) We cannot guarantee compatibility with “high-speed” SD cards such as xSD or Ultra-2; these cards are designed primarily for video or audio.

Using Optional Lenses

Expand your creativity with a selection of Kodak accessory lenses, offered in wide angle, telephoto, and close-up.

Reviewing Pictures and Videos

Press the Review button to view and work with your pictures and videos. To save battery power, use the optional Kodak EasyShare camera or printer dock, or Kodak 5-volt AC adapter. 

Viewing single pictures and videos:

1. Press the Review button.
2. Move the joystick to scroll backward or forward through pictures and videos. (For fast scrolling, hold the joystick .)
3. Press the Review button to exit Review.

NOTE: Pictures taken at the 3.5 MP (3:2) quality setting are displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio with a black bar at the top of the screen.

Checking Camera Status in Review Mode

Changing the camera screen:

In Review, pictures/videos are displayed with associated icons. Press the Display/Info button:

• Once to turn off the icons.
• Again to display picture/video information.
• Again to display picture/video with icons.

Viewing multiple pictures and videos:

1. Press the Review button.
2. Move the joystick .

NOTE: You can also press the Menu button, highlight, then press the OK button. Thumbnails of pictures and videos are displayed. To display the previous or next row of thumbnails, move the joystick . To scroll through the thumbnails one at a time, move the joystick . To display a single view of the selected picture, press the OK button.

Playing a video:

1. Press the Review button.
2. Move the joystick to locate a video. (In Multi-up view, highlight a video, then press the OK button. When a video is highlighted in Multi-up view, the video duration is displayed at the top of the camera screen.)
3. To play or pause a video, press the OK button.

NOTE: You can also press the Menu button, highlight , then press the OK button. To adjust the volume, move the joystick . To return to the beginning of the video, move the joystick during playback. To replay the video, press the OK button. To go to the previous or next picture or video, move the joystick.

Deleting Pictures and Videos

1. Press the Review button.
2. Move the joystick to locate a picture or video (or highlight one in multiple view), then press the Delete button.
3. Move the joystick to highlight an option, then press the OK button:
   • PICTURE or VIDEO—deletes the displayed picture or video.
   • EXIT—exits the Delete screen.
   • ALL—deletes all pictures and videos from your current storage location.

To delete more pictures and videos, return to Step 2.

NOTE: You cannot delete protected pictures and videos this way. Remove protection before deleting (see page 31).

Magnifying Pictures

1. Press the Review button, then locate a picture.
2. Pull or push the Zoom button to magnify the picture between 1X and 8X. To see different parts of the picture, move the joystick . To redisplay the picture at the 1X (original) size, press the OK button. To exit Magnify, press the OK button. To exit Review, press the Review button.

Changing Optional Review Settings

In Review, press the Menu button to access optional review settings.

Protecting Pictures and Videos from Deletion

1. Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the joystick to highlight Protect, then press the OK button. The picture or video is protected and cannot be deleted. The Protect icon appears with the protected picture or video.
4. To remove protection, press the OK button again.
5. Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

CAUTION: Formatting internal memory or an SD/MMC card deletes all (including protected) pictures, videos. (Formatting internal memory also deletes email addresses, album names, and favorites. To restore them, see EasyShare software Help.)

Tagging Pictures/Videos for Albums

Use the Album feature in Review to tag the pictures and videos in your camera with album names.

First—on your computer:

Use Kodak EasyShare software (V 3.0 or higher) to create album names on your computer. Then copy up to 32 album names to the camera’s internal memory. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details.

Second—on your camera:

1. Press the Review button, then locate the picture or video.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the joystick to highlight Album, then press the OK button.
4. Move the joystick to highlight an album folder, then press the OK button. To add other pictures to the same album, move the joystick to scroll through pictures. When you see the picture you want, press the OK button. To add the pictures to more than one album, repeat step 4 for each album.

The album name appears with the picture. A plus (+) after the album name means the picture was added to more than one album. To remove a selection, highlight an album name and press the OK button. To remove all album selections, select Clear All.

Third—transfer to your computer:

When you transfer the tagged pictures and videos to your computer, the Kodak EasyShare software opens and categorizes your pictures and videos in the appropriate album folder. See Kodak EasyShare software Help for details.

Running a Slide Show

Use the Slide Show to display your pictures and videos on the camera screen. To run a slide show on a television or on any external device, see page 33. To save battery power, use an optional Kodak 5V AC adapter.

Starting the slide show:

1. Press the Review button, then press the Menu button.
2. Move the joystick to highlight Slide Show, then press the OK button.
3. Move the joystick to highlight Begin Show, then press the OK button. Each picture and video is displayed once, in the order in which you took them. To interrupt the Slide Show, press the OK button.

Changing the slide show display interval:

You can set the display interval between 3 and 60 seconds. (The default is 5 seconds.)

1. On the Slide Show menu, move the joystick to highlight Interval, then press the OK button.
2. Select a display interval. To scroll through the seconds quickly, hold the joystick.
3. Press the OK button. The interval setting remains until you change it.

Running a continuous slide show loop:

When you turn on Loop, the slide show is continuously repeated.

1. On the Slide Show menu, move the joystick  to highlight Loop, then press the OK button.
2. Move the joystick to highlight On, then press the OK button. The slide show repeats until you press the OK button or until battery power is exhausted. This setting remains until you change it.

Displaying Pictures and Videos on a Television

You can display pictures and videos on a television, computer monitor, or any device equipped with a video input. (Image quality on a television screen may not be as good as on a computer monitor or when printed.)

NOTE: Ensure that the Video Out setting (NTSC or PAL) is correct (see Video Out, page 25). The slide show stops if you connect or disconnect the cable while the slide show is running.

1. Connect the audio/video cable (included) from the camera video-out port to the television video-in port (yellow) and audio-in port (white). See your television user’s guide for details.
2. Review pictures and videos on the television.

Copying Pictures and Videos

You can copy pictures and videos from a card to internal memory or from internal memory to a card.

Before you copy, make sure that:

• A card is inserted in the camera.
• The camera’s picture storage location is set to the location from which you are copying.

Copy pictures or videos:

1. Press the Review button, then press the Menu button.
2. Move the joystick to highlight Copy , then press the OK button.
3. Move the joystick to highlight an option:
   • PICTURE or VIDEO—copies the current picture or video.
   • EXIT—returns to the Review menu.
   • ALL—copies all pictures and videos from your selected storage location to the other location.
4. Press the OK button.

NOTE: Pictures and videos are copied, not moved. To remove pictures and videos from the original location after they are copied, delete them (see page 30). Tags that you applied for print, email, and favorites are not copied. Protection settings are not copied. To apply protection to a picture or video, see page 31.

Viewing Picture/Video Information

1. Press the Review button.
2. Press the Display/Info button once to hide icons, again to display picture/video information, and once more to show icons.
3. To view information on the next or previous picture or video, move the joystick . Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

Setup Guide

To use the Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440, follow these steps:

1. Charge the Li-ion rechargeable battery
2. Insert the battery into the camera
3. Turn on the camera
4. Set the date and time
5. Select the desired resolution and quality settings
6. Press the shutter button to take a photo

Transferring and Printing Pictures

CAUTION: Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the camera or optional dock to the computer. Failure to do so may cause the software to install incorrectly.

Transferring Pictures/Videos with the USB Cable

1. Turn off the camera.
2. Plug the labeled end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on your computer. See your computer user’s guide for details.
3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the labeled USB port on the camera.
4. Turn on the camera. Kodak EasyShare software opens on your computer. The software prompts you through the transfer process.

Also Available for Transferring

You can also use these Kodak products to transfer your pictures and videos:

• Kodak EasyShare camera dock, Kodak EasyShare printer dock
• Kodak multi-card reader, Kodak SD multimedia card reader-writer

Printing Pictures from Your Computer

For details on printing pictures from your computer, click the Help button in the Kodak EasyShare software.

Ordering Prints Online

Kodak EasyShare print service s one of the many online print services offered in the Kodak EasyShare software. You can easily:

• Upload your pictures.
• Edit, enhance, and add borders to your pictures.
• Store pictures, and share them with family and friends.
• Order high-quality prints, photo greeting cards, frames, and albums—and have them delivered to your door.

Printing from an Optional SD/MMC Card

• Print pictures when you insert your card into a printer with an SD/MMC slot. See your printer user’s guide for details.
• Make prints at an SD/MMC-capable Kodak picture maker. (Contact a location prior to visiting. See http://www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker 
• Take the card to your local photo retailer for professional printing.

Printing Without a Computer

Dock your camera to the Kodak EasyShare printer dock and print directly—with or without a computer. 

Troubleshooting

When you have questions about your camera, start here. Additional technical information is available in the ReadMe file located on the Kodak EasyShare software CD. 

Camera Problems

Computer/connectivity problems

Picture quality problems

Camera ready light status

Pros & Cons

Pros

• 4x optical zoom lens
• 7.1-megapixel sensor
• Easy-to-use interface
• Compact and portable design
• USB 2.0 connectivity

Cons

• No manual focus option
• No image stabilization
• No optical viewfinder
• No RAW image support
• Limited internal memory

Customer Reviews

Customers have praised the Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440 for its ease of use, high-quality photos, and compact design. However, some have criticized it for its limited internal memory and lack of image stabilization. Overall, this camera is a great choice for those looking for a simple and affordable digital camera with a powerful zoom lens.

Common Complaints

Some of the most common complaints about the Kodak EasyShare Zoom Camera DX7440 include its limited internal memory, lack of manual focus option, and no image stabilization. Some users have also reported issues with the camera freezing or crashing, but these issues can often be resolved by resetting the camera to its factory settings.