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KODAK EASYSHARE M381 Digital Camera / Black

KODAK EASYSHARE M381 Digital Camera
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M381 camera dimensions
  • 12 Megapixels
  • 5X Optical Zoom
  • 7.6 cm (3.0 in.) Color Display
  • Smart Capture mode
  • Image Stabilization with Blur Reduction
  • VGA Video (640 × 480) at 30 fps
  • Panorama Stitch
  • Face Detection
  • KLIC 7003 and AC adapter charging solution

More zoom. More smarts. More style.

Unleash the power of your picture-taking. The power of 5X optical zoom, 12 megapixels, multiple scene modes, Smart Capture, and more.

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Overview

With the KODAK EASYSHARE M381 Digital Camera, you’ll get closer without moving an inch. A 5X optical zoom lens helps you get the pictures you want, even from far away. Beautiful pictures come naturally, because Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature automatically takes care of focus, flash, and exposure. And the best part is, it’s all priced within reach.

Fashion and function have come together

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A 5X optical zoom lens gets you closer. Kodak’s Smart Capture feature gets you beautiful pictures—automatically.

5X optical zoom

  • The 5X optical zoom lens (35 mm equivalent: 35–175 mm) gets you closer to your subjects without reducing image quality
  • The KODAK AF Optical Zoom Lens captures crisp details

Blur reduction

  • Reduce blur caused by camera shake, subject movement, or fast-action situations
  • The camera automatically minimizes the effects of camera shake to deliver clearer, sharper pictures

Amazing quality prints with 12 MP

  • 12 MP means you can make stunning prints up to 76 × 102 cm (30 × 40 in.)
  • More megapixels means you can crop and enlarge and still have great picture quality
  • However you choose to print—at home, at retail, or online—trust Kodak for picture quality that’s truly exceptional and for memories that will last

Show off your pictures

  • Get a good look at your pictures on the big, bright 7.6 cm (3.0 in.) color LCD
  • Whether you shoot your pictures vertically or horizontally, view them right side up with auto picture rotation

Beautiful pictures, more often—automatically

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Kodak's Smart Capture feature

Become a better photographer with a smarter camera. Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature automatically identifies the scene and adjusts camera settings for a great picture in just about any environment.

  • Intelligent scene detection—detects and analyzes scene conditions
  • Intelligent capture control—automatically sets camera settings including exposure, focus and ISO for clear, sharp pictures even in low light and challenging situations
  • Intelligent image processing—reduces noise and clears up dark shadows for vibrant, crisp details and true-to-life colors
  • Experience Smart Capture

Don’t miss a shot with Li-Ion rechargeable batteries

  • Get energy that lasts with the power of the included Li-Ion rechargeable battery and in-camera charging
  • Smaller, lighter battery with higher voltage and energy capacity

True HD quality: capture pictures in brilliant detail

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HD picture capture

  • Take stunning HD pictures in 16:9 format
  • View your pictures in high definition on an HDTV or other HD devices[1]

KODAK Theatre HD Player (optional device)

Finally, something everyone will want to watch.

  • Enjoy your new pictures and videos on your HDTV instantly, right from your camera’s memory card
  • Access pictures from your PC, camera, and online photo sharing sites, wirelessly
  • Wirelessly send and receive pictures with Kodak’s Picture Mail feature
  • Create slideshows to your favorite songs
  • Experience YouTube™ like never before—videos are brilliantly displayed on your HDTV
  • Access Internet radio, podcasts and other web content on your HDTV

Stop thinking about camera settings and start shooting

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Great technologies let you start shooting right away. And with on-camera features like multimedia slideshow, text tagging, and HD picture capture, taking the shot is just the beginning.

Face detection

Catch those great smiles—face detection locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings for great shots of friends and family.

High ISO mode

See the details in low-light conditions and fast-action situations with high ISO (up to 1600).

Multimedia slideshow

  • Turn your pictures into a creative multimedia slideshow right on your camera
  • Set the mood when you choose from pre-loaded sound themes and creative transitions

Scene modes and on-camera picture enhancing features

  • Get the right shot—manually select from the multiple scene and color modes
  • Create your perfect shot with cropping and undo-delete
  • Panorama stitch mode combines up to three shots into one large picture

Text tagging

Tag your pictures on-camera, then find and organize them later with multi-field search.

Shoot video with ease

  • Record continuous VGA video (640 × 480) at 30 fps and QVGA video (320 × 240) at 30 fps
  • Video print options include 1 and 9-up prints
  • QUICKTIME Motion JPEG with audio recording during capture and playback

KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology in manual mode

  • Make your pictures as vivid as the moment you took them
  • Relive your memories in richer detail
  • Clear up dark shadows and reveal better, brighter pictures

Internal memory plus

  • Don’t miss a shot if your memory card becomes full—switch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature
  • 32 MB internal memory[2]and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box

The simplest way to organize, edit, create and share

The M381 is part of the KODAK EASYSHARE System. With the included KODAK EASYSHARE Software CD you can:

  • Organize your pictures with your own tags and star ratings then use the search feature to quickly find any picture in your collection
  • Edit your pictures with ease—select from a variety of simple tools that reduce red-eye, improve lighting, remove wrinkles and blemishes, and add text
  • Create photo projects online or at home—choose from hundreds of templates and designs to create album pages, cards, invitations and much more
  • Share your photos and videos with family and friends on YouTube, FACEBOOK and KODAK Gallery sites

Ready to go—right out of the box

  • KODAK EASYSHARE M381 Digital Camera
  • KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7003
  • KODAK USB AC Adapter for in-camera charging
  • Wrist strap
  • USB cable
  • User Guide with KODAK EASYSHARE Software
  • 1KODAK AV cable available as optional accessory.
  • 232 MB internal memory / 17 MB available for picture storage (1 MB equals 1 million bytes).
  • Specifications


    Product Specifications

    Standard features
    Sensor type

    1 / 2.3 type

    CCD total pixels

    12.7 MP (4164 × 3050)

    Effective pixels

    12.4 MP (4096 × 3016)

    Zoom

    5X optical zoom, 5X continuous digital zoom

    Lens

    KODAK AF 5X Optical Aspheric Lens, 35–175 mm (35 mm equiv.), f/3.0–4.8

    Lens protection

    built-in mechanical lens cover

    Shutter speed

    • 8–1/1400 sec.

    LCD

    7.6 cm (3.0 in.) indoor/outdoor color display (230K)

    Storage

    32 MB internal memory[1]available, SDHC/SD card expansion slot

    Auto focus
    Focus Type

    TTL-AF, selectable

    Modes

    auto, infinity, macro selectable

    Focus range

    • normal (wide): 0.9 m–infinity; (tele): 0.9–infinity
    • macro (wide): 0.1–0.7 m; (tele): 0.8–1.0 m
    • landscape: 10 m–infinity

    Auto focus control

    continuous AF for Smart Capture, single AF

    Auto focus zones

    multi-zone AF (5 zone), center zone AF

    AF (Auto Focus) assist light

    no

    Exposure control
    ISO sensitivity

    • auto (Smart Capture): 64–1600
    • manual: 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, selectable

    Metering modes

    multipattern, center weighted, center spot

    Compensation

    ±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps

    AE (Auto Exposure) lock

    when S1 locked

    Histogram

    no

    White balance

    auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade

    Flash
    Range

    • 0.6–3.2 m at wide, ISO 200
    • 0.9–2.0 m at tele, ISO 200

    Modes

    auto, fill, red eye reduction, off

    Shooting specifications
    Drive modes

    self-timer (2 sec./10 sec., 2 shots), burst 3 shots

    Face Detection

    yes

    Shooting modes

    Smart Capture, program (P), scene, video, sport, blur reduction, panorama, video

    Scene modes

    portrait, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, museum/ manner, self-portrait, high-ISO , children, backlight, panning, candlelight, sunset

    Still capture
    Still format

    JPEG/EXIF v2.21

    Picture size

      all modes:

    • 11.8 MP (3968 × 2976)—4:3
    • 10.5 MP (3968 × 2640)—3:2
    • 8.8 MP (3968 × 2224)—16:9
    • 6.2 MP (2880 × 2160)—4:3
    • 3.1 MP (2048 × 1536)—4:3
    • 2.1 MP (1920 × 1080)—16:9
    • 1.2 MP (1280 × 960)—4:3

    Color modes

    high, natural (default), low, sepia, black and white

    Sharpness

    sharp, normal (default), soft

    Long time exposure

    0.5–8.0 sec.

    Review options

    select all, tag, print, e-mail, protect, multimedia slideshow, properties

    Smart Capture

    yes (integration of face detection, scene detection, optimized auto ISO, broader dynamic range, auto KPT, optimized output)

    Framing grid

    no

    Orientation sensor

    yes

    Date stamp

    yes

    Editing

    KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology, crop, copy, add date stamp

    Video capture
    Format

    QUICKTIME Motion JPEG with audio recording during capture

    Quality

    VGA (640 × 480) at 30 fps, QVGA (320 × 240) at 30 fps

    Auto focus

    single AF during video capture

    Zoom during video

    digital zoom during video capture

    Image stabilization

    yes

    Length

    continuous based on memory capacity, up to 4 GB max.

    Review options

    select all, tag, e-mail, protect, multimedia slideshow, properties

    Editing

    make picture, trim, action print, copy

    Sharing
    Share

    favorite and upload, favorite, upload

    Customization
    Custom settings

    Share button, LCD brightness, image storage, set tag, red-eye reduction, quickview, orientation sensor, camera sound, sound volume, date & time, video out, language

    Physical specifications
    I/O interface

    AV output (NTSC or PAL selectable), digital USB 2.0 high speed

    Power

    Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7003, 5V AC adapter inlet on camera, USB cable, USB/AC adapter for in-camera charging

    Dedicated buttons

    • Top: shutter button, power button, mode dial, flash button
    • Back: zoom, info, menu, review, Share, delete, five-way controller

    Tripod mount

    ¼ in. standard

    Dimensions

    W × H × D: 100.9 × 59.5 × 20.0 mm (4.0 × 2.3 × 0.8 in.)

    Weight

    without batteries: 133 g

    Compatibility
    Direct printing

    PictBridge-enabled

    Software

    works with KODAK EASYSHARE Software

    Package Contents

    • KODAK EASYSHARE M381 Digital Camera
    • KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7003
    • KODAK USB AC Adapter for in-camera charging
    • Wrist strap
    • USB cable
    • User Guide with KODAK EASYSHARE Software

    Warranty

    one year

    System Requirements

    WINDOWS

    • WINDOWS OS XP SP2 or later or VISTA
    • INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0 or higher

    MACINTOSH

    • MACINTOSH OS X 10.4 or higher
    • SAFARI 1.1 or higher

    Hardware

    • 1.4 GHz processor or higher
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 300 MB hard drive disk space available
    • CD-ROM drive
    • USB v1.1 or higher
    • 1024 × 768 display resolution
  • 132 MB internal memory / 17 MB available for picture storage (1 MB equals 1 million bytes).
  • Accessories

    Recommended Accessories

    All Compatible Accessories

    = Recommended

    Memory Cards

    SDHC High-Speed Card / 32 GB
    Increase the storage capacity of your SDHC-enabled device.

    #3951654


     
    SDHC High-Speed Card / 16 GB
    Increase the storage capacity of your SDHC-enabled device.

    #3950235


     
    SDHC High-Speed Card / 8 GB
    Increase the storage capacity of your SDHC-enabled device.

    #3949153


     
    SDHC High-Speed Card / 4 GB
    Increase the storage capacity of your SDHC-enabled device.

    #3946811


     
    SDHC Memory Card / 16 GB
    A lot of memory for lots of memories.

    #3955127


     
    SDHC Memory Card / 8 GB
    A lot of memory for lots of memories.

    #3949146


     
    SDHC Memory Card / 4 GB
    A lot of memory for lots of memories.

    #3946829


     
    SD Memory Card / 2 GB
    Secure your pictures with the brand you trust.

    #1299379


     

    Batteries & Chargers

    Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7003
    The ideal choice for your camera's power

    #3942372


     
    Digital Camera Battery Charger K7700
    Life happens. Be ready!
    • Small, sleek design
    • Fast, one-hour charging
    • Compatible with most KLIC-7000 series batteries

    #3951886


     

    Bags, Cases, & Straps

    Hard Case / Black
    Protect your point-and-shoot camera from bumps and scratches.
    • Protective EVA hard molded case
    • Interior pocket for memory cards and more
    • Zippered pull loop and belt clip

    #1972736


     
    Hard Case / Blue
    Protect your point-and-shoot camera from bumps and scratches.
    • Protective EVA hard molded case
    • Interior pocket for memory cards and more
    • Zippered pull loop and belt clip

    #1111525


     
    Hard Case / Plum
    Protect your point-and-shoot camera from bumps and scratches.
    • Protective EVA hard molded case
    • Interior pocket for memory cards and more
    • Zippered pull loop and belt clip

    #1485887


     
    Hard Case / Red
    Protect your point-and-shoot camera from bumps and scratches.
    • Protective EVA hard molded case
    • Interior pocket for memory cards and more
    • Zippered pull loop and belt clip

    #8255218


     
    Hard Case / Green
    Protect your point-and-shoot camera from bumps and scratches.
    • Protective EVA hard molded case
    • Interior pocket for memory cards and more
    • Zippered pull loop and belt clip

    #8097255


     
    Resilient Camera Case I / Black
    An all around great camera case

    #1706290


     
    Travel Bag / Large / Black
    Get out there.

    #1953058


     
    Neoprene Case / Black with Red Trim
    Versatile camera protection for a great price.
    • Sporty, neoprene exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Versatile carabineer clip

    #1773472


     
    Neoprene Case / Black with Grey Trim
    Versatile camera protection for a great price.
    • Sporty, neoprene exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Versatile carabineer clip

    #1955202


     
    Neoprene Deluxe Case / Grey
    A great value for a first-class case.
    • Modern, neoprene exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Convenient belt loop

    #1998517


     
    Neoprene Deluxe Case / Red
    A great value for a first-class case.
    • Modern, neoprene exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Convenient belt loop

    #1490242


     
    Resilient Camera Case III / Red
    An all around great camera case.
    • 100% nylon exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Interior mesh pocket

    #8267155


     
    Resilient Camera Case III / Grey
    An all around great camera case.
    • 100% nylon exterior
    • Padded interior
    • Interior mesh pocket

    #1694512


     
    Buckle Case / Black
    Keep your camera safe and accessible.
    • Black, nylon exterior
    • Easy lock-and-release buckle
    • Stylish accent and trim

    #1918929


     

    AC Adapters

    High Performance USB AC Adapter K20
    Power up your USB device quickly and easily.
    • Charge your USB device quickly
    • Small and convenient
    • Great for cameras and more

    #3952082


     

    Cables

    USB Cable, Model U-8
    Transfer your pictures to a computer fast and easy.
    • Connect your camera to your computer
    • Transfers your pictures and videos

    #1955137


     

    Universal

    Essential Action Mount / Handlebar
    Capture the action from your point of view!
    • Mounts to standard bicycle handlebars
    • Holds P&S cameras and digital video cameras
    • Adjustable rubberized clamp

    #1768134


     
    Essential Action Mount / Flat Surface
    Capture the action from your point of view!
    • Adhesive pad mounts to flat surfaces
    • Holds P&S cameras and digital video cameras
    • Adjustable 360° rotating pan head

    #1960806


     
    Essential Gripping Tripod / Large Black
    Ultimate flexibility that inspires creativity.
    • Holds P&S cameras, digital video cameras, and DSLRs
    • Grips onto uneven surfaces
    • Legs wrap around objects including trees, posts, and poles

    #1823319


     
    Essential Gripping Tripod / Small Black
    Ultimate flexibility that inspires creativity.
    • Holds P&S cameras and digital video cameras
    • Grips onto uneven surfaces
    • Lightweight and easy to carry

    #8090797


     
    Essential Tripod / Large 52
    Perfect for photographers on the run.
    • Lightweight
    • Folds for easy storage
    • Carrying case included

    #8001281