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[FlashFreddy]

Hi I'm new to the forum and fairly new to digital photography! Even though I'm not new (61 years old)! I have a Kodak Z730 and am enjoying it! Nice to be here and meet all of you! Here are a few photo's I took with it!

[JimC]

Welcome to the forums!

I think you'll find that our members frequenting the Kodak Forum here are a very friendly bunch, with a great sense of humour.

[FlashFreddy]

Thanks for the reply I'm sure I will learn a lot here! :bye:

[FlashFreddy]

A Furry Friend On The Front Porch!

[JimC]

Great capture!

A suggestion: Turn off the date/time stamp feature in your camera. ;-)

The images from your Kodak contain a lot of information about the photo in each photo file's header (includng the date/time taken, shuttter speed, aperture, ISO speed, and much more).

So, if you want to add one back for some reason later, you can use software to do that for you, including some free products like Irfanview (which can add it to selected images in batch mode) and Exifer (it's watermark feature can use the image's date/time stamp info). That way, you can keep copies of the images with and without a date/time stamp (which can be unsightly).

Some printing software can also add a date/time stamp when you print the images if you really want one there (so, that you don't even need to keep a seperate copy with a date/time stamp if you really want one for some reason).

Software has access to a lot of information in your images, like this data I just got from one of the images you posted:

File name: Crocus004.jpg (Standard EXIF Tags)

>>> Photograph Information <<<

Aperture : F5.6
Color Space : sRGB
Components Configuration : YCbCr
Date and Time (digitized) : 2008:03:12 15:18:23
Date and Time (original) : 2008:03:12 15:18:23
Exif Version : 48 50 50 49
Exposure Bias : 0
Exposure index : 140/1
Exposure Program : Auto
Exposure Time : 1/30 s
FNumber : F5.6
File Source : Digital still camera
Flash : No, compulsory
FlashPix Version : 48 49 48 48
Focal Length : 18.0 mm
ISO Speed Ratings : 140
Light Source : Unknown
Maker Note : 75 68 75 48 49 48 50 73 90 55 51 48 32 32 32 32 3 1 0 1 16 10 140 7 216 7 3 12 15 18 23 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 48 2 108 10 0 0 0 0 1 57 ...
Max Aperture Value : F4.8
Metering Mode : Center weighted average
Pixel X Dimension : 2576
Pixel Y Dimension : 1932
Scene Type : Directly photographed
Sensing Method : One-chip color area
Shutter speed : 1/32 s


>>> Image Information <<<

Exif IFD Pointer : 2416
Manufacturer : EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model : KODAK Z730 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Resolution Unit : inch
Software : PhotoScape
X-Resolution : 230
YCbCr Positioning : Centered
Y-Resolution : 230

[FlashFreddy]

Thanks Jim, I'll turn off the date stamp right away! Appreciate the tip!

[JimC]

Where are you in the Atlanta area?

My wife and I lived in Marietta, GA for about 12 years (and in Smyrna for a while before that). We just moved back to Savannah (where I'm originally from) a few years ago.

[FlashFreddy]

We live south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Riverdale, Georgia. We have been here for 25 years, but are originally from Hawaii! Hope to be moving back soon!

[JimC]

I don't miss the traffic in Atlanta (especially around I-285). lol

[FlashFreddy]

That is why I'm glad I'm retired, although the poor wife is in it everyday! Thanks for all the tips and and I know I will enjoy the forum! There is so much to learn! :-):-)