After taking one picture with my Kodak Easyshare

Use the flash when you take pictures at night, indoors, or outdoors in heavy shadows. You can chose what flash mode, by pressing several times on the little button on top of the camera where the lightening logo is. One of the settings is flash off. Make sure it is not in that mode, because even when it is dark the flash won't fire. The other modes are flash, fill in flash and red eye reduction flash.

I would make sure that you haven't reversed the positive and negative terminals on the batteries try switching them from how you have them in now. If it takes a rechargeable battery try matching up the contacts with the contact leads in the battery housing or perhaps you have put the battery in upside down.

Or maybe the new batteries aren't new and you need to find some others to try.

Follow the instructions here...

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Pelu.

You may have to press the flash button several times
there are several settings

Flash on, Flash on auto, anti red-eye and flash off.

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Press the button and watch the screen on the back, if theres no menu when you press once, look for a small icon, it should change each time you press the button. You want the one the looks like a lightning bolt with a slash across it.


You can download the instructions from here:-

http://www.kodak.com/global/plugins/acrobat/en/service/manuals/urg00531/C643_C603_GLB_en.pdf

for free.

You can download a manual for your Z1285 at
http://www.retrevo.com/support/Kodak-Z1285-Digital-Cameras-manual/id/6835dj297/t/2/
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I'm afraid that's a built in feature of this model.
I've heard rumors that it's due to the Color Science Image Processing Chip, the exclusive Kodak Color Science Chip but don't know if this is true.
It will also occur sometimes when you move quickly from photo to video mode.

I know this might be a silly question, but did you take the lens cap off?
If all seems OK I'm afraid the camera needs a repair.

Contact KODAK:
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=14563&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3490

It is very hard to order the parts for yourself. If you ask kodak they usually tell you to send it in.
They do sell some replacement parts at this site:
Available Replacement Parts For Your KODAK Digital Camera and ...Find replacement parts for your Kodak digital cameras and printer docks. ... Z1285, Z1275, Z1085 IS, Z1012 IS, Z980, Z812 IS, Z760, Z740, Z730, Z710/ZD710 ...
www.kodak.com/global/en/service/products/replacementParts.jhtml - 40k -

You can also check on ebay!

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo management program such as Picasa.
Organize edit and share your photos

You may download the Z1285 User Guide at http://resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/manuals/urg00732/Z1275_Z1285_UG_GLB_en.pdf and the Z1285 Extended User Guide at http://resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/manuals/urg00731/Z1275_Z1285_XUG_GLB_en.pdf

take your battery out for 5 mts then try it again

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