Kodak EasyShare P880 zoom digital camera — User's guide
Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Changing picture-taking settings
4 Doing more with your camera
Changing picture-taking settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your camera:
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Press the Menu button (press again to exit).
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Capture
for general picture-taking settings of stills.
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Video for video camera settings.
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Setup for customizing your camera settings.
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Capture +
for advanced picture-taking settings. (Only available in PASM and C settings.)
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Move
to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button. -
Choose an option, then press the OK button.
Still menu options
Capture
Some settings are unavailable in Auto and SCN modes.
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Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Compressed data, other than RAW or TIFF, to reduce storage (memory) space or transmission times. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Color Mode Choose color tones. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia
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Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. |
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Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.) |
Video menu options
Video
- focuses only when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. Setup menu options
Setup
All settings in the Setup menu remain selected until you change them.
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LCD Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. |
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1, 2, 3 (default), 4, or 5
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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting is unavailable in Favorites mode.
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Choose Album names. |
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Pre-select album names before you take pictures or videos. Then, all the pictures or videos you take are tagged with those album names. See Pre-tagging for album names. |
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Emits a brief beam of light that illuminates the subject. Enables the camera to focus more effectively in low light. |
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On (default) Off |
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Use the Manual focus ring to further adjust the Auto Focus (AF). See Using the Manual Focus (MF) assist AF. |
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On Off (default) |
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AE/AF button set Choose how the button works. See Using the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) button. |
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AE lock (default) AF lock AE/AF lock |
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Program this button in Capture mode for a shortcut to your favorite camera settings. |
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See Using the program button . |
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Program this button in Review mode for a shortcut to your favorite review settings. |
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See Using the program button . |
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Orient pictures so they are displayed with the correct side up for Still capture only. |
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On Off (default) |
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Change Quickview default to on or off. (For more information, see Reviewing a quickview of the picture or video just taken.) |
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On (default) Off |
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Camera Sounds Choose an overall sound theme or individual sounds. |
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Theme (default)—overall. Shutter Self-timer Error |
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Sound Volume Turn off all sounds, or choose a volume level. |
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Off Low Medium (default) High |
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Mode Description Display the mode descriptions. (SCN mode descriptions remain active.) |
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On (default) Off |
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Ensure the correct focus when you use an accessory lens. |
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On Off (default) |
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Set the date and time. |
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See Setting the language and date/time, other times. |
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Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. |
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EVF/LCD Stand By Select when you would like the EVF/LCD screen to time out. |
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15 or 30 seconds 2 minutes |
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Auto Power Off Select when you would like the camera to turn off. |
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3 minutes (default) 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes |
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Language Choose a language. |
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Reset Camera |
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Reset Auto, SCN, and PASM mode to its default setting. Settings for C modes are retained. |
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Format
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Calibrate Imager Reset the imager. |
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Resets the imager to factory calibration standards. |
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About View camera information. |
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Camera name and firmware version. |
- the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. 
PASM and C menu options
Capture +
These settings are not available in Auto, SCN, or Video modes.
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AF Control This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C until you change it. |
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AF Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C until you change it. |
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Sharpness This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C until you change it. |
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High Normal (default) Low |
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Contrast This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C until you change it. |
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High Normal (default) Low |
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Slow Flash Setup Choose a slow-flash setting option. Access to the Front Sync (default) setting is also available in the Flash button menu (Changing the flash settings ). This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C until you change it. |
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Place the camera on a flat surface or tripod. |
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Transfer current settings on the camera to a Custom mode. |
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Save settings to 1 of 3 Custom modes. Only the settings from PASM are saved as Custom settings. |
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Custom Exposure Mode Choose a preferred capture exposure mode. (See Custom modes, .) This setting remains until you change it. |
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Program (default) Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Available only in Custom (C) mode. |
- camera is only in focus when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. This option uses less battery power. 
to move the focus brackets to any of 25 focus zones (5 vertical, 5 horizontal). 
- synchronizes at the beginning of the shutter. Ideal for night-scene background; fast shutter speeds can make background too dark. This feature allows both a slow shutter speed for the background to enhance the detail and a flash for the subject. 
- Front-curtain sync and Red-eye are simultaneously set. Ideal for a person against a brightly lit night background. Lets you capture the background correctly and reduce the red-eye. 
- synchronizes at the end of the shutter. The flash fires just before the shutter closes to create a stream-of-light effect behind a moving object for a more natural appearance. 
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