Kodak EasyShare P712 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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Move the Joystick
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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
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for advanced picture-taking settings. (Only available in PASM and C settings.)
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Move the Joystick
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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 is kept across Auto, SCN, PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 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 is kept across Auto, SCN, PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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Color Mode Choose color tones. This setting is kept across Auto, SCN, PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia
Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. This setting is kept across Auto, SCN, PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.) |
Video menu options
Video
Some settings are unavailable in Auto and SCN modes.
- uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. Setup menu options
Setup
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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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Use the frame grid to compose a picture. The grid divides the EVF/LCD screen into thirds—vertically and horizontally. It's helpful if you want to balance a picture between water, earth, and sky. |
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On Off (default) |
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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting is unavailable in Favorites mode. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Choose Album names. This setting remains until you change it. |
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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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Image Stabilizer The optical image stabilization helps to minimize hand movement to ensure sharp, clear results for still and video picture-taking.
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AE/AF Button Set Choose how the Auto Exposure/Auto Focus button works. See Using the AE/AF 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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Orient pictures so they are displayed with the correct side up for Still capture only. |
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On (default) On Transfer Off |
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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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Choose how digital zoom is deployed. |
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Camera Sounds Choose an overall theme or individual sounds. |
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Theme (default)—overall. Shutter—overall. 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 proper AF accessory lens use. |
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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, first time. |
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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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Choose an external flash setting. |
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External flash only Camera and Ext. flash (default) |
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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 modes to their default settings. Settings for C modes are retained. |
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Format
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Calibrate Imager Checks and corrects pixel variation. |
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Checks the sensitivity of each imager pixel so that when a picture is taken, variations are corrected. |
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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. 
- image stabilization activates when the Shutter button is pressed halfway. 
PASM and C1, C2, C3 menu options
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These settings are not available in Auto and SCN modes.
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White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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AF Control This setting is kept across PASM and C1, C2, and C3 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 C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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Sharpness This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 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 C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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High Normal (default) Low |
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Slow Flash Choose what type of slow-flash setting is desired. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 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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Custom modes on the Mode dial:
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Custom Exposure Mode Choose a preferred capture 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 C1, C2, and C3 modes. |
- pictures in natural lighting. 
- under overcast, shady or twilight skies. 
- pictures in the shade in natural lighting. 
- preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets. 
- corrects the orange cast of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen lighting without flash. 
- corrects the green cast of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor pictures under fluorescent lighting without flash. 
- captures a representative white surface for a more precise setting. 
- saves a white balance setting after a registration function in the Custom White Balance setting (see 
- uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF and does not focus until the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. 
to move to any of 25 focus zones (5 vertical x 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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