Kodak EasyShare C875 zoom digital camera — User's guide

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4 Doing more with your camera

Changing picture-taking settings

You can change settings to get the best results from your camera:

Press the Menu button.
Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.
Choose an option, then press the OK button. (Press the Menu button to exit.)

NOTE:

Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you turn the mode dial or turn off the camera.

NOTE:

Some modes offer limited settings.

Setting

Options

Exposure Bracketing

Determine the best exposure level for your conditions based on your evaluation of 3 pictures.

Off (default)

+/– 0.3

+/– 0.7

+/– 1.0

The camera takes 3 pictures—at +, at 0, and at – exposure. Available only in PASM/C mode.

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

8.0 MP (default) - for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are highest resolution and largest file size.

7.1 MP (3:2) - ideal for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints without cropping. Also for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm).

5.0 MP - for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size.

3.1 MP - for printing up to 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size.

1.1 MP - for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), emailing, Internet, screen display, or for conserving space.

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

Auto (default) - automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking.

Daylight - for pictures in natural lighting.

Tungsten - corrects the orange cast of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen lighting without flash.

Fluorescent - corrects the green cast of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor pictures under fluorescent lighting without flash.

Open Shade - for pictures in shade in natural lighting.

Available only in PASM/C mode.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Multi-pattern (default) - evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-weight - evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the LCD screen. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Center-spot - similar to Center-weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the LCD screen. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

Available only in PASM/C mode.

Focus Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Multi-zone (default) - evaluates 5 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-zone - evaluates the small area centered in the LCD screen. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed.

Available only in PASM/C mode.

NOTE:

For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode.

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Continuous AF - uses TTL (Through The Lens) AF. Because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.

Single AF (default) - uses TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

High Color

Natural Color (default)

Low Color

Black & White


	Sepia - for pictures with a reddish-brown, antique look.

NOTE:

EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia.

Unavailable in Video mode.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

High

Normal (default)

Low

Available only in PASM/C mode.

Reset to Default

All picture-taking settings return to their default.

Available only in PASM/C mode.

Set Album

Choose Album names.

You can apply different Set Album choices to videos and to pictures.

Off (default)

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 Tagging pictures/videos for albums. Available only in PASM/C mode.

Image Storage

Choose a storage location for pictures/videos.

Auto (default) - the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory.

Internal Memory - the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed.

NOTE:

If you fill up a storage location while taking pictures, the camera prompts you to switch to the other storage location.

Setup Menu

See Customizing your camera.

Video Size

640 x 480

320 x 240

Available only in Video mode.

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