Kodak EasyShare C653/C623 zoom digital camera — User's guide


Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Changing picture-taking settings

5 Doing more with your camera

Changing picture-taking settings

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

  1. Press the Menu button.

  2. Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.

  3. Choose an option, then press the OK button.

  4. Press the Menu button to exit.

NOTE: Some settings remain until you change them; others remain until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. Some settings are unavailable in some modes.

NOTE: Press the LCD/Info button for information about camera settings and options.

Setting Options

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

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

5.4 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).

4.0 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.

ISO Speed

Control the camera's sensitivity to light.

Choose a lower ISO setting in brightly lit scenes; use a higher ISO for low-light scenes. Choose Auto (default), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250.

NOTE: ISO returns to Auto when the camera is set to Portrait, or SCN mode, or during Long Time Exposure.

Unavailable in Video 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-weighted - evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Center-Spot - similar to Center-weighted, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the viewfinder. If used with Selectable AF zones, the exposure spot follows the focus zone. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

Auto 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 viewfinder. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed.

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

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

High Color

Natural Color (default)

Low Color

Black & White

Sepia - pictures have 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.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

0.5 - 4.0 seconds

Set Album

Choose Album names.

On or Off

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 .

Maintain Settings

Choose which settings are saved, even after the camera is turned off.

Available only in Auto and Close-up modes.

Exit (default)

Flash

White Balance

ISO Speed

Color mode

Exposure Metering

Focus Zone

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 uses internal memory, even if a card is installed.

NOTE: If you fill up your card while taking pictures, your camera's memory plus feature prompts you to switch to internal memory, if space is available. Memory plus is unavailable in Video mode.

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

640 x 480

320 x 240

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera on .



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