Kodak EasyShare V803/V1003 zoom digital camera — User's guide

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4 Doing more with your camera

Using the menu to change settings

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

NOTE:

Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camera. Some modes offer limited settings.

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

Press Menu, , and OK to access settings

Options

Self-timer

Choose a self-timer setting.

See Using the self-timer.

Burst

Camera takes up to 4 pictures while the Shutter button is pressed.Capture an expected event, such as a person swinging a golf club.

Off (default)

Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. Press the Shutter button completely down and hold it to take pictures.

The camera stops taking pictures when you release the Shutter button, when the pictures are taken, or when no storage space remains.

During quickview, you can delete all pictures in the burst series. To delete selectively, do so in Review (see Deleting pictures/videos).

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

For recommended print sizes, visit www.kodak.com/go/printsizes

V803

For

V1003

8.0 MP (default)

Pictures at the highest resolution, largest file size

10 MP (default)

7.1 MP (3:2)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers

8.9 MP (3:2)

4.9 MP

Medium file size

4.9 MP

3.1 MP

2.5 MP (3:2)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers (at a lower resolution than 7.1)

2.5 MP (3:2)

2.1 MP (16:9)

HDTV format

2.1 MP (16:9)

1.2 MP

Email, Internet, or to conserve space

1.2 MP

Video Size

Choose a video resolution.

640 x 480 (default) - Best quality; largest file size.

640 x 480 Long - Medium quality; medium file size.

320 x 240 - Lowest quality; smallest file size.

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

Available in Auto and SCN-Custom mode.

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 sensitivity of the camera sensor.

Auto (default)

ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

High Color

Natural Color (default)

Low Color

Black & White


	Sepia - for a reddish-brown, antique look.

NOTE:

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

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

High

Normal (default)

Low

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 lens. 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 lens. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Continuous AF (default for video) - because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.

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

NOTE:

For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape 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 lens. Ideal when you need precise focus.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

None (default)

0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.3, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, or 8.0 seconds

Maintain Settings

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

Available only in Auto mode.

Flash

White Balance

ISO Speed

Color Mode

Sharpness

Exposure Metering

Focus Zone

Reset to Default

Available only in SCN-Custom mode.

All picture-taking settings return to their default.

Set Album

Choose Album names.

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


	Clear All - selected album settings are cancelled

Pre-select album names before you take pictures/videos. Then, all the pictures/videos you take are tagged with those album names. See Pre-tagging for album names.

Date Stamp

Imprint the date on pictures.

Not available on panoramic pictures.

Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.)

Image Stabilizer

Improve video stability.

On (default) Off

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.

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera.

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