Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS zoom digital camera — User's guide
Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Capture modes
4 Doing more with your camera
Capture modes
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Smart Scene |
General picture taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. When the Shutter button is pressed halfway, faces are detected, the scene is analyzed, and the best settings are applied. |
P, A, S, M |
More creative control. (See P, A, S, and M modes.) Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter priority, and Manual mode. |
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Favorites |
Viewing favorite pictures. (See Tagging pictures as favorites.) |
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Video |
Video with sound. (See Taking a video.) |
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Scene |
Point-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under special conditions. (See SCN (Scene) modes.) |
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High-ISO |
People in low-light scenes. |
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Sport |
Subjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast. The camera pre-settings are Multi-Pattern Exposure Metering, Multi-Zone focus. |
SCN (Scene) modes
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Turn the Mode dial to .
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Press to highlight a SCN mode and view its description.
NOTE: If the SCN mode description turns off, press OK.
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Press OK (or keep the SCN mode highlighted) to choose the SCN mode.
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To return to Smart Scene mode, turn the mode dial to Smart Scene .
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SCN mode | For | ||
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Portrait |
Full-frame portraits of people. Subject is sharp and the background is indistinct. Position your subject at least 6 ft (2 m) away and fill the frame with a head and shoulder pose. Use Telephoto to exaggerate background blur. |
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Panorama Left-Right, Right-Left |
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Landscape |
Distant scenery. Flash does not fire. Auto-focus framing marks (Using the auto-focus framing marks (for pictures)) are not available in Landscape. |
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Night Portrait |
Reducing red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions.
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Night Landscape |
Distant scenery at night. Flash does not fire.
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Snow |
Bright snow scenes. |
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Beach |
Bright beach scenes. |
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Text |
Documents. Place the camera on a tripod. |
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Fireworks |
Fireworks.
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Flower |
Close-ups of flowers or other small subjects in bright light. |
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Manner/ Museum |
Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are disabled. Place the camera on a tripod. |
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Children |
Action pictures of children in bright light. |
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Backlight |
Subjects that are in shadow or "backlit" (when light is behind the subject). |
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Candle Light |
Subjects illuminated by candle light. |
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Sunset |
Subjects at dusk. |
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