Kodak EasyShare Z1275/Z1285 digital camera — Extended user guide

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4 Doing more with your camera

Using the Menu button to change settings

NOTE:

Some settings remain until you change them; others remain until you turn off the camera.

Press the Menu button.
Press to highlight a menu tab:
- Capture for the most common picture-taking settings.
- Capture Plus for other picture-taking settings.
- Setup for other camera settings.
Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.
Choose an option, then press the OK button.

NOTE:

Press the LCD/Info button

for information about camera settings and options. Some capture modes offer limited settings.

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Options

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

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

12.0 MP (4:3) (default) - Highest resolution, largest file size

10.7 MP (3:2) - For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers

9.0 MP (16:9) - HDTV format

6.0 MP (4:3) - Medium resolution and file size

3.1 MP (4:3) - Smaller resolution and file size

2.2 MP (3:2) - For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers

2.1 MP (16:9) - HDTV format

1.2 MP (4:3) - For emailing, Internet, or conserving space

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

1280 x 720 (HD) - HDTV format; uses the least compression, and gives the highest video quality.

640 x 480 (default) - medium quality and file size.

320 x 240 - lowest quality; smallest file size.

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.

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Available only in SCN, P/M, and Video modes.

Continuous 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 (through-the-lens auto focus) when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Date Stamp

Imprint the date on pictures.

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

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Options

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

Available only in P/M and Panorama modes.

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.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Available only in P/M and Panorama modes.

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 LCD. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Spot - similar to Center-weighted, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the LCD.

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Available only in P/M and Panorama modes.

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

Exposure Bracketing Interval

Choose the difference in exposure compensation while using exposure bracketing.

Available only in P/M mode.

Off (default)

+/- 0.3 EV

+/- 0.7 EV

+/- 1.0 EV

See Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

Available only in P/M and Panorama modes.

High

Normal (default)

Low

Red-eye Pre-flash

Choose if the Red-eye flash fires automatically before a picture is taken.

NOTE:

The camera automatically corrects red-eye, when the Red-eye Pre-flash is set to Off.

On (default)

Off

Using the Setup menu

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Options

LCD Brightness

Power Save (default)

High Power

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.

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.

Capture Frame Grid

Use the frame grid to divide the LCD screen into thirds, vertically and horizontally.

Off (default)

Orientation Sensor

Orient pictures so that they are displayed with the correct side up.

On (default) Off

Camera Sounds

Choose sound effects.

Theme - applies the same sound effect set to all functions.

Individual - choose a sound effect for each function.

Sound Volume

Off

Low

Medium (default)

High

Date & Time

See Setting the language, date/time.

Auto Power Off

Choose inactivity time until camera turns off.

10 minutes

5 minutes

3 minutes (default)

1 minute

Video Out

Choose the regional setting for connecting to a television or other external device.

NTSC (default) - used in North America and Japan.

PAL - used in Europe and China.

Language

See Setting the language, date/time.

Reset Camera

Reset picture-taking settings to their defaults.

Format

CAUTION:
Formatting deletes all pictures/videos, including those that are protected.

Memory Card - deletes everything on the card; formats the card.

Cancel - exits without making a change.

Internal Memory - deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses, album names, and favorites; formats the internal memory.

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