You can change settings to get the best results from your camera.
Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings
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Capture Options
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Picture Size
Choose a picture resolution.
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See Camera specifications.
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Video Size
Available only in Video mode.
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VGA (640 x 480) - medium quality and file size. (4 GB maximum video size.)
QVGA ( 320 x 240) - lower quality; smallest file size. (4 GB maximum video size.)
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Color Mode
Choose color tones.
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High Color
Natural Color
Low Color
Black & White
Sepia
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EASYSHARE Software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia. |
Unavailable in Video mode.
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AF Control
Choose an auto-focus setting.
Available only in SCN, P, A, S, M, and Video modes.
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Continuous AF - because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.
Single AF - uses TTL-AF (through-the-lens auto focus) when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.
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White Balance
Choose your lighting condition.
Available only in P, A, S, M and Panorama modes.
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Auto - 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.
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Exposure Metering
Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.
Available only in P, A, S, M and Panorama modes.
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Multi-pattern - 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.
Center-Spot - similar to Center-weighted, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the LCD.
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AF Zone
Select a large or concentrated area of focus.
Available only in P, A, S, M and Panorama modes.
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Multi-zone - 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.
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Exposure Bracketing Interval
Choose the difference in exposure compensation while using exposure bracketing.
Available only in P, A, and M modes.
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Off
+/- 0.3 EV
+/- 0.7 EV
+/- 1.0 EV
See Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing.
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Sharpness
Control picture sharpness.
Available only in P, A, S, M and Panorama modes.
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High
Normal
Low
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Histogram
Turn histogram on/off.
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On
Off
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