KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera — Extended user guide


Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Using the menu button to change settings

5 Doing more with your camera

Using the menu button to change settings

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

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

  1. Press the Menu button.

  2. Press to choose a tab:

    • Capture/Video for the most common picture- and video-taking settings

    • Setup for other camera settings

  3. Press to choose a setting, then press OK.

  4. Choose an option, then press OK.

Using the capture tab

Setting More information

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

See Camera Specifications, starting on Camera specifications.

Preset Keyword Tag

Create keyword names and assign them to pictures/videos. See Tagging with keywords.

New Keyword

Delete Keyword

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

High Color

Natural Color

Low Color

Black & White

Sepia - For a reddish-brown, antique look.

Picture Quality

Choose how much compression is applied to pictures.

Not available in Smart Capture mode.

Fine - least compression; best quality and largest file size.

Standard - medium compression; medium quality and medium file size.

Basic - most compression; lowest quality, and smallest file size.

RAW - unprocessed image data in its original state (to which white balance, contrast, etc. have not been applied). You can use the RAW Develop feature to create a JPG copy for printing (Using the RAW Develop feature).

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition. (Available only in Program and Panorama modes.)

Auto - Automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture taking.

Daylight - For pictures in natural lighting.

Tungsten - Corrects the orange cast of incandescent 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.

Face Detect

Choose if faces get focuspriority. (Not available in modes where faces already get focus priority.)

On—The camera attempts to focus on faces.

Off

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Multi-Pattern - Evaluates 5 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-Weight - Evaluates the small area centered in the lens. Ideal for focusing on a precise area.

Spot - Similar to Center-Weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the LCD or EVF.

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

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.

Selectable-zone - Press to choose the focus area.

AF Control (Still)

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Continuous AF - Because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.

Single AF - Focuses when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. (This setting uses less battery power.)

Exposure Bracketing Interval

Choose the difference in exposure compensation while using exposure bracketing.

Available only in P/M mode.

Off

+/- 0.3 EV

+/- 0.7 EV

+/- 1.0 EV

See Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness or softness.

High

Normal

Low

Contrast

Control picture contrast.

High

Normal

Low



Video settings

To access your camera's Help system, see Getting help from your camera.

Setting More information

AF Control (Video)

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Continuous AF - Camera is always focusing.

Single AF - Camera focuses once, when the Shutter button is pressed.

Video Size

See Camera Specifications, starting on Camera specifications.

Using the Setup menu

Use Setup to customize other camera settings.

To access your camera's Help system, see Getting help from your camera.

Setting More information

Date & Time

Set date and time.

LCD Brightness

Choose LCD brightness during picture/video capture. (During Review, the LCD is set to High Power.)

Auto - LCD brightness is automatically adjusted according to environment.

High Power - Brighter LCD; uses more battery power.

Power Save - Dimmer LCD; uses less power.

Share Button Settings

Choose what is displayed when the Share button is pressed in Review.

Show or hide:

  • Individual social networking sites

  • E-mail addresses (all or none) and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames

Red-eye Reduction

The Red-eye flash fires automatically before a picture is taken.

Preflash - The flash fires to reduce the chance of red-eye.

Digital correction - The camera digitally corrects red-eye after a picture is taken. (Processing time after taking a picture may increase.)

Orientation Sensor

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

On - The camera rotates pictures so that all appear in the same orientation on the camera.

On Transfer - The camera rotates pictures when they are transferred to your computer.

Off - Pictures are not rotated.

Camera Sounds

Choose volume, and choose sound effects for each function.

Exit On

Volume

Power On

Focus Lock

Shutter

Error

Self-timer

Capture Frame Grid

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

On

Off

Video Out

Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device.

NTSC - Used in North America and Japan; most common format.

PAL - Used in Europe and China.

Image Storage

Choose a storage location for pictures/videos.

Auto - 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.

Language

Choose your language.

Reset Camera

Reset settings to their default.

Reset All Camera Settings - Settings revert to their factory defaults.

Reset Startup Application - Resets camera to startup mode to allow KODAK Software download (Transferring, printing pictures).

Format

CAUTION:
Formatting deletes all pictures/videos, including those that are protected. Removing a card during formatting may damage the card.

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

Exit - Exits without making a change.

Internal Memory - Deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses and keyword tags; formats the internal memory.

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