Kodak EasyShare CX7530 zoom digital camera — User's guide
Table of Contents > Taking pictures and videos > Changing picture-taking settings
2 Taking pictures and videos
Changing picture-taking settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your camera:
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Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.)
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Press
to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button.
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Choose an option, then press the OK button.
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Press the Menu button to exit.
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Exposure Compensation (still mode) Choose how much light enters the camera. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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If pictures are too light, decrease the value. If pictures are too dark, increase the value.
Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Picture Quality Choose a picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Video Quality Choose a video resolution. This setting remains until you change it. |
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White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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ISO Speed Control the camera's sensitivity to light. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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Choose a lower ISO setting in brightly lit scenes; use a higher ISO setting for low-light scenes. Choose Auto (default), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800. (800 available only in Good picture quality.)
Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Color Mode Choose color tones. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Exposure Metering Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Focus Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Long Time Exposure Choose how long the shutter stays open. This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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To leave the shutter open longer, increase the value.
Unavailable in Portrait, Sport, Close-up, or Video mode. |
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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Set Album Choose Album names. This setting remains until you change it. You can apply different Set Album choices to videos and to pictures. |
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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. |
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Video Length Choose video duration. |
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Setup Menu Choose additional settings. |
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