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:

  1. Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.)

  2. Press to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button.

  3. Choose an option, then press the OK button.

  4. Press the Menu button to exit.

Setting Icon Options

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.

If pictures are too light, decrease the value. If pictures are too dark, increase the value.

NOTE: When the camera screen is on in any still capture mode, press then to adjust exposure compensation. When satisfied, press again.

Exposure Compensation returns to zero if Long Time Exposure is set.


Unavailable in Video mode.

Picture Quality

Choose a picture resolution.

This setting remains until you change it.

Best —5 M pixels; for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (50 x 76 cm).

Best (3:2) —4.4 M pixels; ideal for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints without cropping. Also for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (50 x 76 cm); some cropping may result.

Better —3.1 M pixels; for printing up to 8 x 10 in. (20 x 25 cm).

Good —1.7 M pixels; for emailing, Internet, screen display, or for conserving space.

Video Quality

Choose a video resolution.

This setting remains until you change it.

Best —higher resolution and file size. Video plays in a 640 x 480 pixel window (VGA).

Good —lower resolution and file size. Video plays in a 320 x 240 pixel window (QVGA).

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.

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. Unavailable in Video mode.

ISO Speed

Control the camera's sensitivity to light.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.

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.)

NOTE: ISO returns to Auto when the camera is set to Sport, Night, or Portrait mode, or during Long Time Exposure.

Unavailable in Video mode.

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.

Color (default)—for color pictures.

Black & White—for black-and-white pictures.

Sepia—for pictures with 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.

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.

Multi-pattern (default)—evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-weight—evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Center-spot—similar to Center-weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

Unavailable in Video mode.

Focus Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.

Multi-zone (default)—evaluates 3 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-zone—evaluates the small area centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed.

NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to Multi-zone when in Landscape mode.

Unavailable in Video mode.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera.

To leave the shutter open longer, increase the value.

NOTE: When Long Time Exposure is set, Exposure Compensation is set to zero and ISO is set to Auto.

Unavailable in Portrait, Sport, Close-up, or Video mode.

Image Storage

Choose a storage location for pictures and videos.

This setting remains until you change it.

Auto (default)—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.

Set Album

Choose Album names.

This setting remains until you change it. You can apply different Set Album choices to videos and to pictures.

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.

Video Length

Choose video duration.

Continuous—(default, as long as there is room on the card or internal memory, or until the Shutter button is pressed.)

5, 15, or 30—seconds

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera.



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