Kodak EasyShare DX7590 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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Turn the Mode dial to desired mode.
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Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.)
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Move the Joystick
to highlight a setting, then press the OK button. -
Choose an option, then press the OK button.
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Press the Menu button to exit.
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Custom Exposure Mode Choose a preferred capture mode. (See .) This setting remains until you change it. |
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Program (default)
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual
Available only in Custom (C) mode. |
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Self-Timer Turn the Self-Timer on or off. This setting remains until you take the picture, turn the Mode dial, or turn off the camera. |
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On Off (default) |
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Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Compression Choose a compression. This setting remains until you change it. The setting is displayed in the status area as "S" or "F." |
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Standard (default)
Fine
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White Balance Choose your lighting condition. The EVF/LCD screen displays the chosen White Balance. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Exposure Bracketing Interval Choose an exposure bracketing interval. P, A, S, M, C: This setting remains until you change it or take pictures. Auto, Scene: This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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+/– 0.3 EV (default) +/– 0.7 EV +/–1.0 EV |
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Exposure Metering Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene. This setting remains until you change it. The setting is displayed on the right side of Liveview if set to Center-weight or Center-spot. |
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Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes. |
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Focus Zone Choose a large or concentrated area of focus. This setting remains until you change it. The setting is displayed on the right side of Liveview if set to Center-zone or Selectable-zone. |
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Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes. |
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AF Control This setting remains until you change it. |
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Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Color Mode Choose color tones. In Auto and Scene modes, this setting remains until you turn the Mode dial or turn off the camera. |
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High Color Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia (for pictures with a reddish-brown, antique look.)
Unavailable in Video mode. |
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Sharpness This setting remains until you change it. |
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High Normal (default) Low Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes. |
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Reset to Default |
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Reset P, A, S, M, or C mode to its default setting. |
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Set Album (Still) Choose Album names. This setting remains until you change it. |
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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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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Choose a default video length (useful in self-timer videos). |
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Continuous (default)—as long as there is room on the card or internal memory, or until you press the Shutter button. Choose 5, 15, or 30 seconds duration. |
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Setup Menu Choose additional settings. |
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- automatically corrects white balance. Ideal for general picture-taking. 
- for pictures in natural lighting. 
- corrects the orange cast of household light bulbs. Ideal for indoor pictures under tungsten or halogen lighting without flash. 
- corrects the green cast of fluorescent lighting. Ideal for indoor pictures under fluorescent lighting without flash. Open Shade
—for pictures in the shade in natural lighting.
Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes. 
- evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for general picture-taking. 
- evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the viewfinder. Ideal for backlit subjects. 
- similar to Center-weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the viewfinder. (A circle indicates the metering spot.) Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture. 
- evaluates 3 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture-taking. 
- evaluates the small area centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed. 
- move the focus brackets to center, left, or right. 
- uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. 
- uses TTL-AF. 
- the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory. 
- the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is inserted. 
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