Kodak EasyShare Z700 zoom digital camera — User's guide

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4 Doing more with your camera

Changing picture-taking settings

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

Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.)
Press to highlight the setting you wish to change, then press the OK button.
Choose an option, then press the OK button.
Press the Menu button to exit.

Setting

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Options

Focal Length Define Macro and Infinity focal adjustments when in P, A, or S mode.

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

Auto (default)

Macro

Infinity

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

This setting remains until you change it.

4.0 MP (default) - for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are highest resolution and largest file size.

3.5 MP (3:2) - ideal for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints without cropping. Also for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm)

3.1 MP - for printing up to 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size.

2.1 MP - for printing up to 8 x 10 in. (20 x 25 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size.

1.1 MP - for printing 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm) prints, emailing, Internet, screen display, or for conserving space.

Video Size

Choose a video resolution.

This setting remains until you change it.

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

320 x 240 - 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.

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.

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

This setting remains until you change it.

Continuous AF - uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF (Through-The-Lens). Because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.

Single AF (default) - uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

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

Color (default)

Black & White


	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.

Reset to Default

Reset all picture-taking settings to the defaults.

Reset P, A, or S mode to its default setting.

Set Album (Still)

Choose Album names.

This setting remains until you change it. You can apply different Set Album choices.

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.

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.

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera.

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