Kodak EasyShare P850 zoom digital camera — User's guide
Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Changing picture-taking settings
4 Doing more with your camera
Changing picture-taking settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your camera:
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Press the Menu button (press again to exit).
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Move the Joystick
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Capture for general picture-taking settings of stills.
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Video for video camera settings.
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Setup for customizing your camera settings.
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Capture
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for advanced picture-taking settings. (Only available in PASM and C settings.)
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Move the Joystick
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Choose an option, then press the OK button.
Still menu options
Capture
Some settings are unavailable in Auto and SCN modes.
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Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Compressed data, other than RAW or TIFF, to reduce storage (memory) space or transmission times. This setting remains until you change it. |
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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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Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White Sepia
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Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. |
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Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.) |
Video menu options
Video
Some settings are unavailable in Auto and SCN modes.
- uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. Setup menu options
Setup
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LCD Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. |
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1, 2, 3 (default), 4, or 5
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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures and videos. This setting is unavailable in Favorites mode. This setting remains until you change it. |
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Choose Album names. This setting remains until you change it. |
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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 Stabilizer The optical image stabilization helps to minimize hand movement to ensure sharp, clear results for still and video picture-taking.
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Set AE/AF Lock Button Choose how the button works. |
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AE lock AF lock AE/AF lock (default) |
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Program this button in Capture mode for a shortcut to your favorite camera settings. |
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See . |
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Program this button in Review for a shortcut to your favorite review settings. |
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Orient pictures so they are displayed with the correct side up for Still capture only. |
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On Off (default) |
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Change Quickview default to on or off. (For more information, see Reviewing a quickview of the picture or video just taken.) |
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On (default) Off |
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Choose how digital zoom is deployed. |
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Camera Sounds Choose an overall theme or individual sounds. |
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Theme (default)—overall. Shutter Self-timer Error |
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Sound Volume Turn off all sounds, or choose a volume level. |
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Off Low Medium (default) High |
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Mode Description Display the mode descriptions. (SCN mode descriptions remain active.) |
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On (default) Off |
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Ensure proper AF accessory lens use. |
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On Off (default) |
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Set the date and time. |
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See Setting the language and date/time, first time. |
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Video Out Choose the regional setting that lets you connect the camera to a television or other external device. |
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Choose an external flash setting. |
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External flash only Camera and Ext. flash (default) |
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EVF/LCD Stand By Select when you would like the EVF/LCD screen to time out. |
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15 or 30 seconds 2 minutes |
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Auto Power Off Select when you would like the camera to turn off. |
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3 minutes (default) 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes |
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Language Choose a language. |
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Reset Camera |
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Reset Auto, SCN, and PASM mode to its default setting. Settings for C modes are retained. |
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Format
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Calibrate Imager Reset the imager. |
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Resets the imager to factory calibration standards. |
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About View camera information. |
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Camera name and firmware version. |
- the camera always uses internal memory, even if a card is installed. 
- image stabilization activates when the Shutter button is pressed halfway. 
PASM and C1, C2, C3 menu options
Capture
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These settings are not available in Auto and SCN modes.
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White Balance Choose your lighting condition. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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AF Control This setting is kept across PASM and C until you change it. |
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AF Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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Sharpness This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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High Normal Low |
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Contrast This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2, and C3 until you change it. |
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High Normal Low |
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Slow Flash Choose what type of slow-flash setting is desired. This setting is kept across PASM and independently in C1, C2 and C3 until you change it. |
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Place the camera on a flat surface or tripod. |
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Transfer current settings on the camera to a Custom mode. |
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Custom modes on the Mode dial:
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Custom Exposure Mode Choose a preferred capture mode. (See Custom modes, .) This setting remains until you change it. |
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Program (default) Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Available only in Custom (C) mode. |
- pictures in natural lighting. 
- under overcast, shady or twilight skies. 
- pictures in the shade in natural lighting. 
- preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets. 
- 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. 
- captures a representative white surface for a more precise setting. 
- saves a white balance setting after registration function in the Custom White Balance setting (see ). 
- uses external AF sensor and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down. 
to move the to any of 25 focus zones (5 vertical, 5 horizontal). 
- synchronizes at the beginning of the shutter. Ideal for night-scene background; fast shutter speeds can make background too dark. This feature allows both a slow shutter speed for the background to enhance the detail and a flash for the subject. 
- Front-curtain sync and Red-eye are simultaneously set. Ideal for a person against a brightly lit night background. Lets you capture the background correctly and reduce the red-eye. 
- synchronizes at the end of the shutter. The flash fires just before the shutter closes to create a stream-of-light effect behind a moving object for a more natural appearance. 
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