Kodak EasyShare C663 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.
Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.
Choose an option, then press the OK button. (Press the Menu button to exit.)

NOTE:

Some settings are unavailable in some modes.

Setting

Options

Exposure Bracketing

Determine the best exposure level for your conditions based on your evaluation of 3 pictures.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial.

Off

+/- 0.3

+/- 0.7

+/- 1.0

The camera takes 3 pictures—at +, at 0, and at - exposure.

Exposure Compensation

Control how much light enters the camera.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial.

-2.0 to +2.0 (in 1/3 increments)

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

This setting remains until you change it.

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

5 MP (3:2) (default) - 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).

4 MP - for printing up to 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm); pictures are medium resolution with smaller file size

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

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

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial.

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.

Open Shade - for pictures in shade in natural lighting.

Available only in P/M mode.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial.

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.

Available only in P/M mode.

Focus Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

This setting remains until you turn the Mode dial.

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.

Available only in P/M mode.

NOTE:

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

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

This setting remains until you change it.

Continuous AF - uses external AF sensor and TTL (Through The Lens) AF. 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.

High Color

Natural Color (default)

Low Color

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.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

This setting remains until you turn off the camera.

High

Normal (default)

Low

Available only in P/M mode.

Reset to Default

All picture-taking settings return to their default.

Available only in P/M mode.

Set Album

Choose Album names.

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

Off (default)

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/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.

NOTE:

If you fill up a storage location while taking pictures, the camera prompts you to switch to the other storage location.

Video Size

640 x 240

320 x 240

Available only in Video mode.

Video Length

Continuous (default)

5 seconds

15 seconds

30 seconds

Available only in Video mode.

Setup Menu

See Customizing your camera.

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