Kodak EasyShare M753/M853/MD853 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.

  1. Press the Menu button.

  2. Press to highlight a setting, then press OK.

  3. Choose an option, then press OK.

    • Press the Menu button to exit the menu.

NOTE: To better understand each menu option, use camera Help. Highlight a menu choice, then press the button. Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camera. Some modes offer limited settings.

Press Menu , and OK to access settings Options

Self-timer

Choose a self-timer setting.

10 seconds (default) - so you have time to get into the scene.

2 seconds - for a steady, auto-shutter release on a tripod.

2-shot - one picture is taken after a 10-second delay. A second picture is taken 8 seconds later.

Burst

Capture an expected event.

Camera takes up to 4 pictures (3 pictures for the M853 and MD853) while the Shutter button is pressed. All the pictures are saved.

Off (default)

On

NOTE: You cannot use Burst when Long Time Exposure is turned on.

Exposure Compensation

Increase or decrease brightness before taking a picture. (Also see Using exposure compensation to adjust picture brightness.)

-2.0 to +2.0 (in 0.3 increments)

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

For recommended print sizes, visit: www.kodak.com/go/printsizes

M753

For

M853 MD853

7.0 MP (4:3)

(default)

Pictures at the highest resolution, largest file size

8.1 MP (4:3)

(default)

6.2 MP (3:2)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers

7.2 MP (3:2)

5.3 MP (16:9)

HDTV format in high resolution

6.1 MP

(16:9)

5.0 MP (4:3)

Medium file size

5.0 MP

(4:3)

3.1 MP (4:3)

Medium file size

3.1 MP (4:3)

2.2 MP (3:2)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers (at a lower resolution than 6.2/7.2 MP)

2.2 MP (3:2)

2.1 MP

(16:9)

HDTV format

2.1 MP

(16:9)

1.2 MP (4:3)

Email, Internet, or to conserve space

1.2 MP (4:3)

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

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.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

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 lens. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Spot - similar to Center-weighted, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the viewfinder. If used with Selectable AF zones, the exposure spot follows the focus zone. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

ISO Speed

Control the camera's sensitivity to light.

Choose a lower ISO setting in brightly lit scenes; use a higher ISO for low-light scenes. Choose Auto (default), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250.

NOTE: ISO returns to Auto when the camera is set to Portrait or SCN mode.

Unavailable in Video mode.

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Multi-zone (default) - evaluates 5 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.

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

High Color

Natural Color (default)

Low Color

Black & White

Sepia - pictures have 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.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

0.5 - 4.0 seconds

Set Album

Choose Album names.

Clear All - selected album settings are cancelled

Pre-select album names before you take pictures/videos. Then, all the pictures/videos you take are tagged with those album names. See Pre-tagging for album names.

Image Storage

Choose a storage location for pictures/videos.

Auto (default) - the camera uses the card if one is in the camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory.

Internal Memory - the camera uses internal memory, even if a card is installed.

NOTE: If you fill up your card while taking pictures, your camera's memory plus feature prompts you to switch to internal memory, if space is available. Memory plus is unavailable in Video mode.

Maintain Settings

Choose which settings are saved, even after the camera is turned off.

Available only in Auto mode.

Exit (default)

Flash

White Balance

ISO Speed

Color Mode

AF Zone

Clear All

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

640 x 480 (default)

320 x 240

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera on .



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