Kodak EasyShare M883 zoom digital camera — User's guide
Table of Contents > Doing more with your camera > Using the menu button to change settings
4 Doing more with your camera
Using the menu button to change settings
You can change settings to get the best results from your camera.
NOTE: | Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camera. Some modes offer limited settings. |
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Press the Menu button.
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Press to choose a tab:
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Capture for the most common picture-taking settings
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Capture plus for other picture-taking settings
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Video for video-taking settings
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Setup for other camera settings
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Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.
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Choose an option, then press the OK button.
Using the capture tab
Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings | Options | ||||||
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Exposure Compensation Before you take a picture, you can adjust exposure compensation to make pictures darker or lighter. |
0.0, -0.3, -0.7, -1.0, -1.3, -1.7, -2.0, +0.3, +0.7, +1.0, +1.3, +1.7, +2.0 |
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Picture Size Choose a picture resolution. For recommended print sizes, visit www.kodak.com/go/printsizes |
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Long Time Exposure Choose how long the shutter stays open. |
None (default) 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, or 8.0 seconds |
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Color Mode Choose color tones. Unavailable in Video mode. |
High Color Natural Color (default) Low Color Black & White
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AF Control Choose an auto-focus setting. |
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Digital Zoom Turn digital zoom on or off. |
On (default) Off |
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Date Stamp Imprint the date on pictures. Not available on panoramic pictures. |
Choose a date option, or turn off the feature. (Default is off.) |
Using the capture plus tab
Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings | Options | ||||||
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White Balance Choose your lighting condition. Available in Auto and SCN-Custom mode. |
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Face Detect Capture Detect and focus on faces. |
On Off |
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Exposure Metering Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene. |
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AF Zone Select a large or concentrated area of focus. |
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ISO Speed Control the sensitivity of the camera sensor. |
Auto (default) ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
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Red Eye Preflash Choose whether a preflash fires when the flash is in Red Eye mode. |
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Sharpness |
High Normal (default) Low |
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Blur Warning See Understanding the blur warning icons. |
On Off |
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Reset to Default Available only in SCN-Custom mode. |
All picture-taking settings return to their default. |
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Maintain Settings Choose which settings are saved, even after the camera is turned off. Available only in Auto mode. |
Flash White Balance ISO Speed Color Mode Sharpness Exposure Metering AF Zone |
Using the video tab
Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings | Options | ||||||
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Camera Sounds Choose sound effects. |
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Sound Volume |
Off High Medium (default) Low |
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LCD Brightness Choose LCD brightness. |
Power Save High Power (default) |
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LCD Dimmer Choose inactivity time until LCD dims. |
30 seconds 20 seconds 10 seconds (default) Off (no dimming) |
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Auto Power Off Choose inactivity time until camera turns off. |
10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes (default) 1 minute |
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Date & Time |
Set date and 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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Photo Frame Choose settings for the optional Kodak EasyShare photo frame dock 2. |
Interval, Loop, Transition, Source, Run Time |
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Image Storage Choose a storage location for pictures/videos. |
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Set Album Choose Album names. You can apply different Set Album choices to videos and to pictures. |
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. |
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Language |
Choose your language. |
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Reset Camera Reset all settings to factory defaults. |
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Format
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About View camera information. |
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