Kodak EasyShare C513 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

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.

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution. For recommended print sizes, visit www.kodak.com/go/printsizes.

5.0 MP (default) - highest resolution and largest file size

4.4 MP (3:2) - for printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers

3.1 MP - medium file size

2.2 MP (3:2 - printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers (at a lower resolution than 4.4 MP)

2.0 MP (16:9) - HDTV format

1.1 MP - email, Internet, or to conserve space

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.

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.

Color (default)

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.

Set Album

Choose Album names.

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/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.

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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