Kodak EasyShare M893 IS digital camera — Extended user guide


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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.

  1. Press the Menu button.

  2. Press to choose a tab:

    • Capture for the most common picture-taking settings

    • Capture plus for other picture-taking settings

    • Setup for other camera settings

  3. Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.

  4. Choose an option, then press the OK button.

NOTE: For Review and Review plus options, see Using the menu button in Review.

Using the capture tab

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings Options

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

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

8.1 MP (4:3) - Highest resolution; largest file size.

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

6.1 MP (16:9) - HDTV format in high resolution.

5.0 MP (4:3) - medium file size.

3.1 MP (4:3) - medium file size.

2.2 MP (3:2) - for printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers (at a lower resolution than 7.2 MP).

2.1 MP (16:9) - HDTV format.

1.2 MP (4:3) - Email, Internet, or to conserve space.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

None, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 seconds

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

High Color

Natural Color

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.

Date Stamp

Imprint the date on pictures.

Unavailable for panoramic pictures.

On

Off

Using the capture plus tab

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings Options

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

Auto - 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.

Face Detection Capture

Choose if faces get focus priority.

On - In Auto mode (and in SCN modes designed for pictures of people), the camera attempts to focus on faces.

Off

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Multi-Pattern - 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 on the LCD. 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.

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Multi-zone - evaluates 5 zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-zone - evaluates the small area centered on the LCD. 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.

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, 1600.

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

Unavailable in Video mode.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

High

Normal

Low

Red-eye Pre-flash

Choose whether a pre-flash fires when the flash is in Red Eye mode.

On - red eye flash fires before the picture is taken.

Off - red eye flash does not fire.

Maintain Settings

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

Available only in Auto mode.

Exit

Flash

White Balance

ISO Speed

Color Mode

Sharpness

Exposure Metering

AF Zone

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

640 x 480

320 x 240



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