Kodak EasyShare Z81612/ZD8612 IS digital camera — Extended user guide

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4 Doing more with your camera

Using the Menu button to change settings

NOTE:

Some settings remain until you change them; others remain until you turn off the camera.

Press the Menu button.
Press to highlight a menu tab:
- Capture for the most common picture-taking settings.
- Capture + for other picture-taking settings. Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.
- Setup for other camera settings.
Press to highlight a setting, then press the OK button.
Choose an option, then press the OK button.

NOTE:

Press the Info button

for information about camera settings and options. Some capture modes offer limited settings.

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Capture Options

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

8.0 MP (4:3) - Highest resolution, largest file size

7.1 MP (3:2) - For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers

6.0 MP (16:9) - HDTV format

5.0 MP (4:3) - Medium resolution and file size

3.1 MP (4:3) - Smaller resolution and file size

2.2 MP (3:2) - For EasyShare printer docks, photo printers

2.1 MP (16:9) - HDTV format

1.2 MP (4:3) - For emailing, Internet, or conserving space

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

VGA 640 x 480 - higher quality, larger file size (80-min. maximum video)

QVGA 320 x 240 - lower quality, smaller file size (80-min. maximum video)

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

High Color

Natural Color

Low Color

Black & White

Sepia

NOTE:

EasyShare software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia.

Unavailable in Video mode.

AF Control

Choose an auto-focus setting.

Available only in SCN, PASM, and Video modes.

Continuous AF - because the camera is always focusing, there is no need to press the Shutter button halfway down to focus.

Single AF - uses TTL-AF (through-the-lens auto focus) when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Using the Capture + menu

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Capture + Options (Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.)

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition.

Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.

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.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.

Multi-pattern - evaluates lighting conditions throughout the image to give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for general picture taking.

Center-weighted - evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the LCD. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Center-Spot - similar to Center-weighted, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the LCD.

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.

High

Normal

Low

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Available only in PASM and Panorama modes.

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

Center-zone - evaluates the small area centered in the LCD. Ideal when precise focus of a specific area in the picture is needed.

Exposure Bracketing Interval

Choose the difference in exposure compensation while using exposure bracketing.

Available only in PASM mode.

Off

+/- 0.3 EV

+/- 0.7 EV

+/- 1.0 EV

See Using exposure compensation with exposure bracketing.

Using the Setup menu

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings

Setup Options

LCD Brightness

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Image Storage

Choose a storage location for pictures/videos.

Auto - 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.

Quickview

Show a picture/video as soon as it is taken.

On Off

Date Stamp

Imprint the date on pictures.

Choose a date option, or turn off the feature.

Set Tag

Assign tag names to pictures/videos. Select tag name(s) before you take pictures or videos. Then, new pictures/ videos are assigned that tag name(s).

Clear All

Add Tag

Delete Tag

Exit

Tag Name 1

Tag Name 2

See Tagging pictures/videos.

Capture Frame Grid

Use the frame grid to divide the LCD screen into thirds, vertically and horizontally.

Off

Red-eye Pre-flash

Choose if the Red-eye flash fires automatically before a picture is taken.

NOTE:

The camera automatically corrects red-eye when the Red-eye Pre-flash is set to Off.

Off

Image Stabilizer

Choose how image stabilization occurs.

Continuous - Image stabilization occurs continuously.

Single - Image stabilization occurs when the Shutter button is pressed halfway down.

Off - Image stabilization is off.

Camera Sounds

Choose sound effects.

Theme - applies the same sound effect set to all functions.

Individual - choose a sound effect for each function.

Date & Time

Choose date/time format; set date/time.

Language

Choose a language.

Advanced Digital Zoom

Zoom using optical, then digital zoom.

Continuous - Zooming is continuous between optical and digital zoom.

Pause - Zooming pauses at the optical zoom maximum. To use digital zoom, release then press the Telephoto (T) zoom button.

None - Digital zoom is off.

Orientation Sensor

Orient pictures so that they are displayed with the correct side up.

For pictures - On, On Transfer, Off

For video - On, off.

Sound Volume

Off, Low, Medium, High

Auto Power Off

Choose inactivity time until camera turns off.

10 minutes

5 minutes

3 minutes

1 minute

Video Out

Choose the regional setting for connecting to a television or other external device.

NTSC - used in North America and Japan.

PAL - used in Europe and China.

Reset Camera

Reset settings to their defaults.

Format

CAUTION:
Formatting deletes all pictures/videos, including those that are protected.

Memory Card - deletes everything on the card; formats the card.

Cancel - exits without making a change.

Internal Memory - deletes everything in internal memory including email addresses, tag names, and favorites; formats the internal memory.

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