Kodak EasyShare C913/CD93 digital camera — Extended user 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 - 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.

Exposure Compensation

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

0.0, -0.5, -1.0, -1.5, -2.0, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

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

9.0 MP (4:3)

Pictures at the highest resolution, largest file size

8.0 MP (3:2)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers

6.8 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)

Printing on EasyShare printer docks and photo printers (at a lower resolution than 8.0 MP)

2.1 MP (16:9)

HDTV format

1.2 MP (4:3)

Email, Internet, or to conserve space

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.

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, 1000.

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

Unavailable in Video mode.

AF Zone

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Multi-zone - evaluates 3 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.

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.

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

640 x 480

320 x 240

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera.



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