Kodak EasyShare C610 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 (see Using camera Help ). 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

Exposure Compensation

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

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

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

6.1 MP (4:3)

5.4 MP (3:2)

5.0 MP (4:3)

4.6 MP (16:9)

3.1 MP (4:3)

2.2 MP (3:2)

2.1 MP (16:9)

1.2 MP (4:3)

Video Size

Available only in Video mode.

640 x 480

320 x 240

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.

Exposure Metering

Evaluate light levels at specific areas of a scene.

Center-Weight - evaluates the lighting conditions of the subject centered in the lens. Ideal for backlit subjects.

Center-Spot - similar to Center-weight, except the metering is concentrated on a smaller area of the subject centered in the lens. Ideal when you need an exact exposure of a specific area in the picture.

ISO Speed

Control the camera's sensitivity to light.

Unavailable in Video mode.

Choose a lower ISO setting in brightly lit scenes; use a higher ISO for low-light scenes. Choose Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800.

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

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

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.

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.

Setup Menu

Choose additional settings.

See Customizing your camera.



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