KODAK EASYSHARE M420 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 modes offer limited settings. Some settings remain until you change them; others, until you change modes or turn off the camera.

  1. Press the Menu button.

  2. Press to highlight a tab:

    • Capture/Video for the most common picture/video-taking settings

    • Setup for other camera settings

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

  4. Highlight an option, then press OK.

Using the capture tab

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings Picture-taking Options
IMPORTANT: Your camera offers a built-in Help system. Getting help from your camera.

Exposure Compensation

Make a picture lighter or darker. (Available in Program and Panorama modes.) To use a shortcut, see Using shortcuts.

0.0, +/-0.3, +/-0.7, +/-1.0, +/-1.3, +/-1.7, +/-2.0

Picture Size

Choose a picture resolution.

See Camera specifications.

Focus Mode

Choose a focus distance.

Auto - for general picture-taking.

Macro - for sharpness and detail in pictures at close range. Use available light instead of flash, if possible. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position.

Infinity - for distant subjects; auto-focus framing marks are unavailable.

Burst

Take up to 3 pictures in quick succession. (Burst is not available in Panorama mode.)

Off

On—Press the Shutter button halfway to focus and set exposure. Press the Shutter button completely down and hold it to take pictures.

Self-timer

Take a picture (or pictures) after a timed delay.

10 seconds - A picture is taken after a 10-second delay.

2 seconds - A picture is taken after a 2-second delay (for a steady, shutter release on a tripod).

2 shot - The first picture is taken after a 10-second delay. A second picture is taken 8 seconds later.

Long Time Exposure

Choose how long the shutter stays open.

None

0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0 seconds

Color Mode

Choose color tones.

Unavailable in Video mode.

High Color

Natural Color

Low Color

Black & White

Sepia - for a reddish-brown, antique look.

NOTE: EASYSHARE Software also lets you change a color picture to black-and-white or sepia.

AF Control (Still)

Choose an auto-focus setting.

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.

White Balance

Choose your lighting condition. (Available only in Program 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.

Face Detect Capture

Choose if faces get focus priority.

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

Off

NOTE: Not available in Smart Capture mode (because face detection is always on).

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.

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

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 in the lens. Ideal when you need precise focus.

ISO Speed

Control the sensitivity of the camera sensor.

Auto

ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 (ISO 3200, 6400 available for picture sizes of 3.1 MP or less.)

Sharpness

Control picture sharpness.

Sharp

Normal

Soft


Video settings

Press Menu, , , and OK to access settings Video Options
IMPORTANT: Your camera offers a built-in Help system. Getting help from your camera.

Video Size

Choose a video resolution.

640 x 480 @ 30 fps (VGA)

320 x 240 @ 30 fps (QVGA)

Focus Mode

Select a large or concentrated area of focus.

Auto - for general video-taking.

Macro - for sharpness and detail at close range. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position.

Infinity - for distant subjects.

Self-timer

Take a video after a timed delay.

10 seconds - A video is taken after a 10-second delay.

2 seconds - A video is taken after a 2-second delay.



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