Kodak P880 Users Guide
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www.kodak.com/go/support 24 4Doing more with your camera Picture-taking modes Use this modeFor Mode Switch—Capture and Favorites. CaptureTaking pictures and videos. FavoritesViewing your favorites (see page 66). Choose the mode that best suits your subjects and surroundings. Use Auto mode for general picture-taking. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
25www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Mode Dial—11 settings. AUTOGeneral picture-taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease-of-use. Portrait Portrait (default) —full-frame portraits of people. Allows the subject to be sharp and the background to be indistinct. For best results, position your subject at least 6 ft (2 m) away and fill the frame with a head and shoulder pose. Use Telephoto to exaggerate background blur. Night Portrait —reduces red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Place camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod. Anti-shake Night Portrait —minimizes camera shake while capturing both subject and background. Landscape Landscape (default) —distant scenery. Night Landscape —distant scenery at night. For both settings, the flash does not fire and auto-focus framing marks (page 7) are not available. Flower Flower (default) —sharp pictures at close range. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position. The close-up distances from the lens are 3.9–19.7 in. (10–50 cm) at Wide angle and 10–19.7 in. (25–50 cm) at Telephoto. Super Close-up —sharp pictures at super close range. The close-up distance from the lens is 2–13.8 in. (5–35 cm) at Wide angle. NOTE: Super Close-up is not effective at Telephoto zoom position. Use available light instead of flash, if possible. Use this modeFor Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 26 ScenePoint-and-shoot simplicity when taking pictures under 8 special conditions (see page 28). ProgramControlling the exposure compensation, flash compensation (how much light enters the camera), and ISO speed (see page 41). The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture (f-number) based on the scene lighting. Program mode offers the ease of auto shooting with full access to all menu options. Use the Command dial and Set button to select and adjust settings (see page 39). Press the Menu button to change other settings. Aperture PriorityControlling the aperture, exposure compensation, flash compensation, and ISO speed (see page 41). Aperture priority mode is primarily used to control depth of field (the range of sharpness). NOTE: The aperture setting may be affected when using optical zoom. Use the Command dial and Set button to select and adjust settings (see page 39). Press the Menu button to change other settings. Shutter PriorityControlling the shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash compensation, and ISO speed (see page 41). The camera automatically sets the aperture for proper exposure. Shutter priority mode is primarily used to prevent blur when your subject is moving. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod for slow shutter speeds. Use the Command dial and Set button to select and adjust settings (see page 39). Press the Menu button to change other settings ManualEnjoying the highest level of creative control. You can set the aperture, shutter speed, flash compensation, and ISO speed (see page 41). Exposure compensation acts as an exposure meter, recommending the proper combination of aperture and shutter speed to produce an acceptable exposure. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod for slow shutter speeds. Use the Command dial and Set button to select and adjust settings (see page 39). Press the Menu button to change other settings. Use this modeFor Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
27www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera CustomA “user-created”mode that lets you save settings in P, A, S, M plus any Custom and menu settings which are saved independent of other camera settings. If you created settings in another mode, you can transfer and save them to any of the C modes using Copy to Custom (see table on page 53). VideoCapturing video with sound (see page 5). Use this modeFor Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 28 Scene modes 1Turn the Mode dial to Scene . 2Move to display Scene mode descriptions. NOTE: If the Help text turns off, press the OK button. 3Press the OK button to choose a Scene mode. Use this SCN mode For SportSubjects that are in motion. Shutter speed is fast. SunsetPreserves the deep hues seen in sunsets. BacklightSubjects that are in shadow or “backlit” (when light is behind the subject). Candle lightCaptures the ambiance of candle light. TextDocuments. Manner/ Museum Quiet occasions, like a wedding or lecture. Flash and sound are disabled. SnowBright snow scenes. BeachBright beach scenes. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
29www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Using the focus button Set the focus for close-up and far-away scenes. Some settings may be unavailable in some modes. NOTE: For rapid setting changes, see page 43. Focus mode Description Normal AF (default)Focus setting for general picture-taking from 19.7 in. (50 cm) to infinity at Wide angle/Telephoto. Macro AFSharpness and detail in pictures at close range. Use available light instead of flash, if possible. The close-up distance for Wide angle/Telephoto is 10–19.7 in. (25–50 cm). Use Super Close-up in the Flower mode (see table on page 24) for a closer range at Wide angle. InfinityDistant subjects. Auto-focus framing marks are unavailable in Focus Landscape. ManualFocus is at center position of the camera’s field of view. When you rotate the Manual focus ring, a magnified portion of the screen, a bar to show the focus range, and a gauge to show the sharpness of focus are displayed. The higher in the plus direction, the better the detected focus. The close-up distance for Wide angle/Telephoto is 10 in. (25 cm) to infinity. Press OK or Set. Press Focus. (Press again to exit.) 1 2to highlight an option. 3 The active icon, except for the default mode, is displayed in the EVF/LCD screen. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 30 Using the drive mode for self-timer, burst, exposure bracketing Some settings may be unavailable in some modes. NOTE: For rapid setting changes, see page 43. For determining burst capacity, see page 32. RAW and TIFF are unavailable in Burst. Drive mode Description SingleCamera takes one picture. Self-timer (10 sec)A 10-second delay to put yourself into the picture. Place camera on a tripod or flat surface. Shutter Delay (2 sec)A 2-second delay allows for a steady, auto-shutter release on a tripod. First Burst Flash forced off. Camera takes a series of pictures at approximately 0.6 second intervals while the Shutter button is pressed. For determining the quantity saved, see page 32. (Capture an expected event e.g., a person swinging a golf club.) Press OK or Set. Press Drive. (Press again to exit.) The active icon is displayed in the EVF/LCD screen. 1 2to highlight an option. 3 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
31www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera 1Set the Drive mode to the desired option, page 30. 2Press the Shutter button halfway to set the AE/AF. 3For all settings, except Burst, press the Shutter button completely down and release it to take the picture. For Burst settings, press the Shutter button completely down and hold it. The camera stops taking pictures when you release the Shutter button, all pictures are taken, or there is no more storage space. NOTE: To cancel self-timer and shutter delay during countdown, press the Shutter button again. NOTE: During quickview you can delete all pictures in the burst series. To delete selectively, do so in Review (see page 17). Last Burst Flash forced off. Camera takes a series of pictures while the Shutter button is pressed. When the Shutter button is released, only the last 6 pictures are saved. (Capture an event when the precise timing is uncertain e.g., a child blowing out birthday candles.) Exposure Bracketing 3 Flash forced off. Camera takes 3 pictures at a selected interval of 1/3, 2/3, or 1.0 EV. Determine the best exposure level for your conditions based on your evaluation of 3 pictures. Exposure Bracketing 5 Flash forced off. Camera takes 5 pictures at a selected interval of 1/3, 2/3, or 1.0 EV. Determine the best exposure level for your conditions based on your evaluation of 5 pictures. Time Lapse BurstCamera takes specified number of pictures (2–99) at specified intervals (10 seconds–24 hours in JPEG) and (1 minute–24 hours in TIFF and RAW). Drive mode Description Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
Doing more with your camera www.kodak.com/go/support 32 Determining the burst capacity The quantity of burst depends on the quality mode and the rate of compression. For information on File Type (picture compression), see page 47. NOTE: TIFF format is unavailable in Burst. Quality modeResolution Compression/File TypeQuantity 8.0 MP 3264 x 2448 RAW 0 Fine 7 Standard 12 Basic 19 7.1 MP 3264 x 2176 Fine 8 Standard 13 Basic 21 5.0 MP 2560 x 1920 Fine 11 Standard 19 Basic 29 3.1 MP 2048 x 1536 Fine 17 Standard 29 Basic 45 0.8 MP 1024 x 768 Fine 40 Standard 40 Basic 40 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals
33www.kodak.com/go/support Doing more with your camera Using the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) button AE/AF lock mode Description (default)Exposure setting is independent of pressing the Shutter button. This allows for creative compositions and exposure situations. Retains the settings and prevents changes accidentally. Use focus lock to obtain exact focus subject and situations where AF may not work. Allows for creative compositions and focus situations. Examples: Low-contrast scenes: subject is wearing clothing that is the same color as the background. Patterned subject or scene: building windows, subjects with horizontal stripes, animal in a cage, person in a forest, etc. Extreme differences in brightness within the framing marks: light is in the background and main subject is in shadow. / Use when you want to control both exposure and focus independent of pressing the Shutter button. Press AE/AF. (Press again to unlock.) 61Press Menu. (Press again to exit.) to highlight Setup Menu 2 3to highlight Set AE/AF Lock Button. 4Press OK..green—successful red—failed failed exposure lock failed focus lock 5to highlight an option; press OK. To set the AE/AF lock mode: Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Kodak Manuals