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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera
Defining settings

You can define settings via the Capture mode menus and through the SCROLL and SELECT buttons on the top of the camera.

Note: Capture mode settings affect only future pictures—they cannot be used to alter pictures you have already taken.

Defining settings via the Capture mode menus

The Capture mode preferences are divided into the following categories:

Picture Type

Album (DC260 only)

White Balance

Watermark

Advanced Exposure Modes

Advanced Focus Mode (DC260 only)

Preferences

  

Script

Note: The Script icon only appears when a script is present on your camera. It is possible for multiple script icons to appear in your menus.

As a first step in adjusting the Capture mode settings via the menus, you need to display the Capture Mode Settings screen on the LCD:

  1. Press the MENU button.

    The Capture Mode Settings screen appears with the Picture Type icon selected.

  2. Press the left and right arrows to highlight the icon representing the settings you want to adjust.

    Some icons do not appear on the initial screen; continue to press the right arrow to display these additional icons.

  3. Refer to the following subsections for information about each setting category.
  4. When you are satisfied with all your settings, press the DONE softkey.

Picture Type settings

Picture Type settings define the characteristics, including resolution, of your still, burst, and timelapse pictures.

  • Still pictures are your normal digital photographs.
  • Burst pictures are a series of photographs taken in quick succession.

    Note: In Burst mode, Medium and Standard resolutions may appear less sharp than in a Still picture mode.

  • Timelapse pictures are a series of photographs taken with a time delay between each picture.
  1. Press the down arrow to highlight the type of picture you want to define.
  2. Press the ENTER softkey.

    The settings for the selected picture type appear. 

  3. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the particular setting you want to specify.
  4. Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll through the options for each individual setting.

    Note: More information about Picture Type settings can be found in Setting camera properties.

Album settings (DC260 only)

Album settings specify the album into which pictures will be stored. All future pictures are stored in the selected album until you change the album setting.

  1. Press the down arrow to select one of the following selections:
    • No Album—your pictures are not stored in an album.
    • New Album—allows you to create a new album. The New Album Name screen appears.

      Press the up and down arrows to select a character. Press the right arrow to add the selected character to the name. Add additional characters until you have spelled the name you want using a maximum of 8 characters. When you are satisfied with the name, press the DONE softkey to return to the Album Settings screen. Press the down arrow to select the new album.

    • An existing album name—your pictures are stored in the album you select.
  2. Press the SELECT softkey.
  3. Press the DONE softkey.

    Note: To remove an album, highlight it and then press the DISSOLVE softkey. The album is removed, but its pictures are retained outside the album.

Script setting

The Script setting allows you to run a predefined script that's been downloaded to the System folder on the camera's memory card. Scripts can be created to appear on any screen, not only the Script setting screen.

A script can prompt you for certain actions and define the behavior of the camera and its settings. For example, a script can set the camera to take burst pictures at a certain rate. The script can then prompt you, using text on the LCD, to take a picture and the camera waits for you to press the SHUTTER button.

Note: The DC220 and DC260 can run DIGITA-compatible scripts. These scripts add new selections to existing menus or can create new menus and choices to automate and extend camera operations.

To choose and run a script that has been placed on the camera:

  1. Press the down arrow to choose the script you want to execute.

  2. Press the START softkey.

    Any steps that follow depend on the chosen script. The chosen script may begin running or a screen containing subscripts may appear.

    Note: To stop a script that is running, press the EXIT softkey which appears after you push the START softkey.

White Balance settings

White Balance examines your pictures and tries to adjust the color balance to remove the color cast that the current lighting conditions add.

  1. Press the down arrow to highlight the type of White Balance you want to use.

    • Automatic—Use this setting when taking pictures under a variety of lighting conditions. This is the default.
    • Daylight—Use this setting when taking pictures outdoors.
    • Fluorescent—Use this setting when taking pictures under fluorescent light.
    • Tungsten—Use this setting when taking pictures under normal incandescent light.
    • Off—No White Balance adjustment is made.
  2. Press the SELECT softkey to select the highlighted choice.

Watermark settings

You can choose to place a date, time, text, or logo watermark on the pictures you take. (Logo watermarks are available only on the DC260.)

  1. Press the down arrow to select the type of watermark you want.

    Note: If you do not want a watermark, select None.

  2. Press the SELECT softkey.
    • None—No watermark appears.
    • Date and Time—The Date & Time Stamp screen appears. In the Date & Time Stamp screen, you can specify to use the date, the time, or both.
    • Text—The Text Stamp screen appears. When you select the text stamp, you can select the EDIT softkey to change the text.
    • Logo—The Logo Stamp screen appears. When you select the logo stamp, you can select the EDIT softkey to change the logo.

    Note: If a logo watermark file (.lgo) exceeds 512 Kb, it will not appear as an option on the Logo Stamp screen.

  3. Press the left and right arrows to set each of the following fields:
    • Left offset—The distance in from the left side of the LCD to place the watermark.
    • Top offset—The distance down from the top of the LCD to place the watermark.
    • Transparency—The level of transparency for the watermark.
    • Text color—The color of the text in the watermark.
    • Background color—The color of the watermark's background.

    Note: Remember that watermarks will only appear on future pictures.

  4. When you are satisfied with the settings, press the DONE softkey.

    Note: You can see watermarks on pictures in the Review mode when the full resolution picture appears. You cannot see watermarks on thumbnail pictures.

Advanced Exposure Modes settings

The Advanced Exposure Modes settings allow you to select one of the following modes:

  • Programmed AE—the camera uses the programmed automatic exposure setting which selects the appropriate flash and aperture setting. This is the default.
  • Long Time Exposure—the camera's flash is disabled as it is assumed that the long time exposure is necessary to obtain a proper exposure within the current ambient lighting environment. You set the exposure time between 0.5 and 4 seconds in 0.5 second increments.
  • External Flash (DC260 only)—the camera's built in flash is disabled and the external flash sync is used to provide flash. You set the camera aperture (or f/stop). Choose from 3, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, or 22. The default value is 5.6 which provides an appropriate depth of field for many identification or portraiture applications.

To select an Advanced Exposure mode:

  1. Press the down arrow to choose the exposure mode you want to use.

  2. Press the SELECT softkey.
    • Programmed AE—the programmed automatic exposure setting is used. This is the default.
    • External Flash—the External Flash Setup screen appears. Use the left and right arrows to set the aperture.
    • Long Time Exposure—the Long Time Setup screen appears. Use the left and right arrows to set the exposure time.
  3. Press the DONE softkey.

    If you set a new aperture or exposure time, it appears on the Status LCD on top of the camera.

Advanced Focus Mode settings (DC260 only)

The Advanced Focus Mode settings allow you to select one of the following modes:

  • Multi-Spot Auto Focus
  • Single-Spot Auto Focus
  • Manual Focus

To select the focus mode:

  1. Press the down arrow to choose the focus mode you want to use.

  2. Press the SELECT softkey.
    • Multi-Spot Auto Focus—the camera uses a multi-spot focus algorithm which determines the focus position using three positions on the lens.
    • Single-Spot Auto Focus—the camera uses a single-spot focus algorithm which determines the focus position using the subject in the center of the lens.
    • Manual Focus—the Manual Focus Setup screen appears which allows you to specify the focus position. Use the left and right arrows to set the focus distance.
  3. Press the DONE softkey.

Preferences settings

The Preferences settings include:

  • Capture
  • Date and Time
  • Camera Name

Capture

  1. Press the down arrow to select the particular setting you want to change.

    • File Type—the format in which pictures are saved, either FlashPix (FPX) or JPEG (JPG).
    • Quickview—displays the picture just taken for a duration between 0.5 and 30 seconds.
    • Auto Rotate—rotates pictures automatically in response to a sensor that senses the orientation of the camera and rotates pictures to a vertical plane.

      The Auto Rotate sensor does not function well when you are above the subject with the lens perpendicular to the floor. In such cases, Auto Rotate should be OFF.
    • System sounds—plays shutter sounds when a picture is taken and alert sounds when an error occurs.
    • Sleep Timeout—the number of minutes the camera will sit inactive with the LCD on before it goes into the low power mode. In the "sleep" mode, the LCD turns off, the Status Display on the top of the camera remains on, and you can take a picture.
  2. Press the left and right arrows to change each setting.
  3. When you are satisfied with the settings, press the DONE softkey.

    Note: Pressing the DEFAULT softkey restores the default Capture Preference values.

Date and Time

  1. Press the FORMAT softkey.

    The Format screen appears.

  2. Press the down arrow to select the date and time format you want to use.

  3. Press the SELECT softkey.

    The Date and Time screen appears again.

  4. Press the up and down arrows to select a value for the highlighted field.
  5. Press the left and right arrows to move from one field to another.
  6. When you are satisfied with the settings, press the DONE softkey.

Camera Name

When you name a camera, the name is included in the header of each picture file.

  1. Press the left softkey to select the type of character set you want to choose from:

    • capital letters
    • lower case letters
    • numbers
    • symbols
  2. Press the up and down arrows to select a character.
  3. Press the right arrow to add the selected character to the name.

    Note: Press the left arrow to backspace and press the center softkey to add a space to the name.

  4. Add additional characters until you have spelled the name you want using a maximum of 32 characters.
  5. When you are satisfied with the name, press the DONE softkey.

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