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Kodak EasyShare P880 Kodak re-enters the enthusiast market with a great 8-megapixel offering Select a topic Reference: Datasheet P880 Sample Images P880 IMATEST Results --------------------------------- 1. Overview and Highlights 2. User Report 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure and Flash 7. Shutter Lag/ Cycle Time Tests 8. User Interface 9. Camera Modes and Menus 10. Image Storage and Interface 11. Video, Power, and Software 12. Test Results and Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments on P880 Review --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<User Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Image Storage and Interface>> Page 9:Camera Modes and Menus Review First Posted: 11/23/2005

Camera Menus

The Kodak EasyShare P880 offers two Record menus, accessed by pressing the Menu button. Keep in mind that the Expanded Record menu is not always available in each camera mode. The Setup menu is also available in any camera mode.

Expanded Record Menu

• Custom White Balance: Lets you select an image for the Custom White Balance setting or manually correct the current white balance. When correcting the white balance, a small color graph appears on the LCD display, and you move the multi-controller to adjust the overall color balance.
• AF Control: Puts the AF system into Single or Continuous modes.
• AF Zone: Sets the AF to Multi-zone, Center-zone, or Selectable-zone modes. (Selectable-zone lets you manually select the AF point from 25 available points).
• Sharpness: Adjusts the in-camera sharpening to High, Normal, or Low.
• Contrast: Controls the level of image contrast. Options are High, Normal, and Low.
• Slow Flash Sync: Sets when the flash fires in Slow-Sync mode. Choices are Front sync, Front sync redeye, and Rear sync.
• Setup C Mode: Lets you save a range of camera settings, which is recalled when the camera is put into Custom mode ("C" on the Exposure Mode dial). You can save as many as three individual Custom presets.

Basic Record Menu

• Picture Size: Sets the image resolution. Options are 8.0MP (3,264 x 2,448), 7.1MP (3,264 x 2,176 3:2), 5.0MP (2,560 x 1,920), 3.1MP (2,048 x 1,536), and 0.8MP (1,024 x 768).
• File Type: Sets the JPEG quality to Fine, Standard, or Basic, or selects RAW or TIFF options.
• Color Mode: Offers High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, Black & White, and Sepia color modes.
• Date Stamp: Turns on the date stamp setting, which overlays the date of image capture on the image. You can choose from three date formats as well.

Setup Menu

• LCD Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor display, in arbitrary increments from 1 to 5.
• Image Storage: Tells the camera to save files to the internal memory, or to automatically save to a memory card (if inserted).
• Set Album: Designates an album to save files to, if one has been created and downloaded to the camera.
• Low-light AF-LED: Turns the AF assist lamp on or off.
• MF Assist AF: Enables the MF assist AF function, which lets the user manually adjust the focus after the camera's AF system initially sets it.
• Redeye Reduction: Turns on the camera's Redeye Reduction assistance. Options are Preflash Only, Preflash & Auto Fix, and Auto Fix only.
• AE/AF Button Set: Sets the function of the AE/AF Lock button to AE Lock, AF Lock, or AE/AF Lock.
• Program Button Capture: Programs the Program button to automatically display one of 12 available submenu items.
• Program Button Review: Similar to the above, this option programs the Program button to shortcut to a Playback menu item.
• Orientation Sensor: Controls the camera's orientation sensor, which detects when the camera is held vertically. Vertical-format images captured when the Orientation Sensor is enabled are rotated to their correct orientation on-screen when they're played back.)
• Quickview: Enables or disables a five-second post-capture image review.
• Camera Sounds: Lets the user choose an overall sound theme for all camera operations, or individually set specific sounds for specific operations.
• Sound Volume: Adjusts the camera sound volume, or turns sound off.
• Mode Description: Turns the camera's mode description function on or off. If on, a brief description of the camera mode appears upon entering the mode.
• Accessory Lens: Indicates whether an accessory lens is in use.
• Date & Time: Sets the camera's internal clock and calendar, as well as the format of the date.
• Video Out: Sets the video output to NTSC or PAL timings.
• EVF/LCD Standby: Specifies the time period before the EVF or LCD screen goes to sleep after inactivity. Choices are 15 or 30 seconds, or one or two minutes.
• Auto Power Off: Specifies the period of time of inactivity that must pass before the camera automatically shuts itself off. Options are 3, 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes.
• Language: Sets the menu language to one of 10.
• Reset Camera: Resets the camera to its default settings.
• Format: Formats the SD card or internal memory, erasing all images (even write-protected ones).
• About: Displays the camera's firmware information.

Playback Menu

• View: Sets whether all images on the memory card or internal memory are available for review, or only selected images.
• Album: Adds images to an image album, created on a computer with the camera's interface software.
• Protect: Write-protects the selected image(s) or only the currently displayed image, preventing accidental erasure or manipulation in any other way. Does not protect from erasure due to card formatting, however. Protection can also be removed here.
• Edit: Lets you crop or resize a saved image.
• Redeye Reduction: Applies the camera's Redeye Fix to a captured image, removing any Redeye.
• Slide Show: Enables a slide show of captured images, with user-adjustable intervals between images.
• Copy: Copies files from the internal memory to the SD card, or the reverse.
• Multi-Up: Enables a index display of images on the memory card or stored in the internal memory.