Kodak DC260 - Manual (Page 18)

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Exposure Compensation
The camera’s exposure can be adjusted from -2.0 to +2.0 exposure value (EV) in
0.5 EV increments while in Capture mode.
If your pictures are:
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correctly exposed —maintain the AUTO default setting which will
automatically choose the correct exposure for the lighting conditions.
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too dark— increase (+) the exposure compensation setting
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too light— decrease (-) the exposure compensation setting
Picture Type
The Picture Type icon changes to indicate the type of picture you are taking.
There are three picture types:
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Refer to Chapter 5, “Setting camera properties” for more information about
each picture type and their preference settings.
Fill— the flash fires every time you press the SHUTTER button.
Use this setting when the lighting is poor or when your subject is lit
from behind.
Off— the flash is turned off and will not fire. If you turn the flash
off, the next time you turn the camera on, the camera defaults to the
Auto flash setting.
Still— a single still picture is taken. The Still picture type is the
default; whenever you turn the camera on, Still pictures is the
selected picture type.
Burst— a series of pictures are taken in quick succession.
Timelapse— a series of pictures are taken with a time delay
between each picture. You can set the time delay through Capture
Preferences.