Picture Quality / Size Options
These two image parameters are found within the main shooting menu. The picture size settings are located within the picture size submenu and offer the chance to set the image resolution to 6.1 MP, 5.3 MP, 4.0 MP, 3.1 MP and 1.1 MP resolution levels. The image quality levels for the camera are positioned within the compression submenu with control settings for Best, Better and Good levels. When shooting with an ISO 800 level, the camera automatically sets the camera to the lowest resolution of 1.1 MP for email-quality results.

The video settings for the Kodak EasyShare Z612 allows two settings of either VGA quality video with a resolution of 640 x 480 at 30 fps or QVGA video resolution of 320 x 240 at 30 frames per second. The videos are recorded as MPEG-4 files and saved as QuickTime files for later viewing. Video is recorded with a simultaneous stereo audio signal via the two mono microphones on either side of the flash.

Picture Effects Mode
The picture effects settings for the Kodak EasyShare Z612 aren’t nearly as expansive as the My Colors mode options provided with Canon A-series cameras; however, these options provide at least a token representation of digital effects. The picture effects options are located within the Color Mode submenu of the initial shooting menu and are as follows: high color, natural color, low color, black & white and sepia. There is also control over the level of sharpness within images through the sharpness submenu, also located within the initial shooting menu. The sharpness levels for the Z612 are high, low and normal (default).

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