Use this mode For Auto General picture taking—offers an excellent balance of image quality and ease of use. The camera automatically sets the focus distance depending on the zoom position. If the mode description turns off before you finish reading it, press OK. Use this For SCN mode Portrait Full-frame portraits of people. To save battery power, use an optional Kodak Easy Share dock or Kodak 3-volt AC adapter. Review NOTE: Pictures taken at a 3:2 picture size have a black bar at the top and bottom. NOTE: To hear audio, transfer the video to your computer. Protecting pictures/videos from deletion 1 Press the Review button. Digital Image Minimizing the effects of camera shake and subject movement. Scene Point-and-shoot Taking pictures/videos Scene modes Choose a Scene mode—for great pictures in practically any situation! Night Reducing red eye of people in night scenes or low-light conditions. Portrait Sunset Capturing the deep hues seen at sunset. Pictures taken at Working with pictures/videos Playing a video 1 Press the Review button. Forward Reverse Viewing thumbnails (multi-up) 1 Press the Review button.

The Easy Share C813 also offers a movie mode, capturing 15 frames-per-second VGA (640x480) or 30 fps QVGA (320x240) clips, in Quick Time Motion JPEG format.

The Kodak Easy Share C813 is based around an eight megapixel CCD imager coupled to a Kodak-branded 3x zoom lens with a 36 - 108mm equivalent focal range - a rather tight wide angle to a moderate telephoto.

As befits its budget pricing, the Kodak C813 has a 2.4-inch 115K pixel LCD display and there's no optical viewfinder.

Images are stored on Secure Digital / Multi Media Cards (SDHC compatibility unknown), or in 16MB of available internal memory.

The Kodak C813 offers a generous 16 scene modes to help beginners achieve the results they're looking for without the need to understand subtleties like shutter speeds, apertures and the like.