Kodak DX6490 manual

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    Quick Review Kodak EasyShare DX6490 Digital Camera External Controls Shutter Button : Located on the camera's top panel, this button sets focus and exposure when halfway pressed, and fires the shutte r when fully pressed. In Playback mode, pressing this button returns the camera to the selected Record mode. Command Dial : Situated on the front[...]

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    S p P Off : Turns the camera off , and signals the lens to retract. xposure control, with li mited user options available through the Reco rd menu. utter Priority, and Manual shooting modes, for expand ed exposure options. Sports Mode : Optimizes th e camera for moving subjects, f reezing action. rply focused subjects are cap tured in front of slig[...]

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    Multi-Controller : Located in the center of the Power/Mode dial, this joystick-like controller navigates through menu options in any settings menu when you press it left or right, up or down, as the case may be. It confir ms menu selections when it's pressed straight in. **In Playback mode, the controller scrolls throug h captured im ages, whe[...]

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    Playback Mode : Accessed by pressing th e Review button , this mode lets you review captured images and movies, as well as manage files. Record Menu : Th e following men u items appear whe never the M enu button is press ed in any Record mode. However, not all menu options are availa ble in all modes • Image Sto rage : Dictates where images are s[...]

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    • Set Al bum (Vi deo) : The DX6490 lets you set up albums through its interf ace software on a computer. If albums have been set up and downloaded to the camera, you can associate movies with a specific album as th ey are recorded, the same way you can with st ill images. • Setup Menu : Takes you to the same s etup menu as described above for t[...]