Kodak manual External Controls, Quick Review, Kodak EasyShare DX6490 Digital Camera

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 shutter when fully pressed. In Playback mode, pressing this button returns the camera to the selected Record mode.

Command Dial: Situated on the front of the hand grip so it's easily accessible for your right index finger, this dial adjusts a variety of exposure settings. Pressing the dial lets you select which exposure variable to adjust (exposure compensation, aperture, shutter speed, or the exposure mode (P/A/S/M) itself), while a second press locks that selection. Then, turning the dial adjusts the variable you've chosen.

Pop-up Flash Release Switch: Sitting next to the flash compartment, this sliding switch releases the flash into its operating position.

Drive Button: Directly behind the Flash Release switch, this button accesses the Self- Timer and Burst drive modes.

Focus Button: To the right of the Drive button, this button accesses the available focus modes, including Normal, Macro, and Landscape.

Flash Button: Just to the right of the Focus button, this button cycles through the Auto, Fill, Red-Eye Reduction, and Off flash modes when the pop-up flash is in its operating position

Zoom Toggle Button: In the top right corner of the rear panel, this button controls the optical and digital zoom in any record mode. (Note though, that the zoom can only be adjusted in movie mode when you're not actually recording a movie. This is to prevent the noise of the zoom motor from intruding on your movie's sound track.)

Information Button: Adjacent to the top right corner of the LCD monitor, this button turns the LCD information overlay display on and off.