Kodak DX6490 Review

Click on the DX6490 Zoom for a QTVR tour

The Kodak DX6490 zoom digital camera is the most advanced EasyShare digital camera to date and provides stunning image quality thanks to a number of innovative features. It incorporates a high quality 10X optical zoom lens, an exclusive high-speed, low-light precision auto-focus system, new Kodak Color Science image processing algorithms, and 4 megapixel (MP) resolution that results in sharp, striking prints up to 20 x 30 inches.

The DX6490 camera is the first to unite a professional quality Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 10X optical zoom lens (38-380 mm equivalent) with a f/2.8 - f/3.7 maximum aperture; a new Kodak Color Science image processing chip for the richest, most accurate colors; low-light precision auto focusing; and multiple shooting modes for optimal creative control - all with effortless operation that people have come to expect from Kodak. The aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes lend a significant degree of advanced functionality for the more accomplished photographer, and its pre-programmed sport, night, portrait, landscape, close-up and automatic modes -- plus a new automatic fill flash for backlit scenes -- provide point-and-shoot simplicity.

A press of the DX6490 camera's red-jeweled "Share" button allows a person to immediately select printing, e-mailing, and mark as favorite options for each picture, and on-camera sharing is made simple with a 2.2-inch, high-resolution LCD screen. In addition, the camera's new album feature, when used in conjunction with Kodak EasyShare software v3.0, allows categorization of pictures right on the camera.

The DX6490 will be available worldwide beginning in September 2003 with a US$499 suggested retail price and establishes a new price-to-performance benchmark for 'advanced amateur' photography.

DX6490 Zoom Features

• 4-megapixel CCD for prints up to 20 x 30"
• 10X Schneider zoom 38 - 380 mm (35mm equivalent)
• High-speed precision, low light auto-focus
• Big 2.2-inch TFT color LCD, indoor/outdoor type
• TTL Multi-pattern, center weighted, center spot metering
• ISO equivalent of 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 or automatic
• White balance: automatic, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent
• Color mode: b&w, sepia, saturated or natural color
• Adjustable image sharpness
• Exposure modes: Auto, sport, portrait, night, program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual
• Burst mode captures up to 6 pictures at approx. 3 fps
• 320x240 movies w/sound length limited only by memory
• 16MB internal memory, SD/MMC card slot
• Powered by proprietary lithium battery pack
• Audio-Video Out (NTSC or PAL selectable)
• Included EasyShare camera dock/battery charger
• Optional EasyShare printer dock 6000

Physical Views

The very compact DX6490 and a standard CD for size comparison.

The 10X Zoom Kodak DX6490 and Fuji FinePix S5000

DX6490 Zoom Specifications