Kodak DX7590 Review

The DX7590's viewfinder presents a wealth of exposure and operating information.

When you half-press the shutter to achieve the focus and exposure lock, the AF target marks will turn green and show what area it is focusing on. If the focus is locked there will be a "green dot" displayed, if not it will be red and will indicate either focus or exposure failure.

Rotate the Mode Dial to select one of the recording modes: Automatic, Sports, Portrait, Night, Video, Program AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Custom, or Scene.

The DX7590 offers a choice of 14 Scene modes optimized for unique subjects and shooting conditions. As you navigate the scene mode menu, a description of each mode and hints for using it are presented.

Using Program, Aperture, Shutter or Manual mode gives you access to a wide range of exposure and menu (see below) options for those that want more manual control over the image capturing process.

This screen shows the various exposure settings that can be adjusted in Aperture Priority mode. Settings are changed with the jog dial, selecting the setting by depressing it, then changing the setting by rotating it. You can change ISO, Aperture, Exposure Compensation and Flash Compensation in Aperture mode. The Shutter speed setting is accessible in Shutter and Manual modes; the exposure compensation setting is not available in Manual mode.

MENU options in Program, Aperture, Shutter and Manual modes:

Self-Timer - On or Off

Picture Size - 5.0 MP, 4.4 MP (3:2 aspect ratio), 4.0 MP, 3.1 MP, 1.8 MP

Compression - Standard or Fine

White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Open Shade

Exposure Bracketing Interval - +/- 0.3EV, 0.7EV or 1.0EV

Exposure Metering - Multi-Pattern, Center-weighted, Center Spot

Focus Zone - Multi-zone, Center-zone or Selectable-Zone

AF Control - Continuous AF, Single AF or Accessory Lens AF

Color Mode - High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, B&W or Sepia

Sharpness - High, Normal or Low

Reset - Reset to default

Set Album - Select an image folder Image Storage - Auto (select card if used or internal) or Internal

Setup Menu - Enter SETUP menu

You can record 640 x 480 (12fps) or 320 x 240 (20fps) motion video with audio. The length of the movies is dependent on available space on your memory card. You can select a maximum clip length of 5, 15 or 30 seconds if desired. The optical zoom can be preset before recording but not during.

MENU options in Video mode:

Self-Timer - On or Off

Video Size - 640x480 or 320x240

Set Album - Select an image folder

Continuous AF - Continuous auto focus: on or off

Video Length - Unlimited, 5, 15, 30 seconds Image Storage - Auto (select card if used or internal) or Internal

Setup Menu - Enter SETUP menu