Kodak V603 Review
Record Mode Screens & Menus
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The V603's LCD presents a wealth of exposure and operating information.
Here's a live screen in the AUTO mode. Icons across the top indicate the flash is in Auto mode,
6.0MP image size, 137 pictures remaining, upper right icon indicates we are using an optional SD
memory card, on the left is the zoom lens gauge that displays for a few moments whenever you
change the focal length, the "0.0" on the bottom is the exposure compensation value.
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.
Scene mode lets you select from 22 different pre-programmed modes (Portrait, Panorama Left-
Right, Panorama Right-Left, Sports, Landscape, Macro, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Snow,
Beach, Text, Fireworks, Flower, Manner/Museum, Self Portrait, Party, Children, Backlight,
Panning Shot, Candle, Sunset) or Custom. As you navigate the scene mode menu, a description of
each mode and hints for using it are presented.
Here you can see the Framing Grid with the realtime histogram also displayed.
Still Record menu options:
Burst - Burst Mode; On or Off Picture Size - 6.0 MP, 5.3 MP (3:2 aspect ratio), 4.0 MP, 3.1 MP, 1.8 MP White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Open Shade ISO Speed - Auto or 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 (only in 1.8MP mode) Color Mode - High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, B&W or Sepia Sharpness - High, Normal or Low Exposure Metering - Multi-Pattern, Center-weighted, Center Spot AF Control - Continuous AF, Single AF Focus Zone - Multi-zone, Center-zone Long Time Exposure - 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 sec. Set Album - Select an image folder Image Storage - Auto (select card if used or internal) or Internal Reset - Reset to default Setup Menu - Enter SETUP menu
The V603 has a very respectable macro (close-up) focusing mode
with coverage from 2 -- 28 in. (0.05 -- 0.7 m) in wide angle and from
16 -- 28 in. (0.4 -- 0.7 m) in
telephoto.
You can record VGA 640 x 480 or QVGA 320 x 240 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 used
during recording and the V603 features digital image stabilization to help avoid camera
shake.
Video Record menu options:
Video Size - 640x480, 640x480 (long) or 320x240 Set Album - Select an image folder Continuous AF - On or Off Video Length - Continuous, 5, 15, 30 seconds Image Stabilizer - On or Off Image Storage - Auto (select card if used or internal) or Internal Setup Menu - Enter SETUP menu |
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