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Kodak Z650 Review
Record Mode Screens & Menus
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The Z650'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. Along
the bottom as the selected Aperture and Shutter speed values as well as Exposure compensation.
Rotate the Mode Dial to select one of the recording modes: Video, PASM (Program AE, Aperture
Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual), Scene, Auto, Sports, Portrait, or Night Portrait.
Scene mode lets you select from 14 different pre-programmed modes (Children, Party, Beach,
Flower, Fireworks, Snow, Backlight, Closeup, Night Portrait, Landscape, Night Landscape,
Manner/Museum, Text and Self-Portrait), each 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 (like Children shown above.)
Using PASM (Program, Aperture, Shutter, Manual) mode gives you access to a wide range of
exposure and menu options for those that want more control over the image capturing process.
This screen shows Program mode, center focus, center-weighted metering, daylight white balance,
ISO speed 80 and the live histogram display.
This screen shows all of the onscreen options when using PASM mode. Pressing up and down changes
values, while left and right are used to switch to a different setting.
Manual mode lets you freely set both the aperture and shutter speed, the exposure
value is displayed on the right to help you get it "right."
MENU options in Program, Aperture, Shutter and Manual modes:
White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent or Open Shade Exposure Metering - Multi-Pattern, Center-weighted, Center Spot Focus Zone - Multi-zone, Center-zone AF Control - Continuous AF, Single 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:
Set Album - Select an image folder Video Length - Unlimited, 5, 15, 30 seconds Image Storage - Auto (select card if used or internal) or Internal Setup Menu - Enter SETUP menu |
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