Kyocera Finecam M410R Review

(Note: All screens can be displayed on either the EVF or the LCD.)

Record screen with all icons and indicators shown:

(1) Flash mode (2) White balance (3) Metering mode (4) Focus lock (5) Continuous shooting (6) ISO speed (7) Image size (8) Image quality (9) # of shots remaining (10) AE mode aperture (11) Shutter speed/long exposure (12) AF mode (13) Chroma (14) Sharpness (15) Contrast (16) Wide focus frame (17) Spot focus frame (18) Macro / Landscape mode (19) Scene mode (20) Self-timer (21) Histogram (22) Digital zoom (23) Exposure compensation (24) Camera shake warning (25) Date (26) Low battery

The AUTO screen display. This is the "point-n-shoot" mode where the camera is fully automatic. The overlay information shows flash set to auto, single shot mode, 2272 x 1704 / Fine image size, 106 shots remaining, CAF - continuous auto focus, wide area AF and the real time histogram is enabled.

The Continuous record position lets you select either 3.3fps high-speed continuous or the 2.0fps high-speed continuous with auto focus mode.

Switching the mode dial to Scene allows you to chose from one of the four pre-programmed exposure modes by pressing the Menu button: Spots Action (fast shutter/continuous AF), Portrait (shallow depth of field), Night View (slow shutter speed), Night Portrait (slow shutter speed/red-eye reduction flash).

The EXT. (not sure what it stands for, wasn't specified even in the user manual?) recording mode allows the user to set or change every available camera and exposure parameter. See the next frame for menu options.

Self-timer - Off, 2 or 10 seconds

Image size - 2272x1704, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480

Image quality - Fine or Normal

Drive mode - Single frame, High-speed sequential, AF sequential or AE Bracketing

White balance - Auto, Sunny, Incandescent, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Manual

Manual settings -

Color mode - Color, B&W, Sepia

Chroma - High, Standard or Low

Sharpness - +3, +2, +1, Standard, -1

Contrast - More, Standard, Less

WB preset - Set manual white balance

Focusing - Wide AF area or Spot AF

Long exposure - Off, 2, 4 or 8 seconds

ISO - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800

Metering - Evaluation, Center-weighted, Spot

AE mode - Program AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority

The Macro (close-up) focusing mode covers in wide-angle from 4" - 23" (0.1 m - 0.6 m), in telephoto from 35" - 79" (0.9 m - 2.0 m).

Motion video with (or without) audio is captured at 30 or 15fps in VGA or QVGA resolution. The length of recording is limited only by available space on the SD card. The 30fps mode is only guaranteed when using fast SD media cards.

Movie mode menu options:

Self-timer - Off, 2 or 10 seconds

Image size - 640x480 or 320x240

Image quality - 30fps or 15fps

White balance - Auto, Sunny, Incandescent, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Manual

Manual settings -

Sound - Record audio: On, Off

Color mode - Color, B&W, Sepia

WB preset - Set manual white balance

Focusing - Wide AF area or Spot AF

AF Mode - Single or Continuous auto focus
Bright Control - LCD backlight +2 to -2 (5 steps)
Date - Set the internal clock
Digital Zoom - On or Off
Format - Format the SD card
Power Save - Off, 1, 3, 6 minutes
Mode Lock - Remember settings in EXT or Movie mode: On, Off
Beep - Camera beeps volume 3, 2, 1 or Off
Shutter Volume - 3, 2, 1 or Off
Select LCD - Initial display EVF or LCD
Start Screen - Startup screen display at power-up
Rec Review - Review after capture: Off, 2 or 4 seconds
Language - Menu language
Video Out - NTSC or PAL
File No. - Continuous or reset file numbers
Mode Reset - reset all to default