Kyocera Finecam S3L Review

A typical record mode screen, the icons across the bottom are displayed after pressing the MENU button.

Menu bar options:

Selftimer - Off, 2 or 10 seconds

Resolution - 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480

Quality - Fine or Normal JPEG quality

+/- Adjust exposure compensation +/-2.0EV in 1/3EV steps

WB - White balance: Auto, Sunny, Incandescent, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Pre-set

M - Manual exposure options, see next 2 frames

Manual Settings 1 of 2:

COLOR MODE - Color, B&W, Sepia

CHROMA - Adjust image contrast +1 to -1

SHARPNESS - Adjust sharpness from +3 to -1

WB PRESET - Manually set white balance color temperature

AE MODE - Program AE or Aperture priority (F2.8 of F9.6 only)

Manual Settings 2 of 2:

FOCUSING - Wide AF, Spot AF or Manual focus

LONG EXP - Shutter time 2, 4 or 8 secs or OFF

ISO - Auto or 120, 200 or 400 fixed

METERING - Evaluative, Center-weighted or Spot

DIGITAL ZOOM - On or Off

Need to get close?   In macro mode the focusing distance is from 4.7in (12cm) to 23.6in (60cm).

Motion video clips can be recorded with sound at 320 x 240 size for up to 30 seconds or the smaller 160 x 120 size has a maximum length of 120 seconds.

Up to 30-second sound notes can be added to your still images to remind you of important facts later.