Photo finish
By Aditya Kuber
With digital photography, your photos are now ready in a snap, literally. Here we take a look at Kodak, which has been a major player in digital photography with its EasyShare system. Let’s examine the EasyShare DX 6340 model.
The camera is a 3-megapixel model with a viewing screen and plenty of preset options for the novice. It’s got a familiar steel-grey finish and the area surrounding the LCD, especially, has a finely done matte finish. Its layout is also simple and comfortable with buttons spread out evenly all over it. While the camera top has three, the back gets four in addition to mode dial, joystick and zoom controls. The top buttons consist of the shutter release (click!), self-timer, flash modes (on, off, red-eye) and continuous shooting and information mode. The same panel includes a speaker that can play back the sound recorded during video recording.
The camera back has the menu, review (playback), delete and share button. The share button allows stored images to be emailed to or be ‘shared’ with people in the camera address book. The mode dial also doubles up as the power switch. From the ‘off’ position, you could start the camera in any of the eight modes you wish to. The LCD screen on the back takes up most of the space.
The DX 6340 builds on its predecessors and also includes a PAS (programme, aperture and shutter priorities) setting. This is one of the camera’s unique specialities. The additional mode allows users to access aperture and shutter speed settings and set them for their requirements. The 6340 has an internal memory of 16MB too in addition to what the card allows. The internal memory can hold up to 17 images at the highest resolution. The DX6340 employs a Schneider Kreuznach Variogon Lens (36mm-144mm), which provides ample zoom range. The DX 6340 comes with a price tag of Rs 22,900 (MRP in India).
Comparative models : Nikon Coolpix 3100, Fuji Finepix A303
Glossary of terms:
Shutter release: The button you press to shoot the picture.
Flash modes: Red-eye reduction, slow sync, auto — the modes that work the flash.
Review: The button that allows you to browse stored photos.
3.1 megapixel: The capability of the CCD (where the image in your digital camera is formed) to record detail.
(c) The Economic Times, 2003. As published in 'ET-Personal'.
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