Kodak DX7440 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Taking pictures and videos
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Exposure Metering
Evaluate light levels at specific
areas of a scene.
This setting remains until you
change it. The setting is
displayed on the right side of
Liveview if set to Center-weight
or Center-spot.
Multi-pattern (default) evaluates
lighting conditions throughout the image to
give an optimum picture exposure. Ideal for
general picture taking.
Center-weight —evaluates the
lighting conditions of the subject centered in
the viewfinder. Ideal for backlit subjects.
Center-spot —similar to
Center-weight, except the metering is
concentrated on a smaller area of the subject
centered in the viewfinder. (A circle indicates
the metering spot.) Ideal when you need an
exact exposure of a specific area in the
picture.
Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes.
Focus Zone
Choose a large or concentrated
area of focus.
This setting remains until you
change it. The setting is
displayed on the right side of
Liveview if set to Center-zone or
Selectable-zone.
Multi-zone (default) evaluates all
zones to give an even picture focus. Ideal for
general picture taking.
Center-zone —evaluates the small
area centered in the viewfinder. Ideal when
precise focus of a specific area in the picture
is needed.
Selectable-zone —move the focus
brackets to center, left, or right.
NOTE: For the best pictures, the camera is set to
Multi-zone when in Landscape mode.
Unavailable in Auto, Scene, or Video modes.
AF Control
Choose an auto-focus setting.
This setting remains until you
change it.
The setting is
displayed on the right side of
Liveview if set to Single AF or
Accessory Lens AF.
Continuous AF (default; no icon)—
uses external AF sensor and TTL (Through
The Lens) AF. Because the camera is always
focusing, there is no need to press the
Shutter button halfway down to focus.
Single AF uses external AF sensor
and TTL-AF when the Shutter button is
pressed halfway down.
Accessory Lens AF uses TTL-AF
when optional accessory lenses are
attached.
Unavailable in Video mode.
Setting Icon Options