Kodak DX 6490 first pics

Buddy · April 4, 2004

playing with the zoom. the blurriness is by my hand and clicking the button. I need to read the OM for the other features.

Buddy · April 5, 2004

using the auto mode. and one switching to B&W

wxwax · April 5, 2004

Cuuute. Until you realize the cat is thinking about clawing the lungs out of the squirrel just outside the window.

Buddy · April 5, 2004

wxwax wrote:

Cuuute. Until you realize the cat is thinking about clawing the lungs out of the squirrel just outside the window.

this little camera is pretty cool.

it has a video mode w/ sound, that'll hold 8 minutes on a 128mb chip

an auto- idiot proof mode

a PASM mode where you can change the fstop, shutter speed and exposure.

a sport mode

a portrait mode

and a night mode

the PASM mode uses P to adjust the exposure, A to adjust the apature, S to adjust the shutter speed and M to adjust the apature and speed. and you can adjust back to factory settings quickly

set it down and it'll power itself down. it has 16mb of internal memory plus you can add chips

it has 4 modes of picture quality, best***, best (3.2) *** Better ** and good *

best *** get you 94 pics with a 128mb chip @ 4.0 mp
best 3.2 gets 117 @ 3.5 mp
better gets 167 @ 2.1 mp
good gets 275 @ 1.1 mp

it has a little half push feature on the button to focus and frame a shot. it also has some functions to change ISO, white balance, color, exposure metering, focus zones, and sharpness. you can also pre set albums.

not bad. now to learn how to really use it without carrying the OM around.

Buddy · April 5, 2004

that 10x zoom rocks. I got an ole cheapy tripod to help stablize it.

here's with no zoom

then closer

a little closer

a little more

10X

Buddy · April 5, 2004

not bad for a quick snap in the sports mode with zoom enabled. pic quality was set to better ie 2.1 MP

wxwax · April 5, 2004

Here's a man enjoying his new camera!

Outstanding, Buddy.

cletus · April 6, 2004

Keep up the nice work Buddy

Buddy · April 7, 2004

ok so where is some freeware shareware to edit .mov files?? I was playing around with the video mode today at the driving range working on my "lost" golf swing

and I had to rotate the the camera 90 degrees on the tripod to get the top of the swing. now when I play them back, of course it's sideways. I need to rotate the file 90 degrees. help!!

and I tested the durability of the camera. :yikes a big gust of wind blew the tripod over. :dgrin so far so good.

and another report. memory. as the the chip fills up, but even though you have memory location set to Auto, you have to manually change it to internal to use that available memory.

Buddy · April 7, 2004

oh yea, one other thing. I can't wait to get to the beach this summer with that 10X mode

hey!! where's the

smilie???

wxwax · April 8, 2004

I know, I want the evil smilie too.

I don't know of any freeware programs for manipulating movies. I wonder if they exist?

I'm thinking that to correct the sideways image, you'd need a program that can render the clip. It's possible that we're talking $$$ here.

Anyone?

Buddy · April 11, 2004

playing with settings. note to self: turn off the date stamp

wxwax · April 12, 2004

That's a nice place to take shots, Buddy. I like the first and third ones. 'zat where you live?

ian408 · April 12, 2004

Golfer turns photographer...film at...now!
Buddy,

Nice shots! Keep up the good work and do share that work with us.

The barn series looks good. Where where the cannons taken?

Ian

patch29 · April 12, 2004

I saw a friend shooting with this camera and the first thing I noticed was how big the screen was for a P&S camera, 2.2 inches. That is a great feature and it looks to have a great lens. I did not get a chance to use it but it looks well built.

komet · April 16, 2004

wxwax wrote:

I know, I want the evil smilie too.

I don't know of any freeware programs for manipulating movies. I wonder if they exist? I'm thinking that to correct the sideways image, you'd need a program that can render the clip. It's possible that we're talking $$$ here.

Anyone?

Waxie, can't you get the evil smiley on here...you know...I need it!

wxwax · April 16, 2004

I know, I want it too! You, you're addicted to it.

Buddy · April 19, 2004

wxwax wrote:

That's a nice place to take shots, Buddy. I like the first and third ones. 'zat where you live?

nope. that's on a farm south of Appomattax, VA

Buddy · April 19, 2004

ian408 wrote:

Buddy,

Nice shots! Keep up the good work and do share that work with us.

The barn series looks good. Where where the cannons taken?

Ian

the cannon is at Drewery's Bluff park on the James river to the south of Richmond. It's part of the civil war tour around town.

Buddy · April 19, 2004

cats. a never ending subject

Buddy · April 19, 2004

so far, so good, with the little dx6490. I went and got the 256mb chip and another battery. I'm going to order the separate battery charger from kodak. I'd like to be able to charge a battery while using the camera. the dock station does a great job transferring photos and charging. you can plug in just the camera to the station's ac cord to charge batteries.

Buddy · April 19, 2004

ian, as bad as my golf game is right now :cry. I'm seriously considering taking up more photography

wxwax · April 19, 2004

Buddy wrote:

cats. a never ending subject

That's a really nice shot. Excellent colors and the cat's eyes are great.

Buddy · April 19, 2004

wxwax wrote:

That's a really nice shot. Excellent colors and the cat's eyes are great.

thanks. I had to grab the camera quick. stupid cat is not supposed to be on the table.

Buddy · April 29, 2004

I'm still playing with the camera. one of these days I'll get the hang of it.

Buddy · April 29, 2004

starting to learn the limits of the zoom.

REC · April 30, 2004

The DC6490 is a Great Camera

Buddy wrote:

playing with the zoom. the blurriness is by my hand and clicking the button. I need to read the OM for the other features.

I bought the DX6490 last October as soon as they showed up for sale here. This Kodak beat out a 10X coolpix and another 10X that I forget the name of. I love it. It's a great little camera. The only thing missing is a manual focus. I could use that sometimes. It's frustrating to watch it go through focus and keep going back and forth several time and stop out of focus.

wxwax · April 30, 2004

I kinda like this one... I guess it's the lighting and the pattern of the grass. Looks cool.

.

Buddy · May 3, 2004

REC wrote:

I bought the DX6490 last October as soon as they showed up for sale here. This Kodak beat out a 10X coolpix and another 10X that I forget the name of. I love it. It's a great little camera. The only thing missing is a manual focus. I could use that sometimes. It's frustrating to watch it go through focus and keep going back and forth several time and stop out of focus.

so far that is my only complaint. but, I knew about it going in. it's a cool little camera for how I use it. the next one will have that feature.

thanks waxie

Buddy · May 6, 2004

so you take a new camera to a minor league game and what do you learn? 1. those guys, years and years ago, that took pics of games with Ruth, DiMaggio, etc were amazing 2. sports photography is tough.

wxwax · May 6, 2004

Yeah, it's tough shooting live action.

I learned that once again, trying to shoot the bicyclists. It's a whole new set of instincts, and timing is king. Speaking of which, you got your timing right on this one.

Kodak DX 6490 first pics

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