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Kodak
EasyShare
DX6490 Zoom Digital Camera
The Kodak EasyShare DX6490 zoom
digital camera is the most advanced EasyShare camera to date. With its
unique combination of sophisticated features, exceptional performance, and
£399.99 suggested retail price, it establishes a new price-to-performance
benchmark for advanced amateur photography, giving more people the
opportunity to shoot like a professional.
The DX6490 camera is the first to unite
a professional quality Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 10X optical
zoom lens (38-380 mm equivalent) with a f/2.8 f/3.7 maximum aperture; the new
Kodak Colour Science image processing chip for the richest, most
accurate colours; low-light precision auto focusing; and multiple shooting
modes for optimal creative control ― all with
effortless operation that people have come to expect from Kodak.
It will be available worldwide beginning
September 2003.
Basic Features
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4.2
megapixels (2408 x 1758 pixels)
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4.0
megapixels (2304 x 1728 pixels)
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4.0
MP best (print enlargement to 20 x 30 inches)
3.5
MP best (2:3 optimized ratio for 4 x 6-inch prints)
2.1
MP better (small print)
1.1
MP good (e-mail)
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10X
optical zoom, 6.3 63.2 mm (38 380 mm equivalent)
3.0X Advanced Digital Zoom
30X
total zoom
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Multi-zone,
center-spot
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Wide
Std: 0.6 m (2 ft.) to infinity
Tele
Std: 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity
Wide/Tele
Infinity: 20 m (65.6 ft.) to infinity
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5.6
cm (2.2 in.), 153k pixels, indoor/outdoor
display
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Electronic,
1.1 cm (.44 in.), 180k pixels (800 x 225)
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Wide:
f/2.8 f/8.0
Tele:
f/3.7 f/8.0
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16
1/1700 second
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Automatic:
80-160
Selectable:
80/100/200/400/800
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Auto,
Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent
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Modes:
Auto, Red-eye, Fill, Off
Wide:
0.5 4.9 m (1.6 16.1 ft.)
Tele:
2.0 3.7 m (6.6 12.1 ft.)
External
flash synch available at any shutter speed
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10
seconds
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Always
ready; depress shutter button to return to capture mode
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Orientation
sensor: on-camera picture rotation
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Share,
Review, Delete, Menu, Flash, Landscape/Macro, Information, Timer/Burst
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2X
or 4X magnify, picture info, slide show,
multi-up, fast scroll, protect, albums
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NTSC
and PAL (user-selectable)
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Kodak EasyShare software version 3
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Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000
Kodak EasyShare camera dock 6000
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Performance Features
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Colour: saturated, neutral, black & white, sepia
Sharpness:
sharp, standard, soft
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Close Up Mode
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Wide:
12 70 cm (4.7 27.6 in.)
Tele:
120 210 cm. (47.2 82.7 in.)
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Burst
Mode
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Up
to six pictures at 3 frames per second (fps)
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Exposure
Metering
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TTL-AE
(menu selectable: multi-pattern, centre weighted, centre spot)
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Exposure
Compensation
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+/-
2.0 EV with 0.33 EV step increments
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Click-to-Capture
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0.65
sec.
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Shot-to-Shot
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<
2 sec.
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Movie
Mode
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Continuous
digital video with audio capture and playback
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Movie
Resolution
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320
x 240 pixels at 20 frames per second (fps)
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Movie
Length
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Up
to 80 minutes with the Kodak Rechargeable Li-Ion
Battery / 1700 mAH; only limited by SD/MMC card capacity
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Other Features
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16
MB internal memory; MMC/SD card expansion slot
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Power
Options
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Optional Kodak EasyShare 6000-series docks
Kodak Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery (KLIC 5000
or KLIC 5501)
5-volt
adapter
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Image
Capture Format
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Still:
JPEG (EXIF v2.2)
Movie:
QuickTime
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Lens
Protection
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Lens
cap tethered to camera body
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Tripod
Mount
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1/4-inch
standard mount
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Weight
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Without
batteries and memory card: 337 g (11.9 oz.)
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Dimensions
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WxHxD: 99.6 x 79.9 x 81.2 mm (3.9 x 3.1 x 3.2 in.)
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Warranty
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One
year
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Kodak EasyShare Software System Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
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Windows 98, 98SE,
2000, ME, or XP operating system
233
MHz processor or greater
64
MB RAM (128 MB RAM for Windows XP)
100
MB available hard drive space
CD-ROM
drive
Available
USB port
Colour monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (16-bit or 24-bit
recommended)
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Apple Macintosh
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Power
PC-based Macintosh computer
Macintosh OS 10.2 or higher for EasyShare Software v3.0
128
MB RAM for OS X (64MB RAM for OS 8.6/9.x)
200
MB available hard drive space
CD-ROM
drive
Available
USB port
Colour monitor, 800 x 600 pixels (thousands or millions of colours recommended)
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Package Contents
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Kodak EasyShare DX6490 zoom digital camera
Audio/video
out cable
USB
cable
Neck
strap
Lens
cap with tether
Kodak Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery / 1700 mAH with fast
charger
Kodak EasyShare software CD-ROM with interactive tutorial
Custom
camera insert for optional Kodak EasyShare 6000-series camera
and printer docks
Welcome
kit
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For information on additional Kodak EasyShare products, please visit
www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare.
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(Kodak and EasyShare are trademarks of
Eastman Kodak Company. Schneider-Kreuznach and Variogon are trademarks of Jos.
Schneider Optische Werke GmbH used under license by Eastman Kodak Company.)
