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Manual Control Options
The only manual mode on the Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is the Program mode. In Program mode you have access to several additional settings that aren't present in Auto mode. To make these adjustments press the Menu button just above the joystick.
You get many more image control options in Program mode.
Focus
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS offers several Auto Focus options but no manual focus features.
ISO
In Program mode you can select an ISO between 64 and 6400. This is quite an impressive range for a small camera like this. At 6400 ISO you can only capture photos at a maximum of 3 megapixels, which detracts from the usefulness a bit. The fact that the M1093 IS can take full-size photos at ISO 3200 is very impressive, however: there are much more advanced cameras that aren't capable of that feat. Whether it produces decent photos, however, is something we won't be able to tell you until we have the camera in for lab testing.
ISO 6400 is only available at 3 megapixels,
but 3200 can be used at full 10-megapixel resolution.
White Balance
White balance options are available in Program mode. You can choose from auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent and open shade. White balance settings are not easy to access; they're tucked away on the second tab in the menu in Program mode.
White balance options can only be accessed in Program or Movie modes.
Metering
Metering options are also available in Program mode. In order to make metering adjustments you will first need to turn off the Face Detect Capture feature, however. If you choose to do so you can select form Multi-Pattern, Center-Weight or Center-Spot metering modes.
A typical selection of metering options are only available in Program mode.
Shutter Speed
Although there is no shutter speed priority mode on the M1093 IS you can make one manual adjustment to shutter speed in the menu when in Program mode. The Long Time Exposure option let's you choose from shutter speeds of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 or 8.0 seconds. This is useful when you want to take a long exposure of a scene. Apart from that you'll have to trust the camera to know what it's doing in terms of shutter speed.
Aperture
As with shutter speed don't expect to make manual adjustments to aperture on the M1093 IS. Maximum aperture is f/3.1 on the wide-angle side and f/5.7 at maximum telephoto..
Image Stabilization
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS provides CCD shift image stabilization.
Picture Quality / Size Options
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS doesn't offer any JPEG image compression options. You can choose from a wide variety of picture sizes, though. In Smart Capture mode you can select from 3648 x 2736 at the high end and 2048 x 1152 at the low end, with seven options in between that come in various proportions, ie. 16:9 versus 4:3 or 3:2. In all other modes you can choose from sizes from 3648 x 2736 to 1280 x 960 with six intervening options.
Picture Effects Mode
When in Program mode you can select the Color modes menu option to apply High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, Black & White or Sepia to the scene. You can't apply these effects after the fact.
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