Kodak M1093 IS Digital Camera Review

Kodak M1093 IS

Digital Camera Review

Sep 26, 2008 - By Alfredo Padilla
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is a small and attractive point-and-shoot that offers the basics plus a little bit more for anyone looking for an easy to use camera. A 10-megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom, it's the most expensive of Kodak's M-Series cameras at $199.95. What you get for your extra fifty bucks or so is an impressively high ISO for a low-end point-and-shoot, a few manual controls and 3-inch LCD. You'll need to make your own decision about whether that's worth it.
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Auto Mode
Auto, or Smart Capture as Kodak terms it, basically takes care of everything for you. In fact the only parameter you can adjust in this mode is the image size. We can't tell yet how well the Auto mode does in terms of making adjustments for you, but we can say it's easy to use.


In "Smart Capture" mode all you can do in the menu is adjust the picture size.

Movie Mode
In Movie mode most things on the Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS remain automatic, but you do have a couple of options to consider. You can choose the size of the video, selecting form 1280 x 720, 640 x 480 or 320 x 240, all at 30 fps. We're happy to see 720p recording on the M1093 IS. You can also select a focus mode of Auto, Macro or Infinity and choose whether you want a fixed or continuous focus. The final option is a video blur reduction option that you can turn on or off.


We were glad to find support for 720p video.

Drive / Burst Mode
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS has a simple burst mode that can be accessed by pressing down on the 4-way joystick in most modes. The only burst option is to take three shots in quick succession at 1.5 fps.

Playback Mode
In playback mode you get full-size images on the screen that you can navigate using left/right on the 4-way joystick. You can use the zoom toggle to either zoom into pictures or zoom out to a thumbnail view. The menu offers two tabs in addition to the standard settings tab. The first allows you to manage your photos while the second offers three edit options: Crop, Sound Tag or Perfect Touch Tech. That last is basically a wholesale automatic image adjustment the camera attempts to make to your photos. We recommend you wait to do your editing on your computer.


Thumbnails in playback mode are clear and large enough.

Custom Image Presets
Switching to Scene mode on the Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS allows you to select form a plethora of available image presets. These include portrait, sport, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, museum/manner, self-portrait, high ISO, children, backlight, panning, candle light, sunset, panorama (right-left), panorama (left-right) and blur reduction.


Scene modes have clear explanations at hand.

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