Kodak Z1015 IS

Focus
You can set the camera to use Manual Focus by hitting the Macro/Focus button at the top of the hand grip. When in Manual Focus mode you have a sixth icon along the bottom of the screen. Using the scroll wheel as described above you can select and adjust the focus. Focus assist, where the center of the screen zooms in so you can better judge focus visually, is available. If not in Manual Focus your options are Auto Focus, Macro and Landscape.

ISO
ISO options can be adjusted in all shooting modes. In Auto mode ISO settings can range from 80-1600. In manual modes you have 3200 and 6400 ISO available as well, but these allow you to capture images at only three megapixels in size.

White Balance
White balance can only be set in manual modes. From the menu you can choose from auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent and open shade. There is no support for manual white balance.

You'll need to go into the menu to change white balance.

Shutter Speed
Shutter speed can be set manually in Shutter Priority or full Manual modes. Shutter speed ranges from 16-1/1000 seconds, a less than impressive range, but not surprising given the Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS's price.

The shutter speed range isn't mind-blowing, but hey it only costs $300.

Aperture
Aperture ranges from f/3.5 -F/7.0 at the wide angle end and f/5.4 - f/7 at the telephoto end. You can adjust aperture manually when in Aperture Priority mode or full Manual mode.

It's nice to see manual aperture controls on a relatively
inexpensive camera like the Z1015 IS.

Image Stabilization
The Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS incorporates Kodak's optical image stabilization system.

Picture Quality / Size Options
One of the most valuable features of the Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS for advanced photographers is support for RAW format. RAW allows you to take uncompressed data directly from the imaging sensor and edit it directly, avoiding the imperfections that crop up when editing compressed JPEG files. Rather than processing and compressing it into a JPEG format. RAW shooting is only available in manual modes. In manual modes you can also choose from Fine, Standard or Basic JPEG images in addition to RAW. In automatic mode you are limited to Standard quality JPEGs. Image size options range from 3,648 x 2,736 at the high end to 1280 x 960 at the low end, with ane array of resolutions in between, including options to shoot in 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 ratios.