Picture Quality / Size Options (6.0)
The Kodak EasyShare Z650 has a picture quality sub-menu listed at the beginning of the shooting menu system. The Z650 size settings are 6.0 MP (2832 x 2128), 5.3 MP (3:2) (2832 x 1888), 4.0 MP (2304 x 1728), 3.1 MP (2048 x 1536) and 1.7 MP (1496 x 1122). Pressing the joystick up or down scans through the image size options, and users will find that this menu structure is cyclical so that the user can move directly from 6.0 MP to 1.7 MP without scanning the full menu system. These options should provide users with a number of resolution options for a number of situations such as sharing via email as well as full resolution printing.
Picture Effects Mode (6.5)
The picture effects options are in the shooting menu. These options are listed in the color and sharpness sub-menus. The color options found in the color sub-menu will enable the user to select between natural color, low color, black & white, sepia, and high color. The sharpness sub-menu enables the selection between high, normal and low. The problem with these options isn’t in the settings provided but the lack of a live view when adjustments are made. If users choose to switch from the default settings, they will have to leave the menu structure each time an adjustment is made in order to gauge whether or not the resulting effect is desirable. Moving in and out of the menu system takes time and could have been easily avoided by Kodak with the inclusion of a live preview.
Users looking for more in-camera digital effects options should consider the Canon PowerShot camera line.
