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Kodak EasyShare DX7440
Body/Design
Looking at the front of the camera, the first thing you are likely to notice is the Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 4x Optical Zoom lens (35mm equivalent of 33-132mm). The aperture range with this lens is f/2.8-5.6 at full wide and f/4.8-9.5 at full telephoto. The ring surrounding the lens is threaded on the inside, so you can get a Kodak lens adapter for the DX7440 which will allow you to use 37mm accessory lenses or filters. Just to the left of the lens you will also find the Self-Time/Video light, Light Sensor, and Microphone. Also on the front you will see the high-speed, low-light autofocus system, the optical viewfinder, and the built-in flash.  There is a lot to talk about on the back of the camera, so I will go in order of left to right and top to bottom. First is the optical viewfinder with dioptric adjustment. The LED you see next to the viewfinder is the Ready light. Next over are the Delete, Menu, and Review buttons. To the right of these buttons you will find the jog dial control, which is used to change various settings on the camera such as aperture and ISO values. Moving on you will find the large 2.2" LCD with arguably high, 153K pixel resolution. The reason I say "arguably high' resolution is that it really isn't that great of resolution at all. While it does an adequate job of displaying images it also leaves something to be desired, particularly more detail (i.e. higher resolution). Next to the LCD you will see an orange jewel-type button labeled Share, which as you may have guessed, toggles a menu of the EasyShare features on/off. Under this button you will find the Mode Dial and 4-way joystick. The mode dial allows you to switch between different modes of the camera (Off, favorites, movie, auto, scene, p, a, s, m, c), but Kodak has made a slight revision to the design of the dial based on user feedback. On Kodak's previous models that used a mode dial, the camera could accidentally be turned on easily. Now, however, Kodak has implemented a small locking mechanism that initiates when you turn the camera off, so that you have to hold a small button down in order to turn the mode dial (effectively turning the camera on). This is one small addition that many users are sure to appreciate. In the middle of the mode dial is a 4-way joystick which will allow you to navigate through menus by pushing it up/down, or to select a setting by pushing it inward as you would a normal button. Lastly, under the mode dial you will find the Info/LCD button which allows you to toggle on-screen information on/off as well as toggle the LCD on/off.  Located on top of the DX7440 is the Speaker, Exposure Bracketing/Burst button, Close-Up/Landscape button, Flash Setting button, Shutter button, and Zoom (Magnify when reviewing pictures).  The bottom of the camera is where you will find the Dock connector, Tripod mounting socket, and a door which leads to the battery compartment and MMC/SD card slot. Something worth noting before I continue is that the tripod mounting socket is metal rather than plastic. This is nice to see, as plastic mounting sockets could be stripped if excessive force is used when mounting the camera on a tripod.    On the right side of the camera all you will find is a wrist strap post and the rubber hand grip which wraps around to the front of the camera. Speaking of the hand grip, I find it to be a bit too small for my liking. If it stuck further out in the front and had actual finger indentations it would be much nicer. I'm just nitpicking of course, but I would like to see better hand grips on future models.  On the left of the camera there is a rubber flap which you can pull up to reveal a DC-In, AV/Out and USB plug. That concludes our tour of the camera, let's move on! 
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Body/Design Page 3: Recording Features Page 4: Playback Features Page 5: Included Software Page 6: Studio Shots Page 7: Samples Page 8: Photo Comparison Page 9: Conclusion 
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2 User Comments 1 - Posted by
symbiosis
on September 27, 2004 - 6:15 am :o I would just like to say with the features you have just listed, I still think my 7430 is much better, and with the memory card it can hold approximately 15 mins of video :idea:
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on May 29, 2005 - 11:57 pm If you are going to have comparisons to another camera, do it under the same lighting conditions. Tha Canon was shot during primarily blue sky shots, and many of the Kodak shots were during overcast.
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