Using a colourful and simple interface,
the CX7430 limits its menu display to three options per screen
and uses large icons to ensure legibility. An icon representing
the function or option and its current setting next to it, are
further clarified by a text description at the top of the screen.
What is missing however, is the ability to loop from the last
option of the menu back to the first which would speed up navigation
considerably.
The Setup menu is reached as the last option of either the capture or playback
menus, providing settings for:
Return: returns to the previous menu, either capture or playback.
Liveview: decides whether or not the LCD monitor comes on
every time the camera is powered on.
Sound themes: to choose if the CX7430 produces sounds as it
is being used, or when the shutter release is pressed.
Date and Time: serves to set the time and date on the CX7430.
Video Out: sets the video signal produced by the
camera to be either NTSC or PAL.
Orientation Sensor: On or Off. Rotates pictures
captured vertically when they are played back.
Date Stamp: imprints the date directly on the photos.
Video Date Display: displays the time and date of
a video recording over the image in playback.
Language: to choose the interface language (English,
German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean,
Japanese).
Format: serves to format the internal memory or,
if a memory card is present and is currently selected as
in use, to format the memory card.
About: displays camera information such as the version
number of the firmware.
Three versions of the instruction
manual — English, French and Spanish — are bound
into a single volume printed on recycled paper stock, and is
included with the North American version of the CX7430.
Although quite simple, the manual covers the various functions of the camera,
and provides a quick way of getting familiar with the CX7430.
Software
The Kodak CX7430 is retailed with
a single disc containing a full copy of Kodak EasyShare. Three
versions are provided: version 3.3 for Windows and Mac OS X,
version 1.4.2 for Mac OS 8.6 and OS 9.X.
The software allows for the automatic downloading of images
from the camera, or from the optional camera dock.
EasyShare can also serve to burn photo CDs; print photos at home or send
them over the Internet to a printing service; e-mail images, which can
include the creation of an e-mail list or importing addresses from the
default e-mail program so selected addresses can be stored on the camera;
or connect to Kodak's EasyShare Web site.
With EasyShare photos can be edited. With photos
for editing selected, the program opens an editing window that
can be used to remove red-eye, adjust brightness contrast and
colour, or exposure; and allows cropping and rotation. When images
are being adjusted for exposure, contrast or brightness, the
image is divided into two, with the left side giving a "before" view,
while the right side shows the effect of the editing.
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