Specifications
- 7.2 megapixels
- 3x optical zoom
- Available in silver, black, red, blue, pink, or copper.
- 2.7-inch LCD display
- Face detection auto focus
- VGA Movie Mode with Sound
- Secure Digital memory storage (16MB internal)
- Lithium-ion battery
Editors' Comments
The Kodak EasyShare M763 comes with a 3x optical zoom and 7.2 megapixels, ensuring clear and crisp images. A large 2.7-inch LCD display as well as a wide range of color options make the Kodak EasyShare M763 a striking point and shoot option. Face detection auto focus ensures that pictures come out in perfect focus, while VGA Movie Mode with Sound allows you to make your own home movies.
Kodak EasyShare M763 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
Your only other option (and a much better one, mind you) would be to invest in a a USB card reader. It's much easier than trying to sort out crappy drivers and bloated sofware. A card reader is about $20 and will cause your sd card to be read as a drive on the PC. Then it's a simple drag and drop.
This will dictate how much camera shake is affecting the camera at that time. If it is in the green, you're ok, yellow, try to steady yourself, and if it is red, you're most likely going to have a blurred picture. If you're taking a lot of low light shots, you might try setting the camera on a base and using the timer or investing in a tripod.
Andrew
1. Prefocus. Hold down the shutter half way to get a prefocus of the image you're shooting. When it changes, prefocus again. This will speed up your camera's performance during picture taking since it won't have to autofocus before it shoots the shot.
2. Use faster SD cards. Yes, there are faster cards and it does make a difference in writing the image file to the card. This is especially key if you're taking multiple or burst images.
3. Fresher batteries. Use alkalines at least. But I recommend using high energy batteries designed for digital photography. Varta is a good brand. They are usually sold in camera shops, are long lasting (because they are sold in small quantities) put out alot of energy.
4. Pan with the action. You can create some pretty cool shots by panning with your shot, focusing on your subject. This will create the effect of your subject in sharp contrast to the blurry background.
6. Stick with 400 ISO. Going higher will cause more noise/grain in your shots, particularly in darker settings.
Two other things you can do is use a tripod and trigger your shutter with the self timer. This will cut down on camera shake.
Doing these, particularly prefocusing and panning with the action will cut your shutter lag by as much as 80%. But unfortunately, with point and shoot cameras, shutter lag is pretty much the nature of the beast. But low light will always require longer shutter times to soak in as much light as possible.
This usually means that there isn't enough light to get a properly balanced picture. There is nothing wrong with your camera though; actually, it is working exactly as it should. Ways to increase light into the sensor are to turn a light on, or possibly turn up the ISO setting to a higher number. Changing the ISO can add graininess to your photos though. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew
Setting the sharpness to high will only take up more memory on your card because of the increased quality of the photos. I set all my photos at the highest quality and size level to allow for any cropping I may do later.
As for the graininess, this is occuring most likely in lower light situations when your camera automatically adjusts the ISO settings to a higher level to let more light in to the picture. A higher ISO setting allows you to use the same shutter speed and avoid blurring from camera shake or a moving subject in the lower light. The downfall of this is a grainier photo or "noise." Many software packages have digital noise removers that work pretty decently. I use Corel's Paint Shop Pro and find it a pretty good fix. I hope this helps.
Andrew
As 4-5 months means the camera is still under warranty. I would contact Kodak straight away and arrange to send it back for free servicing and repair.
Then, go to Kodak's website ( kodak.com/global/en/service... ) and look for firmware updates. Download and install them.
Absent that, I'd recommend that while you're at the kodak site, you do a live chat with a rep and ask them if there are any service advisories for faulty CCD chips in Kodak cameras. Canon, Sony and a host of others have experienced similar issues.
But don't dally. That last 5 months can go by pretty quickly. Especially at this time of year. Get it fixed.
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If you're asking if there is one, then this should show you the specific one you need.
My recommendation is that you invest $20 in a USB memory card reader. Plug your SD card into it and your pc will read it as a drive. Then it's a simple drag and drop onto your mac and you can use any program you want to manage your photos. Then delete the photos USING THE PC and you're back to shooting pictures.
Also check out Picsa3 which is a free software program from Google. It will work with your card reader and keep all your images organized in your computer. So you put the memory card in the reader, plug it in the USB port, install Picasa3, click on IMPORT button in the upper left hand corner and you can download any or all of the images as desired. It's simple and it works every time.
In addition, any front USB ports away from the main USB ports in the back do not carry enough electrical power to charge the Kodak camera. You must plug the USB into your rear ports.
Kerry
Cheers
Kerry