Kodak EasyShare DX6340 zoom digital camera — User's Guide


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2 Taking Pictures

Liveview—Framing with the Camera Screen

When you turn on Liveview, the camera screen displays a live image of what the lens sees. Use the camera screen to frame your subject.

IMPORTANT: Liveview quickly depletes battery power; use it sparingly.


  1. Turn the Mode dial to any On position.

  2. Press the OK button to turn on Liveview.

  3. Frame your subject in the camera screen.

To use the auto focus framing marks, see Using the Auto Focus Framing Marks.

  4. Press the Shutter button half-way and hold to set the exposure and focus, then press the rest of the way down to take the picture.

  5. To turn off Liveview, press the OK button.





NOTE: If Quality is set to Best (3:2), the Liveview image is displayed at a 3:2 aspect ratio, as shown, with a black bar at the top of the screen.


To change the Liveview setting so that it is on whenever the camera is on, see Turning On Liveview in Still Modes.

Using the Auto Focus Framing Marks

In Liveview, the framing marks indicate the area of your scene that the camera is focusing on. For the best possible pictures, the camera attempts to focus on foreground subjects, even if the subjects are not centered in the scene.

  1. Press the OK button to turn on Liveview.

  2. Press the Shutter button half-way and hold .

    The framing marks are displayed. When they turn red, focus is accomplished.

    While the Shutter Button is Pressed Half-way:

    Center focus

    Center wide focus

    Side focus

    Center and side focus

    Left and right focus

  3. Press the Shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

  4. If the camera is not focusing on the desired subject (or if the framing marks disappear), release your finger, recompose the scene, and repeat Steps 2 and 3.

NOTE: Framing marks appear only when Liveview is on. Framing marks do not appear in Landscape mode. When you use the Focus Zone feature (Setting Focus Zone) and set Center Zone, the framing marks are fixed at Center wide.



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