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Controls/Buttons/Dials (9.00)
The control panel on the Kodak EasyShare 5300 is nicely designed and easy to operate. The buttons respond well with no delay in function. The layout makes sense, with the large print button near the smaller Power and Cancel buttons, the three main function buttons aligned along the top, the photo-specific buttons closest to the Photo button, and the Menu and Help buttons alongside the 4-way navigator. The symmetrical design is both pleasing and simple.
 Menus (7.50)
The Menu design of the Kodak 5300 is similar to Kodak’s digital cameras. A dark blue background sits behind a title menu bar in light blue with the menu selections listed below in white san-serif type inside a rectangular box. The selected item appears in yellow. Navigation through the menu is conducted via the four-way navigation control.
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Main Menu
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Help
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Installing Ink Cartridges, Making a Copy, Making a Photo, Making a Scan, Calibrating Printer
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Photo Print Settings
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Image Scaling (Fill Page or Fit to Page), Use Print Order if Found (Yes or No), Scene Balance (On or Off), Add Date to Prints (Yes or No)
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Control Panel Settings
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Button Sounds (on or Off), Minutes to Standby (10 to 30)
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Ink Levels
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shows graphics of ink levels
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Proofsheet
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Clean Printhead
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Basic Clean, Deep Clean
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Calibrate Printer
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Print Calibration Page, Scan Calibration Page
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Format Memory Card
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Print Demo Sheet
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Print Diagnostic Sheet
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Date and Time
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Reset All Settings
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Scan Menu
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Scan What
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Document, Photo
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Scan To
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Application, Memory Card, File
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Application
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Kodak AIO Home Center, Microsoft Paint, KodakEasyShare
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Save Settings
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Yes or No
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Photo Menu
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Layout
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Borderless; Bordered; 2, 3, 4, 9-per page; Index; 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 Poster
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Quantity
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1 to 99
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Color
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Color or Black and White
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Quality
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Normal, Best, and Draft
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Save Settings
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Yes or No
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Copy Menu
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Quantity
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1 to 99
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Color
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Color, Black and White
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Quality
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Normal, Best, Draft
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Output
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Same Size, Fit to Page, Scale Percent, Photo Layouts
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Size
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Borderless; Bordered; 2-, 3-, 4-, 9-per page; 2x2-, 3x3-, 4x4-Poster
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Brightness
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settings from -3 to +3
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Preview
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Save Settings
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Yes or No
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Size / Footprint (3.76)
While this unit is not the heaviest all-in-one printer, at 21 pounds it’s certainly not meant to be portable. In fact, the unit’s lighter weight is one of its downfalls. The brace for the access door yanks so hard away from the user’s hand that the force actually pulls the unit up off the table.
Measuring 18.8 x 14.7 x 8.8 inches, the ES5300 is comparable in size to most other all-in-one photo printers in this price class.
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