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• Kodak EasyShare Z712 Black Digital Camera

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  $157.93 - $199.99
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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: taztonio

  Updated:08-29-08

  Duration of ownership:1

  Strengths: 7.1MP, 12X optical zoom

  Weaknesses: IS doesn't work, face recognition doesn't exist

  Overall Evaluation: My job purchased the Kodak Z712 IS to take pictures land and buildings. The camera does a good job of that, but doesn't do good indoors or with taking pictures of people. The IS (image stablizer) is horrible. I don't even know if it really works. The camera is bulky and awkward. Even with using a photo lithium battery it is slow. I could not recommend this camera for anyone. I have a personal Cannon PowerShot A710 IS that currently goes for the same amount. The IS in the PowerShot is great almost as good as an SLR lens with IS.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: ugokay

  Updated:08-13-08

  Duration of ownership:30 Days

  Strengths: 12X optical zoom is great also there is a digital zoom feature which you can enable from the control panel.great scene modes , cool flash

  Weaknesses: BAttery is a huge problem. If you want to use w\ AA batteries, otherwise you should buy KLIC and charger

  Overall Evaluation: a great machine for a new photographer you can take great pictures and its processor fixes faults or contrast-brightness differences perfectly, and also its main feature 12X zoom enables you to take great pictures from very far places, Macro mode is not good but enables user to take normal pictures from close points. Finally, it is a great machine with its product the main problem is battery only and also cheap lens cover is not seem well!!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by:

  Updated:07-23-08

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Good price. You can zoom in fully and still have perfect clarity with no grain at all. Has tons of different modes so you can get a great pictures in many diverse settings. It has a big lcd screen.

  Weaknesses: Make sure you get rechargeable batteries that are compattable with it. Since it is a high quality camera, it needs high quality batteries. I think most Kodak Li-ion work the best.

  Overall Evaluation: Great Camera, espacially for the price. A lot of features. You can take professional grade pictures with this $190 camera, and not spend thousands of dollers. If you buy it, make sure it is off Buydig.com beacuse you will save 30-50 $ getting it off here, rather than best buy or something.This is a fine Camera.

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  5 Star Review

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  Updated:07-05-08

  Duration of ownership:1 Years

  Strengths: excellent camera! Great zoom... takes clear pictures from a great distance, able to capture closeups of things you cannot see with your eyes. The museum and night portrait settings are excellent, too.

  Weaknesses: when you use it a lot it seems to go through a lot of batteries

  Overall Evaluation: This camera has been an excellent camera and I have been able to take some amazing pictures with it. 2 friends have since purchased them after seeing my success with it. It is easy to hold onto, takes quick pictures and you can view them immediately. Great setting options as well. The lens is the best, taking clear pictures with consistently good results. I love it!

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  5 Star Review

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  Updated:05-20-08

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  Strengths: Really nice pictures,alot of features that Im still working with but the manual settings take awsome photos. Great for amatures who want to look professional.

  Weaknesses: When taking pictures the view finder shoes a some what fuzzy picture making you think your photo came out bad. Once you push the review button you see the real photo thats sharp and crisp.

  Overall Evaluation: I was overwhelmed at first with all the features but soon found the auto settings take awesome pictures. The 12x zoom is great and the digital focus works great. I can figure out the manual settings later , right know Im having fun taking pictures like i know what I am doing. My friends dont know the difference.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: wisey

  Updated:01-06-08

  Duration of ownership:90 Days

  Strengths: Sharpest lens, 80% "good" shots under adverse conditions, eye view, very tough and extremely reliable, good for group pictures by inexperienced onlookers, long battery life, and superb focus.

  Weaknesses: No "raw" photo settings, annoying default flash setting, complicated to program, no accessories (e.g. third party camera and lens covers), the joystick is fragile, and no external flash shoe

  Overall Evaluation: I owned and used a Kodak Easy Share P850 for 3 years (which is a long time for a digital camera). I use to use an old Nikon SLR with a ton of lenses and am a scientist with a lab full of Zeiss microscopes. I had bought the Kodak for my daughter to use because she was also a Nikon camera user and film advocate but she chose not to use it and so I started using it. Three years later, I am still using it, despite having bought two Leica/Lumix SLR digital cameras. A year ago, I bought a Kodak Z712 because the joystick on the P750 was not working reliably and it only has 5.1 Megapixels while the Z712 has 7.1 Megapixels. Functionally, the Z712 is almost the same camera and yielded pretty much the same results. Because the joystick on the P850 had broken because I just carried the camera in my backpack, I wanted to protect the Z712 and bought a separate camera bag for it. Of course, after 6 months, I left that camera bag on an airplane. So, this review is based on 3 years of using the P850 and 3 months of using the Z712. The reason why I am writing this review is because I am thinking of buying a second Z712 to replace the one that I lost and noticed that none of the reviews mentioned the Schneider lens on both the P850 and the Z712. For those who did not come from the film world, Schneider-Kreuznach lenses are the lenses that photographers have used from time immemorial (since the early 1900's) to project and print their pictures. They are the sharpest lenses with the least optical aberrations. That is why all professional printing projector use Schneider lenses. I had originally bought the P850 because it and another Kodak camera were the only cameras on the market that carry Schneider lenses. Pictures taken by the Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens are the sharpest that I have seen on any digital camera, including Zeiss and Leica lenses. With only 5.1 Megapixels, I have zoomed P850 pictures of people from 15 feet away where I can see every wisp of hair. None of my other digital cameras, including a Sony with a Zeiss lens and a Leica Digilux, could do this. The only lens that came close in sharpness was a Lumix L1 with the Leica D Vario-Elmarit but only when taken at the highest resolution in raw format. That is what is so amazing about the Kodak cameras with the Schneider lens. Even at 5.1 megapixel resolution, you can see tiny details that you cannot see with cameras that have higher digital resolution and much more expensive lenses. The optic stabiization is also very good. The end result is a higher percentage of superb images than any other camera I have used. The controls on the Z712 are very similar to the P850. There are a series of buttons that pop up menus to control the flash, exposure, focus, and other controls. You can use either the joystick or a ratchet wheel to move the controls and then accept the change by pressig on the joystick. There is a top wheel that allows you to select picture-taking mode. I seldom, if ever used this, since that Auto mode did almost everything. Both the P850 and the Z712 have a through-the-viewfinder LCD which I like very much because I hate to hold the camera away from me to take pictures and much prefer holding it to my eye. Both have a large 2 inch LCD screen that is more than enough to view and take pictures with. The battery is long lasting. Typically, I can take over 200 pictures with one charge. That is long enough for any trip. The charger is small and light weight (you take the battery out and slip it into the charger for 3-4 hours). The camera is incredibly tough. I have carried it in my backpack to almost every continent in the world except for Africa. It has taken over 5000 pictures in the last three years. My only complaint is that there (apparently) is no available camera cover (because I guess it is not popular in Asia where most camera covers are being made these days) and the camera is subject to the daily wear and tear of being plopped inside a backback. After 3 years of hard use and being tossed into a backback with many heavy books and other things, the joystick on the back of the camera is doing strange things. It still works but the button that accepts changes on the screen is activated everytime I move the joystick. So, I have to use the wheel to change the menu options and move the joystick to accept the change. It still works. I am amazed. Couple the sharpness of the lens with the convenience, reliability, and price of the Z712 at

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: nrudd1

  Updated:12-14-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Quality picturesGreat zoomImage stabilization

  Weaknesses: Compression on the 7.1mp pictures isn't the best

  Overall Evaluation: This camera is great for the price for someone who needs a little more flexibility than point-and-shoot cameras. The image stabilization and the 10x optical zoom allow for great zoom shots.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: amarti07

  Updated:09-18-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: 12x zoom;Videoclip capability;Handhold grip - great for holding with one hand;Shoots well in low light situations;Internal memory;Good prints - nice color saturation;Can use AA batteries

  Weaknesses: Lens cap doesn't stay on;Camera strap can come undone;Smart scene only good for posed/still shots;Transfer to computer via USB is sluggish;LCD screen easily smudges

  Overall Evaluation: I did quite a bit of research before buying the Kodak Z712 IS. My previous camera is a Nikon Coolpix 2100 (a Consumer Reports Best Buy at its time) - and thought we were in need of a desperate upgrade. From the user reviews I had read and the Kodak Z712 specifications I thought this camera would have everything I could ever want. Overall I like the camera and am glad I bought it, but I am not blown away by it like I thought I would be. I expected the prints from this 7 mexapixel camera to be a drastic improvement over my 2 mexapixel camera - but they weren't much different. The camera does do a good job of taking shots in low light situations. Some of the minor disappointments I have regarding this camera are that the lens cap can be easily knocked off, the camera strap can come undone (mine did and the camera fell to the ground), the smart scene mode is only good for still/posed shots, the and the picture transfer to a computer via USB is sluggish. I never had these problems with my Nikon. My primary subject of pictures is my 3 year old daughter - so I've discovered that the best mode to keep the camera in is the sports mode - otherwise the pictures can have blurry spots. I've gotten some good stop action shots using the sports mode. The camera has a great variety of shooting modes that I am still playing around with. I can't say that I've noticed the image stabilizer kicking in - I just assume it is working when using the digital zoom. The 12x zoom is a nice feature. I am pleased with the videoclip capabilities as well and like that Kodak's software can stitch videoclips together, add music, fade, etc. Overall it is a good camera once you play around with it and take some time to learn how to use it.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: razzzy

  Updated:09-11-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: 12x Zoom.Pictures come out great in the dark.Handles well

  Weaknesses: Little slow betweeen picsMaunal could be more detailed.Ned to buy rechargeable batteries and recharger

  Overall Evaluation: Used to have small handheld camera. This camera is not that bulky. Really captures close up! We are able to snap pics of the kids on the soccer field,, concerts, etc... without having to spend too much on a cameraVery happy!

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: dannilee525

  Updated:09-10-07

  Duration of ownership:1

  Strengths: just orded oe heard great stuff about it

  Weaknesses: closest to professional camera

  Overall Evaluation: love it cant wait heard great stuff about it my friend has one and she loves hers her pics tell it all my last camara was not happy with it it was samsung i paid aot at the time

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Kodak EasyShare Z712 Black Digital Camera

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