Kodak EasyShare C743
Another of the digital cameras that comes at a very affordable price is the Kodak EasyShare C743. It weighs at 5.1 oz and measures 3.6 inch (W) x 1.3 inch (D) x 2.6 inch (H). Take quality pictures with its 7.1 megapixel resolution camera. It has a digital zoom of 5x to take clearer pictures of objects at a distant. A max shutter speed of 1/1400 sec minimizes blur effects giving you a crispier images. Has an MPEG-4 (quicktime) digital video format and JPEG still image format.
For storage aspects, it has a 32MB integrated memory and uses either MultiMediaCard (MMC) or SD Memory Card. For additional features, it includes a self timer with a delay of up to 10 seconds. The Kodak EasyShare C743 can also be used for audio recording and has an auto power save feature. It has an optical viewfinder with color support.
Kodak EasyShare V610 Review
Den Guru has the latest review of the EasyShare V610 up from Kodak, a dual-lens design that includes a 10x optical zoom.
The V610 measures just 4.4 X 2.2 X 0.9 inches. The sleek black metal body has a chrome accent trim around the top, sides and bottom of the camera, as well as chromed-looking controls. On the front of the camera, there’s a 1/5/8″ lens cover, prominently marked 10X, that snaps open on power up to reveal the two lenses that comprise Kodak’s Retina Dual Lens system. Each of the lenses is a Schneider-Kreuznach C-Varigon all glass lens. By using dual lenses, each with a different focal length, Kodak is able to achieve 10X optical zoom (38-380mm 35mm equivalent) with a lens system that doesn’t protrude out of the case.
They were impressed with the size of the camera, and the lenses, but they found the V610 too expensive for a 6 megapixel digital camera. Check it out at the Digital Camera HQ.
Kodak EasyShare V610 Review
The smallest camera with 10x optical zoom is getting attention again, this time from Imaging Resource where they have written up a nice review of the Kodak camera.
It’s not just compact, it’s sleek. It’s not just a big zoom, it’s the world’s smallest 10x zoom. It’s not just wireless, it’s the new speedy Bluetooth. As Mom said when I showed the Kodak V610 to her, it’s “nifty.”
That applies to almost any digicam in Kodak’s Pocket series. But the Kodak V610 has a much shorter list of compromises than its siblings. It does make compromises, but they seemed smart tradeoffs to me. That isn’t always the case.
On the other hand, the Kodak V610 does some things brilliantly. I very much enjoyed its many conveniences: using the 10x zoom over two lenses, wireless printing, sophisticated in-camera panoramas, Kodak’s Perfect Touch technology, macro shooting, sports shooting, docking it to make prints and recharge, and even selecting Scene modes (something I’m not found of generally).
In the end it earns itself an easy spot in the Dave’s pick category for its 10x optical zoom, size, bluetooth wireless transfers, good shutter response, exposure accuracy, movie mode, styling, accurate LCD, and the list goes on and on.
Kodak EasyShare z612 Review
For those not ready to leap all the way to a digital SLR, Kodak has you covered with their EasyShare z612, a 6.1 megapixel digital camera with 12x optical zoom, and image stabilization. ThinkCamera recently reviewed the Kodak EasyShare z612.
As with other Kodaks, the info button lets you choose 4 different display modes. These range from a minimalist focus area only up to focus area, shooting information, alignment grid and live histogram. All of these work just the same if you are using the display screen or the viewfinder so you can get feedback on any aspect of the camera. Battery life is fine at 2 - 300 shots per charge though the default setting of continuous auto focus eats through that. If you want to get closer to 300 shots than 200 you will need to turn the camera into single focussing mode.
In the end, the reviewer remarks that he thought he was going to hate this camera, but found himself pleased for the most part, and gave the Kodak EasyShare z612 a seven out of ten. Its lowest mark was ease of use at six out of ten.
Kodak EasyShare V610 Review
Pocket-lint has reviewed the Kodak EasyShare V610, a dual lensed digital camera in one compact body.
The dual lensed V610 follows on from Kodak’s wide-angle lensed V570, which provided an ultra-wide-angle dual zoom optic; here the V610 provides two lenses in a single, slim line body that together provide a 38-380mm, 10x optical zoom range (and I’ve included two images at both extremes of the two lenses range; a distant tree and one very close up, to illustrate what the focal range can achieve).
In the end the camera gets a nine out of ten and a hot product sticker next to it, as they found it easy to use, and having great image quality. Some of the negatives they listed though include noticing noise at higher sensitivities, lens flare and softness evident on the longer zoom lens, and that camera shake can be a problem.
Kodak EasyShare Z650 Review
Another evolutionary step from Kodak in the form of the EasyShare Z650. Digital Photography Review takes a look at the camera and while they seem to like it, they are not blown away by it in any means.
And so we get to the Z650. Although it offers some real improvements over the Z740 (better picture quality, larger screen), it’s more evolutionary than radical. Like its predecessor it’s actually a very nice camera, and an easy and (usually) enjoyable one to use, and the color is typical Kodak - rich, vivid and generally very accurate. It’s also very compact, has excellent photographic controls and is very easy to use. The results won’t win it any awards for detail or sharpness, but - once you’ve spent a few days with it and learned its foibles - the Z650 is capable of a very high hit rate, and unless you print at sizes above 5×7 inches the output is perfectly tuned for the target market.
In the end it only manages to make it to the above average rating, so if you search around, you can probably find a much better camera.
Kodak EasyShare V610
Eastman Kodak Company today introduced the Kodak EASYSHARE V610 dual lens digital camera, the world’s smallest 10X (38 – 380 mm equiv.) optical zoom camera at less than an inch thick. Using the Kodak Retina Dual Lens technology, the sleek, pocket-size V610 camera precisely combines two SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON all-glass, non-protruding prism lenses to deliver such a long zoom range.
The 6-megapixel EASYSHARE V610 camera, with anti-blur technology, can be carried where bigger, bulkier high-zoom digital cameras cannot — in a pocket while skiing, in a small purse during a day on the town, or on a wrist while hiking. The result is the ability to get extremely close, high quality pictures of distant subjects without the obtrusiveness of a larger camera.
Kodak now has the world’s smallest digital cameras at both ends of the consumer photography spectrum — the EASYSHARE V570 model for ultra-wide-angle needs (23 mm equiv.) and the EASYSHARE V610 model for long-zoom needs.
In addition, the EASYSHARE V610 model is one of the first digital cameras to incorporate Bluethooth® wireless technology, making it easier to instantly share pictures with people nearby. EASYSHARE V610 camera owners can effortlessly send their pictures to other Bluetooth technology enabled devices up to 30 feet away —e.g., mobile phones, PDAs, computers, KODAK Picture Kiosks, and even other V610 cameras — as well as receive and view pictures on the huge 2.8-inch, high-resolution (230,000 pixels) LCD screen.
“Kodak innovation continues to make it easier for people to take and share better, sharper pictures. We’re creating cameras for the digital age, breaking traditional constraints by using multiple light paths, lenses and sensors; by incorporating wireless technologies; and by taking advantage of advanced digital processing algorithms,” said Carolyn Walsh, Product Sales Director Digital, Eastman Kodak Company. “The EASYSHARE V610 camera joins the acclaimed dual-lens V570 model in showing what’s possible when innovative engineering is melded with innovative design.”
The Kodak EASYSHARE V610 zoom digital camera will be available in the UK in May 2006 (UK£349.99 RRP).
Kodak EasyShare V570 Review
CoolTechZone.com reviews the Kodak EasyShare V570, a dual lense digital camera.
As if buying a camera wasn’t already confusing enough - with megapixel counts, digital or optical zoom? How much zoom? What kind of memory? What kind of automatic modes and such? Kodak adds a whole new twist to the buying decision. How many lenses? Yes, with the V570, Kodak has released the world’s first dual lens camera.
The camera features a fixed focal length 23mm lens on top and a more traditional 39-117mm zoom lens below. Things get even better. The two lenses are backed by a 5-megapixel CCD each. What this lets you do is take super wide angle shots as well as pack in serious telephoto options, courtesy of the 5x optical zoom. At 1.01cm, it’s the thinnest 5x optical camera in the world.
At the end of the review they have a summary that points out that the V570 is made for beginners and that it can provide impressive results if used in auto mode as a point and shoot digital camera.
Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 Review
HardwareZone reviews the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2, a mega zoom camera in a smaller than digital SLR sized body.
Now, if you liked the H1 for its mega zoom, handling, battery life and brilliant image quality, there is a high chance you will fancy the all-new H2 just as much - considering that the new model boasts a higher megapixel count and sensitivity for more details and better imaging results in low-light conditions. But perhaps the most exciting highlight in its technical sheet is the return of Carl Zeiss lens, which should be welcomed by loyal followers of Sony digital cameras.
While they dont give it a traditional rating, their conclusion seems to look at it in a positive way, though stating that the Cybershot DSC-H5 due out this May might be even better, if you are willing to wait another month or two.
Kodak Wants Pictures of Your Mom
A very funny title for a very real contest sponsored by Kodak. I found out about it thanks to a post on Gizmodo.
Have you ever thought your photos were good enough to use in a commercial? Well, Kodak thinks so too. As part of a new advertising campaign, Kodak will let you add your photos online to Kodak’s Gallery commercial, in which a tour guide leads a group of wide-eyed children through an exhibition with a mix of famous photos and pictures of everyday life hanging on the walls.
So, alongside those images of Muhammad Ali, man’s first footprint on the moon and Martin Luther King in the commercial, you can add a picture of your brother’s bar mitzvah; your cat named Rufus; or your recent trip to Miami.
For full details check out Kodak’s website, and good luck.
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