Name: hayjam
Location: NV
Date: 2008-06-17
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Great Camara!
Comment: So far this camera is great! It is taking awesome pictures. My favorite thing is the shutter speed. You can actually get the action while it is happening, instead of right after. As long as it lasts it will be a great buy!
Name: BrattamerPT
Location:
Date: 2008-08-17
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Love it!
Comment: This is my third Kodak. It did not disappoint me. It takes excellent pictures and is easy to use. Love the image stabilization, so I get great pics even when using the zoom without a tripod. I have taken over 350 pictures so far on the battery it came with and it is still going strong. I do think it is pretty cheap of Kodak to not include a rechargeable battery, which means I had to buy one separately. Otherwise, the only con I have found is the lens cap falls off very easily.
Name: William Mcmurray
Location:
Date: 2008-07-18
Customer Rating: -
Summary: great camera
Comment: i have had this camera about two months and taken 1000+ pics.
this is the best camera i have owned in a long time, since digital. the IS is great for low light. fast saves and button to shutter speed.
i did add a rechargable battery and basic doc.
Name: A. Estrada
Location: USA
Date: 2008-10-29
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Kodak 1012IS BEST CAMERA for both PICS and VIDEO (HIGH DEFINITION) WOW!!!
Comment: I am truly amazed at what I got for the money. This camera, the Kodak 1012IS has made me a new loyal Kodak customer from now on. I love this camera so much, that I had to take the time to review it here because I know that reading the reviews is what had a huge part of my decision to purchase along with the affordable price.
When compared to the Canon SX or S5, this camera wins Hands Down! First of all, I was originally going to purchase the S5, then the SX came along online, but the price of those products scared my wallet big time. During this tough times people are being extremely careful where their money goes, and to my family that is the norm now.
Having said that, I stumbled into this amazing product here on Amazon.com.
I was researching prices for the S5, when I saw the Kodak 1012IS.. Right away the firt thing that caught my eye was the ability to record HD yes, HIGH DEFINITION Videos in full 720P resolution! Truly amazing. Not only has our current video VHS-C camera just recently died, our canon digital camera did too, so now we had a tough choice, buy a digital camera or a camcorder. I truly wanted both. Behold the, 1012IS!
This camera single handedly has satisfied both my video and picture taking needs. Just last night it arrived at home and right away, out of the box, inserted my recently purchased Transcend 8 GIG Class 6 SDHC card, which I bought here, sold by Beach Camera,oh Boy, was I so pleasantly surprised. The card was recognized immediately, Over 2500 pics availble, how awesome is that. I then proceeded to the Video mode and WOW! I could record HD video to my hearts delight. Truly AMAZING. You know what was so amazing was the ability for the Kodak 1012IS to focus so easily in a very dark room. Specially in video mode, I was so amazed at that ability. And, what was also cool was that if I lost focus for some reason, all I had to do is ZOOM a bit and it refocused again specially after I panned left or right. I was speechless.
So remember, You are ABLE to ZOOM while Recording High Definition or standard definition Video. This is simply amazing. It records the Audio in STEREO and it is good enough to understand the kids voices, hear the birds chirp, and all that is going around you in stereo. Its not a recording studio, but it gets the job done nicely.
But the VIDEO, it is pure joy to see it, even on the onboard screen as you play it back. Your jaw will definitely drop.
Once you transfer the videos and Pics to the PC you will be equally amazed. I recommend that you visit the Kodak Talk Forum at Steves Digital reviews website:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1011
I learned so much from there. Also, there is a neat little program that changes your .MOV video files to .AVI so they play smoother on your PC. I forgot the name but it may be: MP4cam2AVI... or something like that. It sure makes a huge difference, and with that, you can use the AVI files to burn the video to DVD. I use a program called DVD Author 3 and the videos look simply amazing.
I know I may sound to over the top, but folks, believe me, I really love this new camera. It focuses so fast, processes so fast, and weights near nothing. It is so confortable in your hands, my wife loved that. Another surprise was how small it was. In pics it looks bigger, but its actually smaller then a regular music CD.
Oh, the screen is so clear and it just feels like it should cost more. Kodak, please don't read this. :-)
I hope this honest and sincere review helps you decide. I am so happy I now have a Video camera and Picture cameara. All in ONE. And for a price that we can now go to hometown buffett with the family to give thanks to God for great companies like these that have such great prices in times like these where every penny counts.
Go ahead, buy it. You will be blessed like I am.
Sincerely.
Here is the list of all the things I purchased along with my camera. Links provided for you to check out, like I did.
Card Reader with FREE 4GB SD card purchased from Thememstore:
KingMax 4GB High-Speed Class 6 SDHC Card. Includes a FREE SDHC/SD/MMC USB Card reader which allows you to download your images, music and data directly to your computers USB port. Includes KingMax's LIFETIME WARRANTY....
Transcend SD card purchased from Beach Camera:
Transcend TS8GSDHC6 8GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Kodak 1012IS, purchased from Electronica Direct
Kodak EasyShare Z1012 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Nextop Batteries and Charger:
Nextop-2 Packs Kodak KLIC-8000 Brand New 1800mAh REPLACEMENT Battery + 1 Compatible Wall & Car Charger (FREE European Adaptor) for Kodak EasyShare Z612, Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS, EasyShare Z812 IS, EasyShare Z1012 IS, EasyShare Z1085 IS, EasyShare Z8612 IS
Name: A. DeLucenay
Location: Rochester, NY
Date: 2008-10-07
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Fantastic for the Beginning Photographer!
Comment: This camera is definitely a fantastic buy for anybody who is wanting to learn more about photography but still have the comforts of the automatic settings. After recently taking this camera on a day trip to a state park (Letchworth in NY), it proved to have a fine battery life with the Kodak recharables (over 100 pictures over the course of 8 or so hours) and had excellent pictures! The one feature I found most impressive was how well the stitching went for the panoramic shots. They certainly turned out beautiful! The automatic "smart mode" really helps you to capture some beautiful moments, and the automatic touch-up performed really helps you gauge your pictures. The color was amazing, and the ease of use was really nice. The software, which I've grown accustomed to, is quite easy and useful to transfer your pictures and charge the camera if you have the dock. Definitely a great camera!
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