Name: D. Werkheiser
Location: Philadelphia, PA United States
Date: 2006-06-22
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Easyshare Z612 - WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CAMERA!
Comment: I LOVE this camera! I have a Nikon N90, which is an excellent camera, but I wanted a digital, smaller camera. Several years ago, I bought a Toshiba PDF4300, and my husband purchased a Nikon Coolpix 5000. Both of these digital cameras are not user friendly or fast. As a result, we stopped taking photos. I bought a Kodak C model Easyshare camera for my mom for Mother's Day and was shocked at how easily I was able to immediately start taking photos. There were dedicated Review and Delete buttons by the LCD panel. What a concept! (To this day, I have problems deleting on my Toshiba.) It made me want to start taking photos again. I studied specifications from camera to camera; e.g. Canon, Nikon, Kodak, but I kept coming back to Kodak's simple, easy-to-use formula. I decided on the Z612 for a multitude of reasons: size, speed, stabilization, TV quality video with stereo audio, 2.5 LCD with 233K pixels, 35mm to 420mm zoom, 6.4 MP, ability to use a 2 GB SD card (with the best res (6 MP), this card can hold 491 photos), etc. I called some camera stores in town to see if they carried the Kodak Z612, because I wanted to see it in person, and I was surprised at their snobby responses that they don't carry Kodak. Don't let that kind of attitude stop you from seeing this camera. I found one close to home, and bought after looking at it - great sale price, too. This is the easiest camera out of the box. Very fast! Excellent quality - no red eye on my new kittens. In one day, I took 200 photos, copied them to my computer - no hassles. I am the happiest I've ever been with a camera. As an additional FYI, Kodak announced the P712 in London on June 20, 2006. This should be better than the P880 which I was considering. If you want to add an external flash and things, the P (Performance) line is the way to go. For this purchase I wanted size, quality, AND EASE OF USE. It looks like the new P712 is very similar to the Z612, which was announced Feb 2006. (Z is for high zoom, 6 is for MP, and 12 is for 12x zoom.)
I am ABSOLUTELY THRILLED with my Kodak Easyshare Z612. (No, I do not work for Kodak.)
Name: J. Pressel
Location:
Date: 2006-06-23
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Z612 Wonder Camera
Comment: CONTROLS
The camera's controls (buttons: flash, picture settings), menu are very easy to use. The buttons are placed for easy use.
PICTURE QUALITY
The pictures are sharp, clear with good natural color. The 12X zoom works in all lighting conditions. In bright sun light auto 12x works well. In low light you can use the manual or program controls with the 12x zoom. One really good feature is that once you take a picture you can use the kodak perfect touch to sharpen and lighten up the picture if you need to. You can also crop the picture.
I've taken lots of macro pictures of flowers. I've even got good shots of bees in flight on the flowers.
VIDEO
You can use the 12x zoom while you run the video. In low light like at a circus or party the video is great. You don't miss a detail.
PRINTER
You can user the kodak series 3 printer to print pictures from your video.
TV
The camera or printer dock can be hooked up to your TV. You can review your pictures to decide what you want to keep. You can show the whole family what you're taken pictures of.
RECOMMEND
yes, for an experienced photographer you have the ability to set the iso 800, control shutter speed, etc.
Yes, for the beginner, let the camera do the work and you'll get BEAUTIFUL, SHARP picutures.
You can't go wrong with this camera. By the way, it is so lite you hardly know you're carrying it.
Name: P. Morris
Location: San Ramon, CA USA
Date: 2006-08-15
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Outstanding, Exceeded All Expectations
Comment: I spent weeks researching cameras and finally went with the Z612. I had it two days, flipped through the manual, and headed out on vacation. In all situations, beach, boats, planes, ships, cars, this camera took outstanding photos. I used many of the scene settings, beach, landscape, night, sports, auto, night landscape, and the picture were great.
I did not experience any of the issues reported by other users, blurry pictures or loose cap for the lens.
I would highly recommend this camera.
Name: Sean Benham
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Date: 2006-07-19
Customer Rating: -
Summary: A Well Rounded Zoom Camera
Comment: Overall this camera is totally worth the $400 to buy it. It takes excellent and colorful shots - both closeup and far away. The image stabilization works great, so there's little chance of blurry shots at full zoom. It's easy to use and it's super small. I bought this camera because I love my Kodak CX7430 and I didn't want to pay the money for a digital SLR like the Canon Rebel. If I had the choice to buy a zoom camera again, I'd still take this one.
PROS:
1. Crisp and vivid photos
2. Great image stabilization
3. Easy to use controls - a Kodak trademark
4. Long battery life and uses over the counter batteries or the rechargeable ones that come with it.
5. Both viewfinders give you a lot of versatility and the LCD screen is excellent.
6. Has two video sound mics for stereo sound.
7. Very small in size for a camera of this type.
CONS:
1. Video sound distorts at rock concerts.
2. Video sound fades out when zooming in and out while recording (so don't zoom while recording is my procedure, unless you're not worried about the sound).
3. Camera could be a bit faster reloading from shot to shot.
Name: Z Man
Location: Niceville FL.
Date: 2006-08-12
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Wonderful Camera
Comment: The first one I bought I had to send back but This camera is great it takes wonderful picture with great colors and is easy to use. I have taken picture of the moon at 12x zoom and then used the review at 8x and can see the creaters on the moon objects in motion and closeups that sold me on the camera. It's very easy to use my girlfriend never had a digital camera before and she can take great pictue with it.Well I would reccomened this camera for any one looking for a mega zoom camera that is simple to use with many extra's like many preset scene's,with flash settings, great picture to picture speed nice low light picture's good auto focus and fit's in your hand nice and battery life is great I can go a couple weeks between charges useing the LCD screen 2.5" nice and big.I did A lot of resarch before I bought this camera and found this was the best in price range well worth the money.
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