Kodak Easyshare Z812 IS

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Kodak Easyshare Z812 IS

Price : Rp.3.100.000 (US $310.00)

Features

  • Image sensor: 5.76 x 4.29mm CCD with 8.3 million photosites (8.2 megapixels effective)
  • Lens: 36-432mm equivalent f/2.8-4.8 Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens
  • Zoom ratio: 12x optical 4.2x digital
  • Image formats: Stills – JPEG (Exif 2.21); Movies – QuickTime MPEG-4
  • Image Sizes: Stills - 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1836, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1800 x 1600, 1920 x 1080 1280 x 960; Movies –1280 × 720 at 30 fps, 640 × 480 at 30 fps, 320 × 240 at 30 fps
  • Shutter speed range: 1/2–1/1000 second; 16–1/1000 sec. in Shutter priority and Manual mode
  • Image Stabilisation: optical
  • Exposure Compensation: +/- 1.0 EV in 1/3EV steps
  • Focus system/range: TTL AF; range 50 cm to infinity; macro to 12 cm
  • Exposure metering/control: Multi-pattern, centre-weighted, spot metering (zone tracks with 5 focus zones); Auto, P, A, S and M shooting modes plus Smart Scene, High ISO, 16 Scene modes and Panorama
  • ISO range: Auto, ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (with reduced resolution)
  • White balance: Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Open Shade
  • Flash modes/range (ISO auto): Auto, off, fill, red-eye reduction; range 0.5 to 7.8 metres
  • Sequence shooting: 2 fps up to 5 frames
  • Storage Media: 27 MB internal memory, SD/MMC card expansion slot
  • Viewfinder: EVF with 230,000 pixels, 100% field of view
  • LCD monitor: 2.5-inch indoor/outdoor colour TFT display with 230,000 pixels
  • Power supply: CRV3 Lithium Digital Camera Battery
  • Dimensions (wxhxd): 108.4 × 74.2 × 76.1 mm
  • Weight: 300 grams

Strengths: Cost, ease of use, zoom, HD video, price.
Weaknesses: Lense cap falls off to easily, shutter lag, built-in settings do not produce desired results, fuzzy images at 100% size, poor manual, no rechargeable battery/charger, no real micro mode

1 comments for this post

I wanted a point and shoot with a big zoom and I thought this Kodak had great features at a great price. After working with the camera a few days I was able to get consistently excellent pictures. The zoom is great, there is almost no shutter lag and shot to shot time is excellent.

dsi r4

Posted on January 8, 2010 at 4:08 PM