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Kodak Easyshare Z812IS 8.2MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Price: $236.90
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
Product Description
Take control of your shots with the KODAK EASYSHARE Z812 IS Zoom Digital Camera. Adjust the aperture and shutter speed yourself. Or let the camera do it for you. The high zoom and optical image stabilization eliminates blurry pictures.
| Includes - Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS Zoom Digital Camera, Kodak Lithium Digital Camera Battery CRV3, USB and audio/video cables, Lens cap with strap, Neck strap, Getting Started Guide with Kodak EasyShare Software, Custom camera insert for optional Kodak EasyShare Camera and Printer Docks |
| 8 Megapixel Resolution - HD 720p at 30 fps videos, VGA video 640?480 at 30 fps with sound |
| Built-in 32MB - We recommend purchasing a 4GB SD or SDHC Memory Card for practical usage |
| All glass 12x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Optical Zoom Lens (36-432 mm) |
| Optical image stabilization captures sharp, steady shots when shooting at long zoom ranges |
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Customers Reviews
2008-12-13
Eats batteries like crazy
I got my Z812is about 8 months ago and took about 1000 pictures and maybe 50 videos so far. This is my first digital camera so I cant compare it to other ones. The Good: picture quality, video quality, zoom, the time you need to wait between pictures is minimal. Bad, or not so good: It eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It doesn't even work on a regular AA batteries, I had to get Lithium ones witch don't last very long. It is a little balky, so you can't just stick it in your pocket. I wish it had a sleep mode button, because if I turn it on and off, it eats batteries, if I leave it on, it eats batteries. It does go to a sleep mode after few minutes, and then turns off after few more, but I wish there was a button for it. I will get a rechargeable battery pack and will update this review later. The picture quality is good, but they are big in size. Pictures will be anywhere from 0.8MB up to over 2MB in size.
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2008-12-03
Powerful consumer camera
Aaah, Kodak! My first digital camera was a Kodak several years ago (C300). It served me quite well for a long time and thousands of photos. But I began wanting something a bit more up-to-date and high-quality. I have owned several other brands since buying that first faithful camera, but almost all have quit working while the C300 still gets the job done (if the pictures are low resolution).
So, when I began shopping for a new camera - I was favoring Kodak. My experiance has been that their WasyShare line cameras are generally well-built, reliable camera (if sometimes a bit quirky).
I found the Z812is back in June when my family and I were planning a week-long vacation. The resolution was pretty impressive (at 8.2mp). The 12x Optical Zoom seemed useful, and the price (at that time) was decent.
I did not review this camera immediately, because I wanted to really put this camera through it's paces.
I'm not a professional photographer by any means, though I do take a pretty good family/scenic shot from time to time if I do say so myself. But this is a great camera for still photos. The colors are sharp, the features are useful and plentiful, and the camera is easy to use. Here are some of my findings.
Pros;
1) Good resolution (enlarge to 16 x 22 with no real pixelation).
2) Zoom (gets you right into the shot from a distance).
3) weight (I find that a heavier camera is often easier to hold steady).
4) Manual button controls (I do not like the trend of some toward touch-screen and heavily menu based controls) but this camera has REAL button controls.
Cons;
1) Video feature (Video looks pretty good, but the audio is horrible if you are in a noisy location).
2) You really do need the lithium-ion battery pack (but you can get a generic that is cheaper than the name brand).
3) Start-up time (I find this camera to be a bit slow when first turning it on, so power up in anticipation of that once-in-a-lifetime shot).
In conclusion - If you want a great (CONSUMER-LEVEL) point and shoot camera with a great zoom, this is it.
If you want a camera that does well with video - look into an actual video camera. But for the family photographer - this is a great investment.
By the way - you WILL need to pick up an SD/SDHC card as the file size of one photo tends to be in the 1.3mb plus range. I suggest at least a four gig card because they are so cheap now.
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2008-11-17
Kodak Easyshare Z812IS- Love it
I purchased the Z812IS to upgraded from my 1974 Minolta SRT201 35mm SLR camera (stop the laughing). I got tired of waiting to see if my pictures were any good after developing. I've only used it a handful of times, mainly for photographing race cars. I like the very short shutter delay. (I think it's 0.23 sec.)The camera also takes exceptional pictures at a distance. For cars in motion, it's easy to pan along with them to get that speed effect, using a shutter speed of less than 1/320,and the screen & view finder do not go blank when taking pictures at a slower shutter speed.
I also used it to photograph close ups of morning glorys. The detail is outstanding.
For the batteries, I purchased 2 KODAK(KLIC-8000)Li-Ion rechargeables.
I also purchased a KODAK High Performance 2GB memory card. I don't know the performane of this(or why I bought it), but the 2GB memory card that came with the camera is sufficient,holding over 700 photos. The most I've put on it at 1 shooting was 195.
The Image Stabilization is great. I think someone with Parkinsons Disease could easily take perfect pictures.
'Nuf said. As of this date, I highly recommend this camera.
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2008-11-02
Popup flash stops popping up
The popup flash is a big issue with camera like this. The popup flash stopped popping up for my camera and the camera is basically useless. The camera also shuts down every once in a while for no reason and I miss precious shots. I loved the camera initially because of all the features it has but now I hate it.
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2008-10-28
Great camera
This is a great camera! You can get it for almost $100 cheaper direct from kodak.com
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Product Details
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Kodak
Color:
EAN: 0041771986261
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Kodak
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Manufacturer: Kodak
Model: 1986264
Publisher: Kodak
Release Date: 2007-09-27
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Studio: Kodak
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Kodak digital cameras: V610Hello! One more recent novelty that is worth mentioning is the Kodak Easyshare V610, which was introduced last week.
 The Kodak Easyshare V610 is a dual lens digital camera that has two 6 megapixel sensors, a 10x optical zoom and a 2.8 inch LCD display with 230,000 pixels.
The V610 model is the smallest digicam in the world with a 10x zoom range (equivalent to 38-380mm). Due to Kodak Retina Dual Lens Technology, the camera features two Schneider-Kreuznach C-Variogon all-glass prism zooms in the same camera (a zoom lens of 38-114mm and a second zoom lens of 130-380mm). And for each lens the model offers two 1/2.5 inch, 6 megapixel sensors.
Moreover, the new V610 is one of the first digital cameras that incorporate Bluetooth wireless technology for transferring shots from or to other devices, which are up to 30 feet away.
The novelty captures high-resolution images at high shutter speed that has a range of 8 secs. – 1/2000th sec. It also features 5 ISO speeds ranging from 64 to 800, and its maximum aperture is f/3.9 (wide) -f/4.4 (tele) for the 38-114mm lens and f/4.8 for the 130-380mm zoom lens.
Overall the Kodak V610 has 23 Scene Modes including an Auto exposure mode. The novelty also incorporates an advanced Video Mode with sound that allows recording 640x480 VGA movies with 10X optical video zoom at 30fps. Built-in video-specific image stabilization technology helps to reduce the effects of camera-shake from hand and camera movement. The mode uses MPEG-4 compression for optimal quality and storage size and the length of video is limited only by your memory card.
For better results of you digital photography, Kodak incorporates 3 auto-focus systems - TTL-AF, multi-zone AF and center spot AF. Besides, you can choose from Single, Continuous, Macro or Landscape focus – that will be especially helpful for beginners. And an AF assist lamp will make the process of focusing even easier assisting in low-light situations along with the 4 flash modes (auto, off, fill, red-eye reduction).
With the V610 you’ll take natural color pictures thanks to its 5 different colour effects, which are High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, Black and White and Sepia. Besides, you can choose between 3 sharpness adjustments (High, Normal and Low) according to the situation.
The Kodak V610 supports the ImageLink and PictBridge printing standards, and it connects to a computer via USB 2.0. It is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 720mAh). You can use 28 Mb out of 32Mb of internal memory for picture storage.
In appearance, the V610 model resembles its predecessor, the V570. It is a pocket-size digicam that is packed in a sleek black metal body and has dimensions of 111 × 55.5 × 23.2 mm, and weight of 160g. It will be available soon this month for about $500 price.
Specifications:
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10X optical zoom
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KODAK RETINA Dual Lens Technology
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Embedded BLUETOOTH® Wireless Technology
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2.8 in. (7.1 cm) high resolution color display
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Advanced video features
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6.1 MP for prints up to 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm)
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On-camera picture enhancing features
Find the Kodak EasyShare V610 at our ONLINE STORE.
Read more about the KODAK EASYSHARE V610.
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