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But now you can with the Kodak V570's ultra-wide angle 23mm. And if this is even not enough to capture the whole landscape, a unique in-camera panorama stitching requires only 3 pictures to cover a full 180° for wide breathtaking landscape vistas. Use 2 or 3 shots stitched together for real estate pictures.

The Kodak EasyShare V570 Dual Lens is a one-of-a-kind digital camera that gives well exposed, good to very good quality images straight out of the camera. Its ultra-wide angle lens should be a major selling point for many who desire or require that wide coverage. It is very easy to use and, paired with the optional Printer Dock Plus Series 3 printer, you have One-Touch facility in transferring images to your PC and printing 4x6 in. prints in the convenience of your home."

The Kodak V570 presents an interesting problem for us. It's a camera with a lot in the plus column and a lot in the minus column; yet it still nets out as a positive experience. We really like the camera for its unique dual lens arrangement that includes a surprisingly useful 23mm wide angle lens, but its image quality really isn't as good as it could be for a 5 megapixel camera...."

The Kodak EasyShare V570 has some quirks: there is no USB port directly on the camera, so users have to transfer pictures with the included Kodak EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2. The camera also has an inadequate multi-selector and a poorly positioned built-in flash. Nevertheless, the stylish V570 looks great and takes great pictures without much fuss."

Because its unique lens setup's versatility is the hallmark of the Kodak EasyShare V570, we'd hoped for better image quality. The 3X zoom lens offered about the same image quality you'd expect from a run-of-the-mill 5-megapixel camera, while the fixed-focal-length lens performed about the same, except with that impressive ultrawide view."

At this point, the V570 rates as a very good camera for an ultracompact. It's difficult to compare it directly with other cameras, because its dual-lens construction is unique among compact cameras. Nonetheless based on our testing, it just doesn't quite reach the status of an Editors' Choice.

... overall, the camera is a mixed bag. Its looks and dual lenses are certainly conversation starters. I like it as a compact, pocketable camera along with my bigger digital SLR. It doesn't produce the greatest images, but you will capture some memorable ones with the ultra-wide angle lens. Also, the Kodak EasyShare system (docks/printers), make it very easy to make prints directly from the camera."

The V570 is a strange kettle of fish. On the one hand the addition of the second lens comes across as a gimmick that is nothing more than a headline grabber to get some interest in the Kodak brand, but on the other, the photographer in me says that the addition of the new lens is something that is too valuable to mock."

If you want a fun. easy to use, ultra compact digital camera with an ultra-wide angle lens, and intend to take mainly outdoor photos, then this camera may be a good choice. The camera offers generally quick performance, and extremely quick focusing and shutter response when using the ultra-wide angle lens. Image quality indoors was one of the camera's weaknesses, as the camera had problems focusing in low-light when using the zoom, red-eye regularly occured, and noise was quite high...."

The Kodak V570 yields its best images with well-lit outdoor subjects. The Multi-pattern metering is good at handling complex scenes, and usually produces well-balanced exposures. Similarly, the Auto white balance setting is trustworthy, and produces accurate colours under most outdoor light conditions ranging from direct sun to overcast.

If the V570 is not one of the fastest cameras around, its dual lenses clearly make it an interesting camera that offers a flexibility that is not common with ultra compact cameras. Regrettably, this potential is undermined to some extent by an overly strong compression, a sensitivity to noise, and an underpowered flash."