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Kodak EasyShare Z700 Review
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Review Summary
Reader Score: 7.00 (out of 10)
To be honest, not the prettiest camera in the world. It has a blocky, no-nonsense shape with a minimum of moving parts. However, it’s well built, with a tough aluminium case and an automatic sliding cover over the lens, which in turn is deeply recessed into the body when not in use. Rather than the pop-up flash commonly found on cameras of this type, the Z700 has a fixed unit mounted in a moulded housing over the lens, next to the viewfinder window. The design is what has come to be known as 'SLR-style', which also means it has a large handgrip with a comfortable sculpted rubberized grip pad. Despite its chunky appearance the camera does feel comfortable to hold, and is well balanced and not too heavy.
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Other Reviews For This Model
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| Digital Camera Info |
7.70 |
05-16-05 |
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| The EasyShare Z700 is the low end of Kodaks new Z line of consumer-oriented EasyShare digital cameras. It features a 5x optical zoom and 4 MP CCD imaging chip, which are smaller than the 10x lens and 5 MP sensor on the higher-end EasyShare Z740. The fixed LCD screen is also a bit smaller than the Z740s. There are other differences between the cameras, but they arent major. The two cameras are built for the same market and serve the same basic functions with an overwhelming simplicity. |
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| Imaging-Resource |
7.69 |
06-11-05 |
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| The Kodak EasyShare Z700 is the latest in a long line of Kodak digital cameras bearing the EasyShare name. EasyShare cameras generally live up to their name quite well, being easy to use, with the accompanying software doing a good job of facilitating sharing through a variety of media. The Kodak Z700 is no exception, providing true point & shoot operation with accurate exposure, a very flexible automatic white balance system, and the bright, highly-saturated color that seems to be preferred by most US consumers. At the same time, while the Kodak Z700 sports a very easy to use "green zone" fully automatic mode, it also offers programmed, shutter- and aperture-priority exposure control for more experienced users. Add its 5x zoom lens and 4.0 megapixel CCD, and the Kodak Z700 is a very user-friendly and capable digital camera. Read on for all the details! |
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| Digital Camera Review |
6.75 |
05-13-05 |
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| The Eastman Kodak Company introduced the world's very first consumer camera way back in 1888. Ever since that first "Brownie" box camera, Kodak has been a leader in the photography industry. When the digital imaging revolution started Kodak was heavily involved in the development of professional digital imaging tools, but somebody in Rochester was asleep at the wheel when the big consumer changeover from film to digital started in the late 90's. Kodak may have been late getting started, but they've caught up nicely. Cost conscious consumers consistently rank Kodak digicams near the top in customer satisfaction surveys and Kodak's new EasyShare Z700 is likely to continue that winning tradition. |
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12-15-05 |
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| "What makes the Kodak EasyShare Z700 a viable offering in the universe of low-cost, noncompact, non-EVF 4-megapixel cameras is what you get for the price. The surprising amount of manual control with programmed, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority modes, the 5X zoom lens with unexpected telephoto reach, and the Z700's decent image quality all exceed what you might expect from a camera in this class. And for just a little more than the camera-only price, you can buy it packaged with a handy Kodak Printer Dock 3.
The Kodak EasyShare Z700 has good image quality for a camera in its class. Photos were crisp, with ample detail in both highlights and shadows, though they tended to be underexposed. Chromatic aberrations, chiefly purple fringing, were particularly apparent at long telephoto focal lengths. Colors tended to be muted and not fully saturated. The camera's red-eye prevention was only moderately successful; in many of our shots of people, their pupils glowed dull red. Multicolored noise flecks were a problem at all sensitivity settings; noticeable at ISO 80, they became prominent at ISO 400." |
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