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Kodak Introduces EasyShare Z1275 and ZD710
The new Z-series models offer both manual and automatic exposure controls, and compatibility with Kodak's docks and portable printers.
By Aimee Baldridge
June 2007
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| Kodak EasyShare Z1275 |
Kodak has introduced two new compact cameras with large zoom ranges. The EasyShare Z1275 provides 12.1-megapixel resolution; an f/2.8-5.1, 35mm-175mm Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 5x zoom lens; and a 115,000-pixel, 2.5-inch LCD. The 7.1-megapixel EasyShare ZD710 sports an f/2.8-3.7, 38mm-380mm Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 10x zoom lens, and supplements its 150,000-pixel, 2-inch LCD with an electronic viewfinder. Although both cameras offer digital stabilization features, they do not provide optical image stabilization. Like all EasyShare cameras, they're compatible with Kodak's docks and portable printers.
Offering manual, priority, and automatic exposure modes, the Z710 can shoot at shutter speeds ranging from 1/2000 to 8 seconds. Its Smart Scene mode evaluates subjects and automatically picks the scene mode it deems most appropriate, and its light sensitivity can go up to ISO 1600. Other notable features include spot and center-weighted metering, five color modes, voice annotation, and a 1.7fps continuous-shooting mode that can be set to save the first or last two frames in a burst. The Z710's Motion JPEG video mode records at 640x480 and 30fps, and its format makes it well suited for pulling and printing individual frames, which can be done directly from the camera.
The more compact Z1275 offers a similar feature set, with manual and automatic exposure modes. However it has no priority modes and provides 9 scene modes instead of the Z710's 16. It also differs from the ZD710 by providing automatic exposure bracketing, a live histogram, and light-sensitivity settings as high as ISO 3200. Its 1.7fps continuous-shooting mode captures three frames in a burst, and its MPEG-4 video capture mode records at resolutions up to 1280x720.
The Z1275 and ZD710 will both be available in August 2007 for $249.
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