 As good as it gets! 199 of 212 people found this review helpful.
The Kodak Easyshare Z740 is one of the best cameras I have ever had the pleasure of using!
This camera has a little weight to it but is barely noticable due to the awesome design of the camera. There is a grip handle which makes handling and steadying of the camera without a tripod much easier. The buttons are in functionable places which makes taking photos a breeze.
There is auto everything on this baby! But for the more experienced user you can also manually set your flash, shutter speed, and other great features.
This camera is great for the beginner or advanced photographer. With options for taking photos up close, far away, at night, on the water, off the water, in museums, language selection, and a 1.8 inch hi res display screen, this camera just has endless possibilities.
Takes photos in high colour, true colour, black and white, or sepia! On the regular 5.0 MP setting you can print a photo aat 20" x 30" with out distortion!
You can zoom an object up to 50 times with the ten times optical zoom added with the 5x digital zoom! It is amazing!
You can record video with sound and there is no time limit (except of course the limit of the size of your memory card)
Using double aa batteries or the niMh rechargable batteries you can choose to save power by not using the hires display screen and just use the viewfinder.
This camera is awesome and I highly recommend it to you if you are considering a new camera!
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The Kodak Z740 was my 3rd Kodak camera to own and use. Overall, I have been impressed by Kodak colors and image quality. But, I must say, this camera fell short of expectations.
The product is packed with all the advanced featured found in the Kodak camera line. You get several scene settings to choose from, along with custom programing modes which are nice for more advanced users. It has good exposure balance and nice flash range. The camera is solid, and very easy to use. The software that comes with it is better than the other programs bundled with other camera manufactures.
But there are some downfalls. First, being a high zoom camera is is more difficult to capture sharp images with the zoom extended, especially without a tripid. What lacks in the model, and is very vital to have in any high zoom camera, is an Image Stabilization feature. The 10x zoom is appealing, but without image stabilization it is practically worthless.
In addition, the Auto Focus was found to be extremely slow in low light or high zoom situations. Though this is common for higher zoom cameras, it was far slower than other models tested.
I used this camera for a few weeks, then learned more about models with Image Stabilization and flash attachments, which were not far away in price. So I soon decided to return the Z740 for refund.
Kodak now has a P850 12X zoom with Image Stabilization and a flash connector for about $100 more. Im my experience with these products it was worth the extra money.
In conclusion, it is a well made camera with lots of nice features. It is still lacking necessary functions required for this type of camera at this price range. Check it out carefully before buying.
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