Product Description

Easyshare digital camera with a powerful 10X optical zoom and 5X advanced digital zoom (50X total zoom), 5.0 mega pixels, 1.8inch indoor/outdoor LCD colour display, 32MB memory, still capture modes, auto program & auto mode & 80 minutes video mode.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33041 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Kodak
• Model: Z740
• Released on: 2005-03-21
• Dimensions: 3.07" h x 3.86" w x 2.83" l, .66 pounds
• Display size: 1.8

Features

• Kodak Digital Camera Z740

Manufacturer's Description
KODAK RETINAR All Glass Aspheric 10X Optical Zoom Lens;Capture your subject in crisp detail with the Z740's all-glass lens. Get amazingly close to your subjects with the 10X optical zoom (35 mm equivalent: 38-380 mm) and get even closer with the 5X advanced digital zoom for 50X total zoom.

5.0 MP for stunning-quality prints up to 20" x 30" (50cm x 76cm);Create unbelievable-quality prints up to 20" x 30" with 5.0 MP. More pixels means you can crop and enlarge, and still have amazing quality print with sharp clarity.

Exclusive KODAK Color Science Image Processing Chip;With the exclusive KODAK Color Science Image Processing Chip, your pictures come to life just the way you remember it. A new high-speed digital processor chip, advanced algorithms, and hardware acceleration features, let the Z740 make simultaneous, split-second decisions to produce rich, vibrant, true-to-life colors in almost any lighting condition. Each time you click the shutter, the KODAK Color Science Chip performs an instantaneous and advanced analysis of collected scene data to identify and adjust multiple factors that influence picture quality. Scene light source is detected and adjustments are made to capture bright whites and true, vivid colors under difficult lighting conditions - fluorescent, tungsten or daylight. Scene content is analyzed for luminance, focal distance, subject matter orientation and color, to determine the correct exposure and capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones, and rich colors you see in your composition.

1.8" high-resolution indoor/outdoor display;View brilliant, sharp images even in direct sunlight. Review vertical shots vertically with auto picture-rotation. In review mode, quickly magnify up to 8X, fast scroll through pictures, or view multi-up.

Manual and custom controls;Turn your creative vision into reality with a full palette of advanced program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual and custom controls.

High-speed, low-light auto focus;Using dual-sensing technologies, the Z740's high-speed, low-light, auto-focus system precisely fine tunes and sharply defines your subject in both low-light and bright-light situations. The auto focus system with assist lamp helps capture consistently crisp, sharp pictures even in low light. Continuous auto-focus provides 0.42 second click-to-capture time (with preview on).

Multiple scene and colour modes, plus video capture;Unleash your inner creativity! The Z740 has a mode for almost any situation. You will get the shot you want, the way you want it. Bring out your creativity with colour modes. Catch all the action with continuous video. Capture up to 80 minutes continuous video with audio, depending upon size of external memory card; or 5-, 15-, 30-second clips. Choose settings for VGA (640x480-pixel resolution) at 13 fps, or QVGA (320x240-pixel resolution) at 20 fps both with MPEG-4 compression. You can also share universally with QuickTime video format.

Sharing is one-touch simple;The Z740 is part of the KODAK EASYSHARE System, so sharing your pictures is one-button simple&just press Share!

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Customer Reviews

Excellent SLR camera
I have just purchased one of these, after reviewing SLR cameras, and after narrowing it down, chose this one. The zoom (optical & digital) are excellent, and I am impressed by the quality. The battery it came with (lithium non-rechargeable) has lasted over 200 photos, which I was very pleased with, as digital cameras usually eat batteries. It also takes normal / rechargable 2 AA batteries, a great plus. The only slight negative (hence 4 stars) is there is a thumb lever thing (in the middle of the dial) on the back which is a bit awkward to control, but other than that I would definately recommend this camera.

Want excellent value for money? Read on.....
Having been used to Olympus and Canon EOS SLR technology over many years I sought a low-cost digital camera to supplement other equipment rather than replace it. However, I have found that the Kodak Z740 is likely to become my camera of choice not least for its simplicity, light-weight and accuracy. The scene modes make the most of the camera's capabilities and appear to be well tuned to the preset subjects. Of most interest to me was a unit which would provide me with accurate control over depth of field for portraiture and again I have not been disappointed at all. Not only does the portrait mode perform well but if we add into the equation the ability to switch to manual and then additionally control exposure metering between three options as well as focus zoning, the overall package is excellent. Try using center-spot metering combined with center zone focusing for some truly stunning vibrant portraits. Having just ventured into the falling snow I shot below recommended temperatures and with a damp camera unit and still obtained excellent results. With regards battery usage I have managed to get over 200 shots, with the flash being used 70 per cent of the time, from one pair of Mignon Ni-MH 2400 mAh rechargeable batteries. By all accounts this is superb performance. In my opinion you would be well advised to purchase 2400 mAh rechargeables for any heavy flash work. Take notice of Kodak's documentation: never use Alkaline batteries!! So, would I recommend this camera? Absolutely! It represents tremendous value, portability and performance. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Can't put this gem down!
As an ex-pro I thought that I would never buy a Kodak camera! It is a real gem. Amazing definition of our little dogs nose, every little hair and blemish. Nice big screen but I still prefer viewfinders. Versatile and easy to use features acquired from a turn-disc with announcements on screen rather than scrolling through menus. Amazing battery life,light, not too big but not a pocket model. Nearly bought a Fuji Fine Pix at £200, this Kodak camera is one of the best small cameras I have ever owned, just can't put it down!