Kodak Easyshare Z740 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom Review
Kodak Easyshare Z740 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom Feature
- 5.0 MP resolution captures enough detail for photo-quality prints up to 13 x 17 inches
- 10x Kodak Retinar all-glass optical zoom lens and 1.8-inch indoor/outdoor display
- PictBridge compatible; captures QuickTime movies with MPEG4 compression
- Features a range of shooting modes, from fully automatic to manual
- Runs on 2 AA-size batteries; accepts SD/MMC memory cards
"Buy Kodak Easyshare Z740 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom" Overview
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Kodak Easyshare Z740 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom
Kodak Easyshare Z740 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom Specifications
The Kodak Easyshare Z740 camera is ideal for people who want to get close to their subject but enjoy the simplicity of a point-and-shoot digital camera. Its powerful 10x (38-380mm equivalent) Kodak Retinar aspheric, all-glass optical zoom lens can quickly zero in on a small object or distant scene, picking up the detail, color, and textures that a less powerful lens would overlook. The 1.8-inch, high-resolution, indoor/outdoor LCD screen and electronic viewfinder are designed for previewing a scene or reviewing and sharing shots just taken.
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| The Kodak Easyshare Z740 features 16 scene modes to help you get your shot. |
In addition, the 5 MP Easyshare Z740 camera includes more advanced, yet simple to use, features to help people get exactly the pictures they want. These include 16 scene settings (e.g., party, sport, portrait) for various environments, continuous autofocus for crisp pictures, first and last burst modes for action photography, color options (e.g., black-and-white, sepia), and even PASM (program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual) modes for greater control and creativity.
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| The Kodak Color Science Chip collects scene data to identify and adjust factors that influence picture quality. |
The exclusive Kodak Color Science image processing chip helps deliver vibrant, accurate colors time and time again. 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. The 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 to capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones, and rich colors you see in your composition.
As with all Easyshare cameras, the Z740 includes the favorites feature, which lets people store dozens of pictures in internal memory for anytime, anywhere sharing; the Share button for designating pictures to be e-mailed or printed; popular Easyshare software for computer-based picture viewing, organizing, and sharing; and even high-quality video (640 x 480 pixels) for recording and sharing life in action.
Z740 camera owners can also take advantage of a range of accessories for additional creativity, including a 0.7x wide-angle lens and 55 mm circular polarizer and neutral density filters.
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| The camera's 10x optical zoom is equivalent to a 380mm zoom on a 35mm camera. |
A Powerful Zoom, Because Close Isn't Close Enough- Get close to your subjects with 10x optical zoom and 5x advanced digital zoom (50x total zoom)
- Create unbelievable-quality prints up 13 by 17 inches with 5.0 MP
- Get rich, vibrant color under a variety of lighting conditions with the exclusive Kodak Color Science Chip
- Capture consistently crisp, precise pictures thanks to the autofocus system with assist lamp
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 (35mm equivalent: 38-380mm)
- Get even closer with the 5x advanced digital zoom for 50x total zoom
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 situation
- 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-Inch 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, and manual and custom controls.
Manual Controls
- Exposure compensation--+/- 2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps
- Aperture--wide (f2.8 to f8.0) and telephoto (f3.7 to f8.0)
- Shutter speeds--automatic: 1/8 to 1/1700 second; manual: 8 seconds to 1/1000 second
- ISO equivalents--automatic: 80 to 160; manual: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 (selectable)
- Autofocus--multi-zone, center weighted, selectable: left, center, right
- Exposure metering type--auto: TTL-AE; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
- White balance--auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
- Flash compensation--+/- 1.0 EV (exposure value) in 0.5 EV steps
- Flash mode--auto, red-eye, fill, off--for the right light every time
Program Auto, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority
- Program mode (P)--camera sets optimal shutter speed and aperture combination
- Aperture priority mode (A)--you choose aperture, the camera sets shutter speed
- Shutter priority mode (S)--you choose shutter speed, the camera sets aperture
High-Speed, Low-Light Autofocus
- Using dual-sensing technologies, the Z7400's high-speed, low-light, autofocus system precisely fine tunes and sharply defines your subject in both low-light and bright-light situations
- The autofocus system with assist lamp helps capture consistently crisp, sharp pictures even in low light
- Continuous autofocus provides 0.42 second click-to-capture time (with preview on)
Continuous Shooting and Bracketing Modes
- First burst mode--captures up to 4 frames in rapid succession at 2 fps
- Last burst mode--captures up to 30 frames at 2 frames per second (fps), with the last 4 frames saved
- Auto exposure bracketing--3 images with user-selectable brackets (+/- 0.3, +/- 0.7 or +/- 1.0 EV)
Multiple Scene and Color Modes, plus Video Capture
Free your inner creativity. The Z740 has a mode for almost any situation. You will get the shot you want, the way you want it.
Choose one of 16 scene modes to get your shot:
- Portrait--places the subject in sharp focus, softens the background
- Sport--captures subject in action without blurring
- Children--captures action photos of children in bright light
- Party--use for photos of people in indoor setting in lower light
- Beach--use for bright beach scene
- Flower--captures close-up photos of flowers in bright light
- Fireworks--use for photos of fireworks
- Snow--use for bright snow scene
- Backlight--use for photos when light is behind the subject
- Close-up--captures sharp, full-frame images at close range
- Night Portrait--clearly captures both subject and background at night
- Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes
- Night Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes at night
- Museum/Manner--use when sound or flash are not desired
- Text--for sharp text when photographing documents
- Self Portrait--use for close-up of self
Bring out your creativity with color modes:
- High color--for vibrant colors
- Natural color--for natural-looking colors
- Low color--for muted colors
- Sepia--for an antique appearance
- Black-and-white--for a classic look
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 (640 x 480-pixel resolution) at 13 fps, or QVGA (320 x 240-pixel resolution) at 20 fps, both with MPEG-4 compression
- 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.
On-camera Share button:
- Simple sharing starts right on the back of the camera
- Exclusive on-camera Share button lets you tag favorite pictures to print or e-mail later
- Favorite mode shows off your favorite pictures anytime, anywhere in an on-camera picture collection
Kodak Easyshare Software
- The Z740 includes Kodak Easyshare Software
- Works seamlessly with Easyshare cameras and docks to enable one-button transferring and sharing
- The easy way to view, edit, organize, print, or view a slide show from your computer
- Exclusive One Touch to Better Pictures feature automatically adjusts the settings on your inkjet printer to give you traditional quality photos when printing on Kodak Inkjet Photo Papers
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