'As a still camera, the Kodak EasyShare Z950 shines, with impressive color quality, crisp images, and a powerful 10X optical zoom. '
'The Kodak EasyShare Z950 is sturdily built, packs a 12Mp sensor and shoehorns a 10x optical zoom into a body that will still fit into your pocket. '
'One of the neatest digital cameras on the market right now is the Kodak Easyshare Z950. '
'For me, the true test of a camera's quality lies in its ability to shoot low light, indoors, without flash, and still produce usable photos. I'm pleased to say that the Z950 does well in this area—far better than I expected.'
'Buttons are easy to press and the command dial doesn't stick.'
'The full HD video, high speed shooting, long telephoto reach, and excellent macro modes make this an interesting camera, especially with some very good image quality and low noise, it's worth considering if you don't mind the sluggish and sometimes awkward controls, or recommended if you simply want to point and shoot. '
'The vertical grip is light and performs no other function, but it also improves the horizontal grip, allowing my little finger to grip the front of the camera rather than curl up under the body.'
'poor high-ISO performance'
'Additional vertical shutter button'
'the Kodak EasyShare Z980 is surprisingly quick to focus.'
'If we take issue it's that image-writing times are quite sluggish - the camera freezing for 5 seconds while a 14-megapixel JPEG file is being committed to SD card for example.'
'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'
'Kodak's EasyShare Z981 includes the company's face detection technology, capable of detecting up to five faces in a scene.'
'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'
'Prosumer digital cameras are designed to appeal to photography enthusiasts and the Z812 IS lacks a custom/manual white balance mode – a feature lots of photography enthusiasts regard as essential.'
'The new video resolution is listed in the specs as 1024 x 720 pixels, and at 30fps this is an impressively high resolution for a still camera'