'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.'
'At ISO 400, the noise was rampant, making all but 4x6 prints unusable.'
'competitive with some of the higher-end compact cameras.'
'Once you get over ISO 100, the images were pretty noisy.'
'Not only has the company that once dominated amateur photography had to watch consumer electronics manufacturers muscle in on its turf, it's now losing yet more ground as photographers migrate to digital SLRs.'
'The Z612's slow refresh rate probably won't be a deal breaker'
'Kodak's EasyShare Z612 has a ton of useful features, including the normal complement of scene modes plus auto and program modes for people who want simple snapshots, as well as a full array of controls for more advanced shooters'
'For the photographer looking to go beyond the basic, wanting manual creativity of the shot, and not seeking to dump $1000 plus into a digital SLR, the P850 is the ticket.'
'extremely accurate colors'
'I found it a bit difficult to follow a moving subject as the image on the LCD/EVF lagged behind what was happening in real time'
'Directly behind the shutter release are three small round buttons'
'its sharpness was overshadowed by various problems, including bad purple fringing, compression artifacts, and a total loss of detail in the red channel.'
'Resolution more in line with a 4-megapixel camera, not the 6MP that it is.'
'The camera does not have an AF-assist lamp'
'Unfortunately, it garnered mediocre scores for color and exposure accuracy.'
