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'bright and clear to use, but with 115k pixels looks much coarser than the S5 IS's screen.'

'I found the camera and controls nicely fit my medium-sized hand'

'I was able to take 16 shots before the card was full.'

'The SP-610UZ packsfun features and superb image quality in a user-friendly camera,providing further proof that Olympus lets you capture it all. '

'user-friendly camera'

'On the plus side, it is quite comfortable to hold courtesy of a well-sculpted and relatively big right-hand grip, which also houses the four AA batteries that power the camera. '

'The 3in LCD screen is easy to see in all lighting conditions.'

'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.'

'Additional vertical shutter button'

'the Kodak EasyShare Z980 is surprisingly quick to focus.'

'The camera is fairly light for its size.'

'The camera is responsive with reasonably fast focusing even at the longest extension.'

'intuitive menus'

'The camera's feature set is quite robust and should suit people looking to upgrade from an old compact.'

'This black, sleek, digital camera has got smooth and modern lines that will keep it visually stunning for years.'

'Compared to other enthusiast's digital cameras on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $250..'

'best still images possible'

'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'

'All-in-all the EasyShare package is pretty darn good for bundled software, especially if you've seen the stuff that some other companies give you.'

'Plus, its relatively small size makes the Z712 IS one of the more portable superzooms out there'

'The Z712 IS looks like a professional camera'

'The system is extensive and very detailed.'

'This is a very nice camera for the beginner ready to jump up'

'The 18x super telephoto zoom gets you closer to the action than any compact digital camera on the market.'

'image stabilization, a decent movie mode, long battery'

'digital image stabilization and an amazing sensitivity range of 50 to 4000 ISO'