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Kodak today announced a new series of Easyshare digital cameras - the Z Series. One of two new Z series cameras is the Kodak Easyshare Z700. The Z700 has a 4 megapixel sensor, 5x Optical Zoom and will retail for $399 (US). It will come packaged with the new Easyshare Printer Dock Series 3 which enables printing of 4 x 6 inch pictures with one touch. To learn more about the Kodak Easyshare Z700 and the Kodak Easyshare Printer Dock Series 3 read the following extracts from a news release from Kodak.
Buy the “Kodak Easyshare Z700 4MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom”
Digital Camera Info reviews the Kodak EasyShare Z700 and writes - 'With its 5x optical zoom and 4 megapixels, the Kodak EasyShare Z700 has some great features for its $399 price tag. The camera is compatible with both PictBridge and ImageLink printing systems, and its trademark Share button further streamlines the process. 17 scene modes allow point-and-shoot users to quickly and easily set the Z700 for any lighting situation, and 16 MB of internal memory comes in handy. This camera approaches the shape of an SLR, but is not as big. It does have a strange shape with its 3.8 x 2.85 x 2.2-inch measurements. The drawbacks to the Z700 are its tiny optical viewfinder, tiny 1.6-inch LCD screen, and its limited white balance options. However, sacrificing a little white balance for a little more optical zoom just might be a worthy trade-off for the right user.'
Trusted Reviews has a review of the Kodak EasyShare Z700 digital camera and writes - 'f you’re looking for a little more than a basic snapshot camera without spending a fortune then the Z700 is worth considering. It is well made, easy to use and has enough versatility for creative photography, albeit on a fairly limited scale. The 5x optical zoom lens is a good compromise between a pocket compact and a full-scale super-zoom. Picture quality is reasonable in good conditions, and the optional Kodak Printer Dock should make printing your pictures child’s play.'
Steves Digicams Reviews the Kodak EasyShare Z700 Zoom and writes - 'The Z700's 5x optical zoom lens produced sharp results throughout its 35 - 175mm (equivalent) range, with noticeable barrel distortion at full wide angle and slight pin cushioning at full telephoto. This lens offers you more versatility in composing your shots than most digicams with a 3x optical zoom; the 35mm wide angle covers most interior and landscape shots, while the 175mm telephoto end will help bring distant subjects closer. The zoom mechanism moves smooth and quiet from wide angle to telephoto in 9 steps. I saw very few instances of chromatic aberration (purple fringing in high contrast areas) throughout the zoom range. The lens is quite fast, with a wide-open aperture range of F2.8 (wide) to F4.8 (tele); this will allow the use of faster shutter speeds, minimizing camera shake when shooting at the telephoto end of the zoom range. However, camera shake is always an issue at longer focal lengths; an inexpensive monopod or tripod would be a worthwhile addition to your Z700 camera kit.'
Digital Camera Review has a review of the Kodak EasyShare Z700 and writes - 'The Z700's color is very good, which isn't surprising since Kodak's Color Science processor has a reputation for producing accurate color. Here's what I did find surprising, the Z700 has the most neutral color balance of any P&S digicam I've used to date. Reds are a bit warm and blues are a little bright, but neither is garish or over the top. Consumer grade digicams typically punch up red & blue a bit because casual photographers like bright colors, especially red and blue. ISO 80 and ISO 100 images are virtually noise free, but ISO 200 images show some very minor pattern noise. ISO 400 images show above average pattern noise. The Z700 has a slight tendency toward overexposure (outdoors in auto mode) and there is some minor chromatic aberration (in high contrast color transition areas, especially at maximum aperture), but overall the Z700's image quality is excellent. I didn't shoot any night/low light images with the Z700, so I can't comment on the Z700's low light capabilities.'
CNET Reviews the Kodak EasyShare Z700 and writes - 'What makes the Kodak EasyShare Z700 a viable offering in the universe of low-cost, noncompact, non-EVF 4-megapixel cameras is what you get for the price. The surprising amount of manual control with programmed, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority modes, the 5X zoom lens with unexpected telephoto reach, and the Z700's decent image quality all exceed what you might expect from a camera in this class. And for just a little more than the camera-only price, you can buy it packaged with a handy Kodak Printer Dock 3.'
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The 4-megapixel Z700 camera also includes many of the features that have made the Kodak EasyShare system so successful, including multiple scene modes, automatic picture rotation for an image that is always right side up, Kodak Color Science technology, EasyShare software, high-quality video/audio, and the exclusive Share button.
EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3
Z-Series camera owners can quickly print real Kodak 4 x 6-inch pictures with just one touch in as little as 90 seconds, using the new Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3 (included with Z740 and Z700 camera purchase). This version is the first to support the new IMAGELINK print system, working with EasyShare cameras and other manufacturers' compatible cameras.
The Printer Dock Series 3 also transfers pictures to a connected computer, and recharges and reconditions the cameras' batteries. Pictures made from EasyShare printer docks are vibrant, borderless, waterproof, and will last lifetime.
Only the EasyShare line of printer docks makes printing truly one-touch simple, and do not require people to connect a cable between camera and printer. Their convenience, print speed, ease of use and phenomenal picture quality has resulted in overwhelming demand from picture takers worldwide, with the line having achieved the number one market share in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to The NPD Group and GfK. Since Q2 2003, Kodak has sold more than one million EasyShare printer docks worldwide.
Kodak has also announced the EasyShare Camera Dock Series 3 (May 2005 availability; US$79 MSRP), which provides one-touch picture transfer to a connected computer, video out for television viewing, and battery recharging and reconditioning.
Posted by Darren in our Kodak category on January 05, 2005