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The Kodak Z980 has a very flexible lens and plenty of control options to experiment with. The camera comes across as one of the company’s compact cameras gussied up with an extra knob, dial, and buttons. The dial next to mode dial, on the top of camera, can be used for selecting and adjusting shot settings. The zoom toggles is placed a little too far off to the left to make it easy to reach.
The secondary shutter at the lower front edge of the handgrip, is made to make portrait photography a little more comfortable. There are a few highlights. Settings for white balance, shutter speed and aperture-priority modes can be used with manual controls. Other settings are bracketing, color effects, and sharpness adjustments. There are two burst modes: one at full resolution for six consecutive shots and a 3-megapixel high-speed burst for nine frames in a row at 5fps. Using 16 scene modes and Kodak’s Smart Capture mode,t he Z980 can be used as a standard point-and-shoot camera. Kodak’s Smart Capture mode combines its Intelligent scene detection, Intelligent capture control, and Intelligent image processing.
Time it takes from start to first shot is 2.4 seconds, shutter lag takes 0.5 second in bright conditions and 0.9 in dim light, time for shot-to-shot takes 1.1 seconds without the flash and 2.3 seconds with flash on. Shooting in raw extends the wait time up to 6.7 seconds. The Kodak’s full-resolution continuous shooting is capable of 1.4fps for up to six photos.
The Z980 captures video at an HD resolution of 720p. The quality is very good and the optical zoom can be used full. This Z980 is slow to take focus. Can not view the HD video out of the box on an HDTV nor is there a connector for Kodak’s docks. Its wide-angle megazoom lens provides a lot of fun and flexibility as does the camera’s ability to be fully automatic, fully manual, and everything in between.
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Plus :
Good quality, vibrant color, lots of shooting options and manual controls, hot shoe for add-on flash; includes rechargeable AA batteries.
Minus :
Strange design, noisy photos.
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Detail Specifications :
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 3.6 in
- Depth 4.1 in
- Height 4.9 in
- Weight 14.6 oz
- Resolution 12 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 64 , ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO 800 , ISO 1600 , ISO auto , ISO 3200 (3Mpix) , ISO 6400 (3Mpix)
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow , Text , Beach , Stage , Candle , Flower , Museum , Sunset , Children , Fireworks , Landscape , Back light , Sports mode , Portrait mode , Self-portrait , Night portrait , Night landscape , Panorama assist , High sensitivity
- Special Effects Sepia , Natural , Low color , High color , Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 16 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot , Multi-segment , Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Presets , Automatic
- White Balance Presets Shade , Daylight , Fluorescent , Tungsten light
- Digital Video Format H.264
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture H.264 - 1024 x 720 , H.264 - 640 x 480 , H.264 - 320 x 240
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 64 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media None
- Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000 , JPEG 4000 x 2664 , JPEG 4000 x 2256 , JPEG 2832 x 2128 , JPEG 2048 x 1536 , JPEG 1920 x 1080 , JPEG 1280 x 960 , JPEG 1800 x 1200
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 20 ft
- Features AF illuminator , Flash +/- compensation
- Lens Type Zoom lens - F/2.8-5.0
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 624 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 25
- Min Focus Range 27.6 in
- Macro Focus Range 1-300cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.0
- Optical Zoom 24 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Manufacturer Schneider-Kreuznach
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec , 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Face detection , Audio recording , Auto power save , Cropping an image , Histogram display , Sharpness control , PictBridge support , Built-in help guide , USB 2.0 compatibility , Display brightness control , Camera orientation detection
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Display Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 201,000 pixels
- Digital Player Type None
- Microphone Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output , 1 x USB , 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
- Software Kodak EasyShare , Drivers & Utilities
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP , MS Windows Vista , Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later
- Peripheral Devices USB port , CD-ROM drive
- Included Accessories Lens cap , Neck strap , Camera grip
- Cables Included USB cable
- Power Device Battery charger - External
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
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