Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS 7.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
| Brand: Kodak
List Price: $229.95
Buy New: $163.99
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Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 541
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
System Memory: 32
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 12
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 432
Minimum Focal Length: 36
Maximum Resolution: 7
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 2.5 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 1699511
Model: 1699511
UPC: 041778991589
EAN: 0041771699512
ASIN: B000NOQVQK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 7.1-megapixel CCD for prints up to poster-size | | • | All-glass Schneider-Kreuger Varigon lens; 2.5-inch LCD | | • | 12x optical zoom; optical image stabilization; power: rechargeable lithium batteries | | • | Record VGA video (640 480) at 30 fps with sound | | • | 32 MB internal memory; capture images to SD/MMC cards (card not included) |
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Product Description
The Z712IS is part of the Kodak Easyshare System so sharing your pictures is amazingly simple. The all glass 12x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Optical Zoom Lens (36-432 mm) zooms in fast to deliver extraordinary creative performance. Capture natural details, accurate flesh tones, and breathtaking color with the Kodak Color Science Chip. A new high speed digital processor chip, advanced algorithms, and hardware acceleration features let the Z712IS make simultaneous, split-second decisions to produce rich, vibrant, true-to-life colors in almost any lighting situation. Scene content is analyzed for luminance, focal distance, subject matter orientation, and color to determine the correct exposure and capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones and rich colors you see in your composition. High-Resolution electronic viewfinder (EVF) 12x optical, 4.2x Advanced Digital Zoom - 36-432 mm (35 mm equiv.) f/2.8-4.8 Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Lens Shutter speed - 1/2-1/1000 seconds in 1/3-step increments Scene modes - Portrait, night portrait, landscape, night landscape, flower, sunset, backlight, candle light, manner/museum, text, beach, snow, fireworks, children & panorama stitch System Requirements - Windows XP or higher, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Macintosh OS X 10.3 or higher, Safari 1.1 or higher, 600 MHz processor or greater, 128 MB RAM, 200 MB free space, CD-ROM drive, Available USB port, Color monitor, 800600 display resolution, 16-bit minimum Dimensions - Width 4.1 Height 2.9 Depth 2.7 inch (103.6 74.2 69.7 mm) Weight - 10.6 ounces (300 grams)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 143 more reviews...
 Top-Notch Pictures, Easy to Use June 22, 2007
T. Fonte (Southern California)
156 out of 157 found this review helpful
I got my Z712 a week ago and have taken over 600 pictures with it. It is pretty small (though not pocketable) and lightweight. It is a fast, accurate-focusing camera. The 12x zoom is fabulous. It has an Auto mode that evaluates the shooting conditions and subject and chooses the correct scene mode automatically; in my experience it is quite accurate. You can use it as a point and shoot or make your own aperture, shutter or completely manual settings. The high ISO on the camera does a nice job--even my worst shots at 1600 are usable (with a little help from Neat Image). There are almost no ruined shots due to camera fault (photographer fault, yes). The colors are definitely Kodak, but not as saturated as some of their cameras have been. There is plenty of detail in the photographs. The CRV3 battery lasted over 500 shots with frequent flash and LCD use. It is a camera with a great combination of qualities and few faults. A picture is worth a thousand words, so in case you want to see some actual production from the camera, feel free to visit my Kodak Z712 IS gallery at pbase. Just search for the camera and tgaf. I have posted over 80 photos of various types there.
Great camera for the money! September 19, 2007
Narut Ujnat (San Diego, CA USA)
95 out of 98 found this review helpful
I bought this camera to upgrade my little Olympus point and shoot from 2002. A great product as I detail below.
This Kodak is a great camera, and for the money delivers unbelievable features. This camera is not just a simple point and shoot, but rather it is an advanced amateur camera with lots of features to go from simple point and shoot to more manual features such as choosing exposure time, settings for certain types of light and even video with sound. You can easily choose - with one button being pressed - between the digital viewfinder or the larger LCD screen for taking the picture.
By using the wheel on top of the camera, you can easily access all features. The camera comes with a proprietary battery, but you can use standard AA batteries in a pinch, although standard AA batteries probably won't last long.
The lens has 12 times zoom with digital zoom taking it to 18x normal. The camera is certainly larger than a point and shoot, but it is fairly small - about the size of your hands if you cup them together to make a bowl.
Pictures
The camera takes some outstanding pictures that make you seem like a better photographer than you probably are. Colors are vibrant and come out beautifully. 7.1 MP gives you sufficient range to zoom into a picture of you want without too much grain.
Download
The camera uses a standard SD memory card. I bought a 2 GB and 1 GB card for use with the camera and on the highest settings a 1GB card should give you about 300 pictures, quite a lot for almost any situation.
Downloading the pictures onto your computer is fairly easy - using a included USB cord. However, I must say that the instructions are not as clear as they could be and I had to figure out some features by trial and error. This included how to look at the pictures on the camera without having the lens pop out (go to features and press on and you will be fine) and downloading the pictures to the camera the first few times (you have to put the cord in order before the computer will probably recognize the camera for download - frankly my Olympus was easier to accomplish this task)
Shortcomings
Of the few shortcomings this camera has, I mentioned the confusing download which is not intuitive at first (I admit I actually had to look at the directions). Second, sometimes the auto-focus will take a few moments to capture the subject you want - again not a real huge issue but it is noticeable. And I suppose that is really the only issues I have with the camera. It is a good product.
Conclusion
Give the price, if your looking for a camera which can serve as an all-around platform for simple picture taking to more advanced features giving you manual control, and in a pinch a decent video camera to take video with sound limited only by memory - than look no further because this is a great camera. For the money it is a very good deal! I am very satisfied with this camera.
You will not be disappointed. June 15, 2007
L. Edwards
86 out of 88 found this review helpful
After seeing that this camera was not immediately available on Amazon, I went to Staples and bought it. It was one of only two available, and I am lucky to have found it. So far, I have been extremely impressed. It takes excellent pictures in a variety of scenarios, but I have been most impressed with its ability in low light situations. Standing in a completely dark room, it makes photos look like it is daylight. The zoom is fantastic. Although the camera is completely automatic and adjusts to the appropriate settings, it allows the flexibility of a manual camera, which is perfect for the amateur photographer who wants a little more out of his or her camera. If you are looking for a simple point and shoot, it might be a little big and complicated, but if you want more, this camera is perfect for you. I don't think you will be disappointed; I know I love it.
 What good is an excellent dead camera? October 13, 2007
Michael G. Romano (Bend, OR)
65 out of 87 found this review helpful
I bought one of these Kodak's the other day because I have owned three Kodak digital cameras and I like the Kodak interface. The fact is that this camera takes excellent pictures, but it eats batteries so fast (so UNBELIEVABLY fast) that I have to give it one star. I am using AA rechargeables and I am lucky if the batteries last two days or over 20 pictures. It really is that bad. Forget about movie mode or using the LCD screen. I've never had a camera die on me so many times, and I've only had this camera about two weeks.
Wonderful camer except for the Filter Ring and Batteries September 23, 2007
The Old Man (Somewhere in Utah)
50 out of 54 found this review helpful
The camera is fantastic in all ways mentioned. For the price, you can't beat it.
There are, however, several things that Kodak doesn't tell you that are fairly severe limitations.
1.No filter ring. Kodak lists the ring as an Accessory Ring. It is different from a filter ring. I use a Polarizer regularly and wanted to mount one here. In the Kodak world, it requires an Accessory Tube that costs about $20. Only problem is that the tube causes major vignetting at low zoom (1X to 3X).
2.There are many Wide Angle and Telephoto attachments available on Ebay. Don't bother. They don't really work.
A.The Wide Angle lens vignettes so that about half the frame is unusable. If you zoom enough to eliminate the vignette, you loose the wide angle. The picture is a nice circle that doesn't fill the frame.
B.The Telephoto lenses often advertise increasing your zoom by 2X, but it actually only adds about 2X to the zoom. So the 12X zoom the Z712 becomes about a 14X. Not worth the headache.
3.Batteries - You can't use the Ni-MH AA batteries that I've used on older cameras. They only deliver 1.2 volts per battery (2.4 volts total.) The Z712 requires more voltage. I only get about 40 pictures per charge on the Ni-MH batteries and that's not acceptable.
A.The only rechargeable battery the Z712 is compatible with is the Klic 8000 or the the Ricoh DB50. The Klic 8000 costs around $18, plus $20 for the charger. The Ricoh is available on Ebay for considerably less, but the mili-amp ratings are lower.
B.Radio Shack sells a CRV3 NiMH Rechargeable with 2.4 volts. Don't use it as it's not compatible. This thing requires 3 volts.
4.Lithium Ion AA batteries are expensive. As of today, you can find them for either $10 for four batteries, or $14 for eight batteries. Expensive, but each pair of batteries gives about 200 pictures according to Kodak. That means that the 8 Pack will deliver about 800 pictures for $14. When comparing against buying the recharger and rechargeable batteries, purchasing the Lithium Ion batteries isn't that bad.
I got around the filter attachment limitation by gluing a 49mm to 52 mm reduction ring onto the lens barrel with silicon caulk. Tiny amount and extreme care to keep the caulk from the lens. The reduction ring fits nicely inside the outer barrel and sat on the outer barrel while gluing. Now, I have a filter ring for the Daylight and Polarizer filters that I use so often.
So far, I love the camera. High zoom, self installed filter capabilities, higher resolution, loads of features. Even with the limitations, I give it four stars. The battery issues I can live with, but not having a filter ring is just foolish.
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