Kodak EasyShare V1073 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
| Brand: Kodak
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 4936
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 111
Minimum Focal Length: 37
Maximum Resolution: 10
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 7.4 x 2.9
nv:Sensor: 10 Megapixel
Size: 1 / 1.63 in. CCD Sensor
Image Resolution: 4016 x 2768
Movie Resolution: 1280 x 720
Memory Included: 32MB Internal
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Compressed Format: JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
Movie File Format: QUICKTIME MOV (MPEG-4 compression)
Optical Zoom: 3x
Digital Zoom: 5x
Combined Zoom: 15x
Focal Length: f= 37?111 mm
Focus Mode: Normal AF
Focus Mode: Macro AF
Focus Mode: Infinity AF
Focusing Range: wide: 0.6 m?infinity, tele: 0.6 m?infinity (normal AF)
MPN: 1247576
Model: 1247576
UPC: 041771247577
EAN: 0041771247577
ASIN: B0012BMU2C
Release Date: March 12, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Optical image stabilization automatically minimizes camera shake to deliver sharper pictures | | • | 10 MP means you can make stunning prints up to 30 40 in. | | • | Puts viewing, editing and organizing pictures right at your fingertips. | | • | Take better pictures than ever before. Innovative smart capture adjusts camera settings for great pictures in just about any environment. | | • | Capture a great shot time after time with multiple scene and color modes such as portrait, children, snow, beach, backlight and more |
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Product Description
Kodak combined the power of 10 megapixels with a 3X zoom lens with optical image stabilization to help you get crisp, clear pictures. Make amazing quality prints to display or share with friends and family. In addition, you can capture HD videos that deliver up to 1080i play resolution in 16:9 format for widescreen TV models. Elevate your high definition experience?view your photos on your HDTV using the optional KODAK EASYSHARE HDTV Dock (required for HD play). LCD 3.0 in. (7.8 cm) high resolution (230K pixels) touch screen display Storage 32 MB internal memory available, SDHC/SD card expansion slot for more practical memory storage Focus modes - normal AF, macro AF, infinity AF Shooting modes smart capture mode, SCN (scene modes), P (program mode), video Scene modes portrait, sport, landscape, close up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, museum/manner, self-portrait, high ISO, children, backlight, panning, candle light, sunset, panorama stitch, blur reduction Self-timer (10 sec.), two-shot self-timer, shutter delay (2 sec.) ISO sensitivity auto - 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, and 8000 Metering modes - multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot High Definition Video capture (1280 720) at 30 fps; HDV long (1280 720) at 30 fps; VGA (640 480) at 30 fps; VGA long (640 480) at 30 fps; QVGA (320 240) at 30 fps Custom setting modes Electronic Flash Tripod mount in. standard Unit Dimensions W H D - 93.3 57.9 21.0 mm Weight 7 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Kodak V1273 and V1073 April 14, 2008
L. Hawkins (VA, USA)
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Overall I really like this camera. I am not a pro Photographer or any thing, but I will tell you what I see. The picture quality is great for a pocket camera. Not like my D80, but you can't compare the two. There are only three things that really bother me about the camera.
1. The LCD screen is hard to see through when you are outside. I think that it is because it's a touch screen.
2. The battery and memory card Door. When you are holding the camera the door would slide open. The door does not lock in place, it just kinda slides in place.
3. The battery only lasted for about 30 pics at 12mp and with 4 15-20 second videos. Maybe the battery wasn't charged all the way!
 Kodak V1073 Review April 25, 2008
EW (USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera primarily to upgrade to HD video capability from my current Casio EX850. Unfortunately, the Kodak camera lense periodically "clicks" as it tries to adjust for lighting changes, which shows up on the video. The quality of the video itself is much more detailed than my Casio, which only shoots video at 640 x 480 30 fps. However, the Kodak sound quality on videos is noticably poorer than the Casio. Another important note, my PC's Windows Media Player cannot read the Kodak video format and had to use Quicktime instead. Finally, the cameras battery compartment doesn't lock very well and easily slides open when handling the camera.
After a week of use I decided to return it. Although, this 2nd generation HD video capable V1073 is an improvement over the first generation V1053, its still not quite there yet in my book.
 THE i-Pod of Digital Cameras July 21, 2008
jhtrdr
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is THE BEST digital camera I have ever used/owned. In the time we have owned the camera, the pictures, video, and ease of use have been incredible. It is really easy to use, has many features which make it VERY simple to use - which is what a point and shoot camera should be. I've used an SLR, but needed a simple camera to just take great shots w/o effort. It only has three buttons - one of which is an info button - providing answers to questions about whatever is on the current screen. I didn't buy it for the touch screen, but it is great for flipping through photos for the one you want.
If your comparing with a Canon you should check the Kodak V1073 out first. I tried using one other Kodak model, and it seemed study, yet compared about the same as the other digital cameras around. The V1073 seems to be an (successful) experiment in breaking away from the typical Kodak camera, so I would limit my recommendation to only this camera.
CANON: The main reason I switched from Canon was the photo quality. I don't know if it's the technology or the internal software, but indoor pictures were inconsistent, and poor quality. The same picture taken seconds later at the same object, place, etc would look different. It would use the flash the first time, and not the second time?? I read books, blogs, everything. Changed the ISO until the quality broke down, nothing. Overall, pictures mostly turn out very dark or too bright with a flash. I did discover that this seems to be a recurring issue with canon point and shoot cameras as I found on amazon comments. Tired of owners manuals, ISO settings, etc, I began searching for a new camera, and accidentally ran into this camera in a store. I finally gave a U.S. camera company a chance, and it was worth it.
Background: I've owned about 4/5 digital cameras, and have experimented with many more. For the most part, I have bought the Canon series because of the look, weight, fairly ease of use, and very sturdy construction. However, as with most digital cameras (and technology as a whole) they have way to many features and little clear explanation of proper use.
Comment on previous comments about this camera:
-"the Kodak camera lense periodically "clicks" as it tries to adjust for lighting changes" I have not had this issue during the video mode. The camera will allow you to lock the focus if is an issue.
-"The battery and memory card Door [poor quality]" I will admit, this is the one thing I dislike about the camera. However, my last $350 canon battery door was no better. I've had no problems, and really don't expect I will.
-"The battery only lasted for about 30 minutes" My wife took over 100 10mp photos and uploaded it to our MacBook Pro with another day or two of power left over. Holds a good charge.
"battery bay latch also very easily comes unhooked" Never happened once in the time I've owned it
-"horrible video HD playback on PC" HD playback is INCREDIBLE. However, you do need software (just like you need the right TV and DVD Player) to effectively play HD. If you have a Mac, you will love this camera and the HD video as the camera video is formated for quicktime. It also works flawlessly with iPhoto and iMovie. PC owners - you have an inferior machine which will continue to become more and more inferior as technology moves forward. That said, I've played the video on my old PC laptop (with a free pc version of quicktime) with equal quality (pc owner for 20 years - recently switched to Apple). However, I doubt you will have any problem with this camera and a PC. I bought this camera instead of an $800 video camera to take extended videos of our first 3 month old son - and it works great. Video and photos in one easy to use package. Not sure why people still buy a camera for photos and a video camera for video. So many people I talk to still don't realize you can take video on most of todays cameras.
Pros: Work right out of the box/great pictures - clear, well lit - Kodak's PerfectTouch does a surprisingly good job of instantly fixing the photo after taken/great functionality/HD video/Clear settings/Touchscreen/info button explains how to setup for 4x6 photos, or whatever you want/very good light adjustment/Apple compatible/delete button offered on the screen right after you take the photo (if it's just a bad shot you don't want)/switches from view photos to take pictures simply by pressing the snapshot button halfway down - so simple!/solid feeling gunmetal construction/many other well thought out features
Cons:Battery door not the best construction/Battery must be charged while in the camera - no separate charger/camera has locked up twice - just remove battery for a sec and replace it - no photos lost - no big deal/only 3x's zoom - i have found it works fine for overall use.
Hope this helps...
 Okay photos; horrible video HD playback on PC June 3, 2008
Corry Retzke (Smallbany, NY)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Don't buy this camera to use for video unless you don't mind it looking worse than what you'll find on You Tube. The video playback is horrible on a Pentium IV 3.0GhZ, 2GB RAM, 256MB ATI Radeon, 120 GB Sata-150 hard drive. Why? The Quick Time hardware CODEC used by Kodak is incompatible with the software CODEC provided by Apple.
I bought this camera because of the advertised HD video recording capability. I wanted a small device to carry with me to "capture those special moments (c; Maybe even velcro it to the inside of my motorcycle helmet for some "stock footage" (-:
The video records just fine, and plays back on the camera's screen without a hitch. Copy the video (Quick Time MP4) to a relatively fast PC (with QT 7.4 Pro installed) and the video stalls, stutters, and rarely synchs with the audio. Heck, I could have taken still photos with my Rebel XT, taped the audio with my ZEN MP3 player, used Microsoft Movie maker, and ended up with a better result!
I traded a half dozen emails with Kodak's technical team. They seem very talented at providing a canned-response: "Please try our automated troubleshooting web site for this product". Sorry, that web site has a long way to go before it's ready for prime-time. Besides, it doesn't include the option of troubleshooting video recording or playback. Oops. I guess the web development team forgot about that part )-:
Piecing together other customer's reviews both at Amazon and other sites, it seems that the HD video recorded with this camera can only be played back on either 1) the camera itself or 2) using a Kodak HDTV docking station. This either gives me the joy of watching HD video on a 3 inch screen, or paying an extra $80-$100 to watch it on my plasma screen.
Or, I can use QuickTime Pro (or other video-rendering software) to re-encode the video so that it plays back with a software codec. It only takes about an hour to re-encode five minutes of video. The file size more than quadruples, but at least I can watch it without grimacing.
Reading the feedback of other Kodak customers, this seems to be indicative of Kodak development and marketing ploy: use a relatively inexpensive camera to bait the customer, then hook them into buying either extra services and/or accessories just to meet basic expectations.
Please be smarter than I was. Buy a decent camera for photos and a separate small format camcorder for home-movies. Don't try to buy something that does both (at least until the bugs are worked out).
Broken in less than a month May 30, 2008
Eli Barb (Springfield, MO)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My zoom button broke in under a month of very minimal use. I think I only took 200 pictures. The camera repair service that they use is horrible and since I needed the camera right away for a trip I had to overnight it to the repair center....three weeks later still no camera back. So I called the repair service and they said they had to send it back to kodak since it couldn't be repaired. Trying to call in to either the Precision Camera(the repair place) or to call Kodak for an update was like pulling teeth. I was very nice to the tech guy at kodak and he literally almost wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor about anything. Very poor customer service all the way around. The camera is going to end up costing me 75 dollars extra because of the whole ordeal and I may have to end up buying a new camera and returning this one when it finally does arrive.
Functionally I like it ok. The software has frozen up a few times and I've had to power it off and back on to get it to work. It is also very hard to see the LCD when outdoors. The battery bay latch also very easily comes unhooked and it's so fragile I'm afraid it will break off when it does.
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