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Written by Zoe Hellar
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Saturday, 18 August 2007 |
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 The Kodak Easyshare Z812 IS was accidentally revealed on the Kodak website in the last day or two. Before being taken down we grabbed a little information on it including these features: - 12X SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON Optical Zoom Lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Enjoy sharp 8.2 MP resolution
- HD quality photos and 720p (30 frames per second) video
- HD stills from video
- Enhance your action shots with best in class* click-to-capture speed (0.23 sec) and auto-focus accuracy
- High ISO (up to 3200)
- Advanced settings and manual mode option
DigitalCameraInfo has a review of the Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS and writes, "In terms of image quality, the Z812 IS doesn’t perform as well as top ultra-zooms from other manufacturers, such as the Panasonic Lumix FZ18, Canon Powershot S5 IS, or Sony Cyber-shot H7. The Kodak Z812 IS has one of the slowest processing times we have seen. At high ISO settings, images suffer from extreme noise smoothing, which destroys fine image detail. The camera also has disappointing color and white balance accuracy. On the up side, our tests show the camera has very good resolution, good dynamic range, great versatility in low light, and decent video capture. ... Overall the EasyShare Z812 IS is an affordable ultra-zoom that takes decent images for the price. However, there are models by competing manufacturers that cost about $100 more that offer more zoom and better overall image quality." |
