Kodak Z650 Digital Camera
Kodak has just announced the latest model of its High Zoom, Z-Series Digital camera line. The Kodak Z650 digital camera offers an amazing 10x optical zoom to back up its 6.1 megapixel CCD and Schenider-Kreuznach Variogon lens.
A Kodak Color Science image processing chip promises great looking photos. It also features a 2-inch LCD, 32MB of internal memory and expansion via a SD/MMC card slot. You can also take up to 80 minutes of MPEG-4 video.
This camera is aimed at the more experienced photographers with more manual controls. It also offers on-camera picture enhancing and editing features, multiple scene modes and 5 color modes.
The Kodak Z650 hits stores next month for about $349. More info at Kodak.com.
Kodak Z650 Features:
Still capture modes: auto, program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual, and burst
Scene modes: children, party, beach, flower, fireworks, snow, backlight, close up, night portrait, landscape, night landscape, museum/manner, text, self portrait, portrait, sport, and night
Color modes: high color, low color, natural color, sepia, and black and white
Burst modes: first burst: 2.5 fps, up to 4 pictures; last burst: 2 fps, saves last 3 pictures
Click to capture: 0.3 sec. (preview on), wide and continuous AF
Shot to shot: 1.7 sec.
Video capture: continuous video with audio and playback
Video resolution:VGA (640 x 480 pixels) at 11 fps QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) at 20 fps
Video length: continuous up to 80 min. based on memory capacity; or 5, 15, 30 sec. clips
Video format: QUICKTIME MOV (MPEG-4)
Auto focus: assist lamp for low-light focus
Auto focus control: single AF, continuous AF, multi-zone, center-zone
Focus range:
normal wide: 2 ft. (0.6 m)–infinity
normal tele: 6.6 ft. (2 m)–infinity
close-up wide: 4.7–27.6 in. (0.12–0.7 m)
close-up tele: 3.9–6.9 ft. (1.2–2.1 m)
Sensitivity: ISO equivalent 80–160 (automatic) and 80,100, 200, 400, 800** (selectable)
White balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, and open shade
Exposure metering: auto: TTL-AE; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
Manual exposure control: aperture priority AE: f/2.8–f/8; shutter priority AE: 8–1/2000 sec. at wide
Long time exposure: 8 sec.
Exposure compensation: ±2.0 EV in 1/3 EV step increments
The Z650 includes new KODAK EASYSHARE software version 5.2 for WINDOWS and MACINTOSH systems, providing effortless digital picture organization, editing, sharing and printing. The exclusive One Touch to Better Pictures feature takes advantage of proprietary color technologies developed by Kodak to help users get vibrant, true-to-life prints from inkjet printers. Version 5.2, which is available for free download from www.kodak.com, also makes sharing your favorite pictures as simple as possible, automatically placing them in albums on your camera, on your computer, and in your online KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery albums.
The KODAK EASYSHARE digital photography system consists of kodak Z650, snapshot printers, services, docks, software, inkjet and thermal photo papers, and accessories, making taking, organizing, sharing, and printing high quality digital pictures effortless. Further information on KODAK EASYSHARE products is available at www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare/
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