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Refurbished Kodak EasyShare Z1275 12MP/720p Digital Camera w/5x Optical Zoom, for $79.99 + $5 shipping
Product: 1x Kodak EasyShare Z1275 12MP/720p HD Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
Bought one here for $99 a couple of months ago. Good camera, decent pictures, works ok. It can eat its weight in batteries in a day though. Better invest in rechargables.
seems good…probably better than my Lumix LZ-5. unfortunately, I just spent the 85$ I had after selling a broken Cowon D2 on a 2gb sansa clip, Equation RP-21’s, and JVC marshmallows. Oh well.
Does anyone know how good the lens is? That is what is most important, 12 MP is ridiculous and you don’t need that many MPS. If you have a god lens you can get great pictures out of a 1 MP camera. So back to my original question how good is the lens?
Le sigh. I too purchased this camera when it was available for $99. I would definitely say it’s worth it if you are not a serious photographer but still appreciate being able to capture really nifty images with a tiny device.
And yes, it does consume batteries very, very quickly (though my Eneloop rechargeables last longer than regular alkalines and do the job quite well).
Works great… love it. Has some cool features like auto-stitching panoramic photos.
Some folks didn’t like a pause after a few pictures (writing to the SD card I suspect). I run in 6MP mode, not 12MP and the delay is not annoying to me.
Don’t for a second believe that because this thing sports 12 megapixels that it automatically means the image is superior. Image quality is dependent on so many other factors, including the lens, the size of the sensor, the technology controlling capture, and the pieces in the chain post-capture.
And for a more direct discussion on megapixels, professional photographer Ken Rockwell offers up a great thesis on the subject: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm
Of course, if you’re shopping for an inexpensive point and shoot, I suppose none of this is very relevant.