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12.0 Megapixels; 24X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Optical Zoom Lens With Optical Image Stabilization; Captures Dramatic Shots In Tight Quarters Or In Front Of Landscapes With The F/2.8 26 Mm Wide-Angle Lens; Shoots Vertical & Horizontal Shots With The Con
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Technical Details
- 12-megapixel resolution for stunning prints up to 30 x 40 inches- 24x wide-angle Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optical zoom lens (26-624mm)
- Capture beautiful HD pictures in 16:9 format; capture HD-quality video
- 3.0-inch LCD screen; Smart Capture feature
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
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By N. Pisani (Albany, OR USA)
First I must say, I am a retired professional. I worked only with negatives. That said, enter the digital world, what do you get in today's digital cameras? -everything including the "kitchen sink". At 65+ I have found the digital cameras very confusing with their multi-function buttons. The Z980 does not have too many functions. This kodak has an excellent lens! Even though many camera reviewers found this camera to be very large, I am comfortable with the size of the Z980. Three things stand out for me. First the most important, the lens, is a Schneider-Kreuznach. This lens use to be made in Germany, now I don't know. The picture quality however is worthy of the name. Second is the fact that the camera has image stabilization, which aids getting a sharp picture even if you are not as steady as you once were. Third, I really like the added grip for composing "vertical" photo's. Yes it adds size to the camera, buy being able to compose a vertical photo as to seeing the image properly, having a second shutter release designed just for vertical shots is wonderful. I did not rate the battery life as I have not had the camera long enough. And service, have not needed any. I test every new camera purchase in the first days of ownership so I know wether, I want to keep it. I take a few shots and make an 11x14 print in this case a close-up of a blooming rose. Result: color-GREAT, and picture quality sharp as a tack.
By Shawn Davis (Columbus, OH USA)
This camera is spectacular! It has great features and you don't come across many cameras with a 24X zoom off of a built in lens and it is 12MP too! This camera was discontinued by Kodak and replaced by the Z950 I believe which is not even close. If you happen to come across one of these buy it quickly. Getting more and more difficult to find.
By K. Barnes (Texas)
Kodak tried to enter the world of "close to DSLR" cameras with this one, and it was a nice attempt. I LOVED this camera for the first two months and then I started to notice picture quality wasn't the same as it had been. 90% of the pictures looked like the subjects were in motion with what I called a "comet tail" behind them, or the hands, feet and hair of my children became transparent. Heaven forbid something actually was in motion! The flash also became very picky about when it would go off. Even in "manual" mode with the flash set to constantly fire, it would only go off about 20% of the time, making for HORRIBLE and sometimes even unrecognizable pictures. We called Kodak and the tech. support people treated me like I was an incompetent idiot, telling me to first remove my memory card because the problem must be with the non-kodak memory card... and then it MUST have been my non-kodak batteries that were currently in the camera... and then it MUST have been because I wasn't pressing the correct button. I was instructed to turn the camera to smart capture mode and turn the flash to a constant setting. That's not an option in the Smart Capture mode by the way, and when I told them that, I surely was doing something wrong until I rambled off the flash mode options and it still wasn't an option. It became clear that I knew more about this camera than the guy on the other end of the phone. We sent the camera in for service. The day we received the camera back, I pulled it out of the box, switched it to manual mode, turned the flash on and only 2 out of the first 5 pictures did the flash fire on. Sooo dissappointed! We called Kodak back and the first person I was speaking to asked if he could transfer me, I said sure, expecting to talk to his supervisor and he just did a lateral transfer so he didn't have to talk to me. The next guy did transfer me to a supervisor, who was unbelieveably rude and mouthy. He interruped me repeatedly and wouldn't let me speak. My husband came home and called, got another supervisor who told us this model had been discontinued and was a "special addition" (1 says yes 2 say no, at kodak...? who knows?- That tells me they know there are problems with this camera). They wanted us to send our camera BACK in for repairs (what makes you think they'll fix it this time if they didn't fix it last time?) and if they couldn't fix it they were going to send us a 'refurbished' model. They were going to have their manager call us within 48 business hours... a week later we called them. They wanted us to send it back again, we wanted a refund. The product is defective and the customer support was less than desireable. Thank goodness for Wal-Mart, we were able to an exchange for a 'brand new' camera that we got home and took out of the torn box, to open the camera to find the straps already attached, lens cap already attached and took some pics, and the flash didn't work on that one either! We ended up getting a refund from them Wal-Mart. God bless 'em... it wasn't their battle, but they corrected it. I will never buy a kodak again after having owned 4 of them. Never again simply because of the customer service and their inablility to admit they fell short on this model and refund the money.
By Terry C. Hanauer (California)
I got the camera just days before my trip and was nervous about having a new camera. However, it was incredibly easy to use and the 24x optical zoom was absolutely amazing. The large LCD along with the electronic viewfinder was very nice. The processing time is a little slow but overall it's a great camera.
By K. Morgante (East Coast USA)
I'm not a professional photographer but am leaning in that direction with my art/design items. The outdoor photos possible with this camera are fantastic. I most often use the smart capture setting or one of the many options in the scene setting all easy to navigate to. I've used flower, back light and stage often and came out with excellent photos. An in depth knowledge of the camera's inner workings or manual options is not required to generate notable photos. One day I will pull out the directions to learn more about the manual options, but I'm not there yet. I have also found the action selection which allows multiple shots to be taken in sequence, to be a great feature which I've longed for in a digital, and though I do not think the results have been professional quality, I have some pretty good photos of varied sporting events. Indoor pictures I some times have to play with the selections a bit to get the right lighting effect (or turn on more lights in the location). The battery life concerned me based on the other reviews, however, after the 1st couple charges I have found if I let the camera charge the est. 14 hrs recommended and let the battery drain almost completely/or completely before the next charge, I have hours of usage and really no issue. Now, opening up the usb port section is tricky but also easy once u get use to it. Downfall to this camera is the lense cap. I can't get the thing to stay on well.
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