Kodak, P850 Digital Camera [5MP, 12x optical] is EasyShare line of digital cameras has long been a favorite among a wide range of consumers, as the cameras pretty universally live up to the “Easy” in their name. While somewhat more advanced than the typical EasyShare model, the new P850 offers a wide range of exposure and creative control without compromising usability. The P850 offers partial and full manual exposure modes for the more advanced consumers, but also maintains a healthy selection of automatic and preset shooting modes for novices. Plus, the P850 continues with Kodak’s popular EasyShare features, including printer and camera dock compatibility, the Share menu for tagging images for printing, downloading, and emailing, as well as the Favorites mode for viewing a digital photo album. The camera’s 5.0-megapixel (effective) CCD captures high resolution images, and its image-stabilized 12x optical zoom is a nice bonus as well.
Through the years, Kodak has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes that have made photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. Today, the company’s work increasingly involves digital technology, combining the power and convenience of electronics with the quality of traditional photography to produce systems that bring levels of utility and fun to the taking, “making” and utilization of images.
Helpful consumer’s review
Just bought the P850 earlier this week and already I’m enjoying its many fine features, particularly its 12X optical zoom. I did a lot of research on sub-£250 cameras and this one rated highly. I also spoke to a professional photographer who gave his Fuji FinePix7000 to his son in exchange for this one and hasn’t regretted it. The camera is easy to come to terms with right out-of-the-box and you’ll be taking great photos right off the bat. Of course, you’ll want to buy a 512MB SD memory card (you’ll get about 260 pics on that) or a 1GB card. So far, the camera works beautifully and I’m very pleased with my purchase and with Amazon which not only offered the lowest price but got it to me within 48 hrs by Special Delivery as promised. Thanks Amazon and Kodak.
