Kodak V1073 Digital Camera – Black (10.0MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 3″ Touch Screen Takes great pictures, makes them even better;When the perfect picture taking opportunity arises, we’ll make sure you’re ready-with features like smart capture, scene modes, face detection, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology and much more. And after you take the shot, do even more. Turn your pictures into a multimedia slideshow, complete with music and effects.Smart capture Take better pictures than ever before. Innovative smart capture adjusts camera settings for great pictures in just about any environment. Intelligent scene detection-detects and analyzes scene conditions Intelligent capture control-automatically sets camera settings including exposure, focus and ISO for clear, sharp pictures even in low light and challenging situations Intelligent image processing-reduces noise and clears up dark shadows for vibrant, crisp details and true-to-life colours;High ISO Capture the details in low light conditions and fast action situations with high ISO (up to 3200);Multiple scene modes and picture enhancing features Capture a great shot time after time with multiple scene and color modes such as portrait, children, snow, beach, backlight and more 5 colour modes High color Low color Natural color Black and white Sepia;Panorama stitch mode Create panoramic shots by combining up to three shots together into one large picture with panorama stitch mode;On-camera editing features Easily create great shots with features such as on-camera cropping, blurry picture alert, and digital red-eye reduction;Face detection technology For great shots of friends and family, face detection technology locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings;Multimedia slideshow Tell your story your way using the multimedia slideshow feature; Turn your pictures into a creative multimedia slideshow right from your camera Set the mood when you choose from pre-loaded sound themes to accompany your slideshow Insert creative transitions and bring your pictures to life;Text and sound tagging
Add text or sound tags to your pictures, so you can easily find and organize them later Never forget the details of your pictures with text tags
Let your pictures have their say with sound tags;KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology Make your pictures as vivid as the moment you took them, right on camera;Print better, brighter pictures Relive your memories in richer detail Clear up dark shadows to reveal more smiles;KODAK Colour Science Chip;Capture natural details, accurate flesh tones, and breathtaking colour with the KODAK Colour Science Chip
Helpful consumer’s review
I brought this camera for christmas, an upgrade from a 2mp Kodak. Like my previous Kodak its easy to use with easy to follow instructions, its a great happy snapper with a sturdy compact design and fun features. The touch screen is perhaps slightly gimicky but I love it, especially when passing you’re camera to friends to look at the pictures, no fiddly going through on screen menus. The screen is huge but be aware there is no view finder but I haven’t missed that at all.
The camera automaticaly sets itself on ’smart mode’, when you switch it on, which is great for daylight shots as it automaticaly chooses the setting dependant on the subject, but you can get some unexpected results at night time as it switches from a flash mode to a candle light mode (no flash, slow shutter speed), so best to use the custom settings if you want a specific result. I have however got some great unexpected results!
The movie feature is an added bonus, and I have yet to try that out properly.
The included software was troublesome on my PC and I have now given up on it and purchased an inexpensive SD card reader, saved me lots of hassle as I already use photoshop to edit pictures as needed.
This is a great little camera for everyday photos and taking on a night out, its never going to be the same quality as an SLR but as a mid price range camera it does exactly what I brought it to do!
