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Reviewed:
Jan 2006
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| Announced: | Aug 2, 2005 |
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Average rating:
4.51
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Opinion: My previous camera was a Fuji FinePix S602 Zoom (3 mp). It was an Excellent camera and I wanted to find an upgrade with the same features. After 3 weeks with Kodaks P880 camera I believe I've made a good choice.
-Everything is were you'd expect it to be, the scene modes do what they claim, PASM gives you all the creative* power you need in a non dSL camera.
-Manual focus and zoom* rings are a must for any camera and its nice to see them on the P880
-Took a Family portrait and experimented a little with ISO setting and found ISO400(JPG Fine, 8MP) had very little noise when printed 8x10. I do alot of indoor low light no flash shooting, low noise was important to me and the P880 delivers. While the ISO1600 was fun to use and it did work, noise will keep print down to 3x7's.
- Movie mode is as excellent.
- I have large hands, wife small and the grip is well suited
for both*
- Kodak's software does a good job with RAW pictures, nothing flashy, but this will no doubt be most peoples first use of RAW and realizing this I think Kodak kept it basic.
I'm an amateur at best, but so far everything I've snaped with this camera has come out great, and I would buy it
agian.
Simple to use, manual controls, excellent movie mode, if thats what you need than the P880 delivers.
Problems: -If you change File type (JPG - Fine, Standard, Basic) in any scene mode, Auto, Macro, or Landscape mode it will always default back to Standard when you change modes.
- would like to see second prog. button.
-If you have big hand you can easly block the Focus light
-In manual mode you loose control over exposure adjustment.
-Focus ring stiff making small adj. hard to do. No focal distance meter on screen.
-Image Stabilization would've been nice.
Opinion: My previous DC was a Kodak DX4530 point and shoot. The P880 is ten fold the camera that the 4530 was. Have owned this for about 3 weeks and I am very pleased with it. There are many features this camera has and it is going to take a little while to learn them. Because of its many capabilities I would consider this a semi-pro camera. The night shots are amazing. Noise is very good in the higher ISO. The 24mm extra wide angle lens is superb. The flash is quite powerful for such a little camera. You can point and shoot on AUTO all day with very good results or you can fine tune to perfection with all the variables you have access to. For the price, you have an excellent camera value.
I would buy one again any day.
Problems: Not yet, I discovered some peculiarities but nothing that I would consider a problem.
The only problem might be that this or any other DC is not a 2Giga Pixel, 100x zoom, with IS that has a 10 f stop equivent, ISO of 24,000+ with NO NOISE, and fits in my shirt pocket. ;) Oh Yah! I forgot the most important thing, it only costs $99.99.
Opinion: Great camera for those who want more than a point and shoot, but don't want to go to a DSLR. Very easy to use in automatic, scene and movie modes. Has a manual mode that gives you total control over the camera--and I do mean total control. This will offer challenge--but only if you really want it.
Images are relatively noise-free, even at ISO 400. At ISO 50 and 100 the images are very clean.
The zoom ring is great. Very fast and super quite--nice when you're in the movie mode. Movies are also nice in 640x400 mode, though they do eat up memory.
There are lots of buttons, but they are thoughtfully placed. Several key ones have raised dots to find in a hurry. Really like the mode dial. Takes a bit of getting used to, but is quite handy. Overall controls are logical and well placed.
Color is dead on accurate.
As long as the camera is on it's always ready to shoot, even if you're reviewing. Great flexibility on add-on flash and external flash sync.
Problems: Auto focus is sometimes a bit slow. Seems to take a bit more time in darker situations. If you use the auto focus/auto exposure lock this really helps.
Quick review can be a bit distracting if you're trying to shoot quickly. Can be turned off. This gives you the viewfinder back in about 1/2 a second.
Opinion: as the 5 star ratings indicate, i really like Kodak's P880. it is the top of the line Kodak and has features that can grow with you. it even has time lapse photography - great for clouds rolling in and flowers opening! there is an exposure lock for stitching together shots for panoramic pictures and three customs memory settings to store your preferences. you can even certain program buttons on the camera to have certain functions. the Kodak colors are there - vibrant and rich - and the 24mm wide zoom is a great lens. at full wide it is wonderful for scenery, large vistas, or pulling in all subjects in an indoor photograph - no more squeezing together. best of all is the value--under $600 (i paid $467 out the door from Dell with a special coupon) for an 8 megapixel camera with these options is great. i am not the type who would spend $1000 to $3000 for a camera. i would be too worried if a bumped it or it was lost. i would also feel uncomfortable spending that much knowing that in 5 years it would be obsolete. remember, the P880 would have been a $5000 camera just 5 years ago! Kodak's P880 is a great value.
the proof is in the pudding--check out the example shots from users on this site's kodak forum!
Problems: no problems--the camera worked right out of the box after the battery was charged. though it was designed with people learning about more advanced features on cameras in mind, please remember to READ the INSTRUCTION BOOKLET as you set it up. Kodak's easyshare software goes well with the camera, though there are other software options.
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