Kodak EasyShare Z740

Opinion: I've had this camera since 2006 and have loved it! It's only 5MP but it reproduces colors better that my wife's 14MP Panasonic. I am looking to move up to a DSLR (probably a Canon), but I won't give this one up yet. The only two issues I have with the camera are:
1 - It's SLOW to write images to the memory card (looks like the same issue with the new Z990 as well). You can't do anything while it's writing. I have lost some opportunities just waiting for it to complete.
2 - I must say that this camera sucks in low-light conditions. There's so much noise in the shots that they are just no good to me (hence the reason I want to move up to a Canon DSLR).

Opinion: This is my actual camera, from january 2006.

I've taken all kind of photos and I'm pride of my photos, which means that the camera respond to what I want. (Easy to use 5 stars)

There are also some features everybody must know about this camera.

1.- There is an adaptor ring (from 45.5mm to 55mm, wich allows to mount a wide angle lens, filters... and you'll build another camera (Value for money 5 stars)

2.- Its aperture range goes from 2.8 to 8! (Look for modern compact wich goes over 5), so Z740 offers a deeper field than others. (Image quality 5 stars)

3.- In 4 years (next 14 of january 2010) it hasn't broken down, all buttons work fine, even the joystick and the flash. (So Construction 5 stars)

I'm a novice photographer, I want say if the camera is good or not, but here you can see some of the photos taken with a Z740. And remember I'm a novice, sure in professional hands it will work better.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038002&id=1525458311&l=4f8bcc5a94

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2041520&id=1525458311&l=a09bf3da52

Opinion: One of those rare combinations of lens, sensor, and processsor that trancends the camera specs.

Opinion: I absolutely love this camera. So much so that I will stick to Kodak for Digital - just bought the Z712. I do alot of nature photography, and do alot of that via boat. I'm moving most of the time, and this camera has been wonderful for what I do. The action mode is the best for almost any situatiom. Whether it be for the movement of your subject, or your movement when trying to take a pic. Nothing but good to say about this camera. I will continue to use it as much as possible. The Z712 will be it's companion. Another great camera that I will give a positive review for when they get around to posting the camera on here.

Opinion: Is despise too strong of a word ?
I bought this camera last year and regretted it almost immeadiately. I've only kept it because 1) the printer dock works very well, 2) I paid too much so need to live with it for now.
The lack of image stablization (IS) wasn't an apparent flaw until trying to take a picture while moving. The low light performance is terrible, even with the updated firmware. ISO 800 is possible if you drop the resolution down to 1.8Meg but the picture is terribly noisey. The focus hunts forever and >50% of pictures with subjects moving are blurry. If you want a camera to take sports pictures in a gym or rink, stay away from this camera. If you are taking scenery still photos, it might be OK if you don't zoom out, but then what use is the 10X zoom if not used ? If you're shooting video, you can't zoom in/out once recording has started. Focus doesnt seem to keep sharp while recording either.

In conclusion, if nothing else, I've learned what to look for in a decent camera after the last 1 1/2 years with the Z740. I only wish I had known about dpreview.com before buying it

Opinion: Voila c'est fait, j'ai acquis ce 8 ème numérique déjà , pour faire un complément avec mon SP350 Olympus avec complément 0,7 x , car il utilise les même batteries crv3 et qu'il a un bon rapport qualité prix pour un ultra zoom. Choix difficile pour moi car je pouvais aussi choisir le 5600 de Fuji qui a les mêmes cartes xD que l'Olympus !
Comme je possède déjà un Z730 je connais déjà les qualités et défauts de Kodak ! De plus je suis resté méfiant avec les appareils utilisants les bateries AA ou LR6 suite à mes déboires avec le HP945. Un bon appareil mais qui ne fonctionne vraiment que sur piles ! Il faut dire que le SP350 est de la même veine et qu'il demande des CRV3 et rien d'autres ( pile ou batterie néanmoins ) ceci à cause de la tension 3 V demandée.
Le nouveau Panasonic Tz1 est certainement meilleur mais bien plus cher et il fonctionne avec des batteries très couteuses ! si déjà le prix de l'appareil ne suffisait pas !
Il vaut mieux comme moi acheter deux appareils dédiés qu'un seul ...
Bientôt je vous donne un avis sur les performances de ce zoom 380 car c'est bien cela qui m'interesse et pas la macro ni le grand angle , j'ai le SP350 pour ça !

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Opinion: I purchased this camera about 6 months ago, and this camera really kicked my hobbie of photography into gear. Overall, it takes great outdoor pictures and takes nice quality videos as well. A good begginers camera and automatic options are nice. Battery life also lasts a while as well. Macro mode is also nice on the camera.

Opinion: I had got my Z740 last week,best price but not good image quality.don't think that's 5.0 million pixels DC ,just think that's 4.0 milion one, you will feel good.
you know,the price 149 pound,you can't get other new SLR-like DC better than this. good SLR-like DC for beginner.trust me ,if your beginner, you don't need pay double price to get canon S2 IS.

Opinion: I got my camera about month ago and I have used it alot.It's so easy to use.I came on here to see the rating on this camera before I bought it. It does really good with low light I have no problems with it at all. If people would read the book that comes with it, it'll tell you how to work with low lights my pictures turns out excellent.