Kodak Easyshare Z710 7.1 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom

Great camera with a 10x optical zoom which works very well, along with more digital zoom. Even at 7.1 MP it does a great job with photos. To print photos I just remove the memory card out of the camera and put it directly into my computer or printer reader. Nice size to be able to hold on to - some cameras are very small and thus hard to hold and sometimes a finger might cover up the flash. Not with this camera. It has an auto mode to take all the guess work out of photo taking and also manual setting for the accomplished photographer.The only downside that I have had with this unit is that it will rapidly go through regular AA alkaline batteries - Energizer or Duracell - doesn't seem to matter. You must either use an original type battery or two AA Lithium batteries. When doing this the batteries do last an acceptable amount of time.

I was very displeased with the camera I purchased from this seller. The seller said it was in very good condition with a "few scratches". The camera had dings in it, not scratches. Also, the rubber piece around the eye lens had fallen off at some point when he owned it. The rubber piece was not even on the camera when it arrived, instead in the bubble wrap. Where the rubber piece belonged was globs of glue that had been used to replace the rubber. I could have dealt with scratches, but not with dings. The camera appeared to have been dropped on more than one occassion and had not been taken very good care of. I will NEVER buy anything used off of any website as I have learned my lesson!

Not happy was broken when received

My wife bought this camera new a couple years back, and initially it worked pretty well. Honestly it was probably too much for our needs, we are not camera buffs and could have just used any decent point and shoot. But I digress.The picture quality is quite good, it works well in low light, the face detection works well, and the menu system is fairly easy to use (the notched wheel). But the lens cap doesn't stay on at all, even though it is not visibly broken, after 1/10 or so shots it hangs up for 15 or 20 seconds and gives a 'please wait' type message, which means you have probably missed whatever moment you were hoping to capture. And just as often, it will fail to take the first picture for a few seconds, then flash, then in a few seconds flash AGAIN and take a picture of the floor or whatever. So you point, shoot, nothing happens, bring the camera down to look, then it takes it's picture. Again this happens about 1/10 of the time, so we miss many pictures due to camera problems.I wouldn't buy it again, or anything from Kodak. The camera has never seen abuse, it is just flaky and unreliable. Get something else.

This is my fourth digital camera having owned a Sony, another Kodak and a Nikon - you can see I went back to Kodak and here's what I found.First the camera isn't quite small enough for pocket size although it isn't cumbersome in the least and is actually lighter in weight than you would think. The pictures give one the impression this camera looks like a full-fledged SLR in weight and size.Typical of Kodak the controls are very easy to understand and even though the little "getting started" manual included is fairly skimpy - you don't need much to learn your way around the camera. I did find on this Kodak, the adjusting dial which you use to choose your shooting mode, a bit small. The wide/zoom button also seems a bit small so if you have large hands I strongly suggest you hold the camera in a store before buying. These little reasons were the only reasons I didn't give the camera five stars.I've posted some of my initial pictures and I'm very pleased! The 10x optical zoom puts me up close; the lens captures great detail and the colors look very true to form. I don't know the exact time but from when you first turn the camera on, it's ready to shoot pictures in only a couple of seconds and cycle time between pictures is plenty quick for me.I've not had any issues with the lens cap myself. It may not feel as sturdy as the camera but then again, it is only a lens cap. I did go and buy an additional memory (SD) card as the internal memory is only good for about 12 pictures in the 7.0 meg' range.I'll update this again as I spend more time with the camera but so far I'm very pleased and would recommend this to anyone wanting a simple digital camera with a great zoom lens and one I suspect will render crisp, clear pictures.

This is my first digital camera after using an SLR (film) camera for the last 15 years.I'm very happy with the Z710, with the quality of the photos, ease of use and the selection of features. The other reviewers have said it as well as I could. I tried a few test photos, zooms, sports, etc. The photos came out clear and distinct, even under conditions of swift movement.Another important point for me was the ability to use rechargeable batteries, which the Z710 does. So there is no dependency on expensive throwaway batteries.I would have prefered to have a digital SLR camera, but think I will be satisified with the Z710 until that day finally comes. The one thing I miss is the ability to experiment with different filters. And that's the worst thing I can say about the camera.But a few things I didn't like which had nothing to do with the photo quality: 1) The accompanying software (once installed) is started each time the system boots. I would prefer to start it myself when I need it, but this option doesn't seem to be available. 2) The video sequences are filmed in quicktime (.mov) format. I would have preferred a more accessible format (avi) which I could burn directly onto video cds. I still have to test more, but the video sequences seemed not as smooth as they might have been, especially after converting them to avis. I realized this might be a general artifact of videos produced via digital cameras.In general, it's a great value for the money, and I would recommend it to anyone in the market for a digital camera.