Kodak Easyshare Z740

I received this camera for Christmas in 2005, and it's been great. Not only is it easy to use, but it's full of nice features as well. My favourite thing has to be the 10x optical zoom, which means that you can take great shots even from REALLY far away! The camera comes with a number of built in settings, such as 'sports', 'night' & 'portrait', and also a 'scene' setting which has a lot of additional settings. There's also a manual option if you're feeling more confident, and a video recorder. The sound quality of the video recordings is amazing, even in really loud situations such as at concerts, and the videos themselves are great even in low light. The camera ...  Read the complete review

It's a great camera, produces great pictures - people continually comment on how good my pictures look , and ask what camera i use, however to get the best out of this camera you do need to understand the basics of photography or else you might be lost adrift in its settings. I would also recommend that you buy a new lens, as it could do with a polarising/UV filter, however if you do this you need a new lens cap. The flash is also in an awkward position, and when using the lens tunnel the flash often cannot penetrate to the bottom of the image leaving a "dark arc" at the bottom of the image. Overall i love it, but i just wish ...  Read the complete review

The other reviews have summed up most that is good about this camera. This camera is simple and easy to use, although I have to say that I am always learning with it - so it never gets boring...whether I am using it for concert pix or nature or family - or just simply messing around when the kitten is playing the camera and picture quality never let me down. The ease of changing from colour to Black and white to Sepia is a simple scroll through the settings button, giving added dimensions and individualtiy to each and every picture. The 10X optical zoom makes concert pix superb. The camera is great for beginners with little photo-taking experience (simple click and ...  Read the complete review

I like this camera. It was my first prosumer camera. I like the 10x optical zoom which offers very little hassle. Of course without the image stabilisation and noise reduction functions, it is still difficult to catch tiny objects. I have used this camera to catch pictures of butterflies. It didn't disappoint me. For the last 7 months, I enjoyed this camera and the crisp and vibrant colours that came with it. Of course, pictures taken at night is a problem, even at a high ISO800 (the highest) for Manual program at 1.8Mp. The objects are blurred and not clear. So, I was happy to take pictures during day time. I also like the Shutter ...  Read the complete review

There is not much more I can add to the review the others have already made except that this camera still serves me well after two years of use. I did not intend to buy this camera but one specific feature popped out at me. It was the optical zoom which is 10x, not a lot of cameras have that these days. A lot of people are pixel focused instead of the other features. You only really need about 5MP to get a decent size and a good quality photo to print out and to photoshop with. This camera looks bulky but it fits nicely into my coat pocket for when strolling around town. Wish I could always carry this camera around as it takes amazing photos two ...  Read the complete review