Good Value but at this price there are sacrifices to be made (Kodak Easyshare ZD710)

Member Name: LK1234

Product:	Kodak Easyshare ZD710
Date:	21/05/09 (30 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of features, easy to use and good zoom

Disadvantages: Slow between pictures, small screen and viewfinder

I purchased this camera direct from Kodak from their 're-furbished' section as it was only about £60, this I certainly recommend to anyone as the camera has been returned and had a full check and new warranty applied by Kodak, in most instances the camera was returned for nothing more than it had been opened and then returned to the shop (for example Currys), as they can't resell it they return it to Kodak!!!! As for the camera itself it is good for a starter camera but nothing more. It is packed with various functions, a pretty good quality lense (remember the price!!!!) and is also very compact/lightweight for a superzoom along with the ease of transferring the photos to your computer.

On the down side though, I feel the screen is way to small and in bright light it is impossible to view your photos or to use it to frame up what you want to take! The viewfinder does work but this is very small and dingy making it fairly hard to make out what you are looking at! The other problem I find with mine is that it processes the photos slowly, say 3-4 seconds before you can take another photo!

All in all I would say that for the price the camera is a good buy, it is useful for longish range shots due to the optical zoom of the lense and the photo quality is pretty good, the negatives are out weighed by the price so if you want to get some good holiday photos or start out as an amateur then at this price you can't go far wrong!

Summary: Good for the price but beware some of the poorer quality elements of the camera

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