Kodak EasyShare V570 5.4 Megapixel Compact Camera - Cameras - Imaging Resource

A Lot of good stuff but a few bad points as well

Strengths: love the 23mm lens. panoramic mode - stiching 3 pics, good control (takes a bit of time to get use to,excellent movie mode with zoom, compact

Weakness: Very bad battery, slow charging (3 hours), link cable is 26pin( diff from old 24 pin). Slow startup, noisy zoon lens, kodak do not support SD > 1G, Slow SD record, need to connect AC for base station

Size ----- as many ppl have review. its not as small as the new sony T series but small enough. very light dc indeed Kodak Support ------------- Kodak support is very good in Australia. Call their support number a few times (not much waiting time) but i think the support is overseas from the ppl i spoke to and also good email response (always getting reply the next business days). Price -------...
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By yeohkt - Sep 5, 2006

The best point & shot (Ultra-slim) camera w/ super-wide angle photo stitching!!

Strengths: 1, fast start-up 2, wide angle len 3, stitch pictures for you to form a super ultra wide angle view (bravo!!) 4, excellent movie mode with stabilization (also work for still photo shots) 5 compact

Weakness: 1, battery need to store more energy 2, only support 2.0 USB transfer (I once tried to transfer a 35 minutes movie, took 4 minutes to transfer)3, direct connection to computer instead of via dock.

It does what other slim cameras cannot do: i.e. 1, taking wide-angle photos (very handy in group photo or a nearby building or statue) 2, stitching photos together to form a single picture. (Bravo! this makes the Kodak one of a kind) This fuction gives you the power of more creative photography, something which has only been accessible to professional photographers before. 3, 5X of equivalent...
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It does what other slim cameras cannot do: i.e. 1, taking wide-angle photos (very handy in group photo or a nearby building or statue) 2, stitching photos together to form a single picture. (Bravo! this makes the Kodak one of a kind) This fuction gives you the power of more creative photography, something which has only been accessible to professional photographers before. 3, 5X of equivalent zoom. (other slim digital cameras can only zoom optically up to 3X) Thus, this V570 gives you more power to take photos or movies from farther away of the object.
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This Kodak starts up quickly. Press the "on" power button, you can immediately take photos. Focus is fast in bright light and sunlight, it is noticeably slower in dim light as with most slim cameras. AF assist is decent, yet not as good as those costing $600 upward. Colors are not saturated and are amazingly pretty accurate. Taking photos at night time turn out to be fairly good. It takes in enough light if you use longer exposure. Yet, limited manual control really cost in getting superior night shots. Having said that daytime photos are superb! Vibrant colors, vivid and elaborate details, as if you are there watching things in the photo! Print a 20" X 30" photo and you will understand! The digital image stablization also helps in longer zoom range when your hand is shaky and you need a good photo.
This is definitely a big plus with higher zoom cameras like this Kodak.
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The movie mode is handy. 30 filps per second with full screen TV quality filming capability. You can also zoom during filming. Aren't these what a camcorder is supposed to do? And now, it just eliminates the need for a big and heavy camcorder. Therefore, this V570 Kodak is not just a subperb digital camera, but it is also a great digital camcorder!! And you don't have to waste money on buying 8mm non-reusable tapes. Just get a bigger 1GB and you can take more than 1 hour long of movies!!! The JPEG-4 movie format helps to make it possible by compressing the movie taken. And, you can view the movies right on the 2.5" TFT LCD screen of the camera with sound!
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It does, however, record the sound of the zoom len when you zoom it during filming. Yet, I have not heard of a digital camera which does not record the sound of a zoom len during filming when the zoom feature is used.
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All in all, when you look at its capabilities, wide angles, image stabilization, photo stitching for creative and professional photography, excellent movie filming features, 5X equivalent zoom ability, excellent design with superb built quality, you should wonder how Kodak can sell this below $400. My uncle works for TV production and understands all the expensive technique used in photography..talking about a camera which does all the angles matching, colors matching when you use the photo stitching feature? He said that he is surprised that it does not cost at least $600.
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Connecting the camera to computer via the accompanying docking station is easy. Yet, could be even easiler with just the use of a USB cable. Kodak probably wants to keep the camera ultra-slim by eliminating another plugging slot for the USB cable. This is understandable. The dock also recharges the battery inside the camera automatically and the blue lights on top of the camera let you know the charging progress and when it is fully charged. You can also press the review button on the dock, then the camera turns into a digital photo album for you and let you see photos and movies which you have taken. Pretty neat!
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The Kodak software is the best in the industry. Ask J.D. Power Associate, Kodak receives awards for this with industry's highest users' satisfaction. It group photos by date automatically after your uploading the photos and movies. It also let you edit your photos, such as to make them brighter, or with more color contrast, or crop the photos, etc. Also, to email photos to friends, or burn photo and movie CDs. Very easy to use.

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Suggestions:
1, turn off the digital zoom feature, which makes outcome of photos worse. 2, switch to 4.4 Mega Pixel picture. It is best for 4" X 6" photos and viewing on computer screens. 3, buy at least one more Kodak's lithum battery since you will find yourself taking more and more photos and movies with the creative photo stitching features and excellent movie mode, so that you need more battery for more photos and movies. 4, buy a big MMC or SD memory card for the same reason as for 3. since you will be taking more photos and movies with this easy-to-use Kodak!

By DigiBear - Feb 23, 2006

Perfect Pocket Camera With Advanced Features

Strengths: Wide Angle lens adds feature not available in any other camera except large, expensive Digital Reflex cameras

Weakness: In movie mode auto focusing is not accurate during zoom.

This is the perfect camera to travel with for all but the most demanding needs. Small, fast, excellent color with multiple scene modes that ease its use in various situations. The wide angle lens opens up a new dimension for vacation travel allowing the creation of dramatic sweeps and enhanced perspectives. The Sports Mode increases the shutter speed to where sharp photos can be taken from moving...
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By SEinson - Mar 16, 2006

Viewpoint from a decisive cost conscious gadget loving consumer.

Strengths: -Very very easy to use, amazing takes quick shots at the touch of the bottom, buttom placement is great, clarity of pictures is great, creating panoramic pictures by stitching them is easy to do.

Weakness: - No hard carrying case. Downloading could be faster, no direct connection to PC - that sucks. Lastly, Kodak software for picture management isnt very user friendly. Very minor issues overall

Purchased this Camera from Besy Buy Feb 06 for around $399. based on the recommendation of the Kodak rep. I current own a Minolta DiMage, never considered Kodak previously because always assumed the Asian products were superior to our home grown American products. This camera made me a beliver. With the push of a button you have lots of standard formats for your picture taking environment from...
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By Corio - Mar 20, 2006

Slick camera, but some features are pathetic

Strengths: Size, choice of lenses, easy controls, panoramic mode

Weakness: Many problems with low light performance. Extremely slow SD interface. Issues with video and noise.

The camera is nice, small, and practical. I actually like the discrete jump between the wide angle and standard lenses when I care about correctly looking pictures without the barrel effect. My previous camera was a wide-angle, and I often made pictures with the barrel effect by mistake. No such problem with V570 two-lens design. The joystick control is very convenient. The screen is fine....
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By arehaas - Apr 8, 2006