Kodak Easyshare Z700 4 MP Digital Camera with 5xOptical Zoom and Kodak Printer Dock (Series 3)

by Kodak

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 11.7 x 10.2 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007CGXSO
• Item model number: 8421539
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,823 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 5, 2005

Product Description

Style: Z700 Digital Camera & Printer Dock

Amazon.com Product Description

Creating exceptional-quality pictures is simpler than ever, thanks to the Kodak EasyShare digital photo solution. That's because inside this all-in-one kit featuring the Kodak EasyShare Z700 zoom digital camera and Kodak EasyShare printer dock series 3, you'll have everything you need to create and print pictures you'll be proud of. The Z700 features 5x optical zoom for tighter shots and the Kodak color science chip for richer, more accurate flesh tones. And with the printer dock, you can create durable, waterproof, real Kodak pictures at the touch of a button. The digital photo solution. All you need for pictures you'll cherish for a lifetime.

Kodak Retinar All-glass Aspheric 5x Optical Zoom Lens
You'll be able to capture images in crisp detail with the Z700's all-glass lens, and get amazingly close to your subjects with the 5x optical zoom (35mm equivalent of a 35-175mm zoom).

The Kodak Color Science chip collects scene data to identify and adjust factors that influence picture quality.

Exclusive Kodak Color Science Image Processing Chip
With the exclusive Kodak Color Science image processing chip, your pictures come to life just the way you remember them. A new high-speed digital processor chip, advanced algorithms, and hardware acceleration features let the Z700 make simultaneous, split-second decisions to produce rich, vibrant, true-to-life colors in almost any lighting situation.

Each time you click the shutter, the Kodak Color Science chip performs an instantaneous and advanced analysis of collected scene data to identify and adjust multiple factors that influence picture quality. The scene light source is detected and adjustments are made to capture bright whites and true, vivid colors under difficult lighting conditions--fluorescent, tungsten, or daylight. Scene content is analyzed for luminance, focal distance, subject-matter orientation, and color to determine the correct exposure and to capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones, and rich colors you see in your composition.

The Kodak EasyShare Z700's 1.6-inch indoor-outdoor display is easy to view, even in direct light.

Multiple Scene and Color Modes, Plus Video Capture
Make memories. Wherever you go, the Z700 has a mode for almost any situation. Get the shot you want, the way you want it.

Choose one of 14 scene modes to get your shot:

• Sport--captures subjects in action without blurring
• Children--captures action photos of children in bright light
• Party--use for photos of people in indoor settings in lower light
• Beach--use for bright beach scenes
• Flower--captures close-up photos of flowers in bright light
• Fireworks--use for photos of fireworks
• Snow--use for bright snow scenes
• Close-up--captures sharp, full-frame images at close range
• Night Portrait--clearly captures both subjects and backgrounds at night
• Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes
• Night Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes at night
• Museum/Manner--use when sound or flash are not desired
• Text--use for sharp text when photographing documents
• Self Portrait--use for close-up of self

Bring out your creativity with color modes:

• Color--for vibrant colors
• Sepia--for an antique appearance
• Black and White--for a classic look

Catch all the action with continuous video:

• Capture up to 80 minutes of continuous video with audio, depending on the size of the external memory card
• Choose settings for VGA (640 x 480 resolution) at 13 frames per second, or QVGA (320 x 240 resolution) at 20 frames per second--both with MPEG-4 compression
• Share universally with QuickTime video format

With the Series 3 Printer Dock, Get Real Kodak Pictures in Seconds
Dock your Kodak EasyShare digital camera, press print, and create great-looking, borderless pictures up to 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 centimeters).

• Transfer your pictures from camera to computer at the touch of a button
• Recharges your camera's batteries in 3.5 hours or less
• Fun ways to print with 4 selectable picture sizes (1-up, 4 by 6 inches; 2-up, 3 by 4 inches; 4-up, 2 by 3 inches; 9-up, 1.3 by 2 inches)
• Imagelink print system compatible--print directly from Imagelink-print-system-compatible products

Award-winning Ease of Use

• Simply dock your camera and push a button to create beautiful pictures from your Kodak EasyShare digital camera
• Use the Kodak printer dock with or without a computer
• Transfer pictures from the camera to your computer at the touch of a button
• Get back to shooting quickly--the printer dock recharges your Kodak camera's battery in less than 3.5 hours
• Start printing and sharing right out of the box with the included Kodak color cartridge and photo paper kit (10 prints)

Expanded Flexibility and Printing Options

• Fun ways to print your pictures the way you want with 4 selectable sizes ranging from 4- by 6-inch full photos, 3- by 4-inch credit-card-size photos with borders, 2- by 3-inch wallet-size photos, and 1.3- by 2-inch mini photos
• PictBridge compatible so you can print directly from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera
• Print directly from most popular memory cards using the optional Kodak 8-in-1 card reader
• Create prints that last a lifetime--Kodak Xtralife lamination makes them waterproof and durable

Product Description

Kodak Digital (8421539) Kodak EASYSHARE Z700

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality and value, January 1, 2006

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P. Caiola "Patti" (Toledo, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z700 4 MP Digital Camera with 5xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I just got this camera and within minutes (about 7)out of the box I was up and running. Snapping photos and loading them on the computer. The Kodak software works great with my XP, and the kodak interface is easy to work with. Some photo editing features, email and print straight from camera. Literallly plug in the camera and after it downloads the photos (seconds) it will automatically prompt for printing or email. Way cool feature.

The camera settings are easy to use, dial is clear and well placed. LCD screen is viewable in bright light. Manual flash settings are convienently located, camera feels comfortable in hand, SD slot placement is logical. I am not sure what was confusing to others in the reviews seen here, my fiance who is a camera novice (and not computer savvy) was up and shooting photos as soon as I handed him the camera. There are a lot of features on this camera, what a great value for the money! Kodak online has great photography tips and help for you and your camera, as well as a downloadable user manual.

Also, yes there is an option for manual settings like a good old fashioned SLR camera. If you are not familiar with traditional 35mm SLR camera settings...then either don't use this feature, take a intro to basic photography course, or buy a cheaper camera that does not offer manual settings. I have had a tried and true SLR camera for years and love it. I was excited to find an affordable digital camera that combines what I like about "point and shoot" style camera, and manual settings that I like about my 35mm SLR. SO - the feature is there, I thought it was pretty straightforward how it works. So if you are familiar with fstop, aperature, ISO, etc...this will be no problem.

The quality of the photos are amazing!! In the "Auto settings" mode even. I have tried many of the special featured setting specifics like the Museum/manner, People inside at a party, and Close up modes and have been happy with results.

One not so great thing, the non-rechargeable batteries that came free with the camera lasted us about 4-5 hours total. So, I reccomend a great quality rechargable set of batteries.

Also, FYI, the internal memory holds about 16 pictures or so. I purchased seperately a 256 MB SD card and now my camera will hold just shy of 200 basic photos (mine says 198).

65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good inexpensive camera for intermediate user, December 1, 2005

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Arcane Radio (Great Lakes State) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z700 4 MP Digital Camera with 5xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

This is my third Digicamera. For the price you can't really beat it. This camera takes excellent pictures in the dark.
Great, clear, full of features. This camera is not that difficult to use either. It does not require a degree in rocket science, just read the manual.

I still can't get over how well it takes pictures in the dark.
I took a picture of my living at night with no lights on. Totally pitch black. With the flash, the picture of the room looked as if it was mid day and well lit. Amazing

Use the web to research your camera purchase. I checked this camera out through google before finally buying it. I am very pleased with the purchase.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good camera (but with a few caveats), March 17, 2006

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C. K. Warley (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z700 4 MP Digital Camera with 5xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

The Kodak Z-700 is my first digital camera. I like it very much, except for...

The cons: The camera's 16 MB internal memory card is a joke, as are the two included AA Kodak batteries. Within less than two hours of use, the memory card filled up; I would expect a modern "high-tech" digital camera to match if not exceed the 24-photo minimum of its 35mm predecessors. And although the batteries probably ran low because I tested the camera at night using the flash and fiddled with the menu and other controls, I would expect more.

The next day I ventured outside to take photos with a different set of used but fairly new AA batteries. All went well at first. But then the camera began to power off suddenly, sometimes in the middle of a photo comp or after I'd used the zoom, and sometimes when placed in certain modes such as close up, landscape, etc. I noticed the occasional red flashing light indicating a low battery, yet the low-battery icon on the view screen appeared to be around the 50-percent mark. I considered returning the camera to Amazon. Sigh.

Recommendations: Luckily, though, I had heeded the fine advice of other reviewers in this forum and had also ordered a 256 MB external memory card, rechargeable batteries, and docking station. (At the time of purchase, the docking station was just $7 more than the charger and offered some handy features.) I recycled the depleted AA batteries, inserted the rechargeables, and let the camera charge overnight on the docking station. The next day I inserted the external memory card, formatted it, and began taking photos...

The pros: Lo and behold! Properly geared and powered, this camera exhibits no aberrant behavior and takes gloriously sharp, clear pictures. Its focus is better than that on my point-n-shoot 35mm. The color is realistic and vivid. The software is intuitive, and with the docking station you can recharge the batteries and transfer photos to the computer with the touch of a button. The camera itself is ergonomic and nicely weighted, like a fine chef's knife.

Overall, I'm happy I purchased the Z-700. It's rated #2, after a Canon, in a recent Consumer's Reports review of digital cameras. I just wish that Kodak packaged the camera with everything it needs instead of enticing us with a low purchase price and allowing us to discover later that the alleged "accessories" (rechargeable batteries, charger, external memory card) are actually mandatory.

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