Kodak Easyshare Z7590 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom

by Kodak

Product Details

Product Manual [6.75mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 4 inches ; 12.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00080APH0
• Item model number: Z7590
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,511 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 28, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Transcend the ordinary with high zoom, pro-quality optics. A 10x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 38-380mm) Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens gives you all the power you need to zoom in close with incredible detail. 3x advanced digital zoom lets you go the extra distance when you need it. 5.0 megapixels give you plenty of resolution to create stunning-quality prints up to 13 x 17 inches or crop without losing image quality. High-speed, low-light autofocus system with dual sensors with a remarkably fast 0.2-second click-to-capture speed, gives you sharp pictures even in challenging lighting situations.

Render every composition in sharp detail and true-to-life color.

• Thanks to the exclusive Kodak Color Science Image Processing Chip, the Z7590 captures natural details, accurate flesh tones, bright whites, and rich colors even in difficult lighting situations
• Each time you click the shutter, the Kodak Color Science Chip performs an instantaneous and advanced analysis of collected scene data to identify and correct multiple factors that influence picture quality

Never walk away with less than your best shot.

• A large 2.2 inches (5.6 centimeters) high-resolution indoor/outdoor display and electronic view finder let you accurately compose your subject matter then evaluate the details of your picture before you move on
• View brilliant, sharp images even in direct sunlight
• Auto picture-rotation lets you to see your pictures right-side-up whether you shot it horizontally or vertically
• 32 MB internal memory plus SD/MMC card expansion slot lets you keep shooting longer
• Review modes let you fast-magnify up to 8X with zoom control, fast-scroll through pictures, or view multi-up
• Convenient options let you protect pictures from accidental erasure and organize pictures into albums

Awaken the artist inside with a full palette of creative controls.

Manual controls

• Exposure compensation--(+/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps)
• Aperture--wide (f2.8-8.0) and tele (f3.7-8.0)
• Shutter speed--automatic: 1/8-1/1700 sec.; manual: 16-1/1000 sec.
• ISO equivalents--automatic: 80-160; selectable: 80,100, 200, 400, 800
• Autofocus--multi-zone, center weighted, selectable: left, center, right
• Exposure metering type--auto: TTL-AE matrix metering; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
• White balance--auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
• Flash compensation--1.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps
• Flash mode--auto, red-eye, fill, off--for the right light every time

Custom mode

• Custom mode allows you to create your own capture mode
• The Z7590 remembers your settings until you change them
• Set your preference for PASM, picture quality, jpeg compression, resolution, color, and sharpness

Program auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, and custom modes

• Program mode (P)--camera sets optimal shutter speed and aperture combination
• Aperture priority mode (A)--you choose aperture, the camera sets shutter speed
• Shutter priority mode (S)--you choose shutter speed, the camera sets aperture

Histogram feature

• Verify the exposure of your pictures using the histogram feature

Continuous shooting and bracketing modes

• First burst mode--captures up to 5 frames in rapid succession at 2 frames per second
• Last burst mode--captures up to 30 frames at 2 frames per second, with the last 4 frames saved
• Autoexposure bracketing--3 images with user-selectable brackets (+/-0.3, +/-0.7 or +/-1.0 EV)

16 programmed scene modes

• Portrait modes--portrait, self-portrait, night portrait, backlight
• Landscape modes--landscape, night landscape, fireworks
• Bright scene modes--beach and snow
• Action modes--sport and children
• Close-up modes--macro and flower
• Party mode--use for photos of people in indoor setting in lower light
• Text/Documents mode--ensures sharp text when photographing documents
• Manner/Museum mode--use when sound or flash are not desired

5 color modes

• High color
• Low color
• Natural color
• Sepia
• Black and white

Movie mode

• Continuous video with audio and on-camera playback
• Select VGA (640 x 480) at 12 frames per second for maximum resolution or QVGA (320 x 240) at 20 frames per second for maximum frame rate.
• Shoot in continuous video mode or one of three optional video clip lengths
• Up to 80 minutes depending upon size of external memory card
• QuickTime video (MPEG-4 compression) format allows for universal sharing

Share your creations with one-touch simplicity
The Z7590 is part of the Kodak EasyShare System, so simple sharing starts right on the back of your camera.

• Exclusive Share button lets you tag favorite pictures to print or email later
• Favorites feature lets you share your on-camera collection at a moment's notice

Kodak EasyShare Software (included)

• Works seamlessly with Kodak EasyShare Cameras and Docks to enable one-button transferring and sharing
• The simple way to view, edit, organize, print, or view a slide show from your computer
• Exclusive One Touch to Better Pictures feature automatically adjusts the settings on your inkjet printer to give you traditional-quality photos when printing on Kodak Inkjet Photo Papers

What's in the box
Kodak EasyShare Z7590 Zoom digital camera with 32 MB internal memory, high-capacity Kodak EasyShare Li-Ion rechargeable battery (1700mAh) and rapid battery charger kit, audio-video and USB cables, neck strap, lens cap with strap, Getting Started kit (with Kodak EasyShare software), custom camera insert for optional Kodak EasyShare camera and printer docks

Product Description

The Schneider lens of this fine quality Kodak Easyshare Digital Camera 7590 has a 10x zoom that has a 35 mm equivalent of 38-380 mm focal length. That exceeds most SLR lenses but this camera is relatively compact when you consider its amazing optical performance. Included 3x digital zoom brings you much closer. With up to 5 effective megapixel imaging, you can achieve a 2576 x 1932 high resolution for still pictures. It also does movies too, up to 640x480 VGA resolution - higher than many camcorders deliver - with sound. There's a built-in automatic, multimode electronic-flash. Programmable autoexposure and auto focus modes make operating this camera truly Kodak easy. Exclusive KODAK Color Science Image Processing Chip optimizes image quality to the max. The 7590 works with optional KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Series 3. This camera can easily transfer images with both Windows PC and Macintosh computers and is PictBridge compatible to make prints without a computer. Electronic-Flash range - wide - 0.6-4.9 m (2-16.1 ft.) at ISO 140 / tele - 2.0-3.7 m (6.6-12.1 ft.) at ISO 140 Self Timer modes - Select from 2 seconds or 10 seconds Tripod mount Custom mode allows you to create your own capture mode / Program mode (P) - camera sets optimal shutter speed and aperture combination / Aperture priority mode (A) - you choose aperture, the camera sets shutter speed / Shutter priority mode (S) - you choose shutter speed, the camera sets aperture / 16 programmed scene modes / 5 color modes Auto-focus - multi-zone, center weighted, selectable - left, center, right Continuous exposure capable - First burst mode - captures up to 5 frames in rapid succession at 2 fps / Last burst mode - captures up to 30 frames at 2 fps, with the last 4 frames saved

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Advanced Amateurs, September 20, 2005

By 

Dimis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z7590 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I reside in mainland Europe. I bought KODAK EasyShare Z7590 in June 2005. I have used a Canon AE-1 program with normal and telephoto 27-105mm lenses for the last 25 years. I have also used a digital HP C-20 1Mpxl. since 1999. I used to shoot on ASA100, 400 Kodak and Agpha films and on ASA60, 100 Agpha & Kodak slides. I mainly shoot portraits, landscape, close-ups. I consider myself an advanced amateur.

I have been waiting for digital SLRs to become cheaper as I did not want to reconcile my photo taking. I used HP C-20 for computer images only and therefore I carried both the Canon and the HP with me on trips.

What I liked in Kodak z7590 when I first read the specifications was its 10x zoom lense and its full auto and manual buttons. Theoretically it can not focus manually, however the auto focus motor along with the use of the zoom button have the same effect. But, tell me really, how many times have you focused manually with success on a multi-leaf flower. Kodak z7590 focused succesfully every single time with autofocus and macro mode enabled on a number of flowers in sunlight and the shade. I did not even have to change the focus area, which you can do on Kodak z7590.

The histogram is an added plus as you can see and adjust the exposure before hand and the battery that lasts for more than 2,5 hours with full use of the LCD is great. The big 2,2 inches (56 cm) LCD screen was my assistant in taking pictures under the harsh light of southern Mediterranean as it is a real bright screen and can been easily seen in a sunny day.

The 16 auto modes for almost any occasion will help you take nice photos the moment you want to. I have used them heavily and I rely on them fully. On the other hand change to any of the semi-automatic modes where you can adjust one of the parameters or to the fully manual or the custom mode and dial and save your own parameters for difiicult or peculiar situations. I repeat, although you cannot focus manually in the old fashion with Kodak Easyshare Z7590, you actually do not need it.

In the 20 days I owe and use the camera I have taken more than 150 pictures and in only 4 cases I had to refocus. I shot a variety of pictures: portraits, flowers, landscapes throughout the day and night with or without the flash. If you shoot close-ups you'll also appreciate an extra connection for an external flash as in some close-up cases of low light the big lens may obstruct the light from reaching the bottom of the image.

For successful everyday picture taking use the 16 auto modes and you'll have no failures. However, for the semi-automatic and the manual modes and especially if you are not familiar with the latest photo digital technology, I suggest you read the Kodak Easyshare Z7590 manual from cover to cover. It is included in printed and electronic form in the package in a number of languages.

The only extra I bought was a 256Mb SD memory card (28 Mb of internal memory are available for images but you need a card for more than 10-15 pictures) and a spare battery (20-35 Euros, depending on the model) but you can get an extra wide lens for fish-eye photos. I did not buy their dock and/or printer.

I used though the free Kodak Easyshare software included on CD-ROM (I actually updated it from their site to version 5 and I suggest you do it as you can even manipulate the Qtime videos you shoot with Kodak Easyshare Z7590). Using the Kodak Easyshare software I printed 4 photos on an A4 page, 2 photos on an A4 page pictures and full A4 photos on an HP inkjeet 940c (600x600 PhotoReIII) and on HP glossy photo paper.

Well, it was very difficult to tell the difference between photos of similar themes I had taken with my analog Canon AE-1 and the photos I took with Kodak Easyshare Z7590. I like bright colors and contrast and this is how Kodak Easyshare Z7590 delivers the initial images. However, if your are for more pale colors and smoother color-wise images, the free Kodak Easyshare software will allow you to manipulate images to your taste in a very easy way.

Kodak Easyshare Z7590 is recommended with no hesitation for advanced amateurs or those who wish to become advanced amateurs and those professionals who want a second easy to use for all occasions digital camera.

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for advanced amateur, October 3, 2005

By 

Albert Yang (White Plains, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z7590 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I owned this camera for three months so far and have taken over 600 pictures with a wide range of subjects. I am amazed with the quality of the pictures it produces. I own a Minolta SLR traditional film camera for years. This light weight and affordable Kodak produces pictures in comparable quality with the expensive film-based SLR. It performed flawlessly so far.

There is a number of built-in automatic modes, which is convenient for people who don't want to be bothered with shutter speed and aperture. The full automatic modes produce high quality pictures if appropriate mode is selected for the scene. The few semi-automatic modes, in which you can adjust a subset of parameters, really make the camera versatile. In the fully manual mode, you can control all settings on the camera.

I also use the flash light adjustment and exposure adjustment quite a lot to compensate for different lighting condition.

The interface is quit intuitive to use in my opinion, I rarely have to refer to the manual to figure out how to use certain feature. The information displayed on the LCD gives full details on various parameters.

Overall I would give it a five-start rating.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!, December 30, 2005

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C. Matherne "marcrystal" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare Z7590 5 MP Digital Camera with 10xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I have a love/hate relationship with the Easyshare line. I bought my first Easyshare (a DX4530) in March 2003. I initially bought it for my business. As a seller on eBay, I needed to be able to take pictures of my items without the time and expense of film developing. I was truly attached to film cameras for my personal pictures, as I was under the belief that digital cameras could never take as good of pictures as a film camera.

I was shocked to find out that my new Easyshare took pictures that were just as good as my film cameras! Within a week, I was using my Easyshare for ALL my pictures and my Olympus Stylus film camera (which I had just bought about 6 months prior) has been sitting in the drawer ever since!

One thing I LOVE about the Easyshare line is they have one of the best Redeye Reduction systems there is in this class! Of course, typically, cameras that are in the $1,000+ range will have a great Redeye Reduction, but, most cameras in the $500 or less range do not have very good Redeye reduction systems. Here is a quote from a review on another website:

"Whoever came up with the redeye reduction system for Kodak deserves a raise -- their recent cameras have all faired well in our flash photo tests. That includes the Z740..."
From: http://www.dcresource.com -- Which, by the way, has thorough reviews of most digital cameras.

Both my DX4530 and the Z7570 that I just bought effectively got rid of Redeye. The only incidences in which it didn't work was when the person (my two year old son is a good example) won't look at the camera. The Redeye reduction works by having two flashes. The first flash gets the eyes used to the flash and the 2nd flash is the actual flash. By the time the 2nd flash goes off, the eyes are accustomed to the flash, and thus, no Redeye! If the person turns their head while the first flash is going off, the Redeye Reduction System will not work.

The bottom line is that if you take lots of pictures of people, this camera is a MUST HAVE! There are many cameras that claim to have Redeye Reduction, but theirs don't work very well. The Easyshare's Redeye Reduction REALLY WORKS and it works GREAT! I love it!

Now to the Z7590. I just got it yesterday, but was able to try it out, read the manual, and take some pictures of my kids. I will post some pictures at the top of this page later.

First, the Pros:

-Takes GREAT pictures! Once you know how to use the manual features on this camera, this camera will take pictures of comparable quality as the Digital SLRs that are selling for thousands of dollars! No kidding! But even if you're not into all the manual features, the Automatic settings still take great pictures!

-Has an on-screen histogram that tells you whether or not the lighting in your picture is "just right" or needs to be adjusted.

-Has awesome redeye reduction for taking pictures of people!

-Has a neck strap, rather than a wriststrap. This is nice, as it helps to prevent accidental droppage!

-Kodak FINALLY fixed the problem of the lens cap falling off all the time! This lens cap fits MUCH better! This is an issue I had with my DX4530! The lens cap fell off ALL the time! Not so with the Z7590. I am THRILLED!

-Kodak also fixed the problem the Z740 has (the predecessor of the Z7590), in that the flash automatically pops up upon turning the camera on. Many people did not like this. The Z7590's flash does not pop up automatically. There is a little switch next to the flash that you have to push for it to pop up. And if you forget to pop it up, there is this annoying red flashing that comes up on the LCD that tells you the flash is not open. This message pops up if you try to take a picture while the flash is closed.

-Uses the SD memory card, which is much more affordable than some of the other cards.

-An improvement upon the DX4530: It has a separate On-Off button. Now, with the Z7590, the setting you have your camera on is still there when you turn it on. With my old camera, you had to turn it on by turning the dial to either Auto or Sports mode or night mode, etc. Now with the Z7590, you can leave it on Auto or Sports or Night, etc. and just turn it off (and back on) with the push of a button! I really like this a lot!

Now to the Cons:

-The lens cap stays on so well that it doesn't pop off upon turning the camera on. Now granted, even my DX4530's cap didn't automatically pop off when turned on -- BUT it sure did fall off easily when I put it in my purse! So, this really doesn't bother me. Sure, I have to take it off myself, but at least it doesn't fall off all the time like my DX4530's did. Besides, any really nice, expensive camera (like the SLRs) has a cap that you must take off. I mention this because this does slow down the time it takes to take the picture. This is especially important if you have mobile kids and want to get that perfect "Kodak Moment." But what good is that perfect Kodak moment if the picture quality isn't good! At least with the Z7590, once you get that Kodak moment, you know that picture will be of great quality also!

-The flash doesn't pop up automatically. Now you area saying, "but you had this on the 'pros' list." I know I did. It's nice that it doesn't pop up, BUT I wish Kodak had it so the camera automatically pops up the flash or doesn't based upon the setting you have it on. If you are on a use flash setting, it should pop up, if you are on a flash off setting, it should not pop up. But the switch would still be there if you wanted to pop it up.

-It ONLY uses a special battery pack. I really wish it used AAs like my DX4530 did! I have tons of rechargeable AAs for use with my DX4530 and I was hoping to be able to use them with this camera. Now I have to buy an additional battery pack to make sure I always have spare batteries when one battery pack runs out.

-The On-Off button is too small. It's very hard to push, which again slows down the turn-on time when you're trying to get that perfect Kodak moment. You know what I mean if you have small kids! I see why they made it small and kind of hard to turn on -- So it won't accidently turn on if it bumps against something. So, although this is a negative, I don't see how it is avoidable without putting the On-Off switch back on the dial -- Which I don't like either. Again, this is a Love-Hate relationship!

This camera is LOADED with features and I could literally go on all day talking about this camera! All-in-all, I absolutely LOVE this camera and the entire Easyshare line! IMO, this is the best camera you are going to get in the under $500 range! Before going with the Easyshare line again, I spent THREE DAYS reshearching every camera out there! I came back to the Easyshare line because I KNOW they take reliable pictures! Plus, I know that my pictures of my three children will be missing one thing: That dreaded, awful REDEYE! I LOVE this camera and I can't wait to use it for New Year's Eve! BTW, did I tell you it has a separate "Fireworks" mode? :-)