Kodak EasyShare Z981 14MP Digital Camera with Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 26x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Lens and 3.0 Inch LCD

Bring your world closer for everyone to see. The Kodak EasyShare Z981 digital camera is where creativity and versatility come together. It zooms in faster, wider, and closer than ever, giving you sharp, steady shots you'll be proud to share. Kodak's Share button lets you tag pictures directly from your camera for uploading to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Kodak Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. And its unique vertical shutter release and detachable grip give you the flexibility to go from horizontal to vertical shots with ease. From dramatic wide angles to the convenience of ultra-zoom, the Z981 delivers extraordinary performance.

Kodak EasyShare Z981 Highlights

Sharing your life just got simpler
With Kodak's Share button, uploading your pictures is amazingly simple.

• Snap your picture
• Press the Share button and tag it to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Kodak Gallery sites, plus e-mail too
• Connect your camera to your computer, and with Kodak's Share button app, your pictures are automatically uploaded
• Your pictures and videos are automatically transferred to your computer

• Organize your pictures with your own tags, star ratings, and date and time stamps, then use the search feature to quickly find any picture in your collection
• Edit your pictures with ease--select from a variety of simple tools that reduce red-eye, improve lighting, remove wrinkles and blemishes, and add text
• Create photo projects online or at home--choose from hundreds of templates and designs to create album pages, cards, invitations and much more
• Plus, manually upload to YouTube, Facebook, Flick, and Kodak Gallery sites, and e-mail too

• Shoot vertically and horizontally with the convenient vertical shutter release
• Detachable vertical grip (included) provides maximum comfort while shooting vertically

• Capture sharp, steady shots when shooting at long zoom ranges
• Image stabilization automatically minimizes camera shake to deliver sharper pictures

• 14 MP means you can make stunning prints up to 30 x 40 inches (76 x 102 cm)
• More megapixels means you can crop and enlarge and still have great picture quality
• However you choose to print--at home, at retail, or online--trust Kodak for picture quality that's truly exceptional and for memories that will last

• Intelligent scene detection--detects and analyzes scene conditions
• Intelligent capture control--automatically sets camera settings including exposure, focus and ISO for clear, sharp pictures even in low light and challenging situations
• Intelligent image processing--reduces noise and clears up dark shadows for vibrant, crisp details and true-to-life colors

• Capture beautiful HD pictures in 16:9 format
• View your pictures in high definition on an HDTV or other HD devices

• Capture HD-quality video
• Capture more video while using less memory with MPEG-4 compression
• Print multiple frames on a 4 x 6-inch (10 x 15 cm) print
• Save single frames and e-mail family and friends
• Mark special spots in your video with video bookmarking

• Enjoy your new pictures and videos on your HDTV instantly, right from your camera's memory card
• Access pictures from your PC, camera, and online photo sharing sites, wirelessly
• Wirelessly send and receive pictures with Kodak's Picture Mail feature
• Create slideshows to your favorite songs
• Experience YouTube like never before--videos are brilliantly displayed on your HDTV
• Access Internet radio, podcasts and other web content on your HDTV

• Responsive performance, including fast power up, shot-to-shot and click-to-capture
• RAW file format for full creative flexibility

• 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
• Manual mode (M)--you choose both the aperture and shutter speed

• Exposure compensation: +- 2.0 EV in +-1/3 EV step increments
• Aperture: f/2.8-f/5.0
• Shutter speed: 16-1/2000 sec.
• ISO equivalents: (automatic), 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 64002
• Auto focus: TTL imager AF system
• Exposure metering: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center-spot
• White balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
• Flash mode: auto, off, fill, red-eye reduction

• Portrait modes: portrait, night portrait, backlight, self
• Landscape modes: landscape, night landscape, fireworks
• Bright scene modes: sport, beach, snow
• Action modes: sport, children
• Close-up modes: flower
• Text/Documents mode: get sharp text when photographing documents
• Manner/Museum mode: use when sound or flash are not desired

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

• Find, organize, and share your pictures easily
• Camera automatically recognizes up to 20 pre-tagged faces so you can easily locate and share them later
• Recognizes up to five faces in a single image
• Name tags carry over to your favorite photo management software for easy searching

• Turn your pictures into a creative multimedia slideshow right from your camera
• Set the mood when you choose from pre-loaded sound themes to accompany your slideshow
• Insert creative transitions and bring your pictures to life

• Make better, brighter pictures
• Relive your memories in richer detail
• Clear up dark shadows to reveal more smiles

• Capture the details in low light conditions and fast action situations with a powerful, high ISO (up to 64002)
• Faster shutter speeds mean you can capture scenes in low light and fast action
• The camera automatically selects from ISO 64 to ISO 3200 based on lighting conditions
• ISO 3200 and 6400 available at 3.1 MP setting and less in PASM modes

• Easily capture and create great shots with features such as on-camera cropping, blurry picture alert, and digital red-eye reduction
• Panorama stitch mode combines up to three shots into one large picture on-camera
• Verify the exposure of your picture using the histogram feature on live view, quick view, and review

• Record continuous HD video (1280 x 720) at 30 fps or VGA video (640 x 480) at 30 fps with stereo sound and on-camera editing
• Video print options include 1, 4, 9, and 16-up prints
• Save single frames and e-mail to family and friends

• Don't miss a shot if your memory card becomes full--switch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature
• 64 MB of internal memory and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box

• Kodak EasyShare Z981 Digital Camera
• Detachable vertical grip
• (4) Kodak Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery AA
• USB cable
• Lens cap with strap
• Neck strap
• User guide