Kodak Easyshare Z700 4MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
by Kodak
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Kodak Easyshare Z700 4MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Pricey repair quote
Summary: 4 Stars
I too purchased this camera online. I believe that the camera itself took quality photos, but upon the lense no longer telescoping. I contacted the repair line only to find out that they quoted me $150 for the repair! I could not locate my receipt, even though I purchased it new online and registered it, they would only say, "no receipt, no warranty". Valuable lesson learned.
Keep receipt... nice camera.
Customer Review: Excellent camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I have never been an avid photographer, preferring much more to experience and enjoy the moment rather than fumbling around with a camera trying to get the perfect shot. This camera, with its ease of use and great picture quality, gives me the best of both worlds. I've had it for over 6 months now and have been very pleased with it. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is for one piece of misleading advertising. The camera is touted as running on AA batteries, but when you read the manual you learn that "standard" AA alkaline batteries are not recommended. You must use lithium or rechargeable batteries instead. This is probably the reason for many reviewer complaints about battery life and about the camera shutting itself off - it just doesn't run on alkalines. But I've had no problems running it on lithiums and rechargeables.
I also can't make any recommendations about the software one way or the other. I did the custom setup and installed the USB drivers only, which work fine. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements to do my editing and am thrilled with the results.
Customer Review: JUNK!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought the 2700 easy share camera and printer dock. Money thrown away!! The camera doesn't take quality pictures in my opinion and the printer was junk, also in my opinion. It truly is junk now as I got so frustrated with it, I threw it on the floor and smashed it. Not kidding! When I first got it,I called Kodak and they told my son( who is knowledgeable in this stuff) how to reset the printer. We reset it and it worked for awhile. Then it wouldn't work any more and I did away with it. No more Kodak for me and my son bought a different brand after he saw how mine worked.Customer Review: Camera died after 1 year and 4 days. Repair cost close to original cost
Summary: 1 Stars
We never dropped our camera and until now its still looks fresh and new. And one day, the lens just won't open. It lights up then after a few seconds, it turns off automatically. Called a up a Kodak Service center and they gave me a quote for repair.
The price they've given me is close to my purchase price here in Amazon!
I'll never buy a Kodak camera again until they come up with a good pricing for repairs. I do believe that all electronic gadgets die at some point. So I'm expecting a believable quote for repairs.
I think Kodak is making expensive disposable digital cameras
Customer Review: Mixed reactions for this one
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm fifteen years old, and photography is a major hobby of mine already. I had been using my father's way-out-of-date 2.1 megapixel camera for about 2 years, and wanted an upgrade to a better camera. When I was searching, this was not on my list of cameras to buy. I was looking at ones such as the much more slim Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5. I made sure to give my mom a list of all of the ones I wanted, since Christmas was approaching fast.
When I opened my gifts and found the Z700, I wasn't sure what to think, and I admit I may have been a bit ungrateful. From the package, it appeared to be clumsy to hold, because since I'm left-handed I tend to take pictures up-side-down so that I can hold a camera with my left hand. The design of this prohibited me from doing that, because the grip on the side was a bit awkward and manufactured for right hands. It also appeared really bulky against other cameras I've seen, because the grip plus how far the lense zooms out makes it a big camera compared to others. It also runs on normal batteries, but it CANNOT use alkaline. They last all of about 5 shots. You have to buy either special batteries from Kodak, or lithium batteries, both of which are extremely expensive. With my first few uses, it was hard getting used to the large design, and the LCD screen was smaller than I had expected as well.
After about a month or two, I started getting used to it. Once I got past the size, I realized it takes very crisp pictures. The digital zoom is useless because it adds pixelation, but the normal zoom is very good by itself. The LCD pretty much washes out in bright light, but the viewfinder is very helpful. THe same happens in low light. It has a lot of settings that are found to be useful, such as night portrait, night landscape, text and documents, and self-portrait. The sports setting is also useful. It's hard to focus on closeup stuff in auto mode, but the self-portrait option takes care of any closeup stuff. It is also a heavy camera, which makes it feel a lot more sturdy than some of the lightweight aluminum cameras now. The dial is a little hard to turn, and the buttons are a little hard to press, but everything is really easy to figure out, and you'll be taking great pictures in no time.