kodak p850

[clori]

with out automatically putting down kodak what are the pros/cons of this camera. I realize it isn't pocket size and I'm okay with that. I found it before for $350 with coupon codes from www.techbargains.com. I am a point and shoot person but my dh knows a bit more about traditional cameras since his father is a professional photographer for magazine advertising.

 

[ndelaware]

I haven't seen this camera and haven't found much on it review-wise. Just this from Cnet.com:

" CNET product brief
Description: The Kodak EasyShare P850 is a 5.1-megapixel, point-and-shoot camera. Compared to other point-and-shoot digital cameras on the market, it is expensive at around $445. Includes Kodak EasyShare software.


Pros: Has a 12x optical zoom, which is somewhat more powerful than some similarly priced digital cameras. Also, this digital camera has a 2.5 inch viewscreen, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced digital cameras. This camera also offers control of several exposure modes including aperture-priority, shutter-priority, manual, and program mode. This unit supports RAW picture files, which makes color adjustments in software much easier.


Cons: Weighs in at 14.2 ounces weight, which is heavier than some similarly priced digital cameras.


Suitability: Designed for the average, casual picture-taker. This model has a hot shoe terminal which allows you attach an external flash to accomodate poor lighting conditions. A recommended use, based on key features, is framed photos for the home. The largest recommend print size, estimated from the camera's resolution, is 10x14.


Value: Overall, this digital camera's features are in line with its price. However, the average price of point-and-shoot cameras with comparable resolution is quite a bit less, around $310."



If the camera works as advertised it sounds like a it could be a great camera! A 12x zoom is equivalent to a 36 to 432mm lense with an f-stop at f2.8-3.7.

 

[ndelaware]

Also found this:

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3906.html

Hope it helps.

 

[Muushka]

I am not going to put down Kodak. For one thing I was born in Rochester NY!
And our first digital camera (up until a month ago when we bought a digital SLR) was a Kodak DC4800. I cannot comment on the one you are looking at (but the description sounds great).

I am not a point and shoot kind of person. I owned a totally manual SLR for 30 years and just could not give up that kind of control to a stupid camera!
So with our Kodak we took over the iso, the shutter and aperature, white balance--(anything we could control-we did!) and became quite good at it. Believe me, we have a much better imagination than a camera has. Anyway, what I am saying is that if you are a point and shoot person, this sounds like a great camera. But it sounds like it would give your husband something to work with

This camera also offers control of several exposure modes including aperture-priority, shutter-priority, manual, and program mode.

. It also has the ability to take an external flash which is nice. We bought one for our Kodak and it helped a bit.

I just looked it up on dpreview . That is one great camera! Lots of manual settings.

Happy shopping!

 

[sheridee32]

I am no photo expert and i basically just focus & shoot, last summer before we went to disney we bought easy share 7630 its digital and all og our pictures were great. A friend used it to take my daughters wedding pictures and we have printed 8x10s and different sizes with no blurry effects i love my little kodak. It has a great zoom and lots of extras paid about 300.00 for it at sams