Kodak - EasyShare Z612 Digital Camera Review

I bought the Kodak EasyShare Z612 in May 2008.

It takes great shots of people and large objects. I've had no problems or blurry shots with indoor or outdoor pictures of anything bigger than a breadbox. If you want to take basic pictures of your family, friends, pets, etc., this camera is perfect for that.

The battery life is also really long, even though the batteries are expensive. I spent quite a bit on a spare for trips.

However, I find the zoom to be lacking in image quality. I get a lot of blurry pictures trying to shoot macros. It goes in and out of focus on the LCD screen so you're never sure when it's going to take a good shot or a blurry shot. You don't know until you review the shot on the camera.

The built in video recording quality and sound quality are very low. Indoors and in other low light conditions, the quality is barely viewable, even in well-lit indoor rooms. My former digital camera did a much better job at video recording, and it was a much cheaper Nikon.

I also dislike that there's no optical viewfinder. You have to take your picture using the LCD screen on the back of the camera. It took a lot of getting used to, and it's not that helpful when you're trying to take macros.

It is also a pretty large digital camera, not one of the compact rectangles that can fit into a pocket. That can be a disadvantage at times. I have to use the neck strap when I need my hands while carrying it.