Kodak EasyShare Z740 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Good image quality.Very good colour rendition.10X optical zoom.Reliable autofocus.Easy to use.

Cons: Compression a tad too strong.No stabilisation.A bit noise sensitive.

Pros: Long (10X) zoom lens. Good ergonomics. Lots of dedicated analog controls. Plenty of manual controls. Good menu system and on-screen help. LCD automatically adjusts to lighting conditions.

Cons: No image stabilization. Electronic viewfinder is terrible. Images are noisy and have lots of artifacts. Joystick can be difficult to use.

Verdict: The 5MP Kodak EasyShare Z740's ease of use simply does not make up for its subpar image quality. The poorly implemented EVF, oversensitive joystick controller, and lack of image stabilization don't help either.

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: The Kodak Z740 is medium compact and will not quite fit in your coat pocket, especially with the lens hood on. The best way to carry it is with the neck strap comfortably slung around your neck or shoulders. It has a good non-slip handgrip and one of the

Review summary: Kodak's EasyShare digital cameras have consistently proven to be among the easiest to use of any I've tested, and the Z740 is no exception. Its fully automatic exposure control performs surprisingly well in a wide variety of conditions, and the range of m

Pros: Very vibrant, appealing color, Natural skin tones, Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well, Better than average exposure accuracy, Good close-focusing for macro shots, Good lens, generally low distortion (some chromatic aberration at tele

Cons: Not terribly fast from shot to shot, Rather slow to clear the buffer memory, and very slow shot to shot after buffer fills, High ISO image noise a bit higher than average, Contrast is a little high, Battery life is only averageSome sophisticated users may

Pros: Very good photo quality in most situationsLCD and EVF usable in low lightMany manual controlsSupports conversion lenses, filtersAF-assist lamp; good low light focusingEasyShare system (in-camera and with bundled software) makes it very easy to share and p

Cons: Night shots seem soft and "overprocessed"Camera didn't fare well in the macro test due to white balance issues; here's why we need custom white balance!VGA movie mode quality isn't the best; frame rate is poor tooFlimsy plastic door over SD card slotFlash

Verdict: While it's not perfect, the Kodak EasyShare Z740 is a pretty good ultra zoom camera for people on a budget. It offers good photo quality, manual controls, an easy-to-use interface, an AF-assist lamp, and Kodak's famous EasyShare system.You can buy the Z74