Kodak EasyShare z710

Review summary: The Z710 is amazingly small for an SLR-styled camera but it feels a little cramped, and its design seems a bit too cute to be taken seriously.

Verdict: We get the impression that the Z710 is pitched more towards casual users than enthusiasts, but its slow performance will please no-one.

Review summary: The 7.1-megapixel Kodak EasyShare Z710 is a superzoom compact featuring a 10x zoom, PASM controls and a 2in LCD display.

Pros: Nice price, focal range, manual exposure controls

Cons: Average image quality, small LCD screen, sensitive pop-up flash

Verdict: Delivering average image quality and performance, the Z710 is nevertheless good value for those seeking enhanced creative features on a budget.

Pros: Easy to use, image quality at low sensitivity, sharp lens, handling

Cons: Plastic build, on/off button always activates pop-up flash, poor LCD and EVF, image processing strips detail, barrel distortion, low frame rate movie mode, unresponsive

Verdict: Kodak's Z650 upgrade, the EasyShare Z710 arrives with an extra million pixels and £50 more on the price tag, but not a lot else

Review summary: Can Kodak improve on its Z650 digital camera?

Pros: Easy to use, image quality at low sensitivity, sharp lens, handling

Cons: Plastic build, on/off button always activates pop-up flash, poor LCD and EVF, image processing strips detail, barrel distortion, low frame rate movie mode, unresponsive

Verdict: Kodak's Z650 upgrade, the EasyShare Z710 arrives with an extra million pixels and £50 more on the price tag, but not a lot else

Review summary: Cliff proves that more megapixels don't necessarily mean a better camera.

Verdict: The EasyShare Z710 is easy to use and has fairly good handling, but very slow performance, limited features, annoying habits, inferior image quality, lack of image stabilisation, low maximum ISO, indifferent build quality, horrible viewfinder and ...