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Review summary: Kodak's EasyShare Z712 IS is a nice superzoom, but is its image quality just as nice?

Review summary: 12x zoom and optical image stabilisation for under £180

Verdict: The EasyShare Z712 IS is Kodak's top-of-the-range super-zoom, and it has an impressive specification. Build quality and handling are good, overall performance is well above average, low light performance is exceptional and the optical image ...

Review summary: This 7.1 megapixel camera has a Schneider 36-432mm (film equivalent) zoom lens. The lens is optically image stabilised. Construction is of smooth plastic outer shell and in size, feel and appearance is best described as feminine, consistent with Kodak ...

Pros: This camera is really responsive, unlike its Kodak super zoom predecessors. Shutter lag is almost imperceptible and tracking moving subjects is now a doddle. The speed of the auto focus is remarkable. It seems that many of the problems associated with ...

Cons: The default settings for colour saturation and sharpness are absurdly high. Left on Normal the camera will produce bleeding reds and yellows with loss of fine detail, and the over-sharpened images will have ugly moire patterns in areas of fine detail ...

Verdict: Once we had cranked down saturation and sharpness we enjoyed using this camera. With 7.4mp on a small sensor we expected noise to be a problem, but at ISO400 the pictures look as though they have been taken with film of the same speed. Noise is tight ...

Review summary: The KODAK EASYSHARE Z712 IS Zoom Digital Camera combines an impressive 12X optical zoom lens (36-432 mm equivalent SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON) with optical image stabilization, delivering super...

Review summary: kodak easyshare z712 is review: The Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS gives far more than it takes, producing quality digital photos without the learning curve. It is a great-value purchase for both the casual and the creative photographer, even if its average ...

Pros: Simple and intuitive to use, 12x optical zoom, Optical image stabilisation, Runs on standard AA batteries

Cons: Unremarkable looks, All-plastic body, Noisy images at ISO 800 and ISO 1600

Verdict: The Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS gives far more than it takes, producing quality digital photos without the learning curve. It is a great-value purchase for both the casual and the creative photographer, even if its average looks fail to distinguish it ...