Friday, May 19, 2006
Kodak EasyShare V610
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 06:00 AM
"It's an ultracompact. It's a superzoom. It's even wireless. Is this some kind of Orwellian digital camera triplespeak? No, it's Kodak being (mostly) truthful in introducing its new 6-megapixel dual-lens camera, the EasyShare V610 ($449.95 list). I love the idea of the V610, but the pictures I took didn't blow me away, and the price is no bargain. In the end, the V610 is a good camera that has some unique features, but it falls short of being a great buy."
I don't think the price is bad when you consider you are getting a 10x optical zoom in an ultra compact camera. Kudos to the Kodak engineers for their unique approach to adding that feature. But, the big thumbs down for omitting image stabilization as there is no way most users are going to be able to hold something this small steady enough to really make good use of the full zoom.
I don't think the price is bad when you consider you are getting a 10x optical zoom in an ultra compact camera. Kudos to the Kodak engineers for their unique approach to adding that feature. But, the big thumbs down for omitting image stabilization as there is no way most users are going to be able to hold something this small steady enough to really make good use of the full zoom.
