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Kodak Easyshare P712 Review
Review Date: September 1st 2006
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Specifications
| Sensor type |
1/2.5 in. CCD |
| CCD total pixels |
7.4 MP (3164 × 2342) |
| Effective pixels |
7.1 MP (3088 × 2310) |
| Lens |
36–432 mm (35 mm equiv.) f/2.8–3.7 SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH
VARIOGON Lens |
| Zoom |
12X optical, 5X advanced digital zoom,
total range 60X |
| Image stabilizer |
yes, optical |
| Shutter speed |
16–1/1000 sec. in 1/3 step increments |
| LCD |
2.5 in. (6.35 cm) indoor/outdoor color
TFT display with adjustable brightness settings |
| Viewfinder |
electronic, 237K pixels with diopter
adjustment |
| Storage |
32 MB internal memory* available, SD/MMC
card expansion slot |
| Type |
hybrid AF system using TTL contrast
detection method and external passive sensor |
| Focus modes |
normal AF, macro AF, infinity AF, manual
focus |
| Focus range |
normal: wide–19.7 in. (50 cm)–infinity,
tele–6.3 ft (1.9 m)–infinity macro: wide–3.9–23.6 in.
(10–60 cm), tele–35.4 in.–6.6 ft (90 cm-2 m) |
| Auto focus control |
single, continuous |
| Auto focus modes |
multi zone, center zone, selectable
zone (25 zones selectable) |
| ISO sensitivity |
auto; 64/80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/800**
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| Metering modes |
multi-pattern, center-weighted, center
spot, selectable zone (25 zones) |
| Compensation |
±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps |
| Bracketing |
±2.0 EV, 1/3, 2/3 and 1.0 EV steps,
3 or 5 images |
| AE lock |
AE/AF lock button, exposure lock when
shutter is pressed halfway |
| White balance |
auto, daylight, cloudy, open shade,
sunset, tungsten, fluorescent, click WB, custom |
| White balance compensation |
blue/red bias and magenta/green bias,
±7 stops |
| Guide no. |
11 (ISO 100) |
| Range |
wide—2.9–15.4 ft (0.9–4.7 m), tele—6.6–11.8
ft (2.0–3.6 m) |
| Modes |
auto, fill, red-eye, slow sync (front,
front-red-eye, rear), off |
| Compensation |
±1.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps |
| External connector |
hot shoe |
| Click to capture |
.07 sec. (wide, preview on) |
| Shot to shot |
1.0 sec. interval (wide, preview on) |
| Drive modes |
single shot, first burst (approx. 1.6
fps up to 14 frames at standard JPEG), last burst (appox.1.6
fps last 5 frames at standard JPEG), self-timer 10 sec.,
shutter delay 2 sec., 2 shots self-timer (10 sec., 18
sec.), exposure bracketing (3 and 5 shots), time lapse
(10 sec.–24 hr intervals, 2–99 images) |
| Shooting modes |
auto, SCN (scene mode), P (program mode),
A (aperture priority mode), S (shutter priority mode),
M (manual mode), C (custom mode), video |
| Scene modes |
portrait, self-portrait, sport, party,
landscape, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach,
text/document, flower, sunset, candlelight, backlight,
manner/museum, fireworks, panorama |
| Still format |
JPEG/EXIF v 2.21, RAW***, TIFF |
| Picture size |
7.1 MP—best (3072 × 2304), prints up
to 30 x 40 in. (76 × 102 cm) 6.3 MP—best 3:2 (3072 ×
2048), optimized ratio for 4 x 6 in. (10 × 15 cm) prints
5.0 MP—better (2592 × 1944), prints up to 20 x 30 in.
(50 × 75 cm) 3.1 MP—good (2048 × 1536), prints up to
8 x 10 in. (20 × 25 cm) 1.2 MP—e-mail (1280 × 960),
small prints |
| Picture quality |
fine JPEG, standard JPEG, basic JPEG,
RAW***, TIFF |
| Color modes |
high color, natural color, low color,
sepia, black and white |
| Contrast |
high, normal, low |
| Sharpness |
high, normal, low |
| Review options |
single, magnify (1X–10X, pan), with
navigation box, multi-up, slide show, highlight/shadow
clipping, histogram, image info |
| Editing |
red-eye reduction, cropping, resizing,
create JPEG or TIFF from RAW*** file |
| File management |
protect, album, copy, delete |
| Format |
QUICKTIME video format, motion JPEG |
| Quality |
VGA (640 × 480) at 30 fps, QVGA (320
× 240) at 30 fps |
| Length |
continuous up to 80 min. based on memory
capacity |
| Review options |
play, pause, fast forward and rewind,
forward and rewind by frame, multi-up, slide show, video
date display |
| Editing |
trim, cut, split, merge, make a picture
from video, video action print (4, 9, or 16 up) |
| Custom settings |
LCD brightness, capture frame grid,
image storage, set album, image stabilizer, AE/AF button
set, program button assignment, quick view, advanced
digital zoom, orientation sensor, camera sounds, sound
volume, date and time, external flash setting, EVF/LCD
standby, auto power off, video out, mode description,
language, reset camera, format, accessory lens |
| Favorites |
slide show, multi-up, remove Favorites,
set-up menu |
| I/O interface |
A/V output (NTSC or PAL, user-selectable),
exclusive KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock/Printer Dock Interface,
digital (USB 2.0) connector |
| Power |
optional KODAK EASYSHARE Docks, KODAK
Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-5001
or KLIC-5000, optional 5V AC adapter |
| Tripod mount |
¼ in. standard |
| Dimensions |
W × H × D: 4.3 × 3.3 × 2.8 in. (108
× 84.2 × 72 mm) |
| Weight |
without batteries: 14.2 oz (403 g) |
| Dock compatibility |
works with optional KODAK EASYSHARE
Printer Dock Series 3 and KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock
Plus Series 3, KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock Series 3,
KODAK EASYSHARE Photo Printer 500 |
| Direct printing |
IMAGELINK Print System compatible, PictBridge-enabled |
| Software |
works with KODAK EASYSHARE Software |
| Warranty |
one year |
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