Kodak Easyshare V705 Review
Review Date: October 24th 2006
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Image Quality
All of the sample images in this Review were taken using
the 7M quality mode, which gives an average image size of
around 1.5Mb - 2Mb.
Noise
There are 6 ISO settings available on the Kodak Easyshare
V705 which you can select at any time if the camera is in
the Auto shooting mode. Here are some 100% crops which show
the noise levels for each ISO setting:
There is no discernible noise at the slowest settings of
ISO 50 and 100. ISO 200 is beginning to show some noise and
an element of blurring to help hide it. At ISO 400 image quality
has deterioated quite a lot as more noise creeps in and the
camera blurs detail further. ISO 800 and 1000 are so noisy
that they should only really be used as a last resort.
Sharpening
Here are two 100% crops which have been Saved as Web - Quality
50 in Photoshop. The right-hand image has had some sharpening
applied in Photoshop. The out-of-the camera images are a little
soft at the default sharpening setting of Normal and benefit
from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop.
Alternatively you can change the in-camera sharpening level
to Sharp, Normal or Soft to suit your taste.
Chromatic Aberrations
The Kodak Easyshare V705 dealt well with chromatic aberrations
well during the review, with only limited purple fringing
present around the edges of objects in certain high-contrast
situations, even at the 23mm ultra wide-angle lens setting.
Macro
The Kodak Easyshare V705 offers a Macro setting that allows
you to focus on a subject that is 5cms away from the camera
when the lens is set to 39mm wide-angle (you can't use Macro
with the ultra-wide 23mm lens). The first image shows how
close you can get to the subject (in this case a compact flash
card). The second image is a 100% crop.
Flash
The flash settings on the Kodak Easyshare V705 are Auto,
Off, Fill and Digital Red-eye Reduction. These shots of a
magnolia coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m.
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Auto Flash - Telephoto (117mm) |
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And here are some shots of yours truly. As you can see, neither
the Auto or the Digital Red-Eye Reduction option caused any
red-eye.
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Flash On (100% Crop) |
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Flash - Red-Eye Reduction (100%
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Night Shot
The Kodak Easyshare V705 maximum shutter speed is 8 seconds
in the Long Exposure mode, which is just about adequate for
night photography. The shot below was taken using a shutter
speed of 8 seconds at ISO 64. I've included a 100% crop of
the image to show what the quality is like. The camera takes
the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction, so
for example at the 8 second setting the actual exposure takes
16 seconds.
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Night Shot (100% crop) |
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Overall Image Quality
The Kodak Easyshare V705 produced images of slightly above
average quality during the review period. The 7 megapixel
images were quite soft straight out of the camera at the default
sharpening setting and ideally require some further sharpening
in an application like Adobe Photoshop, or you should change
the in-camera setting to High. The Kodak Easyshare V705 dealt
well with chromatic aberrations, with limited purple fringing
effects appearing only in high contrast situations. Macro
performance is average, allowing you to focus as close as
5 cms away from the subject. The built-in flash worked adequately
indoors, with little red-eye and slight under-exposure. The
night photograph was OK, with the maximum shutter speed of
8 seconds long enough for most situations. The 1/2.5 inch,
7 megapixel sensor used in the Kodak Easyshare V705 produced
clean images at the slowest ISO speeds of 50 and 100, but
noisier and blurred images at ISO 200 and 400. The new fastest
ISO speeds of 800 and 1000 aren't really worth using. With
no optical image stabilisation system, this make the V705
something of an outdoors, good-light camera.
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