Kodak EasyShare Z700

I like it, the Kodak EasyShare Z700 takes a good shot, shot speed and a usable zoom & pixel rate. The later versions (Z740) has a 5mp ccd, but this makes the camera shot speed slower. Internal memory is good, worth 20+ shots.

It's already survived my custom 'drop test' - 1.2mtrs onto tarmac with the lens extended, the battery cover popped open, and a chip on the case, but other than that no problems.

Actually I recommended it to a friend before I even bought one, then seeing his, I bought one myself.

Overall I was pleasantly suprised by my Kodak EasyShare Z700. It is quite light and fairly compact. It is easy to use. The photos are very good - which is the most important thing I think. The 5x optical zoom maintains the photo quality of distant objects.

The lag between pressing the button and the camera taking the photo is very short.

You need to make sure you use decent rechargeable batteries, because it eats alkalines for breakfast.

My only real gripe is that I cannot seem to zoom into a photo on the camera and print only that bit - I always get the whole photo. (I bought the camera with the printer dock).