Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

The button placement is also spot on, so that you can control most of the features with just one hand. The camera features a four sided navigation pad that sports a confirm button in the middle and makes for easy access to most of the features. When it comes to the manual mode though, the controls are all based on a dial on the left shoulder of the camera, which is a little inconvenient to use.

You use the dial to move between the aperture settings, shutterspeed and ISO settings, and to confirm your selection you have to press the same dial inwards. This is a bit of a pain, since the dial doesn't have a click feeling making you question whether the click in worked or not since the dial is a little wobbly and unreliable to begin with. It's not a deal breaker though, and you can get used to the dial if you use the camera enough.

Features
Apart from the EasyShare functionality that allows you to share picture between Kodak products with ease, the Z1015 IS comes packed with a larger arsenal of features than most consumer cameras in its range. It allows for pictures of up to 10 Megapixels for ISO settings up to 1600. Which brings us to one of the most impressive features - the camera allows you to go up to ISO 3200 and 6400, which can be a real lifesaver in those extremely low light shots, and is a rather unheard of feature in cameras in this price range. While the ISO 3200 and 6400 photographs are restricted to 3.2 MP or lower, it's quality is rather decent.

Apart from the standard modes, you get Manual, shutter priority, aperture priority and program. The panaroma mode it offers - like in all Kodak cameras - is one of the best. The Z1015 IS also boasts of 15x optical zoom with image stabilization that works rather well, which is mighty impressive and adds to its roster of impressive features. You can even record video in 720p if you really need to, although I'd recommend switching to a camcoder if you're really into that.