Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / KODAK INDIA PVT. LTD.

Kodak EasyShare ZD710

05 Feb, 2008, 3:00 pm IST | Laiq Qureshi | Point and Shoot

The ZD710 manages to get the colors right most of the times, and works well if you know your photography basics. What I mean is, if you leave it to the camera to handle the pictures you will never achieve good pictures in auto mode. Instead of allowing the camera to adjust the ISO, for instance, you can manually program the settings and reduce grain and patchiness in your pictures.

The pictures lacked clarity. Most of them taken indoors turned out quite patchy, like a watercolor painting blown up to actual size. This, I think, is due to the digital image stabilization engine that plays with ISO settings to get around shaky pictures, instead of the preferred optical one. If you click on the picture below you will see what I mean.

If you like to experiment, the Program, Shutter Priority, and Aperture Priority modes allow a little fun. Other innovative modes include Smart Scene (more like an auto mode), high ISO, and panorama.

Night shots are a hit-or-miss affair. If you're traveling and want to get some landscape shots at night, I suggest you avoid the auto mode. Use the night scene mode instead. Better still, if you have a hang of exposure compensation and aperture, adjust your levels manually.

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