Digital Camera News and Reviews

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990

Photography Blog has reviewed an ultrazoom camera from Kodak with an extreme zoom range. The Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 sports a zoom lens that starts at 28mm and ends at an amazing 840mm. The Kodak camera also has a big LCD screen and 12 megapixels.

Some key features for the Kodak EasyShare Max Z990:
-30x optical zoom lens (28–840 mm)
-12 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Optical image stabilization
-ISO sensitivity 64-6400

Photography Blog ends up giving the EasyShare Max Z990 a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The digital camera scores highest on value for your money and features, a little lower on design and image quality, while it gets a lower score on how easy it is to use. If you are looking for a camera that is easy to carry everywhere this Kodak might be your choice. One big downside is unresponsive buttons which hopefully Kodak fix with their next camera in this line.
Read the full review of the Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 digital camera with 30x zoom here.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8

About.com has reviewed a mid-range zoom lens from Tamron that can be used for Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony cameras. The Tamron lens has a fast F/2.8 constant aperture that is useful and it also features compact size and non-rotating internal-focus (IF).

About.com ends up giving the Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8 a very good review with an overall rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 possible. The reviewer finds the lens to be fast, has good auto focus and the f2.8 aperture is useful. There are some negative sides including corner softness and reports of inconsistency between individual lenses. Overall this Tamron lens has got a lot to offer, especially if you at the price tag.
Read the full review of the Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) lens here.

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Photography Blog has reviewed a compact camera with some very impressive specifications. The camera is called Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR and has a zoom range that ranges from 24mm to an astonishing 720 making the lens 30x optical zoom. The Fujifilm camera comes with a 16 megapixel sensor and is able to record full HD movies with stereo sound. The specifications are impressive, but is the camera able to perform?

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR:
-30x optical zoom lens (24-720mm)
-16 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Full 1080p HD movie recording
-ISO sensitivity 100-12800
-Supports RAW-format

Photography Blog ends up giving the FinePix HS20 EXR a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The compact camera scores highest on features where it gets a perfect score, almost as high on design and ease of use, while it scores lowest on value for your money and image quality. The HS20 is a good camera with many useful features, but it seems like Fujifilm have crammed too many megapixels into the image sensor as ISO noise comes visible even at low levels. If you mostly photograph at ISO 100 this should not be a problem, but let us hope they work more on image quality with their next camera in this line.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR digital camera with 30x optical zoom here.

Kodak ESP Office 2170

About.com has reviewed an inkjet printer from Kodak. The printer is called Kodak ESP Office 2170 and is able to print, scan, copy and fax. In addition it is able to print directly from smartphones and able to print borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in less than 38 seconds, or so Kodak claims.

Some key features for the Kodak ESP Office 2170:
-Able to print, copy, scan and fax
-150 sheet paper tray
-25-page automatic document feeder (ADF)
-Prints borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in about 38 seconds
-Smartphone printing

About.com ends up giving the ESP Office 2170 an overall rating of 3 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer finds aspects such as it is cheap to refill the ink, able to make good photo prints and the wireless connectivity is useful. There are some negative aspects too including slow print speeds and only manual duplexing. If you need a fast printer this Kodak printer is not your choice, but if you do not print too much you might want to look at this inkjet printer.
Read the full review of the Kodak ESP Office 2170 All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printer here.