Kodak announced a number of entry- to mid-level point and shoots at CES and the Z1085 IS is one of the higher-end monsters. It is just now shipping and I got the chance to sit down with some Kodak folks to discuss what makes this model better than the rest. Basically, the camera performs considerably more post-processing on the pictures than competitors. We tested it a few times in backlit scenes and the effects were sometimes startling. For example, this shot of PHa was taken against a window. What initially appeared to be a fairly dark, blown out scene was instantly modified by the on-board software to a rather nice shot of a young blogger in the wild.
Expect a full review coming up but right now this model has a 10-megapixel sensor, 5X optical zoom, HD video recording, and it costs $249.95 online.
Hit the jump for a nicely repaired backlit photo. This was taken in auto mode without editing.
Wow… that’s an expression Peter that would make Divine Brown proud!
Jon
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I don’t like it! I bought it today and i am ready to return it, it takes horrible pictures and crappy detail, you know you want to zoom up into the picture on the computer, its just not good for me, the video is a bit better, but in the end it is all grainy
it fucking sucks
well i like the camera
well i like the camera