Kodak EasyShare P850

usability, portability, performance, viewfinder, battery

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent color, generally very good exposure Versatile 36-432mm 12x zoom range Effective image stabilization Lens thread for optional filters and lenses Very compact Lots of customization options Comprehensive manual white balance options Good...

Soft images and lower than average resolution Smearing of fine low-contrast detail Focus slow in low light and at long end of zoom Flash won't fire when battery is low, but picture still taken Focus errors at long end of zoom Camera has to refocus with...

Like the models that preceded it in the DX and Z ranges, the EasyShare P850 offers a lightweight, easy-to-use alternative to users wanting a big zoom camera without the bulk or weight of something like the Panasonic FZ20. It has a truly sophisticated...

Compact size, Solid build, In-camera image stabilization makes all lenses better for low light shooting, Same sensor as 7D, Kit lens covers 18-70mm 35mm equivalent range, Very good to excellent low-light capability, Excellent battery life, Decent...

Proprietary hot shoe, No PC sync port, No video recording (a fact of life with SLRs), Hand grip may be uncomfortably small for some users, Image noise slightly high at ISO 1600, RAW+JPEG option only saves fine-mode JPEGs. (But that's not a bad...

The P850 features a 2.5-inch, color LCD monitor with a very bright display, as well as a smaller LCD display in the electronic optical viewfinder (EVF). A brightness adjustment allows for bright or dark viewing situations, and the detailed information...

Very good photo quality (though see issues below) ; 12X optical zoom lens with image stabilization ; Large 2.5" LCD display (though see issues below) ; Full manual controls ; Fancy white balance options: Rebel XT-like WB fine-tuning; can store three...

Images can be fuzzy at times; details lost in overexposed areas ; Poor high ISO performance ; Below average battery life ; Mac version of EasyShare software can't edit RAW images (use Photoshop CS2 if you have it) ; Low LCD resolution; low light...

If the competition wasn't so fierce the P850 would be near the top of my list of ultra zoom cameras. Unfortunately the competition is the Canon PowerShot S2, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5/FZ30, and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1. Although I think there are...

Image stabilization ; 2.5" LCD ; Very good image quality with relatively low noise

Zoom slider does not have the right "feel ; No ability to change lenses

Overall I walk away impressed with the P850. Image quality is excellent, the 30 fps video mode could almost double as video camera, image stabilization helps in many less-than-ideal shooting situations, and the 2.5" LCD is a joy to use. What it lacks...

Sharp pictures, 12X zoom

Colour reproduction can get quite oversaturated

A pretty solid advanced camera. It is functional, comfortable, has all the features one could expect, and above average sharpness. It is only let down by overly saturated pictures.

Broad feature set for its class ; Image stabilisation ; Multiple custom functions ; Speedy burst mode

Pricey for a 5-megapixel camera ; Trouble handling highlights ; Various problems with photo quality

Broad feature set for its class; image stabilization; multiple custom functions; speedy burst mode.

Pricey for a 5-megapixel camera; trouble handling highlights; various problems with photo quality.

The Kodak EasyShare P850 has an amazing array of features, but mediocre photo quality mitigates its appeal.