Kodak EasyShare Z1285 12.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Kodak
Category: Photography
List Price: $179.95
Buy New: $139.00
You Save: $40.95 (23%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 130
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 64
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 5
Digital Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 175
Minimum Focal Length: 35
Maximum Resolution: 12
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 90 x 78 x 34.4
nv:Sensor: 12.1 Megapixel
Size: 1 / 1.72 " CCD
Image Resolution: 4000 3000
Movie Resolution: 1280 720
Memory Included: 64MB Internal
Storage Media: Secure Digital
Storage Media: SDHC
Compressed Format: JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
Movie File Format: QUICKTIME video format MPEG4
Optical Zoom: 5x
Digital Zoom: 5x
Focal Length: f=35175 mm (35 mm equiv.)
Focus Mode: Manual
Focus Mode: Normal AF
Focus Mode: Macro AF
Focus Mode: Infinity AF
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 8060006
Model: 8060006
UPC: 041778060001
EAN: 0041778060001
ASIN: B00127Y3SA
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Features:
| • | 12-megapixel resolution for stunning prints up to 30 x 40 inches | | • | 5x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optical image-stabilized zoom lens; HD still capture and HD video | | • | 2.5-inch indoor/outdoor color LCD; advanced settings include program and full manual mode (P/M) | | • | Digital image stabilization reduces blur; High ISO (up to 3200) capture details in low-light conditions and fast-action situations | | • | Compatible with SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
A new high speed digital processor chip, advanced algorithms, and hardware acceleration features let the Kodak Z1285 12-Megapixel Digital Zoom Camera make simultaneous, split-second decisions to produce rich, vibrant, true-to-life colors in almost any lighting situation. The exclusive Kodak Color Science Chip provides vibrant, true-to-life colors in every picture. Every time you click the shutter, the Kodak Color Science Chip performs an instantaneous and advanced analysis of collected scene data to identify and adjust multiple factors that influence picture quality. Scene light source is detected and adjustments are made to capture bright whites and true, vivid colors under difficult lighting conditions, fluorescent, tungsten, or daylight. Scene content is analyzed for luminance, focal distance, subject matter orientation, and color to determine the correct exposure and capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones, and rich colors you see in your composition. Shutter speed - 1/2-1/2000 seconds in smart scene mode and 8-1/1000 in manual mode LCD - 2.5 (6.4 cm) high-resolution (115k pixels) indoor/outdoor color display Modes - Normal AF, macro AF, infinity AF, and manual ISO sensitivity - auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 Scene modes - Portrait, sports, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, manner/museum, self-portrait, children, backlight, panning, candlelight, sunset, and panorama stitch 1/4 standard tripod mount Dimensions - Width 3.5 ? Height 2.5 ? Depth 1.2 (89.5?64.5?31.6mm) Weight - 5.7 ounces (161 grams)
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 Another dissatisified customer November 24, 2008
I was excited when I purchased this camera.. 12 megapixels, optical zoom! I bought it in September 2007. And it was treated so very well..no dropping, no nothing, hardly used it..
In September 2008, it started to freeze and die. Fresh batteries didn't help. Sometimes it turned on, sometimes not. Now it is permanently opened..the lens extended..and it will not turn on.
I had to buy a new camera in October (Nikon- I didn't make the same mistake twice) so I could take photos on my trip to see family.
I wrote several detailed emails to Kodak. They just recommended new batteries and other nonhelpful thoughts. Now I can't use the camera. Should I toss it, repair it? They do not replace defective cameras and they will not pay for repair, though there was ostensibly a year warranty on the darn thing. I don't really know what a warranty is worth. Nothing, apparantly.
My advice is- DO NOT BUY this camera..be wary of Kodak products. No help will be forthcoming should you get a crappy product. Maybe all digital camera makers are like this...I don't know yet.
 click November 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
12 mp which can be adjusted from a lower MP such as 6 & up. Takes great pictures,the memory card that i bought was 8gigs great buy. I am very pleased with the results. I only by the best for the price and this was it.
 TERRIBLE, POOR DESIGN, UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE-DO NOT BUY November 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am sorry to have taken so long to write this review. I have had the Kodak Z1285 camera for about 6 months now. This camera has angered me so much, that I finally had to sit down and warn others of its absolutely terrible performance.
Sure, it looks like a great deal: 12 megapixels, 5x optical zoom, HD video, etc. However, the performance is UNACCEPTABLE. The first thing is a constant blue screen of death. After literally each picture, when you are ready to snap the second precious pic of any loved one or special moment, this camera blanks out to a "blue screen of death" with the word "Processing" displayed. This blue screen lasts anywhere from 3 seconds to 30 seconds and disables your ability to snap a picture. Bye Bye precious moment. This one feature alone makes this camera unsatisfactory for anyone's use. It is a definite deal killer.
I called Kodak about this and wrote emails. They do not seem to be aware of this problem and gave me the standard "we apologize for blah blah blah." They suggested that either the batteries needed replacement or the memory card was defective. Neither was the problem. I use lithium AA batteries (great batteries by the way - forget alkalines for your camera.) I also used different memory cards all from the most reputable supplier "SanDisk." The Blue Screen of Processing Death is in the camera. You will be EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED due to this design defect. Kodak did not offer to refund my money.
The next deal killer is the video. Forget taking HD video with this camera. My Razr cell phone takes better video - literally. The video on this camera is CHOPPY, STAGGERS, MISSES ACTION, and is TOTALLY UNWATCHABLE. You could take successive photos, place them in a stack and flip through them quickly and get better animation movement. The video at ANY setting (of quality resolution) is UNACCEPTABLE. It's like the camera has to stop taping and REFOCUS every 1/2 second to 2 seconds. Much action is truly missed and the movie is more like flipping pages through a story book and "skipping through time."
The next deal killer is the optical zoom. The camera zooms but it is too shaky to take a picture with. And for some reason all the pictures taken at high zoom are GRAINY. Color rendition is also EXTREMELY POOR. In essence, the zoom is USELESS.
In addition, the "Image Stabilization" option is a knob setting and not a selection that can be used for every mode of picture taking. So if you want to use a night shot or the "Beach" or "Firecracker" or "Museum" or ANY mode setting, you CANNOT USE the image stabilization at the same time since it is not setting. In fact, when you select the Image Stabilization, there is no way to tell what mode the camera is in or how it is adjusting the speed or ISO settings. The "Image Stabilization" setting is thus USELESS. When on high zoom, you definitely need image stabilization because the camera is so shaky and sensitive to movement your photo will be BLURRY and SMEARED and UNACCEPTABLE. So if you wanted to, for example, take a night time shot of a city scene with all the city lights, from far away, and you zoom up on it, you CANNOT engage the stabilization feature and your picture will, without FAIL, come out BLURRED.
I should note that the camera has a good feel to it and does not feel like a cheap plastic camera. That is its one nice feature. However, it cannot take a decent picture even when all lighting and subject conditions are optimal. Note also that there is no viewfinder so you must always use the LCD screen (a battery life waster).
In conclusion, this camera is SLOW, POORLY DESIGNED, and takes LOUSY, POOR-COLOR RENDITION pictures. The video is COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. I had owned a Kodak 3 megapixel camera for several years before I got this one. The old Kodak camera took wonderful pictures. This Z1285 model however, has set digital photography back many years. All in all, buy AT YOUR OWN RISK. I wish I had taken this camera back when I first got it. I just couldn't believe it was as bad as it truly is. My fellow citizens - consider yourselves FOREWARNED. Best of luck to all.
 Camera good for the money, but display cracked October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this camera for the brand (always like Kodak), for the fact that it uses an SD card, AA batteries (rechargeables always!), and also for the megapixels it offered. I like the picture quality, especially for landscape, sport and sunset. Indoors with flash is not the greatest, and taking concert pictures does not give me great results. Video is good, sound quality is so-so. Advice to anyone purchasing this camera: use a padded case. I had this camera in the back of our motorcycle and we hit a deep hole (the camera was in my purse in a small case). The back display is broken (not in pieces but looks like a fireworks display when you turn the camera on). You can't see to take a picture, or review the images after you take a picture. But, if I take a picture, and put my SD card into a different camera, I can see the picture. I really liked this camera, but only used it for about 2 months. Take care of those digital cameras with large displays!
We lovethe Kodak Z1285 October 21, 2008
We purchased a Kodak Z1275 in August, 2007 and were instantly amazed. When we accidentally broke the screen, we immediately sent it in for repairs, and bought a Z1285 to cover in its absence (in July, 2008). We have taken ~4,400 pictures on the Z1275 and 500+ on the Z1285.
The Z1275 and Z1285 are largely the same. The only changes I have seen (beyond body color) is that the 1275 has bracketing settings and that the 1285 has a much quieter motor, which greatly helps when taking movies.
The image quality, coupled with the small size (but not too small, like so many unusable `tiny' cameras), is what has one of them in my pocket virtually all weekend, and in my briefcase while on business travel during the week, and one at home for the family to use.
While on a trip to Southern California last April, I took similar photos with the Z1275 and with professional Kodak Portra film, and I was stunned at how much better the Z1275 images came out - the colors were brighter and more vibrant, and the details amazing. We could also see some incredibly small details on the bugs on the flowers, and those pictures were from a foot or two away.
The short list of the best features are:
- Ease of use... Kodak really thought through the buttons and the menus to make it all quite easy to quickly jump through
- The strength of the video quality - I do recommend a tripod for less shaking from natural body movements
- Action prints makes pictures of the videos.
- The P/M setting lets me get amazing night photos, including shots of stars; while I prefer ISO 64 wherever possible, some of the darkest settings come better in the still-sharp 400 and 800 speed settings.
- Great close-up pictures of the flowers (if only I could get the wind to stop blowing better)
- Panoramic images (stitched in-camera) that capture scenes so well (I hope they upgrade to full 12-megapixels for these; they currently step-down to 4mp)
- Perfect Touch technology is simply amazing, taking good pictures and making them truly great!
- Out kids love taking pictures and quickly learned how to use it themselves
For batteries, I recommend Energizer 2500 mAh NiMH AA rechargeables and their compact charger.
Kodak continues to be the premier photographic/imaging company in the world.
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