Kodak Easyshare 14MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom – $89.99

Monday, July 4, 2011

It’s A Pal And A Confidant

It might not be the biggest gift at the party, but it still says “thank you for being a friend.”

Ma, I’m 54 years old. I think I can be trusted to choose my own camera.

“Let me tell you a story, Pussycat. Picture it: Sicily. 1919. The village baker, Calogero, ran the only bakery in town for decades, until one day Tommaso, the village barrel maker, came home to find his wife in bed with Calogero. Now Tommaso doesn’t fly into a rage like most Sicilian men. Some say it’s because his father was a quarter Sardinian, but his nose always looked Corsican to me.”

Ma, what does this have to do with what camera I buy?

“I’m getting to that. So this barrel-maker Tommaso is a patient man, a methodical man. He starts following Calogero around. Everywhere. All the time. When Calogero steps out of his door in the morning, there’s Tommaso. When he goes to the sawmill to buy sawdust to put in his bread, there’s Tommaso. When he goes to the public baths for a sweat, Tommaso’s right there in his own towel. Calogero can’t escape him. And always, always, Tommaso’s carrying a Kodak Easyshare 14MP Digital Camera, snapping away with that 5x optical zoom.”

Oh, why do I listen to you? You’re obviously making this up!

“Every word is the truth, may God strike me down with one of your calzones. Then one morning, Calogero peers out his front door – no Tommaso. On his walk through the streets – no Tommaso. Calogero’s heart leaps. The nightmare’s finally over. Then he gets to the village square and almost dies. Every surface is covered with huge photos of Calogero at his worst. Drunk, picking his nose, sneaking a look at his own mother-in-law’s backside. Every embarrassing thing a man might do, Tommaso captured it all, in 14 lifelike megapixels. Of course, Calogero is ruined. Nobody in the village will ever take him seriously again. And as for sleeping with any more women, forget about it.”

What did he do then, Ma? Invent face recognition technology?

“No, he shot Tommaso dead with a revolver. Then he fled to the big city, changed his name, found a new line of work… today we know that man as Mario Lanza.”

You’re wasting my time, old woman.

“The point is, pussycat, there’s such a thing as being able to see so much. Before you invest in all those megapixels, ask yourself: aren’t some details better left a little blurry?”

Oh, Ma. I know your heart’s in the right place. I could always count on you to bear the burdens that are too heavy for me to shoulder.

“Are you kidding me? With shoulders like yours? You’re the Italian Lawrence Taylor.”

Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Warranty: 1 Year Kodak

Condition: New

Features:

• Share your world big and bright with 14MP – more megapixels means you can crop and enlarge and still have great picture quality
• 5X wide optical zoom brings even far away details into crisp focus
• The 28 mm wide-angle lens gets the whole crew in without cutting anybody out
• One-button upload to Kodak Gallery, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Orkut sites plus Kodak Pulse displays and email
• Reduce blur caused by subject movement or fast-action situations to deliver clearer, sharper pictures
• User Guide

Additional Photos:

• Front Profile
• 2.7-inch LCD
• Controls & USB Port
• Battery Compartment & SD Card Slot
• Package Contents
• Packaging

Specifications:

Sensor Type:

1 / 2.3–type CCD

CCD Total Pixels:

14.5MP

Effective Pixels:

14MP

Zoom:

5X Optical, 5X Advanced Digital

Focal Length:

28–140 mm (35 mm equivalent), wide-angle

Image Stabilization:

Still: no, Video: digital

Lens Protection:

Built-in mechanical lens cover

Shutter Speed:

Smart Capture mode: 1/8–1/1400 sec Long Time Exposure mode: 0.5–8 sec

Display:

2.7″ 230K TFT color LCD

Storage:

32MB internal memory (approx), SD/SDHC card expansion slot

Focus System:

TTL-AF, multi-zone, center-zone, face priority

Focus Range:

Smart Capture mode: (wide) 0.5 m (1.6 ft)–infinity, (tele) 1.5 m (4.9 ft)—infinity close-up mode: (wide) 0.05–0.8 m (1.9 in.–2.6 ft), (tele) 1.0–1.8 m (3.3–5.9 ft)

Focus Control:

Continuous, Single

Focus Modes:

Normal, Macro, Infinity

Face Detection:

Yes

Face Recognition:

Yes

ISO Sensitivity:

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Compensation:

±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps

AE (Auto Exposure) Lock:

When shutter button is depressed 1/2-way to S1

White Balance:

Smart Capture, Scene modes: auto P mode: selectable auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade

Flash Range:

(wide) 0.5–3.2 m (1.6–10.5 ft) (tele) 1.0–2.2 m (3.3–7.2 ft) at ISO 400 in P mode

Flash Mode:

Auto, fill, red-eye reduction, off

Shooting Modes (still):

Smart Capture:

Yes

Film Effects:

KODAKCOLOR, KODACHROME, EKTACHROME, T-MAX, TRI-X, Sepia

Photobooth:

Yes

Scene Modes:

program AE (P), portrait, sport, landscape, close-up, sunset, backlight, candlelight, children, bright, manner/museum, text, long-time exposure, fireworks, self-portrait, night portrait, night landscape, blur reduction, high ISO, panorama

Self-timer:

Self-timer (2 sec./10 sec., 2-shots), burst maximum 3 shots

 Still Capture/Review:

Still Format:

JPEG, EXIF

Picture Size:

14MP (4288 × 3216)—4:3 12MP (4288 × 2848)—3:2 10MP (4288 × 2416)—16:9 6MP (2880 × 2160)—4:3 3MP (2048 × 1536)—4:3

Color Modes:

Vivid, full, and basic color; black and white; sepia

Sharpness:

Sharp, normal (default), soft

Orientation Sensor:

Yes

Internal Memory:

Yes

Review Options:

viewing: Smart Find (date, face), single-up, multi-up/ thumbnails, magnify, fast scroll, multi-select, delete, undo delete, slide show; tagging: Share, print, e-mail, favorite, keyword, keyboard input; photo effects

Editing:

Crop, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology (if not applied during capture), date stamp, auto move, photo effects

Video Capture/Review:

Format:

H.264, AAC, MP4 with audio recording during capture

Quality:

HD (16:9), 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps VGA (4:3), 640 × 480 @ 30 fps

Auto Focus:

Continuous AE

Zoom During Video:

Digital Zoom

Image Stabilization:

Digital

Microphone:

Yes–Monaural

Speaker:

Yes–Monaural

Length:

HD: < 4 GB or < 29 min VGA: < 4 GB

Review Options:

FF, rewind, pause, by frame, volume control, copy

Editing:

Make Picture, trim, 9-up action print, auto move

Share:

Share Menu:

KODAK Gallery, KODAK PULSE Digital Frame[2], FACEBOOK, FLICKR, YouTube, TWITTER, ORKUT, YANDEX, KAIXIN001 Sites[3], and e-mail

Customization:

Custom Settings:

Share destinations, LCD brightness, camera volume, date & time, video out, language, reset camera, format, KODAK Camera Software, about

Physical Specifications:

I/O Interface:

A/V output (NTSC or PAL selectable), digital USB 2.0 high speed

Power:

KODAK Rechargeable Li-ion Battery KLIC-7006, USB/AC adapter for in-camera battery charging

Dedicated Buttons:

Power, shutter, flash, HD video record, zoom, review, display, mode, 5-way controller, delete, Share

Tripod Mount:

¼ in standard

Specifications

3.8″ (W) x 2.2″ (H) x 0.8″ (D)

Weight:

4.6 oz with in-box battery and memory card

 

In the box:

• Kodak M52 Easyshare 14MP Digital Camera
• Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery – KLIC-7006
• AC Adapter
• USB Cable
• Wrist Strap
• User Guide

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