Get close to your subjects with 10X optical zoom and 5X advanced digital zoom (50X total zoom). Create unbelievable-quality prints up 20"x30" (50x75 cm) with 5.0 MP. Get rich, vibrant color under a variety of lighting conditions with the exclusive KODAK Color Science Chip. Capture consistently crisp, precise pictures thanks to the auto-focus system with assist lamp.
The Kodak Easyshare Z740 camera is ideal for people who want to get close to their subject but enjoy the simplicity of a point-and-shoot digital camera. Its powerful 10x (38-380mm equivalent) Kodak Retinar aspheric, all-glass optical zoom lens can quickly zero in on a small object or distant scene, picking up the detail, color, and textures that a less powerful lens would overlook. The 1.8-inch, high-resolution, indoor/outdoor LCD screen and electronic viewfinder are designed for previewing a scene or reviewing and sharing shots just taken.
The Kodak Easyshare Z740 features 16 scene modes to help you get your shot.
In addition, the 5 MP Easyshare Z740 camera includes more advanced, yet simple to use, features to help people get exactly the pictures they want. These include 16 scene settings (e.g., party, sport, portrait) for various environments, continuous autofocus for crisp pictures, first and last burst modes for action photography, color options (e.g., black-and-white, sepia), and even PASM (program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual) modes for greater control and creativity.
The Kodak Color Science Chip collects scene data to identify and adjust factors that influence picture quality.
The exclusive Kodak Color Science image processing chip helps deliver vibrant, accurate colors time and time again. Each 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. The 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 to capture the natural details, accurate flesh tones, and rich colors you see in your composition.
As with all Easyshare cameras, the Z740 includes the favorites feature, which lets people store dozens of pictures in internal memory for anytime, anywhere sharing; the Share button for designating pictures to be e-mailed or printed; popular Easyshare software for computer-based picture viewing, organizing, and sharing; and even high-quality video (640 x 480 pixels) for recording and sharing life in action.
Z740 camera owners can also take advantage of a range of accessories for additional creativity, including a 0.7x wide-angle lens and 55 mm circular polarizer and neutral density filters.
The camera's 10x optical zoom is equivalent to a 380mm zoom on a 35mm camera.
A Powerful Zoom, Because Close Isn't Close Enough
Get close to your subjects with 10x optical zoom and 5x advanced digital zoom (50x total zoom)
Create unbelievable-quality prints up 13 by 17 inches with 5.0 MP
Get rich, vibrant color under a variety of lighting conditions with the exclusive Kodak Color Science Chip
Capture consistently crisp, precise pictures thanks to the autofocus system with assist lamp
Capture your subject in crisp detail with the Z740's all-glass lens
Get amazingly close to your subjects with the 10x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 38-380mm)
Get even closer with the 5x advanced digital zoom for 50x total zoom
Exclusive Kodak Color Science Image Processing Chip With the exclusive Kodak Color Science Image Processing Chip, your pictures come to life just the way you remember it.
A new high-speed digital processor chip, advanced algorithms, and hardware acceleration features let the Z740 make simultaneous, split-second decisions to produce rich, vibrant, true-to-life colors in almost any lighting situation
Each 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
1.8-Inch High-Resolution Indoor/Outdoor Display
View brilliant, sharp images even in direct sunlight
Review vertical shots vertically with auto picture-rotation
In review mode, quickly magnify up to 8x, fast scroll through pictures, or view multi-up
Manual and Custom Controls Turn your creative vision into reality with a full palette of advanced program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual and custom controls.
Manual Controls
Exposure compensation--+/- 2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps
Aperture--wide (f2.8 to f8.0) and telephoto (f3.7 to f8.0)
Shutter speeds--automatic: 1/8 to 1/1700 second; manual: 8 seconds to 1/1000 second
ISO equivalents--automatic: 80 to 160; manual: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 (selectable)
Autofocus--multi-zone, center weighted, selectable: left, center, right
Exposure metering type--auto: TTL-AE; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
White balance--auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
Flash compensation--+/- 1.0 EV (exposure value) in 0.5 EV steps
Flash mode--auto, red-eye, fill, off--for the right light every time
Program Auto, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority
Program mode (P)--camera sets optimal shutter speed and aperture combination
Aperture priority mode (A)--you choose aperture, the camera sets shutter speed
Shutter priority mode (S)--you choose shutter speed, the camera sets aperture
High-Speed, Low-Light Autofocus
Using dual-sensing technologies, the Z7400's high-speed, low-light, autofocus system precisely fine tunes and sharply defines your subject in both low-light and bright-light situations
The autofocus system with assist lamp helps capture consistently crisp, sharp pictures even in low light
Continuous autofocus provides 0.42 second click-to-capture time (with preview on)
Continuous Shooting and Bracketing Modes
First burst mode--captures up to 4 frames in rapid succession at 2 fps
Last burst mode--captures up to 30 frames at 2 frames per second (fps), with the last 4 frames saved
Auto exposure bracketing--3 images with user-selectable brackets (+/- 0.3, +/- 0.7 or +/- 1.0 EV)
Multiple Scene and Color Modes, plus Video Capture Free your inner creativity. The Z740 has a mode for almost any situation. You will get the shot you want, the way you want it.
Choose one of 16 scene modes to get your shot:
Portrait--places the subject in sharp focus, softens the background
Sport--captures subject in action without blurring
Children--captures action photos of children in bright light
Party--use for photos of people in indoor setting in lower light
Beach--use for bright beach scene
Flower--captures close-up photos of flowers in bright light
Fireworks--use for photos of fireworks
Snow--use for bright snow scene
Backlight--use for photos when light is behind the subject
Close-up--captures sharp, full-frame images at close range
Night Portrait--clearly captures both subject and background at night
Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes
Night Landscape--provides maximum sharpness for distant scenes at night
Museum/Manner--use when sound or flash are not desired
Text--for sharp text when photographing documents
Self Portrait--use for close-up of self
Bring out your creativity with color modes:
High color--for vibrant colors
Natural color--for natural-looking colors
Low color--for muted colors
Sepia--for an antique appearance
Black-and-white--for a classic look
Catch all the action with continuous video:
Capture up to 80 minutes continuous video with audio, depending upon size of external memory card; or 5-, 15-, 30-second clips
Choose settings for VGA (640 x 480-pixel resolution) at 13 fps, or QVGA (320 x 240-pixel resolution) at 20 fps, both with MPEG-4 compression
Share universally with QuickTime video format
Sharing Is One-Touch Simple The Z740 is part of the Kodak Easyshare System, so sharing your pictures is one-button simple. Just press Share.
On-camera Share button:
Simple sharing starts right on the back of the camera
Exclusive on-camera Share button lets you tag favorite pictures to print or e-mail later
Favorite mode shows off your favorite pictures anytime, anywhere in an on-camera picture collection
Kodak Easyshare Software
The Z740 includes Kodak Easyshare Software
Works seamlessly with Easyshare cameras and docks to enable one-button transferring and sharing
The easy way to view, edit, organize, print, or view a slide show from your computer
Exclusive One Touch to Better Pictures feature automatically adjusts the settings on your inkjet printer to give you traditional quality photos when printing on Kodak Inkjet Photo Papers
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Positive results from camera:
Since purchasing this camera, I have been able to get better telescopic pictures than with my previous smaller camera which, helps in the line of work I am in. Pleased with the purchase, speed of delivery and the care taken to assure the camera arrived in one piece.
fantastic camera:
This is a fantastic camera and has all the features I needed as a newsletter editor and publisher of a flying club journal. The only negative thing is the short battery life with anything less than a 2700 mAh NiCd battery (NiMH 3000Mah are the best), with a good battery and charge the camera will go for weeks. The simm card door is easy to break but functions fine without it. Point and shoot at any air speed provides a clear photo in bright sun or the night sky. The camera has more features than the average... more info
Would buy this camera again!:
We purchased this camera (our first digital) in 3/05 for our Alaskan cruise. We are very inept photographers so we wanted an easy to operate point and shoot camera that would take wonderful pictures. This camera does it all and 4 yrs later we would still buy this camera!! We actually took some of our photos from Alaska and enlarged to 18x20 and they are fantastic. Used it many times while moving on inland boat tour to see whales and the boat was rocking big time but the photos are amazing. The zoom is... more info
Kodak surprise:
My husband & I took 6 weeks to travel to the western National Parks. Our original camera got dropped in the sand 10 days before leaving. A friend volunteered the Kodak Z740. We ended up taking over 1100 pictures including numerous pics of the beautiful scenery shot from our moving car. Much to our delight the camera performed way beyond our expectations and as soon as we returned we decided to buy one for ourselves. It's easy to hold, simple directions, numerous options and takes a clear picture. We... more info
