The 12 pixel sensor and large touch screen, the Kodak EasyShare V1273 is a great choice for those who love the new feel.
The EasyShare V1273 features a 12 megapixel image sensor, Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 3x optical zoom lens and optical anti-shake, slim design, powerful video recording, easy to use and multimedia presentation capabilities with big picture
The machine is equipped with a 3-inch LCD touch screen, the entire button is neat and move to full touch operation on the screen.When used familiar, the operation will be quite fast and interesting.
The face on the machine has only the power button and the shutter button with white light.
The bottom of the battery compartment is a memory compartment, which is a USB port that connects to a computer or a dedicated stand (purchased separately).
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Design and build
Slim, and it looks it — 3.8 x 2.4 x 0.8 inches, 4.3 ounces, brushed metal that feels a cut above the plastic most compacts had at this price. Comes in a few colors.
Front’s a big lens with 3x zoom, laid out cleanly. Back is mostly the 3.0-inch LCD — bright, clear, makes framing and reviewing shots easy. Feels solid in hand. Controls sit where you’d expect, dedicated buttons for power, shutter, menu, nothing buried three menus deep.
Key features
12MP off a CCD sensor — plenty of detail for prints or sharing online, sharp enough that fine detail actually survives. The 3x zoom (35-105mm equivalent, f/2.8-f/5.1) covers everyday shooting fine, and that wider aperture helps a little indoors. Screen’s 3.0 inches, 230,000 dots — big enough that framing feels easy and the menus don’t feel cramped.
Stabilization is optical, which means it’s actually countering shake, not faking it digitally, and it helps noticeably at higher zoom or in dim rooms. Video’s VGA at 30fps — nothing close to a real camcorder, fine for a quick clip. Face detection spots faces and adjusts focus and exposure on its own, which helps portraits and group shots come out right. Scene modes cover Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Sports.
EasyShare is Kodak’s whole pitch here — USB and PictBridge for transfer and printing, bundled software for organizing and uploading. It does what it says.
Performance
Good light, this camera’s solid: sharp, accurate color, detail that holds up. Low light is where it struggles — the aperture and sensor both work against it, so even with stabilization helping the shake, noise shows up and it won’t touch a pricier camera in the dark.
Autofocus is responsive in good light with single and multi-point modes, shutter lag’s minimal. Battery gets several hundred shots a charge — a full day of casual shooting, less if you’re heavy on the screen or shooting video.
Using it
Interface is easy — clear labels, a menu you don’t need instructions for, helpful prompts when something’s not obvious. The bundled software matches that simplicity for organizing and sharing once the photos are off the camera.
What works and what doesn’t
Good-looking design, solid 12MP resolution, real stabilization, an interface anyone can pick up cold, face detection that actually helps.
Zoom’s limited if you want more reach, low light performance takes a hit from the aperture and sensor, video’s stuck at VGA when other cameras had already moved past it.
Bottom line
It looks good and it’s easy to use, and the parts under the hood stabilization, face detection, a decent sensor back that up rather than just being marketing copy. It won’t compete on zoom reach or low light, but for someone who wants something straightforward and good-looking that just works, it does the job.
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