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Product Description:
Bring your artistic aspirations to life with the Z740 Zoom Digital Camera and Printer Dock Series 3. Capture amazingly close details with ease and control thanks to a 10X optical zoom lens and advanced manual and custom controls. Then dock your camera to print spectacular KODAK pictures in seconds, with just one touch.

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Introducing the Kodak Easyshare Digital Photo Solution--the start-to-finish way to capture and share your memories in seconds. This bundle comes complete with a Kodak Easyshare Z740 digital camera and a printer Dock Series 3--everything you need to take, make, and share real Kodak pictures simply. Capture your images with the 5.0-megapixel camera, then print real Kodak pictures with one touch using the printer dock.

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

Kodak Retinar All-Glass Aspheric 10x Optical Zoom Lens

• 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

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, manual and custom controls.

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 frames per second (fps)
• Last burst mode--captures up to 30 frames at 2 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, including:

• 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

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

One Touch to Real Kodak Pictures in Seconds

• Dock your Kodak Easyshare Digital Camera, press print, and create great-looking, borderless pictures up to 4 by 6 inches (10 by 15 centimeters)
• Transfer your pictures from camera to computer at the touch of a button
• Recharges your camera's batteries in 3.5 hours or less
• Imagelink print system compatible--print directly from Imagelink print system compatible products

Award-Winning Ease of Use

• Simply dock your camera and push a button to create beautiful pictures from your Kodak Easyshare Digital Camera
• Use the Kodak Printer Dock with or without a computer
• Transfer pictures from the camera to computer at the touch of a button
• Get back to shooting quickly--the Printer Dock recharges your Kodak Camera's battery in less than 3.5 hours
• Start printing and sharing right out of the box with the included Kodak Color Cartridge and Photo Paper Kit (10 prints)

Expanded Flexibility and Printing Options

• Fun ways to print your pictures the way you want with four selectable sizes ranging from 4-by-6-inch full photos, 3-by-4-inch credit-card-sized photos with borders, 2-by-3-inch wallets, and 1.3-by-2-inch mini photos
• PictBridge compatible so you can print directly from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera
• Print directly from most popular memory cards using the optional Kodak 8-in-1 Card Reader

Use With or Without a Computer
With a computer:

• Transfers your pictures from camera to computer with one touch of a button, so you're ready to start viewing, editing, printing, or e-mailing your pictures

Without a computer:

• Get great-looking prints with ease--you don't even need a computer

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

Accessories:
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Accessories:

• Davis & Sanford TRAVLR Traveler Tripod
• Kodak EasyShare Travel Kit with Case, 2AA NIMH Battery Pack NIMH & Charger
• Kodak NIMH Rechargeable Battery Pack (For CX/DX Digital Cameras)
• Lexar Media 256 MB Secure Digital Card (Retail Package)
• Kodak Digital Camera Bag (Large)

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Rating: - Wouldn't work for son's graduation
I've had this camera for a year and a half only taking pictures periodically. I took it on a trip and was only able to take 2 pictures before the battery told me it was dead. I thought I might have not put it on the charger correctly. I was sure to put the camera correctly on the charger to prepare for my son's graduation. When the moment came to take the picture at his graudation the battery was dead. I have a friend who also had the same problem and we bought them at the same time. So if you want a good camera for a year and a half, this is a great one. If you want one longer, it'd be best to look somewhere else.

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Rating: - Great Grab n' Go Camera
Oldie but Goodie!Pros
Quality of pictures, features, easy of use, value

Cons
Shutter lag, red eye light effective but annoying to subjects

Review
I have owned this camera for a few years and have used it in many situations sunlight, dark, motion shots. This is a super camera that allows to you to shoot in Auto mode or adjust settings as you become a better photographer. Very simple to use for a beginner and helped me worked up to a SLR with ease. Although I still use my Z740. The pictures look amazing and many people ask me what kind of camera I use and appear surprised when I tell them. Size is handy to just grab and go. Now for the not so great. I have better success when I set my own adjustments rather than using the Sports mode. The shutter can lag (expected), and bring along a spare battery if you plan to take alot of pictures.

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Rating: - great camera, until it dies
I've had the Kodak Easyshare for about two years now, and loved it--great pictures, easy to hold, etc. If I had reviewed this camera until any time in the last month, I would have given it a 5 star rating.

Then one day it simply wouldn't turn on. I changed the batteries twice, and it wouldn't turn on. A quick Google search uncovered four forums with other Easyshare users describing the same problem. And the problem apparently can't be fixed, or at least can't be fixed for less than the price of a new camera, according to the local Kodak shop. I know that cameras don't last forever, but two years of taking maybe 100 photos per year? This is ridiculous!

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Rating: - Wonderful Camera
I purchased this camera when it first became available, and used it until I updated to the z712. Although there is a two megapixel difference and the z712 has optical image stabilization, this camera is just as good if not better. The picture quality is phenominal! I passed this camera on to my sister, and not long after it ended up in a fish tank. We gave it a few days to dry and its as good as before. I always recommend Kodak to others, this camera is well worth the money! Fantastic!!

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Rating: - Total Satisfaction
I am very happy with my purchase. I got exactly what I wanted in perfect condition and the mailing was great. I received my camera before my expected date!!!! THANK YOU.