I was about 80 yards from that squirrel.
One thing I like about the Z812 is the Lit. Ion recharable battery we bought for it.
I think I also took close to 200, well over a 100pictures with the regular throw away battery that came with it so I don't think it is as hard on batteries as some cameras are. Father in law bought one last fall (I don't remember the brand) he got some thing like 12 pictures and the 2 double AA battiers were toast.

Al

I use the lithium double A's. They are expensive but last almost as long as the battery pack. I don't like rechargeables because they always seem to be dead whenI need em.

Wolfhound & Alleyyooper.. while I understand that the Kodak cameras you mention are able to be point and shoot pretty much, how hard was it to learn the manual settings? Are they similar to the old 35mm SLR with the F-stop and such when in manual mode. I really want a new camera and am impressed with what you have shown me these can do.

For manual it's just been trial and error. I use the auto settings 99% of the time. The only time I use manual is for something the auto setting screws up on like the moon pics.


This picture was taken using the sport setting. It's the setting I use the most.


Another sport setting shot. This one was much further.


Yet another sport shot.


This one was taken at the regular setting. It was about 25-30 yds away.


As was this.



This was taken on manual. This picture was viewed at actual size and cropped to 800x600 whereas the others were resized. It represents a digital zoom of 50X. It's the largest shot I can get without using software to blow it up.

The way I take these is off a bipod and using the short timer so my pushing the shutter doesn't wobble the camera in shot. Exposure time 1/250th of a second at ISO 64. I also used the landscape setting which helps on these IMO.

I am impressed.. that really is what I am looking for in a camera. I think I need to look further into the one you have or the one alleyyooper as which I think is the newer model above yours...

Patrick, u need ta git ta hek outa der cos dem moonz iz comin ta git ya!!

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=9/11920/131/11592&pq-locale=en_US

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=9/11920/131/10689&pq-locale=en_US

There's the specs on the two cameras.

It's big e'nuffthat if'n it git's me it'll git u 2.

While I highly recommend Kodaks cameras I can not say the same for their easy share program.
I use the card readers built into the computer and then use HP image zone plus or microsoft picture it express 9 to down size the pictures and any inhancingI want do to send to a photo server like imagecave or shutterfly.

I really would like to find a program where I could high lite say a dozen pictures and down size them at once to say 600 x 400 pixles.

Battieries For the Z 712 and Z 812 is anothe nice feature. You can use AA, AA rechargeables, CRV, and CRV rechargeables and the Lit. Ion ones. Buy the latter two from say Radio Shack.

Auto shoot, sport setting on a partly cloudyday, 75 to 80 yards away.


Al

WOW... very nice photos.

+1 I take the images off the memory chip and put them in a folder on the hard drive.Then Iuse Irfanview per a sugestion by Underclocked a loooooooooooooong time ago. It's a really good free resize program.