Kodak EasyShare LS753

Viewfinder (4.5)
Rely on the LCD screen on the Kodak EasyShare LS753, because the viewfinder is undersized and awkwardly placed. The real image optical viewfinder’s pitiful size makes use nearly impossible, and when paired with the fact that the viewfinder only sees 80 percent of the captured field, its presence on the camera seems arcane and nostalgic.

LCD Screen (6.0)
The Kodak EasyShare LS753 has a sizable and nicely placed 1.8-inch LCD screen to make up for its lack of a decent viewfinder. The 134,000-pixel hybrid LCD screen is located on the back of the camera and is flush with the camera body. The LCD can be turned on and off manually; it also engages automatically when the camera is turned on, a standard feature on most digital cameras available today.

Flash (6.0)
The flash of the Kodak EasyShare LS753 has manually controllable parameters that can be engaged through the flash button located on the top of the camera body next to the shutter button. The flash setting will appear on the LCD screen and can be changed by depressing the flash button until the proper setting is highlighted. The flash settings available are Auto, Off, Fill, and Red-Eye Reduction. The flash is effective from 2-10 feet in wide angle mode and 2-5.9 feet in telephoto mode.

Zoom Lens (6.0)
The 2.8x optical zoom lens is 6-16.6mm long, which is comparable to 36-100mm on a 35mm-format camera. It also has digital zoom ratings of 3.6x. It should be noted that when digital zoom is used, the overall image quality will be compromised. The optical zoom is fairly shallow, especially for a camera at this price. The 2.8x optical zoom limits the accessibility of the subject and tightness of the crop, among other things.

Memory (8.0)
The Kodak EasyShare LS753 accepts an SD/MMC memory card via the slot located on the right side of the camera body. It is also equipped with 32MB of internal memory for still and abbreviated video footage. The user would benefit from purchasing an optional memory card if longer footage or higher quality images are desired.