Front (8.0)
The front face of the camera is flat and black with a silver and blue highlight on the left side and the Kodak logo on the right side. Next to the slightly raised highlight are the words, “Dual Lens.” Exactly in the center of the V570 is the lens system. When the camera is turned off, there is a metal plate that reads “5x” in very large type and around it are the words, “Dual Optical Ultra Wide.” A touch of the power button moves this plate within the camera to the right to reveal the two lenses. The top lens is equivalent to 39-117mm in 35mm format. The bottom lens is the ultra wide 23mm glass. Both lenses remain within the camera body even when fully zoomed. To the left of the lenses but still within the circular centerpiece are two features: a microphone consisting of three holes sits directly to the left of the 3x optical zoom lens. An LED that serves triple duty for the self-timer, AF assist lamp, and video indicator sits to the top left of the ultra wide lens. On the left side of these and around the circular edge of the centerpiece is the Schneider-Kreuznach C-Variogon logo. In the top right corner of the front face is a skinny rectangular flash.
Back (7.75)
Similar to other Kodak V-series digital cameras, the V570 has a central LCD screen and control buttons on both sides of it. The screen and buttons are set on a silver metal plate which sits atop the black metal plating of the camera body. To the left of the 2.5-inch LCD screen, the silver plating has tiny dots on it similar to those on a golf ball (except smaller). In the top left corner, 16 of these dots are punched through the metal and are actually holes. These form the built-in speaker. To the bottom left of the set of holes is a small LED that lights up when the camera is reading and writing to the memory card. There are five skinny rectangular buttons directly below the microphone. All of the buttons are the same size, shape, and silver color. From the top, they are Flash, Delete, Menu, Review, and Share. The Share button is distinguished from the others with its red center – similar to a raspberry jelly-filled donut. To the right of the LCD screen is the camera’s make and model: “Kodak EasyShare V570.” This is printed vertically along the side of the LCD. In the top right corner of the back is the zoom toggle, which is perfectly circular but slopes downward on its central horizontal axis. The top is embossed with a ‘T’ for ‘telephoto’ and the bottom with a ‘W’ for ‘wide.’ Directly below this is a slightly larger circular navigation control. The joystick in the center of the circle can be pressed inward or toward the outer edges of the circle in every direction to scroll and make selections. Overall, the back looks very neat and organized.
Left Side (7.5)
The left side of the Kodak EasyShare V570 is completely featureless. It simply has a silver band running down the center of the two black metal plates.
Right Side (7.5)
The right side has an open power adaptor port at its bottom; this is similar to the other V-series digital cameras. Kodak made a little improvement on this model though. The memory card slot, which is located just above the adaptor port, is covered up with a silver plate. This tiny plate is held on by a malleable piece of rubber and is somewhat difficult to pry open. Nevertheless, it is a welcome addition.
Top (8.0)
The top has a silver band that runs horizontally across it that connects the black metal plates. Across this band are five buttons. The left four buttons are small and circular. The left three buttons have LEDs on them and are the mode buttons: Favorites, Movie, and Auto/Scene. The other circular button to the right of these is the power button. To the right of this and spaced farther away is the oval-shaped shutter release button.
Bottom (8.0)
The left side of the bottom of the Kodak EasyShare V570 has a battery door that opens easily – but not too easily – with its hinge toward the center. To the right of the battery door is the fourth-inch standard tripod socket, which is slightly to the left of the central lens system. Below the socket and slightly to the right is the jack that connects to the Kodak EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2. To the right of this is a lot of information that most photographers will never look at such as Eastman Kodak Company’s address and the camera’s serial number.
