Connectivity
Software
The Kodak EasyShare Z612 does come bundled with optional software for editing. This software covers the basics of image editing and include settings like crop, trim and zoom, and while it provides a handful of digital effects which can be layered, the user won’t have the image control abilities found with more professional systems like Adobe’s Photoshop or Aperture by Apple. The Kodak EasyShare software editing suite is compatible for both Macintosh and Windows platforms.

Jacks, Ports, Plugs
A dock port is located on the base of the camera and connects to the included dock for direct printing. There are also two ports located on the right side of the camera beneath a rubber port cover, which connects securely at the bottom edge. When opened via a tab located along its top edge, the port cover reveals two ports for access to USB / A/V in/out. These ports are well positioned so that users will have enough space to accurately switch cables without accidentally unplugging others. And finally, on the base of the camera beneath a port cover that, when opened, exposes the rechargeable battery and optional memory card slot.

Direct Print Options
The included dock for the Kodak EasyShare Z612 allows the user to instantly connect the camera to either EasyShare or ImageLink compliant printer via the port located on the base of the camera. There is also a USB out port on the right side of the camera to allow the user to connect it to the aforementioned compliant printers as well as to PictBridge enabled models. With this number of options available there is no reason for the Z612 user to be unable to find an appropriate printer to fulfill their requirements.

Battery
The battery for the Kodak EasyShare Z612 is accessed by opening the port cover on the base of the camera. The Z612 uses the rechargeable Li-ion digital camera battery KLIC-8000 and has a 225 to 300 shots per battery charge depending on the shooting style of the user.

Memory
The Kodak EasyShare Z612 comes with an included 32 MB of internal memory, which will surely be sufficient for back up memory, short shooting sessions, or brief video clips. If the user is planning on shooting a multitude of high-resolution photographs or frequent use of the movie feature, the purchase of additional memory would be advisable. The Kodak EasyShare Z612 accepts SD/MMC memory formats via a slot located beneath a port cover on the base of the camera.

Other Features
Optical Image Stabilizer - The Kodak EasyShare Z612 does have an optical image stabilizer, which can be used or disengaged through the setup menu available in any of the shooting mode settings. This optical image stabilizer is essential to a camera like the Z612 with its high level of zoom and nearly 12x total optical zoom; hand-shake is an inevitably visible side effect of these zoom levels. The optical image stabilizer will perform with greater quality results than an electronic stabilizer.

Video Action Print: 4-up, 9-up, or 16-up -The video action print feature is located within the review menu under the action print submenu, and allows 4, 9 or 16 frames of video footage to be placed on a single print for the user to then print or share.

Perfect Touch Technology - The Perfect Touch Technology system is intended to be applied to images that are suffering from inaccurate exposure levels, flare and slight noise. The Perfect Touch Technology submenu is located within the Playback mode and when selected, this feature will display the selected image as a before and after split screen. If the user likes the automatically altered results, the user can ok the photo and save a copy to memory. It works; it takes subjects and scenes in deep shadow or less than vivid light, and compensates for these exposure inconsistencies while not applying this adjustment to areas of the image which are already appropriately balanced.

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