Kodak EasyShare Z950

	Color
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Color Accuracy (10.55)

We found that the Z950 did a very decent job of capturing color; the majority of the colors in the images we captured for our tests were very close to the originals. We test this by photographing a color chart under tightly controlled conditions, and then using Imatest to analyze the captured images to see how accurate the colors are. Click here for more on how we test color

As you can see from the samples below, the Z950 did a good job with most colors. The only ones that were slightly inaccurate were the yellows and reds. The yellows came out a little muted, but the reds were a little deeper than we typically like to see. These were mostly minor issues, though, and the Z950 captured most colors accurately.

	Camera Color Comparisons
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Dark Skin
Light Skin
Blue Sky
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Foliage
Blue Flower
Bluish Green
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Orange
Purplish Blue
Moderate Red
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Purple
Yellow Green
Orange Yellow
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Blue
Green
Red
	Ideal	Kodak Z950	Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan

NOTE: Because of the way computer monitors reproduce colors, the images above do not exactly match the originals found on the chart or in the captured images. The chart should be used to judge the relative color shift, not the absolute captured colors.

Color Score Comparisons
		Compare to Canon SX120 IS
		Compare to Nikon L100
		Compare to Panasonic ZS3

The Z950 was also on a par with our comparison cameras in this test: the only one to score significantly worse was the Nikon L100.

Color Modes (3.00)

The Z950 offers 5 color modes: High Color, Natural Color, Low Color, Black & White and Sepia. The effect of most of these is pretty obvious, except the High Color mode (which boosts the saturation) and the Low Color (which lowers the saturation significantly). For examples of these, see the Controls section of this review.

See how the competition stacked up against the Kodak Z950
Canon SX120 IS	Nikon L100	Panasonic ZS3