Kodak EasyShare Z950

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Movie Mode (12.00)

Kodak advertises the Z950 as a video capable camera, and it does have a very decent selection of video features. It can capture videos in 720p resolution (but not the higher resolution 1080p format that some other cameras can manage) which are stored as MPEG-4 files. And, unlike some other cameras, the Z950 allows you to use the full range of the optical zoom lens while shooting video. However, the auto focus in video mode is slow, and if you zoom in, the camera seems to always loose the focus, leading to some blurring until it finds the right point again.

Video Color (5.15)

The color in the videos that the Z950 captures was a little disappointing; we found that the yellows and reds were rather inaccurate and that the color was rather oversaturated.  Click here for more on how we test video color.

Video Color Scores Comparisons
		Compare to Canon SX120 IS
		Compare to Nikon L100
		Compare to Panasonic ZS3

Video Sharpness (2.97)

Although the Z950 shoots video at a 720p resolution, we found that the video was very soft; fine details in our test subjects were often lost in the video, particularly when the object or the camera was moving (such as with the camera panning). This gives the video a soft, fuzzy look that does not look very appealing on a large screen HDTV. Click here for more on how we test video sharpness.

Video Resolution Scores Comparison
		Compare to Canon SX120 IS
		Compare to Nikon L100
		Compare to Panasonic ZS3

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