The Kodak EasyShare Z650 with a 10x Schneider-Kreuznach zoom, a 6 megapixel CCD sensor, and Kodak's trademark ease of use, follows up on last year's Z740. With a suggested retail price of $350, the EasyShare Z650 lacks image stabilization, a hot feature with long telephoto cameras. It does, however, offer a fairly fast lens and a full complement of manual controls to make up for it. Kodak's Z series cameras are a step up from their beginner C series and target a segment of users ready to experiment with a longer lens, but still requiring plenty of options for shooting automatically.
