Front
The EasyShare Z650 looks quite a bit like its series-mates. It's sheathed in silver-toned plastic with black rubber gripping surfaces. The lens assembly dominates the front of the camera, with a brushed-metal ring that's much larger than the glass. The EasyShare Z650 could fairly be called “SLR-like” in appearance with a viewfinder hump that looks as though it could hold a pentamirror. A Kodak logo adorns the front of the hump. The microphone holes nestle to the left of the hump and the autofocus assist light is on the right. Black rubber swathes the handgrip and wraps around the lens assembly.

Back
The back of the EasyShare Z650 has a 2-inch LCD at the lower left with an electronic viewfinder above it. There are two buttons between them: the “i” button changes the information displayed over the image on the screens, and the “EVF/LCD” button switches between the two displays. Only one can be on at a time.

To the upper right, there's a small rocker switch to control the zoom in Shooting mode and display magnification in Playback mode. Below that, there's a red “Share” button to flag shots for printing or emailing. The mode dial is below that. It's transparent plastic, and it surrounds the joystick controller that's used to navigate menus and onscreen controls. The Delete, Menu, and review buttons are below that.

Top
A pop-up flash is built into the viewfinder hump on the EasyShare Z650, and is decorated with a logo for the Kodak Color Science chip. The power switch is between the viewfinder hump and the grip, and has three positions: Off, camera, and favorites. The speaker grille is just behind the switch. The shutter release is a large chrome button at the front of the grip. Behind that, there are buttons for flash sync, close-up shooting, and burst mode.

Right
The right side of the EasyShare Z650 is notable for its combined media card and USB / A/V port door. The door closes flush with the surface of the camera, but doesn't latch securely. The rubber material that makes the front of the grip so secure to hold is missing from the side. There are a couple of screws and a few seams on the side of the camera as well. They all are neatly put together, indicating careful construction. The EasyShare Z650 sports lugs for a shoulder strap. The lugs are high on the side of the camera, so they aren't likely to get in the way.

Left
The left side of the EasyShare Z650 has a strap lug at the top, and a jack for an external power supply at the bottom. In between, the camera is labeled “6.1 Megapixels,” referring to the CCD's total resolution, not the camera's effective resolution, which Kodak reports at 6.0 megapixels.

Bottom
The bottom of the EasyShare Z650 reveals the tripod socket, centered under the lens and CCD axis where it should be, and the battery compartment door. The door has to be slid to the right before it will swing open, so it seems unlikely to pop open accidentally. We still prefer doors with latches, because they close more positively.

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