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Kodak EasyShare Z710 (User Review)

A Reader from Wheeling, IL reviews the Kodak EasyShare Z710:

What's Hot: Great camera to point and shoot. Has a lot of presets and can also be adjusted manually. Easy to use. Takes great pictures outdooors in sunlight.

What's Not: Flash should be adjustable up to 180 degrees. It pretty much washes everything out if you are to close (indoors). No image stabilization.

Review: I love this camera as a step between "point n shoot" and SLR. When I feel gutsy enough I play with the manual settings. I learned to shoot on a film SLR before the digital revolution and have since gotten lazy. I bought this camera as a sort of cheap "on the job training" tool. I think it's great.

Read the complete review here.

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Any easy way to distinguish yourself during parades:
If you are photographing someone in a parade, try to understand that they have been staring at crowds for a while, and it's almost impossible to keep a genuine smile for an hour or so, especially since hardly anyone along the parade route smiles back. This presents an opportunity: Just before you take a picture of someone, move your camera away from your face, catch their eye and give them a genuine smile, meaning you really feel like smiling at them. I think of it as like when I'm taking a picture of an old friend. They'll give you a genuine smile back. Keep smiling while you take your shot. They'll notice it, and they'll continue to respond. Both of you will be better off for the improvement in the photograph. Be prepared to wait for just a moment until they recover from the shock of someone actually smiling back at them.
- Al Mathey, Portland, Oregon

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