Kodak P712
The Kodak p712 Easyshare camera was designed for second and third time digital camera buyers, meaning not a beginner but still an advanced amateur. The Kodak p712 does give users more manual control than with other Kodak models, including the ability to adjust white balance, exposure and other custom picture modes. Physically speaking, the Kodak p712 camera case is black and plastic, with measurements of 4.3 x 3.3 x 2.8 inches, and weighing sixteen ounces, including batteries and a memory card. The camera also has an SLR style grip which helps one-handed shooting.

A Review Of The Kodak P712 Camera
The Kodak p712 is not a cheap camera, but manages to include many desirable features in a small package. The Kodak p712 offers a 12X optical zoom lens with a 36 millimeter to 432 millimeter and f/2.8-to-f/3.7 range and a 2.5 LCD screen with a pixel resolution of 115,000. The viewfinder is also an electronic LCD screen, with 237,000 pixels. Electronic viewfinders are only appreciated if they have high resolutions, which the Kodak p712 doesn't have on either of it's LCD screens. Neither the EVF nor LCD did much to increase brightness in low light surroundings.

Metering options on the Kodak p712 include the selections of multipattern, center weighted, spot and selectable zone. You can change the focus options to multi, center, selectable zone or even manual control. The ISO speed can be adjusted in 1/3 stop increments, ranging from 64 to 400, with a maximum 800 speed available in 1.2 megapixels. Another feature to look for is the Kodak p712 video camera option, which allows users to record video clips at 30 frames per second and as high as 640 x 480 resolutions.

Problems With The Kodak P712 Digital Camera
The Kodak p712 camera for sale however did report some problems in performance. Start up time was sluggish, taking 2.9 seconds to power on, though only 1.6 seconds on regular shots, and 1.9 seconds with flash enabled. Tiffs took much longer with 17 seconds, much slower than other competing cameras with accessories.

While the Kodak p712 camera looked natural color-wise, there were some issues with noisy images. In fact, most of Kodak's EasyShare line reported problems with noise, particularly at high ISO speeds. Even at a lower level as ISO 64, some off color speckles were visible in certain photos. The noise increases at levels 80 and 100, and by 400, practically makes images unusable.

If you are not bothered by all the noise of the Kodak p712, nor deterred by the slow performance, then as a snapshot camera it would make a good buy.