thinking bout getting the Kodak EasyShare Z1012??? can somebody give me some insite??

[trailrider894]

Kodak EasyShare Z1012 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom. well that is the camera i'm thinking bout getting. but i want it to be good. so does anyone know any pro's or con's about it??? couldn't fin anything on here bout it so thought i'd ask here??? i know that you by lenses and filter's and stuff for it witch is a plus to me. but does anyone if it take's photo burst's??? i'm into motorcross and freestyle motorcross and need to be able to get the most out of little time i have.

[Beowulff]

You might like to check out review of the Z1012 HERE (http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3527&review=kodak+easyshare+z1012).

Unfortunately, its burst mode is one of its weak points performance-wise: only 3 shots before the buffer's full.

If you wanna get a lot of quick shots with your motorcross stuff, I really think you need to be looking at a cam with a much better burst mode. Maybe even an entry-level dSLR would suit you better?

Cheers :)

[KCook]

The one review I found was favorable. Those lens accessories do not screw into the front of the lens like a 35mm camera. Instead they require an extra adapter tube that actually screws into the base of the lens. This is common practice with point-and-shoot type cameras. Bursts are limited to 3 frames, then you're done. If you need to shoot a lot more frames in quick order then the Canon SX100 IS is likely a better choice.

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sx100-review/

However the SX100 does lack a viewfinder. Most of the high performance ultrazooms with viewfinder are $300 and up.

Kelly Cook

[trailrider894]

so then if it doesn't take good burst's. i;m not sure what to call it cause i'm not a camera buff but. like when you click the button how fast does it actually take the picture?? cause i have never gotten good pic's cause most people press the button when they want to take the picture and there is a delay so i end's up just being the rear end of my atv. and does it take good hi-speed picture's???

[tkbslc]

That is called shutter lag. The only way to eliminate that is to get an SLR. You can reduce it as much as possible on a point and shoot camera by focus locking. usually you hold the shutter button half way down to lock the focus. Then you push the button all the way down to take the picture. This reduces shutter lag a lot, but not as good as SLR. Without a focus lock, it has to hurry and focus and take the picture. Something hitting 30+ mph is out of the frame already.

The best burst mode I know of for point and shoot is on the Fuji s8100 and new s2000hd. Up to 13 pics per second. So you could start a bit early and pick out the right picture out of the series. Although those cameras will cost you $300 and not be as fast as an entry level SLR like the SOny A200 that would only be a couple hundred more.

[trailrider894]

so your saying that i won't do that bad at high speed's??? cause it won't be faster than that it is freestyle quad motorcross so you really going only about 15 in the air so for about 2 second's your at a stand still. and for taking picture's of scenery and stuff it won't do that bad i guess??

[S_p_i_d_e_r]

Look here: http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=323462&postcount=2

and in the future please don't ask similar questions in different posts. :)