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Page 2 of 6 Looks and Features:
The duality theory seems to have been extended to the camera design as well. The front of the camera has a slick, textured black finish with a slim flash thrown in; the two lenses and the cover make the front-end look very current; the rear of the camera is a study in retro culture as well. Despite the large 2.5-inch, 230k color LCD, the round and rectangular button do make it look a tad tacky and a camera of yesteryears. None of the smoothness of the finish seen upfront has rubbed off here. But in an old fashioned nostalgia inducing kind of way, it looks nice. Plus, the direct access buttons on the left makes navigation a joy. The button list on the left reads like the following: flash, delete, menu, review and share. As is evident, most of the commonly accessed features have been given dedicated buttons, which is a good way to attract customers. Surprisingly though, there is no dedicated button to switch between the two lenses. We would’ve preferred the ability to switch between the camera modes at the flick of a button, but sadly that can’t be done. As you play with the zoom functionality, the camera automatically switches the lenses but not without lag. It takes a little over three seconds to go from ultra wide to telephoto lens during which the camera pauses. This is somewhat of a weakness if you take continues images ranging from ultrawide to close-ups. You might be doing this a lot if you are at a social gathering. The four-way controller located just below the zoom button also acts as a shortcut. While left/right changes the exposure compensation (from -2EV to +2EV), pushing it up will change the information shown on the LCD, and switching it down will change the photo modes between macro, normal and landscape. As if this wasn’t enough, the top of the camera carries the usual button for on/off, clicking the photo as well as switching between various modes. If you click the still recording button, you will also see just how many preset scene options this camera has - 22. From portrait to panorama, and beach to fireworks, the Kodak V570 has it all, it appears. No matter the situation, this camera can handle it without a problem. It even has a custom setting where you can save the settings in which you think you get the best results. The memory slot and the adapter input are towards the right side of the camera (if you are facing the LCD that is) and the battery compartment is situated at the bottom. |
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