Kodak LS420 Review
By: Steve's Digicams
KODAK
EasyShare LS420
Review posted 5/3/2002
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The latest entry in the Kodak EasyShare system is the LS420, a highly compact 2.1 Megapixel camera housed in a sleek and stylish, silver colored metallic body. Equipped with a 38mm (35mm equivalent) all-glass lens with a continuous 3x digital zoom. It captures 1752 x 1168 pixel still images in Best mode or 876 x 584 pixel images in Good mode. It can also record 320 x 240 or 160 x 120 motion video with audio at 19fps in standard QuickTime movie format.
The 1.6-inch color LCD monitor can be used for live preview or review as well as for accessing the camera's menu system. A small "joystick" control on the back lets you easily navigate the menu and make selections. To conserve battery power there is also an eyelevel optical viewfinder for framing your shots like a regular film camera. The pocket-size LS420 stores its images and movie clips in the camera's 8MB of internal memory or on optional SecureDigital (SD) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) flash memory cards. Image data can be copied to/from the internal memory and the flash card.
The LS420 comes with this EasyShare Digital Camera Dock, it automatically charges the camera's battery and connects it to the host computer's USB port for easy transfer of pictures and movies. Using the Kodak Picture Software you can print pictures by simply pressing the PRINT button on the camera.
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Physical Views
The LS420 compared in size to a CD.
Kodak LS420 Specifications |
| CCD resolution |
2.3 megapixel |
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| image resolution |
2.1MP
(1752x1168 pixels) |
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| image quality |
2.1MP (best)1752x1168,
0.5 MP (good) 876x584 |
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| optical lens |
38 mm (35 mm equiv.), f/3.9 |
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| digital zoom |
3.0X continuous digital zoom in 0.1X increments |
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| focus distance |
Focus Free: 0.8m (29 in.) to infinity |
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| exposure control |
automatic |
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| shutter speed |
automatic (1/2 to 1/1200 seconds) |
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| flash range |
0.8 - 2.5m (2.6-8.2 ft.),
quenched, charge time
7 sec. max. |
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| flash mode |
automatic, fill, red-eye, night shot, off |
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| ISO equivalent |
100 - 200 (automatic) |
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| white balance |
automatic |
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| file format |
JPEG/EXIF 2.2 |
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user interface
controls |
power, shutter, menu, joystick with center select, flash/print |
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| movie mode |
audio recording during capture, no audio playback on camera |
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| movie length |
unlimited, based on memory size, 5 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec. settings |
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movie image
resolution |
best: 320x240 at 19.1 fps,
good: 160x120 at 19.1 fps |
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| microphone |
built in |
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| file format |
QuickTime |
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| viewfinder |
optical viewfinder |
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| LCD |
40.6 mm (1.6 in.) transmissive D-TFD color |
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| software |
KODAK Picture Software |
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| storage |
8MB internal memory (approximately 49 images in good quality setting or 12 images in highest resolution setting; approximately 35 sec. of video in highest resolution setting) |
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| optional storage |
Expansion slot for optional removeable MMC/SD card |
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| interface |
KODAK EASYSHARE LS420 Camera Dock |
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| video out |
NTSC, PAL (user-selectable) |
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| tripod mount |
standard |
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| self timer |
10 seconds |
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| power |
Kodak EasyShare lithium ion rechargeable battery |
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| camera specs |
weight with battery: 160g (5.6 oz.) |
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| dimensions |
WxHxD: 109x45.5x28.5 mm
(4.3x1.8x1.1 in.) |
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| dock specs |
weight: 75g (2.7 oz.) |
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| dimensions |
WxHxD: 139.5x35.2x59.1 mm
(5.5x1.4x2.3 in.)
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| System Requirements |
| Windows: |
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- WINDOWS 98, 2000, Millennium Edition, or XP
- Personal computer with 200 MHz processor or greater
- 48MB RAM available (64MB RAM for WINDOWS XP)
- 270MB hard drive disk space available
- CD-ROM drive
- Available USB port
- Color monitor, 800x600 pixels (16-bit or 24-bit recommended)
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| Macintosh: |
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- POWERMAC System
- Macintosh OS 8.6/9.x/X *128MB RAM for OS X (64MB RAM for OS 8.6/9.x)
- 64MB RAM for OS X (64MB RAM for OS 8.6/9.x)
- 100MB hard drive disk space available
- CD-ROM drive
- Built-in USB port
- Color monitor, 800x600 pixels (thousands or millions of colors recommended)
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| Package Contents |
- KODAK EASYSHARE LS420 Digital Camera
- KODAK EASYSHARE LS420 Digital Camera Dock
- KODAK EASYSHARE lithium ion rechargeable battery
- Camera carry case
- 5 volt AC adapter
- Video out cable
- USB cable
- Neck strap
- KODAK Picture Software CD
- Documentation
* Free Kodak software upgrade fully enables the print-tagging button for Macintosh OS X. Visit www.kodak.com/go/easyshare for more information. |
NOTE: These Specifications are as represented by the manufacturer.
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