Kodak Announces New Easyshare P712

Rochester, NY, June 20 -- Eastman Kodak Company today announced the KODAK EASYSHARE P712 zoom digital camera, setting a new performance benchmark for the consumer “superzoom” category. Its precision auto-focus system with best-in-class click-to-capture rate — literally faster than the blink of an eye, at less than 1/10th of a second (0.07 seconds) — helps photographers get the exact shots they want, whether action on a sports field or children on the playground.

The EASYSHARE P712 camera features a 12X (36 – 432 mm equiv.), image-stabilized, f2.8 SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON lens that delivers exquisite detail and sharpness. Its 7.1 megapixel sensor is paired with legendary KODAK Color Science image processing for spectacular, highly accurate color — shot after shot.

The P712 camera will be available worldwide beginning in July 2006, with a suggested retail price of US.

Read the full Kodak press release.