October will see the release of Kodak’s latest P-series digicams, the EasyShare P712, which features a 7.1-megapixel CCD sensor and image-stabilised 12x optical zoom lens.

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September 6, 2006: October will see the release of Kodak’s latest P-series digicams, the EasyShare P712, which features a 7.1-megapixel CCD sensor and image-stabilised 12x optical zoom lens.
Expected to retail for $699, the new model claims a “best-in-class” click-to-capture rate of seven tenths of a second. The Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens has a fast f2.8-f3.7 aperture range and spans focal lengths from 36-432mm in 35mm format. Users can select from a variety of shooting modes, including auto, P, A, S, M and custom modes that allow users to create and save your own capture settings. Fifteen scene modes, five colour modes and a three-shot in-camera panorama stitch facility are also provided. The P712 also boasts a high-resolution 2.5-inch indoor/outdoor colour LCD screen and electronic viewfinder (EVF).

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The P712’s hybrid AF system focuses from 50 cm to infinity in standard mode and10-60 cm for close-ups. Users can choose between multi-zone, centre zone and selectable zone settings, the latter providing 25 selectable focus zones. Sensitivity settings range from ISO 64 to ISO 800 and white balance settings include auto, daylight, cloudy, open shade, sunset, tungsten, fluorescent, click WB and custom plus ±7 steps of adjustment along blue/red and magenta/green axes. Still pictures can be recorded in raw, TIFF or JPEG format, while TV-quality VGA video with sound can be recorded at 30 frames/second. In-camera editing includes functions such as split, cut, merge and trim, plus the ability to create single-frame or multi-frame “storyboard” still pictures.
A hot shoe is provided for the optional Kodak P20 Zoom Flash (RRP $249). The camera is supplied with a high capacity lithium-ion battery and charger plus EasyShare Software version 6. Full product details can be found at www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare/.