Kodak EasyShare M580 14MP Digital Camera Review

Kodak was a company known for its standard film cameras, but lately they have been getting much more into the digital camera niche, creating some competition for better known digital camera manufacturers. Today we get to look at one of the high megapixel cameras of Kodak’s, the EasyShare M580 14MP Digital Camera with 8x Optical, 5x Digital Zoom and HD Video Capture. Geeks.com was nice enough to provide us with the EasyShare M580 to review, they are a great place to find refurbished digital cameras.

Features/Specifications:

General Features:

  • Silver and charcoal color scheme
  • 14.5 MP (4440 x 3274) CCD total pixels
  • 14 MP (4352 x 3240) effective pixels
  • 64 MB internal memory
  • Supports Secure Digital (SD) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) cards for expansion (not included)
  • 3.0-inch indoor/outdoor color display, 230K
  • 2 second and 10 second self timer, 2 shot self timer
  • Burst 3 shots
  • 0.5 – 8 sec long time exposure
  • Face detection and recognition
  • Smart Capture, program (P), scene, and video shooting modes
  • JPEG/EXIF v2.21 still format
  • High, natural, low, sepia, black and white color modes
  • Sharp, normal (default) and soft sharpness
  • Orientation sensor
  • Automatic date/time stamp
  • PictBridge-enabled
  • SmartCapture integrates face detection, scene detection, optimized auto ISO, broader dynamic range, auto Kodak Perfect Touch, optimized output
  • Still editing features: Kodak Perfect Touch, crop, copy, add date stamp
  • 1/4-inch standard tripod mount

Auto Focus:

  • TTL-AF, selectable focus
  • Auto, Macro and Infinity focus modes
  • Continuous or Single AF focus control
  • Face priority, multizone, and center zone auto focus
  • Auto focus (AF) assist light

Focus range:

  • 0.6 m (2.0 ft) – infinity @ wide, normal
  • 2.0 m (6.6-ft) – infinity @ tele, normal
  • 0.01 – 0.7m (3.9 – 27.6-in) @ wide, macro
  • 1.0 – 2.1 m (3.3 – 6.9-ft) @ tele, macro
  • 10 m (32.8-ft) – infinity @ landscape

Lens and Exposure Features:

  • 8x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optical zoom lens
  • 5x advanced digital zoom
  • 28 – 224 mm (35 mm equivalent) lens
  • Built-in mechanical lens cover
  • 8 – 1/1400 sec. shutter speed
  • Auto (Smart Capture) 80 – 400 ISO
  • Manual 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000 selectable ISO
  • ± 2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps compensation
  • Auto Exposure (AE) lock when S1 locked
  • Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Open Shade white balance

Flash Features:

  • 0.6 – 3.0 m range @ wide , Smart Capture mode
  • 0.7 – 1.7 m range @ tele, Smart Capture mode
  • Auto, Fill, Red-eye reduction and off modes

Picture Sizes:

  • 14 MP (4288 × 3216) 4:3
  • 12 MP (4288 × 2848) 3:2
  • 11 MP (4288 × 2416) 16:9
  • 6 MP (2880 × 2160) 4:3
  • 3 MP (2048 × 1536) 4:3
  • 2 MP (1920 × 1088) 16:9
  • 1 MP (1280 × 960) 4:3

Video Capture:

  • QUICKTIME MOV h.264 (video) & AAC LC (audio)
  • Quality: HD (1280 x 720) @ 30 fps, VGA (640 x 480) @ 30 fps
  • Single AF during video capture
  • Digital zoom during video capture
  • Length: Continuous recording based on memory capacity, up to 4 GB
  • Review options: Select all, Tag people, Keyword tag, Protect, Multimedia slideshow, Properties, View thumbnails, Print
  • Editing options: Make picture, Trim, Action print, Copy
  • Share menu: YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and KODAK Gallery sites, e-mail, digital photo frame

Dimensions:

  • 2.3 x 4.0 x 1.0-inches (H x W x D, approximate)
  • 0.33 lbs weight without battery and memory card

Packaging
The M580 comes in a plain white box with a Kodak Certified sticker indicating what camera it is, what color it is, and what’s included in the box. Included in the box is the camera itself, wrist strap, user guide, Kodak rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery KLIC-7006, AC USB adapter for battery charging and the USB cable.

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