Kodak EasyShare Z981 14 Megapixel Digital Camera with 26X Optical Zoom, 26mm Wide-Angle Lens, 3 LCD, HD Video, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Black

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Manufacturer: Kodak

Mfg Part#: 1020304

Buy.com Sku: 213825208

UPC: 041771020309

UPC 14: 00041771020309

Buy.com Sales Rank: 1742

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The new KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera is where creativity and versatility come together. It zooms in faster, wider, and closer than ever, giving you sharp, steady shots you’ll be proud to share. Kodak’s Share button lets you tag pictures directly from your camera for uploading to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. And its unique vertical shutter release and detachable grip give you the flexibility to go from horizontal to vertical shots with ease. From dramatic wide angles to the convenience of ultra-zoom, the Z981 delivers extraordinary performance.

Sharing your life just got simpler
With Kodak’s Share button, uploading your pictures is amazingly simple.

One-button upload—turn moments into memories

Snap your picture

Press the Share button and tag it to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too

Connect your camera to your computer, and with Kodak’s Share button app, your pictures are automatically uploaded

Your pictures and videos are automatically transferred to your computer

KODAK EASYSHARE Software
The complete solution for transferring, online sharing, e-mailing, organizing, editing, and creative printing of your pictures.

Organize your pictures with your own tags, star ratings, and date and time stamps, then use the search feature to quickly find any picture in your collection

Edit your pictures with ease—select from a variety of simple tools that reduce red-eye, improve lighting, remove wrinkles and blemishes, and add text

Create photo projects online or at home—choose from hundreds of templates and designs to create album pages, cards, invitations and much more

Manually upload to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too

The power is in your hand—vertical shots, powerful zoom, wide-angle lens

Vertical shutter release

Shoot vertically and horizontally with the convenient vertical shutter release

Detachable vertical grip (included) provides maximum comfort while shooting vertically

Powerful 26X optical zoom lens
The 26X SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON Optical Zoom Lens (35 mm equivalent: 26–676 mm) zooms in even faster and closer to deliver crisp, steady shots for extraordinary creative performance

Fast (f/2.8–f/5.0) 26 mm wide-angle lens
Capture dramatic shots in tight quarters or in front of spectacular landscapes

Image stabilization

Capture sharp, steady shots when shooting at long zoom ranges

Image stabilization automatically minimizes camera shake to deliver sharper pictures

Amazing quality prints with 14 MP

14 MP means you can make stunning prints up to 30 × 40 in.

More megapixels means you can crop and enlarge and still have great picture quality

However you choose to print—at home, at retail, or online—trust KODAK for picture quality that’s truly exceptional and for memories that will last

Fast click-to-capture speed
0.2 second picture-capture speed means you can capture that challenging action shot without delay.

Beautiful pictures, more often—automatically
Who says you can’t have it all? The KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera blends the latest picture-taking technology with the ultimate in style.

Kodak's Smart Capture feature
Take better pictures than ever before. Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature adjusts camera settings for great pictures in just about any environment—automatically.

Intelligent scene detection—detects and analyzes scene conditions

Intelligent capture control—automatically sets camera settings including exposure, focus and ISO for clear, sharp pictures even in low light and challenging situations

Intelligent image processing—reduces noise and clears up dark shadows for vibrant, crisp details and true-to-life colors

Experience Smart Capture

True HD quality: capture stunning pictures and video

HD picture capture

Capture beautiful HD pictures in 16:9 format

View your pictures in high definition on an HDTV or other HD devices

HD video capture

Capture HD quality video

Capture more video while using less memory with MPEG-4 compression

Print multiple frames on a 4 × 6 in. print

Save single frames and e-mail family and friends

Mark special spots in your video with video bookmarking

KODAK Theatre HD Player (optional device)
Give your pictures the life they deserve. With the KODAK Theatre HD Player, you can relive your memories on your big screen HDTV in stunning high-definition.

Enjoy your new pictures and videos on your HDTV instantly, right from your camera’s memory card

Access pictures from your PC, camera, and online photo sharing sites, wirelessly

Wirelessly send and receive pictures with Kodak’s Picture Mail feature

Create slideshows to your favorite songs

Experience YouTube like never before—videos are brilliantly displayed on your HDTV

Access Internet radio, podcasts and other web content on your HDTV

Be in control with sophisticated camera features

Enhanced lighting control

Responsive performance, including fast power up, shot-to-shot and click-to–capture

RAW file format for full creative flexibility

Program auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes

Program mode (P)—camera sets optimal shutter speed and aperture combination

Aperture priority mode (A)—you choose aperture, the camera sets shutter speed

Shutter priority mode (S)—you choose shutter speed, the camera sets aperture

Manual mode (M)—you choose both the aperture and shutter speed

Manual controls

Exposure compensation—± 2.0 EV in ± 1/3 EV step increments

Aperture—f/2.8–f/5.0

Shutter speed—16–1/2000 sec.

ISO equivalents—(automatic), 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400

Auto focus—TTL imager AF system

Exposure metering—multi-pattern, center-weighted, center-spot

White balance—auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade

Flash mode—auto, off, fill, red-eye reduction

Multiple scene modes

Portrait modes—portrait, night portrait, backlight, self

Landscape modes—landscape, night landscape, fireworks

Bright scene modes—sport, beach, snow

Action modes—sport, children

Close-up modes—flower

Text/Documents mode—get sharp text when photographing documents

Manner/Museum mode—use when sound or flash are not desired

5 color modes

High color

Low color

Natural color

Black and white

Sepia

Losing track of your favorite faces is a thing of the past

Kodak’s Face Recognition feature

Find, organize, and share your pictures easily

Camera automatically recognizes up to 20 pre-tagged faces so you can easily locate and share them later

Recognizes up to five faces in a single image

Name tags carry over to your favorite photo management software for easy searching

Relive moments and share pictures on the back of your camera
The 3 in. bright LCD features KODAK Color Science Technology for brighter, more vibrant details.

Taking great pictures is just the beginning
The Z981 is more than just a powerful zoom camera. With features like multimedia slideshow, text and favorite tags, and HD video, it gives you the control to take the shots you envision, and the flexibility to do more with them later on.

Multimedia slideshow
Tell your story your way using the multimedia slideshow feature.

Turn your pictures into a creative multimedia slideshow right on your camera

Set the mood when you choose from pre-loaded sound themes and creative transitions

Insert creative transitions and bring your pictures to life

KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology
Make your pictures as vivid as the moment you took them. Print better, brighter pictures using KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology in PASM modes.

Make better, brighter pictures

Relive your memories in richer detail

Clear up dark shadows to reveal better more smiles

High ISO mode

Capture the details in low light conditions and fast action situations with a powerful, high ISO (up to 6400)

Faster shutter speeds mean you can capture scenes in low light and fast action

The camera automatically selects from ISO 64 to ISO 3200 based on lighting conditions

ISO 3200 and 6400 available at 3 MP and less in PASM modes

On-camera picture-enhancing features

Easily capture and create great shots with features such as on-camera cropping, blurry picture alert, and digital red-eye reduction

Panorama stitch mode combines up to three shots into one large picture on-camera

Verify the exposure of your picture using the histogram feature on live view, quick view and review

Shoot video with ease

Record continuous HD video (1280 × 720) at 30 fps or VGA video (640 × 480) at 30 fps with stereo sound and on-camera editing

Video print options include 1, 4, 9, and 16-up prints

Save single frames and e-mail to family and friends

Internal memory plus

Don’t miss a shot if your memory card becomes full—switch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature

64 MB of internal memory and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box

Tech Specs

	Megapixels: 14 MP
	Zoom: 26X optical
	Display size: 3.0 in.
	Face Recognition: Yes
	Smart Capture: Yes
	Warranty: one year
	Package Contents:
	KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera
	Detachable vertical grip
	(4) KODAK Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery AA
	KODAK Ni-MH charging solution
	USB cable
	Lens cap with strap
	Neck strap
	User Guide
	System Requirements:
	WINDOWS XP SP2, VISTA, WINDOWS 7 or later
	INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0 or higher
	MACINTOSH 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 or higher
	Hardware:
	PENTIUM-4 1.4 GHz processor or higher
	PENTIUM-4 2.86 GHz processor or higher for HD video
	1 GB RAM and 64 MB video RAM
	300 MB hard drive disk space available
	CD-ROM drive
	USB v1.1 or higher
	1024 × 768 display resolution

Product Attributes

Aspect Ratio:		16:9
Camera Megapixels:		10 - 14 Megapixel
Camera Resolution (Megapixel):		14
Color:		Black
Color Class:		Black
Digital Zoom (x):		5
Display Technology:		LCD
Focus Mode:		Manual
Image Format:		Raw
Image Stabilization Type:		Optical
Max Shutter Speed:		o 1/2000
Maximum Still Frame Rate (fps):		30
Min Shutter Speed:		16
Minimum Aperture:		f/2.8
Product Line:		EasyShare
Viewfinder Type:		Optical