KODAK PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45-BK 16MP Digital Camera with 4X Optical Zoom 27mm Wide Angle and 2.7″ LCD Screen (Black)

Camera quality is BOMB 😍
I recently purchased a Kodak camera, and I’m thrilled with its performance! The image quality is outstanding, producing sharp and vibrant photos that truly capture the moment.The camera is user-friendly, making it great for both beginners and experienced photographers. I love the variety of settings available, which allow for creative control in different lighting conditions. The battery life is impressive, lasting through multiple outings without needing a recharge.

WORST, Most Unnecessarily Complicated Camera I’ve Ever Been Cursed With
It will easy-peasy delete ONE foto ………….. but when you’re wanting to delete them all after downloading them to your computer — GETTING TO THAT …. FINDING THAT TAKES AN UNNECESSARILY LONG TIME. The previous models which I loved – allowed you to select delete ONE, or delete ALL. The geniuses who ‘designed’ this torture device HID THE DELETE ALL deep in the RIDICULOUSLY CONVOLUTED, MEANDERING ‘MENU’. Another HUGELY annoying problem with this one (a problem I didn’t have with my prior models) is that on occasion I’ll try to print a page for an item I’m ordering online – but for some unknown reason – the foto of the item being ordered isn’t THERE — so I will take a foto of the page. Ninety-nine percent of the time …. the foto has blurred contortion lines throughout … so it will take me sometimes DOZENS OF ATTEMPTS before I finally DO get one without those lines – and THAT is with the ‘shake’ mode selected. Also – it apparently does something which results in the downloaded fotos into the computer coming along with blank fotos – so for every foto, there’s a blank beside it. UNBELIEVABLE, I know ! I’m going to be actively looking for a new replacement for my ol’ reliable EASY SHARE C182 this winter when the weather stops cooperating with my outside pursuits. When I order and receive it – I am going to go out to the garden building and get a sledge hammer, and I’m going to place this miserable piece of electronic DEVILRY on the anvil outside – and I’m going to (yes – safety glasses on) smash it to smitherines. I hope that this ‘note’ gets passed on to the person / team responsible for creating this POS camera … WORST I’VE EVER HAD. I did this to a record album I bought back in the 1970s, in Germany – and it was sooooooooooo BAD that in order that it never be played again; I put it in the oven and baked it til it will never be played again – mercifully ! I still have that, and will also be holding on to the PANCAKED camera (Kodak pixPRO FZ45, as a reminder of JUST HOW BAD AN ITEM CAN BE. Readers – don’t say you were not warned !

Good Value for a Pocket Camera with Optical Zoom
I am a licensed home inspector and needed an inexpensive point-and-shoot that fits in my pocket. This one is probably as good as you can get for less than $100. I do not mind the AA battery situation since I can just keep extras in my toolbag and swap them out. There is a huge difference in battery quality for performance and longevity. Cheap batteries with an unheard of brand or even Rayovac might get you 80-100 shots depending on the setting and flash use. I dropped some Energizer Max batteries in there and took over 250 photos in a single day and they had not died.The quality is pretty good unless you get too close to an object, then it gets blurry. I have learned it’s better to step back and take a broad shot and edit it in Photoshop later on. The photo resolution is good enough that I can crop a photo down and get the frame I need. The camera is slow and finicky at times. The usual method of holding the capture button halfway to focus and then pressing the button fully to take a photo does not always work and I am stuck in one spot massaging the capture button to get it to take a darn photo. Again, still a good value for the money but inevitably comes with a few quirks. I was not interested in spending $300+ on a camera I might drop from a high place or otherwise damage beyond use.

Great little camera!
This was a great camera for my great niece. It is easy to use and good quality. The images look sharp. It even takes good pictures in complete darkness. The flash is powerful for such a small camera. It is easy to review pictures and delete the ones you don’t like. I would recommend this camera for adults on vacation or wherever life takes you. Very compact and easy to slip it into your pocket without much bulk. I love that it uses regular AA rechargeable batteries. You don’t have to rely on a weirdly shaped battery from a factory. No regrets on this camera. She absolutely loves the camera.