Kodak Z series EasyShare Z981
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, as well as e-mailing to family, friends, and the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame. 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 the Share button and Kodak's Share button app, sharing 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 or email it to family, friends, and the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame
- 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
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[1]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[2]
- 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[3])
- 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 Ã 720) at 30 fps or VGA video (640 Ã 480) at 30 fps with 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
- Donât miss a shot if your memory card becomes fullâswitch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature
- 64 MB of internal memory[4]and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box
Ni-MH rechargeable batteries & charger
Always be prepared with the power of the included Ni-MH rechargeable batteries and charger.
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 easeâselect 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 homeâchoose 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
Sharing your life just got simpler
With the Share button and Kodak's Share button app, sharing 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 or email it to family, friends, and the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame
- 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
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[1]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[2]
- 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[3])
- 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 Ã 720) at 30 fps or VGA video (640 Ã 480) at 30 fps with 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
- Donât miss a shot if your memory card becomes fullâswitch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature
- 64 MB of internal memory[4]and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box
Ni-MH rechargeable batteries & charger
Always be prepared with the power of the included Ni-MH rechargeable batteries and charger.
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 easeâselect 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 homeâchoose 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
Video
- Maximale videoresolutie
- 1280 x 720 Pixels
- Ondersteunde videoformaten
- QuickTime MOV h.264
- Framerate Motion JPEG
- 30 fps
Technische details
- Interface
- USB 2.0
- Kleur van het product
- Zwart
- Minimale schijfruimte
- 300 MB
- ISO-gevoeligheid
- 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto
- Gewicht
- 519g
- Minimale processor
- 1.4 GHz +
- Diafragma (F-F)
- 2.8 - 5
- Brandpuntbereik
- -
- Minimale systeemeisen
- CD-ROM<br />USB v1.1 +<br />1024 × 768 (VGA)
- Auto Focus (AF) assisteer straal
- Ja
- Auto focusing (AF) modes
- Continue Auto Focus, Face tracking, Enkele Automatische Focus
- Camera sluitertijd
- 16 - 1/2000s
- Compatibele geheugenkaarten
- SD, SDHC
- Compatibele besturingssystemen
- Windows XP/Vista/7 +<br />Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 +
- Beeldscherm
- LCD
- Flitser-modi
- Auto, Invul, Flits uit, Rode-ogen-reductie
- Histogram
- Ja
- Intern geheugen
- 64 MB
- Megapixels
- 14 MP
- Lichtmeting
- Centrumgerichte, Spot
- Optische zoom
- 26x
- PictBridge
- Nee
- Scene modes
- Backlight, Strand, Kaarslicht, Kinderen, Documenten, Vuurwerk, Landschap, Museum, Nacht, Nachtlandschap, Nachtportret, Portret, Zelfportret, Sneeuw, Zonsondergang
- Zelfontspanner
- 10s
- Type beeldsensor
- -
- Tripod mountable
- ¼"
- Videomogelijkheid
- Ja
- Beeldzoeker
- electrical
- Witbalans
- Auto, Daglicht, Fluorescerend, Schaduw, Tungsten
Poorten & interfaces
- Ingebouwde microfoon
- Ja
Energie
- Type accu/batterij
- AA
- Ondersteund aantal accu's/batterijen
- 4
Beeldscherm
- Beeldschermresolutie (numeriek)
- 230000 Pixels
- Beeldschermdiagonaal
- 7,62 cm (3")
Audio
- Stemopname
- Ja
- Ondersteund audioformaat
- AAC LC
Lenssysteem
- Gecombineerde zoom
- 130x
- Scherpstellen
- Auto
- Digitale zoom
- 5x
- 35 mm cameralens equivalent
- 26 - 676 mm
- Beeldstabilisator
- Ja
Camera
- Cameratype
- Compact camera
- Foto-effecten
- Zwart&Wit, Neutraal, Sepia
- Camera afspelen
- single image, slide show
- Beeldbewerking
- Bijsnijden
Scherpstellen
- Macro focusing bereik (tele)
- 1,7 - 3m
- Macro focusing bereik (wijd)
- 0,1 - 1m
- Normal focusing bereik
- 0,7/2,5 - ∞
- Super Macro focusing bereik
- 0,01 - 0,3m
Belichting
- Blootstelling type
- Aperture voorgang AE, Handmatig, Sluiter-prioriteit AE
Flitser
- Ingebouwde flitser
- Ja
- Flits-bereik (tele)
- 0 - 3,5m
- Flits-bereik (wijd)
- 6,2m
Minimale systeemeisen
- Minimale RAM
- 1024 MB
- Mac-compatibiliteit
- Ja
Fotokwaliteit
- Beeldsensorformaat
- 25,4/59,2 mm (1/2.33")
- Maximale beeldresolutie
- 4368 x 3256 Pixels
- Ondersteund beeldformaat
- JPG, JPEG/EXIF v2.21, KDC RAW
- Fotoresolutie(s)
- 4288 × 3216<br />4288 × 2848<br />4288 × 2416<br />2832 × 2128<br />2048 × 1536<br />1920 × 1080<br />1280 × 960
Gewicht en omvang
- Breedte
- 12,446 cm
- Diepte
- 10,414 cm
- Hoogte
- 8,382 cm
Overige specificaties
- Aantal USB 2.0-poorten
- 1
- Digitale SLR
- Nee
- Frame
- Ja
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