Kodak EasyShare M550 12 MP 2.7" LCD Digital Camera (Dark Grey)

Picture this - you're letting loose at a trendy hot spot with friends, snapping pictures so amazing you'll want to share them online as soon as you get home. Any other camera would slow you down with tags, sorts, and uploads. But not the new KODAK EASYSHARE M550 Digital Camera. Kodak's Share button allows you to tag pictures directly from your camera for e-mailing, or uploading to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. The real Kodak Moment happens when you share.

Features:

• 12MP 5x wide optical zoom
• 2.7 inch LCD
• Unique stylish slim body
• L 98.0 x H 58.7 x W 18.6
• Smart Share destination tag to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Kodak Gallery, and email via the Share button for upload when you connect to your computer.
• Smart Finder with Face Recognition
• Smart Capture
• High ISO (up to 1600)
• HD picture capture
• Rechargeable Li_Ion batter (200+ shots)
• Face Detection
• Multi-media slideshow
• Text and sound tags
• VGA video 640x480 @ 30fps MJPEG
• Digital image stabilization
• Multiple scene and color modes
• Panorama stitch mode
• SDHC/SD card compatible

Product Specifications:

Standard features

Sensor type 

• 1 / 2.3 in. CCD

CCD total pixels 

• 12.7 MP (4163 ? 3050)

Effective pixels 

• 12.3 MP (4096 ? 3016)

Zoom 

• 5X optical, 5X advanced digital zoom

Image stabilization 

• no

Lens 

• 28?140 mm (35 mm equiv.), wide-angle

Lens protection 

• built-in mechanical lens cover

Shutter speed 

• 1/8-1/1400 sec. (auto), 1/2-8 (manual)

Viewfinder 

• no

LCD 

• 2.7 in. indoor/outdoor color display, 230K

Storage 

• 32 MB internal memory[1]available, SD/SDHC card expansion slot

Auto focus

Focus Type 

• TTL-AF, selectable

Focus range 

• 0.5 m (1.6 ft)?infinity @ wide, normal
• 1.0 m (3.3 ft)?infinity @ tele, normal
• 0.1?0.8 m (3.9?31.5 in.) @ wide, macro
• 1.0?2.1 m (3.3?6.9 ft) @ tele, macro
• 10 m (32.8 ft)?infinity @ landscape

Focus modes 

• auto, macro, infinity

Focus control 

• continuous, single AF

Auto focus zones 

• face priority, multizone, center zone

AF (Auto Focus) assist light 

• no

Exposure control

ISO sensitivity 

• auto (Smart Capture): 64?640
• manual: 64, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000

Compensation 

• ?2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps

AE (Auto Exposure) lock 

• when S1 locked

White balance 

• auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade

Flash

Range 

• 0.3?3.5 m at wide, Smart Capture mode
• 0.5?2.0 m at tele, Smart Capture mode

Modes 

• auto, fill, red-eye reduction, off

Shooting specifications

Burst modes 

• self-timer (2 sec./10 sec., 2-shots), burst 3 shots, single shot

Face Recognition 

• yes

Face Detection 

• yes

Shooting modes 

• Smart Capture, program (P), scene, video

Scene modes 

• portrait, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text, fireworks, flower, museum/ manner, self-portrait, high-ISO, children, backlight, panning shots, candlelight, sunset, sport, blur reduction, panorama

Still capture

Still format 

• JPEG/EXIF v2.21

Picture size 

      All modes:

• 12 MP (4000 x 3000)-4:3
• 10.7 MP (4000 x 2664)-3:2
• 9 MP (4000 x 2248)?16:9
• 6.2 MP (2880 x 2160)-4:3
• 3.1 MP (2048 x 1536)-4:3
• 2.1 MP (1920 x 1088)-16:9
• 1.2 MP (1280 x 960)-4:3

Color modes 

• high, natural, low, sepia, black and white

Sharpness 

• sharp, normal (default), soft

Long time exposure 

• 0.5?8 sec.

Review options 

• select all, tag people, keyword tag, print, favorite, protect, multimedia slideshow, properties, view thumbnails

Smart Capture 

• yes (integration of face detection, scene detection, optimized auto ISO, broader dynamic range, auto KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology, optimized output)

Framing grid 

• no

Orientation sensor 

• yes

Internal Memory 

• yes

Date/time stamp 

• no

Editing 

• KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology, crop, copy, add date stamp

Video capture

Format 

• QUICKTIME MOV.M-JPEG-A with audio recording during capture

Quality 

• VGA (640 ? 480) at 30 fps

Auto focus 

• single AF during video capture

Zoom during video 

• digital zoom during video capture

Image stabilization 

• digital

Length 

• continuous based on memory capacity, up to 4 GB

Review options 

• select all, tag people, keyword tag, protect, multimedia slideshow, properties, view thumbnails, print

Editing 

• make picture, trim, action print, copy

Share

Share menu 

• YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR and KODAK Gallery sites, e-mail

Customization

Custom settings 

• Share button settings, LCD brightness, image storage, set tag, red-eye reduction, orientation sensor, camera sound, date & time, video out, language, reset camera, format, KODAK Camera Software, about

Physical specifications

I/O interface 

• A/V output (NTSC or PAL selectable), digital USB 2.0 high speed

Power 

• KODAK Rechargeable Li-ion Battery KLIC-7006, 5V AC adapter inlet on camera, USB/AC adapter for in-camera battery charging

Dedicated buttons 

• top: power, flash, mode, shutter
• back: zoom, delete, menu, info/help, 5-way controller, review, Share

Tripod mount 

• 1/4 in. standard

Dimensions 

• W x H x D: 3.9 x 2.3 x 0.9 in.

Weight 

• 125 g without battery and memory card

Compatibility

Direct printing 

• PictBridge-enabled

Software 

• works with KODAK EASYSHARE Software

System Requirements

WINDOWS

• WINDOWS XP SP2, VISTA, WINDOWS 7 or later
• INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0 or higher

MACINTOSH

• 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

(1) 132 MB internal memory / 11 MB available for picture storage (1 MB equals 1 million bytes).