Kodak EasyShare M580 Digital Camera Review
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The Kodak EasyShare M580 is one of several low-cost, mid-zoom, compact point-and-shoot cameras offered this year. It’s a comfortable size and weight, and has some stylish touches and a nice sturdy feeling, and it also has a good range of features. The smart capture and face recognition are accurate and easy to use. The Kodak software is also easy to use and makes sharing photos simple.
This camera’s best feature is its ability to take very good pictures and videos. This, however, is marred by the poor design of the buttons on the top of the camera. With the on/off button and shutter button being
especially problematic, using this camera can be a bit aggravating. If you can overcome or ignore that, it could be a good choice. Otherwise, take a pass.
Pros
- Sturdy built
- Excellent images
- Good focal range
- 720p videos
- Very good 8x optical zoom lens
- Large 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor
- Easy-to-use software
- Share button
- Small stylish touches
Cons
- Awkward control buttons on top of camera including on/off
- Finicky shutter button
- Auto-focus in macro mode not accurate
- Microphone picks up a lot of background noise in videos
- Poorly placed tripod mount