Overview

The Kodak EasyShare V550 is a stylish ultra compact digital camera, equipped with 5.0 megapixels resolution and a 3 times optical zoom. Unlike many other ultra compact cameras, the V550 features a real optical viewfinder. In addition, the large and bright 2.5 inch LCD display with a 170 degree viewing angle can be used to preview a scene or to view existing photos. The EasyShare V550 is also capable of capturing high quality 640 x 480 movie clips at up to 30 frames per second.
The EasyShare V550 comes with a stylish camera dock (see photo below) to recharge the camera or connect it to a computer. Like all cameras of the EasyShare series, the V550 can be directly connected to an optional printer equipped with a printer dock, eliminating the need for a computer to print photos.

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Available Reviews

• Kodak EasyShare V550 review at xyzcomputing
• Kodak Easyshare V550 review at cameras.co.uk
• Kodak EasyShare V550 review at PCMag
• Kodak Easyshare V550 review at Steve's Digicams
• Kodak EasyShare V550 review at imaging resource
• Kodak EasyShare V550 review at DCRP
• Kodak EasyShare V550 review at LetsGoDigital
• Kodak Easyshare V550 review

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Specifications

Resolution: 5.0 megapixels
Focal Length: 36–108 mm, 35 mm equivalent
Optical Zoom: 3x
Exposure Modes: Auto, Portrait, Scene Modes
Movie Mode: 640 x 480 at 30 fps
Shutter Speed: 8–1/1448 sec
LCD Display: 2.5 inch TFT
Storage Media: SD/MMC card
Battery: battery pack
Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.7 x 2.2 x 0.9 in. / 94 x 56 x 22 mm
Weight: 5.1 oz / 143 g, body only

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Press Release

Fresh for the summer season, KODAK EASYSHARE V-series digital cameras were unveiled today in cities around the globe. Two models — each smaller than a deck of playing cards — are designed for trendsetters who seek high-style, compact personal electronics that combine phenomenal quality, performance and simplicity.

Crafted to capture every pose, the V550 and V530 cameras are equipped with 5-megapixel (MP) resolution for breathtaking prints up to 20 x 30 inches. The included KODAK EASYSHARE Photo Frame Dock 2 — which provides one-touch picture transfer to a connected computer while keeping the cameras’ high-capacity battery charged and ready to go — can play ‘slideshows’ on the cameras’ high-resolution LCD screens, providing an additional degree of elevated design and innovation to EASYSHARE V-Series camera owners.

“With women buying more than half of the electronic items sold in the United States, Kodak is designing new products that particularly appeal not only to women’s sense of style, but also a desire to simplify their lives,” said Mary-Irene Marek, worldwide marketing manager at Kodak. “The new EASYSHARE V-Series cameras make it incredibly simple to take and share pictures and video, while being chic, fashionable and small enough to slip into the newest designer handbag.”

The KODAK EASYSHARE V550 and V530 zoom digital cameras also blend still photography and video. For the first time, videos can be automatically turned into stop-action still pictures perfect for printing and sharing. Record longer, high-quality videos with sound — up to 80 continuous minutes — while using less memory storage*. Avoid on-screen shaking with built-in video image stabilization technology, and zoom in on video subjects in real time using the professional-caliber SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH lens. Then watch the videos with friends on the cameras’ big, bright, crisp LCD screens, viewable from nearly any angle. EASYSHARE Software version 5.0 — available as a free download this summer from kodak.com — makes combining, rotating, and adding music to video clips a breeze.

KODAK EASYSHARE V550 zoom digital camera
Like the little black dress or classic button-down shirt, the KODAK EASYSHARE V550 digital camera is perfect for nearly every social occasion. The V550 model captures all moments with 5MP resolution and its pro-caliber, SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON 3X optical zoom lens in addition to its video features. Nineteen scene modes such as beach, snow, sunset and party help you get the best possible shot with the least possible effort.

The black and silver metal camera bodies, paired with luminescent blue indicator lights, beg to be shown off. A brilliant 2.5-inch, very high-resolution LCD screen (230,000 pixels) is viewable from almost any angle (170 degrees) and can be used to preview a shot — as can the optical viewfinder — before instantly sharing the snapped picture with friends.

The EASYSHARE V550 camera will be available worldwide beginning this June for US$399 (MSRP).

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EASYSHARE Software
V-series cameras include KODAK EASYSHARE software for WINDOWS and MACINTOSH systems, providing effortless digital picture organization, editing, sharing and printing — and even CD and DVD burning. The exclusive One Touch to Better Pictures feature takes advantage of proprietary color technologies developed by Kodak to help users get vibrant, true-to-life prints from inkjet printers. Version 5.0 — available as a free download from www.kodak.com beginning this summer — will feature new editing tools that allow people to quickly and simply trim, splice, rotate and add music to videos.

KODAK EASYSHARE Software is now among the most widely used picture software titles in the world, with more than 22 million consumers enjoying its features.
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(source: Kodak)