Overview

The Kodak Easyshare V570 is a 5 megapixels ultra compact camera with a 3 times optical zoom. Unlike any other digital camera the Easyshare V570 features 2 lenses, one ‘normal’ zoom lens and one ultra wide lens, allowing you to capture a wider area than other cameras. Despite its two lens, two image sensor system the V570 has got a very sleek design. With its large amount of scene modes it is aimed at the point and shoot photographers who the flexibility of a zoom and an ultra wide angle camera in one package.

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Available Reviews

• Kodak EasyShare v570 review at ThinkCamera
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at Megapixel.net
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at LetsGoDigital
• Kodak Easyshare V570 review at PhotographyBlog
• Kodak Easyshare V570 review at Digicam Review
• Kodak EASYSHARE V570 review at Hardwarezone
• Kodak V570 review at Photoxels
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at PC World
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at Popular Photography
• Kodak Easyshare V570 review at Steve's Digicams
• Kodak EasyShare V570 at DCRP
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at DigitalCameraReview
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at CNet
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at imaging resource
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at PCMag
• Kodak EasyShare V570 review at DigitalCameraInfo

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Features

Dual lens technology
The Kodak V570 is currently the only digital camera on the market that features 2 lenses in one camera. The first lens is a normal 3 times optical zoom lens, the second lens is an ultra wide lens (23 mm, 35mm equivalent) that allows you to capture a wider area in your photos than basically any other fixed lens ultra compact camera.

LCD display
Despite its two lenses and two image sensors, Kodak has managed to equip the V570 with a large, high resolution 2.5 inch LCD display. Yet, the V570 is far from being bulky, in fact it is one of the thinnest cameras on the market.

High quality video
The Kodak V570 also offers high quality video recording, up to 640×480 at 30 frames per second, and uses MPEG4 (Quicktime) compression to use less memory on your SD or MMC card.

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Specifications

Resolution: 5 megapixels
Image format: JPEG
Lenses: ultra wide-angle lens (23 mm equiv.); AND zoom lens 39–117 mm (35 mm equiv.)
Zoom: 3x optical
Aperture: ultrawide lens: f/2.8; zoom lens: f/3.9 - f/4.4
Shutter speed: 8–1/1448 sec.
LCD display: 2.5 inch high resolution (230K pixels)
Scene modes: portrait, panorama stitch, sport, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text, fireworks, flower, manner/museum, self-portrait, party, children, backlight, panning shot, candlelight, sunset, custom
Continuous shooting mode: 2.3 fps, up to 4 frames
Video mode: MPEG4, up to 640 × 480 pixels at 30 fps
Auto focus: TTL-AF, multi-zone AF, center zone AF
Macro mode: 2in. (5cm)
Sensitivity: ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800
White balance: auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
Exposure metering: auto, multipattern, center- weighted, center-spot
Exposure compensation: ±2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
Shutter speeds: 0.5–8 sec.
Built-in flash: auto, off, fill, digital red-eye reduction
Storage media: SD/MMC card
Self-timer: 10 seconds
PC interface: USB 2.0
Battery: battery pack
Weight: 4.5 oz (125 g) body only
Dimensions W × H × D: 4 × 2 × .8 in. (101 × 49.8 × 20.4 mm)

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Press Release

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2 — Kicking off this week’s 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company today introduced the world’s first dual-lens digital still camera, the KODAK EASYSHARE V570 zoom digital camera. Using proprietary KODAK RETINA Dual Lens technology, the elegant V570 camera wraps an ultra-wide angle lens (23 mm) and an optical zoom lens (39 – 117 mm) into a small, sleek package less than an inch thin.

The innovative EASYSHARE V570 camera’s ultra-wide angle lens coupled with its optical zoom lens produces a total 5X optical zoom range, providing more options to help today’s picture takers capture the perfect shot —group photos, scenic landscapes, dramatic portraits, and close-ups. No other consumer digital camera offers such a wide angle of view, nor the unique, sophisticated design of this model, whose all-glass, stacked SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON prism lenses never extend from the camera body.

“Today’s picture takers expect high-performance features in an attractive package. Kodak is first to give them a coveted but previously unavailable ultra-wide angle lens in a pocket-size camera,” said Mary Hadley, general manager of digital cameras for Kodak’s Consumer Digital Imaging Group. “Capturing high quality photos with maximum ease of use are at the top of people’s lists when buying a new digital camera. By delivering on these needs in a completely new way, the EASYSHARE V570 camera pushes the boundaries of innovative design for ultra-compact cameras.”

Wide-Angle Panorama Stitching and Advanced Video Performance

In addition to its dual lens design, the 5-megapixel V570 camera boasts a variety of notable features to enhance the photography experience, including in-camera panorama stitching, which automatically combines three pictures into a panorama photograph. Using the ultra-wide view in panorama scene mode, people can take in a 180-degree vista with just three shots — an industry exclusive.

Packing advanced video performance, the camera makes it easier for users to shoot all types of action in the way that many filmmakers prefer — with an ultra-wide angle to capture more of the scene. The EASYSHARE V570 camera records TV-quality video, up to 30 frames per second (fps) using advanced MPEG-4 compression. Built-in image stabilization technology reduces on-screen shaking from unintentional hand and camera movement. The camera also offers an optical zoom feature for video including auto focus. And it is simple to select any frame in a video, then save and print it as a “freeze frame” still picture in just seconds.

Other notable features of the V570 camera include:

* A big, brilliant 2.5-inch, high-resolution LCD screen;
* The exclusive KODAK Color Science image processing chip for phenomenal image quality with rich color, accurate skin tones, low noise and precise exposure;
* Automatic red-eye reduction, on-camera cropping, picture blur alert and auto picture rotation;
* In-camera distortion correction to compensate for ultra-wide angle fish-eye effects, which can be turned on or off;
* Twenty-two scene modes plus three color modes, helping snap shooters capture the best possible shot with the least possible effort;
* The Photo Frame Dock 2, which provides one-touch picture transfer to a connected computer while keeping the cameras’ high-capacity lithium-ion battery charged and ready to go, and which can play video and photo ‘slideshows’ on the camera’s high-resolution LCD screen;
* And 32 megabytes (MB) of internal memory, plus a SD card slot for additional storage.

The KODAK EASYSHARE V570 zoom digital camera with Photo Frame Dock 2 will be available worldwide beginning later this month for US$399 (MSRP).

EASYSHARE Software and Accessories

The KODAK EASYSHARE V570 camera includes 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, while the enhanced favorites feature helps you always have your best shots at hand, whether on your camera, on your computer, or online via the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery.

Kodak also makes it easy to accessorize the new V570 camera with a range of products that help show off your pictures. For instance, the popular KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus Series 3 (US$179 MSRP) makes it one-touch simple to print real KODAK pictures at home in just 60 seconds — with or without a computer. […]
(source: Kodak)