Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Kodak PIXPRO S-1

 A great entry level micro four thirds camera. The camera performs really well, the pictures are clear and crisp, video is clean as well. The focus is smooth and the camera does not "hunt" too much for focus, most of the time I did not notice any "hunting" Video capture is quite nice, as mentioned before it is quite clean and sharp, focusing during video is quick and smooth as well. The audio was quite impressive, I heard no hiss just crisp and clean sound. Wind noise was a bit of a problem but not a deal breaker. Do not get me wrong this camera will not perform as well as a high end MFT (micro four thirds) camera, it does get the job done and for the price it does the job well.
 Since it is a Micro Four Thirds camera the mount is compatible with Olympus and Panasonic lenses, so if you think the Kodak lens is soft, not as clear you can get other lenses for it. It does shoot 5 frames per second which is a nice option, ISO is from 200 to 12,800, you can shoot in RAW or JPEG.The sensor is a 16Mb CMOS sensor and a max. aperture of f/3.5. Video capture is in H.264 and yes it does shoot in 1080p. The LCD screen is a 3" tilting screen with 920,000 dots, not the sharpest screen but it does the job just fine. Compares to other MFT cameras this one is a bit slow BUT it is an entry level camera, for your everyday consumer it is a great camera for the professional not so much. I think that this camera is fun to shoot with, it makes me take my time to look for a good shot and use my imagination a bit more. If you are wanting a camera that is better than a point and shoot and wanting to get into the MFT then this camera might be what you are looking for. The focus and zoom is smooth, battery life is average, about 410 shots.




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