AZ405

This camera is a Kodak, so I already had some pre-conceived ideas about what it should be able to do. It not only does everything I wanted it to do, but it does lots more. It is easy enough to use that an absolute beginner can use it right out of the box (almost - you need an SD card), but it is also complex enough to satisfy the needs of a seasoned pro photographer. The zoom is an incredible 40X, and is almost too much - at the max zoom, it is like holding a telescope in your hands and trying to keep it still enough to see - it is truly amazing and fun to play with. The image quality is right up there with much more expensive units. I would give this little camera more stars if I could. All these quality features at this price point? It's a no-brainer - if you need a camera, get this one! You won't be sorry.

Honestly I was hesitant to buy this camera however after tonight I don't regret my choice. Its easy to use even without the instructions and if you're like me by chance if you're playing around with it you will understand it faster than you would reading the instructions. It take 4 double A batteries and they drain slowly even if you use the flash. The camera itself is durable and the image quality is phenomenal. The speed at which it processes the photos is surprisingly fast as well. It only came with a strap to go around your wrist, a lens cap and neck strap. All in all this is a really great camera although I do feel it taking batteries is a little old school and should be more modern with a battery pack and c-plug charger that doesn't take away from the fact its a great camera. I highly recommend for those getting until intermediate levels of photography.

i love this camera!!! it’s beginner friendly, but has so many options for all levels of photographer. my only gripe is that the battery life could be better, but it lasts long enough. i use this to take pictures and videos of concerts and other things. it’s great! if you’re wanting it as a video camera, i do recommend getting an external microphone— the built in mic on the camera is fine, but it’s just fine, not great. overall i love this camera and use it so much 9/10

Nice camera, decent features. It does really drain batteries so I recommend getting rechargeable AA batteries like a couple setsif you plan to shoot a lot or for more than an hour or two. I bought mine used but other than the box being messed up the camera was in good shape.

This camera is terrible in every aspect and design, to get the SD card out you have to open the battery compartment, which when doing so you loose all the settings as in date and time on the camera and you have to completely reset everything. If you use the cord to download the pictures to your computer instead of taking out the card it drains the batteries very quickly. Even when not using the cord to download, the batteries drain very quickly, it's such an issue that it's one of the trouble shooting things that they have listed with this camera. There solution is to shut off any apps or things on the camera you're not using, tells you to turn down the brightness of the screen. Really your solution to this problem is to disable features that are on this camera, what's the point of having those features if when using them they drain the batteries very quickly. Let me explain what I use this camera for, to take pictures of items I sell on line. I put in a new set of energizer batteries, tested them with my ohm/volt tester, they tested 1.58 volts. I took 17 pictures downloaded them by using the cord and then I took 10 more pictures and the camera shut off and right before it did it said batteries expired. So I took the batteries out and tested them and they tested 1.28 volts, which will make most things still run, like my game cameras. There's definitely an issue with these cameras and the power they use and how fast they drain batteries. I've also have had it lock up and stop working several times and it wouldn't shut off or do anything, had to open up the battery compartment which takes all the power from the camera so it will reset and then close it and then turn it back on. I had a Sony Cyber shot which they don't make anymore, for over 10 years and I took literally thousands of pictures with it and it cost half as much and the pictures were clearer and of higher quality than what this camera is capable of taking. I would still be using the Sony, but some how it developed a gray spot that was showing up in all of my pictures and it was causing potential buyers to ask what that spot was on the item. So I had to stop using it and bought this camera thinking it would work great for what I was doing and also work great for taking pictures of nature and wildlife. I wish I would have sent it back right away, but I figured I would give it a chance to get better, because they said it would if I did the update. Well it's only gotten worse with time instead of better.

I love this camera! I purchased this to take pictures on my vacation. I do have an expensive DSLR, but did not want to carry around all of that gear. This Kodak is lightweight, easy to use and takes great pictures. The zoom is amazing! The battery life is good (I am using rechargeable). There is a lot of functionality to the camera is you want to experiment of take specialty pics. The color accuracy is superb! I did have an issue with the camera I received from Amazon, but I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a new one fairly quickly.

This was an Amazon Warehouse purchase. Condition shown as "Acceptable", at nearly half the list price. I was skeptical but the Next Day Delivery and knowledge I could return it made me buy it. The camera is in Perfect condition, original box and all accessories included. I am delighted. However, the Quick Start guide provides very little help to a beginning user, but I scanned the QR code in the Guide to access the 91-page Owners Manual. I can either view it on my laptop (too small on the phone) or spend $$ to print it out. I haven't taken but a couple of pictures so far as I want to know what I'm doing first. So far so good and I know I will enjoy getting to know this camera. I am not sure I would be so pleased were it not $88 (vs. $170) but consider me a satisfied customer. I am a retiree and I'm sure that is part of the issue with using this, as younger folks would intuitively know how to fly through the buttons and settings. The lens cap is dismally loose, as many reviews pointed out, but a few slivers of electrical tape around the inside of the cap creates a good snug fit. Picture quality is sharp and satisfying. Enjoy!!

The Kodak PIXPRO AZ405 has some great features like 40X optical zoom, wide-angle lens, and image stabilization. Videos are good, and the LCD screen is easy to use. However, I noticed that some photos, especially in low light or at full zoom, can come out a bit blurry. It’s fine for casual snapshots, but don’t expect professional-quality clarity every time.