Second Chance Kodak AZ528 Black

Great camera for the money. This is the first camera we purchased so that we could take slightly nicer photos than we currently do with our smartphones. The mega zoom lens in particular has already produced some fantastic photos, such as recently at our children's football match and a day at the beach.

In short, a great camera, easy to operate, we are very happy with it!

Exactly what I want, and more. Unfortunately no manual focus. However, with "One Shot Focus" you can press the button halfway to calibrate the focus in advance. Handy if you are trying to photograph a thin subject, and the camera auto focus does not recognize the subject.

If there is fog, and the subject is in the distance, then the auto focus does not recognize the subject, and it cannot be focused manually. Unless you use the one shot focus on another distant subject that can be recognized, and then aim at your desired subject and then press it fully for a photo. One shot focus halfway press ensures that the camera focuses once and then stays on that focus, as long as you keep the photo button halfway pressed.

The zoom is super handy and effective. The image stabilizer is also very handy. The size of the lens can be adjusted manually (f number). The iso added brightness too. And the duration of light exposure. And the red blue color balance can also be adjusted roughly.

I always use the lowest possible ISO (less noise), the longest possible lens length (low f number) and the shortest possible exposure length for the minimum required brightness that can be seen accurately on the image, even before the photo is taken. (extra sharpness for short exposure, but less light).

There is an HDR function. For when you want to combine multiple photos into 1 photo, for better color and brightness balance.
The HDR can also be added to photos that have already been taken, but this adjusts the photo and cannot be turned back.

The resolutions can be adjusted. Approximately 4k to 480p.
HDR is max 2k I think.
With high resolution the photo can still have less detail, if the subject is very far away, for example, or there is a lot of movement in the photo.
But my opinion is that the resolution high and low is good, for what I want. And especially for this price.

You will certainly see the auto focus in video recordings, it focuses quite quickly, about a second. As you adjust the zoom or film a subject that goes into the distance.

The lack of manual focus was a surprise to me, but since manual focus only starts at a price range of about 800 or higher. Then I prefer this camera. And if the auto focus does not recognize the subject well, I can use the oneshot focus on another subject of the same distance, to lock the focus.

I find the low resolution photos very useful if you want to take a lot of photos, and thus can almost never fill the memory. Because it is so economical on filling the memory.
It is indicated that you can use a 32gb SD card purchased separately. So I use that too. I find this very cheap. And I was surprised at how many photos can be stored and videos recorded. I never take multiple photos, but I think the camera can take multiple photos in quick succession with a burst function.
It is possible to transfer your photos from camera to smartphone using wifi. This is not super fast, but fast enough for me, if I ever need it on the road.
The USB can be connected to your laptop or computer. But the supplied cable is a micro USB to USB A. My phone has a USB C connection. I can connect this because I have a USB A to USB C converter.

The camera also has a handy lens flap that can be attached to the camera with a string. And also a string to hang the camera around your neck, so that it does not accidentally fall.

It is not waterproof. I have not used it in the rain either. It also does not come with a bag, I bought one separately.

Conclusion, I am very happy with it.

My father used to have a photo laboratory, in which he had a lot of equipment from Kodak, but Kodak went bankrupt and was taken over by another party. As a result, the quality is far from what it once was.

The camera seems nice, handy and extensive, but upon arrival it quickly became apparent that the quality corresponds more to a cheaper camera from 20 years ago, the only difference is that it has WiFi and the nice zoom lens. For the price of the camera, the quality was really lacking.

Firstly, it can only accommodate a certain type of SD card, information that is not on Coolblue. But the SDHC Ultra cannot be installed, which is quite strange for a camera released in 2021, while an old SLR from 2009 can have the 'modern' SD card.
Then the entire SD card reader was also broken, so no SD card would work, not even the older models that belong in this camera. It was quite a process to find out. I was immediately cured of Kodak that same day.