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Kodak EasyShare C875
Reviewed by
Will Greenwald
on 09/29/2006
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The good: Solid pictures and performance; manual controls; strong zoom lens.

The bad: Finicky controls; no image stabilization.

The bottom line: The EasyShare C875 is a fine choice for anyone who wants solid photos and broad control.

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  • CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
    Detailed editors' rating
      Design : 7.0
      Features : 8.0
      Performance : 8.0
      Image quality : 8.0
      Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
  • Reviewed by:
    Will Greenwald
  • Edited by:
    Philip Ryan
  • Reviewed on: 09/29/2006
A camera doesn't have to be ambitious to be worthwhile. Sometimes a digital camera should just cut through the gimmicks of touch screens and Wi-Fi and focus on producing good images. Bells and whistles can be nice, but the most important aspects of any camera are its lens, sensor, and image processor.

Kodak succeeds in this respect with the EasyShare C875, the high-end member of the EasyShare C series of snapshot cameras. This solid 8-megapixel point-and-shoot doesn't have any outrageous gimmicks, but it produces good pictures and offers plenty of advanced controls.

The C875 is a fairly chunky little camera, measuring 1.5 inches wide and weighing just over 6 ounces. It's really too big to fit in most pants pockets, but it makes a great jacket or purse camera. The right side of the camera sticks out a bit to hold two AA batteries and offer a nice grip.

The camera's controls are pretty standard: a mode dial on top, a joystick on the back, and various buttons for other functions. Unfortunately, the buttons feel awkward; they're too small and shallow to press comfortably. Also, large-thumbed users will find the tiny zoom rocker difficult to manipulate, and the joystick's occasional sticking and slipping may make you wish for a more conventional directional pad.

Beyond its 8-megapixel sensor and 37-to-180mm-equivalent 5X optical zoom lens, the C875 is a fairly nondescript camera. It sports a broad variety of shooting modes, including Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, and Manual modes for advanced users and a handful of scene presets for casual users. Though it lacks an image stabilization feature, the sensor can be cranked up to ISO 800 for low-light and zoom shots.

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  • alaTest.com

    Editors' rating: 88

    Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 659 reviews of Kodak EasyShare C875 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 80/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.

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  • dpreview.com

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: I have to say that when i first started this review I had fairly low expectations; not because I have any preconceptions about Kodak's ability to make a decent camera (they've proved that they can many times), but because the C875 appears to offer too ...

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  • pcworld.com

    Editors' rating: 78

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  • techtree.com

    Editors' rating: 70

    Summary: The cam sports a 1/1.8 inch CCD that captures a total of 8.3 MP (3350 x 2483) pixels and an effective of 8.0 MP (3273 x 2457) pixels. The lens is a Schneider 5X optical zoom, 37-185 mm (35 mm equiv.) f/2.8-4.4, 12-step aperture. The cam offers a 5X ...

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  • digitalcamerareview.com

    Summary: When it comes down to it, the Kodak Easyshare C875 is a good camera, but facing some stiff competition. Image quality was very good, ease of use was good and it has a good feature set. Where it falters is battery life and speed of operation. Its ...

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  • neocamera.com

    Editors' rating: 75

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