Kodak P850

Kodak P850 image by DanRhett (Image rights)

The Kodak EasyShare P850 is part of Kodak's new performance series which includes the P850 and P880. They were both Introduced in September 2005. The new series is marketed to be between a full DSLR and a compact camera. You can't change the lens on this camera but you can add both a wide lens and a telephoto lens by using an adaptor.

Specifications

• Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon f/2.8–3.7 (36–432 mm, 35mm equivalent, 12X optical zoom) lens +3.3x digital zoom
• Image stabilization
• 5.1 MP CCD sensor for prints up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 75 cm)
• Advanced video features
• 2.5 in. (6.4 cm) LCD
• Hot shoe flash connector
• Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual, and 3 custom modes
• RAW file format
• ISO range: 50 - 800
• Storage: SD/MMC cards

Software

The included software EasyShare 5.01 (updates to 5.2 Automatically) is quite good and works in both Windows and Macintosh.

If you want to run it on Linux (eg. Gentoo) you have to have a recent version that supports USB and then install gphoto2 and something like Digikam, Linux supports RAW editing too.

Reviews

• Kodak EasyShare P850 user manual at Manualslib
• Kodak EasyShare P850 Review by Jeff Keller at Digital Camera Resource Page (archived)
• Kodak EasyShare P850 Review by Simon Joinson at Digital Photography Review