PixPro AZ651by Kodak

TECHWALLA

VERDICT

Don't buy. Few products get rated this low.

58 ^%

TECHWALLA SCORE

based on the following sites

80^%
55^%
40^%

PROS

The 24-1560 mm 65x optical zoom can reach out and pull in distant objects.
It produces both JPEG and RAW files from the large 20-megapixel sensor.
An articulating view screen and electronic viewfinder give you the best of the SLR and snapshot worlds.

CONS

The plastic body doesn't feel substantial.
The swiveling screen is low resolution and pale, and the electronic viewfinder is narrow and subject to iridescence, so it isn't fun to use.
The menu system is tedious, and the camera is lacking an external flash shoe.

The Kodak PixPro AZ651 gives you an incredible 65x optical zoom with face detection and image stabilization. The lens is slow, especially at the long end with f/6.5 at telephoto and f2.9 wide-angle. The ISO range is 100-3200, but it’s not really usable much beyond ISO 200. This bridge camera has a slow startup, a poor viewfinder, substandard image quality, and a short battery life. The swivel viewfinder is low resolution, and the eye-level viewfinder doesn’t fare much better. On the bright side is built-in Wi-Fi and an excellent Wi-Fi app.

58 ^%

TECHWALLA SCORE

based on the following sites

80^%
55^%
40^%

Price Watch

LIST PRICE

$380
$337.39Buy
$337.39Buy


Name	PixPro AZ651	PowerShot SX410 IS	Coolpix P900	FinePix S9900W	PixPro AZ361
Manufacturer	Kodak	Canon	Nikon	Fujifilm	Kodak
Techwalla Score	58^%	79^%	79^%	76^%	75^%
List Price	$380	$280	$600	$350	$230

80^%

Color and clarity is not quite there, but that is what photo shop comes in. Good for outdoor, fast pictures. Nothing else.

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55^%

This camera offers exceptional wide angle capacity thanks to 24mm focal length on the wide end and remarkable super telephoto reach at 1560m…

This camera offers exceptional wide angle capacity thanks to 24mm focal length on the wide end and remarkable super telephoto reach at 1560mm.

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40^%

The AZ651's designers no doubt had the best of intentions. But after too much put on their plate, it doesn't take long before you realise th…

The AZ651's designers no doubt had the best of intentions. But after too much put on their plate, it doesn't take long before you realise that much of it was done only so well.

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The Astro Zoom name comes from the huge zoom ranges offered by these cameras, with the largest being a 65x optical zoom providing an angle o…

The Astro Zoom name comes from the huge zoom ranges offered by these cameras, with the largest being a 65x optical zoom providing an angle of view equivalent to a 24-1560mm lens on a 35mm camera

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