Kodak EasyShare P850 review

Typical price: £300

What is it: Compact digital camera with 5.1-megapixel sensor and 12x optical zoom

What we think: An amazing array of features, but mediocre photo quality mitigates its appeal

6.3

Sensor resolution	5.1 megapixels
Optical sensor type	CCD
Effective sensor resolution	5,100,000 pixels
Gross sensor resolution	5,250,000 pixels
Optical sensor size	1/2.5 in.
Light sensitivity	ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800
Digital zoom	3.3 x
Shooting programs	Text, Candle, Flower, Museum, Sunset, Children, Fireworks, Landscape, Back light, Beach/snow, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Night portrait, Night landscape
Special effects	Sepia, Neutral, Black & White
Max shutter speed	1/1000 s
Min shutter speed	16 s
Continuous shooting speed	2.3 fps
Exposure metering	Spot, Multi-segment, Centre-weighted
Exposure modes	Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
Exposure compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto exposure bracketing	3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White balance	Custom, Presets, Automatic
White balance presets	Shade, Cloudy, Sunset, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
Still image format	RAW, JPEG, TIFF
Digital video format	QuickTime

Flash type	Pop-up
Flash modes	Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode
Red-eye reduction	Yes
Effective flash range	1.0-5.0 m
Other features	Flash +/- compensation