Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is Kodak's Small Sensor Superzoom camera first revealed on January of 2014. The camera features a 21MP, CMOS 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a full resolution of 5184 x 3888.

The Astro Zoom AZ651 ranks at #23 out of 244 in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras & over all #440 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our database. Please look at our Smart camera finder to get camera listings based on your personalized factors.

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You can see the Astro Zoom AZ651 from different angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a checklist of advantages and disadvantages of the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 based on things that are normally regarded as important in a camera.

The sensor size on the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor can capture 5184 x 3888 pixels at aspect ratios of 3:2 and 16:9. The camera has Image Stabilization (Optical). Sensor stabilization is better than digital stabilization since the latter might cause cropping.

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The CMOS sensor has 21MP and includes a native ISO range of 100 to 3200. RAW files are supported which means that you have wider room to maneuver in post.

The graphic below illustrates the Astro Zoom AZ651's sensor dimensions compared to other common sizes. The Astro Zoom AZ651 sensor has a crop factor of 5.8 and is shown in green.

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To get an understanding of different aspect ratios, you can refer to the visual below.

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 weighs about 1.25 lb (567g or 20.00 oz) & has external proportions of 125mm x 114mm x 89mm (4.9" x 4.5" x 3.5"). The weight of average Small Sensor Superzoom camera is 387g and the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is heavier compared with other competitors.

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The following is a pic of the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 alongside a softdrink to help you to get a feel for its scale.

The top view directly below will illustrate the button design on the Astro Zoom AZ651.

The Astro Zoom AZ651 is equipped with an inbuilt lens and a focal range of 24-1560mm making it a 65.0 x zoom which is amazing and would enable you to zoom right in.

At the widest 24mm, it has an aperture of f2.9 which is rather slow and not very good for low light occasions and you will struggle to get a shallow depth of field. You will also need to up the ISO leading to noisy photographs. For the tele end, 1560mm is fantastic zoom and comes with f6.5 making it really sluggish and you would need to utilize slow shutter speeds.

The Astro Zoom AZ651 has the following connectivity:

• Wireless Yes
• HDMI Yes

Digital cameras that consist of NFC and Bluetooth connectivity can easily be controlled wirelessly with smartphones. You are able to copy pictures and in some cases adjust camera settings without connecting directly to the camera.

Certain applications even give a Liveview and release the shutter if you are not close to the camera. If the camera features a HDMI port, it could be hooked up to an external monitor. Nearly all cameras will allow you to charge the battery pack with the USB socket.

The highest possible video quality on the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is 1920 x 1080 and you can capture in format. 1080p quality delivers a great balance for quality and file sizes but 1080p won't give you any room to crop. The camera does not offer a microphone and headphone socket which means you have no control over the sound. It is probably best to order a different camera should you need better sound for your video clips.

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 does not include environment proofing so damp conditions can easily ruin the camera.

The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 features a 3" fully articulated display boasting a resolution of 920k dots.

The display is selfie friendly for self portraits and group photos if needed. Unfortunately the display is not a touch screen.

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The ViewFinder specs for Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 are as follows:

• ViewFinder Electronic
• Coverage 100 percent

Viewfinders are pretty handy for bright outdoor conditions which will make the camera display washed out and hard to see.

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 can shoot continuously at 9.0 fps. The maximum shutter speed is 1/2000 seconds.

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has only inbuilt flash lacking external flash support.

Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has just Contrast Based Auto Focus & lacks Phase Detect Auto Focus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot snappier and precise compared with Contrast Based autofocusing. The camera features Face detect which can be valuable for portrait photography.

The AF system features 25 focus points to choose from. It also boasts Tracking Auto Focus for moving subjects. Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 has got manual focusing in case it is required for low light or you want more exact control on focusing.

The average Small Sensor Superzoom camera battery life is 316. Fujifilm HS35EXR comes with the best (600) battery life for this kind of cameras.

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The following bar chart indicates a outline of the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 for various kinds of photography. To read more, visit the specific paragraph below.

The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 gets a score of 53 which is average, meaning that it is fairly suited for portraits. Shooting portraits favors heavily to sensor dimension, RAW support & ability to use off-camera flash.

Coming in at a modest score of 59, the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is reasonably suited to buy for street photography. A very good street photography camera offers a fine balance of image quality plus portability.

A decent sports photography score of 51 means the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is reasonably acceptable for shooting sports. A camera must have excellent tracking plus fast continuous shooting for sports photography.

Portability is pretty crucial when getting a travel camera. On the whole, the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 gets a reasonable 60 as a travelling camera which is relatively appropriate to take with you on your holidays.

If you find yourself looking to buy a digital camera for landscape photos, the most significant factor will no doubt be image quality. The Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 with it's average score of 54 for a landscape camera is somewhat adequate amongst its rivals.

A camera for vlogging should really posses a moving display screen, mic input and ideally image stabilization. Taking all things in to account, the Kodak Astro Zoom AZ651 is somewhat suitable for vlogging as it delivers a average rating of 60.

If you want alternatives to the Astro Zoom AZ651, below is a list of the top placed cameras that fall within the class of Small Sensor Superzoom.

The graph just below gives you a summary of the Astro Zoom AZ651 vs it's highest scored rivals mentioned previously.

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