The Kodak EasyShare Z710 lifts the resolution stakes of its predecessor the Z650 by a million pixels
but otherwise is identical in almost all respects. A lightweight, plastic body feels fragile and creaky but thanks to some rubberised, and nicely molded surfaces on the main grip, it actually feels nice in the hand. Controls are well laid out, with the zoom control falling neatly under the right thumb and shutter release under your index finger.
However, a very clunky on/off switch feels, well, as if it will break at any moment and when used, it pops the flash up. That would be okay but it pops and then you have to turn on the flash mode to make it work. Even if you have the flash off, it still pops into position when you start the camera. In fact, you cannot stop this from happening. And it needs to be manually closed when you turn the camera off too. All very annoying indeed and means the flash is vulnerable to knocks.
On the back plate, an illuminated mode wheel is simple to use and selects camera modes and shooting options such as the 17 scene modes, which include the usual gamut of portrait, landscape and night scene options for example, or the Program, Aperture and Shutter priority modes and a full Manual option. Kodak EasyShare Z710 digital camera Review - Pocket-lint.co.uk