Kodak 14 Megapixels EasyShare M580 Camera Review by MacWorld With Rating 2.5/5

On January 6 2010, Kodak announced the EasyShare M580, EasyShare M575, EasyShare M550, and EasyShare M530 digital cameras. The new cameras are designed to make sharing pictures and videos to sites like Facebook, Kodak Gallery, Flickr, YouTube, and an e-mail address, as simple as pressing one button, The Share Button, on the camera. The Share Button also allows consumers to tag pictures directly on the camera.

The Kodak EasyShare M580 features 14 Megapixels, an 8X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Optical Zoom Wide Angle Lens, 3-inch Bright LCD with Kodak Color Science technology, HD video capture, and a built-in HDMI connector. It is available in silver, light blue, brown, purple and pink colors.

The Kodak EasyShare M575 features 14-megapixels, 5X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Optical Zoom Wide Angle Lens, 3-inch bright LCD with Kodak Color Science technology, and  HD video capture. It will be available in red, green, blue, black and brown colors. The Kodak EasyShare M550 features 12-megapixels, 5X Optical Zoom Wide Angle Lens, and a 2.7-inch Bright LCD with Kodak Color Science technology. It will be available in dark grey, purple, tan, blue and green colors. The Kodak EasyShare M580 is listed for $199.95 and currently selling at around $140 (drop from $150 about 3 weeks ago). Here is the summary of a review of the M580 by MacWorld, giving the camera a rating of 2.5 out of 5:

"The M580's overall performance isn't going to win it any prizes, but it is surprisingly good for a budget camera. It starts up in just under four seconds, which is a little bit on the slow side, but in single-shot mode its shot-to-shot time is approximately 2.2 seconds, which isn't too bad at all. It doesn't have a long-period continuous mode, just a three-shot burst in just over four seconds, which isn't really that much faster than shooting in single-shot mode. The camera could have faster performance if only the autofocus system was a bit better. It is reliable enough, but even in good light it is quite slow, and its low light performance is a bit disappointing. It has an AF assist lamp, but it only has an effective range of about a metre, and beyond that range the camera has a major problem focusing in twilight brightness. 

Picture quality is, to be honest, not brilliant. Schneider-Kreuznach is a respected name in optical manufacturing, but while the lens on the M580 avoids barrel distortion at wide angle it does suffer from quite noticeable chromatic aberration around the edges of the frame, and the overall sharpness could be a bit better too. The overall level of detail is not helped by the rather fierce compression. Dynamic range is actually surprisingly good, but colour rendition is quite garish, especially blue skies which come out looking unnaturally bright. Noise is also a problem, and although results at up to 200 ISO are acceptable for a cheap camera, at 400 ISO and above colour distortion and obtrusive noise rob the images of any fine detail. For a budget price the Kodak EasyShare M580 offers superior build quality, a good range of features, decent performance and very simple operation, in a slim and attractive body. It is let down only by its lacklustre low light focusing, garish colour rendition and poor high-ISO results."

its okay, Jo - May 15 2013
not as easy to use as my former Kodak Easyshare nor are the pictures as good of quality that I had with other camera...

KODAK CAMERA, Joan - May 05 2013
ONE OF THE BEST LITTLE CAMERAS ON THE MARKET. I HAVE TAKEN IT EVERY WHERE. TO PARTIES - TO MANY EVENTS. ON TRIPS. ON CRUISES, CHURCH EVENT. JUST LOVE IT!....

lloydgbe, LLOYDk - Feb 16 2013
I would have given this item a five star if it had not been for the thing frezzing up on me once, the shutter would not work on two occasions. price is good and pictures are great, seems lately it take a lot longer to load on computer than at first...

I Love This Amazing Camera!, Tara - Feb 10 2013
Even though Kodak is out of business we still replaced our old Kodak M580 with an exact replacement. Can't find a camera for this price that I like that is better. Especially one that has the stabilizing image option. I can shake the camera like crazy while taking a picture and the result is a nice, clear image! Amazing!...