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Kodak PixPro AZ421 Digital Camera
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The new Kodak PixPro AZ521 super-zoom camera features a massive 52x zoom lens with a focal range of 24-1248mm. Other highlights of the affordable Kodak AZ521 include a 3 inch LCD screen, full 1080p HD movies, and a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor. Read our in-depth Kodak PixPro AZ521 review now...Read more
Kodak's Pixpro AZ401 camera gives you a lot of zoom power for not a lot of money, but image quality and performance are disappointing.Read more
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOS
N/A
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx10.2 Mpx
Sensor size
N/A
0.24 in0.24 in
N/A
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
N/A
4:34:3
N/A
Max resolution
N/A
4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px3648 x 2736 px
Processor
N/A
N/A
Expeed C2
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 125
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
N/A
ISO minimum801251001600
ISO maximum320064006400
N/A
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
N/A
White balance modes
  • Incandescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
Auto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
JPEGJPGJPEG
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
125
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
160012800
N/A
White balance presets
N/A
55
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Image stabilization type
N/A
OpticalOptical
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
NoNo
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom42.0 x40.0 x83.0 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x5.0 x
Maximum aperture2.6-22.85.2
Focus adjustmentMotorised driveAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
AutofocusTTL contrast detectionContrast Detection Auto FocusTracking Auto Focus
N/A
Number of focus points9
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image stabiliserOptical
  • Optical
  • Electronic
OpticalElectronic
Minimum aperture
N/A
-22.82.8
Focal length equiv
N/A
23 - 90024 - 2000
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
11.81 in19.69 in
N/A
Macro focus range
N/A
0.39 in0.39 in
N/A
Filter thread
N/A
nono
N/A
Folded optics
N/A
nonono
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in2.5 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
N/A
Viewfinder
Screen
NoneElectronic
N/A
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyesno
Screen dots
N/A
921000921000
N/A
Touch screen
N/A
nono
N/A
Field of view
N/A
98.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live view
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
4.0 x
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
921000.0 px
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
3 - 1
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s1.0 s15.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Fill-in mode
  • Slow synchro
  • Auto mode
  • Flash off
  • Redeye reduction
Auto
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
N/A
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Moon
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
Electronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
N/A
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priority
N/A
noyes
N/A
Aperture priority
N/A
noyes
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
noyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
22
N/A
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-2-2
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/31/3
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Flash range
N/A
6.911.5
N/A
External flash
N/A
nono
N/A
Continuous drive
N/A
7.4 fps7.0 fps
N/A
Self-timer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Histogram
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
No
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
HD typeHDNot supportedFull HD
N/A
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
N/A
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 1080640 x 480
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps20.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeBridgeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Weight16.01 oz19.12 oz31.71 oz4.02 oz
Width4.44 in4.47 in5.49 in3.46 in
Height3.21 in3.08 in4.06 in8.15 in
Depth3.32 in3.74 in5.41 in4.13 in

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesno
USB connector typeMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesyesno
HDMI connector type
N/A
MicroMicro
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
nono
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
nono
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
AV output
N/A
nonoyes

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