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Kodak PixPro AZ421 Digital Camera
Kodak PixPro AZ421
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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 typeCCDCMOSCMOSCMOS
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx
Sensor size
N/A
0.24 in0.24 in0.91 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
17.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
4:34:33:2
Max resolution
N/A
4608 x 3456 px5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3072 px
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
N/A
DX
Other resolutions
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 3456x2304
  • 2304x1536
Processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
Expeed 2

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 125
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO minimum80125100100
ISO maximum32006400160012800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3072 px
White balance modes
  • Incandescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
AutoAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Image stabilizeryesyesyesno
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
16:9
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
125
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
1600
N/A
12800
White balance presets
N/A
5512
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
OpticalOpticalNo
Uncompressed format
N/A
NoNoRAW
Photo effects
N/A
N/A
N/A
Black&White
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Optics and focus

Optical zoom42.0 x40.0 x60.0 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Maximum aperture2.6-23.53.5
Focus adjustmentMotorised driveAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
AutofocusTTL contrast detectionContrast Detection Auto FocusContinuous Auto FocusSingle Auto Focus
Number of focus points9
N/A
N/A
11
Image stabiliserOptical
  • Optical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Lens based only
Minimum aperture
N/A
-23.53.5
Focal length equiv
N/A
23 - 90024 - 1440
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
Noyesyes
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
nono
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nikon-AF
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5x
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.05 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Viewfinder
Screen
NoneElectronicOptical
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyesno
Screen dots
N/A
921000921000230000
Touch screen
N/A
nonono
Field of view
N/A
98.0 %100.0 %95.0 %
Live view
N/A
yesyesyes
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
4.0 x
N/A
0.8 x
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesyesno
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.2 in
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
100.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
921000.0 px
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
-3 - 1-1.7 - 0.5
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s1.0 s15.0 s30.0 s
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
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
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
  • Panorama
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
noyesyes
Aperture priority
N/A
noyesyes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
noyesyes
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
225
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-2-2-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/31/31/3
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
10.0 s
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash range
N/A
6.97.512
External flash
N/A
nonoyes
Continuous drive
N/A
7.4 fps5.0 fps3.0 fps
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyes
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Histogram
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
i-TTL
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.0 fps

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
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
  • 3840 x 2160
1280.0 px
HD typeHDNot supportedNot supportedFull HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10803840 x 21601280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps24.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
90.0 min.
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesno
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereoMono
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
AACAACPCM
Voice recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Audio system
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mono

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeBridgeSLR
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nonono
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight16.01 oz19.12 oz20.11 oz16.05 oz
Width4.44 in4.47 in4.92 in4.88 in
Height3.21 in3.08 in3.35 in2.93 in
Depth3.32 in3.74 in4.19 in3.78 in

Storage

Internal storage8.0 mB20.0 mB
N/A
4098.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD Memory Card
  • SDHC Memory Card
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
Memory slots
N/A
111
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)200600420550
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage3.7 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1411
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
Yyes
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Battery recharge time
N/A
N/A
3.0 h
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB B
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesnono
HDMI connector type
N/A
MicroMicroMini
Headphone port
N/A
nono
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyesyes
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.1
N/A
AV output
N/A
nono
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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