New camera round-up: Six of the best

Kodak weighs in with the EasyShare Z812 IS, the flagship of its new superzoom Z-series. That's a 12x optical zoom, that is, with optical image stabilisation and face detection.

There's the usual 8 megapixels and 64mm (2.5-inch) LCD screen, but what's unusual is Kodak's claims to hi-def goodness. The Z812 IS captures photos in 16:9 wide format and movies at 720p resolution at 30fps, rather than the standard VGA (640x480-pixel) resolution. You can then view HD images and movies on HDTVs, perhaps with the optional Kodak EasyShare HDTV Dock.