Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 Red Friendly Zoom Camera

The Kodak PIXPRO FZ55 Friendly Zoom in Red is a 16MP compact camera with 5x optical zoom, weighing 106g. It records Full HD video at up to 30fps. ISO range 100-3200 Digital image stabilisation Micro USB connectivity

Key Features

• 5x Optical Zoom
• 16MP CMOS Sensor
• 1080p Full HD Video
• 28mm Wide Angle Lens
• Slim and compact design
• Multi-language support
• Creative scene modes

Battery and charging

The battery is an LB-012 pack, 3.7V 700mAh, a rechargeable Li-ion cell that charges in the camera. Connect the camera to the power charger with the supplied USB cable. The charging indicator stays steady orange while the battery charges.

The manual recommends charging the battery for at least 4 hours the first time. The camera can also be charged from a PC over USB.

Battery life is about 200 shots to the CIPA standard, or about 1 hour 30 minutes of 1080p video at 30fps.

Lens and zoom

The fixed built-in lens zooms from 5.1 to 25.5 mm, which is 28 to 140 mm in 35mm equivalent. The maximum aperture is F3.9 at wide and F6.3 at tele, and the lens has 8 elements in 8 groups. The optical zoom is 5x, the digital zoom is 6x, and the combined zoom is 30x.

Sensor, flash and image settings

The sensor is a 1/2.3 inch CMOS with an effective 16.35 megapixels. ISO runs from 100 to 3200, and the shutter runs from 1/2000 to 4 seconds, with manual exposure to 30 seconds. The flash is internal and recycles in 6 seconds or less. Digital image stabilisation is built in.

Screen and shooting modes

The 2.7 inch LCD has 230K pixels and is fixed. It is not a touch panel. Shooting modes are Auto, P, M, Face Beautifier, Movie, Panorama and SCN. Scene modes include Landscape, Portrait, Sport, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Snow, Children, Party and Pet.

The camera detects faces, smiles, blinks, cats and dogs. Panorama covers 0 to 180 degrees horizontally, and the camera stitches the shots together automatically.

Video and storage

Movies are recorded as MOV files with Motion JPEG video and mono PCM audio. Resolution is 1920 x 1080 at 30fps, or 1280 x 720 at 60fps or 30fps. The camera has one-touch HD video recording.

Storage is SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 512GB, plus about 63MB of internal memory. The camera connects by USB 2.0 through a micro 5-pin port.

Size, weight and language

The camera measures 91.5 x 56.5 x 22.9 mm to the CIPA standard and weighs about 106 g, body only. The operating temperature range is 0 to 40°C. The camera supports 27 languages.

FZ55 or FZ45?

The sibling model is the Kodak PIXPRO FZ45 in Red. It has a 4x optical zoom and a 27mm wide-angle lens. It takes two AA alkaline batteries, supplied in the box, which give about 120 shots to the CIPA standard. It weighs about 116 g, body only.

The FZ55 has a 5x optical zoom, a 28 mm wide end and the rechargeable LB-012 battery. See the Kodak PIXPRO FZ45 (Red) page.

What's in the box

• Kodak FZ55 Friendly Zoom Camera Red
• Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• USB Cable
• AC Adapter
• Wrist Strap
• Quick Start Guide
• Warranty Card
• Service card

Why choose it

• The same FZ55 camera in a red finish.
• 5x optical zoom, covering 28 to 140 mm in 35mm equivalent.
• Combined zoom of 30x with the 6x digital zoom.
• Battery life of about 200 shots to the CIPA standard.
• Rechargeable LB-012 battery that charges in the camera.
• 1920 x 1080 video at 30fps, and 1280 x 720 video at 60fps.
• Weighs about 106 g, body only.