Pixpro Astro Zoom AZ405 - Digital Bridge Camera, 40x Zoom, 24mm Wide-Angle Lens, 20 Megapixels, 3-inch LCD, Full HD 1080p Video, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), AA Battery - White

Excellent wee camera, if you're a photographer like myself you'll understand that it's definitely not on par with it's much more expensive breatheren. However, you can get beautiful shots from this camera, it is clear and a good price for what it is. You can also control the shutter speed. Had no problems with it.

A nice little camera, quite heavy considering its size but it gives it a good feel when handled. However when picking it up it is too easy to touch the viewing screen and cover it in finger prints obscuring your view when framing pictures and reviewing the results. It is worth getting some good quality rechargeable batteries as I expect even the best Alkaline batteries will run down quite quickly. As mentioned before the lens cap does not stay in place so thank goodness for the supplied tether. I find it tricky to gauge the halfway point when pushing the shutter release thus taking unwanted pictures, thank goodness it doesn’t use film and these pictures are easy to erase.

The KODAK PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ405 is a fantastic camera, especially for aviation enthusiasts like myself. The 40X optical zoom is perfect for capturing clear, detailed shots of planes in flight from a distance, and the 24mm wide-angle lens helps to get great airfield shots. The 20MP sensor produces crisp images, and the 1080P full HD video is a great feature for recording in action. The camera is easy to use with a nice 3" LCD display, making it an excellent choice for aviation photography and more. Highly recommend it!

Great camera but arrived with a lens defect and there's a black arch which is really annoying

This is a brilliant little camera for the price. The picture quality is amazing. I love it. The only small issue I have with it is that the cover for the lens doesn’t fit very well & is easily knocked off if caught. I would definitely recommend it like me you love photography but aren’t quite a beginner but not yet an amateur. There are plenty of different setting to play with & try out if you to & it’s light weight to carry around.

Check the picture resolution! Assuming it was automatically 20mp was a mistake. It had defaulted to 3mp. Essentially the resolution of your Android phone a decade ago. Any pictures I took are ok to look at on screen but useless to print. Also, after a fortnight it started glitching: the camera stopped working, I had to remove and reinstall the batteries (still full of power btw) to get it to shut down, but then when restarting and shutting down the zoom extended again! I assume I had a dud model as others seem to have done ok with it but it's still damn frustrating.

As a beginner to hobbycraft photography, I can honestly say i'm loving this camera, exelent pics, great ease of use and focus, however if you want to take advantage of that fantastic zoom, then you "WILL" need a tripod for stability, the zoom is fantastic but your hands alone would 97% catch a blurry pic (at max zoom, I think up to 12x is quite manageable with trial and error), unless of course you're as steady as a stone. The pics I took for review, a close up Macro (I had no idea a red bug was on the plant so i was happy with this :), the zoom shot of a tower in the background, then zoomed in (There are heat waves unfortunately and Im no pro) but thats my review.

I have been very impressed by it so far. The zoom is good and it is easy to use.