| High-Def Video Brings High Value to New Kodak Camera
Video has been a perk packed with digital point-and-shoot still cameras for some time, but judging by the quality present in many offerings, it's a perk that has been treated as an afterthought by many digicam makers. Not so by Kodak. The chief of film stock -- now remaking itself as a dean of digital imaging -- has steadily improved the video features of its EasyShare digital still camera (DSC) line. A case in point is Kodak's EasyShare V1253 camera (US$246 to $320). The unit is one of a handful of DSCs that shoot high-definition video at 720p. They include the Canon (NYSE: CAJ) Powershot TX1, Sanyo Xacti HD2 and HD1a and the Panasonic Lumix LX2. .

|