KODAK EasyShare Touch M5370 Pro Reviews

The Kodak Easyshare M5370 is by far one of the best small cameras we've seen from the company. It's small, stylish, feature-rich, built to a good standard and - most importantly - produces good pictures considering its entry-level price-tag. Photographs from the M5370 are sharp and have good colour rendition. Noise is a problem from early stages but the noise reduction does what it can and we think that the customer looking for a camera at this level won't be interested in noise enough to notice it. We love the sharing possibilities of the M5370 because it takes the Kodak “easy sharing” approach one step further. Hooking up to social network sites is nothing new but Kodak makes it very easy with their sharing system. We're surprised at the use of MicroSD as the preferred memory card format. Obviously it means that the camera can be made smaller but it's a relatively unknown format in photography circles (much more widely used in mobile phones). An adapter has to be used to convert it to full SD size unless you have a card reader that accepts MicroSD.

Image wise, results are a little soft. Normally Kodak colours are bright and warm but on the Touch M5370 we found them subdued. For low-light photography, stay at ISO800 or below to avoid issues. Although it’s not as revolutionary as other cameras here – and delivering snapshot-type images – the Touch M5370 puts today’s technology in reach of those on a budget, although now that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy in the US, this could be the last Kodak camera you buy.

The Kodak Easyshare Touch M5370 is able to capture good images in decent light, but its touch-screen interface is poorly conceived and implemented, which makes using the camera a bit of a chore in any mode other than Auto.

The M5370 shows a steady improvement on the M577 that we have previously tested. It is ready to take images a little quicker after switching on but there is still the occasional crashing when using continuous shooting. Although image detail isn't great for a 16 megapixel camera, noise performance is excellent throughout the ISO range and so is auto white-balance. The camera looks great, it's well designed and it offers a unique level of creativity with the film effects and colour modes offered. Overall, the Kodak Easyshare Touch M5370 is ideal for those who want a stylish compact to take images for sharing on the web.