Three stars stands for "It's Okay" in the Amazon review system.... Just "okay"
I must say, I'd love to see Kodak be the number one USA digital camera maker, they have been in the photo industry so very long and have been a respected camera company for decades.
Sticker on the bottom says this one is made in Indonesia.

I'll have to judge photo quality against our Canon Powershot A630 & A640 in the same price range, I use more expensive Canon cameras but unfair to compare to this price range.

Kodak must have designed the Z5010 to hit a price point I guess, since it's the latest 2011 release but is far less in the specifictions and features than their slightly more expensive (MSRP) Z990 MAX that came out earlier this year.

After a hundred test shots in various situations and lighting I find it will take decent photos when there is lots of nice bright sun, and will take some okay photos with the built in flash, but makes way too much noise if you... Read more

First I'd like to say that if you already own or prefer Kodak cameras, you will probably like this one. I think Kodak has a large following of brand-loyal users who have stuck with Kodak since film camera days. Kodak isn't my first choice for digital cameras; my opinion is the Fuji line has better picture quality. The pictures I've taken with this camera are too soft for my own personal preference. Maybe you like softer photos though. I also found it odd that outdoors on an overcast day at 4 PM that the flash would pop up and fire when on other cameras it would not under the same circumstances. I couldn't decide whether to give this camera 3 or 4 stars, it's OK and I like it, but there are other better cameras I love. I like smaller cameras, for example - this one won't fit in my purse.

PROS:
> The Mode Dial seems substantial and I like the clicking sound it makes when dialing it.
> Burst Mode (easy access on top of camera shared with self-timer button): You... Read more

A friend of mine asked the other day why anyone would buy a camera when their iphone took such quality pictures. Now this guy isn't a rube who thinks an iphone is the best quality out there, he knows that there are expensive cameras that take professional quality pictures are out there, DSLRs they are called. He wasn't dismissing those as much as he was questioning the need for the point and shoot models. Those are the cameras for people who don't fancy themselves photographers, they just want to take pictures.

That's the group I'm in. I like taking pictures, good pictures even, and often lots of them. But I don't want to spend a lot of time thinking about the camera or the lighting or the shot quality. I see something I like, I want to take a picture of it.

I have professional photographers for friends and while I envy their fancy cameras, and the pictures they take, I know I don't have the interest to put in the time to learn the details about all the... Read more