Kodak Easyshare Touch M5370

Kodak EasyShare Touch M5370

The Kodak EasyShare Touch M5370 ($159.95 direct) is a tough camera to peg. Its image quality is pretty good, but it doesn't do well in low light, and its performance is downright sluggish. The 16-megapixel pocket camera is one of the most affordable touch-based shooters on the market, but it's priced just a little too high to qualify as a budget camera. It's got a dedicated Easyshare button for quick, simple photo sharing, but its major selling point is a touch-screen interface which is, frankly, a hindrance to its usability. Our Editors' Choice mid-range compact camera, the Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS ($259.99, 4 stars), while more expensive, rights a lot of what's wrong with the M5370. Design and Features Available in blue or silver, the 4.8-ounce M5370 is quite compact, measuring just 2.3 by 3.9 by 0.8 inches. This puts it in the same class as one of Canon's more pocketable shooters, the 2.2 by 3.7 by 0.8-inch, 4.8-ounce PowerShot Elph 100 HS ($199.99, 3.5 stars). The Kodak's 5x zoom lens covers a 28-140mm (35mm equivalent) field of view, which gives it a longer reach than the 100 HS, but if you're willing to give up the touch input you can opt for the 8x-equipped General Electric E1480W ($169.99, 3 stars) for just $10 more.