The Kodak AZ528 is a suitable compact camera for beginning photographers. You can easily take sharp 16.7-megapixel photos. Thanks to the optical zoom of 52 times, you can take detailed photos of faraway subjects, such as wild animals. The zoom range is similar to a 24-1248mm lens. You can easily take photos handheld, thanks to the optical image stabilization. This image stabilization reduces hand vibrations, so you can take sharp photos. That's also useful if you record zoomed in videos, which you notice vibrations more on. You can record these videos in Full HD quality. The camera photographs at a maximum of 6 frames per second. So you don't miss a single moment of action if you're on safari, for example.