“Wake up, Lassiter.” He felt the nudge in his side, sensed the presence of others in the room, opened his eyes. Culbreth stood over his bed, prodding him with the barrel of a .45. Over by the desk, Marinelli was smoking a cigarette and pawing through the contents of the bookcase. The stink of the smoke was a foreign presence in Lassiter’s tidy room. “Put that out, wouldja?” Lassiter mumbled in a deep, dry voice. “Don’t worry about the smoke,” Culbreth sneered. “You got bigger problems than that. We’re here about a camera, Lassiter. But I got a feeling you knew that already.” Lassiter’s brow furrowed. “That particular Greyhound has left the station, Culbreth. You know that. Papa Marconi tore up my notes soon as I gave him that Kodak Z1275 12MP Digital Camera. 12MP sensor, 5X optical zoom, the works. I’m a free man now. And you better have a damn good reason for busting in here, waking me up, and fouling up my air.” “Oh, I got two good reasons,” Culbreth answered. “One is this rod in my hand here. Makes a convincing argument, don’t it? The other is, we know you didn’t hold up your end of that deal with Papa Marconi, and we decided to have a word with you before he takes notice. Keep it between friends and all that. Maybe we could reach an independent understanding.” Marinelli flicked ashes into an antique spittoon. Lassiter almost said something, but turned back to Culbreth. “So Papa doesn’t know you’re here? Working as free agents, huh, guys? I bet Papa Marconi doesn’t know what loyal, hardworking men he’s got. Maybe I should give him a call, let him know.” “Yeah, Lassiter, maybe you should. And then we can call his attention to how you didn’t give him the 720P HD video camera you promised him. Things oughtta get real interesting-” Culbreth was cut off by a lusty guffaw from Lassiter. “Hey, hey, what’s so funny? I don’t see nothing funny about this piece here, do you?” “You’re the only funny one here, you lummox,” Lassiter chortled. “You big dumb ape – the Kodak Z1275 12MP Digital Camera is a 720P HD video camera! It can even zoom while you’re shooting video! How’s that grab you, you meatball?” “What? But- but it’s just a little camera, how can it -” “Oh, Culbreth, you make me giggle. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. In your case, very little, and very dangerous. So here you are. How do we play this? You can shoot me, and let every little old lady in this apartment building get a good look at your mugs so they can start fitting you for prison stripes. I can call Papa Marconi and let him know two of his dumbest goons were trying a little bit of freelance shakedown. Or you can turn around and go back to whatever sewer you slithered out of.” Culbreth put the gun away. “OK, Lassiter, we got the score. No need to get mean about it. You can’t blame us for seeing an opportunity. C’mon, Marinelli, let’s- ” “Wait.” Lassiter pointed at Marinelli. “You. You got ashes in my antique spittoon. Used to belong to John L. Sullivan. I paid a pretty penny for it, and now it’s all ashy. What are you going to do about it?” Marinelli stood there dumbly. “I don’t know. What am I gonna do about it?” “You’re going to clean it out, is what. And look at that, I’m all out of washcloths. Good thing you’ve got a tongue, huh, Marinelli?” Lassiter picked up the receiver of the phone. “Get to work on it, or Papa Marconi will be hearing from me.” After the men left, Lassiter smiled at the spittoon. It hadn’t shone like that in years. Still don't believe a little camera like this can shoot HD video? See for yourself in this video from Woot HQ. Warranty: 1 Year Kodak Features: Records HD quality video at 720p (1280×720) at 30 fps 12 MP CCD sensor that can print up to 30 × 40 in. (76 × 102 cm) SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH Variogon lens 35–175 mm wide-angle lens 5X optical zoom and 5X digital zoom SDHC/SD/MMC card expansion slot Automatically selects from ISO 100 to ISO 3200 based on lighting conditions Specifications: Sensor Type: 1/1.72 in. CCD CCD Total Pixels: 12.4 MP (4088 × 3040) Effective Pixels: 12.1 MP (4011 × 3011, including ring pixels) Lens: 35–175 mm (35 mm equiv.), f/2.8–5.1 SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON Lens Zoom: 5X optical 5X continuous advanced digita Image Stabilizer: Digital Shutter Speed: 1/2–1/2000 sec. in smart scene mode and 8–1/1000 in manual mode LCD: 2.5 in. (6.4 cm) high resolution (115k pixels) indoor/outdoor color display Storage: 64 MB internal memory SDHC/SD/MMC card expansion slot Auto Focus Type: TTL imager AF system Auto Focus Modes: Normal AF Macro AF Infinity AF Manual Focus Range: Normal (wide): 2.0 ft (0.6 m)–infinity, (tele): 3.0 ft (0.9 m)–infinity Macro (wide): 7.9 in.–0.3 ft (0.2–0.7 m), (tele): 1.6–3.3 ft (0.5–1.0 m) Landscape (wide, tele): 32.8 ft (10 m)–infinity Auto Focus Zones: Continuous AF Single AF TTL multi-zone AF (5 zones) (4) center zone AF ISO Sensitivity: Auto 64 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 ISO 3200 is available at 3.1 MP and less in P/M modes Metering Modes: Multi-pattern Center-weighted Spot Compensation: ±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps Bracketing: ±2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps, 3 images AE Lock: When shutter button pressed Histogram Display: Yes Flash Range: 2.0–19.4 ft (0.6–5.9 m) at wide, ISO 400 2.0–10.5 ft (0.6–3.2 m) at tele, ISO 400 Flash Modes: Auto Red Eye Reduction Fill Off Drive Modes: Single Shot First Burst (1.7 fps, 3 frames) Last Burst (1.7 fps, last 3 frames) Self Timer (10 sec.) Delay Shutter 2 sec. two-shots self-timer Shooting Modes: Smart Scene SCN P (program) M (manual) Video Capture High ISO Digital Image Stabilization Scene Modes: Portrait Sports Landscape Close-up Night Portrait Night Landscape Snow Beach Text/Document Fireworks Flower Manner/Museu m Self-Portrait Children Backlight Panning Candlelight Sunset Panorama Stitch Click to Capture: <0.3 sec. Shot to Shot: <1.6 sec. Still Format: JPEG/EXIF v2.21 Picture Size: 12.0 MP (4000 × 3000)—4:3 10.7 MP (4000 × 2664)—3:2 9.0 MP (4000 × 2256)—16:9 6.0 MP (2832 × 2128)—4:3 3.1 MP (2048 × 1536)—4:3 2.2 MP (1800 × 1200)—3:2 2.1 MP (1920 × 1080)—16:9 1.2 MP (1280x960)—4:3 Color Modes: High Color Natural Color (default) Low Color Sepia Black and White Sharpness: High Normal Low Review Options: Single image display (default) Fast Scroll Magnify: normal, 2X–8X in 1X increments View by (all, date, album, image storage) Album KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology Crop Edit Video Slide Show Multi-up Copy Protect Setup Menu Play Movie Delete Share/Print E-mail Favorite Picture/Video info Editing: On-Camera Cropping KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology Voice Annotation Video Capture Format: QUICKTIME video format MPEG4 Video Capture Quality: HD (1280 × 720) at 30 fps VGA (640 × 480) at 30 fps QVGA (320 × 240) at 30 fps Video Capture Length: Continuous up to 80 min. or 2 GB based on memory capacity Review Options: Play Rewind Pause Fast-Forward Forward and Rewind by Frame Multi-up Slide Show View by Date View by Album View by Image Storage Video Capture Editing: Make picture from video (1, 4, 9, 16-up) Trim Video Bookmarking Custom Settings: LCD Brightness Power Saving Image Storage Album Capture Frame Grid Orientation Sensor Sound Volume Date and Time Auto Power Off Video Out Language I/O Interface: A/V output (NTSC or PAL, user-selectable) Exclusive KODAK Camera Dock/Printer Dock Interface Digital (USB 2.0) Connector Power: Optional KODAK EASYSHARE Docks with KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery Pack; 2AA batteries (Ni-MH, Lithium, or Oxy-Alkaline) Dedicated Buttons: Power Shutter Mode Dial Flash Self/burst Zoom Delete Disp/info/5-way Switch Menu Review Share Tripod Mount: ¼ in. standard Dimensions: W × H × D: 3.5 × 2.5 × 1.2 in. (89.5 × 64.5 × 31.6 mm) Weight: 5.7 oz (161 g) In the box: Kodak Z1275 12MP Digital Camera 2 AA Batteries USB Cable Wrist Strap Dock Plate   Discuss this product Price: 99.9900 I want one! Less