Average to slightly slow speed for a consumer camera.

The V570's performance ranges from better than average to slightly slow, depending on what you're trying to do. It starts up fairly quickly, and has a quick shutter response at both wide angle and telephoto. "Prefocusing" the camera by half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure, it's very fast, with a shutter delay of only 0.091 second. Shot to shot cycle times are on the slow side though, at about 2.14 seconds for large/fine JPEGs, and it can only capture two shots this quickly before it has to slow down (a lot) and wait for the memory card to catch up. Continuous-mode speed is also a little slow, at a bit over one frame/second, for up to three shots in succession. The flash takes about 11 seconds to recharge after a full-power shot, also on the slow side. Connected to a computer, download speeds are fast enough that you probably won't feel a need for a separate card reader, but nonetheless aren't as fast as many cameras currently on the market. Bottom line, while not a first choice for sports or other fast-paced action, the V570 is responsive enough to handle most family photo opportunities.

Battery
Short battery life, recommend keeping spare battery on-hand.

The Kodak EasyShare V570 uses a custom rechargeable LiIon battery for power. The table above shows maximum run times based on our power measurements and the rated performance of its battery. Given the short run time, you should definitely consider purchasing a second battery to pack along on extended outings.

Storage
No card is included with the Kodak EasyShare V570, although it accepts SD/MMC cards; 28MB RAM is built into the camera.

I strongly recommend buying at least a 256MB card, preferably a 512MB one, to give yourself extra space for extended outings and videos.