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| Brand: Kodak
Category: Photography
List Price: $229.99
Buy Used: $115.00
You Save: $114.99 (50%)
Used (5) from $115.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 10032
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
System Memory: 32
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 200
Optical Zoom: 10
Digital Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2
Battery: 1 Kodak Lithium Digital Camera Battery
Maximum Focal Length: 380
Minimum Focal Length: 38
Maximum Resolution: 7.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3 x 3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 8197774
Model: 8197774
UPC: 041778197776
EAN: 0041778197776
ASIN: B000H9054A
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful camera for the money! Awesome pictures! December 18, 2007
I got this camera to upgrade my 2.1 megapixel Kodak from 6 years ago. I love it!! It takes awesome pictures and has so many neat settings I haven't been able to use them all. I am a very amature photographer and enjoy having the ability to set my own settings. I have 2 young kids and need the ability to just grab a camera and shoot and this one offers that too. I have read reviews where it is stated that the screen is pixelated. Yes, it is a bit pixelated, but that is because the pictures are taken with 7.1 megapixels and the screen doesn't show nearly that man so the picture looks a little bad. This is true especially when you are looking to take your picture. The preview of the picture is MUCH better, but nothing compared to how the actual picture looks like. The lense cap can come off if you touch it right, but there is a very good reason for that. It is for people like me who forget to take off the lense cap before turning the camera on. When you turn the camera on, the lense comes out, so the cap is designed to fall off so you don't hurt your lense. Not that I learned this from experience or anything. :) I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone looking for a good digital camera. The only thing is, I have NOT tried the software provided by Kodak to download my pictures. Everywhere I read it said to not do that unless I wanted to devote my computer to the software and I don't, but all I have to do is plug the camera into my computer, open the memory and copy all the pictures. I then paste them where I want them and there is no software involved. We only paid $150 for this camera on black Friday, but I would've paid the $250 they are asking for it now. Definitely worth the price!
NOTE: In response to the reviews that say the flash does not work well in low light, there is a setting (ISO) for low light pictures. It takes very good pictures in low light, you just have to use the low light setting.
Five stars from a die-hard film photographer October 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this camera just before leaving on a volunteer vacation to work in Asian orphanages, and didn't have time to test it. A serious amateur with a darkroom and large collection cameras, I swore I would NEVER go digital. On a trip like this I wanted to take my best film cameras, but got tired of agonizing over which ones I could lose and not necessarily die. And I didn't look forward to dragging all that weight around. Thus the last-minute purchase of this inexpensive, easily replaceable digital, which is lighter than an SLR lens. For back-up I took a couple of 35mm point-and-shoots small enough to stick in a fanny pack, including a Kyocera T4 that's a pretty darn good little camera with Zeiss lens. It was no contest: the digitals turned out consistently better. I'm impressed that a digital in this price range can handle such a wide range of indoor/outdoor lighting conditions, so hauling a tripod around isn't necessary.
The EasyShare made me an instant convert to the digital side and cheerleader for Kodak. Constantly on the run, the language barrier, plus kids just being kids, I never could have captured all I did on film. I could not BELIEVE the crisp, colorful quality of both portraits and landscape, and was literally shocked at the high-res beauty of enlargements. The camera gave me nearly 100-percent keepers, many of them extreme close-ups. Because I'm accustomed to using heavy, through-the-lens cameras, I can't hold it as steady, and still managed to get excellent results. It's very forgiving. And it couldn't be easier to use. Fortunately I discovered it could do video before I returned home: just because it's intuitive does not mean you can skip the manual like I did.
Buy a memory card or two before you even take this camera home, because there's not that much internally. A shoulder strap comes with it, also inadequate. The camera can slip right out.
I will always shoot film, but the EasyShare is the everyday camera I grab going out the door. I have no regrets buying it instead of sinking hundreds into a digital SLR that could too easily get lost, dropped, broken or stolen on a trip like that. It got the job done, and got it done well.
Great camera for the price. August 14, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought this as an upgrade to the Z400. The LCD screen is a little granier than I would like but the pictures are great. Works just like its supposed to, not much more you can say about any product. It's very easy to use right out of the box but also has tons of features for the discerning photographer. I've found myself wanting to learn more about photography just by using it. I can't wait to learn all of the features on it.
Glad I waited for it August 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this model after drooling over the 5 mp for a year. I love it! Right out of the box, I was taking great pictures. I wish I could figure out how to share some of the larger ones here and maintain the crisp details that I see when I view it on my computer. I have uploaded a few, though.
I love the battery pack and am planning on buying the charger dock. I purchased in January of this year and have replaced the battery once, and I use it daily. It is difficult to get the hang of some of the settings, since I'm a point-and-click gal, but once I did, I was very pleased. Cats and kids don't sit still for long, but this camera has given me some great shots. I like being able to pop out the disk storage and pop it right into my computer to download everything-I don't use the Kodak software that comes with the camera. I can take plenty of pics with an optional removable SD disk, but the camera does have internal memory, too. Night mode is great, but it does require some playing around. Be patient, and you will be well-rewarded.
My only complaints are, depending on how close the subject is, it can be difficult to get the zoom to cooperate and really focus, and it gets more difficult if the battery pack is slowing down. The video feature is great, but it's best to use it on a tripod if possible, and once you start filming, you can't zoom in or out. If you move, it can take valuable seconds to refocus. I had to send it in for repairs in April because the spring that keeps the disk in apparently broke, and it wouldn't go back in. Customer service was nice, but very slow (I was on the phone forever it seems), and had to ship my camera to a place in Rhode Island for repairs. On the bright side, I had it back in less than a week with no complaints, and, bonus, actually got MY camera back (they won't guarantee that).
I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone looking for something easy to use, versatile, and with a good brand name behind it.
Great Camera - Great Price August 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved loved loved this camera.. Excellent zoom and crisp, clear pictures everytime. Only thing i didn't like was the kodak software that came along with this camera but you dont need to install it.
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