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Summary: A warning to first-time camera buyers ...
Review: Like many of the reviewers here, this was my first digital camera, and initially I was happy with it because of its simplicity, low price, and 4x zoom. However, I soon noticed that my photos seemed to lack detail if I tried to enlarge and crop them. Being a first-time digital camera owner, I thought this was normal. Then I compared my camera to my girlfriend's older model Kodak camera, which also has a 3 megapixel CCD, but gives noticeably sharper pictures. "Your pictures remind me of a 2 megapixel camera", was her comment as soon as she saw the photos coming out of my camera. To add insult to injury, I noticed that the sizes of my JPEG image files were about 30-40% larger than hers, even though the image quality was worse.Most first-time camera buyers will not notice the problem with the image quality right away, as it isn't blatantly obvious until you try to enlarge and crop your pictures. But looking on the web, I've noticed that some savvier users have complained about exactly the same problem with exactly this model (Kodak DX6340). By the time I figured out what was wrong, it was too late to return the camera, so I'm stuck with it. This is quite a shame, because the camera is otherwise well-designed and intuitive to use. Sadly, the low picture sharpness completely negates the benefits of having a 4x zoom. My girlfriend's camera has less zoom, but because the picture is sharper, I can enlarge/crop her photos much more than the photos from the DX6340. I have also had two minor problems with this camera: 1. Just after the warranty expired, the little audio speaker stopped working. The speaker generates the feedback "click" sound at the moment the picture is taken, which was very helpful. 2. There is a plastic lens panel that is supposed to automatically slide over the lens when the camera is off. Sometimes it does not completely close when the camera is off, and sometimes it does not completely open when the camera is on. Although you can nudge the panel in place with your finger, I'm still annoyed when I get pictures that have the edges of the lens panel in them.
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Summary: Awesome camera
Review: Sleek design, cool colors, different photo capture modes, video/sound capture, date imprint etc. This just encompasses all the features I need.
One glitch is that battery compartment cover is little too delicate for the CRV battery that comes with the camera.
I would strongly recommend this camera over fuji or sony
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Summary: Kodak DX6340
Review: Just got mine at a great price form Amazon. I'd read all the reviews, most of which were excellent, but be assured that this is a super camera with all the bells and whistles you'd ever want. There was some concern in other reviews about software but I have experienced no problems and the camera and dock are communicating fine with my PC (450Mz 98se). The photos are fab and the video clips are great fun. I use Irfanview to resize, etc., and all is well. Fantastic product.. if you're in 2 minds just buy it! The battery cover is a bit weak but that's the only gripe so far. Go get yours!
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Summary: Everything I've tried with it works like a charm.
Review: I haven't used this camera much yet but the image quality is quite good and I have yet to get a bad result. I've noticed the pictures come out fairly dark, but I need to mess with the settings a bit before I make any judgements on that. As far as software problems and problems with XP that I've heard people talk about, I've never experienced them. For one I don't use the software that came with it and second I have no issues getting it set up in XP. just plug it in and it sets up fine with no external help. XP does it all in a few minutes. As for transfering files, I just go to My Computer and to the camera listing and I can copy and paste just like any other folder. Either that or plug the SD card into the port on my Epson R300. The software is totally unnecessary.
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Summary: Wow...I am not surprised, but I *am* impressed
Review: What an incredible camera this is. My first digicam was a 1.2mp Olympus, which i loved and still use sometimes. Then last summer i "upgraded" to a nikon coolpix 3100. I hated that camera. Took great outdoor shots, but my indoor ones were dark and blue-tinted. I just bought this Kodak yesterday as a replacement..and i am amazed. I have a kodak film camera that takes the most incredible pictures, and so i was looking to kodak for the digital camera in the hopes that it would have the same vivid colors of my film camera, and it most certainly does. What I love about this camera:
SOOOO easy to use! The menu items have descriptions so you immediately know what is what without looking it up.
The joystick is an incredible tool
The dial is tough to turn, but that's a plus because it won't be turning on accidentally in your bag, which was a problem with my previous cameras.
The EasyShare software is awesome, and so versatile and easy to use.
the picture quality! true color, vivid, crisp. Plus, the write speed is really minimal so you can take pictures quickly one after the other. I think the software is my favorite thing about this camera. You can email pictures straight from the software, and send copies to yourself...you can edit the pictures quickly and easily, and the images are the size of the screen so you dont' have to zoom in to get a good look. My indoor pictures were initially dark, but I've been playing around with the flash and some of the manual options, and it's been taking great pictures. Quick fix; i set the flash to "fill flash" and even though the flash was still going off with the "auto" setting, the fill flash pictures were ten times brighter and more true color. The shutter speed is great. That was my second biggest gripe about the nikon; i have a baby and a toddler, and capturing the moment was impossible with the Nikon. The best buy rep said it would be a little slower with the Kodak, but i have not found that to be the case at all; I've yet to lose a smile and i've taken more than fifty pictures in the last 24 hours. Also, the zoom is very effective on this camera, whereas on others i've tried, you don't really see a difference and if you do it's usually sacrificing quality. I only gave the camera four stars because i agree that you should always leave some room for improvement. In the case of the DX6340, it's heavy! Heavier than my Nikon, at least. Also, you really need two hands to turn it on. That was one nice thing about both my Olympus and my Nikon; onehanded turn-on. But really it's a small thing, and at least this way it's not turning on accidentally and wasting battery power. I would really recommend this camera to anyone, novice or not. I thought i'd be "offended" by the ease of the software, but it's so great. Most of the time, you pay for features that you'll probably never use. This is such an efficient little package. There are a few extras that you will definitely toy with, and the software is useful without being overwhelming. Everything you need is very easy to find, and the picture quality and shutter speed are amazing. Also, I like that it has internal memory so you don't even need a card if you're just going to take a few pictures at a time.
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Summary: Pretty Nice Camera
Review: I really like the 4x optical zoom compared to my old 1.5 zoom camera which was a Kodak also. It is one of the smaller sized camera with some weight, but I like the weight. I like the fact that you do not have to worry about a lens cap and that it is built right into the lens. The dail feature is a little annoying, but normally you just would click once clock wise or counter clock wise.
Pictures come out great and so do the movies. I have no complaints yet. I hope it last long.
Good Luck
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Summary: Glamour Shots !!
Review: This Kodak Digital Camera is Awesome ! The only problem with this camera is that it can't take a bad picture. Do you remember Glamour Shots in the mall? They could take a picture of a plain jane and make her look like a million dollar princess -- this camera does the same thing ! I swear I took a picture of a pile of trash and after Kodak adds it's little Color Science - it was the most prettiest trash pile I've seen in my life ! This camera just ads a little sunshine to every picture through it's Color Science technology - no other camera on the market has that. I bought a 2nd Digital Camera .. a Pentax Optio S and returned it back to the store because the pictures didn't even compare to Kodak's. I don't think I will ever find a Digital Camera that can take pictures like the Kodak. Oh and one more thing, this camera is smart enough to automatically adjust itself to achieve perfect lighting, balance, etc. Why somebody would want to "fiddle" with settings is beyond me. By the time you did all that wouldn't you miss your Kodak moment? Good Luck with your purchase - but you won't go wrong if you pick this one.
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Summary: Easy is an understatement!
Review: The Kodak DX6340 is a winner! Here's the story. Went out to find a replacement digital camera for an older Pentax SLR and Nikon point and shoot that the whole family could use. Well after seraching high and low and just about every website, I came down to the fact that: 3.1MP is about enough for anyone to make good big pictures; 3x optical zoom is a bare minimum; video and audio are nice features; but most imporatantly if the family is going to use this camera, then it's got to be intuitive and stay under $300. The choice basically boiled down to the Canon A70 and this Kodak. Well the Kodak won! It's less expensive by $30 and it's a camera that even complete neophytes can use right out of the box. The Kodak uses real english language and not just miniscule, almost indescernable, icons to get to various functions. The down side, although only as small as the Canon icons, is that the Kodak does not do VGA movies nor does it allow for attaching a voice file to a picture. The Canon to it's credit does have a bit more manual controls (if you can remember what those tiny, indescernable icons actually mean). By the time you figure it out - you miss the shot. The Kodak, to it's credit, is built well and has a nice convienent size. It also has a nice size display, continuous movie mode with sound, intuitive controls, and EXCELLENT 4X optical zoom which just about blows away anything in the 3MP and less than $300 price group. So... if you want a digital camera that is really very and I mean VERY good, go for the Kodak. BTW, the printer dock works well (a bit slow) and limited in terms of the size of the prints it makes but for prints that it can do, it's good. You certainly don't need it if you have a good computer/printer. The printer dock is fun to use and watch just like Polaroid prints used to be fun to watch develop. Also, the software used by Kodak is very easy to use. Bottom line - this Kodak camera is a winner!
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Summary: Easy to use and great quality pictures!
Review: I received this camera as a graduation present and have been completely pleased with it! It has a multitude of features and setting options, and yet it is incredibly easy to use. I was able to figure most of the camera operation out on my own, but also found the instruction manual very explicit and easy to understand on the few occasions where I needed to reference it. Special picture settings allow you to take motion, portrait, nighttime, landscape, and closeup shots. The picture quality is WONDERFUL! One of the first places I used this camera was at the zoo, and I came away with some of the best animal pictures I have ever taken - you could literally count the hairs and feather fibers, the images were so clear! It even takes great pictures through glass. I have also been extremely pleased with the closeup setting. One of my hobbies is re-painting tiny horse figurines, approximately three inches in height, and this camera allows me to take very nice, clear closeups of my work. There are also several flash settings, that allow you to turn the flash on and off, use red-eye correction, etc. One feature that came as a pleasant surprise to me was the video function. This camera allows you to take short video clips, WITH sound! I would highly suggest that anyone purchasing this camera also buy an additional memory card with 128 MB (or higher) storage capacity. This will allow you to store well over 100 pictures at a time. The only disappointment I found with this camera was that the software would not install properly on my computer. However, that may be a problem with the computer itself, as mine is more than a little temperamental. I was easily able to circumvent this problem, as Windows XP has a built in function for downloading data from digital cameras, so I just use this method instead. I would HIGHLY recommend this model to anyone looking for a quality digital camera!
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Summary: Good digital camera
Review: This camera exceeded my expectations in relation to ease of use. The joystick is a great idea and works well. The display looks great and the interface easy to move around in. Zooming is a breeze with this camera and it is the smallest available with a 4x zoom. It has no problems reading/writing my SD cards from Sandisk, a 32 MB and a 256 MB. My NiMH AA rechargables work great with it. Just be sure to turn off the LCD to save your batteries.
One thing I disliked was the software. On my WindowsXP and Windows2k computers it would not recognize the camera. So I just used my memory card reader which I would prefer anyway.
I only gave this a 4 because it doesn't quite match the detail that a 35 mm would give you. Digital has come far but still needs to become cheaper in relation to a 35 mm camera. At the time I ordered, Amazon shipped it for free :-) Arrived on time and in perfect shape.
I definitely recommend this camera. I hope they make a smaller version as a previous reviewer suggested.
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