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Summary: Lens Fails to Retract
Review: When I first started using this camera, it was wonderful, however, after about two weeks of use, the lens failed to retract, renduring the camera nonfunctional. I called Kodak Customer Service, was treated horribly, and they told me that the problem was the battery, that I needed to recharge it, which I had just got finished doing. Needless to say, I must return the camera now, losing with it, the pictures that I had stored on the internal memory. This is a great camera if you don't happen to get a defective one.
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Summary: Great Camera, in theory
Review: This camera has some really nice features. Takes great pictures and is relatively easy to use. Have had some serious problems, though.. I recorded a clip using the internal memory. Instead of stopping it while it was recording, I let it go until it ran out of memory. When I tried to transfer the video clip, the camera read "No images to transfer" and would not acknowledge the video I had recorded. Before customer service figured out the problem, they insisted the problem was with the Easyshare software that comes with the camera that was not allowing me to download the video clip so... they had me configure and reconfigure my computer, install and uninstall programs. Finally, they determined that the problem was not with the software or the computer. Turns out that not stopping the camera before it ran out of memory "corrupted the file", (as per customer service) and ultimately I had to erase the recording without transferring it to my computer. Then, I bought a SD memory card. After about 25 pictures, the camera began to freeze up. I couldn't even turn it off, I had to take the battery out. According to customer service, when my battery runs low, the pictures I take become "corrupted." They are sending me a reconditioned rechargeable battery to try. I'm considering returning this to the store and getting another one. Maybe its just that the one I got is defective.
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Summary: 4.5 stars! Good camera for its class.
Review: I compared this camera to a Canon A70, and though I liked the physical design of the Canon more, the Kodak had the better image quality. I think this is due to the 4x optical zoom Schneider lens. Supposedly, Schneider is one of the best lens makers in the world. The features are pretty nice too, and the camera is easy to use. I didn't give it the full five stars because it is still only 3MP (but it's a very good 3MP camera), and because it does not feel as good in your hands as some other cameras. It's also not that small, which may or may not be important to you. But if you are looking for good images for under $300, this is probably one of your best choices.
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Summary: Excellent camera, great value!
Review: My husband and I have been heckled by our respective families for not supplying nearly enough photos of our 2-year-old daughter. We're actually pretty good about taking pictures of her. It's taking the film to the store to get it developed that we have a problem with. For example, we still have somewhere around the house a roll of film from our honeymoon 5-1/2 years ago that still hasn't been developed. So for us the convenience of a digital camera was a must. We put off purchasing a digital camera for a long time, waiting for the price to come down and the features to improve. When we discovered this little beauty and its companion, the printer dock, we knew we had our latest purchase in sight. The quality of the photos that this camera takes is more than sufficient for our purposes, and the convenience of being able to use the supplementary printer dock and instantly print photos from the camera is wonderful.
The first main event we used this camera for was our daughter's second birthday a few months back. We took pictures of the celebrations at the restaurant, and of the cake and the present opening at our house. Then, after we put our daughter to bed for the night, we hooked the camera and printer dock to the TV with the included wires, and did a high-tech slide show for my parents. As they chose the photos they wanted, we selected them, and then printed them right off.
Even without the printer dock this is an excellent camera. I have a Mac, so my computer instructions may be different than those for PC users, but I just hook the camera up to the computer with the included USB cable, and iPhoto automatically loads up. For PC users, as well as for Mac users without iPhoto, the 6340 comes with a CD with EasyShare software. Hook the camera up to the computer, and the EasyShare software automatically loads. Then import the photos, view and/or edit them, and then save them, email them, or print them on a computer printer using either standard or photo paper.
Also, in this price range, the 3.1 megapixels that the EasyShare is capable of is great as well. Most of the other cameras I looked at in this price range either did not have such a high megapixel capability, or did not have as many features. And at the time that we bought this camera there were no other cameras on the market that had such a well-integrated printing system like the EasyShare printer dock. Perhaps that situation has changed in the past few months, but I haven't shopped around lately.
Another feature that I like about the EasyShare is the fact that you can choose different resolutions, affecting how many photos can be stored on the memory card at one time. On the highest resolution, a 256MB card (not included) would store around 256 photos; on the lowest, it will store upwards of 700 photos. This is great for day-to-day photos, or vacation photos where you don't want to cart around (and risk losing because they're so dang tiny) several memory cards.
Also, this camera has a video mode. Although many other still digital cameras include a video mode, this is the only one in this price range that includes a microphone, so you can record sound as well as motion. This is especially helpful during those moments (as we often have with our two-year-old) when there is a fleeting moment to capture and a regular digital camera is far easier to operate than a DV camcorder. Then simply plug in the camera to the computer, and (on a Mac) iMovie loads up and imports the film. Emailing the video as an mpeg file is as simple as emailing a still photo.
About the only gripe I have with this camera is the high price of the memory cards. Of course, once the photos have been stored in our computer, we can erase the contents of the memory card, but I'd like to be able to export the photos from iPhoto back to the camera and I haven't quite figured out how to do that. Since our computer's printer doesn't seem to have photo-printing capabilities, I don't want to delete the memory cards' contents until I have either figured out this issue or printed off the photos I really wanted to print.
But all in all, this is a wonderful camera for the price, and would still be a value at an even higher price. Kudos to Kodak for offering such a well-loaded camera at a fair price.
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Summary: Lens problem & non-reponsive customer service
Review: After a week of use, the lens stopped retracting, rendering the camera nonfunctional. Kodak customer service insists that I must have dropped it (I didn't) and refuses to fix the camera.
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Summary: Great photos, bad lenscap/customer service
Review: This is my second Kodak digital camera. I loved the first so much I recommended it to everyone. This one I have to give mixed reviews for. First off, the photo quality and features are excellent. It takes great pics, the videos are a great feature, and I love the dial. Night-time pics never seem to turn out, eve with the Night option though. Just on photo issues I would give it a 4.5 stars. But, a small drop on carpet when it was still brand-new resulted in it no longer working. I sent it to Kodak, they couldnt fix it and it wasnt covered under warranty (of course) so I had to pay $150 for a refurbished one. What was wrong with it? The thin plastic lenscap was jarred. I've had the replacement camera a few months now and have babied it, it's never seen a drop or jar and the lenscap has started to not retract completely. Either its a standard problem or they fixed my original and sent it back. (the refurbished has the same serial number, they said they switched it but now I'm starting to wonder). So, in summary, this camera is great but if you aren't going to baby it completely, get something else. The camera can't seem to handle real-life use.
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Summary: Got lucky first time...
Review: I have been following the DX6340 on the Kodak web site since March 2003 with great expectation. In the store we compared 3 comparable models Canon, Nikon and Kodak and found the Kodak held it's own ground in features. I purchased it in September 2003 as my first digital still camera. I must say that I am very impressed with the user friendlyness of the whole Kodak system. The instructions that come on a disc are very easy to follow and I was able to use the camera immediately. I am happy to see that I was not disappointed in purchasing the 3.1 Mega Pixel as it exceeds my requirements. The auto focus and flash in the 6340 works extreemly well and I have no problem getting well over 100 flashes and pictures out of my (2) AA Nickel Metal Hydride 2100ma batteries which I felt were a must to purchase seperately. The only change I would like to see to the camera is that presently the auto focus is accomplished by holding down the shutter button half way. If you release the button before you fully depress it to take the picture, you loose the focus. That quirk is obviously my own personnal issue but I would definitely buy it again and I would not hesitate recommending this Kodak Pleasure Device to my own mother.
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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Summary: Awesome, Easy, and Fun
Review: This camera is my first digital, but the feature set is all you need and the 4x zoom lets you take some fanastic shots with less sacrifice on quality then using an digital zoom. The various settings including a setting where exposure and f-stop can be set make this camera as versitile as you will ever need.
With the 256 MB chip, you can take high quality pictures all day and still have storage to burn.
The software is easy to use. The picture quality is fantastic.
Overall, the only thing that would make this camera better would be to make it waterproof so you could take it anywhere anytime.
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Summary: Perfect digital camera.......
Review: I bought this camera after much deliberation and searching through endless catalogues and department stores. It was between this Kodak and the previous model (the DX6330). We decided to go with this camera though and we certainly haven't been disappointed. The picture quality is amazing. There are so many different modes of actually taking the picture (i.e. close up, landscape, night shot) that no matter what your conditions are, there is an option for taking a brilliant picture. The menus are easy to navigate through and downloading the pictures couldn't be easier. Some people have said that the battery life doesn't last long but i've been using my camera for weeks now, taking maybe 200 pictures and I haven't changed the batteries once. The camera also does movies up to the limit of the memory - not any set time as other cameras do, meaning as long as you have free memory you can film, which is a nice feature. The only think I would recommend is additional memory, but I think thats the same with every camera. Finally, we chose the 6340 above the 6330 as it was an additional $50 for a slightly better zoom and two more options to choose when taking a picture (moving and landscape or something like that). I'm no digital camera expert, i only wanted to take some pictures when I went out and about and this is the perfect camera for capturing those perfect moments!
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Summary: Utterly Amazed!
Review: I did my homework and researched this camera before I bought it, and I am so glad I did! What I found is that this camera can work wonders! I took about 50 pictures today in varying light of the Atlanta scene. I printed one out on my printer just to see what it looks like, and I was just amazed at the quality of the pictures! There is absolutely no need to get anything higher than a 3.1 MP. I took a picture of my grandmother close up on the Portrait mode and I can see every little pore and hair! (Perhaps it's a bit too good?) This camera is for my 63yo grandmother who has trouble operating a mouse. She already, after only one day, knows how to use this camera. It's extremely easy to use. Neither my grandmother nor I needed to touch the manual to work it. The sole reason I remove a star from its rating is due to the software. Mine was corrupt, so I had to Download it from Kodak.com The software is also a very poor tool for editing your pictures. If you plan on editing them much, I suggest getting a program like Adobe photoshop or Microsoft Photo Editor. The software does make it slightly easier to Download pictures from the camera, but if you have a program like Adobe or Ulead Photo Explorer, the software is not necessary at all. Ofoto, the website Kodak recommends to upload your pictures to, is great! I like the way they show the pictures online in not only clickable thumbs but also slide shows. So far, the battery life of the camera is fine! I used it all day today, on and off constantly and there is still no flashing battery light. Just a word of advise: I would definately invest in at least a 128MB memory card for this camera. 16 is simply not enough, especially once you realize how much you love this camera, and trust me, you will! I'd also recommend rechargeable batteries as Kodak gives you a pair that are not rechargeable. Oh, and the Dock is a waste of money and a collector of dust. Don't bother with it. First of all it's useless, unless you got the one with the printer attatched, but even if you did get the dock with its own printer, you'd still be spending more on the dock than professional photo developing. I hope this helps. Enjoy your camera, whichever one you choose.
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