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Summary: Excellent Camera!
Review: Having previously bought a Kodak digital camera several years ago, I was a little reluctant to purchase another Kodak. But we needed a new camera that was easy to use, high resolution, USB compatible, with large storage capability, and with the ability to take extreme close-ups. The 6490's 10X optical zoom was a convincing factor, as was the price. Prepared for disappointment, we charged it up and started taking pictures.In summary, the performance is excellent. While the camera is a little too big to serve as a "pocket camera", this is the only drawback I can find. The pop-up flash works well, the settings are easy to understand and manipulate, the macro lens selection does a great job bringing objects into focus, and the resolution is truly incredible. The only thing we haven't really tested is the ability to capture moving objects. But for all of our detail digital imaging needs, this camera has exceeded our expectations. There is no question that when I get around to buying a digital camera for home use, this will be the one.
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Summary: Excellent picture quality, easy to use, good battery life
Review: I wanted to wait a couple of years before buying a digital camera where I would get the benefits of price reduction, features, value, and better than average (over 3.2mp) MP quality. I found the Kodak DX6490 very easy to use, and packed with features I would use, such as the MPG recording (limited to the size of your external SD card), which allows you to email clips (very cool!!). Things I like about it are the internal memory capacity of 16MB, which I haven't found on any other digital cameras in the 4.1MP range. Good battery life, excellent picture quality outdoors, compact and fun to use, cool design, large 2.2" LCD display (can't find that on most digital cameras), good software, 10x optical zoom, and as I mentioned before it records video clips. Battery life has been excellent and I would take quite a bit of pictures (75-120 pics at times) between docking the camera again. However, there is no recharger aside the base (docking station) the camera comes with. So, if you plan on going on vacation, you'll need to take it with you (power cord, base, and the USB if you're going to want to transfer your pictures to a computer). Manually controllable "EasyShare" is kind of an oxymoron. Generally, its feature set is useful, but it has some annoying gaps. My old PC is running on Win98, and for the most part transferring pictures via the docking station works seamlessly, however there are a few glitches such as the wait period for the card to be read and the freeze-up of your PC while the camera's i-share is being used to read the pictures on the memory card. If you have a 256mb card for instance, and you've packed the card with 300 pictures, each time you want to update the new pictures to your PC, it will read all the pictures on the card, which does take a few minutes. This is the one thing I don't like about the Kodak DX6490 and the docking station. I just think it is very annoying to have to wait for all 300 pictures so that you can get the most recent pictures you took to come up and be transferred to your folder. If you have a PC or a card reader then you should be ok, and again you'll be limited to the transfer/read rate of that reader. Convenient external controls provide quick and easy access to frequently used functions, such as the self-timer and the continuous-shooting mode. When you enter a mode, the camera briefly explains it on the LCD. Overall it is a good 1st time camera, and I give it an 8.5 out of 10 rating. It could be a 10, but I think that would push it into the $699 price range. You can buy this unit for about $420 at most retailers. Costco wholesale warehouse sells it for $419.99 now, and 3 months ago it was selling for $469.99. So, there is hope that the prices will drop as the technology improves. If you're sick of it after a couple of years and you want to upgrade, you can always get rid of it here on Amazon.com, or eBay.
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Summary: Excellent all around camea, from snapshot to artist
Review: This camera has an excellent 10x optical zoom and color that it dead on accurate. As an Easy Share camera it is very simple to use with either a Macintosh or Windows computer. Though Kodak provides Easy Share Software, iPhoto on Mac has flawless connection. The quality of the images is excellent. It does not have panoramic assist, the ability to save as TIFF or RAW, or manual white balance. It has extraordinary image quality. The camera looks big in a pic but fits in the palm of the hand. Very low light focusing isn't perfect, but otherwise the focus is quite good. The 6490 is an excellent camera worth every cent.
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Summary: Great camera...excellent for novices
Review: Ready to purchase my first digital camera...but what to buy? Fortunately, a friend recommended the Kodak EasyShare DX6490. The camera takes amazingly high-quality photos, is reasonably priced, beginners or the technologically challenged will find it easy to use, and it's small enough to not be a burden when travelling. Kodak makes it easy, with an included software package installed on my computer, to order prints of my photos directly from Kodak...and the docking station makes it a breeze to download my photos from camera to computer...and easier still to e-mail them to friends and family. Couldn't be more delighted...
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Summary: I'm No Camera Pro, But I know FUN when I see it!
Review: First, for all of you non technical folks this camera is very intuitive. You will most likely still want to read the manual, but this is one digital camera that won't tax your patience when you take a picture. I purchased this camera on the 9th of Nov. It's my 4th digital camera and my 2nd digital Kodak camera. I really love it. Having used digital cameras in my work and personal life for about four years I knew it would be best to purchase a large memory card (256 MB) for it. Using it for movies and pictures I knew I would need it and I was glad I bought it. The day after purchasing the camera my wife and I went to Arizona for a week. I had a lot of fun with this camera. I took short movies and lots of pictures. We love to hike in the mountains and watch sunsets and sunrises. We have some great pictures and short movies to look at now as well. It performs well in low light and the 10X zoom is outstanding. The movies came out pretty well, but the sound is not real great. With experience and by reading the manual I believe I'll do some things to improve the sound quality. If you are more experienced camera buff You will appreciate that you can switch to manual mode and the control it affords you. In the reviews I read I didn't see anything mentioned about the burst mode which will take up to 6 images in 2 seconds, very cool. I found the lithion battery to have very substantial life. Knowing digital cameras can be energy hogs I made sure to use the power saving features and turned the camera off when I wasn't using it. I set the camera on the docking station at night to recharge and never ran out of power the during the day. I wasn't sure I would, but I really like the docking station. The software loaded easily and is easy to use, although very basic. When I registered it online it also found the most recent update and asked me if I wanted it. I download it with a click and it completed the upgrade without any problems. So far this has been a great experience and I feel the DX6490 is a very good value at the price I paid of $499.99. I rate it 5 stars.
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Summary: Want to shoot nature closeups? Not with this camera....
Review: I had the camera one day and returned it to the retailer from whence it came. (...) I didn't take a bunch of pictures with the camera but for the most part general use image quality was excellent - but here's the reasons I gave the camera a three our of five stars. I was very disappointed with the macro capabilities on a camera of this caliber. Both my old floppy based, Sony Mavica FD-73 and my Sony TRV740 Digital8 video camera did a much better job of getting in "I-can-see-that-honeybee-breathe" close to the framed subject for still shots. The fact that a video camera whose obvious task is NOT taking still shots out classed a camera whose job is to do just that is inexcuseable in my opinon. Checking the manual of all the cameras confirmed my suspicions. You could get about 4 times closer with the older cameras and get a sharp image according to the self-professed specs. So if your going for detail on small subjects? - this camera isn't for you. If all you're shooting are people pics and vacation shots? For the most part you'll probably be pleased with the picture quality of this camera. At first the camera's compact form factor was nice too - but I found my hands becoming a little cramped while holding and operating buttons and switches even over the few practice shots I took. Over an extended photo session I suspect this problem would only become worse. I think this average size guy would trade better ergonomics over the small form factor. Another gripe. It seems, at least on my unit, the cradle end of the AC plug was loosee-goosee and didn't want to stay attached. Don't know if this was a quality control problem or not. Finally, I found it difficult for the camera to lock-focus on a subject. Shooting the sitting cat with his constantly turning head was an excercise in frustration. Not a problem with my other cameras at all. The Sony's autofocus system is apparently much more adept at such photographic tasks. My suggestion is to get hands-on experience with the camera if you can just to make sure that it fits both your hands and the needs of the subjects you intend to photograph.
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Summary: The essential quality one needs
Review: In short this camera takes excellent pictures. The professional Kodak printing Kiosks seem to be perfectly suited for the machine and the 10x15 photos print great with excellent definition and colour fidelity.
I have used some other high-end cameras and none; none got better-printed pictures to a size up to 15x20 cm.
Isn't this great for a few hundred bucks?
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Summary: Very good stuff !!!
Review: I had never use a digital camera, but i ever ask a friend any time i'm interested in one. Suddenly, i look the offer of this camera in a kodak store. I get my friend to look it before buy and he said me that it's a good offer.
The pictures that i have take with it are of a great quality. It's very easy to use. Only target and shot. It have a lag of 3 or 4 seconds between two shots, but instead have a function to shot 6 pictures with one shot, ideal to capture movement.
The only cons is that you need a tripod to take pictures in the night mode.
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Summary: There Is No Dock With This DX6490!
Review: I can't figure out if all the sellers are confused, or if they are intentionally trying to confuse all the buyers! The DX6490 is now being sold two ways--with and without the dock. The one you are looking at on this page has NO DOCK! Thus, you will not be able to recharge your camera battery unless you also buy a dock, or buy the Kodak battery recharger kit for the type of Li-Ion battery enclosed with this camera. The AC cord does not recharge the battery; it's just for saving battery life, which you will probably discover you don't need to do; the Li-Ion battery with this camera is better than any other camera batteries I've ever used. I believe they are selling it without the dock, for those who travel and prefer the battery recharger that fits right into a wall outlet. Or, even more likely, they want people to buy the PRINTER DOCK. The printer dock recharges the battery, so you don't need the recharger dock that comes with this camera, if you buy the camera with a dock at the higher price. The printer dock price has drastically dropped this month, which makes it more reasonable to buy this camera without the recharger dock, and then buy the printer dock. The only question is--why did the printer dock suddenly go way down in price? My guess is Kodak is coming out with a new printer dock soon, or they are very concerned about the competition. For example, Epson just released a printer that uses printer packs--paper and ink included--that sells for $200, as the Kodak printer dock did until this month. The Epson is not a dock, but uses memory cards to print. Their printer pack refill kit is like $4 more than the Kodak refill kit, but it makes 60 more 4x6 prints! So, you might keep that in mind when you are deciding what battery charger to get. But this is a fabulous camera! I've had it for 7 months, and believe there is none better. If you want to read lots of reviews on the camera, just go to the page where the camera is selling with the dock.
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Summary: This camera is great
Review: I love everything about this camera. It takes great pictures and is very easy to use. There are so many things it can do with this camera I am still exploring them. The only thing I can say is bad is it doesn't have manual focus. I didn't think it would be too big of a deal, but sometimes when I am trying up close shots it has issues. But other than that it is great. The quality of the shots are wonderful, I get excellent battery life. I definately reccommend this camera to anyone looking for such a good zoom and high resolution.
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