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Summary: HAPPY WITH MY CHOICE
Review: I too read reviews, searched the web,compared features, and priced the various models. I did not want to spend a small fortune on my first Digital Camera, but yet I didn't want to buy a bare bones model, then curse myself that " I should have bought..." I knew I wanted Zoom, and at least 1.3 pixels, and the one that fit all my requirements was the DC280. I know there are other cameras with better color, but no zoom, or better zoom, but costs more, or......etc. The plus factors are..... EASE OF USE, NON-COMPLICATED, GREAT CUSTOMER SUPPORT, GREAT WARRANTY, AND GREAT PRICE, GREAT ACCESSORY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE. Negative factors.....lens cover could be a better fit & quality, and LCD display seems to get smugged easily....... I DO SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER PURCHASING THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: 1. KODAK CAMERA CASE ( I got mine for $17.00 ) 2. BATTERY RE-CHARGER 3. EXTRA BATTERIES 4. AC ADAPTER ( got mine for $20.00) 5. SANDISK CARD READER ( GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD)...YOU SLIP THE CARD INTO THE READER AND PRESTO..THE PHOTOS ARE DOWNLOADED INTO YOUR COMPUTER.( SOLD FOR USB,SERIAL OR PARALLEL PORT CONNECTIONS, AND FOR FLASH CARD OR SMART CARD DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR CAMERA USES).The reader sits on you desk, so you don't have to go looking for your camera cables, or fool around with your tower all the time.......( got mine for $32.00) I get great color prints ( up to 8x10 ) and super detail, both on the computer and printed on Photo paper. I even went out and bought the Kodak/Lexmark Personal Picture Maker PM100 printer that has the flash card port built right into the printer, and the printer DOES NOT EVEN NEED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER TO PRINT OUT THE PHOTOS!...
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Summary: Great digital camera, but not perfect...
Review: I've had the DC280 for about six months and overall I am very pleased with my purchase. Let me begin by saying there is no better camera package out there for the price. Best features: The picture color is excellent; camera controls are very logical and easy to use; uploading to a computer is a breeze: 4x6 prints look like 35mm prints but 5x7 start to get grainy. Okay features: Zoom is decent, nothing a few steps forward can't cure; and battery life is short so keep an extra set around and buy the optional A/C adapter for uploading. Needs improvement: The picture size is too long or too short which ever way you want to look at it. I end up having to cut off the ends to make a printable 4x6, so the picture is actually 1.7 mega pixels instead of 2.0; the auto flash gets confused easily and I find myself having to use the manual flash and risking red-eye; the software needs a lot of improvement, it's not user friendly and crashes my computer now and then... but it's free; action pictures come out fuzzy and many great shots have been lost becasue they were out of focus. This camera has been great and I would recommend it to anyone. It's not perfert, but pretty close...
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Summary: An excellent buy!
Review: With this camera, you will get great colors on your screen. I tryed the same picture with the three different qualities and with all I got excellent pictures. It has all the basic features you might need in any camera. It has a good zoom, the 'physical zoom' is not that good, then I discovered the digital zoom which is great. It consumes a lot of batteries, but you have more than enough with the rechargable batteries and of course, the battery charger included in the camera. I bought an additional charger because I never found that the camera came with its own, so don't buy another charger. I'm more than satisfied with the 8MB flash card. It is true that you can only take 12 pictures with the highest resolution (1800x1600) and higest quality, but with standard resolution(800x600) and the medium quality you still have very good pictures and can get about 52 pictures, which is good for a weekend. If you have a long trip and don't have a pc to download the pictures, then you might consider another flash card. BAD THINGS: It weights a little bit more than a traditional camera of the same size, but still, it's much better that other big cameras. It doesn't come with a camera bag. You have to buy it appart. In summary, a great camera.
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Summary: Great camera, great price!
Review: I bought the Kodak DC280 in October, 1999, when it came with a20mb compact flash card, rechargeable batteries and a recharger ... . It has been great. I take it with me everywhere. It is super easy to use. Having an extra set of rechargeable batteries is a must. I definately recommend this camera, ... . ... I've taken over 1200 pictures with the camera, mostly in the mountains while hiking and snowboarding, and have been very impressed with the quality. The lens cap is attached to the camera, so you never have to worry about lossing it.
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Summary: The good the bad and the ugly!
Review: The Good: Picture Quality, Camera ease-of-use. The Bad: File Transfer from camera to hard drive. The Ugly: Adobe PhotoDeluxe that comes with the camera. Overall, because of the great picture quality, I give it 3/5 stars.
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Summary: Perfect camera
Review: In my opinion DC280 is near the best point-and-shoot camera for the most applications. Good: - Excellent color reproduction - I think DC280 produces better colors than ANY digital camera; - Very good consistent results under various lighting conditions - indoor, outdoor, flash, no flash, whatever; - Decent flash; - Good lens - sharp enough and absolutely distortion free(! ) - all competitors zoom lens produce more or less barrel/pincusion distortion; - Good design, solid build quality; - Stylish look and feel :) Bad: - Poor nigth shots (longest exposure is 1/2s) - forget about capturing night city lights (though I was able to shoot some acceptable pictures of the fireworks and even the lightning bolt); - Limited macro capability (mimimal focusing distance is 25cm);
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Summary: Excellent, all-around - but tough for action shots
Review: I finally upgraded from my original 2 year old Digital Camera - a Casio 5000SX that was great except for a poorly designed battery door. The Kodak DC280 Zoom is better in every category - clarity, features, memory capability, analog zoom, except for one - the delay in the time from pressing the shutter until it snaps the picture. Keep in mind, that the processing time is quite fast - the Kodak is ready to take your next picture quite quickly, thanks to some in-memory processing, but the delay from when you click the button until the action is captured is quite lengthy. I find it nearly impossible to get good action shots with this camera. For example, I take quite a few pictures of sand volleyball on my weekends. Only the highest flyers - the guys that can jump out of the sand and hang like Vince Carter were captured in the air, and only with me clicking the shutter button at least 2-3 seconds *before* they jumped. However, if you don't have to take a lot of action shots, well this this is an excellent camera for the money - for both amateur and professional alike.
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Summary: Excellent Camera
Review: I was amazed by the beautiful colors and clarity of this camera, even in the medium quality level. I used the camera for vacation photos and then sent them to an online photo processor to have them printed on photo paper. I couldn't have received better quality with my high-end 35mm. Not only was the quality equal, I was able to crop out the undersirable elements before I had them printed! VERY IMPRESSED!
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Summary: Extremely disappointed in the DC280
Review: I've had the DC280 for a little over a week and am VERY disappointed. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?, but I've yet to take a photo that resulted in a high quality image. In particular, shots taken at medium distance are fuzzy, grainy, and generally unsatisfactory. I'm just totally perplexed. Everything I had read said that the images were excellent---but mine are just miserable. I've spent hours studying the manual and reading the photo tips on Kodak's web site - but nothing seems to help. I gave the camera a "one star" rating, which, under the circumstances, is very generous. Maybe it's a defective item?
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Summary: Comparing Kodak DC280 and Fuji Finepix
Review: I had narrowed my digital camera search down to the Fuji Finepix and the Kodak DC280 since I wanted one in the $450 range, and was impressed with the resolution and compactness of a friend's Fuji camera. Since I was only able to view the cameras over the internet, I chose the Kodak since I figured the better resolution and features would be worth the extra $50. But after receiving it, I realise that I would have gone with the Fuji Finepix had I seen the Kodak in person. The Kodak is much bulkier, and the lens cap has to be manually replaced and is easily knocked off the minute you put it in your backpack (actually the stupid thing is always falling off!). I reckon for the better price, the resolution of the Fuji is perfectly adequate, and the slimness of the Fuji and it's sliding lens cover are very convenient. Go with the Fuji!
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