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Summary: This camera is a good value.
Review: Easy to use controls and menu on the LCD screen. It is fast to connect to a TV in order to watch the videos or view a slideshow. The USB connection is a great way to transfer pictures to your PC. The picture quality is comparable to other 2 megapixel cameras that I have used. I would recommend buying a Compact Flash card, since the 8 MB built in memory is not enough. I found the video mode to be a major disappointment though. The quality is so poor that I would rarely use it. I like nearly all aspects of the camera, except the video mode.
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Summary: I like it.
Review: It's simple to use point and click, and it produces good quality pic's. I love not having to develop the film, and not having to wait until all 24 shots have been taken to look at the snap shot. Now I can shoot as many pictures as I want, and develop only the good ones - or none at all. I loaded the pictures into webshots.com screensaver, and everyone who comes over to the house sits and stares at it - it's great. When the camera is plugged into the USB port on my computer it automatically runs the appropriate software, and all that's needed is to click the button that say's "transfer now". The ability to take digital movies is a plus - the movies are a bit grainy even on high resolution setting, but it's more than I was expecting. I put the digital pic's and movies on our web site. I also sent some into ofoto.com to be developed. They turned out nice although quite a bit darker than what we see on the monitor. But you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them and a 35mm pic - no grain. The batteries that came with it died after about 200 shots + several minutes of movies, and plain old AA's are not cutting it - they don't seem to have enough power. It's not perfect, but overall we're very pleased with it and we're having a lot of fun.
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Summary: great price, great camera
Review: I recently gave up my old polaroid pdc-700, that I got for christmas, I wish I knew then what I know now about cameras. My mom had picked out a digi cam for me that died x-mas night, so I returned it to wal-mart and picked up the polaroid ... I figured it would be a nice entry level camera. it had some nice features and took decent pics for what I did with it, but we had a family reunion that changed all that. The thing just ate up the batteries i was using, all 4 of them! and sometimes the lcd took its sweet time to come on. Dissapointed with the purchase I sold it off to my aunt. I got myself this dx3600 and all I can say is OMG! GREAT. This camera is really awesome, the software is linear, and easy to use. The controls are big and the documentation is good, pics are crisp and clear, and movie mode is a +. I bought a 128mb CF card for it >:D soooo it will definately come in handy this weekend on my trip to dallas for quakecon! definately a great bang for the buck.
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Summary: Nice features for the price!
Review: I`ve had the camera for a week now and I`m pleased overall.It takes great outdoor pictures,but quality drops a bit on indoor pictures.They seem to come out a little grainy if the lighting isn`t just right.The video mode is a big plus!You need to add a flash card to really enjoy this feature though.The 8 meg internal memory just isnt enough to use this feature.I picked up a 64 meg flash card for 60 bucks and now it can handle up to 15 minutes of video recording.I just wish kodak would have included a little video editing prgram in the software.It would be better to be able to edit my own movies.I guess I`ll end up buying a little video editing program if I can find one cheap.But overall,I would reccommend this camera for it`s overall features and price!
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Summary: Stinks
Review: For close up shots, it ...stinks, all my pictures are fuzzy.
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Summary: I sold a $600 Sony Cyber Shot and bought the DX3600!!
Review: Well I got my new Kodak DX3600 yesterday ( as I mentioned it's a replacement for my Sony DSC-S70 digital camera - yes I down graded from a $600 camera !!) and started playing with it. IMHO a digital camera's ability to take close-up photos is a good indication of the overall quality of the camera ( based on the premise that ALL digital cameras can take decent photos of people, buildings, cars, etc ). The first picture I took in macro mode 6X is shown at ... ... and a picture of a quarter and for what I want to use the camera for it's a good quality picture ( both pictures have been cropped and reduced ). The focal distance to an object in macro mode has to be between 10" and 24" with the DX3600 where other more expensive cameras you can get closer because of a high quality lens. Kodak does make 5X & 12X close up lenses ( which can be piggybacked to 17X ) for about $35 which would greatly increase the effective close up range of the camera and detail of the pictures. I plan on ordering the close-up lens kit shortly. Tomorrow I plan on getting out and trying my hand at "normal" shots and see how they look - from the examples at the review page at Steve's Digicams it appears to be very effective in that respect. This camera has 8MB of internal memory - with additional memory being supplied by compactflash modules. Another nice feature of the camera is it's ability to take full motion video clips! All in all for the price it's a nice entry level 2.2 megapixel digital camera. Why did I go from a Sony to Kodak - well the Sony had too many bells and whistles ( I am no macho-techno nerd when it comes to cameras and I want nothing to do with fooling with f stops and all the other settings) for what I need to do with a camera ( maily take photos for ... and outdoor photographs while traveling ) the Kodak seems to be exactly what I need AND the price was right.
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Summary: Lightweight Performer
Review: I've used Kodak digital cameras before (a DC-260 at work) and this one was a surprise. I bought it sight unseen, based on some excellent reviews. Even though the DX3500 has been out for a few months, the optical zoom and movie capability was enough to make me wait for the DX3600.My first reaction was that the DX3600 was too light to be a serious camera. My first hi-res 8x10 print was enough to change my mind. The outdoor color saturation was very good. Indoor with the builtin flash is suitable for snapshots only. The 8MB builtin memory will hold 10 hi-res or 40 low res photos. You'll want to pick up a 48MB or larger CF card. The internal memory is not cumulative with the flash card, but there is a way to copy photos from one to the other. Buy the docking station. Yes, it's way overpriced. You get a rechargable battery set which is much better than the expensive lithium AAs that come with the camera. (The docs say that alkalines won't work well). Even more important is how easy the docking station makes transfering photos. Very similar to a Palm hotsync.
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Summary: Great looking pictures/movies....sometimes.
Review: I really really want to like this camera! I started off with the Dx3500 and then I found out Kodak released an updated version of the same camera, I traded my Dx3500 in for the Dx3600 model. They both are pretty much the same except the Dx3600 has a 2x optical zoom and can make movies complete with audio. As long as you dont use the 2x optical zoom, your pictures come out very nice. It is when you start zooming in is where you run into problems. Every picture that I have ever taken with the zoom has been out of focus. The movie mode is picky. Sometimes it gives you a nice clean movie, other times it is out of focus as well. If all you need are nice pictures, I would stick with the Dx3500. The Dx3600 is just way to picky! If anyone has any better luck with this camera, I would love to hear about it!....
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Summary: Battery Life is Very Poor
Review: The Kodak DX3600 would be a very nice camera except that battery life is very poor. I'm lucky to get 8 pictures before the batteries go dead (I use rechargeable batteries with the Easy Share dock, and AA Alkalines).[...] Kodak is aware of the problem. Here is their response to my query about poor battery life...
'Because batteries are chemical products involving internal chemical reactions, their performance may deteriorate with prolonged storage.
NiMH rechargeable batteries, if not used for a while, may need to be reconditioned as you would when using them for the first time.
Otherwise, deactivation of the internal reactants may cause decreased capacity, which causes premature termination of charging. In other words, the batteries will not charge completely, even though the dock indicates they have.
If this happens, we have a couple of recommendations. First, make sure you have the latest firmware. If you don't, consider updating your camera to the latest version. You can locate the update by going to:
http://www.kodak.com/go/software
Once there, choose your camera from the list. The next page will offer all the available software for your model, including any current firmware updates, if available. The firmware download will have a "Read-me" file that contains the directions for performing the update.
Once you have successfully completed the update, we recommend
conditioning your battery the way you would if it were being used for the first time, as we mentioned above. It is important that you be sure you always have a fully charged battery. To do so, place the camera on the KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock. When the charge light turns green (all three green lights are lit for a Dock II), then remove the camera from the dock FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 MINUTES, and place it back on the dock. The 5 minutes the camera is off the dock are the key to correct recharging
for a new or uncharged battery. Repeat this same process until the combined charging time, while the light is red on the dock, EQUALS A MINIMUM OF 2 HOURS.
Once you have completed this charging process, we recommend that you leave the camera on its dock and intermittently check it for power (remove from the dock for a while then replace it). If you use your
camera frequently, of course, you will always have a charged battery because you will be removing and replacing it. If you do not use your camera frequently, periodically remove the camera from the dock and take a few test shots. Doing this assures a properly maintained battery so
that you will have lots of power.
Do not make the mistake of trying to charge the KODAK PHOTOLIFE Lithium Battery, CRV3, that comes with the camera. It is not rechargeable, and an attempt to do so could result in leakage. Also, please be aware that the camera will only charge the KODAK KAA2HR NiMh Battery. Non-Kodak
batteries or individual AA rechargeable batteries (including Kodak batteries) are not compatible with this charger. If you need a separate charger, they are available at the Kodak online store.
Remember, your camera's dock is only charging when it displays the red light. If the light is green, that means it is either done charging or has detected another type of battery it cannot charge.
PLEASE NOTE! Your camera's batteries lose power during image reviews and when adjusting camera settings. Use of the LCD screen is also a big drain.......................'
If I had known about the battery problem I never would have bought this camera. Did you read the section above when Kodak states "the batteries will not charge completely, even though the dock indicates they have." We can send robots to Mars but we can't make a battery charger that knows when a battery is really charged? What the hell good is a battery charger that doesn't know if a battery is charged or not? So just because the little green light says charged you can't believe it. I tried the firmware upgrade and that was futile, no help at all, just a waste of time.As is, I now carry at least 8 AA Alkalines (they last about 10 pictures if you keep the LCD turned off) whenever I use this camera away from home because you never know when it will just shut down by itself from weak batteries.
In defense to the camera I will say that it takes good pictures in daylight (night pictures with flash are worthless), I like the fact you can add other lenses and the built in video recorder is ok. The included software is nice. It includes options to adjust tint, brightness, crop etc.... The photo album is easy to use and makes saving the pictures easy. Also the removable compactflash card is a nice feature.
So if you decide to get this camera be prepared to buy lots of AA batteries. Personally I will never buy another Kodak product. I don't think it's right to sell a product with an apparent design flaw and then offer the consumer a, in my opinion, worthless remedy. These cameras should have been recalled and the consumer offered a full refund or a camera that works the way it should!
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Summary: Trouble from the start
Review: First - I do have to say that the camera is relatively easy to use and takes very nice pictures. However, the battery life with this camera has been problematic since the first day that we received it. We have used several different batteries, as well as different battery chargers in an effort to rule out other problems. But this camera continued to be a problem. Eventually replaced with a Sony DSC-P93 - and haven't looked back since. Glad to be rid of this camera - very frustrating when you are trying to use a product to record your family's memories, and constantly run into problems with a quirky camera...
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