Kodak DC280 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom

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Summary: Slick!
Review: Purchased for spouse. She was taking excellent pictures within minutes even though she had never used one before. Uploads to PC were easy. Supplied cables worked without any problem the first time. Included rechargeable batteries was a good idea by Kodak. Decided on this one after many hours of research and the PC Mag selection as the best digital camera.

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Summary: WORTH EVERY PENNY !
Review: I just recently bought this digital camera for our real estate business...I was comparing this model with a comperable Sony model....after viewing the specs...NO QUESTION THIS WAS THE ONE ! ...a ton of software, and accessories that were included for this price..you have it all.. The over 2,000,000 pixels it has in High Resolution...one word WOW ! and it is so easy to use with the software and the USB port.. I would HIGHLY reccommend this digital camera to everyone..worth the PRICE--VALUE and everything it has to offer.

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Summary: Get the DC240 if you want good zoom lens
Review: Kodak has pulled a quick one by improving the picture quality while reducing the zoom capability that the DC240 has. The DC240 is rated up to 117mm while the DC280 is only 60mm. Buy the DC240 and you will love the results, its a great camera.

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Summary: Great technology!
Review: I actually bought one of these at a yard sale for 80 bucks, since previously I owned and used a Kodak dc 240. I don't quite know why this series of cameras take such amazingly sharp pictures (my 240 (1.2 MP) takes sharper photos than my 3.2 MP sony!!!)but they just do. The 280 has a more limited zoom (2x as opposed to a 3x), but the picture quality is amazing. You cannot buy a 2MP camera that takes sharper and more realistic pictures than the 280. The new Kodak series with the docking ports are made differently and they are not as good about focusing or sharpness of image. The 280 is a great investment!! I've seen prints from the 280 looking better than some 4MP cameras!! And that's all I have to say about that :)

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Summary: Great Camera
Review: my dad had baught this camera 3years ago and then recently he gave it to me. its a good camera, the only thing is, the lense cap keeps comming off. great camera, cheap lense cap. picture quality is good, indoor and outdoor. the only other thing is that when the batteries get low it'll stop using the flash, which gets really annoying sometimes but normally isn't a problem. it can also stand SOME banging around, but not much. oh, and that little plastic covering at the bottom of the right hand corner of the camera peeled off recently but that doens't affect the camera's performance!

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Summary: A workhorse
Review: I bought this camera about three years ago when digital was just coming of age. Also have the DC 5000 at my office which is basically the same camera in a more durable shell. My personal 280 has traveled with me almost around the earth and it always works! You just need to prepare--I always take at least three sets of batteries, a few cards and a quick charger wherever I go. One great thing about the 280 is that it uses AA batteries. Try finding a propritary battery in Cozumal Mexico. The shots I have taken always receive praise about the clarity and color, even at low compression rates. Part of my job is to put together a newsletter. We just started trying out a Nikon Coolpix 5000 camera for going out and getting newspaper quality snapshots. Not to badmouth Nikon or anything, but everyone wants to go back to the Kodak for it's simplicity and guaranteed results.
I'm looking for a small pocket size camera like the elph because of it's portability. I think I might wait for the S400 Canon. But I would never sell the 280, because it's always there as a backup. It just simply works well for most things.