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Summary: Don't bother with this one!
Review: I've owned a Kodak DC280 for a few years and was always happy with it. When it was time to purchase a new digital camera for work, I thought this would be the perfect one. I'm a real estate appraiser, and I don't really need a high megapixel camera, just one that gives good, clear images, and can hold alot in the memory. When the DX3215 arrived the first thing I couldn't get used to was how light it was. It just felt kind of cheap. Well I didn't have any problems with it the first couple of days, but then a couple of things happened and have continued to consistently happen. You have to make sure that the picture you take actually gets saved to the memory card. The image shows up in the LCD screen, but then it doesn't get saved. The green status light just keeps blinking and the only way to reset the camera is to open the battery cover. I thought maybe it was just this camera and I'd return it, until my partner told me she has the same problem with hers. This is really a big problem in my line of work, because I'm driving all over, taking pictures of houses. I don't have time to just jump back in the car and reshoot photos. The other day the camera acted like it had saved the images, but when I returned to the office, I was missing two critical pictures. Then it will sometimes tell you that there is a problem with the memory card and it has to be formatted. This has never been the case, and all you have to do is turn off the camera and turn it back on. Good thing too when you've already taken 20 pictures.
Whatever you do, don't get this camera.
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Summary: kodak cheap and not so easy share
Review: OK, The unit is ok for a beginner, but get used to being frustrated by the control button....it doesn't usually work the first time you press it. The zoom feature is pretty useless, not much zoom. The transfer software is a piece of crap, your screen resolution will triple and you won't have functional control of your start menu...once you exit the program the resolution returns...this is annoying. The picture quality is ok, but forget the flash, light a match instead...I am suprised that kodak got so cheap with this camera, i am keeping it for another year, then gonna look at a non-kodak product...it's a kids toy
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Summary: kodak cheap and not so easy share
Review: OK, The unit is ok for a beginner, but get used to being frustrated by the control button....it doesn't usually work the first time you press it. The zoom feature is pretty useless, not much zoom. The transfer software is a piece of crap, your screen resolution will triple and you won't have functional control of your start menu...once you exit the program the resolution returns...this is annoying. The picture quality is ok, but forget the flash, light a match instead...I am suprised that kodak got so cheap with this camera, i am keeping it for another year, then gonna look at a non-kodak product...it's a kids toy
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Summary: frustrating!!
Review: Simply put this camera is the most annoying camera I have ever used. I expected so much more from Kodak. The buttons are too tiny to press, it is extremely slow and 95% of the time it does not do what you want to do. The preview feature rarely works even after you press the "select" button. Try deleting photos from the memory takes about five mintues because it will not respond and you have to turn it off, wait to reset and turn it back on again. The worst part is the camera will take one photo and then shut off. I have used several batteries and charged the PROPERLY, but the camera drains them all after one or two photos. I contacted Kodak Customer Service and they would not even help me. I was shocked. You would think a big company like Kodak would have great customer service. Well, you would be wrong. They basically told me that I don't know how to use the camera. Trust me, this is the most frustrating camera.If you have a great deal of patience then maybe this would be good for you because it is extremely easy to use -- when it actually works -- and the price is reasonable. Just be prepared for a lot of headaches.
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Summary: A simple digital camera, simply annoying
Review: This camera was not what my wife and I expected when we bought it. After looking at several different "entry-level" digital cameras, we decided this one had the most bang for the buck, and it came with a free memory card and a rebate. This camera is a sore disappointment from Kodak, and the overall performance was poor. * Battery life is terrible, even with lithium photo batteries, and especially if you use the LCD screen instead of the viewfinder. Always have a few changes of batteries handy for this power hog. We ended up buying rechargable batteries and a charger because of it. * The flash is terrible. Forget about taking any pictures in low light levels. This camera is suited to bright sunny days. We did get a few good shots from this camera at the beach. * We had several problems with the camera recognizing the memory card. It would often display an error message saying that the (usually partially full) memory card was not formatted correctly and needed to be re-formatted. After trying unsuccesfully to reformat the card several times, we ejected and re-inserted the card and batteries and the camera a few time and the camera recognized the card (existing pictures intact). This happens a LOT and is very annoying! * You have to hold down the power button for a long time to turn the camera on, and it takes forever for camera to boot up. The auto power off is pretty quick. * No timer function. * Transferring more than a few photos at once via the included USB cable, either with the included software or directly from the folder on the camera to the computer, caused the camera/transfer to lock-up. If it locks up mid-photo the picture file is lost and unrecoverable on either the camera or hard-drive. This occurs when using a memory card or the camera's internal memory. I have been told by other people that they don't have problems transferring with the optioning docking station, however. * The Kodak picture transfer software is fairly basic and does not give you much control over how or where on hard-drive your pictures are transferred. It also automatically opens a poor quality image editor once it completes transferring photos. The menu bar "X" for closing the program is not availabe, and the program has closing splash screen that stays up for several seconds after telling the program to close. If I want the program closed then close it, don't show me a useless splash screen! If you are considering buying this camera, don't! Save your money for a better quality camera that actually works.
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Summary: A simple digital camera, simply annoying
Review: This camera was not what my wife and I expected when we bought it. After looking at several different "entry-level" digital cameras, we decided this one had the most bang for the buck, and it came with a free memory card and a rebate. This camera is a sore disappointment from Kodak, and the overall performance was poor. * Battery life is terrible, even with lithium photo batteries, and especially if you use the LCD screen instead of the viewfinder. Always have a few changes of batteries handy for this power hog. We ended up buying rechargable batteries and a charger because of it. * The flash is terrible. Forget about taking any pictures in low light levels. This camera is suited to bright sunny days. We did get a few good shots from this camera at the beach. * We had several problems with the camera recognizing the memory card. It would often display an error message saying that the (usually partially full) memory card was not formatted correctly and needed to be re-formatted. After trying unsuccesfully to reformat the card several times, we ejected and re-inserted the card and batteries and the camera a few time and the camera recognized the card (existing pictures intact). This happens a LOT and is very annoying! * You have to hold down the power button for a long time to turn the camera on, and it takes forever for camera to boot up. The auto power off is pretty quick. * No timer function. * Transferring more than a few photos at once via the included USB cable, either with the included software or directly from the folder on the camera to the computer, caused the camera/transfer to lock-up. If it locks up mid-photo the picture file is lost and unrecoverable on either the camera or hard-drive. This occurs when using a memory card or the camera's internal memory. I have been told by other people that they don't have problems transferring with the optioning docking station, however. * The Kodak picture transfer software is fairly basic and does not give you much control over how or where on hard-drive your pictures are transferred. It also automatically opens a poor quality image editor once it completes transferring photos. The menu bar "X" for closing the program is not availabe, and the program has closing splash screen that stays up for several seconds after telling the program to close. If I want the program closed then close it, don't show me a useless splash screen! If you are considering buying this camera, don't! Save your money for a better quality camera that actually works.
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Summary: Frustratingly slow and awkard controls
Review: This cannot be a serious camera by Kodak, it just can't. First: the controls are so small, you need childrens fingers to operate them (expecially the power button). Then there's no timer. Then there's no lens protection. The thing is agonizingly slow - don't expect to take a snapshot in a snap, this thing has to 'heat up' for 20 seconds or so... The battery (rechargable) lasts only a photo or 50 at most. So take your charger with you if you go on a holiday, as two normal AA batteries (wich you can also use)lasts no more than maybe 20 pics... Half the time I had to take batteries out to 'reset' because some features wouldn't work. But hey, the software is quite ok. Place the thing in the dock (optional) and your pics are autoloaded into your PC. But that's about it. So, even as a beginning digital photographer, go for a better one.
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Summary: Not very happy
Review: This is my second digital camera (I also have an Apple Quicktake 150). I was looking for 1M pixel + with optical zoom and USB and this camera looked great. What I found was that it does not do well with "low" light (the school cafeteria with no flash is what I'm refering to as "low"). Images were grainy and blurred. It is also very slow. Don't expect to quickly turn it on and take a picture. Then I went to take family photos and found that there is no timer function! The included software seemed incomplete (as if this newer model had not been added). It installed a control panel with no functionality for this model and other software features also did not work (I haven't got the firmware update to work yet either).
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Summary: Not a great camera
Review: This was my first digital camera, and I'm sending it back. I was searching for a digital camera that would take good close up pictures. This isn't it. They get blurry and the pictures are not sharp and clean. It feels like a cheap toy. The buttons wouldn't work half the time and I would have to turn the power off and on again to make them work. The docking system was nice because it recharged the batteries, but it's not any more convienient than a plain USB connection. The one time I used the transfer button on the dock it completely restarted my computer. In every indoor picture I took, the flash made this huge, blinding white spot, no matter what mode it was in. Another thing that bothered me was that there is no lens cover. If you're looking for quality sharp, clear photos, this isn't the way to go.
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Summary: This cannot be a serious camera
Review: What an annoying camera this is. Granted, it's not expensive, but still, you would expect a better cam than this one. First of all, the operating buttons are irritatingly small. You need long nails or childrens hands to operate them. Then it's extremely slow. Don't expect to make a quick snapshots if the camera is turned off - it will take up to 20 seconds to switch on. You can't leave it on all the time - there's an auto swith off.... It uses massive amounts of energy, so you're forced to buy (and carry) lots of spare batteries. It has no timer function. On top of that, it quite often does not perform the tasks you want to, resulting in having to switch the thing off as a reset. And yes, having to wait that long time again for it to 'heat up'. The zoom is good enough for most situations, and the macro function works fine, although with soms distortion. The camera dock (optional) is a very good thing though, and the software worked without a glitch and is very, very easy to use - hence the two stars. So, if you have a choice, buy a better camera than this one.
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