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Summary: All the features you need and then some.
Review: Being new to the digital world and not sure about which path to take, I decided to play safe and go with the company that pioneered it. The first few pictures that I took amazed me, and also my friends. One of my friends is a pro. photographer and the first words he uttered was "what detail" I have a few 35mm cameras that I consider quality pieces and the dc265 is rated on par. You can't go wrong with this one. My HP deskjet 712c and the dc265 make a perfect marriage.
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Summary: Excellent first digital camera
Review: I did alot of research on digital cameras before settling on this one. I purchased the DC265 with the lens kit (fun to play with) and a 32MB card with PCMCIA adapter. The PCMCIA adapter is excellent and works very easily with my PowerBook G3 (OS9) and Windows 95 and 98 laptops I also use. The card appears as a hard disk on your desktop and the photos can be edited, copied, deleted, renamed, etc. right on the card - VERY COOL! If you wanted to you could use the card to back up just about any type of data, not just photos! Photoshop plugin is also useful. You will also want the optional AC adapter. Photo quality is excellent even on the lowest resolution and superb on the highest! The only cons are a (sort of) noisy lens movement on zoom, and the fact that closeups don't come out framed exactly right since the lens and viewfinder are a bit off from one another it seems. After a few practice shots you will easily figure out how to compensate for this, however. You will get used to the slight digital delay when taking a photo, as mentioned in other reviews, but it is not a show-stopper. LCD is very useful and the batteries (and included charger) are great and last a long time, even with the LCD on. At low resolution/best quality setting you can easily fit 200 pictures on the 32MB card! This camera wins my vote unless you can afford one of the $2000 models!
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Summary: Excellent images and intuitive features
Review: I found the DC265 to be an excellent product with intuituve features and high-quality images. The USB connection is idiot-proof and fast. And the technical support I got from Kodak when needed was good. The accompanying software for managing your shots is simple and effective but not very sophisticated at image manipulation. The only draw-back to the camera which takes a little getting-used to is the apparent delay from when you depress the shutter release 'til it actually releases. Probably more of an adjustment issue from using regular SLRs.
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Summary: The DC 265 is Great
Review: I have had my Kodak DC 265 for about a week now and I love it. If you have been looking for a camera that has perfect image quality, abundant features, and lot of versatility....this is the camera! I bought the Nikon 950s ( paid a bunch more too ) and received a below average camera. This Kodak is the absolute best!
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Summary: not so great
Review: I have had one for about 2 months and cons are starting to outwiegh the pros. The viewfinder came with plastic shavings inside of it, after pressing the shutter, it takes seconds to take the photo, almost all motion is blured and it changes red to a pinkish color sometimes. the camara is akward to hold, the lcd screen displays 3 different seprate images when the camara is moving. There are more cons and a few pros, but Im running out of space
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Summary: Just hit 1000 pictures on my DC265
Review: I love it. I just ordered a 64MB CF card for it to get more than 30 pics on the 16MB card. Never had a problem with any of it. Swap between 8 and 16 cards now using both the PCMCIA adapter and the USB cable and have done some video output. Only complaint would be the small delay between pressing the button and getting the pictures. Also occasionally get more red eye than with my 35mm. My 8 year old has taken about 200 of the pictures with it. He is becoming quite a pro.
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Summary: Love my Kodak
Review: I've had my DC265 for about 2 months now and really love it. It's a snap taking tons of photos -- and dumping them to my laptop is simple with the PCCard adapter (definately get this). I've taken almost 1200 pictures and keep on snapping.
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Summary: top quality 35mm prints from your PC
Review: I've had this camera for 4 months, so I think I know it. PROS: GREAT picture quality for 5x7 or 8x10 prints (rivals my 35mm Canon EOS, which I have sold on ebay). Small but solid feel to it. Now comes with NiMH batteries which last a long time, and comes with a plug-in charger. Actually is a great looking camera-will impress your friends. Has its own internet-upgradeable OS, easy to use, but gives you many options for shooting, much like a full featured 35mm SLR. CONS: Tiny optical viewfinder, takes some getting use to. LCD screen fine for reviewing, but unlike Sony is just about unuseable for taking shots. Must get use to 2 sec delay from pushing shutter button till picture is actually taken.
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Summary: What I'd expect from Kodak
Review: Kodak = Pictures, and this camera just goes to show it. I had a Canon VGA camera. It was very basic, it didn't even have a flash. It was terrible. We'd only get mediocre pictures and it had to be the middle of the day. This camera is amazing. I've only had it a few days and I love it. It's worth every cent.
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Summary: great potential but it's the little quirks that kill it
Review: Kodak DC265 is fine for medium/long range subjects. However, because the viewfinder and the lens are off-center, you invariably get off-center results - unless you use the LCD as your main viewfinder (this eats battery life and the display resolution makes it hard to make critical shot decisions). However, the image quality is quite good for most outdoor/lighted conditions. The interaction and placement of the controls are quite good. There are a few key rubber finger and grip affordances to make the shooter feel in control. The only cheap part is the zoom lever. It's a small horizontal lever, that has to be kicked way over to one side or the other, and the time delay to lens movement is sluggish. The overall construction of the entire body and finish is very nice. There's plenty of standard features like burst, time-lapse, etc. to keep most digital camera enthusiasts happy. A real nice package bonus was the 4, AA NiMH rechargeable batteries and charger + 16MB storage card. At least Kodak was thinking about the entire user experience. Oh, the software interface is rather silly. The childlike icons and metaphors for album creation, etc. makes you create a parallel cognitive hierarchy model for what is essentially folders/files on your computer. Something more straight forward with clear icons and interface is all we want.
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