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Kodak DC260 1.6MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

Kodak DC260 1.6MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good color in pictures, slow USB implementation
Review: I have taken over 2,200 pictures with this camera and I am amazed of the quality. Even pictures that I didn't think would come up due to poor lighting come out excellent. The medium resolution is my favorite. It gives the best balance between picture size and storage.

The USB interface allows you to drag the photos from the camera to your computer. You just highlight all the pictures and drag them to the folder you want to store them in. It transfered each image fast but there is a long pause between each picture. I purchased a USB card reader and it copies about 15 times faster.

Basically don't think that the USB interface for the Kodak means fast downloads, it will be just as slow as serial (or even slower).

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Awesome toy
Review: I take mine scuba diving, and one of the things I love about it is using the "Instant Fix" button in Adobe PhotoDeluxe to bring up all the "hidden" colours (everything appears blue or green underwater). But the one thing I hate is the delay between pressing the button, and taking the picture. It can be very hard to stay still for that long when there's a swell! I use NiMH rechargable batteries, and they last for 2-3 dives/day if I don't use the LCD screen.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Camera
Review: I've had one of these for a while, and this is truly an excellent camera. Clean, clear picture quality. Easy to review/delete pictures currently in the camera with the LCD screen. Super-fast transfer of the images if you add a PCMCIA SCSI card reader to your PC or Mac. Add a huge flash card for high capacity (98 highest-quality pix on a 48MB card).

Only things I don't like about it is that the 'manual focus' isn't truly manual--you can choose from a number of set distances, and same with the exposure.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great Pictures BUT Poor Battery Life...
Review: I've had this camera for 8 months and I'm on my THIRD one from Kodak. Each has the same problem, it eats batteries like crazy. You CANNOT use conventional alkaline batteries - not even KODAK brand PhotoLife batteries - they last less than a dozen or so shots! And it freezes up on occassion and the only way to reset it is to open the battery compartment and release the batteries then reset it by closing the battery compartment. Three cameras and all have the same problem - not good! Not exactly the best design either - clumsy to hold and awkward to use - not much thought went into the design of this particular model while other Kodak models seem better designed... not smart for the "top of the line!"

No wonder Kodak discontinued this model. Now if they will only take it back and give me one that works! (in defense of this model - it does take great shots and while the download via USB is sluggish at best, the outcome is the best I've seen in any digital.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Things you don't know until you buy and try.
Review: My wife gave me this camera as a birthday gift. I went through two full sets of batteries before I got half way through the instruction manual. What an energy hog! While the camera was fairly easy to learn to operate the software that came with it was HORRIBLE. I'm an experienced computer professional and this was some of the worst software I'd ever seen. I was ready to throw the camera against the wall. Even the 'free' photo image software that came with the Kodak camera software was FOUR VERSIONS past the current version. The camera is now safely back where my wife bought it and the credit card is waiting for our next choice. Not sure what to buy but the Kodak 260 isn't it.

Rating: 4 stars
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Review: The camera met all my expectations. I am performing a good job with the device.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Kodak 260
Review: The Kodak 260 is a good camera. It has a zoom feature to include exclude things you do not want in a picture. It also gives you the choice of selecting the picture quality based on how you are going to use the pictures (i.e. on screen, 5x7's, 8x10's, etc.) This allows you to increase/decrease the number of pictures you can take before being required to upload or change memory modules. All the selections can be made on the camera using the onscreen display. The camera has a lot of functions and can also transfer picture using the infra-red connector. It comes with software and cables to connect to your computer in the case that you don't have an infra-red port. Overall I would rate this camera 4 of 5 stars.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Kodak 260
Review: The Kodak 260 is a good camera. It has a zoom feature to include exclude things you do not want in a picture. It also gives you the choice of selecting the picture quality based on how you are going to use the pictures (i.e. on screen, 5x7's, 8x10's, etc.) This allows you to increase/decrease the number of pictures you can take before being required to upload or change memory modules. All the selections can be made on the camera using the onscreen display. The camera has a lot of functions and can also transfer picture using the infra-red connector. It comes with software and cables to connect to your computer in the case that you don't have an infra-red port. Overall I would rate this camera 4 of 5 stars.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent camera
Review: The picture quality of this camera is fantastic! I've taken over 2,000 pictures with it and nearly everyone has been as good as film. I even took pictures of fireworks in DC and it had no problems adjusting to the lighting. It's a little slow writing pictures to Compact Flash at times. At the low res setting, you have to wait about 6 seconds after every 4 pictures. Other than that, this is a great camera.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Versatile and handy--an excellent camera
Review: This camera is the best digital camera that I could find on the market when I bought it last June. The quality of pictures in the best mode is astonishing. In fact, even in the lowest mode, the quality is great. The rechargeable batteries that it comes with aren't great, but if you don't spend too long looking at the LCD display, you'll be fine.

The best thing about this is that you won't be disappointed with the picture quality. I got it to take pictures of my new baby, and they're better than the ones I've taken with my 35mm.


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