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Summary: Good quality for the price!
Review: I had done extensive research before buying a digital camera. Beging a complete novice at photography, I asked some "professionals" which camera would best fit my needs. I was told to look at the Canon line of products, specifically the ELPH S100. Considering that I need a bigger memory card I decided to look for something a bit cheaper. In the end I found the Kodak DC3400.Camera Qualities: Firstly, the camera is large and heavier than some of the non-digital camera's I've used. It includes an LCD screen for viewing the pictures and menu options. The menu is easy to use and self-explanatory. I haven't burned through my first set of batteries yet (at this point, I've had it for a 5 days). I am following the instructions and leaving the LCD screen off while I take the shots. Photo Quality: I am amazed at the photo quality with the DC3400. A few times though, I have found the pics to be a little darker than usual (probably owing to the flash's quality). I've used Adobe's Photoshop to fix the pics up. There are several settings, such as photo quality and sharpness, that can be adjusted to create the right type of pictures. Software Add-on: The software leaves much to be desired. Once installed, I began rummaging around to get a feeling on how to use the software to download the pictures from the camera. I've had difficulties learning how to download my pics and have begun using Windows Explorer to do the job. I highly recommend getting a third-party software application to edit the photos. I've definitely started taking more pictures with the DC3400. It's a very easy camera to 'point and shoot.' Overall, highly recommended as a first digital camera.
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Summary: Love this thing -- Only 1 problem
Review: When we decided to purchase a digital camera - I knew NOTHING about digital cameras - after at least 3 weeks of learning about them, then from that information deciding which one was best for us, we decided on this camera. I was very concerned about the quality of the pictures, because I love to do scrapbooks, and did not want to go from beautiful pictues with a 35mm and get lousy pictures from a digital (and even at this great price, this is still alot of money for someone like me to shell out for a camera). But, that is definitly not situation, the pictures are beautiful, I love this camera. I have used this camera in the last 7 months, more that I've ever used my other ones. There is something about taking a picture, and 1 minute later holding in your hand. My only problem, is the LCD screen is very hard to see in bright sunlight, you really have to struggle to see what the picture looks like sometime. But I feel that for the price that this is offered at, the LCD screen being hard to see in bright sunlight is not an issue.
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Summary: Perfect amateur's camera!
Review: I looked at a lot of other digital camera reviews before finally deciding to get this one. I don't think I could have made a better choice for around $... I really like the interface in the LCD. Very simple and easy to read, it even has a zoom feature to look up close at your pictures! This brings me to another good feature, it isn't a battery burner. Unless you like using the LCD as a viewfinder. I bought the Kodak Ni-MH batteries with charger for only $... bucks. These last for a very long time with regular use and last about 15 minutes with the LCD viewfinder. Next is the picture quality. With everything turned up, your pictures will look just as good or better than a good 35mm. With the included 8 MB card you can hold around 20 pictures at max quality. I bought the Viking 64 MB Compactflash card for $... This will hold over 100 at max and over 1500 at lowest. The camera has several special effects too which look pretty neat. Now I come to my only complaint. At over 15 ft your flash is worthless. It will actually ruin the picture as it makes nearby objects bright so you can't see your subject. If you have enough light and a tripod you can just turn up the exposure and turn the flash off. But overall it has done an excellent job for me and I say thanks to Kodak! By the way, it even survived a drop from 4 feet on tile. I didn't do it on purpose!!
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Summary: My first digital camera does not disappoint!
Review: I'm late writing the review for this camera which was a Christmas present, but it's only because I've been too busy taking pictures! The camera is very easy to use with good prompts like we're used to seeing on our computers (giving you a second chance to change your mind before you delete a picture, for example). It is fairly lightweight and produces outstanding prints when set for the highest quality pictures (I use a Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200 printer). Enlargements I've printed myself are every bit as good quality as enlargements I've had professionally made from 35MM negatives. A friend borrowed the camera and took a lot of pictures at night at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and even those came out great. We had a family wedding recently with a lot of long-lost out of town guests; the preview display on the back of the camera eliminated the anxiety of wondering if once-in-a-lifetime pictures were really going to turn out. The DC 3400 was a good buy although Kodak does kind of cheap out by only supplying an 8M CompactFlash card with the camera; a 16M card would be more useful.
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Summary: A reasonably priced digcam for everyday use
Review: Camera is a good buy for the price. The battery life is quite good. Resolution is very good for 4x6 prints. However, websites developing digital prints do not recommend the print quality for 5x7 and 8x10 prints even on highest resolution. But I have not tried myself printing them. Uploading software which comes with the camera is no good...however, i could drag and drop the pictures directly from the chip to the desktop.try it it works wonderfully this way. The camera is sturdy and the controls are very easy to use. The camera is heavy for its size....though it does not bother me so much. Look out for better deals...they are giving out a 32mb card free nowadays. In all....4star camera and you will not repent your choice.
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Summary: good picture, lousy USB connection
Review: pro: great picture out door. good picture indoor con: slow response - it takes a while to shut it off and turn it on. you have to press the button really hard to get a picture. battery hog. not very good at scenic shots - objects in a distance lose their true color, maybe i shouldn't expect such performance at the first place. lousy USB connection - every time i connect it to my computer to upload photos, it always hiccups, i have to keep retrying until i can get all pictures. sometimes i have to restart both the computer and the camera. pain in the neck. my computer (win2k) works fine with other USB devices, this camera is the only one gives me trouble.
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Summary: Way to go if you want to go digital!
Review: I just got my camera in the mail yesterday, and have already taken 50 pictures. My kids are loving this! It is a cinch to set up. I recommend getting a memory card reader, as it takes forever to download the pictures manually. You will also want to pick up some Ni-mh batteries. I am getting a total of 8 myself. The picture quality is great. I am not a great photographer, but I have taken some really great shots and only had the camera a little over 24 hours. If you are a beginner I highly recommend this one. I can't wait to get the accessories to go with this baby. I promise, you will not be disappointed with this one!
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Summary: Great camera, good price
Review: For weeks, prior to purchasing a new digital camera, we did extensive research on features and price, and bought the Kodak 3400. We've just returned from a two week tour of Ireland where we took 196 pictures on each 16MB card that we used, all on low resolution. We used the Kodak Photo batteries (non rechargeable) and had to change batteries only twice. I had thought I would buy a card reader immediately on our return, but the software, that came with our Kodak, made it a "breeze" to transfer the pictures to my computer, then on to CDs. We, and all who have seen our pictures, can't believe the great quality, sharpness and vivid colors. The only drawbacks: this and most digital cameras have the small delay between shots, and a better zoom would have been nice, but we still got some fantastic distant shots. We love our Kodak 3400!
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Summary: Best at the price
Review: I recently bought this camera, and i use it in a part time business as well as to learn more about photography. It amazed me the first day, when I was able to take 50 low-res shots of a show put on by my friends, nearly all of which came out well. By contrast, my Canon EOS 3000 produced no salvageable shots at all. I was able to play back a slide show to my friends the next day, and they were really thrilled. Even in low light, no flash conditions, most shots were unblurred. My only reservation came when I tried a Sandisk card reader, but the downloaded images put back into the reader, could not be read by the camera (to give slide shows from edited photos, e.g.). It turns out that all Kodak cameras have individual JPEG settings, and can only read images made by that camera. Nor could I find a way to send photos out into other programs, so I always have to download twice, to have access to images for other purposes (e.g. card reader access). I ended up swapping the card reader for a 16MB CF card, so I could keep special photos for a while, and still use the camera. My only other criticism is that in bright winter slanting sunlight, the automatic exposure often makes an overbright picture - I am sure practice will help me sort this out. When exposure is just right (which is about 50% at present) the pictures are fabulous, and truly make the equivalent Sony look poor by comparison colorwise. If these software issues could be fixed (allowing me to use a card reader effectively)there would be nothing but praise for this brilliant little camera from Kodak.
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Summary: Good quality images, could use more zoom
Review: I got this camera for less than what it's going for now. It's a nice camera... easy to use, good image quality, good software. You will want to get the rapid NiMH charger (very nice and handy), another memory card (at least 16 MB), and a case. Other than that, you can set yourself up with a nice-midrange digicam for less than $400 (all together...shop around). Instead of buying a $900 camera now, you can get this camera for $400 and enjoy it until you want to upgrade. By then that $900 camera will probably be $400 and you'll have only spent $800 and you'll have two cameras. My only peeve is the 2x zoom and non-threaded lens. I really wanted to get a cam that I could put a nice telephoto on for close-ups (the telephoto adapter available for this is difficult to use, at best). Oh well....guess I just get a little closer to the action for close-ups. Not a big problem. I'm sure that feature will be common on cameras when I am ready to upgrade in a few years.
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