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Summary: All that I expected
Review: I am very pleased with the Kodak 3400. I spent a couple of weeks researching cameras and finally came down to the Kodak 280, Nikon 800 or Kodak 3400. I went with the 3400 because it was the newer model of the 280, ease of use, and bang for the buck. It has taken some great pictures and I'm pleased with how easy it is to use. It is mainly for my wife, so I wanted something she would feel comfortable using. I was also worried about everyone saying how fast digital cameras go through batteries. I'm actually pretty pleased. I put in some nickel-metal hydrides and I've gone through three Xmas's and the batteries are still going strong.
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Summary: Excellent clarity
Review: It has got excellent clarity in photos, I really get amazed by the pictures it gives, preview CCD is not so good, it doesn't give the exact picture though, but what you need is the image anyway which is excellent. I did a mistake of buying the accessory multi-lense pack which is not good, it almost blocks the viewfinder if attached, be watchful. It works outside the lens, so real tough to work with. More or less, this is surely an excellent buy camera for normal users and want to be professionals, best pictures, easy operation, good compression of images internally.
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Summary: Amazingly crisp, accurate pictures
Review: After researching cameras for the past couple of months, this was the camera we settled upon. And what a great choice it turned out to be! The pictures come out with unbelievable quality, and the color is literally "true to life". It comes with an 8Mb flash card which can only hold about 50 standard size pictures (and believe me, standard size is all you'll want unless you want to examine something in microscopic detail later -- in which case best quality will fit 12 pictures). I took out a 32Mb card from my PocketPC and plopped it into the camera -- providing room for 220 pictures. I then spent the next couple of days taking pictures of literally everything indoors and out. Shot after shot, often with only 2 seconds gap between (an earlier reviewer mentions a 10 second gap between shots -- there's no such gap). I was absolutely AMAZED at the quality of the pictures I had taken. I soon learnt that the thing that eats up the batteries is the LCD viewfinder, so I used it sparingly, making the most of the standard eye-glass viewfinder (which is just fine!). I love this camera -- you really cannot go wrong with it!
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Summary: Stunning Pics and Ease of use!
Review: I just purchased the dc3400, and right out of the box it was a joy to use. I've seen other cameras, the more expensive Cannon Digital elf 2.1mp, for instance, and none comes close to the ease of use of the 3400's graphical user interface. Taking pictures was easy, and getting them on the computer was even easier. The software mounts the camera like it does a floppy drive, you just go into the drive and drag and drop them onto wherever you want. The pictures, well, they were stunning to be modest. It brought the highest detail and best color out of pictures that would of been horrible on any 35mm camera. With the included card it can hold 35 of the standard size pics, which look beautiful on the 4x6 glossy photo sheets i purchased. And the large setting holds about 12, which is great for printing at the huge 8x10. I am very pleased with this camera, it does everything I could ever want a camera to do.
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Summary: Kodak Quality
Review: Great Pictures! Simple to use. I have no problems with battery life. I am very pleased. I also own a Minolta Diamage 2300 and there's no comparsion. The 3400 is 10 times better.
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Summary: even I could use it
Review: I am a total idiot when it comes to this type of stuff but I got this camera to work right away. I have not had any problems with it eating batteries. It takes great photos & is a snap to use. I am impressed.
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Summary: Maybe I got a defect, but.............
Review: If I didn't I canot see why so many people like this camera. I have gone thru 8 BATTERIES, in 1.5 days and I haven't even used it that much at all. I figured that the batteries it came with were just cheap so I bought a pack of 8 AA ultra duracels and after about 10 minutes total use, the thing dies on me. And when it was working it kept asking me to format the card. I take 5 pictures and by the way, you have to wait like 10 seconds between shots (too long), so I take the 5 shots and then the light on the camera which tells you the reader is reading the card says it MUST format the card again. Now I lost my pics !! I am REALLY disliking this camera totally. I also own a AGFA 780C which I also purchased from AMAZON.COM and this thing works SOOOOO MUCH BETTER, just the picture quality is not nearly as good as the KODAK DC3400. Amazon.com get ready for incoming junk, it's being sent back to you.John PS: It just aggravates me so much, I waited over a week and half for this camera to get here and then I get these problems, if there problems. I really needed and wanted this thing for the holidays. I guess it's the AGFA or a roll of KODAK 800 Max film again.
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Summary: This is a wonderful camera
Review: I bought this camera 3 weeks ago. I just love it. I highly recommend it. It is very user friendly. It doesn't eat batteries like the DC280. I just can't seem to put it down.
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Summary: Newer is not necessarily better.
Review: The 3400 is a very solid 2 megapixel camera, but so too is the 280. Sowhy spend at least 25% more on the 3400? In terms of features, itoffers almost nothing to recommend it. The fact is a camera in thisquality range should not cost this much. If you want an all-around 2meg digital, check out the 280; if you want a more limited (but stillvery functional) digital camera for mostly internet apps, look at the3200 (1/2 the price). If you want 35mm quality, controls and feel,look at the 4800 (twice the price).
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Summary: Kodak Wins
Review: I just purchased a Kodak 3400 Digital Camera (same one as the DC280, casing, etc. slightly redesigned) and I was completely knocked out of my chair. It all started when I obtained the camera and had to go in a rush. Being the impatient geek that I am, I put the box in trunk and took it with me. Once I was at my in-laws, I started taking some snap shots. I was up and going in less than 5 minutes thanks to the quick start guide. At that time I saw the picture come up on the LCD. I have seen many LCD screens on many different brands and this one was by far the cleanest, and sharpest. I have seen Olympus, Sony, Epson, etc. and this one knocked my socks off. I hated the fact that I had to wait until I got home to load them on my computer so I just pulled out the video cable. It's a standard 1/8th inch end/RCA jack on the other end. I plugged it into the camera and the RCA jack on the television and I had a gorgeous slide show going on. I saw so much detail and clarity that I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The smallest red spots and drool spots showed up on my 11 month old's face, the color was beautiful. Here's the real beauty of it. The room I took all of these pictures in was almost completely dark, just a small light that is barely stronger than an average night light, stood in the corner. With all that, here I am watching these slides go by looking wonderful on that low resolution TV. That alone impressed me. I felt like this thing put the crisp display of my DVD movies, other digital cameras, all to shame. The real result happened when I got home. I attached the USB cable to the computer and camera, installed the software, and was up and going. I then wondering how to transfer the pictures. I looked at the manual and low and behold, there was a camera icon in my drive list. I opened windows explorer, went to the camera drive, and had a virtual drive (which is really the flash storage on the camera itself). It was as easy as copying files from one directory to another, deleting is just as easy. I then opened up a photo program and saw these pictures. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw how crisp and clean this pictures looked. I thought the TV looked good but when you get them on a nice high resolution monitor, nothing compares. There was no pixelization, NOTHING at all was wrong. The curves, color, EVERYTHING on the pictures was clean. Even the backgrounds looked clear and sharp. Anyway, that was quite a bit of rambling. However, the point is that there is a reason Kodak has more awards than anyone else when it comes to picture quality. Other vendors can offer you really good pictures and more features for your money, but if you pay a little more, you can have the best and sharpest pictures with all the same features. If you get this camera, you will not be disappointed. NOTE: I haven't even tried the B&W features, the Sepia, or the effects yet at all! Have fun if you go with this camera.
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