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Summary: Im very impressed with this camera
Review: it took me almost a year to research one of the best digital camera available in the market comparing features and user's comments based in different forums and reviews... by far, the kodak dx6490 is the best value for money can buy... dont forget to buy extra memory card and kodak camera bag (i bought medium size)...
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Summary: LOVE this camera
Review: I love the Kodak Easy Share dx6490. It is easy to use. The camera dock for recharging is brilliant. The battery is outstanding. I've taken an excess of 300 pictures within a time frame and never needed re-charging. I have yet to run out the battery, and I have certainly worked it hard. I do recommend getting an extra memory card because the memory is not enough for anyone who loves to take lots of pictures. I love that it has video with audio. The zoom lens is fabulous. I thought I would have to get a stand for it to still and focus but I haven't. The pictures I have taken with the zoom at maximum aren't as clear but they are better than I expected. I have had the camera for 3 months and taken hundreds of pictures and I have not had any real complaints. I was hesitant about the cost myself but now I know it is worth every penny I paid.
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Summary: Second review of this product
Review: I am still very pleased with this camera and have to say I am baffled by some other reviews here.
I see complaints of picture sharpness, I have photos of my cat that I can count the hairs on so I don't understand this unless you are trying to blow the image up way beyond the information capabilities of a 4 MP camera or you do not have the camera set to capture images at the highest resolution, this is a user adjustable feature.I also see complaints of fringing that in several hundred photos taken I have yet to see. Perhaps they are talking of the red shift that occurs when an object in motion is, for lack of a better explanation "time exposed", like in a low light situation and the shutter is slow otherwise I cannot see one image with this problem. I am also curious if this is present when the photos are viewed on a pc screen or when they are printed out. Printed images can be affected by many factors as can images on your monitor and are not always representative of the original picture information (trust me on this one I work on high end Canon CLC color copiers and between paper characteristics, color calibration on monitors and processing units, image translation and formation, what you see is not always what you get) so all I can say for sure on this account is that I have not seen it on any of my pictures. Still the only complaint I do have with this camera is the time it takes for auto focus to lock in. I am used to manual focus on 35MM cameras and this takes a little getting used to but I understand most digital cameras, other than non professional models of which I don't have experience to speak to about, suffer from this to some extent. The camera is easy enough to use pretty much right out of the box and the auto function works well in a good deal of picture taking situations but I think that if you will take the time to get to know your camera and read the manual most if not all of the complaints found in these reviews will disappear and you will very pleased with your purchase.
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Summary: Naiiccceeee.......
Review: This camera is so easy to use, all these options and I can find em all easily. (I think) Way to go Kodak. Very good low light capability, with an infrared viewfinder that lights up as it gets darker, so you don't need a real glass one. I like to take night pictures without flash if possible and it just doesn't work without a regular viewfinder or without this feature. Real buttons for the main functions, no wading through menus, like preview that picture you just took and then delete it or zoom in on it or pan it. The flash comes on with a flip-up or the flash or goes off with a click-shut. The user interface on this camera is A+. Very intuitive, very good. I just took it out of the box, I'll have to get back with quality details.
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Summary: Short review
Review: I've owned this camera for about half a year and I've taken around 1500 pictures with it. Like many others, I did extensive reviews on digicams before I bought the Kodak DX6490 so there are a few things I expected. -Excellent 10x optical zoom
The lens are amazing in taking up closeups from far away. At around 6x and above, you will need to prop the camera on a surface or use a tripod for sharp images though. -Excellent night shot ability
The DX6490's night focusing ability is better than most cameras due to it's hybrid focusing system. This enabled me to take very sharp images in dark places. In addition, the EVF worked very well in low-light conditions by turning into black and white and amplifying the light intensity. -Ease in software use
I'm running Windows XP and I have no problems with the camera dock, which I find to be convenient as both a charge and transfer dock. The one-touch transfer works with little/no problems and the EasyShare software allows me to organize my pics easily. -Not so good fast action photography
This camera isn't very good in capturing fast action as there is about a 1 second delay for AutoFocus to lock on. (If it's already AF, delay is around 0.3s). In addition, blurring occurs if you don't use sports mode or PASM. -Misc comments
Purple fringing is very minimal in pictures. The camera is rather big (stable yet bulky) so finding a case is a little hard. The 2.2 inch LCD is very nice(unlike some Fuji digicams I used before). The casing is plastic and the lens is a little loose (it's supposed to be). If you hook up an AC adapter directly to the camera, it won't charge the batteries. There is no full manual mode- only pseudo manual mode where the camera always controls one aspect. -Final comments
What I commented above are just some parts of the camera. Overall, it's worth every penny I paid for it ($400). The camera snaps very crisp and vivid photographs and is relatively easy to use.
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Summary: Excellent Camera!!!
Review: I got this camera for Christmas and I have to say this is one of the best gifts I've ever gotten. It has a very sleek design and the picture quality is great. As mentioned before, it's not a pocket sized digital camera, so if that's what you're looking for this won't be for you. But, if you are looking for a full size digital camera with plenty of possible accessories to offer, you can't go wrong with this camera. The Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optics are very impressive, to say the least. And the software package that comes with the camera is very good as well, but I did have a problem installing it on one of my computer systems. There seems to be a problem with it and the Windows File Protection feature. This has been the only draw back for me so far. There is a fix for it, but it required some work for me to find it. I still give the camera 5 stars and I'm glad I got it...
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Summary: DX6490: Review follow-up.
Review: Now that I've had some time to use this camera more, I thought I'd throw out some observations =) I really do love this camera, and I use it often. I've taken a lot of pictures with it (about a 1,000 so far). I've printed beautiful photos taken with it on Ink Jet and Color Laser printers. I've even used it as a preview device while setting up for a lighted indoor photo shoot- thank you hot shoe. My conclusion? Money well spent. I've read some reviews that complain about the Easyshare software and the use of SD memory as the recording media, plus one reviewer says he had to return two of these cameras as defective. I'd like to address these issues based on my experience the past couple of months. I use a Mac. I'm used to a free Apple application called iPhoto. iPhoto is easy to use for both archiving, and the basic manipulation of, digital photographs. I can't speak for the PC implementation of Kodak's Easyshare software, but I've found it as easy to use as iPhoto. That's not too shabby. As to the issue of SD memory for image storage- it's really no big deal. Other manufacturers use this form factor for digital cameras and MP3 players. It's just a consumer grade storage medium. It can be a little pricier than other formats. I've seen around a 25% price difference in favor of other formats where I shop. For me, a $10-$15 price difference on a 128Megabyte chip isn't a big deal compared to a $500 outlay for the device it goes in. On defective items, I can only say it happens to the best of products. I really hate to hear that someone had an experience so opposite to mine. All you can do as a prospecive buyer is to consider the positive and negative reviews, then make a decision based on your own research. Personally, I think the odds are stacked in favor of this camera being a good product. There are always going to be people who like this camera or that camera. You might like the interface on the Kodak, but I might prefer the controls on a Nikon. I might think the blues on an Olympus are muted, and you might swear they're just right. So much lies in personal preference. I know I agonized over which camera my wife and I were going to buy for a week. I haven't had one person out of the 10 or 11 I've let use this camera complain about the interface, ergonomics, or image quality. It's not God's gift to digital photography, and it doesn't pretend to be. It is what it is- easy to use and rewarding to own. -Steve(n) Marra
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Summary: Handy Little Camera, GREAT zoom and Good Pictures, BUT....
Review: After exhaustive research of specs. and reviews (an educational process in itself). I decided to purchase the DX6490 over the 5-6 MP Olympus and Nikon cameras. Why? Because the 10x zoom and highly rated ease of use appealed to me, an intermediate user without professional aspirations. After I shopped and received it I found the camera easy to use to take pictures. However, I found that the software provided and the manual (nothing much useful about the software) were not useful in transferring the pictures to either Mac nor PC. I found the camera dock a silly sort of doo-dad that took up extra space without much utility. The frustrations I have with the camera are two:
1) when the AC-DC power source is plugged into the camera (without the dock) it does NOT charge the Li-Ion battery!?? So the docked camera (turned off) is the only way to charge the battery without the use of a separate batter charger (extra). A but ridiculous. 2) The camera accepts ONLY SD (memory) cards, NGO Microdrives or SmartMedia, etc. . Again, a little silly. I get the impression that the camera was designed in two or three different rooms simultaneously, with no communication between or among them. One other nice-to-have on this chunky little camera would be a better ergonomic design in order to handle it: to hold it in your right hand and take pictures requires that you hold it (primarily) with your thumb and middle finger while you operate the shutter with your index finger. The problem with that is in case you want to use that great (and it is great) 10x zoom, you have to use either your thumb or index finger (although using the index finger for that is pretty clumsy) If they had put the zoom control where the jog dial is, it would have been a lot easier. That LCD display and the Electronic View Finder are VERY nice. The LCD is about the biggest one on any digital camera. the EVF is great even on really snowy bright days (even I can use it well despite my visual impairments). So I still like the chunky little bugger a LOT, but be prepared to put in some time online for the software mess and buy the additional battery charger and batteries. Buy a case that will accommodate the camera dock (although I would like to take it apart and reduce it into a simple plug in. Just in case the dock connection on the bottom of the camera turns out to be a problem (gets dirty and shorts out or gums up), get an extended warranty.
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Summary: Test it, test it, test it.
Review: I looked and looked and settled on the Kodak DX 6490. My first few days of use went fine, but then into the first week I began to have a problem with the shutter release button. After use it sounded like a connection was shorting and it did not function properly. I returned it to CC and they agreed to replace it. I had to wait a few weeks until a new shipment came in. I took the replacement home and on the second day of trial I could not review the pictures as I took them and when I tried to turn the camera off it would not turn off. I had to remove the battery and put it back in to reset. This did not solve the problem so back it went and I received a refund...I was not going to try it again. My first camera was mfg in Japan and the second was made in China. With these early problems I was not about to gamble on its long term service so I am once again looking. If you purchase one make sure you give it a complete test while you still have the opportunity to return it. CC was great and I would not hesitate purchasing from them again....but not a Kodak
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Summary: Great Camera for First Time Digital User
Review: This is my first digital camera. I thought for sure that I would stay away from Kodak and go with the Olympus. However, after reading other reviews, I thought that the Kodak might be a better fit for the beginner. Sure enough, it is very easy to master. Reading the manual won't take long and will get you going even quicker.
The EasyShare software is very easy to use for editing. The only problem I have is that is doesn't recognize my particular CD-RW drive and therefore I can't burn CD's directly from the Kodak software. I am able to get around this problem by using the HP Photo software installed on my Dell computer. You can check for compatiblity on the Kodak web site.
The Camera dock is a great idea. You'll always know where your camera is and it will always be charged.
Bottom line - if you are looking for more quality optical zoom and want bells and whistles, this is a great camera.
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