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Summary: Best Thing I have Purchases in a Long Time!!!!
Review: What can I say but this is the best thing I have purchased in a long time. The ability to shoot clear pictures and store them on my computer is just to cool. I waited far to long to jump into the 21st century, but have now bought an excellent camera to move me forward. The Kodak Easy-Share system is so fun and easy to use. The camera functions just like any point and shoot film camera on the market. It's controls are very easy to understand, and even easier to use than some older cameras I've had. The memory cards that are available enable you to shoot upward of 300 pictures on a single card. If you are a traveler, like I am, then you will understand the convenience of being able to shoot hundreds of photograph without ever changing film. The digital display on the back of the camera give you an excellent view of your pictures immediately after it was taken. This gives you the ability to ensure you have taken just the right photo. Wondering through the onboard menu can be a bit confusing, however, unless you are a picture taking nut you rarely have any reason to alter the standard set up. You can adjust the shutter time, zoom in digitally, delete pictures, date stamp (or not), set a timer, or review all pictures taken. The best and easiest part of this camera is the optional camera dock (around $70). Simply place your camera on the dock (it immediately starts charging the battery), push the button and shazam, your pictures are now loaded into your computer. You can review your pictures on screen, edit them (the program does an excellent job of editing pictures for you), email pictures to friends or print your pictures at home. This is a great system. I even want to add that I dropped my camera from about 4 feet onto the church floor and it only bounced. The entire camera worked fine. Lucky, or quality? If I were to find anything wrong with this camera, it is that the battery life is less than hoped for, especially when using the flash, or on screen display. I recommend that you save the batteries that came with the camera and use only the rechargeable ones that come with the dock. When one battery runs low, load in the other set. I know that everyone will love owning this Kodak camera.
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: Having been a Kodak customer for decades, I thought I would try their digital line. I had been using a 2.1 meg camera and wanted to move up. Unfortunately, all I got was "bells and whistles" not performance. The shutter release lag time impedes anything but still life shots! The 3vdc input will NOT accept an external power pack- per KODAK. If you are interested in 4x6 photos or store them on CD, cheaper cameras will be fine. The software is nothing special or new. The DX 6440 is small and fits in a pocket, but others do as well. I hope to part with it soon.
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Summary: I'm returning it today
Review: I purchased this camera as a Christmas gift to myself after reading reviews for all the 4mp and 5mp cameras I could find. I used it yesterday for the first time, and was terribly disappointed. This is not my first digital, and my old Olympus Camedia 2.1mp took better pictures. ALL the photos I took at a family gathering were very dark. Yes, they were all taken indoors, however my Olympus turned out great photos under the same conditions. Of course I can edit and lighten them, however the software packaged with the camera is very imprecise, so adjusting for printing is sheer guesswork. I'll be packing this one up and returning it today. Now I need to start my research all over again!
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Summary: Terrific digital camera!!
Review: The Kodak DX6440 is a terrific digital camera with true-to-life color and excellent clarity. Indoor shots are beautiful due in part to the powerful flash and excellent autofocusing capability. Using the 4X magnification LCD 'review' option is very handy for helping you to decide whether you have just taken the 'perfect' shot or whether another shot is required. Pair this camera with the Kodak portable printer dock 6000 for instant photo printing and you will be able to create your own 4" X 6" photographs that rival those coming from a professional photo lab in terms of color and sharpness with the default printer settings.
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Summary: Great Choice in this Range
Review: I went around and around and around on digital cameras until my friends and relatives couldn't stand it any more. I bought the 6440, and am very well pleased. It is not only a good value, but it's a really great camera for its size, as well. This would be an excellent camera for the techno-timid (or for people like me who just want to take pictures with a minimum of fuss). I was focusing on an affordable 4 MP camera with better-than 3x optical zoom and a comfortable grip, plus it had to be small enough to fit in an average-sized purse along with my PDA, wallet, tissues, coupons, etc. If I were carrying a briefcase, rather than a purse, the camera had to fit in there, as well, and contribute as little as possible to the "lug factor." Anything much larger than the 6440 went off the list for this reason alone. The 6440 not only competes well in its price range--it competes well in its size, with an excellent range of features. Friends have commented that the colors really "pop," and the clarity of these photos has sold me on digital photography. I have taken a variety of pictures at night, in interesting conditions, etc., and I have been ecstatically emailing and blogging these photos left and right--they all look fabulous. What really amazed me is how well Kodak thought out the ease-of-use features. Somebody in the Usability department over there deserves a bonus this year. When you switch a mode (such as from "sports" to "night"), the name of the new mode flashes on the screen. The mode-setting dial is clearly labeled, and the order of modes is very logical. Review, share, delete, and menu all make sense and have idiot-proof features integrated so you don't blow away your collection with a fumble. The "joystick" is comfortable, and intuitive in its various states. The dock is very well thought out; transferring photos and recharging pictures is painlessly easy. Finally, the software that comes with this camera does an absolutely admirable job of organizing photos with very little pain, and the editing capabilities, while rudimentary, are more than I need and fabulously easy to use. Sizing down, saving Web versions, e-mailing, and cropping are all a snap (pun intended). I almost returned this camera, though, because of its battery door. It's a flimsy piece of plastic that screams "break me." On the other hand, based on my photography habits, I may never have to open that door again. Fully juiced, the camera would easily last me a two-week vacation (though as one reader noted, the ability to use over-the-counter cheap batteries in a pinch is not to be underestimated). Hopefully "Son of 6440" will have a better door. (I don't see the 6490 as the successor, as it's too large for a purse.) (As for storage, I just ignored the 16mb "feature" and bought a 256 SD card.) Finally, this may be a feature found on a number of cameras--I wasn't looking for it when I shopped--but I was very impressed with the adjustment tool on the viewfinder that allowed me to tweak the focus. If you wear glasses or have aging eyes, this feature is really nice.
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Summary: NEver thought I would buy a Digital Kodak.
Review: Quick background on my purchase/purchase decision process:My price range was around $299, give or take $30 plus tax. I am going to EU soon, so I wanted the flexibility of being able to use disposable batteries, so that ruled out several brands. Both the Sony & Kodak cameras in this review can take Lithium, NICAD, Nimh, or the disposable "digital alkaline AA" style hybrid batteries that have been coming out.Both cameras were within my budget. I also should mention until doing some heavy research I would have never considered Kodak as an option. Sony or Canon were the sure finalists in my mind. Then I read several reviews on the 6000 series Kodak cameras, decided to see what the deal was with Kodak and was amazed at the quality I saw. So I had my final two contenders: Sony Cybershot P72 and the Kodak 6340. I know this is a 6440 review so please read on.After comparing the pros and cons of both cameras for over a week, and not being able to make a decision based on the pros and cons list I had compiled, I decided to drive down the the store and look at each one on final time. AFter a few hours, I finally decided on the Kodak. Here is the key factor why. The main difference in taking pictures with both units was that most of the Sony picture modes and cool ISO tricks were all software driven. That meant if I wanted to snap a picture quickly, it couldn't be done as easily with the Sony unlerss I left everything on auto, and as good as auto is, sometimes it isn't good enough. I had to dig into the Cybershot menus, set up for the shot by selecting several submenus and then take the picture, hoping that what ever I wanted to take the picture of was still there. With the Kodak, 90% of all the mode settings (night, portrait, landscape, action, manual ISO override) were all on the outside wheel. The flip of the mechanical wheel on the outside and I was ready to snap pictures be it night or day (or twilight).So there. All things considered, that was the deciding factor for me. I want to take a picture nearly as fast as I can think "Damn, I wish I had a camera right now", and the Kodak lets me do that. Once I decided on the 6340, I actually upgraded to the 6440 for two reasons. One, I was going to buy the Kodak dock for my 6340 which was going another $80, bringing my total to $380. I thought, "Why not just buy the 6440, it comes with 1) a dock 2) a rechargeable battery 3)it is 4 mega pixels instead of 3 on the 6340.So that's what I did. I went the way of the 6440 and have been super impressed.Hope that helps out some.Other mentionable features while doing drive by shootings (with a camera, not a gun):Pictures file names are different depending on what mode your in. For example, regular pics are labeled 100_01 while pictures taken in picture quick bursts (like 3 in a row) are named 100B_01. So you can tell just by looking at the file names if the file is a regular picture or a a burst of pictures. Very handy when all your pics start to fillup your computer.Kodak uses SD cards. This is handy cause they are not proprietary Sony mem sticks. I also have a Pocket PC with an SD slot, so if I forget my cameras USB cable, I can put my SD card in my Pocket PC and move them to my desktop that way as well.Get the family into the living room, not the computer room. The video out slide show lets me not only look at my pictures on a TV, but I can watch the videos I took with the camera as well. Very cool. Oh, as a side note, video format is Quicktime, which I prefer instead of low quality avi files.Menu system seemed to simplistic at first, and it is. It's easy. However, it is way customizable then I first thought. That means I can keep it simple or get complicated if i have the time.I can send pics I take to specific folders on the SD card instead of having everything in one folder. I can also import my email address book into the camera, letting me tag pictures to send via email when i get home and connect it to the dock.Outside screen is the best I have seen for this price range. Ask anyone, they will tell you the same.Flash quality is very respectable. Negatives? Of course there always a bad side, but it's not to bad. It would be nice (in order to save battery power) if the lens would not engage or turn on when you just want to review pictures instead of take them. The Sony does this, and I bet in the future Kodak does as well. Battery? If you use the realtime view, flash etc., the battery life isn't great. a few weeks of poking around will yeild the best practices to get the most life from usage. Again, disposables can be used with this camera, so getting caught without a charger doesn't mean you have to stop taking pictures. Also, switching between modes takes a few seconds, which seems like eternity when I want to take a picture. Hope this helps. Kevin
Amazon since 98
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Summary: Fantastic camera!
Review: I am not a computer expert. I have very little patience and a high frustration level with things that require a great deal of technical knowledge or expertise. After 3 years of frustration with our Nikon 3 megapixel camera, my husband and I bought this camera a week ago (camera and docking station packed together) and immediately fell in love with it! It is unbelievably easy to use, the software is excellent, and the docking station is a must! We sent photos to Kodak's EasyShare center for developing and the quality was as good as those from our Canon 35 millimeter SLR. Perhaps it is not as sophisticated as some other cameras, but for what I want to do, it has more than enough capabilities, the picture quality is outstanding, even the fonts on the screen are easy to read and user friendly. In short, the camera is fun to use.
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Summary: Very friendly!
Review: Own an SLR but this is a dream! Uploading is as simple as snap, dock and push a button. Edit software is great. Send an email is a dream. Even takes mpgs! Be sure to buy a 256MB SD card at Costco (lowest price anywhere) and erase your pictures from your camera memory after uploading shots to your computer. I am VERY pleased with this small price camera!
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Summary: Excellent Camera - 007 Shaken not stirred
Review: Its a camera which is not hyped very much and most of the sites that you visit will NOT have user reviews or the camera itself.
After a great deal of research on the leading brands, this turned out to be a pragmatic choice. Following are the points which make it excellent:
1. Awesome Image quality.
2. Optical Zoom 4X (35 mm equiv: 33mm-134mm) 33mm gives a good wide angle capability for interior shots.
3. The Flash is quite powerful and the indoor / low light pictures come very well.
4. Various scene modes (night/portrait/landscape etc..)
5. A price tag of $400.
6. Uses AA batteries available anywhere/everywhere.
7. Camera comes with a set of re-chargable batteries and you can buy one set too.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: Well, like a lot of people I did a bunch of research on digital cameras before I got one.
After looking at many cameras I had it narrowed down to the 4mp Samsung or the Kodak DX6440 (I had considered Cannon cameras but after all the problems I had heard about them I stayed as far away as I could). I bought my DX6440 from www.compuplus.com and what a deal after getting it home it was very easy to install and is very easy to use. Just turn it on auto mode and that's it, read eye is not bad at all, excellent picture quality excellent Video mode. The dock it another of the biggest features, knowing your camera is always ready and fully charged, plus a one touch picture transfer is awesome! Trust me if you get this camera you will not be disappointed, if you want to know more or have more questions please send me and email: haines203@yahoo.com
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