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Summary: DX6340
Review: I'm very new to digital photography and was, in all honesty, a bit skeptical about the Kodak brand.However, the price and features were attractive - especially the 4x optical zoom. I'd definitely recommend purchasing a memory card and a set of rechargable batteries (the lithium battery included with mine was not rechargable). The internal memory and the provided lithium batteries are just enough to get you started - but that's about it. If you can see your way clear, get the Easyshare Dock, too. Makes uploading to your computer a breeze. My only real complaint at this point is the included software. It's a bit flakey and tends to take over things like trying to play audio CD's and/or DVD's. All-in-all this is a very good first choice.
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Summary: This camera takes pictures that make you look good!
Review: I say phooey to all those 4 and 5MP cameras that are coming out - what, are you going to make a wall-sized poster of your picnic at the park?
This camera takes such nice pictures! The colors are never muted, indoors or out, the resolution seems perfect to the layman's eye, the controls are easy, the parts sturdy, and the battery lasts for ages! I've taken at least 150 pictures with the 2 regular AA batteries that came with the camera.
The quality of this camera seems 1000 times better than my 2.2MP. Even the preview screen is better than the rest - it a special screen that can be seen from more angles than the usual digital camera screens which can only be viewed straight on.
For the more technically advanced, if you're searching for an alternative to a 35mm, this has so many easy to use (and effective) settings that mimic the effects of a 35mm you can play with it for ages. Read the specs, and I will testify for it's quality.
If you are really bent on photo print outs, you can buy the easy share printer - you can just stick the camera on it, press a button, and it will print your pictures. The prints are quite convincing versions of actual 35mm prints. The camera dock can also be purchased seperately , which recharges batteries and sends the photos to your computer when you press the button. Otherwise, you will have to settle for a media card reader or a USB cable, which works fine for me.
For the price (even if it were more!) this is an excellent camera.
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Summary: Decent little camera
Review: I've fought getting a digital for years...I'm a scrapbooker who loves her Cannon Rebel 35mm. Anyway, the 35mm tends to be too bulky to put into your pocket on those little trips. My husband who is a "techie" thought I was insane to by a 3.1 when there are affordable 4.0-5.0's on the market. There'll always be cameras better and faster as long as technology progresses, but the prices will also reflect those progresses. Anyway, I took the plunge in April '04 and haven't regretted it. If you're looking for decent 4x6 pics, you won't be disappointed, especially for the price. This camera is extremely easy to use. I like the 4x zoom feature this camera offers. I couldn't find it at this price-point on any others. The only thing I see that they could improve on is the quality of the video when reviewing on my tv, therefore I deduct a star. (I've not tried it on my computer yet; the quality may be okay on it.) As far as battery life goes, I don't use my LCD screen but to review or record video with, and I've gone through about 300 pics without having to change my battery. If the other reviewers are having problems with batteries it sounds like they need to get the company they bought the camera from to give them a replacement, or they need to look through the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen . (There is an option on the camera to switch the LCD screen off.) I haven't purchased the docking station. I take my card to Wal-mart and use their machine to download, pick the # of prints and sizes, and they print them in an hour, .01 cent cheaper than traditional prints, thank you very much. (I don't waste my ink and I'm not out any paper if my printer jams.) Also, a cord is included that I plug right into my tv to have a slide show.
Overall this is an easy to use nice little camera for around $200 bucks.
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Summary: Very nice camera but non warranty service is a rip off
Review: Very nice camera. Easy to use. Takes great pictures and the Kodak software is MUCH better than the HP software I'm using now. BUT if you need non warranty service, like drop the camera or get it wet, your in deep do-do. I spilled something on the front of the camera, barely got it wet. United Camera and Binocular Repair, Kodak's nonwarranty repair center, wanted $193 to repair it.. Of coarse I'm not going to pay that much since the camera didnt cost much more than that anyway. I'm using an HP now and even though I dont like it as much as I did the Kodak, I'll never buy a camera from Kodak again.
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Summary: You CAN work with the photo files
Review: I got one of these beauties for work recently and loved the picture quality. I initially also was frustrated that I couldn't seem to "drag and drop" the pictures anywhere outside the Kodak software album and I also could not copy and paste. It seemed I would have to e-mail the pictures to myself in order to capture them. (I don't have a CD burner) BUT...I soon found that the pictures do save on my computer simultaneously. I found them in my C drive in a folder (can you tell I'm not an IT person?) that all computers seem to have called "my documents." Inside that was "my pictures" and inside that was a Kodak folder and all the pictures I had saved from my camera. At that point they were mine to do with whatever I wanted. As soon as I saw that I was not locked into Kodak until eternity, I unequivocally loved the camera. Now I am looking into buying one for home use.
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Summary: Second worst purchase of my life
Review: (The first worst was the Printer Dock 6000 to go with the unit)
Within a week of purchasing this camera a year ago, the shutter stopped opening and closing... So, since it was within 30 days the point of purchase exchanged it for a new one. They said, no problem, they've seen a lot of that with this unit.
Sooo it came as no surprise two weeks later when the shutter on the new unit stopped functioning.... And as the other reviewers say, Kodak warranty repairs are a joke.
So, *everytime* we go to take a picture, we have to *manually* open and close the shutter -- that's right, pry it open with our fingers... Each time dirtying and scratching the lense a little more. I wish to heck we had never purchased this camera or the (nonfunctional) printer dock. Such a shame, we had a great experience with a previous Kodak digital camera. After this experience, I will never purchase another Kodak product as long as I live...
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Summary: Very Pleased!
Review: I bought this particular camera, along with the printer dock, about a month ago. It is my first digital camera purchase. We are on a tight budget and only allowed ourselves a small amount, considering the price of digital cameras with 3+ MP and any kind of optical zoom. I found this one, new, at a great deal that couldn't be passed up, and after reading some very positive reviews, I grabbed it! And I'm so glad I did!
The camera is extremely user friendly. It's really hard to make a mistake or take bad pictures. The manual and software are very simple to use. The manual explains things in short steps so you can remember how to put each feature to use. No wondering if you're doing it right. And the software is pretty much self explainatory. I love that I only have to push one button to download my pictures. Pictures themselves are gorgeous and colors come through so clearly! I think the video quality is great considering it's coming from a little digital camera. And I'm very glad I went with a camera with audio. I have 2 very active subjects (my 2 young daughters) and I have loved sharing pictures and video with family (including 1 grandmother) out of state. We were actually suprised at how many pictures we could take with only the 16 MB of internal memory. We did buy a memory card, but it's nice to know we have a good bit of extra if needed. And we have yet to run low on battery life because we use the printer dock to recharge. We use the LCD screen often, and still, the battery life has been good.
The printer dock itself makes impressive prints. I was really worried about poor quality, but I haven't been disappointed with it yet. It's small and doesn't take up a lot of space. Very portable if we needed it to be. And, again, a very user friendly machine.
I am so very glad we found and purchased this camera. It's a great starter and I'm extremely pleased with it so far.
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Summary: perfect for the eletronically non-inclined!
Review: I bought this camera for my wife last Christmas. She'd been wanting a digital camera but had no desire to get one if it meant ever touching the computer. This camera combined with the printer dock was perfect for her. She basically uses it like a fancy point-and-shoot, then prints out pictures as she goes. I haven't even had to upgrade her memory card since she just deletes the pics when her card gets full. Better quality pictures may be available with other cameras but nothing beats the ease of use for her.
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Summary: GREAT CAMRA
Review: I HAVE HAD THE DX6340 FOR ABOUT A YEAR.I LOVE IT. PICTURES ARE AS GOOD AS 35M. EASY TO USE.UNLIKE SOME OTHERS I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAMERA DOOR OR SOFT WEAR OR BATTERIES.SOME PEOPLE HAVE LEAD FINGERS. IT IS A CAMERA NOT A BOWLING BALL. I USE RECHARGEABL BATTERIES AND GET 200 PICTURES PER CHARGE. YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE SOFTWEAR AS WITH ANY PROGRAM.MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE AMAZED AT THE PICTURES. THE 4X OPTICAL ZOOM WORKS GREAT. ONLY CAMERAS COSTING A LOT MORE WILL HAVE THIS.I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BUYING ANOTHER KODAK DIGITAL CAMERA.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK KODAK.
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Summary: Great but not perfect
Review: Great camera, merely OK software. Easy to use and pictures are fantastic (and that's what important after all) but a couple things make it less than perfect.
I like the fact I can use standard AA batteries but am disappointed that the camera in cradle will not recharge standard NiMH cells, only the Kodak custom NiMH battery pack.
I like the fact I could buy additional telephoto and wide angle lenses (on top of the built in 4x optical zoom) but am very displeased the wide angle lens blocks the flash, making the additional lenses compatible with natural light only. This is probably my biggest gripe, but hey - most other cameras do not even offer the additional lenses. Still, Kodak should warn you about this in their product information.
The software is OK, but it's not smart enough to transfer only the new pictures - it wants to transfer all even if they were already transferred (unless youu choose what to transfer manually - an annoyance). It also lacks a panorama stitching capability and it can't output my photo album to HTML pages and linked images to upload to my ISP's web site. Thumbnailer (shareware) fills that gap for me.
Here's what says it all - would I buy another Kodak? Yep.
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