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coming out without viewfinders
at all, and I prefer to use the LCD screen typically, but sometimes you
NEED to use the viewfinder.
The LCD screen itself is OK, some reviewers had said it was small and did
not display images so that you could tell if a picture was crisp or not,
but even our Nikon Coolpix E5700 is that way and I think the screen is OK.
Some reviewers had suggested upgrading to the Easy Share C360, noting that
a larger LCD screen was the only difference in the 2 models.
I am very pleased with the speed at which the camera operates. I can whip
it out and turn it on and take a picture spontaneously without waiting for
more than 5 seconds. The camera has a fast recovery time, both without and
with flash, but the recovery time does lag a little with some multiple
settings, for example; longer recovery for macro plus flash. The menu is
very functional and user friendly without having read the manual.
**OK I have been using the camera for 3 weeks now and have one last
complaint or two. This camera has a serious case of "Objects in mirror
appear further than they really are." This means that in order to take a
photo that will appear as the true distance from the camera, you have to
use the zoom, otherwise the picture looks like it was taken from WAY
further away than it really was. Thus, when you use the digital zoom for
objects that are really far away, the picture quality is less. I am going
to guess that this is because of the size of the camera and its
components.
I am really struggling with close-ups using the macro and actually the
Kodak Easy Share CX6330 with 3.1 MP did a better job with it. By the way,
you CAN use flash with macro, but you have to set the flash manually.
I have switched to the Kodak Ni-MH Rechargeable batteries, since I went
through 7 sets of AA batteries in less than a week of having the camera.
With the new batteries, I have been able to take about 200 pictures (in a
matter of a few days) AND get them uploaded each time without having the
batteries die. I was recently out for 4 hours in Istanbul taking lots of
random shots, turning the camera on and off, using the LCD screen, playing
with the settings, took over 100 photos and the "Low battery" indicator
has yet to appear, so I am very pleased with the switch.
I am not much into video, but the video quality is really nice when the
lighting is good. You can't use digital zoom for video. The audio is
pretty good too providing that the object you want to hear is fairly close
to the camera. If a person is standing 6 feet away and speaking clearly,
you will get decent audio and very good video. My results from video of
scenery at varying distances without using zoom are very good. I have
taken video while driving, and just standing and taking panoramic video of
my surroundings and both have given great results. You can shoot video in
"continuous mode" or set the camera to take 5, 15, or 30 second video. The
latter is great feature if you want to share videos on the internet with
family and friends without having to think about whether or not you have
just taken a very long video and not having to worry about long upload
times.
Overall, for this being a "point and shoot" camera, it does its job pretty
well as long as the battery issue is resolved. I have taken some really
nice quality photographs (some I consider my all-time favorite photos)
with the camera already. The owner's manual tips for prolonging the
battery life (not using the LCD screen as viewfinder, not reviewing your
pictures using the LCD screen) are great but you can't adequately utilize
the camera features without using the LCD screen, thus draining the
batteries. It's kinda hard to accept those tips and expect great pictures
since so much of trying to capture great images is trial and error. Also
note that the manual says that Battery performance is reduced at
temperatures below 41?F. ________________________________________________________________
horrible camera, April 2, 2006
Reviewer: Emily Scott (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA)
I would give this camera 0 stars if possible.
printer would stop working. camera was not nice at all. it had some
ratting noise in it. i sent it back for a replacement. same thing with the
other one printer would stop working and same noise in camera.
also the camera has a long shutter pause so it is hard to get a good shot.
well maybe if you were doing still life.
dont buy this camera
horrible!
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save your money!, March 22, 2006
Reviewer: M. Clarry (Syracuse, NY)
This camera is junk! It uses way too many batteries and does not take good
close up photos. I just returned mine and got the Kodak Z700 and I am MUCH
HAPPIER! All I can say is that I did research before hand and thought that
this would be the best camera for the money. Boy, was I wrong. The battery
life is non-existant! 20-30 basic pics b4 I had to change batteries again.
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Greatest Camera Set Ever, January 8, 2006
Reviewer: A. DeMaris
Both the camera and printer dock are very easy to use!
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