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Average rating:
4.24
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Kodak EasyShare C3405.0 megapixels | 1.6" screen | 34 – 102 mm (3×)
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Average rating:
4.24
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Opinion: My little brother bought me this as a gift back in 2007 for the amazing price of 39 euros! This was my first digital camera and as such I treated it with respect. Back then I thought it had great image quality and to be honest, going back and seing again the pictures it produced, guess what? it did! For that price, someone would expect much worse image quality and many problems. Weird isnt it that this cheap camera after all these years works like a charm?
Problems: High/low contrast objects when in the same frame. Tends to "burn" highlights.
Opinion: An excellent snapshot camera, which gets both exposure and focus spot on even in difficult conditions. No anti-shake, but down to 1/8 sec hand-held it still produces sharp images, even at full aperture. Great fun.
Problems: Perhaps unbelievably I bought this second-hand but in mint condition at a UK boot fair for the princely sum of £1. The seller said it didn't work. The green light came on but then when you pressed the release, nothing happened, he said. Too true, when I first tried it. Then I noticed that the little flash selection button on the top-plate had jammed to one side, as these buttons sometimes do. Jiggle it about to put it right, and .... no problems! Just a minor design fault which could have been overcome by the Kodak engineers.
Opinion: A reasonable camera for the £89 ($150???) I paid for it. In general it produces a good image and there's plenty of scene modes to keep most people happy. Colour rendition is quite good and quite rich, which some people will find pleasing.
One hidden feature on this camera (and others in the Kodak range) is the LT (Long Time) exposure setting, which allows the shutter on the camera to be held open for up to 4 seconds. This allows the user to take night time shots (ensure the camera is stationary for this) that are better than the night scene mode elsewhere on the camera. I have made heavy use of this.
ISO goes up to 400 and the sensor allows photos to be taken up to ISO 400 with surprisingly little noise. However, use of the scene modes blocks the ISO setting from being used.
For what is a point and click camera, the macro mode (which is useable with the ISO setting) is exceptionally good and beats that of my main camera (a Fuji S5600 which is known for it's poor macro mode) and other more expensive cameras hands down. Of the cameras I've used, only the macro modes of the S7000 and the F30 (both Fuji) beat it.
Problems: Two major complaints are firstly the battery life and secondly poor rendition of environments where lighting varies significantly within the frame of the shot.
You should always carry at least one set of spare batteries with you and ensure they are of the rechargable type. Although I've seen the battery indicator show after only say 20 shots, the camera can go on alot longer than this and the battery life is still better than say some of the Pentax cameras. Nevertheless, the camera will give out at around 100 shots (though I can strangle another 30 to 40 shots using higher rated rechargables - also, I have known after flash and heavy LCD screen use the camera lose charge after 50 to 60 shots) and I'd rate it's battery capacity at below average.
The poor light rendition problem will only RARELY occur to be fair and only where part of the shot is in darkness and another part of the shot is in bright light. Basically, the camera will have difficulty distinguishing features in the bright light part of the picture, with everything appearing pasty and indistinct. Aiming at the light part of the picture will cure this, although features in the dark part of the picture will then become indistinct.
A voice memo feature would also have been nice.
That said, this is a cheap and cheerful camera and the buyer should not expect it to perform wonders (note also video mode is adequate for the price and a litte jerky - but it is a cheap camera - and if you want video, you should buy a video camera). To summarise, a good little camera that does a little more than you'd expect for your money and ideal as a starter or second use carry-round if using your main camera isn't practical.
Opinion: I'm a Nikon D50 owner and I wanted to purchase a little camera point&shot for daily photos.
I didn't believe to the quality of this little camera.
It's a little gem.
See my photos here http://www.photo4u.it/album_personal.php?user_id=2711
Opinion: I'm a Nikon D50 owner and I wanted to purchase a little camera point&shot for daily photos.
I didn't believe to the quality of this little camera.
It's a little gem.
See my photos here
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Problems: Battery-life is the worst I've ever tryed even with reachargeable.
Opinion: I am very impressed with this camera. The picture quality is great for a point and shoot camera. For examples see http://www.pbase.com/loraine/c340
Opinion: Good, basic camera for a novice or someone who wants the camera to do the work for them. I was a bit disappointed after a while of using this camera. I was looking for better zoom and more MP's in a more compact design than my previous Kodak, an early 2 mp DX model. The zoom is great (15x total), and there are a few extra features not found on comprable models such as crop on camera. Overall, for the price (250) I probably could have done better and should have. Not a bad camera, though, and I am just waiting for something to break on it so I can replace it now.
Problems: Mostly plastic=lightweight, but calls into question durability.
LCD viewer is small, and not as good quality as others I've seen.
Battery door is flimsy and threatens to come off at each battery change. Use Lithium type batteries or you will be replacing every 100 pics.
Paid too much for such a basically designed camera.
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