Jeremy Lamb
New member
I have been using my DC4800 for over a year, and found it well-built and good for taking stunning outdoor pictures. It is also a good looking camera, it doesn't have that destinctive (and often annoying) 'digital' look that many other models do, except for the LCD on the rear. Battery life isn't too bad with the supplied battery on a 64MB card, as long as you dont use the flash and LCD too often. However I do carry a spare and recommend anyone else to do the same. The LCD seems to have good frame coverage, and has a clear picture compared to many others I have seen. It can be hard to see in sunlight though, although this is probably to help conserve battery life. It's also nice that it supports CF cards, as these tend to be my favourite storage by a long shot. Lastly, it's is very easy to use which is handy when somebody else is behind it!
Problems:
Like everyone else says, the picture tends to be very grainy at low light levels. Not too much of a problem for me as I tend to only use it outdoors. Manually setting everything seems to be okay providing you can keep the thing rock still to avoid blurry pictures. Keep it at ISO 100!The flash could also be a bit brighter, and even better if it was adjustable. Although its nice that most of the case is metal, the rear panel is plastic and shows quite a few little fatigue cracks. I don't think they are structural but they don't exactly look very good.
It would be nice if Kodak released a new firmware version, to fix issues with the flash settings, and to help overcome the occasional 'lock-ups' that I have encountered.
Problems:
Like everyone else says, the picture tends to be very grainy at low light levels. Not too much of a problem for me as I tend to only use it outdoors. Manually setting everything seems to be okay providing you can keep the thing rock still to avoid blurry pictures. Keep it at ISO 100!The flash could also be a bit brighter, and even better if it was adjustable. Although its nice that most of the case is metal, the rear panel is plastic and shows quite a few little fatigue cracks. I don't think they are structural but they don't exactly look very good.
It would be nice if Kodak released a new firmware version, to fix issues with the flash settings, and to help overcome the occasional 'lock-ups' that I have encountered.
