posted on January 6, 2003 04:29:00 AM new
I am shopping for a new digital camers......want something easy to use, not too expensive. I brought home a Kodak Easy Share and am wondering if I should keep it.
posted on January 6, 2003 11:48:13 AM new
I have a Kodak DC215 which was produced long before the Easy Share system and I bought it refurbished through Kodak. It's been a great camera for me. I'm not familiar with the Easy Share system but once you get the hang of a digital camera (and it's fairly simple) the sharing is easy anyway. I'm not sure how Kodak made it 'easier' but whatever - the camera itself can still be excellent.
I just bought a Canon S45 because it has the capability to take quicktime movies up to 3 minutes (as does the Canon G3) as well as digital photos. Other digital cameras had the capacity to take the movies as well but not for that long - many were 30 seconds or 90 seconds max length.
posted on January 6, 2003 11:58:18 AM new
Everyone has their favorite. My advice is whatever turns you on is the one to get. There is no such thing as the perfect camera, or if there is, I couldn't afford it.If it is easy to use & takes good pics, then what else do you want. I bought mine for one reason, to take pics for ebay & that is about all I do with it.
posted on January 6, 2003 12:06:43 PM new
I was a long time fan of my Sony Mavica, until I picked up some surplus retail returns of several Kodak Easy Share cameras with photo printers. As I was testing them for listing 9 months ago, I found the Kodak docking system to be one of the best things going. I sold my 4 year old Sony and started to use the Kodak.
Last month I was playing with a Kodak DX4330 model at Circuit City and found they improved the camera even more. So I bought it. I absolutely love it! The closeup mode is great EBay pictures - set it and look in the screen adjust the telephoto and shot.
If you get a camera, buy the docking station. It comes with recharagable batteries. Drop the camera in the base push the button and all your pictures are on the computer.
posted on January 7, 2003 09:13:13 AM new
I used a Kodak DC-210 plus for several years. It's great under ideal lighting conditions, but being almost completely automatic, you have no control over more challenging situations, like photographing indoors (low light). I found myself wasting a lot of time retaking pictures.
I got a good deal on an Olympus D-510 and loved it, so upgraded to a C-700 (10x optical zoom) and I love it!
The Easy Share dock is very convenient, but bottom line to me is picture quality. Remember, a single bid on your auction can make a huge difference in final value. And I think better pictures get more bids.
At any rate, get a camera you won't outgrow quickly. That means one that allows you to adjust settings manually. The Olympus line gives you manual shutter speed, aperture, flash amount, spot metering and a whole bunch more. Or you can use the automatic settings and hope for the best.
I also have checked out Canon's manuals and they look pretty good, specifically the Elph S-200 and the PowerShot A-40. For $250-$300. The good Olympuses run around $400-$500.
posted on January 8, 2003 09:43:50 PM new
My husband bought me a the Canon S-200 for Christmas. It sure has good quality pictures. At first I was frustrated reading manuals but it didn't take long to figure everything out.
