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Now this could be down to the fact that we have become mini-experts in photography, that the sun decided that all our pictures with this new camera should be perfectly lit through the trees, or it could be the Kodak Colour Science that is proudly boasted about on the box. Whichever it ... Read review
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protection to your camera from bumps and scratches ! All camera cases come with a neck strap making it easier to carry around, the strap can also go around your shoulder making your camera more secure whilst out or use the belt clip carabina also included with your purchase. Colour of the product purchased is designated in the image and the title line. Wide range of other colours available.
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covering consumer electronics. Transparent and amazingly thin, the TrueVue is designed to precisely match the contours of every device, providing unbeatable scratch protection. Lexerd TrueVue utilises the latest LCD screen protection technology that will keep gadgets looking great.- Keep your devicecrystal clearwith the exclusiveUSA made film, only available with Lexerd-Scratch-proof- you can show off your gadget and use it without fear of scratching- Theultra-thin filmis only 0.2 mm thick and will not add bulk to your device. So you can still slip it into everything from charging docks to pockets and handbags-Lexerd' s latest technologyIt allows the TrueVue to create precise, custom designs that hug the curves of your electronics and that resist damage and scratches- TrueVue isguaranteed to preserve original colour tonesPackage contents:One each of the following items: screen protector, instruction manual, lint free cloth, finger cots (to protect optical surfaces during handling).Shipping:- Ship directly from our US headquarters.
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Born to Travel! Rugged andaffordable, the Ex-Pro ® clam case offers the ultimate ... more
protection to your camera from bumps and scratches ! All camera cases come with a neck strap making it easier to carry around, the strap can also go around your shoulder making your camera more secure whilst out or use the belt clip carabina also included with your purchase. Colour of the product purchased is designated in the image and the title line. Wide range of other colours available.
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Born to Travel! Rugged and affordable, the Ex-Pro ® clam case offers the ultimate ... more
protection to your camera from bumps and scratches ! All camera cases come with a neck strap making it easier to carry around, the strap can also go around your shoulder making your camera more secure whilst out or use the belt clip carabina also included with your purchase. Colour of the product purchased is designated in the image and the title line. Wide range of other colours available.
Postage & Packaging:Free! Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The Lexerd TrueVue is created from an ultra-clear film that is exclusive to Lexerd for ... more
covering consumer electronics. Transparent and amazingly thin, the TrueVue is designed to precisely match the contours of every device, providing unbeatable scratch protection. Lexerd TrueVue utilises the latest LCD screen protection technology that will keep gadgets looking great.- Keep your devicecrystal clearwith the exclusiveUSA made film, only available with Lexerd-Scratch-proof- you can show off your gadget and use it without fear of scratching- Theultra-thin filmis only 0.2 mm thick and will not add bulk to your device. So you can still slip it into everything from charging docks to pockets and handbags-Lexerd' s latest technologyIt allows the TrueVue to create precise, custom designs that hug the curves of your electronics and that resist damage and scratches- TrueVue isguaranteed to preserve original colour tonesPackage contents:One each of the following items: screen protector, instruction manual, lint free cloth, finger cots (to protect optical surfaces during handling).Shipping:- Ship directly from our US headquarters.
Postage & Packaging:£2.99 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Born to Travel! Rugged andaffordable, the Ex-Pro ® clam case offers the ultimate ... more
protection to your camera from bumps and scratches ! All camera cases come with a neck strap making it easier to carry around, the strap can also go around your shoulder making your camera more secure whilst out or use the belt clip carabina also included with your purchase. Colour of the product purchased is designated in the image and the title line. Wide range of other colours available.
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(+) Ultra-compact dimensions, fun automatic tools, good performance for the asking price (-) Cluttered menu layout, camera buttons are scarce, specs are almost identical to the Samsung ES15
Advantages: Good picture quality, camera can be bought separately. Disadvantages: The 'dock' is expensive to run and isnt worth your cash
...or it could be the Kodak Colour Science that is proudly boasted about on the box. Whichever it is, I am impressed. For those who want a hint by the way, I only ever take pictures of the kids, and that is only when really pushed by relatives to show them how the youngest is growing.... and I do mean really pushed!
Now the camera itself is rather small, which isnt always a good thing. It fits neatly in the palm of my hand and comes with ... ...Naturally, the clever people at Kodak have decided to put the most used options to the front (less delving in that way), so you can delete your unwanted images with 2 clicks of a button. And they say they rush these things?
You also get a CD with the camera (I am assuming this comes with the standalone camera as well but worth checking), that allows you to edit your images once on the PC. I installed it and quickly found that it was ... more
Firstly, I have a confession. I admit to cheating somewhat here (what's new?), I didn't actually pay for this. Instead, my lovely daughter won it in a raffle during a recent fun day. Rather lucky really as I would never have paid the £129.99 it cost (they gave us the receipt with it) and would otherwise have missed out on a brilliant little camera package.
Having kissed daughter on head (she is easy to bribe and sold me it for £10 towards a toy in town - so really it only cost me a tenner - bless her), I opened the packaging to see what it was all about.
Lets get to the camera first. Now you can buy the camera on its own for about £80. For those in the know, it's 4 megapixels and has a 16mb internal memory plus a flash card slot. This means it holds a few pictures (literally - you really do need some form of external memory, I paid £20 for mine ages ago with an old camera so had one in the house) and the pictures it holds are of a good enough quality to expand to about 20"x30" prints. That's pretty damn big.
Indeed, as far as picture quality goes, I am really impressed. I had a 3 mega pixel camera before, and putting the pictures side by side when you upload them to the PC, you would be amazed at just how blurry the older ones look. On their own they didn't look too bad, but stand them next to excellence and they fall apart.
Now this could be down to the fact that we have become mini-experts in photography, that the sun decided that all our pictures with this new camera should be perfectly lit through the trees, or it could be the Kodak Colour Science that is proudly boasted about on the box. Whichever it is, I am impressed. For those who want a hint by the way, I only ever take pictures of the kids, and that is only when really pushed by relatives to show them how the youngest is growing.... and I do mean really pushed!
Now the camera itself is rather small, which isnt always a good thing. It fits neatly in the palm of my hand and comes with a little cord thing, barely enough to put over your wrist. Now small cameras are all the rage these days (a bit like phones), but to me it just makes it easier to carry but easier to lose. However, we haven't lost this one yet and it is generally guarded with my life.
The back contains the menu buttons (4 directions and select on one side and the 'menu' and 'review buttons on the right' and a screen that takes up about 50% of the cameras size. Now the screen may look small, but the high definition of picture means it more than satisfies my needs. I don't doubt that a professional photographer might want a little more from a camera than me, but I just want peoples heads in the frame, and that is easy with this little beauty.
Oh dear, I almost forgot that the flash button is also on the back (guess what this does anyone? turns the flash on an off.... clever boy at the back there!) and you also have the old style viewing window, like what you find on those disposable camera things (we should all go back to them, less hassle and far more fun, no worrying about your £130 getting broken on a day out!).
On the top of the camera you have the 'take picture' button (god knows what it is really called, I am sure the manual will tell me but that thing is so thick it makes Jade Goody look like a wafer!). More importantly though (like anything is more important on a camera than the take picture button), there is a small dial that selects the camera mode. This includes 'film' for taking moving pictures or mini films of your subject, 'auto' for taking pictures, off (now if this isnt self explanatory then you need to put those arms back into the straight jacket and lay on the bad for the good doctor) and a love heart symbol which I have only recently discovered is your favourites (stored images etc).
As with most cameras these days, when you play about with the thing you will find all sorts of extra hidden features. Taking pictures and films is easy, thats just point and click, but the camera offers a multitude of options once you have images stored.
Entering the menus allows you to select options from as basic as 'store images onto memory card or internal memory' right down to how long it should be inactive before it switches itself off (never cared for this, I am so protective of the damn thing that it never gets left on for long anyway). Fortunately, the options are all in plain English and don't have a hint of camera jargon about them, even I understood what they all meant. They are also in easy to navigate options with things being where you would expect them to be. Naturally, the clever people at Kodak have decided to put the most used options to the front (less delving in that way), so you can delete your unwanted images with 2 clicks of a button. And they say they rush these things?
You also get a CD with the camera (I am assuming this comes with the standalone camera as well but worth checking), that allows you to edit your images once on the PC. I installed it and quickly found that it was relatively useless and annoyingly seemed to want me to go to the website of Kodaks choice to order my images. I eventually uninstalled this bit of kit and went back to using Photoshop to edit them. Don't ask why I have Photoshop - it was actually sent to me by the mother who was trying to get me to email pictures at the time! I just like what I like I guess and the Kodak software, although easy to use, was annoying to a fault with its 'come to our site and order prints' messages every time you click anything.
So the camera itself is quite nifty and looks good too. It produces some clear and crisp images that are of a high quality. It really does make all 4 megapixels count. In this view you could argue that the camera is among the best in value for the type of camera it is and it can be purchased as a stand alone from Tesco for £80. But this package is more than just a camera. Oh yes, this includes the docking station!.
For those who are not clear on what a docking station is (sounds like something from Star Trek doesn't it?), it's basically a little mini photo lab. Or to put it in english, it's a printer. Yep, that's essentially what it is. However, this printer does mean that even those without a PC, or the will to make a journey to a developer every time thier card is full, can simply put the camera on top of it, select the relevant buttons and print the images. Easy stuff.
And it really is quite simple. I have only used it to print a couple of images (I prefer to use an online photo printing company), but they come out clear and were good enough to send away to family. However, what this thing doesn't tell you is the high maintenance costs. You need to supply the replacement ink and paper for the printer. Now working this out, I found that averaging my costs I was looking at about 7p per image not including electric. Now I pay 5p per image for my online printers to do the work and send the images to me (granted I have to order 150+ at a time). With this in mind, and the infrequency of the times I take a picture anyway, I wouldn't personally pay for the docking station.
However, if you are always taking the odd photo, it might be worth your while as it does give good quality prints. One thing I would argue though, don't expect this thing to do 20-30 prints at a time. You do them one by one and you stay there while it does it..... hassle!
SUMMARY:
I hope I managed to sound like I half know what I am talking about here, as I really am a camera novice. However, I like what I like and when I compare the end products, this is probably the camera that produces the best images for the price you are paying. You may well be better of paying for just the camera at £79.99 (Tesco) though as the docking station, although cool to have and let friends see, isn't all that practical if you want to take a lot of pictures. For an extra £50, I don't think it was worth the money as it is more expensive to run than simply uploading your images and getting them sent to your door.
Professionals may want a better camera and be willing to spend a lot to get it, but for family use and general picture taking, this is an affordable little camera that won;t disappoint.
Advantages: easy to use,excellent first digital camera Disadvantages: limited features,looking a bit dated
...of your hard earned dosh.The Kodak C310 is at the lower end of the Kodak range but that is what makes it an ideal first digital camera.
**** The company ****
Kodak is a northern American company and has been linked to photography for over a hundred years. They are a well known brand and have established a well trusted brand over the years. With the advent of the digital age Kodak have began to leave the traditional film market to concentrate on ... ...means of the thousands of Kodak photo kiosks they have situated in retail outlets throughout the UK.
**** The product ****
The C310 is an entry level camera which is similar in size to a traditional 35mm camera (great for people who have large hands and don't like the minute sized Japanese products that are available today.).It is powered by 2x AA batteries and you should find this product retailing for between 50- 70 pounds making this product ...
phensh 08.07.2006
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Advantages: Great camera, bargain price, easy to use inc uploads Disadvantages: May not be good for pros, needs a memory card
...that most of the yellow Kodak packaging is actually just for protection. The thing fits snugly into the palm of one hand. Good start I guess, although the chance of losing something so small is only a marginal risk (with £80 of stuff on your arm you tend to watch it closely). The first thing you do is put on the cord that you can hold it with (this just goes on the side so you can hold the thing over your wrist) and then turn it around a few times.
... ...or it could be the Kodak Colour Science that is proudly boasted about on the box. Whichever it is, I only ever take pictures of the kids, and that is only when really pushed by relatives to show them how the youngest is growing.... and I do mean really pushed, and this camera is great value for the quality I get.
On top of the camera you get the 'take picture' button and a small circular dial that turns to select the camera modes. You get various ...
daddyof3 03.11.2006
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Advantages: Quality Photos, Easy to Use, Value Disadvantages: No Case, Supplied with Non Rechargeable batteries
...batteries, a strap already connected, Kodak Easyshare software, A cable to connect to USB and a manual.
Having popped the batteries into the camera it was very simple to use, set the dial to the camera logo and point and shoot. By default the camera is set to 4.0mp and auto setting so it's point and shoot out of the box.
The photos taken in all light levels were excellent and the flash seems quite powerful. The camera also seemed very light making ... ...for black & white and sepia which is pretty cool. You can also lower the quality settings and adjust the colour balance should you so choose. Although there is no optical zoom, at £40 I don't think there is any justification in complaining about this and the digital zoom is more than adequate for the needs of most people buying a camera in this price range.
Now a lot of reviews complain that it only takes about 15 photos at 4.0mp. While this is ...
DragonflyWales 14.09.2006
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Advantages: Cheap and incredibly simple to use Disadvantages: only 15 pictures at 4 MP
...Then I stumbled across this Kodak EasyShare C310 for a mere £57.60 (including delivery) with 4MP and a whopping 2in screen.
My new toy arrived yesterday and, helped by my three year old, I tore into the box. Included were the batteries. This was very important as the number of times childrens toys that arrive without batteries is incredible. We always buy a bumper pack of batteries before Christmas but I hadn't thought of that yesterday and the ... ...Well, it wouldn't have been a pretty sight, I tell you.
There was also an instruction manual in many different languages, the CD-ROM to set up the software on the PC (which actuall I was meant to look at first and go throught the short step-by-step tutorial on said PC but I looked at the camera first because it's more fun). My new shiny camera is very nice to look and and surprisingly light after the old film camera. The turn around dial on the ...
venus89 21.06.2006
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Advantages: Easy to use, produces excellent quality photos Disadvantages: Uses batteries quickly, doesn't come with a camera case
...don't like them!
The Kodak EasyShare is a camera that comes with software, so you can install it on your computer and store all your photos. First of all, you take photos, then transmit them to your computer. They will then be stored on your computer. It is VITAL that you remember to UPLOAD your photos to Kodak, because if your computer crashes you may lose your photos ( I learned this from bitter experience). Once you have uploaded your photos, ... ...The great thing about Kodak is that they do such a large range of accessories, so you can buy matching accessories such as camera bags, travel kits, memory cards etc. However, I was a bit miffed that it doesn't include a camera case.
The disadvantages are:
A camera case is not included.
You will have to buy a memory card too, as it won't hold many pictures or videos without one.
It uses batteries quickly. The batteries it uses are expensive. ...
pauladyson 23.01.2006
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Through the years, Kodak has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes that have made photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. Today, the company's work increasingly involves digital technology, combining the power and convenience of electronics with the quality of traditional photography to produce systems that bring levels of utility and fun to the taking, "making" and utilization of images. PRODUCT FEATURES: 4.0 MP for amazing-quality prints up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 75 cm); Fast image capture; On-camera Share button; 1.6 in. (4 cm) color display; KODAK Color Science; Continuous QVGA video (320 × 240 at 20 fps); 5X continuous digital zoom.
Takes AAA batteries and....er.....er...hmmmm.... takes AAA batteries 
