... The camera was the Kodak CX4230 digital camera.
What do you get for your money
Positioned compactly in a bright yellow Kodak box is the camera itself, a Kodak Lithium battery, USB and Video connection cables, Custom camera insert for optional Kodak Easy Share camera dock, various manuals ... Read review
You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceno memory effect - recharge your battery whenever you likeexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the camera manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the camera manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
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You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery,100% fits!Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery ... more
(brand new merchandise in original packaging)This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply. The rechargeable battery is protected and secured against overcharge and short-circuits.Important information:A battery with a greater power output than the battery which was included in the delivery of your device can have larger dimensions. Please observe the dimensions in mm indicated in the offer (see above under technical details).safety due to heat and overcharge protectionmore power than the battery which was included in the delivery of your deviceexcellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessorythe standard battery charger can still be usedLegal note: This item is compatible, not an original product of the digital camera manufacturer and is not manufactured, supported or recommended by the digital camera manufacturers. All brand names, trade marks and product names only serve the purpose of indicating compatibility, in doing so are not connected to the original products of the respective manufacturers and are the property of the respective holder of rights.
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This 72-Inch Photo and Video tripod features a special carrying handle as well as a ... more
professional foam grip. It has self leveling rubber leg tips as well as built-in bubble levels. It has a 3-way pan head and 3 section legs. It includes a deluxe carrying case .Lightweight, versatile, and affordable, the 72" tripod is a great tripod for photographers of all levels of experience.
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BRAND NEW! 145cm (57 Inch) TRIPOD For Use With Most Digital Cameras&Video Cameras** ... more
Bonus** Free Carry Case* 20mm Legs Diameter* Extends To 145 cm (57 Inches)* Folds To 55.88 cm (22.2 Inches)* 1 kg (2.2 Lbs)* Made Of Quality Aluminum Materials That Will Provide Stability For Your Camera For Many Years Features* 3 Section Channel Legs Locks* 3 Way Fluid Pan Head With Bubble Level* Quick Release Mount* Center Column Brace And Lock* Center Column Bubble Level* Adjustable Rubber Feet* New Pro Hand Grip"*More*This Camera Tripod is designed for most film and digital cameras as well as camcorders. Featuring a quick-release plate that makes it a breeze to switch to handheld shooting and a professional grip for fluid 3-way panning and tilt, This Tripod lets you capture images from any angle you can imagine. The tripod can extend to a height of 145 cm (57 inches) when in use, and collapse to just 55.88 cm (22.2 inches) for travel or storage. For your convenience, a carrying case is included. Lightweight, versatile, and affordable, This is a great tripod for photographers of all levels of experience.
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When your digital camera needs support for unique photo shoots, an ordinary tripod might ... more
not be able to tackle the job. The Gripster is the lightest and most versatile camera tripod available today. Featuring over two dozen flexible leg joints that bend and rotate, the Gripster will firmly secure your compact digital camera to virtually any surface ? anywhere and everywhere! Gripster is the ideal camera accessory for photographers on the go. Throw it in your pocket or backpack and you'll be ready for your next adventure! While the Gripster serves all the functions of a traditional camera tripod - steadying your camera under low-light conditions, taking timed group shots, etc. - it is the only tripod malleable enough to provide you with the perfect shot while wrapped around a tree branch, hanging from a pole, or perched on a jagged rock. The possibilities are endless!
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Don't be the invisible man (or woman) in your family photo album! Get yourself in the ... more
picture using your camera's self-timer and this professional steel tabletop tripod which has superior rubber tip legs provides extra stability. Also great for steadying your camera for sharper close-up/Macro images.You receive also as a bonus a screen protector for your digital device
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Kit includes:* 1) Lenspen Lens Cleaning System- The LensPEN LP-1 Lens Cleaning System is ... more
the simple and effective way to clean your optics when they get dirty out in the field before the dust, dust, and grime begin to build up, becoming more and more difficult to remove. This is how simple the LensPEN is to use:1)Slide out the retractable brush, using it to remove any dust particles;2)Remove the end cap to expose the cleaning pad;3)Using a smooth, circular motion, wipe the lens surface with the unique flexible cleaning pad. If any smudges remain, just breathe gently on the lens and repeat the cleaning process. The unique cleaning compound will not spill or dry out and is both environmentally-friendly and non-toxic.* 2) 6-Piece Deluxe Cleaning Kit- The 6-Piece Deluxe Cleaning Kit includes what you need to keep your equipment sparkling clean: Hurricane Air Blower; Cleaning Brush; Lens Cleaning Cloth; Lens Tissue; Lens Cleaning Liquid; and Cotton Swabs. This LensPEN Combo Cleaning Kit contains what you need to conveniently and safely clean your film and digital cameras, lenses, camcorders, binoculars and scopes* 3) Micro Fiber Cloth
Postage & Packaging:£5.02 Availability:Usually dispatched within 3-4 business days...
Advantages: Compact, lightweight, effective and easy to use Disadvantages: I have yet to find any
...on. The camera was the Kodak CX4230 digital camera.
What do you get for your money
Positioned compactly in a bright yellow Kodak box is the camera itself, a Kodak Lithium battery, USB and Video connection cables, Custom camera insert for optional Kodak Easy Share camera dock, various manuals and the camera software for connecting the camera to a computer.
The camera specifications are discussed ... ...such this camera is perfect. Kodak quote this camera as being,” Point and shoot simplicity, enabling you to get spectacular shots easily”. After using this camera a few times now I have to agree with them. Simply switch on, point and shoot. You don’t even have to look through the viewfinder, as the LCD screen on the back can show you what you’re going to get, though at the expense of the battery life I might add.
Alas it that time of year again, another year older and supposedly another year wiser (LOL). This year I decided I would like a digital camera and that my Birthday would be the perfect time to get some increased funding to allow the purchase.
After much research into what various digital cameras are capable of, I settled on the following criteria for my potential purchase:
Camera to have both digital and optical zoom, to allow me the choice of which I choose to use as appropriate to the situation within which the photograph is being taken. Ideally camera to have some form of onboard memory capability and be capable of taking pictures with at least 2.0 mega pixels. All of this coupled with the crunch factor, the camera would have to be less than £200. So as usual I wasn’t asking much, or so I thought. There are very few cameras in this price bracket that have optical zoom as an option.
One camera did fit the bill perfectly and this was the one I finally settled on. The camera was the Kodak CX4230 digital camera.
What do you get for your money
Positioned compactly in a bright yellow Kodak box is the camera itself, a Kodak Lithium battery, USB and Video connection cables, Custom camera insert for optional Kodak Easy Share camera dock, various manuals and the camera software for connecting the camera to a computer.
The camera specifications are discussed later on in this opinion, but basically the Kodak CX4230 has both a 3x digital and2x optical zoom, 16 megabytes of internal memory, various flash and picture quality modes. I wanted a camera that was easy to use and almost foolproof in general situations. I didn’t need a lot of technical features that I would never find the use for and as such this camera is perfect. Kodak quote this camera as being,” Point and shoot simplicity, enabling you to get spectacular shots easily”. After using this camera a few times now I have to agree with them. Simply switch on, point and shoot. You don’t even have to look through the viewfinder, as the LCD screen on the back can show you what you’re going to get, though at the expense of the battery life I might add.
Ideally there are a few extras you need to ensure you can gain full effective use of this camera. The first was a memory card expansion in the form of a secure digital or multimedia memory card the second is some form of rechargeable batteries and finally I decided a needed a suitable case to store them all in.
All of these were built into the equation and the Jessops camera shop, from which I bought the camera were able to supply all of these at a reasonable price.
Camera Technical Specification
The camera has a CCD (the actual electronic lens and camera) resolution of 2.1 mega pixels (1704x1257 pixels), which results in an image resolution of 2.0 mega pixels (1632x1232 pixels). The camera can take three different resolutions of pictures, 2.0, 1.0 and 0.5 mega pixels. The lower the mega pixels the slightly lower quality of the photograph taken, but the greater number of photos that can be stored per megabyte of storage.
The lens itself has a focal length of 36 –108mm, which is pretty much the same as for most other standard compact cameras and was sufficient for my needs. As I have mentioned previously the camera has a 3x optical and 2x digital zoom capability. One good thing I do like about the camera is that most functions are automatic. Things like shutter speed, exposure control, flash, white balance, ISO equivalence and picture orientation are all controlled by the camera itself, unless you choose to do otherwise. The flash on the camera has four different modes that can be selected at the press of a button, automatic, red eye, fill, close up and off of course.
One beauty of this camera over others available is that you no longer have to wait for the camera to save the photos before being able to take the next one. The camera is constantly ready to take photos, which can be handy at times.
On the camera is a real image optical viewfinder as found on just about every camera these days and a 1.6” (40.6mm) LCD screen on the back of the camera. I find the screen very useful, because normally I have to remove my glasses to see through the viewfinder and I am then never really sure whether it is properly in focus or not. Now I just look at the LCD screen and shoot.
The camera itself is 115mm x 66mm x 40 mm (4.5” x 2.6” x 1.6”) in size and weighs in at 220 g without batteries, so I imagine that will be just over 300g with batteries by the feel of the camera. Yes it is lightweight, but in no way does this make the camera feel flimsy, which is good.
Accessories
There are of course a series of appropriate accessories available for the camera. Kodak recommends that you use their own brand equipment, but this usually costs more than other equivalent brands, which offer the same quality of product. The main accessories have to memory cards and rechargeable batteries. The camera uses Secure Digital memory cards, which are the size of a postage stamp and can store up to 900 photos. The memory cards work as follows:-
A 64 Megabyte card of which I have two cost about £20 - £25 and can hold the following numbers of digital photos; best (2 mega pixel) 95 images, best (1 mega pixel) 190 images and good (0.5 mega pixel) 380 images. Obviously larger memory cards such as the 128 and 256-megabyte cards are available and will double or quadruple the amount of images discussed above. The 128-megabyte cards cost about £50 - £60 and the 256-megabyte cards are likely to set you back around £80 - £90. I find that two 64-megabyte cards are more than sufficient for my needs. These cards are available at most good camera and computer shops. Secure Digital memory cards can also be used in a multitude of other devices, such as MP3 players, PDA’s and other digital equipment.
Kodak can also supply a rechargeable battery pack, though at a price and again I opted to use my own standard AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries, which work equally as well and can be used on other things if required. Gives you a bit more flexibility I think.
Also available is the Kodak Easy Share camera dock. This basically a plastic desktop stand for your camera. You simply drop the camera into the dock and it will automatically download the pictures. I didn’t bother with the dock as I felt it was more of a gimmick than actually useful for the fifty pounds it costs. I just plug the USB cable from my computer into the camera and hey presto the same results. It can also however act as a battery charger, but you do need a special Kodak battery pack and I use everyday AA rechargeable batteries.
Price and Availability
I bought my camera from Jessops in Manchester, mainly because they had reduced their prices and it gave me the opportunity to try the camera before I bought it and ensure what I was getting was going to delivery the results I wanted.
The camera itself was £149.99, recently reduced from £169.99. I then purchased a 64-megabyte secure digital memory card, which cost me £29.99; a suitable camera case at £7.99 and some rechargeable batteries and charger for £14.99. Sum total for the whole package should have been £202.96, but with a careful bit of bartering I got an extra £10 knocked off, because it was the last one in the shop, it had been on display and I was buying numerous accessories with the camera. So I got the lot for £192.96. I tried to argue it down to a round £190, but the manager wouldn’t budge and I did want the camera there and then, so you can’t have everything. Try www.jessops.com for more information and to check the latest deals.
Looking around at various Internet sites and other shops, they all appear to be selling the camera at between £149.99 and the original £169.99, so do shop around for one.
Conclusion
All in all I am still very happy with my purchase and glad I chose this model over the many others available on the market. The photos I have taken have been very respectable in terms of quality and colour. The only fault I did find with the camera when using it, is with regard to action type photographs. Due to the time delays involved with pressing the button, auto-focusing and then taking the picture, you will have to be careful and plan your attack for these. With a little careful preparation and a bit of practice I did manage to get some reasonable results of our cat having a wall of death mad turn round our front room. Having also recently used the camera to help photograph a friends wedding and to take structural defect photos of some bridges during night time inspections, I was extremely pleased with the results and camera performance from both situations.
Advantages: Great functionality, easy to use Disadvantages: Battery life
...of ranges of digital camera, Kodak doesn't get a great deal of support, with most good judges steering well clear of the brand when they make recommendations. However, I have been very impressed by the various Kodak models I've tried and believe they do what they set out to do very well indeed. They don't have too many of the snobbery value facilities and functions that the expert writers seem to rate, but then for most everyday uses all that stuff ... ...it. As per the Kodak site (http://www.kodak.com), "With outstanding color and exposure capabilities and a quality lens, you'll have crisp, sharp, colorful pictures. The on-camera share button, and software with one-touch photo printing and organizing, means that quality prints and emails are only one-step away." Now, I've heard that one before, but in this case Kodak are giving you a quite realistic appraisal, even if they insist on Americanising ...
thehud 22.02.2004
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Advantages: Price, good quality Disadvantages: Flash limited to 3.9m, no carrying pouch, memory is expensive
...I ever bought was the Kodak CX 4230 Digital Camera. Retailing at £199.99 you can get change from £200 but what does it do?
FEATURES
This camera features a Kodak Retinar lens which takes pictures of resolution up to 2MP (Mega Pixels), which print up to 8"x10" (20x25cm) although a lower resolution can be set (1MP or 0.5MP). This will increase the number of prints you can save internally on the camera's 16MB memory, but reduce the quality, and reduce ... ...in the form of a Kodak Multimedia card (available separately). I have mainly used the 1MP resolution (print up to 5"x7"), and have found it possible to take approximately 40 pictures before the memory is full.
There is 3x optical and 2x digital zoom on this camera, meaning it can be used to take pictures from distance - but be warned: the flash is only effective to 3.9 metres so for indoor and night time pictures you will have to be fairly close ...
magicloudz 02.12.2002
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Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, ... ...category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera this, but wrong category, check out the 4330
Great camera ...
dave27 04.01.2003
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Advantages: non expensive, easy to use. Disadvantages: normall batteries dont last to long
...slot
make prints at any kodak picture maker.
take the camera's memory card to your local photo retailer for professional printing.
When you 1st get your camera you will find in the box
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ The camera (no good if it isnt in there)
a wrist strap,
usb cable,
video cable (for viewing your pics on the tv)
custom camera insert,
kodak crv3 lithium battery,
user guide or cd,
software cd and quick start guide.
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The user guide is very easy to follow not like some guides where you need a degree to understand what everything means.
Before you start to take your pics you have to remember to put in the mmc/sd/card,
this is easy as you can only put the card in one way.
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There are 2 options for storing your photos there is an internal memory that stores upto 23 pictures at best quality,
or as i have already ...
dollydimples36 07.09.2003
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Advantages: Great photo's, great quality, great camera! Disadvantages: Possibly the battery (but it might just be mine!)
...stock of course!). But why Kodak - and why this camera?
With the Kodak computer package you get an album in order to store your pics in one place, and an editor, with which you can get rid of red eye, change the intensity and brightness, and cut and crop the bad bits. Brilliant!
With this camera you can zoom in so far once the piccy is on your computer that someone's eye can be as big as the screen - but still great quality. The zoom on the camera ...
Kikie705 05.06.2005
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Product Information for "Kodak EASYSHARE CX4230" »
Connections
Connector Type
1 x composite video output
1 x USB
1 x docking station
1 x DC power input, 1 x composite video output
1 x USB
1 x docking station
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x SD Memory Card
Manufacturer's product description
PRODUCT FEATURES:Enjoy point-and-shoot operation with flash, self timer, and optical zoom featuresDisplay, protect, and delete picturesTag your pictures for printing, emailing, and as favoritesCustomize your camera settings