Advantages: image quality, simplicity, cost. Disadvantages: no optical viewfinder
First impressions:
Kodak have created another little gem with the new EasyShare C613. First impressions are very good indeed. It's fairly compact and easy to handle. It is simple in design but feature packed for the price.
Picture quality:
At 6.2 megapixels it's great for snapshots. The pictures are colourful and sharp and really good quality considering the price tag.
Features:
A good set of features including colour modes (sepia, black and white), multi zone auto focus, variable self timer and an image stabilization mode. Add a 3x optical zoom lens and a large 2.5" lcd screen and you have a camera matching the quality of more expensive digital cameras.
Ease of use:
This camera is very easy to use. Kodak have even included a 'Help' button, which is a handy addition. The menu system is easy and the menu screen is pleasing ...
Advantages: Easy to use and large screen Disadvantages: Complicated Cables
. The huge 2.5inch LCD screen is embedded into the body, making it seamless, as are the buttons. Not only this, but the back is a very cool black colour which just makes this camera fantastically appealing - it's cool and different from every angle.
The camera features a Schneider Kreuznach lenz (a very good brand), which zooms up to 8X optically and many many more times digitally. The controls are easy to understand, comprehendible selections can be made using the very nifty joystick. Kodak have also provided the user with many settings to play with, including custum settings ranging from optimal 'candlelight' photographs to 'bright snow' scenes. Not only this, but fully customisable settings, allowing advanced user customisable adjustments of brightness, flash intensity, flash type (red-eye et cetera) and picture quality (5.1 - 1.1MP).
Not ...
KODAK Z1015 IS easyshare digital camera:
PRICE: I have seen these on ebay from about £120 but expect to pay around £160
The specifications for this camera are very good especially for the price, it exhibits great range for wide & telephoto picture taking making it suitable for both portraits & large groups/landscapes even within close proximity.
Full List of Specs can be found here: Kodak?s official website
http://www.shop.kodak.co.uk/store/ekconseu/enGB/pd/ThemeID.3925900/Z1015ISDigitalCamera/productID.147404500
I was really looking forward to buying this camera expecting it to be better than my previous point and shoot the Kodak DX7590, unfortunately this is not the case. The point and shoot cameras do have their limits as far as handling goes & I fear that this has actually gone beyond that; meaning ...
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Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Software / system requirements
System Requirements Details
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - 233 MHz - RAM 64 MB - HD 200 MB
Windows XP - 233 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 200 MB
MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - RAM 128 MB - HD 200 MB
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
With the Photo Printer 500, people can view and edit their pictures on a large, bright, 3.5-inch LCD screen - the world's largest on a snapshot photo printer. The LCD screen can be closed, making it more convenient to move around the home or take on trips, as well as protecting it from dust.
