Kodak DC 280

The Kodak DC280 is a 2.0 Megapixel digital zoom camera. I purchased this camera on behalf of the company I work for and paid £350 for it about 3 years ago. At the time I purchased this camera I thought that it was pretty good value for money considering the ease of use and features it had. At that time 2.0 Megapixels was a pretty good picture quality, just shows how times move on with 8 Megapixel and better cameras now on the market! This camera ...
...is double clicking on the Kodak icon in My Computer (on the Windows desktop), opening up a series of folders and then you should be shown a list of the pictures on the camera. These photos will be recognised as JPEG images on your computer, which means that they will open up with pretty much any photo editing package you happen to have installed. Conclusion Ease of use and reliability are the two good reasons for considering this camera. On top ...

richard_richard 07.01.2004 · Read full review
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...the specific review of the Kodak DC280. So, if you don’t need the advice but just want to read about this particular camera, scroll down until you see “PART 2”…. PART 1 If you are looking for a new camera it is worth asking yourself a few questions first to be sure that the camera you buy meets your needs. ·What are you looking to accomplish? ·Do you want to print your photographs or simply view them on your PC monitor or publish them on the Web? ...
...So, what about the Kodak DC280? I bought my DC280 in January 2001 – it was bundled with a Lexmark P11 colour printer, total cost £360. For that price I got: - Lexmark Pll colour printer - DC280 digital zoom camera - AC Adapter - Battery Charger - 4 * AA rechargeable batteries - battery charger - 4 * standard batteries (a nice touch as you are able to use the camera immediately while waiting for the rechargeable batteries to charge up) - ...

heneghan 24.03.2001 (16.12.2002) · Read full review
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I purchased a Kodak DC 280 camera in June and have found it to be easy to use and capable of producing excellent pictures. Anyone would be able to use it very quickly. The only criticisms have been stated as 'heavy on batteries' and 'heavy to hold' whilst this is true, the latter is, I think, an advantage; it is much easier to hold the camera still which is essential when taking indoor pictures without flash. It also seems more substantial and well ...
...if you use the viewing window and forget to turn it off. But I feel the batteries do last a fair time. They charge quite quickly but it would be an advantage to carry a spare set. My camera came with 8 MB card (which only holds 12 pictures at best quality) but it is possible to purchase cards at double this capacity. The price of £380 was excellent. I could not find another camera at 2 mega pixel and with a zoom and digital zoom for this price. ...

pianotuner 05.11.2000 · Read full review
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...do in this fast-developing marketplace, Kodak has kept pace and the company's latest camera utilises what the box refers to as '2.0 Megapixel' CCD technology. This effectively means that you can take pictures at up to a huge 1760 x 1168 resolution. Although the resulting downloaded images are many megabytes in size, it does mean that they approach the image quality of scanned photographic prints, particularly when outputting on high quality inkjet ...
...To supposedly make it easier, Kodak use icons for the camera functions but neglect to provide a text description. However, these icons are often difficult to figure out and take some getting used to. The manual suffers from the same approach - it's so eager to take you through picture taking step by step that finding out specific details quickly, such as how to set the camera for very best image quality, can be difficult. USB as well as serial port ...

JamieMckeen 23.01.2001 · Read full review
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...2 Megapixel pictures and the Kodak DC280 seems the ideal candidate. One Megapixel cameras are fine for small reprints or web pictures but the extra quality of a 2 Mpixel machine can produce reasonable prints upto 10" x 8". This camera is extremely easy and friendly to use. USB connection is very handy, serial connection is a very slow. Since a use my pictures on a laptop, I use a PC card reader is access the pictures directly from the compactflash ...
...portraits. Models like the Kodak DC240 only go down to 38mm, but this just doesn't seem to me to be wide enough. There are lots of clever little features on the camera, like the facility for putting frames around your pictures, but I prefer to do this sort of thing later on a PC. Flash pictures aren't brilliant, but then most small cameras struggle. The flash causes shadows, and is only good from a few feet away from the subject. All in all, I'm ...

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...in my comments about the Kodak 240, I upgraded to the 280 which has some extra features that the 240 does not have and is 2megapixel picture quality (1760x1168 pixels) captures all the detail you need for photo-realistic pictures with unbelievable detail, colour and shapness, produces 8x10 pictures, as opposed to the 240's 1.3megapixel which only produces a 5x7 picture. The software supplied with the 280 is again superior to that of the 240 and ...
...on a normal camera. Again the camera comes with a 8Mb Compactflash card and everything is supplied to get you up and running i.e. cables for downloading pictures to your printer or computer and rechargeable batteries and the battery charger and I almost forgot there is also a lead to allow you to plug the camera staight to your TV and view your pictures that way. A facility that the 240 also has. Again due to the power drainage while downloading ...

himmelblau 28.03.2001 (29.03.2001) · Read full review
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I was after a decent camera, which offered good quality pictures at an affordable price. I was attracted to the DC280 not just because of the good pictures you could take with it, but it also came with battery charger and USB leads. There are many features available with the camera, the main one I like is the digital zoom, and a few fun features, like being able to put frames on the pictures before you download them. For the money I paid for this ...

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I purchased a Kodak DC 280 camera in June and have found it to be easy to use and capable of producing excellent pictures. Anyone would be able to use it very quickly. The only criticisms have been stated as 'heavy on batteries' and 'heavy to hold' whilst this is true, the latter is, I think, an advantage; it is much easier to hold the camera still which is essential when taking indoor pictures without flash. It also seems more substantial and well ...
...if you use the viewing window and forget to turn it off. But I feel the batteries do last a fair time. They charge quite quickly but it would be an advantage to carry a spare set. My camera came with 8 MB card (which only holds 12 pictures at best quality) but it is possible to purchase cards at double this capacity. The price of £380 was excellent. I could not find another camera at 2 mega pixel and with a zoom and digital zoom for this price. ...

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I have tried this camera and found the on screen menus very easy to use and understand. Although the camera is slightly heavier than some on the market, the pictures that come out of it can be blowen up to 10 by 8 with out a problem. This camera has 2 million pixels for this purpose. The camera has a screen on the back which is a little thursty on batteries, but all cameras are like this. Comes now with only a 8 meg card, instead of 20 meg. The price ...

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My purchase of a Kodak DC280 was more by accident than design. I purchased online from Simply Computers. I have not had cause to regret my 'buy'. It is a little on the heavy side but this imparts a feeling of solid workmanship. In use it has been marvellous, producing excellent pictures for my website as well as snaps for the family album. The controls are simplicity itself and make for rapid adjustments as and when needed. I have not used the parallel ...

CaseyB 29.07.2000 · Read full review
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The DC 280 is quite simply the best camera I've ever had. It's also my first digital camera and the quality of most of the images is excellent. The USB connection makes all the difference for downloading images to the PC and the camera is simple to use. The indoor shots have produced very little red-eye and (when I remember to use it) the portrait/close up setting means I can get in tight on my subjects without 'white out' or blurring. You really ...
...your grip to decide whether it's a good fit for you - go to a local camera shop and have a try. With the prices coming down anything less than 1 magapixel has got to be a compromise you don't really need to make. Software not over-exiting, but then I use Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop with the TWAIN drivers to access the pictures anyway. ...

sdunthorne 07.01.2001 · Read full review
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...just come down on the Kodak DC280 by about £100 so I bought it. When I opened the package though I realise that there was not a 20 Meg memory card as stated on the box, but only an 8 meg card. Apparently they only give an 8 meg card now, which is not really enough, as you can only get 12 or so really good pictures with that. The pictures that came out were stunning though. In fact, they looked even better than the reality, as the camera seems to ...

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The Kodak DC280 is a 2.0 Megapixel digital zoom camera. I purchased this camera for my fiancee and paid £350 for it 4yrs ago now.. I thought doing this review now might prove useful to anyone who comes across this camera second hand somewhere, as they have now been discontinued. This camera is quite easy to use. The top of the camera has five buttons, the shutter and the zoom switch are the most prominent and then there are three smaller buttons ...

pompyhelen 29.06.2006 · Read full review
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I was in the market for a digital camera purely because of the gadget factor rather than anything else, but this has exceeded all my expectations - excellent quality photos, comes with a 20Mb memory card (a massive advantage over similar cameras), good battery life...hard to fault really. My only slight gripe would be the size of it - it's a bit large and heavy, but I think that's true of most digital cameras. The zoom is fine for my use, with the ...

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