|
I got this as a refurbished purchase from Kodak as a replacement and use it primarily to take pictures of my two young kids. It works great in a variety of lighting and takes wonderful pictures and outstanding video (my ex-wife has the video camera and this takes such good video that I don't have a need for the "real" video camera). I've had it over a year now and have had very few issues with it. It's size is great when I'm out with the kids b/c I'm usually carrying enough stuff and don't need a bulky camera added to the mix. It can sometimes be a little slow to activate when initially turned on and sometimes (rarely) has a hard time focusing, but whether photographing scenery or the kids, all in all I've loved it and it's been easy enough to use that my 6yo daughter can take decent pictures with it as well. The only other negative is that the screen can be hard, even impossible, to use in bright sunlight, but it's easy enough to point and shoot and generally get good results.
I have tried different settings, but normally use auto. I want to like this camera, but it seems everytime I want some important photos, it goes blurry. have taken some very good pictures, but never know when it will go bad again. I have also tried different memory cards (trying anything). Emails to Kodak tech support were useless.
First of all, it regularly "forgets" the date and time. Second, the "optical stabilization" doesn't do anything. Ok, I don't know what is wrong with people who rate this camera so well. It NEVER focuses. The shutter over the lens broke, the screen somehow has lint built up behind the glass, and autofocus doesn't even pretend to try to focus anymore (though it used to try and fail). Ok, no big deal, just reset it every time I turn it on. When it is really really really sunny, the picture is in focus, but when light levels dip to normal levels, nothing is in focus, ever.
Turns out, not steady enough for focus to be maintained. It's problems started right upon purchase (which I bought for a trip to europe - seems everyone is going there these days). I don't have shaky hands and have taken lots of photos in the past, I'm no "expert", but I can hold a camera steady. The real problem(s) that I've had with it are its lack of focus. EVERYTHING is blurry. Finally, it has been falling apart like nobody's business. Not recommended.
However, it has a customizable power-saver feature that turns off the camera if you haven't used it for awhile.It has a movie-taking option, but I haven't used that yet.This camera does everything I need it to do. It's lightweight, small, and you hardly notice it hanging from your wrist.
I've had it a bit over a month, and have used it for a variety of situations, indoor and out. I bought this camera when we lost our old Kodak 2.4MP camera that we had had for over 3 years.
The auto setting does a good job in just about every normal situation, but it has a large amount of custom settings if you need it. I have found it to be very easy to use.
It has almost no lag, and can take pictures within a couple seconds of each other. The battery lasts over two hours with almost continuous use.
I love it.
The zoom is great for a small point and shoot camera. I bought this camera to keep in my purse for opportunity photos. It delivers clear pictures and I love the facial recognition feature. Within it's category it is a great find. Thumbs up Kodak.
|
