Customer Reviews

Agfa ePhoto CL18 0.3MP Digital Camera

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I have owned this little camera since June 2000. I have an excellent SLR system for slides and a very good point and shoot camera for prints so was interested in a digital camera that was small light simple and could be put in a pocket when I'm riding my motor cycle, out in the sports car or just walking around.

The resolution is adequate for point and shoot pictures, nothing can get damaged, my 4 yr old Granddaughter can use it easily, as can any one else who has used it.

Down loading is very quick and easy, I very seldom modify any pictures, resizing if anything. About 1400 photos have been taken

Best quality photos are head & shoulder pict. inside in fairly even light. The flash is ok just read up on it's range.

Outside landscapes lack detail, low pixel count doesn't help. Easy on batteries ,I use nicad recharables and carrry an extra 2.

Check out some photos at http://ca.photos.yahoo.com/pl1988

After reading several reviews and doing some extensive researh on several entry level digital cameras I finally purchased this camera yesterday. And contrary to some of the reviews posted on the NET, the image quality is excellent, it just takes some work to get your photos to come out properly. For example, if you are taking a photo in a dark setting, turn on the flash and it will come with good results. Also, make sure you keep your hands still when you are taking your uor they will come out blurry. Furthermore, make sure you are standing an appropriate distance from the image you are shooting. All in all, the quality of the pictures I have took is above par and are comparable to the higher end cameras at more than half the price. Ir just takes some work, but isn't that where half the fun is? One complaint is that the video software is..Well..It stinks..Not only does it not provide audio for your videos, but the streaming video comes out VERY blurry. Not a big thing for me, since it's hard to find any1 to video conference with and I do already have a QuickCam Express which is more than satisfactory. All in all, I was pleased with my purchase of this camera and my images came out better than I thought they would.. Oh, a couple of other ti[s for you guys that are thinking about buying this camera. If you wanna delete your old images, just click on the record/play button at the back of the camera and press the shutter button on the image you want to delete. Simple. And if you want to delete all your old images, simply click on the play button and then the flash/timer button until you see the word ALL on the right hand side of the LCD screen, then press the shutter button.Again..Simple...Another thing...When taking pictures remember to wait for the green light to stop blinking before you move around..The image doesn't get processed until the light stops blinking. All this is explained in the manual so make sure to read it..That is all. This camera is worth the purchase and to all of you that did not find it satisfactory. Perhaps your expectations were too high?The software that comes with this camera is also pretty good. Nothing spectacular compared to Paintshop pro 7 and Photoshop which I own, but decent nonetheless .The USB connection also makes d/ing images to your comp a snap. Just plug in your cam, goto Corel PhotoHouse and follow the instructions on the manual. That's all there is to it!...

I received this camera as a birthday present from my boyfriend. I didn't even know I wanted a digital camera until I recieved this one. I enjoyed taking pictures, but since I am not very good at photography many of my shots didn't turn out and it was a really expensive screw up. I've had the camera for 5 days and have had so much fun with it. It can take up to 32 pictures on standard quality or 16 on high quality. (I've not really noticed a difference between the 2, but I've never printed one either.) Now everyday I take a "roll" of pictures and at the end of the day I look at all of them. I found this camera useful in many ways. For one, it is simple to use. Two, it has multiple uses: camera, web cam and you can view images on your TV or computer. Three, it is cheap...for what it does compared to all other cameras it is definately a best buy...after rebates you can find this camera as low as $100! What a good gift idea! Fourth, it is quite small so you can take it where ever you go...perfect for teenagers!

This camera was the best camera for the money I could find. USB connection gave me faster downloads easier connections and POWERS the camera!(Big saver of batteries) I also found it easy to do video conferencing with the supplied software and the web page microsoft's Netmeeting. I don't think there is another camera that offers both of these features.

I bought one to experiment with digital photography. It takses very good pictures, and I was able to get good results under a variety of conditions using supplementary 3rd-party lenses.

But I have a Macintosh, so I have to use a friend's PC to download the pictures. It seems that, since Mac has USB as a standard interface, these fine folks ought to support Mac AT LEAST to the extent of transferring the pictures to the Mac's hard drive in some format the camera already supports.

How about placing a driver download on your website, AGFA?!

After reviewing digital cameras for days and returning one that wouldn't upload to my computer, I was really pleased with this camera. This is under a megapixel and the pictures look great on the computer. I can't believe they came out so nice. It's perfect for my needs which are to email to my children every so often. It worked so nice that I might get one for my daugter so she can send me pictures too.

I have been wanting my own digital camera for quite some time. My family had a JoyCam digital camera, but the quality on that was so low that it was not worth it to take pictures. Plus, I went to college and it stayed with them in a different state. So, for my birthday in December, I requested a digital camera.

I didn't want anything extravagant, just an affordable camera that took good-quality, pictures I could upload to my homepage. That is exactly what I got with this camera. I have had the camera for a few weeks now, and I think it is a great one. This camera is so small and cute; it is pocket-sized so it's easy to take it anywhere and not have it be a big hastle. It can hold 16 high quality pictures or 32 lower-quality ones (Although I have not been able to see much of a difference in quality, both of them are very clear.) It uploads quickly via USB, and the software that comes with it is helpful and fun. The camera is easy to use; its buttons can be figured out right away, and just in case you need help, the instructions are very helpful.

I have one nitpicky complaint about this camera, and that is that you have to wait seven seconds in between snapping pictures. That is not usually a big deal for me, because I am not extremely impatient, nor am I a professional photographer who has to click a whole bunch of different pictures after one another. :) So I feel that for the average person this is not a big complaint, but if you plan to take lots of pictures in a row, I just wanted to mention that with this camera you can't do that because it pauses for 7 seconds after taking each picture to process it, and you can't take another picture until those 7 seconds are over.

If you are looking for a *great* digital camera on a limited budget, I definitely recommend this one. It has met all my needs for my webpage and has also been a fun toy to play with as well. :) It will provide lots of fun at your family and friend gatherings. I love not having to buy film and wait for it to be developed, but instead being able to take pictures and have them within minutes on my computer anytime I want. This camera has served those needs very easily, and I have a feeling it will continue to do so for a long time.

DETAILS: Ease of Use: Excellent; operates with the touch of a button Durability: Good; solid it will last until new technology develops Photo Quality: Good; suitable for enlargements in all light conditions Battery Life: Good; lasts 200-300 exposures Recommend to other potential buyers? Yes

I LOVE this camera, and have been singing its praise to all my friends! For it's price ... it is unbeatable. The picture quality is excellent (and compares to scanned images from my Olympus 35mm), it is so easy to use (32 photos load in 2 seconds and the Corel Photo House software is fun & easy to use), photos can be seen on tv, battery life is excellent. For my priorities (price, ease of use, quality) to mainly e-mail friends & post photos on the web, it is perfect. ... However, if you try to take a close-up indoors, I've notices that the faces can get over-exposed (which the software can't fix).

Some people have commented on the blurriness if the camera is moved, but this happens with expensive digitals, too. My experience is with a $1,000+ Sony at work, and, IMO, they are equally sensitive to movement at the time the shutter is clicked & just after (and, in my non-expert opinion, on screen quality isn't that much different - I can't vouch for the print quality of either product, since we don't use the Sony for prints, and I wouldn't use the Afga for prints). But, this one is MUCH more compact & easier to use (and less than 1 tenth the cost). The only comparible product I have seen is the JamCam (which looks more durable, the Afga seems kind of delicate), but I don't know how their photo quality compares.

I've had no problems with this camera. I got what I expected. An inexpensive, low end digital camera. The pictures seem to be a bit better than those taken with a 110 camera. Prints at 3X5 done on an HP952C look great. It's not as hard on batteries as some have said. Perhaps if you use the flash a lot, maybe it would be. I've taken over seventy low compression pictures so far and the battery meter still says full. The flash is probably the weakest feature. Kind of a desperation option. In house pictures under regular light look great. Just keep the camera still. What's new about that. The download TWAIN driver transfers 16 low compression files to PC in about 10 seconds.

I'm happy with it. Someday I'll want more quality and features, but this camera is a good start.

This camera is terrible!!! I received it as a gift, luckily I didn't waste my money! The picture quality is extremely poor, battery life sucks, flash is useless and it takes to ... long to take a second picture. I had to take 100 pictures of the same thing in order to get a few decent pictures, and nothing fantastic. It takes nice outside pictures, but inside is diffiuclt to take nice shots. I've spent about as much money on batteries as the price of the camera!!! The software is decent, and the camera bag convenient. Another problem is that it doesn't have a lense cover. The lense gets dirty quickly, and if you forget to clean it, it's super blurry, on top of how already blurry it is just by its mere nature. Anything that isn't perfectly still comes out a mess. This is probably one of the worst digital cameras out there, I do not recommend it at all. spend a bit more and get something better! I agree with the negative reviews! Be wary!!!