Customer Reviews

Kodak CX7300 3.2 MP Digital Camera

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The Kodak CX7300 was a steal at $100. I have wanted a digital camera for a while but did not have the money to shell out for one, but I read the reviews and they are all true. For this price you could not find a better camera for beginners or casual users. It is extremely easy to figure out, and after about 30 min-1hour I had mastered my new toy. Battery life seems to be reasonable up to this point and that is great because I plan on using this thing quite frequently. You can take pics in color, black and white or sepia, all giving a good picture quality. I havent bought a memory card yet, but on the lowest quality setting you can snap 67 pics using the internal memory. Using the best quality it can hold 17 pics. I have made some pretty good pics so far even on the lowest setting. There is a night mode with flash for what else but night pics, and the auto setting is for general picure taking with the flash automatically flashing when there isnt enough light in the room. The 1.6 inch lcd screen is cool, giving you the option to review and keep or delete the pics that you take. The camera even has a movie mode where you can take a very small movie clip (without sound). Included with the package is the software you will need to organize and edit your pics on your computer as well as a tutorial to teach you everything you wanted to know about the Kodak CX7300. This camera is so user-friendly though that chances are you will skip the tutorial and be snapping pics very soon after you buy it. So that is all I can say about this camera. It is a great bargain yet high quality product that I would highly recommend to anyone looking to start digital camera-ing that doesnt have a whole lot of money to get it started. I sure am glad I bought one.

The CX7300 is the third Kodak camera I have owned, and thus far it has been the best. The price is great and the camera is very easy to use with a lot of great options. The Kodak EasyShare Software is some of the best photo software on the market. The camera takes high quality pictures for only being 3.2 mp.

I only had a few issues with the camera. My main problem is that there is no cover for the lens. Even with the camera turned off you can touch the plastic lens covering. The second problem I had is that there is also no cover for the connection port on the bottom of the camera. You have to get a case for this camera if you are going to take it outdoors with you in order to avoid dirt, damage and other problems with both parts of the camera.

I have a Sony Digital Camera that I love but my husband, who is sort of camera illiterate, wanted to use it often so I bought him an easy one of his own -- Kodak Easy Share CX 7300. While I had to set up the computer portion of it for him, he was taking pictures within a few minutes. The software is wonderful and easy to use as well. Everything is explained on the computer monitor. No need to read through the manual. I do not have a dock but the cable is very easy to use. We just love the camera!!!

Hi, I bought the camera 30 days ago. I have taken more than 150 pictures and batteries are OK. Using the internal memory (16MB) the camera allows you to take up to 67 pictures in low resolution and up to 17 in max resolution (you can choose among 4 options of resolutions). However, I don't think the difference is too high. So I always use it in the low resolution. I have also bought a digital flash card of 256MB (SD256M), for $35, and now it allows me to take 306 pics in max resolution and 1184 in low resolution. It is nice. The only problem I see, is that it doesn't record sounds in video recording. Just images (15 secs). Camera is light, works well, and it is all that I expect from a camera. I have had no surprises.

Ok, this camera does not have an optical zoom, but for general point and shoot pictures this may actually be an advantage.
All you have to do with this camera is turn it on and it's ready to go.

The controls for this camera are very easy to use, and it has several advanced features, like auto white balance and night shot mode.

Best of all, this camera takes outstanding pictures. It rivals any small 35MM for picture quality, and the Kodak software works really well for both filing and printing.

I bought this camera as a kind of second camera for Spring break, but wound up using it more than my "main" camera because it is so easy to use.

This is not my first digital camera. My first one is a Mavica 0.3 Mega pixel.
This Kodak camera is small but powerfull. I was able to take it out of the box, pop in the 2 batteries that come in the box and push in a 256 mb SD card and off I went. I set the camera to 3 stars *** which means best quality and the screen told me I have 306 pics left to take...I don't know about you but that beats a roll of 36 exposure 35mm film anyday (and not to mention the 21 photos per floppy disc with the Mavica).
The auto setting, controls all settings. I took about 40 shots so far, put the SD card into the SD reader in my computer, without installing the software from the Kodak box that came with the camera ( YOU MUST INSTALL THE SOFTWARE FIRST INTO YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE YOU ATTACH YOUR CAMERA TO YOUR COMPUTER VIA USB CABLE OR DOCKING SYSTEM...KODAK SAYS THIS 4 TIMES IN THE INSRUCTIONS).. and boom there they where, great, clear, crisp and colorfull shots. The indoor shots of things like flowers and people and a few cats where the bomb (that's good).
The outdoor night shots looked like a painting...(thats good too)...OK NOW FOR SOME FACTS: YOU MUST GET THE FOLLOWING WHEN YOU BUY THIS CAMERA...RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND RECHARGER...I PCKED UP THE SONY BRAND FOR $19.00 AT AMAZON..KODAK DOES NOT WANT YOU TO USE AA ALKALINES...YOU MUST GET A CASE..$9.00 IN WALLMART OR KMART OR AMAZON...YOU MUST GET A 256MB SD CARD...DONT FOOL AROUND WITH ANYTHING LESS CAUSE YOU'LL LOVE HAVING MEMORY FOR 300 PHOTOS AT BEST QUALITY OR 1000 PHOTOS AT GOOD QUALITY...SD CARD 256MB AROUND $30 AT AMAZON OR WALLMART...EVEN COSTCO....OH ONE MORE THING I GOT FOR THE CAMERA WAS A NECK STRAP, THE WRIST STRAP THAT COMES IN THE BOX IS ...WELL A WRIST STRAP..THE NECK STRAP MUST HAVE THE LOOP AT THE BOTTOM TO ATTACH TO THE CAMERA...ABOUT $9.00 I GOT MINE ON eBAY....
In conclusion...buy this camera

This is the first digital camera that I have ever owned. I'll be honest in saying that I was a little uncertain of how to react to this camera when I ordered it from Dell. Once I received it, however, I came to love the CX7300 very quickly. It is so easy to use. Just point and shoot whatever you feel like. Turn it to auto mode so that it automatically adjusts to get just the right brightness and color. Use night mode for good shots after dark. The video mode is also handy, though I purchased this camera primarily for still shots.

My first major test for the CX7300 was the final game of the regular season for the Houston Astros. I was seated along the third base line. The zoom feature allowed me to get decent shots of the players, especially third baseman Morgan Ensberg and the scoreboard in front of the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park. Players on second base and beyond became harder to distinguish, but the camera did a great job as far as I'm concerned. The Astros won the game, as well as the NL Wild Card to make it into the playoffs. Naturally there was confetti, fireworks, and all-out celebration everywhere in the park. The camera picked up all of this quite easily. I probably looked like some kind of freak taking pictures of the confetti, but it was just one other way for the CX7300 to prove its flexibility of use. Exterior shots of Minute Maid Park came out great. I even managed to get a shot of one of Houston's finest astride his police horse.

I plan on using this camera on any and every trip that I go on in the future. It's small size, brilliant photo-taking ability and overall ease of use makes it the perfect fit for a roadtrip, ballgame, birthday party, etc. I highly recommend it for the beginner like myself. As good as this camera is, Kodak is definitely going to be the first company I look at when it's time to upgrade to a fancier camera.

This is my third digital camera in the past 2 weeks. The first one was an Aiptek, but that felt so flimsy that I was sure it wouldn't last 2 days. The second was an HP, which guzzled batteries like they were going out of fashion. This, being the third, works like a charm. I am using the batteries that came along with the camera for the past 3 days, and so far, no signs of dying!! The software is just superb. For about $100, this camera is a steal! The picture quality is as good as HP, maybe even better! The camera feels strudy, the controls are easy to use and the menus very simple. Whats more, Kodak gives a one-year limited warranty. (HP gave only a 3 month warranty!)

For its price, this is a nice, simple little camera. Compared to a higher priced digital camera that I have used, the night time feature on this camera produces grainy pictures. My main complaint is how fast it goes through batteries. Be prepared to either spend a small fortune on disposable batteries, purchase no less than two pairs of rechargeable batteries, or at the very least, buy stock in Energizer. I found that it likes only fresh batteries, so don't expect the camera to operate when you steal the AA's out of the remote control. When the camera does use whatever juice from fresh pair of AA's you swear you just put in, save them for other things like toys, flashlights, remote controls, etc.

I wanted a simple digital camera that, if it broke, I wouldn't care so much. This is better than I expected. It has only a digital zoom, but I knew that when I bought it. What I couldn;t have known is that the battery life isn't that great -- maybe one hour of time with fresh batteries. Bring more batteries with you wherever you go.

One big plus is that Windows XP sees the camera without any additional software needed. You can install the Kodak software if you want, but you dont need to. You can just move pictures back and forth between computer and camera like they are files. This is perfect. If you still use windows98 I doubt the camera will work this easily.