Customer Reviews

Kodak DC210 Plus Digital Camera

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I bought one of these camera's for my office about 2 years ago after reading reviews of various digital cameras in a computer magazine. It turned out to be a great buy. It is a very easy to use and takes pretty good photos. I liked it so much, that I ended up buying one for myself.

There are a couple of problems with this camera:

If you use the LCD panel(for previewing pictures you have taken), your batteries (4 AAs) will be drained - FAST.

The 4 mg memory card that comes with this camera is really not enough. I would recommend that anyone buying this camera buy the 32mg chip. With 32mg, (and the 4mg card) you can take more about 130-140 photos at the highest resolution (the recommended resolution if you want to print your photos). This makes the camera great to take on vacations - you don't have to worry about running out of memory.

It takes a long time to transfer photos to a computer. I recommend getting the Parallel Picture Card Reader (from Kodak) which will make the photo transfer lots faster.

Buying these various accessories does add to the cost of the camera, but it is well worth it.

The print quality of these pictures is pretty good (although NOT regular photo quality). You can upload your photos to Kodak and they will print them and send them to you through the mail. Also, they will set up a URL where your friends and family can see and order your uploaded photos.

As much as I love this camera, I think that I will eventually buy a higher end version (maybe the Kodak 260) so that I can have better print quality for my photos.

This is a fantastic camera - I've had mine for over 12 months and have taken over 3000 pictures with it. Never a problem and seldom a bad shot.

Don't listen to people grumbling about battery life. Spend a couple of dollars more and buy two sets of AA size Ni-Cad rechargable batteries (8 in all) plus a charger, and you'll never think about the cost of batteries again. The carry case even comes with elastic holders to carry the batteries in.

Great camera. I recommend it.

The camera's software is incredible, this is a definite upgrade over the sony mavica. Pictures are crisp and clear, especially when using the high res flashpix mode. Only gripe about the caamera is battery life. Expect about 8 hours from a set of four. I found turning off the auto preview helps. They also sell some great Ni-Mh rechargeables that last about twice as long. Overall a great camera...

My Dad got me this camera so that our family could easily send photos home of our son (and us a I guess ;) We've since replaced our film-based camera primarily with this one. We have and Epson Stylus 800 printer (highly recommended), and we can print photos of comparable quality to normal film-developed photos.

The camera has a really nice user interface for setting the camera configurations, viewing stored photos, transfering photos to a PC, and deleting photos from the camera. It is compact and easy to use. It also has a few nice features like a timer, and closeup modes.

The only drawbacks are, it doesn't take shots that require a telephoto lens very well. For example, I've tried to take a simple picture of Mt. Ranier, a huge/stunning mountain visible from most anywhere near where we live, and none of them turned out too well. It also takes a while to download onto the computer (for highest resolution photos it's about 18/10-15 minutes) If you have a laptop I suggest you get the Flash card PCMCIA adapter. It allows you to get the pictures off the Flash card lightnight fast.

If you're looking for a good digital camera that could replace your film camera this is a great candidate despite the flaws.

I purchased this camera for two reasons a) to save money on film and development cost and b) to support several imaging related projects I'm working on - namely a picture CD, printing and framing photos, digital collages, etc. For the money spent (~$450 after add-ons) it was well worth it. The image quality is great, and the pixel density is good enough for a decent 5x7. On the down side, PC transfer is pretty slow - about 45 seconds per image on the highest quality and size. Also, the picture is ideal when the subject is relatively close - like between 4 and 20 feet. Beyond that the results are not optimal. Overall I'd say if you want a digital point and shoot camera to replace your film camera, this is the one. If you are an amateur photographer, go for a DC260 or DC295.

I actually got the DC200 camera as a Christmas gift this past year. I have taken over 500 pictures and have put photos on the web, sent them to family, and even recorded photos on video via a VCR. You can also view photos on your TV! The DC210 Plus has additional 2x zoom capability and I believe better memory usage and battery life. My only complaint is that they eat batteries. I bought the adapter for $80.00 and use that for downloading and viewing on video.

If you are looking for speed this is not your camera. I love it! I am more into quality of pictures rather than the speed I can take them. This camera lets you view every picture right after you take it and immediatly decide if you want ot keep it. I take all my pictures on the best quality and I think they are great! If you use the duracell ultra battery you shouldn't have a problem.

This is a 1.3 Mpix camera and is an excellent camera for this category. It takes great pictures up to 4 X 6. I have even printed out 8 X 10 that are very good. Upon close scrutiny you would notice pixels at that resolution but that would be true for any camera of this calibre. If you have a laptop and an adapter card for the memory card then downloading pictures is a breeze. No Kodak software is even needed. I do find the Kodak software useful for simple cropping and printing of pictures as well as slide show presentation. It is slow to upload using serial port on a desktop and well worth buying an adapter that accepts compactflash cards. I have taken thousands of pictures with the camera and feel it is well worth it for the category of camera it is.

As digital cameras with better resolution appear, the Kodak DC-210 seems perhaps outdated. But it is not. For pictures to insert into web pages, it is perfect. The DC-210 has a large LCD for viewing photos, and a two to one optical zoom lens. Using CF memory, getting pictures from the camera to your computer is very easy. It even works on my Amiga 3000. If there is any problem with the camera, it is the short battery life. You will go through a lot of AA alkalines if you use the LCD much, but that is not a serious problem. Just don't pay a whole lot for the DC-210, as new cameras in the 1.1 megapixel class are now under $100.

In trying to keep up with technology in high school, as yearbook adviser I went looking for ways to make doing layouts easier and more fun. The Kodak DC 210 is the perfect camera for my kids. It is easy to use, easy to transfer pictures to the computer, and a breeze for them to do special effects.

The pictures actually print in the book extremely well. We had an 8x10 photo on one page and no one could tell it was digital. The photo won first place in state contest!

This camera is well worth the money!