Kodak DC290 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

by Kodak

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 4.2 x 2.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000038ABH
• Item model number: DC290
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,022 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 11, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Kodak DC290 digital camera offers some of the most sophisticated features available on a consumer digital camera. While it's no lightweight, the DC290 can offer you quite a bit if you need professional-level quality and customization. It delivers two-megapixel resolution (1,792 x 1,200) for fine detail even on large image sizes--plus it lets you take uncompressed TIFF images for no-loss photo quality. It also lets you record and play back audio clips. It uses Kodak's easy-to-use menu system, one of the most intuitive we've seen in the digital camera realm.

The Kodak DC290 includes a 3x optical/2x digital zoom. The built-in flash comes with four modes, including red-eye reduction. Special camera modes include time lapse and burst modes as well as auto and manual exposure settings. The Digita scripting feature gives you additional control and customization--you can use it to add text and sound, catalog pictures, and adjust color balance and contrast.

The Kodak DC290 has a large, bright 2-inch LCD monitor and includes a generous 16 MB CompactFlash memory card. The camera supports USB connectivity for fast, cross-platform downloads. It comes with 4 AA batteries and an AC adapter; however, like all digital cameras, it drains batteries quickly. We recommend investing in a set of rechargeables.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

204 of 206 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, January 3, 2000

By 

Karl Bunch (Downey, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak DC290 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I have a DC265 and the DC290 is awesome! My wife bought me the DC290 for X-mas.. (Yes I have a wife that would do that..) and I can't put the darn thing down. The picture quality is stunning in comparison to the DC265 and I love the uncompressed mode. I have a lens kit and did some +17 close-ups with uncompressed max resolution and the picture is unreal.. I have a HP4500N Color Laser printer (yes I'm spoiled) and it prints 8x10's that look like photographs when they come off this printer.. The DC265 can print maybe 5x3.5" or so before the picture degrades. And uncompressed image in the DC290 at 8"x10" is very beautiful. It's hard to see any pixelation at all. Also it captures a lot more detail color and light than the DC265. I took a shot out doors at night and was able to lighten it in PaintShop Pro and was amazed to find all these hidden details that the DC265 would have lost.. I'm in love.. Now if I could only afford the DC660 (Price of a medium sized car!) Oh.. Buy a really big flash card, the uncompressed images are 6.6MB! So on a 32Mb card you only get a couple snaps and you're done.. I swear that the camera shoots FASTER in uncompressed mode.. If you have the money to buy a high-speed 160Mb Compact Flash go for it..

219 of 223 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, albeit expensive, digital camera., November 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kodak DC290 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I have been using the Kodak DC290 for about 2 weeks and have been very satisfied by the images I am getting. I have had a lot of experience with 35mm cameras and have been waiting for the technology to improve before venturing into the digital arena. The camera takes stunning photographs which can be hard to distinguish from actual 35mm photographs. You can easily make 8 by 10 prints which are photo quality. Once you buy this camera you will probably also want to upgrade your printer. I have a HP Deskjet 722C and I think that the printer limits the quality of my final prints. The camera appears to be well-made and is very easy to operate. Everything is intuitive and I mastered it in a couple of hours. Be prepared to buy a couple sets of NIMH batteries because the alkaline batteries that came with the camera only lasted a couple of hours. The NIMH batteries last much longer. The only negative that I can determine is that the camera is a little slow in releasing the shutter once the button is pushed. For anyone trying to take pictures of fast moving children, this can cause you to miss the shot.

194 of 199 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY AWESOME, January 6, 2000

By 

Bryce Hale (Inverness FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak DC290 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I have had the Fuji 1700, Sony FD91, & FD88, let me say that those are paper weights now. This camera changes everything about digital photography. It surely raises the bar. I have a web site with many pictures on it. Some sudjestions: buy the best rechargeables (I bought sony and they last a long time), before you email them reduse the size, high res pics are very large (500k-6.6meg) This camera can do low light something my other camera's couldn't do. What else can I say. Oh, buy the AC adapter too, it's usefull.