Customer Reviews

Kodak DC3200 1MP Digital Camera

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4 star:		(41)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a pretty good deal on a Kodak 1-megapixel camera. What is a 1-megapixel camera you ask? Well, it's about the maximum resolution (the best) you would want for a digital camera whose main task will be taking pictures for emailing or website posting. Higher resolution makes for larger files which require not only more time to upload (i.e. to transfer to an email or to post on a website), but more time to download for your reader. In fact, the new 3-megapixel cameras make photo files so large that a person with a well-tuned 56k (regular modem) connection would have to wait almost 6 minutes to download (view) a single photo! This particular camera then is well-suited to internet apps, and you'll probably use it on lower than 1-megapixel resolution most of the time. PROS: 1) Price 2) Quality 3) USB connection 4) CompactFlash (expandable) memory 5) Through-the-lens shooting. CONS: 1) Limited zoom (digital zooms are poor relatives of optical zooms) 2) High battery usage 3) Mediocre flash capability.

This particular camera is a great buy. I have never used a digital camera before and the ease of this one is great. The first time I held it I knew how to use it. Downloading time is fairly quick, 25 pictures took about 4-5 minutes, of course using a 900 mhz machine. Picture quality is excellent even in the good mode. If you have it on the best mode the pictures are remarkable. I have enjoyed the use of the camera, and if you are a first time buyer of a digital camera I highly recommend this one.

My wife just gave me this camera for my birthday and I can sum up my feelings in one word: WOW

I have a high end Kodak digital camera that doesn't always get used due to it's size, weight and cost. The DC3200 is a perfect addition to my collection of cameras! It's point and shoot easy and the picture quality is excellent. If you plan on printing standard 3x5 or 4x6 pictures, this camera will give you super results.

Hey, it's not fancy by any means. You turn it on and press the shutter (so to speak) button. You can use the onboard memory (only 2 Meg so you can't fit very many pics on it) but when you add a larger (15 Meg or so) card...you have the ability to take a ton of pics.

You'll need to buy some rechargable batteries and a memory card reader to complete your package. Add a good photo program like MS Picture-it and your digital darkroom is ready to go.

If your looking for a point and shoot digital camera at a VERY good price this is it.

Really nice digital camera which won't be a waste if you get a high-end one later. Inexpensive but not cheaply made... a great companion for a laptop. Pictures are excellent. If you use a Flash Memory and a reader or a PCMCIA adapter, downloading is fast and you don't drain batteries. LCD can be shut off, again saving batteries. Incidentally, if you are an "occasional use" photographer, rechargable batteries may not be as good as non-rechargeables because rechargeables discharge at a rate of 10 percent per month while they are not in use. Regular batteries can hold their charge for years.

I was looking for a low-end camera that would produce good pictures to email to family, but I was suprised at the quality output of the Koday DC3200 Digital Camera. Talk about instant gratification. Within minutes of opening the box, I was snapping digital images and emailing them to family, several of them impressed by the clarity a crispness of the images. I did have to use Adobe Photoshop to tone down a bright spot where the flash picked up a glare. My only complaint is that Kodak did not include a lens cap or a CompactFlash Removable Memory Card. Either way, the Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera is a bargain for the quality digital images that it produces. I will definitly be stuffing someone's Christmas stocking with a Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera this year.

Great feel and fit, but the lack of a usb port makes transfers painfully slow and the purchase of an extra memory oushes the price up to some better buys.

I got one of these 2 1/2 weeks ago and have to say, for the price it can't be beat. It takes awesome pictures and has many features not found on cameras in its price range. For under $200, you can't find anything better. The resolution is perfect for web or smaller printouts(5x7 or 4x6). Kodak has packed a lot of features into this camera and has kept the price down by leaving out the AC adaptor and video to TV cable. The internal memory does not hold very many high res pictures, and downloading by serial cable can be very time consuming. Getting a memory card of at least 16MB is highly recommended. Some features left out that would have nice: 1) tripod mount 2) self timer. These were left out, but not a big deal.

No bells and certainly no whistles. This camera is for my son (9 yrs.), so I wanted to stay under $200. The fact is that this camera takes great pictures, but I think it stinks that Kodak won't include the lens cap and the video out cable. It cost me a whopping $20 (from Kodak) for the round piece of plastic and the cable. Other cons: no mount for a tripod, no self timer, clobbers batteries, slow serial interface. I understand that $200 is not much for a digital camera and this one takes great pictures, but the lens cap and video cable thing bugs me.

I have wanted a digital camera for SO long, but never wanted to pay the high price for some of the "necessities". This camera fit the bill. Within 10 minutes of opening the box, I was taking pictures and emailing them to grandma. Within and hour, I was taking pictures and loading auctions to help pay for my new toy! Yes, it could have come with an AC adapter,lens cover, etc. BUT, in my case, I would prefer to buy that next month. You can always add on buy buying a memory card, USB flash card reader, etc. That would make it faster, but for my purposes, as a "mom", this camera really works well for me and my budget!! Oh, I might add, I did have to call Kodak for one teeny little question and they had my question answered in 30 seconds or less! So, they do back their product! If you go to their website, you can even play an interactive demo of this camera and see actual photographs! One feature that I really love is that I am able to crop and modify pics all from one place before sending them out. No more wasting download time on boring backgrounds!! So, if you need/want an inexpensive solution to the digital camera, this would be it. If you want all the add ons and want to pay the price now, you would go with a more expensive camera. However, the quality of the pic is tremendous!

I LOVE this camera, I am not technically inclined at all, so was VERY happy to see how easy this camera is to use, the pictures it takes are great quality, when I upload them to my computer I see no difference between them and pictures I scan that I have had developed. It has a great flash, the LCD screen is really nice, the software it comes with is awesome, it even lets you make pictures black and white, you can remove red eye and make all kinds of changes to the pictures. A kid could use this camera it is so easy to use. I wanted to check the camera out before I bought attachments for it, but now I wish I had purchased the 32 mb picture card with it, I am going to order it now, even the 2mb that it holds is good enough and lets you store quite a few pictures, I am having a baby in a few weeks and this camera is going to the hospital with me so I can take a ton of pictures of my new born :)