Customer Reviews

Kodak EasyShare CX4200 2MP Digital Camera

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The best part I like about this camera is that it is very easy to use. Taking photographs is fun with user friendly menu. I did not even pen the manual. I have taken several good photographs using this camera. Thge pictures were crystal clear at highest resolution. But if you are lookign for a camera which can zoom, then this camera is not for you. I take only point and shoot pictures most of the time and so its perfect for me.

Okay now I want to tell something about the part after you take the snaps. That is downloading. The software is so easy to use and when you plug in this camera the software automatically downloads all the pictures. Actually on my computer I can see the camera as a drive in windows explorer.

Things I dont like are low memory and low battery life. I recommend buying rechargeable batteries and 256 Mb compact flash card which is right now on sale in amazon.com.

I just got this camera from Amazon. At first, I was nervous. The camera is very small and light -- it felt... cheap. I loaded up the software (Windows 98) without a problem. I was able to take pics the first day, upload them, edit them, and email them. The pictures were really quite good -- I wouldn't consider paying hundreds for more expensive cameras -- it's not worth it. The free 32 MB card (offer from Amazon which might have expired) lets me take about 35 pics at the best quality.
Cons: the LCD screen is really pretty small and the editing software is really basic. But it lets you email people right away and sends them at low resolution so your friends won't have to download gigantic files when they open your email.

I am mostly pleased so far. I did not want to spend big $ and I feel I definitely got my money's worth -- $... for the camera and the free 32 MB secure digital card. Also -- I was able to connect to my TV and view pics there without a problem.

Kodak EasyShare is definitely Easy. I don't have a Dock and won't buy one -- that's just unnecessary.

This is a very good First Camera to buy for those on a budget but want pics that look clean, crisp, and that are easy to take/edit/email.

I received this camera as a gift. I wanted a new digital camera since my last one had 640x480 res. and the pictures were not that great to say the least. I have a new son and we were taking lots of pictures to email to family members. I just love this camera. The docking cradle is a must. This camera has rechargeable batteries that charge in the docking cradle. And the pictures tranfer at the touch of a button. This is so much easier than the last camera I had. The quality of the pictures is great, good exposure, the flash set to auto works well, not too bright. The only negative thing I would have to say is the LCD screen does not work well in low light, but I have no problem dealing with that. This is a good 2MP camera at a good price. Definitely invest in the docking cradle to go with it.

My husband and I purchased an Olympus c730 for Christmas, and although it is a fantastic camera, it is a bit too much for ME. for a Valentine's day present my husband gave me the Kodak CX4200. What a dandy little thing. It's as simple as they come, just point, shoot, connect it to computer and download. It can't get any easier. Plus it is very light an comfortable. A great purchase!

Pros: Very easy to use, inexpensive, sturdy, Easy to use, lightweight, great pictures, video out, lcd and traditional viewfinders, Good exposure, compact, Easy download of pictures, good starter software.

Cons: No optical zoom, The extra "dock" costs you ..., but you don't really need it, small lcd, small internal memory, Zoom options are limited, Only 16 MG of internal memory, Secure Digital is the only memory upgrade avaliable, eats AA batteries like candy!!!

Summary: The pictures that I have downloaded and printed on my printer have been excellent quality. I even printed an 8X10 of my daughter and it turned out great. The images were not grainy as I had suspected they would be. I have read a lot of reviews that state the casual photographer should not need much more than a 2.0 mega-pixel camera. After printing pictures and having some printed by online retailers, I must say I am NOT disappointed. The colors seem true to life and I haven't seen much red-eye.

Transfering pictures to your computer is easy, even without the dock. Just connect your USB cable to the camera and your computer, turn on the Kodak easy share software and hit transfer. You can transfer all your pictures at once, one-by-one, or by date acquired. I transferred 8 pictures at once and it only took a few seconds. You can edit the pictures with the software, e-mail them or order online prints. I have it set up so that pictures automatically get stored in the "my pictures" file on my computer, but that really wasn't needed.

I think this is a very good camera for first timers and people that are on a limited budget. A must Want List!!

This is my first digital camera. I know there are hundreds of digital cameras for sale but I settled on this one from a beginners point of view. My budget was limited, my knowledge of digital photography was limited, and my experience with Kodak has always been pleasant. I've not been disappointed with this camera. I bought it with the intentions of taking vacation photos and snapshots. It does the job well.

If you don't plan to make enlargements, only print standard sized photos, this 2MP camera is great. You will need lots of batteries though and a battery charger. Also plan on buying an extra memory card or two if you plan to take lots of photos. The internal memory is only equal to "one roll of film".

I recommend that you purchase a supply of rechargeable batteries and a battery charger. These digital cameras eat batteries at a alarming pace. You will want at least eight batteries. I took pictures in the daytime during vacation and charged up the batteries each evening. Don't leave the display screen on any more than you have to. It wastes the battery power in no time.

Also you will want to buy extra memory for this camera. The 32MB internal memory was really not sufficient enough for my use. I bought a 256MB SD memory card and even at the highest resolution I can now get 10 times the number of pictures as before.

The Easyshare software is easy to use but it's sort of hoggish unless you have tons of space on your computer's hard drive. I loaded the software and then realized that I already had everything "I" needed on my computer so promptly deleted the Kodak Easyshare software. You may want to keep it running. It has lots of nice features. I just didn't need all it's 'bells and whistles'. My camera came with an older Easyshare software version. If yours does that too you can always download the latest version from the Kodak.com web site.

The instruction booklet is small but it contains tons of information. Read it. Those few buttons on the back of the camera are misleading. They are all multi-functional. I wish they'd included a wallet sized "cheat card". I made one for myself to tuck into my pocket. My memory needs an upgrade too, ha!

You can download your pictures directly from the camera into your computer. It's really painless. I haven't tried printing pictures yet from a Kodak kiosk so I can't comment on that. I've only printed some on my printer and sent some as email attachments.

So far I've been very pleased with the camera. It's wonderful not to have to buy film all the time. I love being able to take a picture, load it onto my hard drive and email it right away. No more waiting for the film to be developed. No more waiting extra days for the photo lab to put my pictures on disk or CD.

A previous review made a false claim regarding the flash. If you turn it off, it will stay off (or whatever you set it to) until you turn the camera off and turn it back on again. the default setting is always auto.

As for the quality, I think the camera is well-made, but perhaps some aspects of the design are lacking: the battery door opens very easily if you rest your fingers on it while holding the camera; the SD slot door clicks closed nicely, but the hinge is flimsy; the directional pad is hard to press in the middle (for the OK button) without also pressing one of the arrows at the same time. An annoying flaw is that the camera has trouble taking more than 2 pictures in quick succession. After that the camera takes several seconds to be photo ready again.

The same reviewer was accused by another reviewer from Seattle of being a racist based on the comment implying that everything made in China is cheap in quality. ...Being half-Chinese myself, I don't think there was anything wrong with the first reviewer's statement. Most of the stuff made in China IS cheap in quality. They're getting better, but it's practically a fact of modern life that "made in china" = significant probability of low quality.

Back to the camera: This is not a professional camera nor anywhere close to it. Diagonal lines, for example, are often pixellated even on highest quality (when viewed at actual size). that said, the quality of the photos is plenty adequate for simple photography, and its close-up photos (use the switch, take photo from range of 1') are top-quality--they are the best type of photo it takes.

the 2X digital zoom is pretty worthless, since it degrades the quality of the picture.

the camera gets very good battery life on 1800mah NiMH rechargeables.

when indoors and not using the flash, you either need to hold the camera extremely steady or decrease the exposure time, otherwise the picture will be blurred.

If all you want to do is have a digital camera for basic use, i.e., simple family photos, sightseeing, etc., buy this camera. And if you happen to sell a few things online every now and then as I do, this camera is more than adequate for close-up product-photos, unless you need photos at a range of less than 6 inches. If you're looking for a camera for amatuer photography or anything more sophisticated, you might want a 3MP with a zoom at least.

Great camera for the price. All the advice I heard was "don't go below 3mp." My budget was small, so I decided to take the risk anyway. The resolution on the camera viewing screen isn't all that great, but I have printed off a lot of pictures, all sizes and they have turned out wonderful! Great camera for the casual picture taker.

I was just venturing in to the world of digital photography, the new computer was packaged with a digital camera, but I was not able to take decent picutres. Agonizing with a friend, I was telling him, I just didn't think digital photography was for me.

He recommended this camera to me, and I would in turn, highly recommend it to anyone else with basic photography needs. It takes great pictures, they are easy to download, print and edit.

I would recommend the dock, the cost savings in batteries will make up for itself in short time. Using the dock, there is only one button to push to upload your pictures directly to your hard drive.

The camera is small and light weight. It easily fits into your pocket The internal memory does not hold a lot of picures, but with a 64mb card, I have capability of taking close to 200 picures using a lower resolution. Even using the lower resolution, the pictures are very good.

I got this camera about three weeks ago, and so far it works great. I haven't used it heavily, but what pictures I've taken have come out great on the computer. The pictures are surprisingly detailed, colorful, and smooth. I originally wanted a DX3400 (4300?) because I wanted finely detailed pictures, but the price was way too high for my budget. I'm glad I decided to go for this one, though, because honestly, I don't think I would have been able to tell a difference between the pictures from this camera and the DX. I also didn't expect the camera to be this small and light... My only gripes would have to be that the batteries exhaust themselves pretty quickly. After having taken about 30 pictures, the batteries that came with the camera are half gone. Also, there's a small delay between pressing the button and the actual picture being taken. All in all, though, the camera was a pretty good deal. ...