Customer Reviews

Kodak EasyShare CX6230 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom and Dock Bundle

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought the package with the $200 printer. The pictures are amazing and everyone I have shown the pictures cant believe I printed them myself at home. The photo paper that comes with this bundle is very good and works well on my HP printer, but cant come close to the great waterproof pictures that the 6000 printer dock does.

You cant go wrong with this combo and the simple software which I must disagree with the prior reviewer.

I bought this camera for my 62 year old mother and I expected more from Kodak. The easyshare software is anything but, and the menu buttons and features are just not thought through. Usablity is such a problem these days.

PROS:
1. The dock is such a huge benefit, no cables to connect, camera sits on top of dock perfectly and after the press of the only button on the dock it transfers the files over to the computer, EASY.
2. It recharges the battery while on the dock (*see below) so you don't have to spend money on batteries and don't have to fuss with a seperate battery charger.
3. Picture quality is pretty good for 2meg, slow shutter but great color tone in daylight.
4. zoom is nice and zoom displays in viewfinder as well as lcd.

CONS:
1. Easyshare software is just awful. Ofoto's own software or Shutterfly's is signifigantly easier to use. Kodak's software try's to run ofoto's website within the program for an awkward experience. There's no button to delete a photo, you have to right click which isn't easy for the above 50 crowd. When you click the button to email photos the layout makes it look like a vote card in florida. Organizing photos was a nightmare and my mom continually got confused on where all her photos went. blah. Just use ofoto's own software or shutterfly, they're free and incredibly improved buttons and layout.
2. The camera's navigation controls are very bad. The 'thumb stick' control makes it very easy to accidentaly choose a wrong option as the arrow keys are easy to press when you hit ok and vica versa. My mom while trying to delete a photo hit the right button which loaded a different photo then pressed delete and deleted the wrong photo. When you press delete kodak, it shouldn't be easy to accidentatly move to other photos, this is horrible. how about just press the delete button twice to delete a photo. It's nice to have the delete button there. Make it work!
3. The rechargable battery pack THAT SHIPPED with the dock doesn't seem to charge fully with my camera. The camera manual says the batteries should be used with the dock, and the dock says the batteries are not okay for the camera. What's up with that?
4. Share button on camera is useless. So many menus after you press share, tiny lcd screen and bad thumb navigation just makes it a pain. It's a button she will never use.

conclusion:
Better software, better buttons, and better navigation would have really helped. If I did it all over again I'd buy a cheaper 2meg camera and a usb memory reader.

I recently upgraded from my 1.1 megapixel camera to the Kodak CX6230, after carefully reading all that I could about it online. I had used my previous camera for 3 years without complaint, but wanted some of the newest features (optical zoom, USB transfer, etc) available on today's models, at an affordable price.

The CX6230 has performed excellent. It took no time to learn the ins and outs of this camera, having switched from a different brand that I was using previously, and without needing to read the manual.

The one thing that concerned me was the comments I read about battery life from another poster's review. Of course, having experienced my other digital camera, I knew that they are somewhat hungry when it comes to battery consumption. Using the normal alkaline batteries supplied by Kodak I was able to get 62 best quality photos, not including those that were immediately deleted while still on the camera (about 10-15 shots), and with very liberal use of the LCD monitor and zoom. Compared to my previous model, which used 4 AA batteries (the Kodak CX6230 uses 2 AA), the performance was very good. Now, I've put my own rechargable NiMH batteries in, and I expect to get about 1.5x more photos than I could from alkalines. So, all in all, I'm expecting about 108 photos from a single charge. Not bad at all, and at least in line or better than any camera in this class or price range.

Photos look excellent at 2 megapixel resolution printed on 4x6 (4R) size paper, pretty much the same as a normal 35mm point and click camera would deliver (printed on a Canon XNU i320 printer with both Kodak and Konica paper). Transfer is both speedy and very easy with the included USB cable and Kodak's own software, or directly from Microsoft Windows.

Overall, I think this camera was a very good value with exceptional quality. I'm very pleased with the CX6230, and the transition from my old to new camera was painless and pleasantly surprising.

I should have ordered this camera sooner. This camera is very simple and easy to use, my 7 and 12 year enjoy using it. The owners manual made it so quick to understand all the camera's pirks. This includes me setting the timer and my whole family being in a Christmas morning picture. With some cameras you end up giving up.
The transfering the pictures allow you to crop, lighten/darken, and zoom in on a paticular subject. I have family in TN and this even has an email option to transfer the pictures. They do the same. This camera really saves you wasted pictures and alot of trips to get bad pictures developed.
My boys got toys for Christmas and I did too.

This is an excellent starter camera. IT has a decent megapixel count and will make very good 4x6 prints but do not expect it to produce clear 8x10 prints.

This camera uses the 6000 series dock and you can find the printer dock easily.

I have used this camera to do over 5000 artistic shots in my hometown and it has proven to be durable. It uses the compact MMC cards that are very common to find and reasonably affordable.

THe dock is a big bonus that makes interfacing with your computer painless. The biggest plus is it will recharge the battery pack (included) and keep your camera ready for immediate use at all times.

I have upgraded to a higher megapixel camera (still kodak) and was able to keep the dock for the new camera. The dock is worth $100 by itself.

The easyshare buttons are an awesome feature. You can select which images to print and email (even who to email them to) as you take the pictures. This s a VERY neat feature.

The camera would be five star if it included a memory card with it... you will want to order one immediately... do not get anything smaller than a 64 MB the smaller cards are not as useful.

I just got this camera as a Gift and I didn't expect with 2 mega-pixels the Pictures to be good. Boy was I wrong the pictures are awsome! It also takes videos like web cam quality(which is fine considering your not going to take a full length feature on it). Overall a very good deal and the SOFTWARE is EASY and SIMPLE to USE. (I have XP Home).

I bought this camera for myself for Christmas. I started working with it a couple of days before Christmas. It's easy, its fun, and it is not expensive (especially with the dock). The only thing I did not realize was it came with rechargeable batteries (in the dock), and I ordered the travel kit for the rechargeable batteries. My pictures are great using only the better setting. This is not a camera for professionals (I am clueless in that category) but it is really nice if you want to e-mail photos or occassionally print some. The photo paper that was included was impressive. I just really enjoy it. I would not use it as an everyday camera like the old film cameras. I have worked with photos from the expensive digital cameras my bosses use and I am just as pleased with this. I recommend to give it a try. For the price, I have not found a better deal on a digital camera and dock anywhere!

I really love this camera. My sister bought a, Kodak EasyShare 3200 digital camera, 2 years ago and paid more than I did for this camera, plus I have more features than hers does for less money! My main caution is watch the dock you buy for this camera. I bought the EasyShare camera dock 6000 II for this camera and it does not work with this camera. On the Kodak web site said this EashShare dock 6000 II works with the DX and CX digital cameras and on the box for the dock II. The only dock that works with the CX6230 is the EasyShare camera dock 6000.

The camera is good if you want simple photos. You can shoot in color, b/w or reddish brown seperia. It has a time, you can view your pictures on your tv too.
The bad parts is that it eats batteries (the dock is good for this) You cant really take close up pictures because it'll come out fuzzy. The video quality sucks. It's all grainy and the sound is awful. If you want a camera just to take pictures, and which is cheap. Go for this one.

Since purchasing this camera as a Christmas present for my family, the Dock has never worked right. The camera doesn't sit right in it and doesn't charge. The power cord from the Dock to the wall only works on certain outlets. I'd rate the camera better if I actually used it more than twice, but its rechargeable battery is always dead. I can't tell which features are good or not. I'm disappointed and spent almost $200 for the bundled items.