Kodak EasyShare Sport C123 12 MP Waterproof Digital Camera (Red)

by Kodak

• Waterproof up to 10 ft underwater
• 2.6 in. display and 12 megapixels
• Equipped with Kodak's Smart Capture feature
• Amazing HD quality pictures
• One-button upload to e-mail, KODAK PULSE Display and other popular social networking sites

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.3 x 5.8 inches ; 11 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004FLL5BS
• Item model number: 8431504
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (706 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #6 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Digital Cameras > Point & Shoot Digital Camera Bundles
  • #15 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Underwater Photography > Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 3, 2011

Product Description

Color: Red | Style: Camera

From the Manufacturer

KODAK EASYSHARE SPORT Camera

Overview

Ready for life unlimited. Whether it’s a dunk in the pool, a downpour on the hiking trail, or a spilled drink at the restaurant, check out the great outdoors without worrying about dirt, dust, and sand. Be ready with the KODAK EASYSHARE SPORT Camera. Take your best shot—up to 10 ft underwater. Plus, wherever you go, your friends will wish they were there. With Kodak’s Share button you can tag pictures directly from your camera for e-mailing to friends or uploading to popular social networking sites².






Only KODAK Digital Cameras allow you to simultaneously share to multiple social networks and e-mail¹.

Kodak’s Share button makes sharing your videos and pictures as simple with One Button Upload:
    • Just press Share when in review mode
    • Choose your favorite sharing destinations: FACEBOOK, e-mail, KODAK Gallery and KODAK PULSE Digital Frames², and other popular sharing sites
    • Connect your camera to your computer or insert your memory card and your videos or pictures are automatically uploaded to the destination(s)¹

Kodak’s exclusive Share Button:
    • Automatically shares when you connect to a PC¹
    • Tags to the largest number of socialnetworks³
    • Uploads friend tags to FACEBOOK¹


Take a swim and take your best shot: Waterproof*, dustproof**, and worry proof
    • Take the plunge—shoot stills and video up to 10 ft underwater
    • Go anywhere—dustproof design lets you shoot in just about any environment
    • Don’t get the blues—underwater white balance mode gives true-to-life colors in the pool or under the waves
* IEC 60529 IPX8 compliant
** IEC 60529 IP6X compliant




Features: 
   • Share your world big and bright with 12 MP: More megapixels means you can crop and enlarge and still have great picture quality. Make stunning prints up to 30 x 40 in. 
   • 2.4 in. bright LCD: Relive moments and view pictures with brilliance and clarity thanks to KODAK Color Science 
   • Face detection: For great shots of friends and family, face detection locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings
   • Never miss a moment with AA batteries: Your camera is always ready to go using convenient AA batteries







Kodak's Smart Capture feature: Beautiful pictures, more often-automatically
Become a better photographer with a smarter camera. Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature automatically identifies the scene and adjusts camera settings for a great picture in just about any environment.
    • Intelligent scene detection—analyzes the scene to give you better pictures under various conditions
    • Intelligent capture control—automatically sets camera settings for clear, sharp pictures even in low light and challenging situations
    • Intelligent image processing—reduces noise and clears up dark shadows for vibrant, crisp details and true-to-life colors





What’s In the Box: Everything you need to shoot and share
•    KODAK EASYSHARE SPORT Camera
•    KODAK Alkaline AA Batteries or equivalent
•    Wrist strap
•    USB cable
•    User Guide


¹ All Kodak digital still and video cameras manufactured in 2011 or later.
2 KODAK PULSE Display and KODAK Gallery support still pictures; video not supported.
³ Sharing sites vary by region

Product Description

Splash! Whether it's a dunk in the pool, a downpour on the hiking trail, or a spilled drink at the restaurant, life can catch you off your game. Be ready with the Kodak EASYSHARE SPORT camera. Take a dip and take your best shot - up to 3 m underwater. Check out the great outdoors without worrying about dirt, dust, and sand. Plus, wherever you go, your friends will wish they were there. With Kodak's Share button you can tag pictures directly from your camera for e-mailing to friends. The dustproof, waterproof EASYSHARE SPORT, just press to impress. So Kodak.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

234 of 239 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want a "cheap and cheerful" waterproof camera, this one is great July 10, 2011

By Eric Schurr

Style Name:Camera| Color Name:Red|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you're looking for a simple point-and-shoot that you can take underwater, this camera is great.

Let me begin by explaining that I am an avid photographer; I have over $10,000 in high end DSLR equipment and lenses. I have over 20,000 photos in my collection. I know something about photography.

I recently went on a sailing vacation with my family and wanted a simple digital camera to take in the water. I wasn't looking for something high-end because all i really wanted to do was shoot pics of my kids snorkeling and scuba diving. I didn't want a disposable because they aren't digital, you usually have to wind them which is a real pain in the water, and they shoot poor pictures. My wife bought me a $500 top-of-the-line underwater point-and-shoot Panasonic Lumix but I took it back because it was overkill. It was waterproof to 40 feet, had an altimeter, etc -- I didn't need all that. I found this Kodak camera and it was perfect. It worked great -- we took on jet skis, on snorkeling trips, and down to 11 feet underwater scuba diving. It never had an issue -- it started up quickly, operated simply and reliably, and the photos are just fine. Frankly, the videos are even better -- I was surprised at good they are! Of course, the photos don't compare to my $2,000 Nikon DSLR, but I wasn't expecting them to. I just wanted a camera that could capture some of the memories of the water fun on our sailing trip, and this did it.

242 of 250 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Performed Flawlessly Underwater during 8 Day Maui Trip July 22, 2011

By W. Ball

Style Name:Camera| Color Name:Red|Amazon Verified Purchase

Length: 0:44 Mins

This video was recorded as I snorkeled over a reef just off Kaanapali Beach, a few hundred yards north of our hotel (Honua Kai)- not the nicest reef by far, but this video should demonstrate the camera's surprisingly good capabilities, especially considering the low price. It was late afternoon and the water was a bit murky, and I was surprised how well the video came out. I have uploaded the raw avi file (66.9 MB; 44 seconds). This camera shoots VGA (640x480). Amazon processing reduced the resolution and quality, although it still looks fairly faithful to what I uploaded. Although I read reports of this camera failing rapidly underwater, ours did not present any problems after spending many hours underwater. It appears just about all the underwater cameras have about a 10-20 per cent failure rate based on rates in reviews here on Amazon. So, I decided not to risk $200-300 on a more expensive underwater camera, as they seemed no more reliable. The camera is fixed focus but seems to have enough depth of field to present sharp pictures. Note that the fixed focus offers an advantage with snapshots - shutter delay is VERY short.

138 of 145 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars nice camera for the price! June 14, 2011

By willie VINE™ VOICE

Style Name:Camera| Color Name:Red|Amazon Verified Purchase

UPDATE: Kodak's bankruptcy and exit from the digital camera business probably means that these cameras will be gone forever! I have the updated C135 in pre-order, but I'm not holding my breath. Amazon says it's 'unavailable,' but my account's order status has the C135 shipping in April. Who knows? All I know is that I'm glad I own a backup C123 in the box. The C135 is supposed to have digital stabilization, as opposed to no image stabilization in the C123 - but the C123 still takes great pics for its intended purpose.

although it's more orange than red, i like my new c123... i carefully read every review, and although i can understand why some folks are disappointed, i am more than happy with this camera after playing with it, taking indoor, outdoor, and yes, even close-up shots!

the controls are fairly intuitive, but i found that i had to set up the camera before it would take acceptable pictures (specifically, the 'sharp' selection under 'Sharpness' on the Capture menu; you may also want to manually select an ISO if you're going to be in the same lighting conditions for your picture session - see below)

this camera works with my version of iPhoto on an older iMac, so i'm grateful - the kodak setup was fairly easy: plug in the camera, turn it on, install the resulting kodak.pkg from the Desktop, etc. ... i use 'Other Application' for the 'Computer Connection' item under the Setup menu...

UPDATE: i have since found that there is no reason to use any Kodak software with my C123 and iPhoto, since iPhoto recognizes the C123 and imports pictures with no problems - and especially since i can (if i wish) send iPhoto pics straight to facebook if desired (something i rarely do)

this camera's firmware is deceptively sophisticated, but honestly, these were all the initial settings i used...

you *will* have to hold this camera steady! it does NOT have 'shake reduction' featured in most higher-end cameras...

that said, anyone who knows photography knows that it's not the camera that makes the best pictures, but the photographer's eye (and to a degree, technique)

i was a bit apprehensive about the lack of macro shots, but tried a 24" flash pic of some stuff on my desk - the picture came out perfectly sharp and acceptable, considering this is an inexpensive camera

i next tried to take pictures indoors, with no flash, use the digital zoom about a third out... first, i tried the 'Auto' ISO mode; next, i set the camera to ISO 80... carefully bracing the camera, i squeezed off one shot each of a stack of books about 20 feet away in the living room...

the results were as i expected: the ISO 80 picture was noticeably 'sharper'... so there is a some manual control available to the picture taker...

i have no intention of going snorkeling with this camera, but wanted something that will be impervious to dust, dirt, or sand at the beach - in this regard, this little kodak will fit the bill perfectly... it's compact, uses AAs, has simple controls, tripod socket, and accepts an SD or SDHC card (although it did not like my 16GB Adata, but worked fine w/a 4GB microSDHC in an SDHC carrier taken straight from my Canon A570is and stuck in - even the Canon's pictures showed up under the C123's preview! w00t!)

five stars for this camera for me - i look forward to an improved model or firmware... i also recommend going to kodak's web site to get the 'extended c123 user guide' - there are more hints and tips in the manual