Kodak Easyshare C190 Digital Camera (Blue)

by Kodak

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 2.2 inches ; 4.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002IVVDHS
• Item model number: 8009581
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,657 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 29, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer Zoom in on life’s greatest moments with theKodak EasyShare C190 Digital Camera. Its Smart Capture feature will have you taking high-quality pictures with ease. And with 5x optical zoom, you’ll have the creative freedom you need to focus on everything from faces to flowers. The C190 digital camera--giving you beautiful pictures at an attractive price.

• Take better pictures than ever before. Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature adjusts camera settings for great pictures in just about any environment, automatically.
• For great shots of friends and family, face detection technology locates faces and automatically adjusts the camera settings
• Reduce blur caused by camera shake or subject movement with blur reduction
• Upload and share your pictures and videos directly on YouTube or Kodak gallery via the Share button and Kodak EasyShare software
• Advanced video features include audio capture, playback, on-camera editing, and prints from video (1 and 9-up)
• Get the right shot--manually select from multiple scene and color modes
• Relive your memories with the on-camera slide show feature
• Capture the details in low-light conditions and fast-action situations with high ISO (up to 1600)
• Take stunning HD pictures and view them on your HDTV

Product Description

Kodak EasyShare C190 Digital Camera Blue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Upgrade.. but, December 20, 2009

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TomAzon (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C190 Digital Camera (Blue) (Electronics)

I got the C-190 as an upgrade to my Kodak C-643 6.1 megapixel camera (See my review). Comparing the two, the C-190 takes better quality photos (although I have taken some great shots with the C-643) and outside of the doubling of megapixels, the C-190 takes better low-light pictures, plus the video section takes better low-light videos. The C-643 only took good videos in good light. The C-190 has a 5x optical zoom and can use the SDHC cards. I also like its panoramic feature. The best advantage is the cost. This camera costs less new than the C-643 did.

Smart capture works on both cameras. All those people who think it's a "joke" should read the instructions. Just hold the button down halfway until the green brackets show, take the shot and you'll get better pictures.

On the con side, I don't know why there's no viewfinder. Sometimes bright sunlight can wash-out the image on the LCD screen. For some reason, there's no little speaker to hear the sounds on the videos as the C-643 has. I also liked the C-643's "camera sounds".

One other thing I don't like is that when you're in the SCN mode to choose your photo mode, the choices shown don't stay on the screen very long unless you keep scrolling through them. Also, it may have made for a convenient design to use one door for the SDHC card plus the batteries but it is easier to use one door for the card just on the chance that the batteries may fall out otherwise while you're trying to take the card out.

UPDATE: I've taken good pictures but pictures using the self-timer tend to be out of focus. I sent it to Kodak and sure enough they had to re-adjust it and download software for it. It did make a difference but it's still a touchy camera when it comes to in-focus pictures. Keep experimenting....

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good zoom; really like this camera, October 18, 2009

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jetwriter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C190 Digital Camera (Blue) (Electronics)

Maybe the first reviewer got a lemon?

I really like the color of the camera. My camera turned on immediately, guess I didn't check polarity of the batteries. It would be nice to have a hard copy manual. I tested the camera at all the pixel settings. I'm not able to tell the difference. Amature user. However, I did take a zoom pic at 1.2mp of a playground about 1/4 block away. It didn't look like much in the lcd screen. I uploaded it to the computer. using MS Paint/Fax viewer I was able to zoom in close enough to almost read the printing on the woman's sweatshirt. Now that scene would have been a great test for the various pixels.

The shutter lag isn't any longer than any other camera of this type. I liked the video option of zooming in while filming. It was easy to focus in on the potted flowers on the porch of the neighbors down the street. It didn't seem to chew up batteries. I took about 40+ pic and 2.5 min video with enough battery juice to spare. I do like the battery charge indicator on the screen. The menu was clear and easy to use. It was a matter of a couple clicks to change the pixel setting. Another nice thing is that the lcd screen layout changed with the pixel adjustments so you can see what type of pic that is being taken.

I'm very pleased with this purchase.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kodak C190, December 18, 2009

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Denis Barnes "A N Alien" (Astoria, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C190 Digital Camera (Blue) (Electronics)

I've owned some other digital cameras that were not as easy to use. For the price, this camera has a lot of features and usable settings. The auto-adjust setting has taken great shots in a variety of light. I am very pleased with this camera.