Kodak Easyshare C300 3.2 MP Digital Camera

by Kodak

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007RALH8
• Item model number: C300
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,410 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 20, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Capture a smile and so much more. Because with the Kodak EasyShare C300 digital camera, great-looking pictures are just a click away. It's always ready to shoot, and with 3.2 megapixels you can make high-quality prints up to 11 x 14 inches. Get in close with 5x continuous digital zoom, and review your pictures instantly with the bright 1.5 inch color display. Plus with one touch of our exclusive on-camera share button, you can easily tag your favorite pictures for printing, e-mailing, and organizing. The C300 is designed for the memories of a lifetime.

Amazing Picture Quality

• 3.2 megapixels for great-looking prints up to 11 x 14 inches
• Zoom in fast with 5x continuous digital zoom
• Get clear, crisp pictures with a Kodak 37 millimeter (35 mm equivalent) lens
• Auto white balance for lifelike colors in almost any light

Share Pictures Anytime, Anywhere

• Tag your pictures for simple printing and e-mailing with just one touch of our exclusive on-camera share button
• Organize, print, edit and share with Kodak EasyShare software
• Enjoy and review your pictures with the bright 1.5 inch color display

Incredible Ease of Use

• Start shooting right out of the box with 16 MB of internal memory
• Put moments in motion with digital video
• Create fun pictures with adjustable color modes
• Works with optional Kodak EasyShare printer dock series 3 and Kodak EasyShare camera dock series 3

Product Description

MD) CL) KODAK C300 DIGITAL CAMERA

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice camera for price, October 10, 2005

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Dragon of Verona "veronadragon" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C300 3.2 MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I was looking for a small, good, easy to use camera and I found it with this Kodak EasyShare C300.
If I had one complaint, it is that I wanted something a bit more compact, and this camera is not compact, it is a pretty fat, and weighty camera.
I used it right out of the box. It came with rechargable batteries and I bought the docking station so the camera and recharge. And it recharges quickly.
I am impressed by the ease of use of the camera. Without even opening the instruction book I figured out the menu easily.
The software is nice and easy to use. Camera really is easy to share.

59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value camera which takes surprisingly good pictures, December 3, 2005

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London Girl (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C300 3.2 MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I bought this camera for my daughter for her 10th birthday. She loved it but the biggest surprise has been how much I like it too. This may be the most inexpensive digital camera around but the clarity of the pictures has amazed me.

A couple of tips for other novice buyers: a digital zoom is not a zoom lens! It just means you can zoom in when viewing the picture on the screen. If you like the flexibility of a zoom lens, consider buying a slightly more expensive camera. And, of course, you'll have to buy a memory chip to slot into this camera as the internal memory only holds 16 shots. It's a rip off that seems to be practised by all the camera manufacturers. The memory chip I bought increases storage to 153 photos which will do most normal users for a long time.

We had one initial problem when the computer software provided wouldn't load onto my iMac due to the old version of OSX I am using. However, I then discovered that I could simply plug the camera in to the USB port (1.0 not 2.0) and they downloaded in seconds! I just use Preview to view them which isn't ideal but no doubt the software will be fine when I get around to upgrading my computer.

We did not own a digital camera before this. I have to say I am now completely converted to the benefits of digital photography and planning on buying one of my own.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great deal, but you might want something better, March 7, 2006

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A Customer "customer12345657" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C300 3.2 MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

It's a good price for the picture quality, but you might want to spend more to get a slightly better camera.


Good stuff:

If you want a digital camera for convenience, but were otherwise happy with a cheap 35mm camera just for 5x7 prints or smaller, this is probably the best deal.

Overall picture quality is better than most digital cameras under $100, so it's the best way to go if you want a cheap digital camera.

It's also very simple. If you want "easy-to-use," this is as easy as it gets. There aren't any complicated options, and almost everything is automated "behind the scene" so you don't have to think about it.


Bad stuff:

Slow shutter response. Compared to film cameras, most digital cameras of any reasonable price have a slight delay between clicking the button and the actual picture being captured, which can cause you to miss some shots. This camera is about typical for the price range, but you can get a lot better if you move up to a better camera.

Digital zoom only. Digital zoom is not really a zoom at all, but an enlargement of a small area on the sensor inside the camera. You can "zoom," but picture quality degrades in the same proportion. For the price, almost no camera has real optical zoom, so this is average.

No close-up ability. The focus range is fixed, which actually works out OK for small prints, but anything closer than about 3 feet will look blurry. A lot of cheap cameras have a "macro" switch to allow better close shots, so this camera is actually behind the pack on this.

No lense protection at all. There is a plastic window, but it isn't protected either and if it get's dirty or scratched it's still a problem. Many cheaper cameras have a sliding lense cover.


Other options:

It's a good deal if you want a camera for this price, but for $40-50 more, you can get a Sony or Canon that resolves or greatly improves all of these problems. You might want to look at a Sony s40, Canon a410, or whichever models are current when you read this.

Don't worry too much about "easy-to-use." Any digital camera in a similar price range will have an auto mode, which means all you have to do is click the shutter button and it figures everything out on its own just like this Kodak does. The simpler menu is still appealing if you don't want extra options, but other cameras won't be hard to use.


Some other reviews mention the low included memory. This is true of ALL digital cameras. Most only have enough built-in memory for about 10 pictures, so plan on buying a $15-25 card no matter which camera you buy.