Customer Reviews

Kodak Easyshare DX6340 3.1MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(58)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

I did my homework and researched this camera before I bought it, and I am so glad I did! What I found is that this camera can work wonders! I took about 50 pictures today in varying light of the Atlanta scene. I printed one out on my printer just to see what it looks like, and I was just amazed at the quality of the pictures! There is absolutely no need to get anything higher than a 3.1 MP. I took a picture of my grandmother close up on the Portrait mode and I can see every little pore and hair! (Perhaps it's a bit too good?)

This camera is for my 63yo grandmother who has trouble operating a mouse. She already, after only one day, knows how to use this camera. It's extremely easy to use. Neither my grandmother nor I needed to touch the manual to work it.

The sole reason I remove a star from its rating is due to the software. Mine was corrupt, so I had to Download it from Kodak.com The software is also a very poor tool for editing your pictures. If you plan on editing them much, I suggest getting a program like Adobe photoshop or Microsoft Photo Editor. The software does make it slightly easier to Download pictures from the camera, but if you have a program like Adobe or Ulead Photo Explorer, the software is not necessary at all.

Ofoto, the website Kodak recommends to upload your pictures to, is great! I like the way they show the pictures online in not only clickable thumbs but also slide shows.

So far, the battery life of the camera is fine! I used it all day today, on and off constantly and there is still no flashing battery light.

Just a word of advise: I would definately invest in at least a 128MB memory card for this camera. 16 is simply not enough, especially once you realize how much you love this camera, and trust me, you will! I'd also recommend rechargeable batteries as Kodak gives you a pair that are not rechargeable.

Oh, and the Dock is a waste of money and a collector of dust. Don't bother with it. First of all it's useless, unless you got the one with the printer attatched, but even if you did get the dock with its own printer, you'd still be spending more on the dock than professional photo developing.

I hope this helps. Enjoy your camera, whichever one you choose.

I have been eyeing digital cameras for at least one year. Two things drew me to the Kodak DX6340: 1.) The 4X OPTICAL zoom, which for some reason breaks the 3X optical zoom standand, 2.) The review by Consumer Reports.

Regardless of the Consumer Reports rating I am extremely happy with the camera, but a few things CR pointed out confirmed my decision:

1.) Longest battery life. CR claims 900 photos, but that is without using the LCD. With heavy use of the LCD I get about 200 photos. Either way it is about 2-4 times comparable cameras.
2.) Shortest delay between shots at 2 sec. Next best was 3 sec according to CR which is a 50% increase in delay.
3.) LCD size. This camera has 1.8" and many comparables have 1.5". Translated, this camera has 20% more viewing area.
4.) Price. Of the top 4-5 comparible cameras reviewed in CR, this was the cheapest.

Also, software was very easy to install, and is better than all the software that came with either my printer or scanner.

I previously had an Epson 850Z digital camera, but was constantly missing those key photo moments on our 2 yr old daugter. I read the reviews and narrowed my selection to this Kodak and the Canon 300. I tested them at Best Buy and found this camera to be quicker--quicker from the time you pressed the buttom till the photo snapped--key with a 2 yr old that won't sit still. I have been 100% satisfied with this camera in all settings and environments. The movie function is a nice addition, thought beware, the file size gets large quickly. Highly recommend this camera for both beginners and intermediate users--can't beat the features for the price. I've had the camera for 3 months now and don't regret my decision one bit. Great camera.

I bought this camera after much deliberation and searching through endless catalogues and department stores. It was between this Kodak and the previous model (the DX6330). We decided to go with this camera though and we certainly haven't been disappointed. The picture quality is amazing. There are so many different modes of actually taking the picture (i.e. close up, landscape, night shot) that no matter what your conditions are, there is an option for taking a brilliant picture.

The menus are easy to navigate through and downloading the pictures couldn't be easier. Some people have said that the battery life doesn't last long but i've been using my camera for weeks now, taking maybe 200 pictures and I haven't changed the batteries once.

The camera also does movies up to the limit of the memory - not any set time as other cameras do, meaning as long as you have free memory you can film, which is a nice feature.

The only think I would recommend is additional memory, but I think thats the same with every camera. Finally, we chose the 6340 above the 6330 as it was an additional $50 for a slightly better zoom and two more options to choose when taking a picture (moving and landscape or something like that).

I'm no digital camera expert, i only wanted to take some pictures when I went out and about and this is the perfect camera for capturing those perfect moments!

After a month of research and reading a lot of customer reviews, I narrowed my choices to Nikon Coolpix 3100, Fujifilm A210, Canon A70, and the Kodak DX6340. I ruled out the fujifilm A210 because of it's limited features, and the fact that it requires Fuji xD memory cards...xD cards are expensive, and are not as common as compact flash or secure digital cards! The Nikon 3100 had plenty of features, however it was too small for my hands and lightweight. I felt I hard to curl my fingers to avoid covering the lens hence I could not get a comfortable grip on the camera. The Nikon is made of 100% plastic and I wasn't about to spend $245 on a toy-like camera!

The choice was tough between this kodak camera and the Canon A70, but I finally decided on the kodak. Both cameras have similar features, both take and process shots at similar speed. The Canon has an AF assist lamp, the Kodak has a similar low-light AF mechanism. Unlike the canon A70, the kodak DX6340 does not include a memory card, however, it's 16MB internal memory allows you to practice and familiarize yourself with the camera right out of the box. Both cameras have a solid, heavy feel to them and are made of metal and plastic.

In comparing pictures taken with both the canon A70 and the kodak DX6340, the kodak produced sharper images, and the color in the kodak prints was right-on! Indoor shots with the kodak are great! The sport mode on the kodak Dx6340 does a good job in capturing objects in motion without any blurriness. The kodak also has an image orientation sensor that's really cool! The Easy Share software that comes with the DX6340 is easy to use, and the pictures transfer quickly with no problems to the computer. By default, the software runs automatically when starting windows which can slow down start up, but you can turn this feature off through Windows.

I would recommend a larger capacity memory card, and rechargable batteries with this camera.

Some things to keep in mind when shopping for a digital camera:

1.) Size matters! Those small, lightweight, mint box cameras are nice, but if you have shaky hands be prepared for blurry images!
2.) If you plan on printing pictures at home, make sure your printer supports a higher resolution...you can spend $1,000 on a camera, but it won't do you much good if you'll be printing low res images.
3.) Don't fall into the 'Mega Pixel Trap.' I have enlarged my pictures up to 11" x 14" and still get high quality print outs with this camera!

You can't go wrong with the kodak DX6340! Easy to use, great pictures both indoors and outdoors, and user-friendly software.

I have to laugh at comments that I hear about this camera not having enough controls and bells and whistles. To delete, press the delete button. For flash, press the flash button. Every function is clearly marked on the buttons, and the more complicated functions are clearly written on the menu. You don't even need the manual for most of the cameras functions. I find it hard to understand people who complain at the ease of this camera. I believe it to be a virtue. I believe that I will take pictures with this camera that I would have missed with more expensive digitals. As a matter of fact, I gave my 'better' sony to my son. I kept the Kodak. Did I mention that it takes great pictures? Best wishes, Jon

I personally have had several digital cameras over the years and my perents wanted to start to go digital. So I decided that in order to make my life easier (a.k.a. less phone calls), I would buy the most simple camera without a bunch of bells and whistles. Well it was reading and playing around with different cameras and found this little gem.

This camera is EASY TO USE.

It has a small wheel on the back to select special photo modes.

It has the sound of a shudder so you don't take pictures of feet (there is a delay from pushing the button and picture with all digital cameras).

It docks on the optional Printer Dock (I bought as well) which prints incredible dye sublimated photos (Translation.. Won't run in the rain). The optional dock comes with a rechargable battery.

It can connect right up to a laptop or desktop with ease throught the USB port.

It compresses prictures well so you can take as many as you want at highest resolution (but pruchase a 128 MB or 256 MB SD Memory chip for lots and lots of photos).

The photo quality challanges some of the real film cameras in the marketplace.

It has a real photo lense not cheap plastic.

It feels good in a large or small hand. It feels like a camera (not a plastic lightweight toy).

It has movie capabilities.

I am actually looking at the next step up from this camera DX6440 with is 4 megapixel. But This camera is awesome.

Oh yeah. Did I say it was EASY TO USE.

Enjoy

I have the similar dx6440 camera (it has a 4 megapixel sensor) and also had a previous fuji.

This camera is excellent in all aspects, but my thoughts here relate to another reviewer's comments on the annoyances.

1. Yes, reviewing photos will necessitate turning the camera on which makes the lens come out. On my old Fuji, (finexpix 2600), the review mode could be used without exposing the lens.

2. Yes, the 'auto' mode and the 'manual' mode are 6 or 7 clicks removed on the rotary dial. In between those 2 are modes like 'sport', 'landscape', 'portrait' 'night' etc. To me, it's not a major deal, as the dial can be rotated quickly, and having the manual mode with your individualized options at the very end saves trying to figure out which stop you are at (you just rotate the dial to the end).

3. No. Getting the intended picture frame in the LCD screen simply requires pushing in on the joystick button that's at the center of the dial. The LCD then lights up and you can frame the picture using that and not the 'peep-hole'. Another push, and it's off. (You CAN set the LCD screen to be permanently on in the menu, but for an individual picture, you only have to just push in the joystick button as I described.)

4. No. Pictures can be reviewed without accessing the menu by pushing in the 'review' button. This brings up all your pictures, and you can move through them by using the joystick.

Overall, I think the user interface with this model is very much simpler than my Fuji's was. The rotary dial selects the modes, there is a review button to show pictures, a delete button for the obvious, a flash button to cycle through the flash modes, and a menu button to pick other settings (white balance etc.)The joystick in the center of the rotary dial makes it very easy to click through any of the options. If I hadn't used my Fuji in a while, I'd have to check the manual for how to change settings. On the Kodak, the controls are much more intuitive.

I am a complete novice to digital cameras, so cosider that when reading this review.

I decided on digital because I could print the pictures at home and the images would last forever in my pc or on a disk. Plus the added bonus of never having to buy film again.

When the camera arrived I just simple put the battery in and the 128 meg SD card I had ordered seperately (camera comes with internal 16 megs rated at 17 pictures in best picture quality)and started taking pictures. After I installed the software. I transfered the pictures to my PC and they looked amazing. When I printed some pictures they looked quit good as well but the colors did seem to change a little but I attribute that to my printer.

The camera has seven picture modes, one mode you can use to manually set shutter speed and other factors ( Stuff I don't know anything about ) and a video mode. The video mode can store almost twelve minutes of video with my 128 meg sd card. According to the user manual. I haven't tried it yet.

The camera uses CRV3 lithium, AA lithium or rechargeable AA Ni-MH batteries. Approximately 450, 320, or 180(per charge) pictures respectively. According to the user manual.

I am very pleased with this camera and as long as it keeps working I doubt I'll ever get another.

I hope this has been helpful for you.

What an incredible camera this is. My first digicam was a 1.2mp Olympus, which i loved and still use sometimes. Then last summer i "upgraded" to a nikon coolpix 3100. I hated that camera. Took great outdoor shots, but my indoor ones were dark and blue-tinted. I just bought this Kodak yesterday as a replacement..and i am amazed. I have a kodak film camera that takes the most incredible pictures, and so i was looking to kodak for the digital camera in the hopes that it would have the same vivid colors of my film camera, and it most certainly does.

What I love about this camera:
SOOOO easy to use! The menu items have descriptions so you immediately know what is what without looking it up.
The joystick is an incredible tool
The dial is tough to turn, but that's a plus because it won't be turning on accidentally in your bag, which was a problem with my previous cameras.
The EasyShare software is awesome, and so versatile and easy to use.
the picture quality! true color, vivid, crisp. Plus, the write speed is really minimal so you can take pictures quickly one after the other.

I think the software is my favorite thing about this camera. You can email pictures straight from the software, and send copies to yourself...you can edit the pictures quickly and easily, and the images are the size of the screen so you dont' have to zoom in to get a good look.

My indoor pictures were initially dark, but I've been playing around with the flash and some of the manual options, and it's been taking great pictures. Quick fix; i set the flash to "fill flash" and even though the flash was still going off with the "auto" setting, the fill flash pictures were ten times brighter and more true color.

The shutter speed is great. That was my second biggest gripe about the nikon; i have a baby and a toddler, and capturing the moment was impossible with the Nikon. The best buy rep said it would be a little slower with the Kodak, but i have not found that to be the case at all; I've yet to lose a smile and i've taken more than fifty pictures in the last 24 hours.

Also, the zoom is very effective on this camera, whereas on others i've tried, you don't really see a difference and if you do it's usually sacrificing quality.

I only gave the camera four stars because i agree that you should always leave some room for improvement. In the case of the DX6340, it's heavy! Heavier than my Nikon, at least. Also, you really need two hands to turn it on. That was one nice thing about both my Olympus and my Nikon; onehanded turn-on. But really it's a small thing, and at least this way it's not turning on accidentally and wasting battery power.

I would really recommend this camera to anyone, novice or not. I thought i'd be "offended" by the ease of the software, but it's so great. Most of the time, you pay for features that you'll probably never use. This is such an efficient little package. There are a few extras that you will definitely toy with, and the software is useful without being overwhelming. Everything you need is very easy to find, and the picture quality and shutter speed are amazing. Also, I like that it has internal memory so you don't even need a card if you're just going to take a few pictures at a time.