Kodak Easyshare V530 5 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Black)

by Kodak

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 5 inches ; 2 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: B0009XQPI4
• Item model number: 8490815
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,342 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 9, 2007

Product Description

Color: Black

Amazon.com Product Description

The Kodak EasyShare V530 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom raises the bar for family-friendly digital photography. As powerful as it is petite, you'll not only turn heads while you're taking pictures or shooting video with this baby. You'll also gain the enthusiastic accolades of your friends and family when you start sharing the shots you've taken. Whether it's a TV-quality video of your child's first step, or a 20-inch by 30-inch family photo you have printed for framing, the EasyShare V530 is designed to deliver.

The included Photo Frame 2 Dock enables stylish display of your photos and easy transfer to your computer.

And this camera proves that looks can truly be deceiving. At about the size of a man's wallet, with a stylish black casing, the EasyShare V530 is loaded with features that were formerly reserved for cameras twice as large and much more expensive. Included among the many features are:

• 5.0-megapixel resolution for 20 x 30 inch prints of amazing clarity
• 36-108mm f2.8-4.8 lens (35mm film camera equivalent) with 3x optical zoom for close-up shots
• Up to 80 minutes of continuous MPEG-4 video with audio capture and playback
• Two-inch high-resolution color display with 170 degree viewing angle
• Quicktime video format and one-button EasyShare system for quick, universal sharing of videos and photos
• Photo Frame Dock 2 for stylish display of your photos and easy transfer to your computer

With a resolution of up to 5.0-megapixels, you won't have to worry about grainy, pixelated images when it's time to print. Sporting a 3x Schneider-Kreuznach C-Variogon Optical Zoom lens, the EasyShare V530 is built to produce professional-quality prints with remarkable clarity, precision, and sharpness from edge to edge. You no longer have to sacrifice quality for the convenience that digital photography delivers. Kodak's proprietary "Color Science Chip" ensures that the colors and flesh tones that you capture are accurate, clear and precise. Digital red-eye reduction, cropping, and blurry picture alert features and more will keep your subjects looking great shot after shot.

And when it's time to make a movie, the EasyShare V530 will be waiting to deliver outstanding video that you can simply plug straight into your TV for instant viewing. With up to 640 x 480 pixels of resolution, and a zoom-in feature and digital stabilization that will keep your frames from shaking, you'll have the confidence you need to capture those once-in-a-lifetime moments.

Kodak's EasyShare software, a simple way to edit, organize, print and view a slide show of your photos on your computer, is included. Also included is the Kodak EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2, a unique way to display your photos and easily transfer your photos to your computer while recharging your battery at the same time.

In short, the Kodak EasyShare V530 gives you everything you need right out of the box to start capturing your own Kodak moments with professional-quality photos and videos.

What's in the Box
V530 digital camera, Photo Frame Dock 2, custom camera insert for camera and printer docks, KLIC-7002 Li-Ion digital camera battery, USB cable, audio/video cable, neck strap, software, and getting started kit.

Product Description

The idea behind the Kodak V530 is happiness. Not only will people smile in front of the camera, the V530 is so easy and pleasing to use that you'll be smiling each time you use it. It's a Digital-Camera system. This means it uses no film. Instead images are stored on Memory cards that may be used over and over. Pictures may easily be transferred to a Windows PC or a Macintosh Computer for storage, filing, and enhancement. Or printed directly onto an ImageLink or PictBridge compatible printer. The V530 may also be used to shoot movies. Smile! Unit Size - 3.6 x 2.0 x 0.9 inches / Weighs 4.6 ounces Auto Focus Auto and metered exposure Scene modes - portrait, sport, landscape, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text, fireworks, flower, manner & museum, self-portrait, party, children, backlight, panning shot, candle light, sunset, custom Built-in flash - auto, fill, off, digital red-eye reduction / Flash range - wide 2-9.2 ft (0.6-2.8 m) and tele - 2-6.3 ft (0.6-1.9 m) Self-timer - 10 seconds Imagelink Print System compatible, Print thumbnails and snapshots / PictBridge compatible Built-in lens barrier protection 1/4 inch standard tripod mount Sensitivity - ISO equivalent 80-160 (auto) and 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 White balance Color modes - high color, natural color, low color, sepia, black and white Burst modes - 2.5 fps, maximum 5 image Interface - AV Output (NTSC or PAL), Digital USB 2.0 Connector 16MB Internal memory for immediate out-of-the-box use. We advise purchasing an Optional 256MB SD memory-card (or larger) for more practical use System Requirements - 200 MB Hard Drive Disk space available, CD-ROM, Available USB port, Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 SP1, or XP OS, Macintosh OS X 10.2.3, 10.2.8, 10.3 or greater

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not without flaws, but the best ultracompact for the price, April 8, 2006

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Ryan Harvey (Portland, Oregon; United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare V530 5 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Black) (Electronics)

I've had about seven digital cameras now, and this one is my favorite of the bunch.

Pros:
- Excellent picture quality. In my opinion, Kodaks take the best digital pictures of all point and shoot cameras. Colors are bold and bright, and daytime pictures don't get washed out.
- Very compact size. Sexy and stylish. Fits easily into your jeans pocket.
- Many picture-taking modes for daytime, nighttime, moving objects, close-ups, portraits, etc.
- If you use a desktop computer, the dock comes in handy and provides a convenient place to store the camera and charge it.
- Video quality is superb. By far, the best I've seen on a point-and-shoot camera.

Cons:
- The zoom buttons on the back of the camera, combined with the camera's small size, make it impossible to zoom and take a picture with one hand. I miss the zoom dial on the front, operated with the index finger rather than the thumb, on my older, bulkier Kodak. With this camera, if you zoom, you have to use two hands.
- You have to use the dock, and have it plugged into a wall outlet, to transfer pictures to your computer. I think this is pretty silly. No way to just connect the camera itself to your computer, or to transfer pictures without a wall outlet nearby. This also makes it impossible to charge your camera by plugging it into your computer with the USB cord.
- Speaking of the dock, it's pretty cumbersome if you use a laptop (i.e., if you don't use your computer in the same place all the time).
- Camera can easily get lost because it's so small. I can't find mine right now. I suspect it's in a pocket somewhere.
- No viewfinder. You have to aim your shots using the screen on the back.
- Small buttons on back make for somewhat clumsy navigation.

Overall, I'm happy with this camera. It's a hundred dollars cheaper than the V550, and the only feature difference I can discern is the smaller screen in the back. It takes good pictures. I can't comment on the Kodak software because I use Picasa, which you can download for free and is far superior to anything else on the market. Hope this is helpful; happy shopping!

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply an Amazing Camera....Period, November 5, 2005

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Caesu - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare V530 5 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Black) (Electronics)

This camera is just amazing. Im a very stingy buyer. I want what Im looking for and I look for the best value on top. The Kodak V530 is probably the best camera for its price I have ever had my hands on. Its LCD screen is large and very high quality. The images and movies play back on a very high resoultion screen with a high frames per second speed time.

The camera picture quality is very sharp and natural. I took home the Canon 5megapixel equivalent for comparison. although that camera was fast and very solid, the pictures were sharp but the images comparably to what you see naturally looked somewhat artificially enhanced. The built in lcd screen was choppy, grainy and not comparable to the kodak.

Movie mode is beyond nice on the Kodak V530. A 1gb SD card makes nearly 30 min of 640x480 movie at 30fps. Its tv quality and its a great thing to use on day trips where you do not want to bring a camcorder entirely.

The dock can play the videos/pictures straight to TV and connects to a computer through a USB 2.0 port. Very nice.

I have never seen a digital camera with movie quality this good. Period. The aforementioed Canon had a good movie mode too, but its compression was horrendous. You could only make 1/3 the length for the same amount of memory.

Buy this Kodak, you will not regret it.

5 stars ++++

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and Sexy camera, November 4, 2005

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Nee (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare V530 5 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Pink) (Electronics)

Appearance: I bought the silver color. It is small and sexy. It definately has a wow factor. The base looks futuristic, yet the round shape is useful for turning it around. The screen is a good size.

Usability: This camera is very easy to use. Within five minutes, I was able to figure out 80% of the features. I was a little confused with playing videos on the tv, but within a minute I got it to work.

Picture Quality: My pictures look great, even on 1.8MP. There are plenty of different settings for taking pictures.

After I ordered this camera, I wondered if I should have bought the v550 instead. But after I received it, I felt good about my purchase. The two cameras are pretty much the same except for the bigger LCD, more memory and a viewfinder. A bigger LCD just wastes more battery, and 2" is more than adequate. Built-in memory doesn't matter because everybody buys their own anyway. And using a viewfinder just takes the fun out of taking digital pics. Viewfinders are not too accurate anyway. Oh, and the v530 is SMALLER than the v550. I think I'll keep my camera.

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