Kodak Easyshare C663 6.1 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom

by Kodak

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CDA7US
• Item model number: 1407022
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,157 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 4, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Building upon its popular consumer digital photography system, Kodak has introduced the EasyShare C663 zoom digital camera, with 6.1-megapixel resolution, a huge 2.5-inch LCD screen, and a Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 3x optical zoom lens. It's the first camera to incorporate proprietary Kodak Perfect Touch Technology.

At the touch of a button, this innovative feature--previously available only on Kodak printers and kiosks, or via lab processing--creates better, brighter pictures by bringing out detail in shadows without affecting lighter areas. It's ideal for underexposed pictures caused by shooting beyond the flash range or in adverse lighting conditions.

The Kodak EasyShare C663 digital camera uses the exclusive Kodak Color Science image processing chip for phenomenal image quality with rich color and accurate skin tones. Seventeen programmed scene modes (e.g., party, fireworks, children) and five color modes (high, low, and natural color, sepia, and black and white) help capture the best shot with the least effort.

On-camera picture-enhancing features include cropping, auto picture rotation, digital red-eye reduction, and blurry picture alert. The model also integrates Kodak's Share button with its 'favorites' feature for storing multiple pictures in an on-camera digital photo album. Each picture can then be shared anytime on the camera's high-resolution 2.5-inch indoor/outdoor LCD display. For capturing more than just still pictures, the camera also features high-quality (VGA) video capture, playback, and video action print options.

Making the EasyShare System Connection
C-Series camera owners can quickly print Kodak 4 x 6-inch pictures at home with just one touch in as little as 60 seconds, using the Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Plus Series 3. (Printer dock not included--must be purchased separately.) The Series 3 printer docks are the first to support the new Imagelink print system, working with latest EasyShare cameras and other manufacturers' compatible cameras. The EasyShare printer docks also transfer pictures to a connected computer, and recharge the camera's batteries. Pictures made from EasyShare printer docks are vibrant, borderless, waterproof, stain resistant, and will last a lifetime, under typical photo album display conditions.

The C-Series cameras include Kodak EasyShare software for Windows and Macintosh systems, a part of the innovative, award-winning Kodak EasyShare digital photography system--consisting of cameras, snapshot printers, services, docks, software, inkjet and thermal photo papers, and accessories--makes taking, organizing, sharing, and printing high quality digital pictures effortless.

Product Description

Box Includes: KODAK EasyShare C663 Zoom Digital Camera, Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery, Rapid Battery Charger, USB and A/V cables, EasyShare software, wrist strap, Getting Started Kit

The Kodak C663 EasyShare Digital Zoom gives you the ability to record those great moments more eaily, and transfer them to exceptional quality prints. It's easy to use and comes with a tremendous amount of onboard software tools and options. Create your perfect shot with on-camera picture enhancing features, and get the right light time after time. Review modes let you magnify up to 8X, scroll fast through pictures, or view a complete slide show. Get a good look at your pictures, even in direct sunlight, on the large 2.5" display. Get in the picture, too, with 3 self-timer options. With the Kodak C663 EasyShare Digital Camera, getting your best shot is as easy as point and shoot. All-glass Schneider-Kreuznach 3x optical zoom lens - 34-102 mm, 35 mm equivalent / 5x Digital Zoom MPEG-4 compression Video print options Onboard enhancement features - Digital red-eye reduction, cropping, blurry picture alert, and undo-delete Self-timer modes - 2 second, 10 second and 2-shot Flash Modes - Auto, Fill, Off, and Red-Eye Reduction Auto picture rotation 32 MB internal memory SD / MMC card expansion slot - We suggest purchasing an optional 256MB SD card or larger for more practical storage and use On-camera Share button lets you have photos ready to print or e-mail instantly Perfect Touch makes better, brighter pictures with richer detail Rechargeable battery (Recharge time - Approx. 2.5 hours) Includes Kodak EasyShare software to help you organize, print, and share your photos (EasyShare dock is optional - not included) Compatible with IMAGELINK Print System and PictBridge (with optional accessories) Unit Dimensions W H D - 3.3 2.5 1.4 in. (84.7 64.7 35.5 mm) / Weighs 5.2 ounces w

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pocket cam, July 11, 2006

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Alonzo (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C663 6.1 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I'm very happy with my C663. It does everything I hoped it would do. The size is great for my hands -- bigger than the tiny-tiny cameras, which I have trouble holding. (I'm a guy, but my hands aren't huge. I marvel that people manage those pintsized cams.) The bulge on the right really helps me grip the device.

It powers up fast. Batteries last a good long while, and it's nice that it takes AAs. As far as I can tell, Kodak makes the friendliest interfaces of any digicam maker -- you're up and running in no time. I tend to shoot a lot of pix, then put the camera away for a while, then pick it up again. So I love it that Kodak makes this thing so easy to use that I'm not forever going back to the manual to refresh my memory.

Movie mode was a big selling point for me. I was waiting until cheap pocket cams came along that could do MPEG4 compression and 30 fps. It was worth the wait. Movie mode on this thing is fine, and very fun. Nothing like a high-quality videocamera, but more than adequate for viewing in a good sized window on a computer. Sound quality is surprisingly good. And, with the MPEG4 compression, I can fit something like a half-hour of video on my 1GB SD card. That's great. I just drag the files off the card onto the Mac, and have a nice time storing them there and/or editing in iMovie, where they behave perfectly well.

I can't emphasize enough what a change this makes in video-taking. Very easy to take the camera out on the golf course, for instance -- just tuck it in a pocket and pull it out to shoot your buds taking swings or horsing around. Try that with a traditional videotape camera. Video becomes much more casual and easygoing than we're used to. Being able to take video any time you have a small camera with you is amazing. You wind up with a lot of fun video footage you wouldn't have gotten otherwise -- casual stuff, things that just appealed to you, friends and family. No hauling around the giant camcorder. (And even small videtape cameras look big and complicated next to this thing.) In a year or two quality will be even better, but the quality has now become good enough, at least for my purposes.

I'm trying to think of anything I don't like about the C663 and can't come up with much. It's a little plasticky, I guess, but not in a way that bugs me. I'd love to be able to zoom while shooting video. That's about it. The C663 is, IMHO, a terrific little EZ-to-use, point and shoot (and then some) device. All in all, mucho bang for the buck, and god knows it sells for a great price. Hard to beat.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like Kodak for user friendliness, June 27, 2006

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I. Katsman "ikatsman" (Watertown, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C663 6.1 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

I like Kodak's User Interface. This is a 2nd Kodak I bought (1st -- c340). The multi-point button was better on c340, as now it's sharp edges irritate your finger when used to browse pics too long. It's the only usability drawback I found.
Another good point -- Kodak has great support. I had problem with my c340 and it was serviced (warranty) and mailed back to me in 1 week. Much better than Sony(90 day warranty) or Pentax(2 months in service) experiences I had.
Camera's response is fast-- power-up time is under 2sec., easy to navigate and set-up. Use of AA- type of batteries is a plus and Ni-MH rechargables are cheap. Battery life is very good. I recommend usin 2700mAh Ni-MH. It seems to me that white-ballance is not performed when image is shown on the LCD, but when taken, image is balanced. Large LCD is surprisingly resilient to the sunlight situation. I guess die to Kodak's OLED technology.
Wish they had 7 MegaPix, but Schneider lense offsets that.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good enough for my purpose.., July 26, 2006

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Kathy (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare C663 6.1 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Electronics)

This is a great little camera. I took it on a week long vacation, snapped over 200 pictures and several movie clips and never once charged the batteries. I like the movie mode, it has a great sound - I find myself using it more and more. I've even recorded at an indoor concert and the sound is incredible. The only con of the movie mode is that you cannot zoom while it's recording. A little annoying, but - I've learned to zoom in before I hit the record button.
The display is big, however, one other con of this camera is that my pictures look a little fuzzy on the display. Once I download them in to the computer, they look very clear. I'm just now ordering my first batch of prints so I am anxious to see how they print out.

Overall - Kodak makes a great camera and I am very happy with this model.