Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Red)

by Kodak

Product Details

• Item Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000U3O01M
• Item model number: 1492826
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,927 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 22, 2007

Product Description

The M853 is simple to use and packed with the features you need to get great looking pictures. Plus, it's pocketable and available in stylish colors with optional fun accessories--all at a price you can afford.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A high-quality product that is genuinely easy to use!, December 30, 2007

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Amber Hathaway (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Red) (Electronics)

After having taught all my 40-year-old-plus family members how to use their own digital cameras, I was hoping someday to get a camera that required no explanation or tech support right out of the box. I had dealt with poorly-laid-out button interfaces and illogical menu structures, so I was prepared for the worst but hoping for the best. When I got this camera for Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised by how logical and simple everything was. To review your pictures, you hit the button labeled "review". To change the flash settings, you hit the lightning bolt button and it cycles through the options. The icons are easy to understand, instead of a confusing set of hand shapes and stick figures.

Besides the camera itself, I was very pleased with the Kodak EasyShare software that came with. I usually avoid installing any software bundled with a product, especially if it's meant to be "idiot proof", since that's usually the software that weasels its way into every folder and registry section on your computer. But in the case of the EasyShare software, it's definitely a worthwhile installation. It easily transfers pictures from your camera to your computer, facilitates point-and-click captioning, and instantly uploads your pictures to your online gallery (after you've created a free account, of course). The gallery is a great bonus; it's like flicker or any other online album site, but the Kodak gallery links with your software so you can constantly update it with one click of a button. As a bonus, you also get 20 free 4x6 prints when you create a gallery account (at least, as of the date of this review).

Alright, back to the camera. The quality of the pictures seems very high, though I don't know if 8.2 megapixels really performs that much better than 4-5 megapixels. I don't have any side-by-side shots of these pictures versus lower-quality ones, but the price is right on this camera anyway, so you may as well go for all the megapixels you can stomach. The internal memory doesn't have much room for pictures taken at 8.2mp, but thankfully you can change the camera's settings and lower the quality of your pictures (not too noticeably, either) to have enough room for 40+ pictures. Ideally, of course, you'll have a memory card (like this one: Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD/2GB, Retail Package); my 2gb card can fit over 1700 pictures at the highest quality on the camera. I haven't taken any video with the camera yet, but the process seems easy enough.

All in all, this is the perfect camera for someone who may not be technologically savvy but also wants a nice product. Also, I see no problem for those of us who actually know what they're doing, but don't want a hassle. The camera is great, the software is great, and I'm quite pleased with the whole package. I highly recommend it!

43 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars kodak 8.2 mp digital camera, October 29, 2007

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William Blake Sr. "william blake" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Red) (Electronics)

i bought kodak easyshare 8.2 mp digital camera i found it to be a great camera the photos are amazing the camera picks up on every detail would highly recomend to anyone looking for a good camera and the price cannot beat it as always kodak lives up to there name for quality with kodak you cannot go wrong hope this review is helpful

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't embarras yourself buying this camera, December 26, 2007

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Gary A. sCHULTZ (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom (Red) (Electronics)

I just bought this camera for my in-laws. It is junk!! I saw it at Staples with a free printer (or store credit in the fine print). I had seen pictures of the camera and thought they were a cute size. Having a Kodak 875 that I like, I just went ahead and made the purchase. This camera takes horrible blurry, grainy, blah pictures - that is at 8 feet. Zoom is worse - unacceptable by any company with an American name.