Customer Reviews

Kodak Easyshare C330 4 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom

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For my first digital camera, I bought a Canon A70. The user manual was huge, the camera controls mystifying, and the pictures were blurry. I blamed it on myself, thinking that I needed to read some books on photography. I spent hours reading books about photography, trying to solve the soft focus problem (see? I did learn something! Blurry is called "soft focus.") I thought my crummy pictures were my fault, after all, Canon was supposed to be the best! A few months short of two years, my Canon died a weird death--one day, I turned it on, and the screen was awash in purple and red blobs. I was angry at Canon after reading that this was a common occurence and there was no fixing it. But secretly, I was relieved. I hated that thing.

Holding my breath, I bought this EasyShare C330 camera with the dock. I didn't believe it would take good pictures...after all, how can something "easy" be good? WOW!!! Was I delighted! It really won this skeptic over. The pictures are clear, and the camera is so easy to understand and use! It narrates settings for you, it's easy to navigate, and it's a complete joy to use. The software is amazing--you can take a completely unbalanced, over-dark picture, edit it with a one-touch "enhance" button--and you've got a perfect picture! The color technology is amazing, too--gorgeous blues, vibrant reds; better than real life! What a delight after that complicated, annoying Canon.

Because this camera is such a joy to use, I find myself taking 20 times more pictures than I used to. I cannot say enough good things about it...it has completely changed picture-taking for me. Because I love taking pictures now, this camera has taught me more about photography than all the manuals and photography books I had to read.

In a nutshell, I would recommend this camera to anyone who just wants to take a good picture. Leave the "F stops" and "exposure times" to people who are interested in that sort of thing--I am definitely not. This camera takes fantastic pictures, PERIOD.

I have done extensive research on many kinds of digital cameras, from Canon to Olympus. This camera was recommended by a friend who knows that most architectures and engineers on the field choose Kodak digital cameras for durability, sharp pictures and great price. This camera is EASY to use and has many shooting modes. It also is small, like holding a deck of cards. Most of all it takes excellent pictures and the price is cheap in comparision to other cameras. Best to upgrade the memory card to 512, it will take over 600 pictures. Also, use recharable batteries and get a AC adapter. Also, get a extended warrenty. I got a 4 year one at Best buy for only $39.99.

Dont' waste your money on other brands, if you want a simple, durable and great camera!!!

Todays digital amateurs and novices looking for a good camera have a plethora of choices: Huge mega-pixles, techno-savvy features, and then there's the varied prices. Yet the achilles heel of many digital cameras is they accel in some aspects, but disappoint in others. The Kodak C330 and its Kodak kin are spot-on in all three aspects. Specifically, the Kodak C330 is the Swiss army knife of digital photography.

I have used Kodak digital cameras before and was impressed early with their ease of use, large screen, unimcumbered layout, and easy to use 'EasyShare' software. I shopped for Canon, Nikon, and Pentax cameras to get a sense of what features and prices I could expect. The Kodak C330 and kin first impressed me with their simple layout; big buttons, not those that resemble small cell-phone buttons. Second, the big and bright screen size made it easy to see the picture I took, even in direct sunlight. The simple menu on the camera made the learning curve short, thus giving me an out-of-the-box experience. It uses either SD or MMC cards for additional memory. I suggest going with SD memory as they hold more memory than the older MMC and are now fairly inexpensive. The zoom lens works efficiently and the zoom controls are a cinch to use. Another user-only discovery: The battery life in these cameras is amazingly long! Finally the EasyShare software was a joy to use: Simple and intuitive for both amateurs and novices alike: I easily maneuvered between taking Color,B&W, and Sepia pictures. Transferring pictures from camera to PC was very quick!

The only dissappointment was with the Kodak Retinar lens. I wish Kodak would have instead used their German Schneider-Kreutznach lens it uses in their upper cameras. The Schneider-Kreutznach lenses are superior to many, if not all the lenses I have seen in and on digital cameras. Likewise, please be forewarned of cheap digital cameras that use inferior lenses. I have learned that while some cameras are feature-laden with techno-gizmos, this sometimes conceals a inferior lens. After all, no feature on any camera is more tangible than the lens itself.

The Kodak C330 is a great camera for those interested in digital photography and don't want to spend a fortune. You ought to consider this little Swiss Army knife of a camera. It will not disspoint!

For the most part this is a fine digital camera. I purchased one via amazon for my wife 6 months ago, and my daughter asked for one for her birthday. We are very happy with this and it does everything we would like it to.

ONE WARNING - the directions of this camera make it clear that one MUST use LITHIUM batteries, yet Kodak includes within the box a free pair of ALKALINE batteries. Trying to use these incorrect batteries causes the photo lens cover to freeze up...remain closed after only a brief use. For those unaware, it takes the frustration of getting ahold of the invoie and contacting Kodak about the problem.

Do yourself a favor...should you want to buy this camera..and it is a good one...also purchase LITHIUM batteries!

I was hesitant to buy a digital camera because Ive seen some that take poor quality pictures. A friend swore that this camera takes great pictures so I bought it. No regrets. Im highly pleased with this camera. The pictures are very crisp. The most impressive feature to me is the video. My wife and I were amazed at how well it took movies, even the sound in the movies was far better than I expected. I bought a usb hard drive and back up all the videos and pictures I take. Knowing that my pictures are safe forever is fantastic.

Only 2 things I don't like. One is that the batteries dont last that long. This is typical of digital cameras compared to 35 mm. The other is red-eye. Kodak software that comes with the camera can remove it but I have been using adobe photoshop as it works far better. There is also an option on the flash to limit red-eye and this indeed helps but doesnt eliminate the problem entirely.

This camera is a perfect first digital camera or if you are just looking for a small camera for easy travel. I have two really great SLR cameras but I was tired of having to lug them around when all I want is a few pictures of my kids at the zoo or something. This camera takes nice pictures, it has a tripod mount and timer for those group shots, and it is really easy to use. There are several settings that I haven't played with yet but my husband has had fun with the TL setting, a strobe light, and some glow sticks. Of course the best part is you only need to print what you like which along with the small size is the other reason to switch to digital. We didn't use the software it came with but all I had to do was plug the cable into the camera and a usb port and the pictures were right there. Overall I would recommend this camera to anyone looking for a first digital camera and anyone looking for an affordable digital camera that is easy to use and takes nice pictures.

This inexpensive 4MB point-and-shoot digital camera provides a lot of bang for the buck. Although it does not "feel" as sturdy as competing Nikons (the switches seem a bit cheaper here), the camera works well, and is actually easier to work with. The software included is better than what you get from Nikon as well. And, the easy interface with Kodak Gallery for online storage is an additional plus. Though they do not recommend using regular alkaline batteries, they will work, as will a rechargeable Li-on, though again, they do not mention it in their manuals.

The camera offers multiple settings for special situations. Although not perfect, I did find that the camera shutter for "kid scene" was an improvement over the standard setting for children moving around a lot. Also, the on-camera menus were easy to understand. A nice feature is that you can access the in-camera memory even when a memory card is inserted - Nikon does not allow that.

Overall, this is a highly recommended camera for those on a budget.

I have to say this is a great camera, especially for someone that doesn't have a lot of experience. Kodak goes out of it's way to make this as user friendly as it can. The dial on top allows you to pick what type of setting (normal, scenic, action, etc.) you are going to be taking pictures with, the downloading of pictures to the computer is a snap and if you want to share it with your friends/family online the ease of use to get the pictures to a webpage using ofoto/kodak.com couldn't be easier. It takes very nice quality pictures and with a 512MB SD card can hold well over 600 pictures at 4MP and nearly 30 minutes of video. The video quality was much better than I anticipated although not great and I thought the picture quality was outstanding. I was actually able to make out the individual whiskers on my face after I transferred the picture to my computer and I zoomed in. Also the battery life was excellent on the camera, even with experimenting and transferring and deleting and just generally putzing around they lasted quite awhile.
There are some drawbacks, although it's to be expected for the price, you do need an SD card, the camera can't even take 20 pictures without one so make sure you buy one with the camera. The camera is not going to take rapid fire, pictures. You need to focus on the item for a second with the button partially held down before pushing it in all the way to get a real crisp picture and there is about a 2 second wait before the camera is ready to take another picture. I did get used to that surprisingly quickly even though I thought it was going to make me dislike the camera at 1st. If you just try to take quick pictures one right after the other the quality and focus is off. Once you get the hang of it though. it's a snap but you do have to be prepared to wait a few seconds between pictures. IMHO There are better cameras out there but they are going to cost you quite a bit more from what I found. I think this is a great camera with a lot of nice features for the price, especially for someone that generally doesn't like/get along with electronic devices.

I was very hesitant to put myself out there again for a digital camera. I'd had a very bad experience with a Sony Cybershot and was very leery to buy another. But we're taking a family vacation next week, and I didn't want to go back to the stone age of picture taking. My sister has a Kodak so I decided to use that one.

I'm very impressed! I've only had it for a week, and have not yet put it through the paces of picture taking...just a few here and there. The real test will be out on the road. So far so good. Even set to the lowest setting for pictures, (1 mega pixel...I think...I'm not too hip on the whole technical terminology) the pictures are huge, and very clear.

We bought the rechargeable battery pack and a memory card, and I can get 885 pictures out of it! I'm very impressed. It's not the fastest shutter speed I've seen, but taking pictures of monuments...they're not going anywhere...

Overall very impressed and will update after the family vacation to tell you all how it held up! I'm definitely going to be a return customer of Kodak!

UPDATE:

Just got it back from vacation and still very impressed. I was shutter happy the whole vacation and still had room to spare. One thing I'd recommend is to get the rechargeable batteries and the pack, it eats through regular batteries faster than drinking water.

It takes good videos and pictures, and it's something I'd definitely recommend to others!

I had a Kodak camera before, but found that my needs had exceeded that camera's capacities, so I bought the C330. I LOVE that there are so many modes in which to capture pictures! Along with color, sepia and black-and-white, there are modes for self-portrait, beach, landscape and low-light to name a few. (which works out perfectly since many of the photos I take are in low-light situations or with dodgy ambient light)

Images are so crisp and gorgeous, and for a limited time, Amazon will give you a 256 MB flash card...FREE! I can now take approximately 800+ shots with the flash card installed (even though the camera is 4 megapixels, I always shoot at 1.1 megapixels - I don't need to have my images at 11 X 17, for pete's sake!)

This is a wonderful camera for a great price. Definitely recommended.