Customer Reviews

Kodak Easyshare Dock for Camera

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This is a definate must have !! I thought the whole dock was just a way for Kodak to get 80 more of my dollars... I was 100% set against buying the dock since my 3700 came with the USB cord. But as fast as my new camera went through the first battery, the recharge feature on the dock alone makes it WELL worth the $$$ spent. To me the one touch button to send your pics to your PC is just an added bonus !!

Kodak EasyShare Camera Dock for use in with "EasyShare" cameras. I have read some reviews that state the "Camera Doc" is a "bad" investment. I disagree.

Yes... ok,you can buy a memory card for your "EasyShare" camera to take/hold more pictures. Then what? How do you remove the pictures from your camera so you can take more pictures?

Answer: Use Kodak EasyShare Camera Dock.

With EasyShare Camera Doc:

1. Recharge your cameras rechargeable batteries. (These batteries come with Camera Doc.)
2. Transfer pictures from EasyShare cameras to your computer by the push of a button.
3. Easy camera interface connection
4. Reduces if not eliminate the need for scanner.

Ok, so what if you decide you want a "hard copy" of a photo from your computer, how?

Answer: Use a good to high quality photo paper in your printer.

This camera doc is ideal for e-mailing pictures to family & friends. Good for the new computer user as well.

Finally KODAK comes to the rescue !!! With the EasyShare Camera Dock (Compatible only with the KODAK DX Series cameras) you have a ONE TOUCH picture transfer station (via the fast USB connection) & a camera battery re-charging dock (about 2 1/2 hours)in one. Your camera sits snug in the Dock cavity. Simple one button picture transfer.

Now, the Dock can be used with a PC which is the standard setup.

ATTENTION Non-PC Users: KODAK provides a complete economical stand-a-lone system. You already have the DX series camera (if not, I recommend the DX3600 - 2.2 megapixels - up to outstanding 8x10 pictures). Now with the EasyShare Camera Dock you now have a battery recharger and the one button picture transfer capability. Now all you need is the KODAK Personal Picture Maker 200 (Outstanding pictures up to 8x10 - see my review), (ink jet printer) ink cartridges & KODAK Photo Paper. The docks fast USB cable plugs directly into the Picture Maker 200 directly!!! NO PC for those who love fast & easy photo processing.

The KODAK EasyShare Camera Dock comes with; Camera Dock w/fast USB connector & cable, KODAK Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack, AC adapter and Quick Start Booklet.

This is a great device for fast & easy camera battery recharging & single button picture transfer (copy, email, print or display).
Enjoy those memorable moments instantly and easily.

I've seen a few posts that hail this as a miracle and a few that slam it as a slacker hack job.. the truth is - it is neither. I do love it though, for one simple reason: I use my camera a lot. I transfer files at least four times a day and constantly plugging/unplugging my usb cable started to wear out the port. This reduces wear and tear. It's not a technological marvel. It's just a battery recharger and a USB connectivity kit. But me likes.

I'm glad to read that I'm not the only one. Some people here are reviewing this product as the be all that ends all and well frankly I'm having some problems. To give you some background, I didn't buy the product because it was easy to transfer photos, I work with computers every day and plugging in a cable is not that difficult for me to spend 70 bucks. I bought this thing because it CHARGES batteries and it came with an extra battery. I'm a firm believer that when you go on a trip you are not going to want to bring everything along with you and you never know how much you will want to use your camera so I alway bring extra everything.

One of the problems is that they include a rechargible battery with the camera, but give you no means of charging it, and they tell you not to use any regular batteries.

Well now it appears that my EASY share docking station does not charge the battery that came with the docking station. It charges the one that came with my DX3900 camera, but not the one that came with the station. The battery is dead, the camera tells me so, so I plug the camera up to the docking station, it says "battery level good" I unplug the camera, turn it on, the battery level light flashes and the camera promptly dies and turns off. Immediately plug the camera back into the docking station, it tells me "battery level good" and does not charge the battery.

Whats more I read a review on amazon.com about my camera that said that Kodak told the reviewer that the docking station will actually drain the battery if you leave the camera on the station too long when it doesn't need to be charged.

The lesson learned...I'm going to buy another battery, because the one that came with my camera doesn't have a very good batterly life. I'm going to charge it initially and be very careful how long I leave it on the charger. If I have any more problems, I'll be sure to edit this review and air my complaints.

If you are like me, the camera has to be so easy to use that you can show someone else in under 10 minutes. In this case, I have shown my son (9 years) how to dock and download the images from the camera.

For this purpose, the dock is the way to go. One touch download. And battery charger.

The convenience factor is high.

One day, about a month, after I bought the camera and dock, it just quit. Even after spending literally hours with the really nice tech people at Kodak who "fixed" it, it just quit working properly again. My computer sporatically refuses to recognize the dock or the camera. Needless to say that makes it worthless for me. Now it may be the computers fault - how is one to know - but you ask me how I rate this product. I have had digital cameras before and not this problem.

When I first got my Kodak digi cam I loved it! I recommended it to everyone! But now after using it for only a year, when I take it off the docking station, I am able to take only one shot before the camera battery dies. I have purchased a new battery which worked great after the first charging, and then I experienced the same behavior with the battery again. My Dad has the same model with the same problem.
I read in someone else's review that the camera battery will work longer if it's not left in the docking station. If that is the case, then what is the purpose of the docking station? I do not recommend wasting your money on this camera. Especially when the picture quality is not what you would expect from a company such as Kodak.

I bought this with my Kodak DX3600 and it is so worth the money. Getting your photos from the camera to the PC has never been easier. It really is just a push of the button. It's wonderful to recharge my batteries too. Never had my batteries run out of power with this.

Only three words to describe this: Waste of Money. I purchased the Kodak DX3700 (which I returned due to poor craftmanship and photos) and also purchased this camera dock. It makes no sense. The only purpose of this dock is to rest the camera to charge the batteries which is stupid because you can buy a battery re-charger ... They keep advertising the convenience of this "one touch button" feature to transfer your photos. ...I can just as easily plug in the USB wire into the camera. This is just an attempt by Kodak to try to trick consumers into this stilly thing. Alternative: Battery recharger and two hands to plug the USB wire in, rather than "Dock the camera". Trust me, I never write these reviews, but I feel I must warn everyone that if they buy this, they are simply wasting their money.