Kyocera SL300R 3.17MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

by Kyocera

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000UNCIM
• Item model number: SL300R
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,815 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2006

Product Description

3MP 3X Optical 2X Digital Aluminum bodied Digital Camera with unique twist design, 3.5 Frames Per Second picture capture, AVI Mode w/sound,Epson PIM

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

104 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great camera but worthless battery life, December 14, 2003

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J. M Ullman "chimayred" (Falmouth, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kyocera SL300R 3.17MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Well, my wife rarely buys me gifts, but she could hardly contain her enthusiasm when she presented me with this gorgeous little camera for no reason. I've had 3 digitals- an original Sony Mavica, a Toshiba, and currently a Fuji Finepix 6800Z. I was really taken by the small size and function of this little beauty, but I was a little worried when there was no mention anywhere - on line, in the owners manual - of battery life. Well, for good reason. The lithium ion battery, fully charged, only gave me 35 minutes of life. I used it as I would if I were on a trip - snapping away, about 30 pictures, a few rapid sequence pictures, and a short movie. I kept the LCD display on dim, and didn't pre or post view the images, to keep battery use down. I was incredibly disappointed when the battery dipped into the low range after 35 mintes - bear in mind, this isn't 35 minutes of constant use, but 35 minutes of being on. it is on its way back to Amazon, and I'll stick with my Fuji. What a stupid and idiotic product; what in God's name does someone like Kyocera think when they market this? Don't they use it? Don't they test it? And the 16mb card it comes with - 9 pictures? Plus, there's no lens cap, so about every 4th time you reach into your pocket to get it out your fingers hit the lens. This ia huge marketing gaffe and is pretty amazing for a japanese company, so revered for their "human" engineering.
PIctures, functionality, size, etc. were all excellent, so this camera is a really sad indictment of how fundamental functions of a camera can completely destroy its value.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little box camera with "out of the box" ingenuity, January 1, 2004

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John Mulvihill "John Mulvihill, technical writer" (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kyocera SL300R 3.17MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

They Kyocera SL300R is not trying to be all things to all photographers. Rather, it's a carry-anywhere snapshot-taker with good quality and some outstanding features. I own one, and after a busy Christmas I can attest to its excellent performance. Its brief "warm-up" time and ability to take shots in rapid succession are revolutionary for a small digital camera. Its form factor is superb, and its design is worthy of display at MOMA. To compensate for the dinky 16MB supplied card and short battery life, I've ordered a 256MB memory card ($80) and an additional battery. Problem solved!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I adore this camera, December 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Kyocera SL300R 3.17MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

It's fast, small and cool-looking. My husband has a high end digital camera that I like but this one is much faster and also takes good pictures. Digital cameras are improving!

Yeah, it does eat battery power, but only if you keep it turned on. I've only had it for a few weeks but have taken it to four gatherings and on a ski trip with no problems except for one time when I let my nephew play with it for a half hour without turning it off. I've already got in the habit of recharging it the evening after I use it so it's ready for next time.

I'm only so-so when it comes to understanding how to use high tech stuff, but I was able to figure out the features of this camera pretty easily. Except for the red-eye reduction. It took me a bit of manual study to figure out how to turn it on. (Push the arrow up.)

I love the design, too, and so far I love the pictures. And it's just incredibly nice to carry around and pull out and snap pictures with. Makes me giddy.