Kodak EasyShare V1003 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Midnight Black) by Kodak
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Digital camera reviews of Kodak EasyShare V1003 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Midnight Black)
Digital camera Review: not the best
Summary: 2 Stars
This camera has lots of features, but most are not worth it. The picture quality goes down to nothing when you use digital zoom, and videos and often dark and can not be edited. The lense is often getting stuck on the open position, so I will return it for refund and probably go back to a FUJI camera.
Digital camera Review: You get what you pay for
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this camera because I thought it's a great value. I paid $170 a year ago, hard to beat the price considering this is a 10 mp camera.
I've given it 3 starts because I do like the quality of the pictures. It's sharp enough for me, I'm not a professional photographer or anything, but I've been taking daily pictures of my baby since she was born and the results have been pretty good with this camera.
As far as recording videos,......This camera is terrible. The quality is awful, very grainy and once you transfer the videos to your computer, it's almost impossible to hear the sound. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong - like another reviewer said, the manual is no help whatsoever, you have to figure it all out by trail and error .
My brother has recently bought the exact same camera, but 8 mp instead of 10, and much to my surprise his videos have a much better quality than mine. I can't figure out why.
Digital camera Review: Great Camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this camera for my daughter's 7th birthday. By the end of the day she had taken about 200 pictures! She can use it easily and fluently. The ONLY downfall is the lack of memory. Don't buy th camera without expecting to buy a memory card also... Though I think this is standard with most cameras anyway. For such a small camera this is an awesome product. GREAT purchase! No regrets!Digital camera Review: A beautiful mediocrity
Summary: 3 Stars
First off, let me just say that I'm a Canon believer. The only reason I have this camera is because I got it at work as a prize. I've owned a Canon A40 (2MP) and a Canon A80 (4MP). I've never been too big a fan of Kodak's build quality (cheap plastic on many lower end models) and have always been skeptical about their image quality.
The good thing about this camera is that it feels solidly built. I can't really attest to it's durability, as I've never been unfortunate enough to have dropped it. Kudos to Kodak for the appearance of the camera - it's a good size, has a solid weight, and the screen looks really nice. The buttons are small and difficult to distinguish but functional enough. The menu isn't as intuitive as what I've used on my Canon's, acceptable, but not great.
The real weakness of this camera lies in it's picture quality. Since my A80 is only 4MP, I figured that this would be a nice upgrade for me, regardless of my preference to Canon's design and interface. I only recently had a real chance to use the camera and it was then that I learned that it's image quality was not adequate for me.
I was visiting Sea World, and I took my A80 and the v1003. We were taking pictures with both cameras of the same shows and after I got home, I began comparing the shots in iPhoto. I was disappointed by the amount of noise/grain in the v1003's shots. My Canon shots were generally brighter and certainly not plagued with noise. Even some outdoor shots in bright daylight couldn't match up to those of the Canon. The shutter response was slow, despite prepping for the shot, there was too much lag. Most of the action shots were caught with the Canon. Even more disappointing was the video quality. This camera records at 640x480, much better than my Canon's 320x240, but the compression is horrible. I like that I was able to zoom in and out as I recorded (a feature that my A80 lacks) but I was completely unimpressed after seeing the videos on my computer.
Certainly this camera is priced cheaper than what I have paid for either of my Canon's when they were available, but the quality is still inexcusable. I won't say that the camera is completely worthless, but even at Amazon's price, it is a hard sell if you are even remotely serious about the quality of your photos. This is a good camera for "fun" occasions and may be enough for a school student to take pictures of their friends. I wouldn't count on it for a major event or a family trip. The v1003 failed to take the roll of my A80 and since then I decided to purchase a Canon SD870.
Digital camera Review: Fantastic consumer camera
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great camera for the average consumer. Probably one of the better consumer level cameras. If you want anything better, you're going to have to spend more money on a professional camera.
I received the camera as a wedding present to replace my 5 year old Kodak Easyshare 4MP camera.
I am very pleased with this gift.
The video mode is very nice. I like how it will automatically focus to deal with lighting issues.
The quality of the video is also very nice. Obviously not as clean and crisp as a digital camcorder, but still very nice for a camera.
The images are very, very excellent, as stated above. I love the variety of pre-set modes that come included with the camera. No longer do I have to mess around with the ISO or shutter or lighting settings. The modes automatically do it for you. Though you may need to tweak the settings a little bit to your liking. Though, make sure to change back the settings when you are done with them, otherwise your pictures will look different. If a mode is selected and you turn it off, the next time you turn it on it will be back in the default Auto mode.
I also love how the camera plays sounds whenever there's an error or something else happens. THankfully though, you can turn the sounds off if you don't like them.
The only tiny nitpick I have about this product is the battery. The battery works quite fine. It has a long life. The only thing is it is Kodak's own proprietary battery. You cannot use AA's or AAA's you already have. You have to use their own Lithium battery. Again, it really isn't a problem, just a tiny nitpick. Thankfully the battery is very long lasting and charges up fast. From an empty batter to full charge is only 90 minutes or so.
All in all, this is the best consumer level digital camera I've ever had, and I've had quite a few. It is easy, lightweight, and provides excellent pictures and settings.