Kodak CX7300 3.2 MP Digital Camera Editorial Review: The Kodak EasyShare CX7300 digital camera is always ready to shoot, and with 3.2 MP you can make high-quality prints up to 11"x14". Kodak Color Science inside means consistently great pictures. Auto white balance provides accurate color in all types of lighting conditions. 3X continuous digital zoom lets you get in closer without losing image quality.
Customer Reviews: Nice for 1st time users or beginners I bought the Kodak CX7300 about maybe 5 yrs ago and it is great for first time buyers and if you do not want to capture action shots. The pictures turn out great if you are close up to a subject or outside. Action shots don't come out very well because of the slow shutter speed and the zoom is very grainy when picture is developed. It also takes too long in between shots. Overall a good first timers camera.
Ok for your first cam I bought this camera for an online class I was taking at the time. It was a real steal at about $100. The model I received was refurbished which may have been part of the problem. The battery life is horrible, especially if you're using the digital screen to take pics rather than the view finder. This past summer it completely shut down on me. It's great for taking general photos but not so reliable when trying to capture details. I recommend at least an 8MP model. I have a Sony CyberShot DSC right now and I LOVE it, although it IS a little pricier.
Bottomline: this is a very basic camera with not a lot of shelf life. Good for a first time buy in order to practice with a digital cam.
Ok, but not the best. This camera is a good basic camera taking pretty good pics. It doesn't hold battery life to the best extent. It is a good starter camera but isn't the best.
Disappointing I was excited about this camera because of the megapixels and the Kodak name. I ended up being very disappointed.
CONS:
+ Eats batteries like you wouldn't believe. You'd better always carry extras, because you're definitely going to go through them while you're snapping pics.
+ I get more out-of-focus images than anything else.
+ There is no zoom, so you need to be very close to your subject. Much like disposable cameras, you take a picture of something close by and it prints out like it's a million miles away. But, if you get too close, it'll be blurry.
+ The wheel on top of the camera used to turn it on and select different modes is in a really bad place. If you buy a case or bag for the camera, often it will turn on accidentally.
+ It takes a long time after you snap a photo before you can take another photo. That irritates me!
PROS:
+ Inexpensive
+ It has some good features, like different flash modes, a self-timer, stuff that a lot of cheaper cameras don't include
+ You can get a docking station to print directly from the camera - no computer needed
+ Once you add in a memory card, you can take a ton more pictures. I got a 128MB and it holds about 150 pics, in addition to the internal memory.
Not really worth it I bought one of these cameras because it was cheap, and Kodak has a pretty good reputation.
However, I found that the quality of the pictures it takes is rather low, and it consumes batteries very quickly. It doesn't zoom, so unless you're close to something, it won't take a very good picture. Once the picture is scanned onto the computer, or printed, it's very grainy and pixellated. You can get other brands for a similar price that are much better quality.
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