Kodak EasyShare C300

I don't own this camera. But I occasionally take some pictures and videos with it.

Here's my opinion on the Kodak C300:

Don't get it. Instead, check out some models that at least offer auto-focus and optical zoom.

Small, compact, light. Good pocket camera, OK for quick snapshots.

Not very good image quality. Many pictures turn out blurry (even landscapes).

If you try to take a close-up shot, you'll have to settle for a fuzzy image.

Also, even with the image resolution set to the highest level and the JPG compression as low as possible, the C300's built-in software really proccesses the picture. There is much compression, no matter what settings are used.

Almost no manual control over anything. There are a few options, such as "color effect" or an "exposure compensation" slider that darkens or lightens the image
before it is taken, but this settings are buried deep in a menu.

When taking pictures with flash, they often look blow-out. (Faces look blasted in
white).

Movie mode does not record audio.

Camera takes over 1 second to start up.

No optical zoom. Sure, you can zoom digitally a bit, but this kills what little image quality existed in the first place.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7K.

Haven't contacted them.