Kodak DC 4800 Zoom

The camera's plastic is very cracked and Kodak will charge you a lot to try to fix it. The camera was never dropped.

Takes okay pictures.

Plastic will crack after about a year.

Support was very bad.

This is a good camera despite some mixed reviews.It has alot of settings,which is a good and bad thing.There is a large learning curve.The lens kit is a must.Alot of nice features.Indoor shots are tricky.Outdoors with the right settings,you can expect some of the most colorful shots around.For indoor shots an external flash is a good idea.It has an external flash plug.If you buy this camera,be patient and give it a chance.I've taken over 2000 shots with mine.

Alot of features.Great images.

Sometimes it seems like too many settings.Indoor shots can be tough.Sofware is not very good.

Canon Powershot A20

Good

this camera (DX 4800) thow discontinued in the US has just gone on sale in the UK.. Kodak have it on their UK website for £500.. reading some of the reviews it seems the quality of these cameras can vary somewhat.. ie.. some work better than others.. its the only explanation i can think of for the disparity of oppinions.. my first one went back after the pc synch stopped working.. i have a DX300 kodak as well as this one.. okay the flash was not as good on the dc4800 as on the dx3600.. the indoor auto focus when in tele mode would not work at much less than say 6 feet except in good light.. the lcd was very noisy when in tele mode.. go back to wide angle and switch it on and off and it came up okay again.. anyways it was the flash sync stopping working that made me take it back.. the replacement.. well.. far more powerfull flash.. on a par with the dx3600.. auto focus in full tele worked right down to about three feet and lcd worked as it should no noise.. all in all a far better camera.. he he.. i think there was a connection between the noisy lcd and the cameras inability to auto focus readily when in full tele.. okay the flash sync not going was a definite fault.. the poor lcd quality and bad auto focusing.. well they could just be accepted as limitations of the camera.. the first one came with firmware version 1.0 the second with version 1.40.. i did think it odd that after such a length of time kodak were still shipping out of date firmware cameras.. but not with all of them it seems.. i did update my first ones firmware so this canot be the reason for any quality differences.. anyways.. my second dx4800 auto focuses in poor light as well as my sons olympus 3000 does.. it takes good indoor pics when set correctly.. and when the subject is not much more than six feet away.. these on camera flashes are there for convenience.. you really do need a "real" flash for decent indoor pics.. the kodak does take any old cheapo flash unit.. it does not have fancy multi fire flashes and will work with any cheapo sensor type slave flash or you can use its flash sync socket.. this is a big plus.. unlike most digi cams which need expensive dedicated flash units.. so.. there might be bad ones out there and there might be good ones.. the two i had did vary in thier indoor flash performance and not just by a little either.. the dx4800 is

relatively cheap for what you get very expandible.. takes add-on lenses and they are reasonably priced a biggy this one and not mentioned even by kodak.. it has a noise reduction system that is only just being made available on high end camears costing a lot more than the old kodak does.. ie.. 16 second exposures and no fake stars.. nice solid metal body.. comes with charger and takes in-camera chargeing.. no need to remove batteries.. takes nice pictures..

expensive lithium-ion battery.. only 1100 milleamps.. i use a plug-in spare nimh set.. 4 AA 1700s with the right size plug.. they will charge the camera when off and run it when on.. pretty much like the ac adapter will.. no manual focus option.. it aint a perfect camera.. but none is.. he he not quite as super-sharp resolution-wise as the olympus 3000.. not really a weakness this more a comment.. does not have an infra red sensor so the auto foucus will not work in the dark.. use infinity to get around this one.. if you drop it on the pavement it will break.. he he

oly 3000z kodak dc 215 kodak dx 3600

not tried kodak yet.. thow dixons were very good..

An unbelievable value for money in a 3+ MP camera with manual controls and external flash capability.

-> True wide angle with no additional attachments. -> Nice color rendition. -> PC socket

-> Weak lens (Slow with f/2.8-4.5, Horrendous Chromatic Aberrations, could be sharper) -> Weak AF in low light (but to be expected in a camera with no IR assist) -> Noisy sensor - noise is visible even at ISO100 and becomes objectionable at higher ISO settings. -> When program mode is used with flash, the camera always tries to balance ambient with main subject exposure without regard to the fact that the shutter speed may be too slow for handheld shots. (Must use manual) -> Limited f-stop range for AV/Manual. -> F-stop creep. For example, when aperture priority is used at f/5.6, the camera sets effective aperture at f/8 at full telephoto even though the lens is capable of f/5.6 at 85mm (equiv.) -> Very weak battery. -> No raw mode. -> AC power supply/charger is only 110V. -> Cumbersome shutter speed adjustment - must go through multiple levels of menus.

I, as others have, done quite a bit of research on digi-cams before deciding on which one to purchase. Price and features were what sold me on the DC4800. I have used the 4800 for almost a year now and am very pleased with it''s performance. I will say most users need not get caught up with high end mega pixel craze; Although it is very nice to have the capability to take high reso shots, the fact is that most users will never use much more than what your standard monitor can execept. A .8 megapixel will fill up your standard screen nicely and will not eat up memory doing so. IF you want to print 11x17 pro quality shots then go for it, but just don''t overspend on pixels/size when you can spend less and get very good results. POINT, don''t buy what you don''t need. This camera takes some getting used to.Outdoors, it is a breeze and colors are reproduced nicely; indoors, well lets just say you will have to spend some time to get the shots you want. I find using the LCD helps me gauge how well the AF is working. The auto focus sort of has a mind of its own. Watch that screen and if it is blurry, your shot will be blurry. Buy a tripod (a must). This is a wonderful camera, but it is not like the old point and click, you have to do some reading and learning to make this camera work. I would buy this camera again.

Great color reproduction,ease of use,f-stops and EV controls very handy. Price should very resonable now. Wide 28mm is a plus, Lots of features in menu that will help you get the right shot.Landscape mode is wonderful.

Software is about as bad as it gets. Spend some money on a good image editing progam.Indoor shots take time to get quality shots.Battery is subpar, by all means get a spare. Auto focus could be better as you do not have any manual focus.16mbCF is just not enough. Get one that has as much memory as your wallet can stand.

Nikon 880

I requested the 43mm lens adapter and received it in less than three weeks. That was fine. I requested sources on external flashes and all I got was a redirect to their site, which does not carry them