Summary: Worth every penny (and that's a lot of pennies!)
Comment: My husband and I just picked up the Kodak Easy Share 6340 camera and really enjoyed its ease of use to send photos via email. I found this printer dock and was really interested in it, but was leery about the quality of the photos. We went to a store nearby where they had sample paper available with the camera. I was really amazed at the qualiy- they are most definitely comparable to store-developed photos. So we picked this up and brought it home.
Setup is a breeze. I only had to take a peripheral look at the setup instructions, and it was up and ready to print within 5 minutes. I just snapped the camera into the dock and it automatically selected the first available photo and asked if I wanted to print it. I scrolled through until I found the photo I wanted and pressed the "print" button.
The printer feeds the first page through and prints one color on the page at a time: first yellows, then reds, and finally blues. Once it has been fed through those three times, the paper goes back into the printer; I assume this is to finish the surface or something. Tear off the extra paper with the perforated edges and you have a photo-store quality photo.
This is a rather expensive item, but my husband and I are HORRIBLE about getting film developed. Having a 2-year-old daughter, we are not exactly winning any points in the family's eyes since we have very few photos available to show or give to anyone. Now we can just print the photos we like to keep or give to friends and family.
What is helpful about this printer as opposed to using the photo setting of a standard printer are two factors: it's small and easy to take on a trip if need be, and the paper comes with a cartridge. When you have used up all the paper, the cartridge is empty too; no more printing and having the ink give out halfway through your project.
All in all, an excellent product, especially if you are like me and seem to be unable to find your way to a photo developing place!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good quality, and very good for the novice, but pricy
Comment: My father decided he needed a digital camera. So, we needed to decide what to buy. We picked the Kodak 6340 and this docking station.
Why? My father computer abilities are AOL and not much more, so I wanted him to buy something simple and easy to use. I had shown him how to print pictures on his HP printer, but that hasn't really worked out.
For printing:
When you plug the camera into the docking station, it automatically turns on the LCD on the camera. From the LCD, you can select using button on the docking station which photos you want to print and then you just hit the print button. You can print individual pictures or index prints of everything loaded on the camera. You can also print from Kodak's EasyShare software. No configuration other than picking the pictures and printer is required.
Loading the paper is just like loading a photocopier. You pull out a tray, and place the photopaper right in. Again very easy to use. However, you need special paper for this printer. It will not use non-Kodak photopaper. The photopaper is sold with the ink. Paper/ink for 40 photos run $25. Very expensive!!! You can however print your photos with no computer, so it might also make sense for those want to print the camera with them and print photos while traveling.
Photo quality seems excellent. I recently bought a Canon i950 and this little printer seems to do just as well, if not better.
For syncing your pictures to the computer
The docking station with Kodak software is really easy to use. 1 button syncs your pictures/video automatically to the computer.
It also charger your camera. A rechargeable Ni-MH battery is included and fits the 6340 camera or other Kodak cameras compatible with the docking station.
So, very easy to use, but very expensive. I'd say its great novice computer/electronic users, but for others there are many cheaper and better alternatives.
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