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Kodak EasyShare V530 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon is still best !!!
Comment: I purchase this camera almost a year ago. I think it's a good compromise between price and features.

Pros --
1> Price. Much cheaper than other cameras and has good features.
2> Size. Compact, can be easily carried in pocket without hassle. Almost size of cell phone.
3> Point & Shoot. Good photos with Auto mode.

Cons --
1> Battery. After a year, now the camera dies before end of day. Since it has rechargeable battery, you are stuck with dead camera for your evening s.
2> Software. If you don't have memory card reader, then you must install Kodak software. This means, after every reboot, it will check for updated version. If you have card reader, you can download pics right from the card.
3> Video. Every time you are trying to capture video, if the camera has to focus, the noise of lens shifting is recorded too. It's audible when played back.
4> Selected mode is lost when power turned off. Suppose if you select 'Night Portrait' mode and after taking couple of pics, you turned off camera, next time when you switch back on, it's back to 'Auto' mode. You need to switch back to 'Night Portrait' again.
5> Flash. Just not powerful enough. It's good for 4-5 feet range but if you are taking pictures in a large room, pictures come dark due to inadequate flash. Same time pictures taken by Canon G5 came perfect.

(DC charger which plugs in charger station can be plugged directly into camera for charging.)

I purchased this camera to replace my Canon G4. I was pleased initially at it's size but soon started missing Canon's powerful flash, swivel screen, picture/video quality etc.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: "BEST CAMERA EVER!!!!"
Comment: i LOVE this camera!!had it you 2 years, dropped it and still have NO problems. takes perfect pics fast and the flash id quick!!! BEST BUY

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Customer Rating:
Summary: BEWARE: Shoddy construction and noisy videos
Comment: I've owned this camera about 1.5 years. I've used it lightly-moderately and gently. Originally I was plenty happy with it. Nice pictures, nice video, good speed. The video always had constant very-noticeable gear noise as the lens continually refocuses, but otherwise it was fine. After a few months the lens stopped retracting, but that was fixed with some patient jiggling. So far, still ok.

But JUST after the warranty expired, the video function stopped working altogether. The whole camera freezes (crashes) and I have to remove the battery and reset the time/date and all other settings. And I noticed that 4 of the screws fell out! This camera has been gently used; it still looks new. Except the front face is now threatening to fall off.

At this point, the snapshots still work fine, though the battery life has become pathetic. I'm now shopping for a new camera, and I'm depressed to see that virtually every camera has major design/support problems (despite hoards of obliviously glowing reviews). What the hell?

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Customer Rating:
Summary: I've captured a lot of good times with this camera.
Comment: I bought it because it was small, didn't need extra batteries, and looked cool. Of course that means I had to sacrifice some in terms of picture quality, but thats okay. I don't ever plan on getting prints bigger then standard 3x5.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Buyer Beware
Comment: I bought this refurbished directly from Kodak. A week after I received it the lens stopped retracting when I turned the camera off. So I sent it in for repairs to the outside company which does all of Kodak's repairs, Precision Camera Repairs. Later I received a letter saying the camera had "impact damage" and was not covered under the warranty. I went rounds with both companies. The repair center kept telling me I needed to discuss my problems with Kodak, while Kodak was telling me it was up to Precision Repair. After calling around for days I got nowhere. After giving in I paid $122.95 for repairs. Now after having the camera for just over a year it's broke again! The ok button has stopped functioning, I am unable to delete photos and format the memory card. Making the camera useless because the photo capacity is full. This camera is cheaply manufactured by a company that does not want to back up their products.

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