This Kodak camera was one I picked out for my 21st birthday. I was looking for a camera with high resolution but at a very affordable price. I was intending to choose a 3.2 mp camera for about $299 but this exclusive kodak camera was the same price with 1.8 mp more.</p>

It has 32 megs of internal memory so that gives you about 22 high quality pictures, which is not too bad to start off with. It has movie mode, scenery mode, close image mode, motion mode, so picture possibilities are endless. The picture quality is great, you can zoom in on your pictures and see individual hairs. There is 3x optical zoom which is pretty standard, and 3.3x digital zoom. Using the digital zoom you will find pictures being less clear, I recommend you do not zoom more than the optical 3x. A digital camera is one of the best investments a person can make this day and age. It is totally worth the money.</p>

With the camera comes the Kodak easyshare software, usb link and a instruction manual. The picture software is one of the best programs I have used. It allows me to fiddle with all of my pictures, I get to fix them up and save them how I like them. The program is not only really good, but its very easy to learn and use. You will be loading all your pictures to your PC or Laptop and sending them to friends and family in no time. In my package I got 5 sheets of 4x6 sample kodak injet photo paper. Now I never thought in a million years my printer could print decent pictures but did it ever. The kodak easyshare program let me fix my printer preferences like never before. Many things I had never seem before, I was finally getting the option to change and set at a higher grade.</p>

The time and money you save with a digital camera compared to a film camera is noticable the first time you save your pictures on your computer or get them developed somewhere. When your developing 20 pictures which you carefully saved and fixed up, compared to 20 pictures which you have no idea what they look like, you begin to smile and thank the company that created your digital camera. In this case kodak, with this camera everytime you save or develope you will be thanking kodak for producing such a great tool that is making your life easier.</p>

Already I mentioned what I love about the DX4530, too be truthful only a few things I do not like. Being only 3x optical zoom, for a 5 mp camera you would expect it to have more zoom than the average cameras out at the time. But for $299 you can not complain, and me I prefer mp over zoom. On a computer viewing a picture taken at 5 mp you can zoom in on it like a madman. Please do not hesitate to buy this camera, it is a resonable price and worth every penny.</p>

Recommended:
Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 299.00
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Flexible Enough for Enthusiasts