Kodak DC290 Zoom Digital Camera

Pros: 2.1 megapixel with 3.3 capable. custom scripting, point and shoot
Cons: confusing feature selections and confusing camera reactions

The digital revolution has taken off and I am fully onboard. The Kodak DC290 purchase I just made was an upgrade to the DC240 1.3 mega pixel camera I bought about a year and a half ago. The premise then was to buy the 240 and give it to my father as a...

Pros: Excellent color reproduction and fine detail reproduction, a lot of features, allows you store uncompressed images, USB interface
Cons: This kind of performance doesn't come cheap

The Kodak DC290 digital camera is not one of the cheapest - currently it costs around $600. But you get a lot for this price. It has two megapixel resolution (1,792 x 1,200) and allows to take uncompressed TIFF pictures to avoid loss in picture...

Pros: excellent pictures, sound recording, sturdy build, low light capabilities, USB connectivity
Cons: shutter lag, drains alkaline batteries quickly, no neck strap included

I was a little leery of buying this camera due to some of the reviews I have read, but something kept telling me that I wanted this camera. I went to try out some other digitals, Fuji 4700, Olympus 3000, ect. I finally went with my gut feeling and bought...

Pros: very good picture quality
Cons: not for taking pictures of kids

I write this review as I wait for the Airborne Express guy to come take my DC290 back to outpost.com. The camera has some positive attributes (see the other reviews if you want to learn about those), but some big flaws which make the camera not worth...

Pros: sharp images, great color reproduction, neat features, intuitive interface
Cons: battery gauge needs re-written.

Overview
The DC290 is a 2.1 Megapixel camera (meaning it can take optical pictures at a high enough resolution to store 2.1 million pixels) which was top of the line for Kodak's personal digital cameras when we bought it. I feel that it is...

Pros: So easy to use from Point and Shoot to Uploading!
Cons: The flash reaction is slow.

I do not think that Kodak could have done a better job with the design of a digital camera. The Kodak DC-290 is my first digital camera. I could use it and take great shots within five minutes after taking it out of the box.

It comes in the...

Pros: Good, solid camera, suitable for the everyday user
Cons: If you're a professional photographer, this camera is not for you.

Bottom line: Easy-to-use camera takes clear and crisp pictures. Ability for you to write "scripts" for the camera is a big plus if your a techno-geek. Included software is great for everyday user, but lacks for the power user and...

Pros: ok at snapshots
Cons: underexposes without flash, battery life, price, no AC adaptor!

My disclaimer(s): I use it mostly for photos destined to go onto the web, but I have been both a magazine staff photographer and freelanced, and so I took it out for a free ranging spin with my snobbish opinion firmly in tow.

My wait is far...

Pros: Great Pictures
Cons: Boot and Process time

The DC290 is the latest Kodak prosumer camera available as of today (Nov. 1999). I recently got a chance to test one out (Although I could not keep it (sniff,sniff)
It has 2.15MPP resolution and includes a 3.3MPP interpolated mode. Storage memory is...

Pros: Works like a camera, great color
Cons: Quirky and slow when you need Simple and Fast

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Pros: High resolution pics great for printing.
Cons: Shutter release delay can be frustrating.

I picked up the Kodak DC290 about a year ago for a whopping $1400 Canadian ($900 US). Last week, I saw it advertised on www.futureshop.ca for $499 (an on-line special). I'm sure you lucky Americans have had deals like this for months already. If...

Pros: Zoom Capability,20mb card,recharging batteries,great reprints on Epson printer.
Cons: Would like more Zoom

I've been searching for an inexpensive digital camera to fill a certain niche. This camera is it. I'm able to do studio and location photos which require quick turn-around and good quality prints up to 8x10. The 290 is very nice at this. I've NEVER shot...

Pros: Great Camera for $900-$1200 range
Cons: It really does eat batteries, Buy Re-Charagable

Why should you buy a $900 dollar camera?

When in the world did this mega-pixel stuff come out?

If you really want a great camera you are going to have to pay for it.
Shure you can go to Wal-Mart and get a $35 Barbie digital...

Pros: Good price; semi-pro camera; 3MP range W/Digita Scripting and GPS interface capability
Cons: Needs bigger card, eats batteries

SHORT AND SWEET
I highly recommend the Kodak DC-290. It is an entry level semi-professional (sub $1000) digital camera in the low mega-pixel (3.3) range with both Digita scripting and GPS interface capability. You may need additional (or larger)...

Pros: Image quality, accurate auto-sensors
Cons: Large size

About two years ago I fell in love with the Kodak DC line of digicams when I borrowed a teacher's DC-40 (by then already an old camera -- the very first Kodak model to come out back in '95). It was a breathtaking quality upgrade from my old Casio QV-10...