Digital-Camera Reviews

This camera was my first digital camera. It served the purpose at the time. You really need to fool around with the controls to get a good picture. I suggest that you get rechangeable battery unit as it eats battery life. I found the camera to be very heavy. People who have Windows ME operating system do not buy this camera. Afga at this times does not have drivers for the CL 30 for Windows Me. For the price, you can get a far better camera with higher resolution. (...) Digital cameras have come a long way in 2 years. (...)

I bought an $80 camera to start off with and the resolution was sooo bad that i returned it. I thought that i would never but a digital camera again. I found this one, read a few reviews and decided it couldnt hurt to try it out. Well the one and only picture i could take with the batteries that they sent me was awsome. The only 2 things i would sugjest purchasing with this camera would be 8 nickel metal hydride batteries(which are rechargable, so get a recharger also) and buy at least a 16 meg compactflash card so you can take more then 12 good pictures before downloading. Once you get these goods the camera really rock n rolls.

After searching fruitlessly for months for this camera's cheaper little brother, the ePhoto 780c, I decided to spend the extra $100 and get this one instead. I'm happy I made the choice-- this camera has MUCH higher resolution, a very nice in-camera user interface (it's remarkably easy to set the focus and flash and step through your pictures on the camera's LCD screen)and great connectivity features-- it handles CompactFlash memory nicely, and has both serial and USB (the BEST! ) connection options. I easily hooked it up to both my PC and my Mac; it's a snap.

There's only one problem, and it's a big one: this guy gobbles batteries like crazy. If you're using the flash and LCD viewfinder to frame your pictures, expect to burn through a set of 4 AA batteries in about 35 minutes. Using the optical viewfinder and remembering to use the flash judiciously (this camera handles low light well, even without the flash) will extend battery life, but even so, you'll only get about 3-4 hours of life out of each set of batteries, MAX. The solution is to get a set or three of NiMH (nickel metal hydride) batteries and a charger; particularly, if you're getting this camera as a gift, throw the batteries and charger in! Once you've got those, you've got one dynamite little camera.

I have had my camera for 3 years now. I have been looking at the newer cameras and I am hesitant of buying a different one due to the unique Swivel head feature. You dont have to look through a view finder and you can change the angle and get a better picture without having to put your body in weird positions to see through the view finder.

I have done photos of the kids and they came out just as good as if I went to Sears or any of those other photo places. I chose the 1680 resolution and this gives me a very clear 8x10 image. I can use the software and shrink this down smaller to get a more crisp image. I can also select the 1280 for a great 5x7 or the 307 for pics to upload onto the web without having to resize them. I tried a newer camera by Kodak and I didnt like the fact that although it is newer, the images form this camera are much crisper than the one from the 2.2 megapixel one.

I rated 4 stars because I didnt get a usb Port cable with it when I bought it and now I havent found any to fit the unique jack to the camera. I solved this by using a film reader. I ended up doing this as the cable that came with the camera wasnt uploading the images onto the computer and I didnt want to buy another camera and I didnt want to pay abunch of money to repair it when the film reader was $. I now use the camera as before but instead of connecting to the computer to upload, I just insert the memory card into the reader and this is MUCH faster than waiting for the camera to upload the images into photowise.

I think the photo quality is much better than most of the other cameras I see out there..at least in the $$-$$$ range. I use it mostly for ebay and have to say the only other thing that I dont like is the flash is really bright..I often have reflected light off my books but I just change the angle of the camera or add a light in the background to off shoot it.

All in all I like that this is heavier and larger than the other cameras out there. The Kodak I was messing with felt so light and flimsy I sometimes forgot I was holding it! I like the swivel feature on this camera but wish some of the newer ones had this as well. The only thing that is a drawback is the time it takes to process each image after taking the photo and the time it takes to upload...takes forever. I did notice the newer ones are quicker but like I said I dont want to spend another $500 on a camera...so if you are looking for something to get second hand to play with I suggest this model..there are some on ebay and are around $170-$220 which isnt a bad price for the quality images you get. I have a 4Mb memory card it came with and that drawback is it will only hold 6-7 images using the 1680 resolution. I think you can still get a larger memory card but I havent gotten around to doing it. So all in all I am pleased with this camera even though I cant get it to upload the images onto the computer..thank goodness for film readers!

I use one and it is easy. I can see the picture I am taking on the big screen.

It is fun. The pictures look good.

I recently purchased a new camera with a higher megapixel value. This camera is truly better. Because of the LCD Swing Open feature, you can really get photos of people or objects from otherwise awkward angles. Many dentists and doctors use this camera.

The software that comes with it is not great, it is better to scan it into a photo editing program such as Microsoft Picture It!! using a cable or card reader.