Kodak DC280 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom

Kodak DC280 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Kodak
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Kodak DC280 offers startling picture quality and brisk performance that can improve any business image. Fast, responsive and flexible, Kodak DC280 Zoom digital camera is the perfect business partner. The 30 mm to 60 mm lens, with 2x optical and 3x digital zoom, is ideal for all kinds of business uses. Superb picture quality and lightning-speed performance let you document and communicate faster, and more productively. DC280 Zoom processes data quickly so you won't be left waiting between shots. You'll be more productive and take advantage of more opportunities.Kodak DC280 Zoom delivers stunning two-megapixel (1760x1168) resolution. Make sales and marketing materials sparkle with detailed, brilliant pictures. Document your work quickly and efficiently. You'll have enough resolution to make sharp, vividly colorful prints. The camera features familiar, user-friendly design. It looks, feels and behaves much like a traditional camera. There's less of a learning curve, so you can put the DC280 to work immediately. Full USB support is provided for faster downloads. Less waiting and faster results, with USB that lets you download up to 10x faster than serial interfaces. Optional Picture Authentication Software ensures the integrity of your digital pictures by allowing you to create images that clearly show whether or not they have been altered.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Kodak DC280 digital camera offers Kodak's intuitive user interface, plus a high two-megapixel resolution and a variety of advanced features. Its 1,792 x 1,200 resolution allows for fine detail even at large image sizes. The Kodak DC280 also includes a 2x optical/3x digital zoom and macro capabilities. The built-in flash comes with four modes including red-eye reduction. Special camera modes include time lapse and burst modes as well as auto and manual exposure settings. Kodak's easy-to-use menu system is one of the most intuitive we've seen in the digital camera realm. The camera also includes special effects (black-and-white mode, sepia mode, borders included, document mode) and auto or manual exposure settings.

The Kodak DC280 has a large, bright 1.8-inch LCD monitor. Kodak includes a generous 8 MB CompactFlash memory card. The camera supports USB connectivity for fast, cross-platform downloads. While the DC280 comes with four AA batteries, like all digital cameras, it drains batteries quickly. We recommend investing in a set of rechargeables.

Kodak DC280 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom

Average customer rating:

Great technology!
Great Camera
This WORKHORSE takes STUNNING pictures!
Easy to use, even for a beginner
A workhorse

Kodak DC280 2MP Digital Camera w/ 2x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Kodak
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

SimpleTech STI-CF/512 512MB CompactFlash Card
SimpleTech STI-CF/128 128MB CompactFlash Card
SimpleTech STI-CF/256 256 MB CompactFlash Card
Viking 32 MB CompactFlash Card
Viking 64 MB CompactFlash Card

Product Features:

1,760 x 1,168 maximum image resolution
2x optical, 3x digital zoom
1,901 x 1,212 pixel CCD
1.8-inch color TFT LCD
Includes 8 MB Kodak picture card

ASIN: B000038AB2

Amazon.com Product Description

The Kodak DC280 digital camera offers Kodak's intuitive user interface, plus a high two-megapixel resolution and a variety of advanced features. Its 1,792 x 1,200 resolution allows for fine detail even at large image sizes. The Kodak DC280 also includes a 2x optical/3x digital zoom and macro capabilities. The built-in flash comes with four modes including red-eye reduction. Special camera modes include time lapse and burst modes as well as auto and manual exposure settings. Kodak's easy-to-use menu system is one of the most intuitive we've seen in the digital camera realm. The camera also includes special effects (black-and-white mode, sepia mode, borders included, document mode) and auto or manual exposure settings.

Product Description

Kodak DC280 offers startling picture quality and brisk performance that can improve any business image. Fast, responsive and flexible, Kodak DC280 Zoom digital camera is the perfect business partner. The 30 mm to 60 mm lens, with 2x optical and 3x digital zoom, is ideal for all kinds of business uses. Superb picture quality and lightning-speed performance let you document and communicate faster, and more productively. DC280 Zoom processes data quickly so you won't be left waiting between shots. You'll be more productive and take advantage of more opportunities.Kodak DC280 Zoom delivers stunning two-megapixel (1760x1168) resolution. Make sales and marketing materials sparkle with detailed, brilliant pictures. Document your work quickly and efficiently. You'll have enough resolution to make sharp, vividly colorful prints. The camera features familiar, user-friendly design. It looks, feels and behaves much like a traditional camera. There's less of a learning curve, so you can put the DC280 to work immediately. Full USB support is provided for faster downloads. Less waiting and faster results, with USB that lets you download up to 10x faster than serial interfaces. Optional Picture Authentication Software ensures the integrity of your digital pictures by allowing you to create images that clearly show whether or not they have been altered.

Customer Reviews:

Great technology!.......2003-09-16

I actually bought one of these at a yard sale for 80 bucks, since previously I owned and used a Kodak dc 240. I don't quite know why this series of cameras take such amazingly sharp pictures (my 240 (1.2 MP) takes sharper photos than my 3.2 MP sony!!!)but they just do. The 280 has a more limited zoom (2x as opposed to a 3x), but the picture quality is amazing. You cannot buy a 2MP camera that takes sharper and more realistic pictures than the 280. The new Kodak series with the docking ports are made differently and they are not as good about focusing or sharpness of image. The 280 is a great investment!! I've seen prints from the 280 looking better than some 4MP cameras!! And that's all I have to say about that :)

Great Camera.......2003-09-10

my dad had baught this camera 3years ago and then recently he gave it to me. its a good camera, the only thing is, the lense cap keeps comming off. great camera, cheap lense cap. picture quality is good, indoor and outdoor. the only other thing is that when the batteries get low it'll stop using the flash, which gets really annoying sometimes but normally isn't a problem. it can also stand SOME banging around, but not much. oh, and that little plastic covering at the bottom of the right hand corner of the camera peeled off recently but that doens't affect the camera's performance!

This WORKHORSE takes STUNNING pictures!.......2003-06-14

After much research, I recommended the DC280 for my friend's company almost three years ago, and since then it has taken THOUSANDS of pics, most of them STUNNING good color and clarity. Whether taken inside or outside, of products, people or nature shots, the DC280 seemed to handle everything we threw at it - including getting DROPPED several times and getting WET and DIRTY on numerous occasions (not that I recommend it). Recently my friend bought a Canon G2 and GAVE me his "old" Kodak DC280 - and it STILL takes stunning pictures as if it was brand new! Therefore, if you can find a good used DC280 or DC290 for a decent price, I can GUARANTEE you won't be disappointed with the durability of the camera or the quality of the pictures!

Easy to use, even for a beginner.......2003-03-21

This is my first digital camera, and I love it! I did some research before I bought, but I'm not an expert on any of the technical stuff.

I can say that as a beginner, I have found that all of the basic functions are intuitive. I played around with the camera before getting out the instructions, and realized I had figured out most of the most necessary functions.

No software package works on everyone's machine, but the software installed very simply and easily on mine and I haven't had a single problem with it (I run Windows XP Home edition).

The part that I had the most reservations about was the actual connection and upload to the computer. Most people have used a camera; but obviously I had never hooked one up to my machine before!

It couldn't have been easier. I simply read in the instructions which slot the USB plug went into on the camera -- I had already plugged it into my computer -- turned the camera mode to "connect" and flipped it on. Windows recognized the camera, and the photo wizard in XP allows very easy transfer into a folder of your choosing. You can also get the photos directly from the camera and bypass the wizard, but I haven't felt the need to do that.

The photos themselves have pretty good color -- I do have to up the contrast more often than not in Paint Shop Pro, but that's not a big deal. The colors, if the light isn't that great, tend to be a little washed out, just like a regular camera.

Overall, I love my new camera and have found nothing to complain about. It has performed beautifully and it's easy to use. I recommend this camera to any newbie who wants a middle-of-the-line machine.

A workhorse.......2003-03-11

I bought this camera about three years ago when digital was just coming of age. Also have the DC 5000 at my office which is basically the same camera in a more durable shell. My personal 280 has traveled with me almost around the earth and it always works! You just need to prepare--I always take at least three sets of batteries, a few cards and a quick charger wherever I go. One great thing about the 280 is that it uses AA batteries. Try finding a propritary battery in Cozumal Mexico. The shots I have taken always receive praise about the clarity and color, even at low compression rates. Part of my job is to put together a newsletter. We just started trying out a Nikon Coolpix 5000 camera for going out and getting newspaper quality snapshots. Not to badmouth Nikon or anything, but everyone wants to go back to the Kodak for it's simplicity and guaranteed results.
I'm looking for a small pocket size camera like the elph because of it's portability. I think I might wait for the S400 Canon. But I would never sell the 280, because it's always there as a backup. It just simply works well for most things.

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