Kodak DC290 Zoom Digital Camera

Pros: Excellent pictures, easy to use
Cons: A little bulky, no aperture priority or shutter priority exposure modes

I see that there are already many good reviews of this camera, so I want to jump to two particular points:

1. I have seen many comments to the effect that the camera has poor batter life, and I could not disagree more. I think the people...

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: Great pictures, easy to use, scriptable
Cons: Auto focus is somewhat slow, occasional long delays when pictures transferred to memory card

Executive Summary:
The DC-290 is the current top of the line consumer/small business digital camera from Kodak. It has a 3x optical zoom and a nice color LCD for real time display. It provides excellent photos with minimal effort. Because it's...

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: incredible image quality, big (32mb!) compactflash card
Cons: odd, boxy shape that isn't all that ergonomic. takes awhile for pictures to load into the camera's memory after taking them. cruddy battery life. get NIMH rechargeables with a fast recharger (nimhbattery.com) and always carry a spare set if you buy this c

The dc290 camera is certainly a power punch- it has a multitude of features and can perform in the image quality area like the best of them. However, do its problems conceal the superior image quality and features of this camera?



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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: all plus pictures, ease. controls
Cons: maybe software

Just upgraded to this camera after having the DC200 plus. This camera is heads above any camera in its price range. My work place has purchased three of these and two of my friends have also purchased this camera. Everone has nothing but good to say...

Pros: Incredible photo quality. The ability to take uncompressed photos (TIFF).
Cons: Slight shutter lag time.

This camera is amazing. You can load custom scripts and have the camera boot to a customized operat ...

Pros: Great resolution, zoom feature, usb
Cons: no case , i bought my own,

I bought this the DC290 back in November 1999 and I use it for business, and around the house. My wife restores antiques and its great for before and after shots. The nice thing about this camera is the unbelievable quality of the pictures, and I'm...

Pros: Big CCD, great quality pictures, lots of features.
Cons: Big frame, sometimes really slow between pictures.

In early 1999, we got a Kodak DC260 at work to replace our
old DC50. It worked so well that I decided to get a DC290
for myself when I saw a good price on one in April of 2000.
Since that time, I've taken about 3000 pictures with my ...

Pros: every feature in the book, super clear photos
Cons: battery monster, must have win98

This has been my first experience with a digital camera. I think that I am really spoiled now. The Kodak has so many features and functions that it can be a daunting task to figure out. One of the greatest things about the Kodak 290 is that you can...

Pros: Size, Quality, Speed, Picture Quality
Cons: Battery Life

I bought the Kodak DC290 last month after doing a fair amount of research, inspection of its rivals.

The unit is relatively compact, has a great interface for the Macintosh as well as a speedy USB connection.

Picture quality is...

Pros: Great photos, can add lenses and filters, large dynamic range in photos.
Cons: A little on the pricey side.

I recently received the Kodak DC290 Digital Camera as a gift. Was I in heaven!
I have wanted to upgrade to a digital camera with zoom and megapixel capabilities, and this camera has all that and more. It will go to a 3X optical zoom, and has lens...

Pros: Great image quality, easy use with Windows
Cons: Battery life

The DC290 is a fine digital camera, especially for the price. Image quality is very, very good and it is simple to attach to a Windows PC using USB cables. It works with Windows 98, ME, XP and 2000 (have tried all four.)

The menus are very...

Pros: Superb Image Capture
Cons: Price could be better

There are already 45 other great opinions posted about this camera, so I won't rehash a lot of what has been said here, but will address some negative comments that have been made about the camera.

In regards to battery life, the camera does...