I just received my EasyShare camera a couple of weeks ago. Not only does it zoom, it has moving making capability! This surprised me. You can take 33 seconds of video with your EasyShare. The picture quality is great and the camera is easy to use. Further, the user documentation is simple to understand!

Highly recommended for those of you in the market for a digital camera.

Nothing much to say, after all the good reviews. I've had this camera for 5 months, and took hundreds of pictures and many short video clips. It became my main still camera.
I love it.

I can't say enough good things about this camera. I upgraded to this after owning a very low-end model that took abismal pictures, so I have something to compare it to.

The battery life on the 7430 is fantastic, I bought this around Christmas and after a lot of use just changed the batteries for the first time. The pictures are crystal clear, very high quality. The flash is very adequate and my indoor nighttime pics look great.

The delay of the shutter is very short, which is important to me with a toddler running around. This was a big problem with my old camera and the 7430 is really fast.

The video feature is also great. It isn't digital camcorder quality of course, but with my 256 card I got some great footage.

This camera is also very easy to use and I highly recommend it to anyone.

I was given this camera as a going away gift when I moved to brazil one year ago. The camera was fine for about 6 months. It has not been exposed to any harsh elements or dropped. I did not use anything but Kodak recommended american bought batteries. But in the summer the camera just died...I replaced the batteries with brand new ones a few times (even batteries Kodak recommended) but the camera will not turn on. Now I have a camera that DOES NOT HAVE POWER and no longer works. I even still have pictures in the camera! I contacted the company and the best Kodak can offer me is service which costs more than to buy a camera of the same quality. Overall I am quite disappointed, with the camera and Kodak company.

I bought this for myself for Christmas and after 3 months of playing with it, have decided its a keeper! It takes great quality pictures, the software is easy to use, and the editing works great. The red eye removal function works very good - much better than a camera I tried out last Christmas (and returned) Since we don't have a camcorder, we love the movies with sound.

I do not use the share function, since I usually crop or enhance or something to make the pic "perfect". I also do not print at home - way too expensive compared to printing at York, Sam's, or even Eckerds!

One small complaint - the default in the Kodak software is to save pictures at a lower res after editing. This makes no sense to me. If you liked a picture well enough to edit it, why would you want to save it at a lower quality??? This is easy to change, but anytime you upgrade the software, defaults to this again, and you have to remember to change it.

Second Con is the date imprint. I chose this camera because I specifically wanted date imprint (without having to use software to add the date). The date imprint is HUGE and yellow - very unsightly.

I haven't had anything bigger than 4x6 printed, so I definitely want to try that soon to see the quality.

As cameras go, this one is easy to use and takes great pictures. It has some really nice features too. But digital cameras are more than just stand-alone devices; you have to connect them to something else to get the pictures off. That's where I ran into trouble. It seems the "Easyshare" software on the CD with the camera is incompatible with Windows 2000 or XP if they are fully updated. They suggest that you download new software from their website instead, but to do that you must register, and their website refused to let me do that. So to share pictures on a camera with "EasyShare" in its NAME, I had to eventually go to Microsoft's support site to learn how to uninstall the Windows update that was interfering with Kodak's software. Now I have to worry about Windows re-installing that update next time I run Windows Update. Does this seem "Easy" to you?



In short, do not buy this camera unless you have good computer skills and time to spend. Shame on Kodak for so blatantly dropping the ball.

Just got this camera a couple of days ago.

photo quality is very good though i would let the camera take a few days time as all the electronics has to break in well and running smoothly,ex-audio systems TV's etc etc,so also cameras.

the main thing is the ease of Use and it is so simple to use i just had to refer to the manual twice for a few clarifications,the close mode is good and the kodak lens is as good as any other camera in the market infact slightly better ,as it is showing details which i never saw before in pictures.

and amazon customer service is top notch ,got a good new camera at a good price.Be sure to check yur firmware version in the about section it should read 1.01 mine was 1.00 and kodak had the firmware on their site in the CX 7430 support section ,just log in with a email ID and download the firmware and upgrade all instructions are in perfect clarity.

overall kodak is very good and would only buy kodak from now mainly for the color quality

I just brought this camera a few weeks ago. I took it on a trip this Memorial weekend and the pictures came out beautiful. I love the close-up mode and the sports mode the best. The night mode is also very good (which surprised me). I also like the fact that this camera allows you to review the pictures and zoom in and out when doing so. I did not like the auto mode at all. The landscape mode took pretty good pictures. When I viewed them I thought they weren't good, but when I reviwed them online they were beautiful like postcards.


I also like the video capability. When I first got the camera, I did a little home video walking around the house and talking and when I uploaded it on the computer it was sharp and very clear. It also played back well on the camera. This camera is worth the price. Like the other reviewers I recommend any buyer to purchase rechargeable batteries.

When I got this camera out of the box, I was taking pictures in minutes without even reading the instructions. Don't get me wrong, I'll have to review the manual to do rapid series shots, night shots, or other shots that might be difficult. So far, it's been incredibly easy to use and very intuitive.

I'll echo the concern of at least one other reviewer - I strongly recommend against installing the Kodak software. You should have no problem simply connecting the camera to a USB port and transferring images and video. After installing Kodak's software, my computer crashed.

I am new at digital photography, and I was looking for something easy to use, yet a camera that took great pictures. This absolutely fits the bill! The way the camera works is similar to any Kodak film-type camera - just point and shoot. It has the same features my film camera does, in that you frame your subject, depress the shutter button halfway to focus, then shoot. It has an auto setting that is useful for most picture taking, fill-in flash, zoom. It's extremely easy to review any pictures taken, and delete them immediately or save for later.

Not only does it take clear, sharp pictures, but it also has a video feature that was amazing for an inexpensive camera.

The instructions contained in the booklet were precise and easy to follow. Great for beginners.

The printer dock is also easy to operate, and is certainly nice to have if you want to print a few pictures here and there at home. The cost factor is a little high, at approximately $.64 per print, so it would be more cost-effective to have them printed at a drug store, etc.

I've loaded the software onto my computer in order to upload the pictures to view and/or print. I had no problem with the software after loading, and it is very easy to use.

I would not hesitate to recommend this model to anyone just learning to use a digital camera, or someone looking to upgrade, for that matter.

My next purchase will be a bigger memory card for the video feature I plan on using!

The Easy Share line is a great gift, and it eliminates the confusing uploading/downloading/cable-hooks-up-where? for those PC & digital photo newbies. I have purchased 4 of the EasyShare line for gifts for family, friends and myself.

Good out of the bad. After so much reading I got my CX7430. The second time I went to use it, it turned on and never work again. The lense extended and did nothing else after that. The good part of the story is that I took it back to the Kodak dealer here in Panama City, Panama and within two days a I got not just a replacement but the step up model DX7440 for no extra money. Not much to say about the CX7430, but a big round of applause for the dealership here in Panama

I needed an easy to use camera that would take great pictures, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. This camera meets all of those requirements. The pictures look great, it is easy to use, and the software that comes with this camera makes it very easy to transfer pictures between the camera and my computer. The included software also makes it very easy to create online photo albums to share your pictures with friends and family. I would recommend this camera to anyone looking for an affordable camera that takes great pictures.

I bought this camera while on vacation to replace my 3.2 megapixel Canon PowerShot A70. Since then I've taken a few hundred pictures and just don't like the picture quality as much as the camera it replaced. The pixel count is higher but the overall image quality seems worse. The auto focus almost always tends to blur just a little, even when the camera is balanced on a stable surface. I just finished editing pictures I took in Paris and became more and more disappointed at the quality the more I examined the photos for focus and contrast.

The one pro I've identified is that the Kodak does take pictures quickly and doesn't have the annoying lag that plagued my Canon.

If you are buying this to replace a Canon make sure you're satisfied with the image quality differences before purchasing.

I've owned about 10 cameras in my life. My needs are pretty simple. I just want a camera that will make it easy to take a good photo. The CX7430 does just that.

The digital camera I was replacing, a Powershot 200, I threw in the garbage, literally. It ate batteries, it seemed to operate randomly, and there was a long, annoying delay before it took the picture so I often "missed the moment." It also was a bit of a pain to figure out how to operate.

I've had my CX7430 for about a month, and I love it. The best thing about this camera is that it is very intuitive. I've been able to figure out how to do just about everything by just looking at the camera and using common sense. So far, I haven't had to replace the batteries. It takes the photo promptly. The optical zoom is nice. The quality of the photos looks good.

If you are a very serious photographer, you'll probably want a more expensive camera. If you want a simple, inexpensive, intuitive camera that will take nice photos when you want it to, this should be a good choice.

I love my camera. It has many functions, video, and it is a very nice size. Not too small or too big. It's very great and you can share your pics with others. The picture is so clear it's unreal. I am sure there are better digital cameras out there, but for a person who has never had one and is just getting into picture taking and wants clarity, picture share and even printing from home...this is the one!

The camera is great no issues with it what so ever, only thing is the internal storage is definitely not sufficient and it's highly recommended that you get a 1 gig or better memory card to go with it.

after having an ancient 1.3 mega pixel camera since 2000 last october (2004) i decided to buy a newer updated digital. after a bit of searching i settled on the CX7430. at the time it was about $200 which was a great price i love the camera. it has B&W and sepia settings, even though the screen is a bit small the quality is great. also updloading on the computer is simple. great quality fun camera i recommend.

I love this camera!! I really like the clear detailed pictures it takes.I always use auto,and its perfect for me.I take tons of family photos.I have taken thounsands of photos with this camera and love them!!Iv never had better pictures.It also has great video too,I have a video camera,but find myself useing this more for video than my video camer.Because its just so hadny.And I can transfer my videos to cd to watch on tv.I take pictures of my kids sleeping at night,and the room is totaly dark,and when you see the photo youd never know it was takin at night.Because it looks like it was taken during the day,thats how great it lights up the room when you take a photo at night.

Several people in my family have this digital camera, and they have worked for many years. We've taken this camera to the beach, camping, on road trips, to relative's houses; you name it. It has many fine points about it. If you are taking pictures at night, you can flip the stitch on the camera to 'night'; ect. This camera seems durable enough and has a video screen built into it so you can film as well.. (although it only works for a few minutes). Though this camera has several good points, there are bad things about it too, that i should mention. There isn't alot of storage space on it, which means you have to transfer the pictures onto a computer or lap top, which is hard to do if you are on the road or camping or anything like that. Also, the battery runs out easily, and if it is on when you are using it, the front of the camera will stay open, and there is no way to close it until you get another battery. The camera is really nice, and overall, i beleive it deserves four stars. One of our camera's came with a black & red camera case.

This is my first digital camera EVER!!! And I LOVE it! I've never had a problem with it, ever, it was EXTREMELY SIMPLE and straightforward to learn, I didn't even need the instructions!

I love this little camera! I wish I could afford to buy these for my whole family!

I have this camera. Its very useful to take short movies and the picture clarity is very good. The USB option make its very easy for transefering the photos on to your PC and delete the pics that you dont like. The only thing i dislike is that batteries wont last for long. They would go out say in couple of hours. Overall the performance is good.

This is a great little camera. It is SO EASY to use. The photos are great. I was totally stuck on my 35mm camera until I found this. 35 mm is great but I wanted to be able to preview my photos to make sure I REALLY got the shot. I also wanted to be able to delete the JUNK without paying to have it printed at the photo shop.

I previously owned a first generation digital camera. The photos were mediocre because of the low megapixels (a big reason why I would not give up the 35mm). I am extremely happy with the quality of photos from this camera.

I also bought the printer dock which recharges the battery.
This set works out really great for scrapbooking. I can easily print off another picture if I need one to fill out a page. I have even taken the camera and printer to a friends house to scrapbook. I print as I go.

I agree others reviews. I do not care for the software that comes with the camera. I prefer to use the Windows XP software.

I highly recommend this camera. It is easy to use and the pictures are great. What can I say, I don't think I have used my 35mm since I bought this. There is no reason to.

i used this camera on 4 european trips and came back with over 300 pics each time without ever needing to change batteries. Person after person marvels at the fantastic shots i took. several have been blown up to 8x10, 5x7 and framed. this is a fantastic unit that meets all my needs. i am not a professional user, but a damn good everyday photo taker. you won't be disapponted with this model. love the dock charger feature also.

I've had this camera for about a year now, and I love it.
It's my first digital and I'm amazed at all it can do. It has all the features I could ever want. I just take photos of family get-togethers.

After a few months I discovered how to take videos and they are a lark!

I paid around $170 for it a year ago and it's a great camera for that price.

WE bought this camera 2 years ago and were satisfied until recently. Of course the camera stops working properly when you most need it. It started giving really dark photos the day our son was born. Now we have all of these horrible, dark pictures of the birth of our son. We have tried to get it serviced but every shop we take it to says that we need to mail it to kodak and that it will cost at least $150 to fix it. I didn't realize I had bought a disposable camera. I am really diappointed.

I love this camera, however, the best time to take pictures is during the day with light. The night pictures are pretty dark, but you can still see them. The camera also only takes 2 AA batteries, which makes the camera pretty light.

Overall this is a very good digital camera for the price.

I bought this camera from amazon.com two years ago and it's been nothing but reliable. It's simple to use and packed with features - other favorable reviews are dead on - but my story is about its sturdiness. Today, I accidentally dropped it from a balcony 12 feet high onto concrete paving, and thought it was gone for sure. One of the prong hinges for the battery door broke, the door itself separated from the camera, and the casing came open on one side. I was able to pop the casing closed with a screwdriver, and reattach the battery door (half a hinge seems to be sufficient). The mechanisms and electronics still work *perfectly*. Optical zoom, automatic lens cover, flash, everything. It's incredible.

this camera may look pretty but i dont like it one bit. I got this camera last summer before i went on a trip to ohio. At first i thought it was great but now ive totally changed my mind. This camera has bad image quality and is not reliable. It also has an extremely bad zoom and its horribly slow. Its already breaking too. Ive had this camera less than a year and im ready to get a new one. So please- if you are looking to purchase a good quality camera- dont but this one.

If I had to be stuck with one camera, this one would be it. I've owned it for a year and it's fantastic! What do you want for $150? This is a steal. It takes better pix than my friend's and family's cameras that are 2-3x more expensive.

PROS:
1. Battery life is unbelievable -- with lithium batteries it takes about 550 shots. Plus it will use rechargable ones as well.
2. Pictures are excellent - vivid, colorful, crisp.
3. Extremely easy to use.
4. Fast at reloading.
5. Great price.
6. Video feature is great, sound is decent.

CONS:
1. Cannot zoom while video recording.

I've had no problems with the camera itself, but the necessary Kodak software is so horrible, that it makes me avoid the camera too. The software makes it difficult to download select photos versus the entire collection on the camera. It also has skimpy editing features. I have to jump around from the Kodak software to a microsoft one and then another from a different website in order to get all the different changes I want in a picture.

I bought this camera in April of 2005, and have used it for MANY pictures since (plus some video). I did a lot of research before buying, but really when it came down to it, I bought a brand I knew and it was cheap. Well I ended up with a great camera. I have 6 kids and scrapbook, so photo quality is very important to me and this camera has it. I use rechargeable batteries and they last a LONG time before needing recharged. Take it from a Mom that memories mean a lot to...this is a terrific camera! All of the lengthy good reviews on here are telling the truth. I heard a lot of bad things from "camera professionals" about Kodak, but I haven't seen any of what they said.

I love this camera! I've had it for over a year and would recomend it to anyone. I bought this camera after taking a backpacking trip with my friend and seeing the great shots her Easy Share took. I absolutly love it. I often take video of my 9 month old son because I don't have time to whip out the big camera. The video isn't super but it's fast and simple. I just use the Windows Camera Wizard to get all my photos off it so I've never used their software, but I've never had a problem. ::thumbs up::

The CX7430 takes great pictures, with so many pixels that a picture won't fit on my computer monitor, I have to scroll from side to side. The video feature is great, too, even though you can't zoom while shooting. The video is pretty good quality for a camera like this. I use lower pixels, and 26 frames a second. It has a nice cord thing (soft) that can be used for your wrist. It uses up a pair of rechargeable AAs in the equivalent of a few hours of shots. So that is nice, but have a second pair, maybe with a case too.

The CX7430 takes pictures with so many pixels that a picture won't fit on my computer monitor, I have to scroll from side to side. The video feature is great also, though you can't zoom while shooting. I use lower pixels, and 26 frames a second. It has a nice wrist strap that can be used. It uses up a pair of rechargeable AAs in the equivalent of a few hours of shots. I recommend having a second pair in case.

I've had this camera for about 3 yrs now, and it's never given me a single problem. It takes very good pictures of scenery, but I don't think the night vision mode is particularly great (are any cameras that good @ taking shots in the dark though?). I've never regretted purchasing this camera.

Bought it was pleased with it - had it awhile and now it kills fresh batteries after only a handful of pictures. A friend had one and said she took it to best buy and the guy told her the camera had "died" and new batteries are not the fix - there was no fix - same thing happened to mine.
Please consider this possibility if you are buying this camera - would guess mine is a 2-3 yrs old and its dead. Suggest you buy a better name brand. I'm not buying Kodak next time.

Kodak has a winner!!!

After a recent trip to the mountains for a weekend getaway, I decided it was time to purchase a "wearable" digital camera.
I wanted something small enough to carry in a belt pouch (like you carry a cell phone) so I could keep it with me all the time.

Also on my list of "wants" were the requirements that it: run on standard batteries (I now refuse to purchase electronic devices that require $50+ proprietary batteries); must be reasonably priced; must interface to my computer via a cable utilizing a USB port/plug (didn't want to be forced to use a docking station); be easy to operate; and of course, needs to be able to produce a nice looking picture.

I've owned several digital camera's (Canon and Sony) over the past 6 or 7 years, so I've had some experience with both the good and bad aspects of digital photography. After a fair amount of research (with an admitted bias toward Japanese name brands), I settled on the Kodak CX7530. And I have been impressed.

The photos are absolutely stunning. The color saturation and clarity will amaze you. I have yet to take the instruction manual out of the plastic wrap, yet I have managed to figure-out how to use most of the camera's features with just a little trial and error in a single afternoon. Runs on 2 standard "AA" penlight batteries. Sports more than average internal memory with the option of adding more storage capacity via removable cards (I purchased a 512MB SD card for about $40). Picture transfers to my computer were simple and flawless. And you can even shoot video clips that offer pretty credible quality. Light and small, slips into a small padded pouch on my belt so it is always handy.

If you can get past your "name tag" bias, get you one of these little gems. Kodak has put together a winner with the CX7530!!!!!

I'm not new to photography or digital cameras. I've had them for a few years now. This CX7530 is a fabulous camera. You can just point and shoot or you can go into the menus and adjust the shutter speed and ISO and get some really creative shots. I took mine to the Shedd Aquarium at night and put it on a tripod to capture the city (Chicago) from the lake. I adjusted the shutter for a long exposure on 5 MP setting. The resulting picture was breath taking. We've had it professionally printed and it is now a wall mural. It is that good. Really sharp pictures even when laid down on very large paper stock.

You can not go wrong with this camera, and I highly recommend the printer dock. Once you get the camera and printer dock you will never go back to film.

I've had the camera for about 9 months.

After about 1 year of research, I finally made the plunge and purchased a digital camera. I finally decided on a Kodak after using my sister-in-law's older model. After reviewing the different models, I decided that the CX7530 had the best bang for the buck, and shouldn't have me needing to buy a "better" camera for several years. I have to give HUGE kudos to Kodak for absolute ease of use. When we got this camera (yesterday) neither of us looked at the owner's manual. We just started clicking away, using each of the settings. Getting in and out of the menu, and picture review was so easy. Uploading the pictures to the computer was also easy. The software that came with the printer dock wouldn't install because of some conflict with XP. But we have been using the Microsoft Camera Wizard which is basically idiot proof. Our Dell computer has preloaded software, which we have been playing around with. So far we have taken about 36 pictures, all in the "best" quality. I am absolutely AMAZED at the crisp clarity of the photos this camera takes. Scenery, pictures of people, animals, close ups of flowers, they are all amazing. I think I am most impressed with the close up pictures. I took a close up of a yellow dandelion, and the picture shows every detail in 3D. I still can't get over the pictures! We used Wal Marts online photo center to upload some of our picutres to see how they actually looked in print (they look STUNNING on the computer). We got 2 4x6's, 4 5x7's, and 2 8x10's. I was just as impressed with the prints. The same colors, depth, and clarity was present. We also used the movie mode to take a quick 30 second movie, using the internal memory. The sound was good, and the picture better than I expected. Things were a bit jerky when moving, but once focused, it was good. Very impressive over all! So, for those of you doing the research, ready to make the plunge into the world of digital cameras, or even looking to upgrade, you really need to look at this camera. The ease, number of features, price, and quality of the photos make this an unbeatable bargain.

I purchased this camera about 3 months ago and couldn't be more pleased. This is my first journey into the digital camera world and I had been researching this for about 2 weeks before I made my decision to go with this one. The ease of use and the large viewing area was a must being that my 17 year old daughter loves to take pics and view immediately. I will admit though, that I ditched the Kodak software almost immediately......it just didn't have enough features to keep my interest. I have been using software called "Picasa2" by google, it's free, fun and very easy to use. It has many features that we have enjoyed, and emailing them is a breeze.

I have just recently bought a photo printer and with the 2 combined the quality is better than anything that you can take and get developed. I never thought I would find a digital camera that I would find the quality as good as a 35mm, but I have and strongly recommend this one.

I've spent quite a bit of money on film cameras and lenses. This was my first venture into the realm of digital photography. I read a great deal before deciding on this camera and I have no regrets whatsoever. This camera is fantastic. Let's just go with a list:

Pros:

- The pictures are absolutely OUTSTANDING especially considering this camera's price
- This camera comes on almost instantly.
- The battery life is great when using rechargables. Another good thing about the batteries is that the camera takes standard AA's, so if you rechargables do run out at a bad time, you can always run and buy a pair of regular old alkaline AA's.
- Although it's a minor feature, this camera actually takes half-way decent video and the sound is pretty good too. Also, unlike other cameras, the length of your video is limited only by the size of your memory card.
- The interface is very intuitive. You hardly need to read the manual
- Did I mention that the pictures were great?

Con (very minor):
- I wish this camera could go fully manual (changing the aperture and shutter speed). However, you can usually trick the camera into doing what you want by changing the settings a little bit.

Anyway, do your own research, but I think that you will find this camera to be an amazing value for the money.

I purchased this camera after reading the perfect product reviews on nearly every website I researched. However, my experience was very different and disappointing compared to others. I am a professional graphic designer and have experience with professional photography as well. I wanted a good inexpensive digital camera that would exceed the quality and resolution of my $800 4 megapixal digital camera. I purchased the Kodak EasyShare CX7530, so I would have it before my sister's wedding. I tested it around the house for a couple of days and made the following observation. Photos that were taken outside in natural sunlight turned out absolutely perfect. I could see extremely detailed aspects of my photo subjects that could not be seen when taken with a 4mp camera. I took pictures of my dog and could literally see every single strand of hair on her in all the photos. Outside photos are absolutely amazing. HOWEVER, the photos I took indoors (using lighting from lamps and/or overhead lights) did not turn out as well. The overall color of my photo subjects seems to be rather subdued and the color was not accurate. The details that I saw in outdoor photos weren't as prominate when the same subjects were photographed indoors. Nevertheless, I still felt that it had potential, and I took it to my sister's wedding anyway.

I took approximately 90 photos at the wedding, and nothing could have prepared me for how terrible the photos would turn out. The chapel had natural sunlight coming through the windows providing enough lighting so that the flash was not automatically used. All of the photos were taken using the "Auto" setting. I was sitting in the front row so I wouldn't be too far away from my subjects. While the photos appeared to be normal through the viewer window, I was shocked when I got home and transferred them to my computer. Every single photograph taken in the chapel was absolutely ruined. They all had a bright red tint to them that could not be corrected, and they were all severely distorted and blurred. I only used the zoom in a couple of photos, and those photos were completely unrecognizable. But the majority of photos were taken without zoom, in good lighting, close to my photo subjects..... and none of them are usable and worthy of being printed. The ONLY photos that turned out decent were the few I took outdoors during the wedding reception, which was held at 3pm sunlight and in perfect weather. I am shocked, disappointed, and angry.... words can't describe how I felt when this happened. How can a camera that takes such perfect photos outside in the daytime take such horrific photos indoors? I will never be able to replace the memories or photos I took that day, and I think everyone should be aware of the potential downside of this camera. It definitely doesn't deserve a perfect rating. I am a professional, and if I received such terrible results from a camera, I would caution anybody else who is looking for a dependable, easy point and click camera. I returned this camera the second I got home from the wedding.

As a side note, my aunt has the Kodak EasyShare DX7630 6.1 megapixal camera, which isn't much more expensive than this 5MP camera. Almost all of her photos came out perfect and the detail is absolutely amazing indoors and outdoors. I am going to purchase one just like hers.

Kodak is my second digital camera, my first was Sony 3.2 MP.. I thought that Kodak has done a great job with this camera. The one thing that I was kind of upset is that you must know how to operate the camera in order to get clear picture such as you must make sure that the squares change to green before you take your picture so that it focus properly. I've already get the hang of this but occassionally I got blur pictures and this is very frustrating. Furthermore, if you gonna ask someone to take your pictures, you have to explain to them how to go about doing it so that they won't take blur pictures. These happens to me when I went for a trip overseas and a few of my pictures are either blur or under exposed and I could not even fix them.

So to all who wanna buy Kodak digital camera make sure that you know how to operate them so that your picture won't be blur, or underexposed. Other than that, I like the compactness of this camera but am still looking for the ease of using digital camera.. Perhaps I should stick to either Sony or Canon.

I'm not one to write a review, in fact this is my very first. I bought this camera based on all the great reviews I read before my purchase in February 2005.

The price is great and the size is nice, but it takes a lot of underexposed photos. Not to mention the RED EYES!

I'm a tad disappointed. My first digital camera (Kodak DC3400 2MP) took wonderful pictures as compared to this camera. The only drawback was the size. It was kind of big and bulky. I sure wish I didn't give that camera away.

Summary...was a lot happier with my Kodak DC3400. Wish I still had it and regret buying this Kodak CX7530. I'm in search of another digital camera...again.

This is an excellent digital camera. Although it is my first, I have used other people's. I was overwhelmed by the product choices and various features of digital cameras available. I relied on Amazon.com reviewers as I often do. I chose wisely with the CX7530. It has everything you would expect from a 5MP camera in its price range. But some notable things for me include:

1) An optical viewfinder (not just the LCD screen which saps the battery)
2) The optical viewfinder zooms in and out (not just a hole to look through)
3) Very little button-press to shutter delay (people are still smiling when the shutter clicks)
4) Camera looks good and feels good in my hands (no weird lumps, bumps and humps)
5) Fits perfectly in Kodak's small camera bag.

In short, if you need a digital camera and can't spend hours and hours researching and trying store models, just stop it and buy this camera. You will have chosen wisely.

I JUST BAUGHT THIS IN RADIO SHACK YESTERDAY AND UP TILL NOW ITS THE BEST PERFECT SIZ FOR THE SCREEN AND THE RESOLUTION IS THE BEST THIS IS DEFANATELY ONE OF KODAK'S BEST PRODUCTS YET PLEAS CONSIDER.

I sought out this camera at the suggestion of a friend. The quality of the camera and the quality of the pictures are excellent. The EasyShare software is giving me a problem for some reason. Tech support has been attentive but the problem of not installing continues.

I purchased this camera as I had a couple of very poor quality cameras and was tired of their shortcomings

I think this camera is great to use, a breeze to work out and install and the online and provided tutorials make what you can't work out just as straight forward.

The photos I've taken so far have been nothing short of awesome and friends I've shown are equally impressed.

Love it!

I had bought this camera for my husband as a birhtday gift. He is what you could call a shutter bug. :) He absolutely loves it and so do I. It is very easy to use even for those that are not real good with electronics or technical gizmos. While we prefer to use our own picture software already installed on our computer, it is extremely easy to download our pictures to send out as email.

I purchased this camera along with the printer dock and it is awesome. It produces BETTER pictures than a very expensive 35mm camera professionally developed. It's a MUST HAVE. It's so simple to use, a child could use it and get perfect pictures. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE IT !

This is the first time I bought a digital camera. I am still testing this camera using various modes and lights and I am pleased with it. Quite a few people complained about the software, well I guess there is some problem with the software, but I did not bother to use their software. I just use Picasa2 from Google it is much easier to use and cool software.
The only draw back I guess is the battery drain.
It is a must to buy some really good rechargable batteries. And some SD memeory too.

Best"bang for the buck" I have ever purchased. At a company picnic there were several people taking pictures. Some had very expensive cameras. My pictures were just as good! I am not a good photographer, but the camera and the software made me look like one. THANKS KODAK FOR A GRRRRRRRRREAT CAMERA

I purchased my Kodak CX7530 7 months ago and have taken hundreds of pictures. Every picture has came out perfect with rich, vibrant color. I cannot find one complaint about this camera or the software, they both are extremely easy to use and produce excellent results! I recommend purchasing a 256 MB SD card...you'll be suprised how many pictures you will take!! I use rechargeable batteries (Kodak recommends NOT using regular AA batteries) and am very impressed with how long they last...even using the LCD display. I keep my camera with me at all times...that way, I never miss a "Kodak moment"!

Originally I was extremely pleased with this camera, the picture quality, the speedy times, the software, everything. After owning it about 5 months though, the camera would become moody as to when it would turn on, every once in awhile it would decide not to turn on. At first i thought it was a battery problem, so i bought several different packs of rechargable batteries, as well as a slew of lithium ones. The problem was annoying at first, but after awhile it came to the point where it would no longer turn on.
Frustrated, i exchanged the camera for a new one. Yet again, after only a month of use, the same problem occurred. I called customer service and sent it in for a repair, but upon return, the problem hadn't been fixed.
A friend of mine has the exact same camera and has the exact same problem.
Watch out, their customer service is nearly useless and there may be a problem with this model.

The Kodak Easyshare cx7530 is a 5.0 MP Digital Camera

I am new to digital camera but I have found this extremely easy to use at regular day use. The video and sound are clear and easy to use but I would recommend a tripod. This uses 2 AA Batteries if you can get some rechargeable batteries it well help a lot it has a 32 mb of internal memory but get an extra sd card of at least 256 mb

This camera is awesome and I highly recommend it to you if you are considering a new camera or a upgrade!

When I read C. Gaspard's story, I laughed, as I had the exact same experience. I also bought a CX7530 before my sister's wedding(!), and just like him, all of the photos taken indoors on the auto setting were horrible. Out of the 80 shots or so I took, I managed to salvage about 10 of them, but they weren't suitable for handing out. Fortunately they had a professional photographer for real wedding photos. I've since learned to wrestle with the camera to get shots that come out right indoors, but it takes a lot more effort than it really should.

Outdoors, though, the camera takes GORGEOUS photos. As in, a shot I took of a sunset above a shopping mall I was in has been my wallpaper for the last month or so. Outdoor photos on auto setting look fine... except shots with a lot of glare in them (for example, ocean shots), which throws off every one of the auto-sensing settings. Again, I had to take several pictures at different manual settings before I could get these shots to come out right.

My car got broken into and the camera was stolen out of my glove compartment. I'm now looking into buying a new camera, and it's not going to be a CX7530, which basically says it all.

I liked this camera a lot. I thought it took nice pictures and was very user friendly....however....after about 6 months of owning the camera it started to have problems. Although I took excellent care of the camera it got a mind of its own. It turns on and off at random times, and uses two AA batteries in about 3 minutes. It uses batteries so fast that I am forced not to use the camera anymore. Is this a manufacturing flaw?

This is my second point and shoot digital camera. Nothing was wrong with my other it just took a rocket scientist to use it. Not with the Kodak CX7530. You can basically turn it on and figure all the buttons easily. I love the screen descriptions when you turn the top dial to see what mode you are in. Daytime shots come out great! Night time are not so great as the flash doesn't carry but that is the case with most digital cameras. I would buy this camera again in an instant!

I've had this camera for a little over 8 months now and i love it!! So far, I have had no problems with it. It is an excellent bargain for price, quality and the various functions. It takes great pics both indoors and outdoors. It also takes decent videos. Battery power lasts long with the Kodak cx7530. I highly recommend it!

I got this camera around two months ago and it is great, except for one flaw. There is something wrong with the flash, it is programmed to be on but there is no flash ever. It ruins the whole picture usually. I need help, or I might as well throw this camera away.

I bought this camera in mid-2004 when it was the latest thing. Nowadays, when 7.0+MP cameras are everywhere at exactly the same price I got it($305.00), I wouldn't change it for anything. It's easy to configure, and the pictures looks great as digital images and printed. I used it mostly to take pictures of band shows, where people moves often under dark places, and pics were always luminous, crisp and expresive. And not to mention outdoor pictures, I did lots of internal touring around the island and pictures couldn't look any better...!

So sad I lost my beloved camera a few weeks ago, I'll be missing it lots. But then again, perhaps it's time to upgrade so I think I'll go with a Z650 Easyshare since I had such a great time with its predecesor...

wish I had read the reviews before buying. My camera seems to have a mind of its own too and will turn on and off when it feels like it. Forget about any outside winter time picture taking. I use rechargeable batteries and had to buy new batteries and a recharger to see if it would fix the problem but to no avail. I have missed several photos as a result. I need to buy a new camera and definitely am thinking of switching brands.

I have had this camera for a couple years. I bought this camera for $300. I have LOTS to say about the camera!

The thing that stands out about this camera is that it is SO easy to use! All the features that it has are really easy to get to. The image quality is good, and you can change the size of your pictures very easily in a very undestandable way (small, med, large)... many people don't understand what pixels are (I sure didn't before!).

The internal memory is also great! You can take pictures on those moments when you realize you forgot your memory card at home!! (I hate when that happens!) The black and white pictures look awesome and the sepia mode makes a very beautiful brown shade. The video mode is good and the built in speaker is awesome for watching your videos right there.

There is one complaint I have about this camera. Sometimes indoors, the flash isn't very good. The backgrounds come out very dark. But with some editing on the computer, you should be able to fix that!

But the most incredible thing about this camera is it's durability. Man, has my camera gone through alot! It's been thrown 15 feet in the air, left outside on a rainy night, dropped in the toilet, dropped in the sand at the beach, dropped really hard by little kids... it's just been abused in any way you can think. And amazingly... it still works. Don't ask me how, but it does! I've never repaired it or anything. I do have to put tape on the battery door and it shuts off sometimes (not often at all, though), but I can deal with that!

If I went back in time, I'd buy it again. :)

This is a good camera than can create fantastic pictures. The only problem I have found it that it takes a quite a while between pictures to get ready for the next one. Wonderful camera for still pictures every once in a while. Poor camera for lots of pictures really quick.

I ran down this item description because I wanted to compare this 7530 to the newer 7MP-10MP super-compacts out there for size. Noticed the ratings, and had to jump in for a few words.

I bought this about 1 1/2 yrs ago to take pics for work, both indoors and out. Used about 5-10 times / month, 20-200 pics per mo. The pics I've gotten with its "pipsqueak" 5MP have produced the best photos so far from among my co-workers cameras, some as high as 8MP (and they all agree, unanimously). Very bright pics outdoors, good indoors as long as you are within flash range (perhaps 10'-12' max where its real dark).

Granted it is moderately "bulky" compared to the newer super-compacts and is a bit of a squeeze fitted into your typical shirt pocket, but at the current price ($150 or so I see, as of 1/12/07) its a "fair" price and ideal for someone who wants a quality semi-bargain snap and shoot that is relatively easy to learn, even now. Just know that I've only used it for 4x6's (with an HP 375 battery-powered mini-printer in the field) and a few 8x10's.

It is a tad slow to power up, and getting the red "not ready" (mostly because of flash settings I've messed with) light to stop takes a moment of patience. This is all that is even slightly negative that I can say about it. The controls aren't cumbersome, the menus are good (not great, but good for what it does), the battery lasts a long time (and ,nicely, will take AA's in a pinch, its most endearing feature for me at work where I may not have a charger, although I may only get another 20-30 pics with flash from standard AA's), and since its pictbridge compatible I just plug it into the printer or computer and go, everytime.

It has done all I've asked of it, and have certainly got my money's worth (I recall I paid about $200-225 or so). If you aren't going to go and spend $225 & up within the next year for another camera (say a Canon SD600 or 630 or comparable, at that price range, both of which are smaller and take good pics), this is all you'll need.

I've had this camera for 2 years now. My wife dropped it and cracked the LCD, though it still works. But I thought maybe it might be time to buy a new camera so I started looking.

You know what? I can't find a new point & shoot camera that produces images that is convincingly better with such ease of use. Bummer! After 2 years, other than just an increase in MP, overall image quality has not gotten any better! We went to Japan and my wife bought a Ricoh R4 for nearly $450 and after comparing photos, my 7530 was still better.

After doing more research and comparing photos of the new Canons (SD600, 700, 800), Casios and other Kodaks, there aren't any new compact models that is convincing me. I don't want a Sony or Fuji due to their proprietary memory cards, and the Nikon compacts are not rated very well.

For now, I've decided to keep my 7530 with the cracked LCD and all because in the end, image quality beats all those bells and whistles.

After more than a couple of years of use and a few drops and dings this camera still works and produces good quality pictures.
I had to replace the rechargeable NiCad battery pack a few months ago. I was expecting a little more mileage out of the batteries since I am very good are keeping the camera in the dock for recharging.
Camera is easy to use and with enough memory you can capture several short video clips. That feature is also easy to figure out. I have 512 MB of memory which allowed me at last count to store nearly 400 pictures and 2 video clips about 30 seconds long.
I wish I could say my next camera would be another Kodak, were is not for the fact I had a very dissapointing experience with the Printer Dock hardware and software.
On the plus side, this camera is detected properly on SuSE Linux Desktop 10 and works well with F-Spot and digiKam when connected through USB port.
Overall it is a good buy and you will not be dissapointed.

A few years ago this camera was great. Now it is horrible. As with many older digital cameras shots in direct sunlight cannot be taken without significant washout of colors. Hence, this isn't a good camera for your trip to disney land.
Secondly, I discovered that this camera cannot take shots in less than bright shade, unfortunately I discovered this on a trip to Europe. Basically, it is impossible to take pictures in the Louvre or any other great site because the light levels are too low. Kodak didn't even design the camera to have manual picture taking, hence the camera cannot be "forced" to take pictures.
Lastly, after about 3 years of limited use, the camera went kaputs. I haven't contacted kodak about it yet but since a new one is only worth $79 I'm betting it would be more worth my while to buy a new camera.

The pictures it takes are fine; my main complaints are that this camera has a slow shutter speed, it takes a long time to reset itself when I'm trying to shoot a number of pictures at once AND this camera uses up a lot of battery power (especially when transferring over photos). I wish it came with a rechargeable battery instead of requiring AA batteries.

If you have a limited budget this is a good camera, the batteries run out fast and if you don't mind pressing the shutter button and the picture finally snaps which seems like 2 seconds later-this is for you. I thought this lag time wouldn't be a big deal until I used it, it became a huge annoyance and a big drawback for enjoying using this camera.

This camera does work pretty good. I had a 1GB sd card and it held tons of pictures. The pictures turn out good and the camera has a good flash. The only problem I've had is that the batteries don't last very long. It seemed to do fine for about a year but about 6 months ago I noticed I would put new batteries in and they would be dead by the end of the day sometimes even sooner. The instructions say that if you use the LCD when your taking the pictures instead of the viewfinder it uses up more of the battery but I don't use the LCD so I don't think it's that. If no one else has had this problem then it may just be my camera but in my opinion it's a lot cheaper and easier to just have a rechargeable camera then to be buying numerous batteries. Other then that, I've had no other problems.

The 7530 works fine. Like some other reviewers, battery life is very short. I've tried rechargeable NI-MH cells rated 2200 mAh each. These did not last more than a day or two. The camera seems to drain them even when not in use. This happened with AA Lithium cells also. These fresh cells lasted 2 or 3 days and were then dead.
This camera has been around and has many reviews. This seems a common problem. I wonder if it is common to all digital cameras?
Aside from this the camera is easy to use. It does take a very good picture.
When I use the camera I turn off the image display, and there are no "dirty" contacts. I can not get over how it goes through batteries.
It is bad enough to make me miss my old SLR film camera. I wanted rechargable lithiums but they are limited and may not be much better. Oh well.

I bought this, my first digital camera, to document the building of my new house. It worked reasonably well at first, but when winter closed in and the builders were still hard at work, my camera wasn't. Every time I turned it on it immediately turned off again. For a while after that it still worked okay indoors, but eventually I had the problem regardless of the temperature. Occasionally if I kept turning it on I won the battle and it would stay on and take a reasonably good picture, but the next time I wanted to use it I would have to go through the same hassle. I have seen good reviews of other Kodak products, but I won't buy another. I've just replaced the camera with a Nikon S700 and the difference, both in quality of the pictures and in ease of use (make that possibility of use) is incredible.

I'm a thunderstorm enthusiast, so I've been using this to take photos of clouds and video of lightning storms. While it's definitely not professional quality, it's great for a hobbyist.

Don't bother with the digital zoom, though, honestly. It makes pictures far too grainy.