All I can say is WOW!

We're going to Alaska in July. We have a 2 year old Fujifilm S3000 3.2 mega pixel already, but after much deliberation we decided to indulge ourselves and purchase the Kodak C643 in addition to a new digital camcorder to tape our four boys during our excursions.
I've played around with it for 2 weeks and feel I'm qualified now to review it.
PROS:
The LCD screen is HUGE! I've saved so much time being able to preview photos in detail and delete off the bad ones immediately instead of downloading them onto my laptop to review and delete. Great time saver! The built in memory is large enough that we can use it now while we're still pricing out 1g or 2g SD cards.
It took about 5 minutes to get the hang of the menu, which is incredibly easy to use. The controls buttons are large enough for my hands, and are far enough apart as to not hit another accidentally.
Camera cropping is something I was unfamiliar with, but I've already come to love it. You can easily adjust the white balance and ISO speed manually.
The burst feature takes four shots in 2 seconds which is impressive. (Very important when trying to capture birthday candle blowing!)
The sepia and B/W effects are realistic and by far my favorites.
I've played around with the long time exposure feature and gotten some REALLY neat effects.
It's lightweight and small enough to fit in my purse or pocket but large enough that even my slightly shaky hands are able to take sharp photos. The photo clarity is amazing. Colors are vibrant and rich. The zoom moves rapidly. Flash is bright, with multiple flash options to chose from.
The slide show feature lets me show the kids the photos I've taken automatically without worrying about them accidentally deleting every photo on the memory card. (Been there, cried about that!) It also has an UNDO DELETE feature. I guess I don't need to say anything more about that, do I?
I've taken a few movies and they've come out surprisingly well, although I confess haven't used that feature much since I've also been playing around with my new digital camcorder.

CONS:
The user guide STINKS! The book is nice and fat but that's only because it includes the information in three languages. It touches on each feature the camera offers, but so briefly that a first time user wouldn't have enough confidence in the information to utilize them properly without fearing irreparable consequences. Don't let this scare you! Play around with the camera! If you screw up, just readjust the levels back to AUTO, and start over again!
This camera is absolutely worth more than what we paid!

The Kodak C643 is a "small" point and shoot. It's size will let you fit it in your shirt pocket, but it can be a little too heavy to carry there, so get a small case.

Battery life is "EXCELLENT" with 2300ma rechargeables. I have taken 20 mins of video and 30 pictures with the screen on, and the battery light is still green. I haven't taken many flash photos, so I can't report how many flashes per charge. The unit only uses two batteries.

The movie mode is superb with very good sound capture. Outdoor movies are very, very, good, but inside movies need some good lighting to obtain adequate movies. Movies are recorded in Quicktime (mov) format, which makes it difficult to view on most players for TV viewing. Kodak software has an avi conversion, but don't waste your time. The quality of the avi really stinks!
Upgrading to Quicktime Pro seems to be the easiest way to make the conversion to other formats. (about $29). Kodak really blew it with this software!

The photos, however, are stunning. Great Kodak picture color.

Kodak needs to work on the macro mode autofocus. In some lighting and at certain distances ( less than a foot) you can only get the camera to autofocus about 4 out of 10 times. Frustrating for those closeup nature shots!

Camera build is a little cheap. I do not like the quality of the card door or battery compartment door. The usb cable is a little difficult to plug in.

The menu is easy, the screen is very big and bright in sunlight.
The zoom works well, and with 6.1mp, even the digital zoom is sharp.

If you get this camera, I recommend getting the Kodak camera dock. It not only comes with two rechargeable batteries, but will make transfers and recharging simpler, and save wear and tear on the cheap doors. Also get a 1GB card, because you will end up taking a lot of video with this camera.

I purchased this camera recently and love it. It is very easy to use and takes beautiful pictures. The manual is clear and provides good starter info. I've been having fun trying out the different scene modes. This is a great camera for a reasonable price.

I love this camera it. It is so easy that my 12 & 13 year olds can take great pictures. I would recommend it to anyone. I've had it for a month and bought it for a family trip to the smokies. Have not had any problems with it so far.

Our daughter had bought one of these about a month previous and we were so impressed for the money that we got one too. Dealing with Amazon was quick and easy and the camera came really quick. Our grandaughter has a smaller one that cost $300 - but the pictures we get are equally as good - and for the camera challenged - it's easy and user friendly.

The only digital I have ever owned was the Kodak DX3515 which I bought years ago and only used to take pictures for online auctions. When I needed a camera for events, I'd buy a Kodak disposable. I decided it was time to upgrade to a digital that I could use all the time-saving me money on developing and also getting better pictures. I am not that savvy when it comes to electronics so if something is not simple enough for me, I get easily frustrated. I knew I wanted to stay with the Kodak name and after a few weeks of comparing products in my price range I went with the C643. When it arrived, I was happy with the size-which is small enough to fit in a pocket and it's not bulky either. I put my rechargable batteries in, popped in my memory card and was able to figure out how to use it without even opening the book. I took it to the zoo the next day to take some shots to get used to how it works and was amazed at how simple it is to use. It guides you in taking pictures and tells you which setting to use for different conditions (beach, action, etc) and all my shots came out great. I even tried the video mode and that is just as simple to use.

This is a great camera and I highly recommend it for anyone-if I can figure it out, you can too!

I bought the kodak C643. and by the third day it stopped working.
I had to go through the hassle of sending it back.
Amazon was cool about sending another camera (same kind)after they recieved my return.
On the third day...the second camera went blank, nothing worked.
I had to ship that one back too.

When I asked Amazon about these cameras they wrote and told me:

(I copied and pasted their words to this review)

"As it seems that the problem with this item is more widespread than
we originally thought, we are not able to send another replacement.
We will investigate and remedy the situation with the item; however,
I cannot guarantee when the error may be fixed"

They said as soon as they recieve my return they will give me my gift certifcate back and I can pick another camera.

Amazon did all they could to help me. I was very impressed about the way they treated me.
But this camera stinks.

bought mine at target. It is great when it works.. however I am currently returning my second one.. they lock up and completely stop responding. Target said there is a problem with the camera and they have had "loads of returns". I would suggest that until this is fixed, buy a different camera!

We recently bought this camera and have been so far pleased with the product. Granted, the last time we bought a camera was back in the Stone Age and we were forced to get a new one when the antique finally broke down.

We were browsing a Best Buy retail store and the sales clerk suggested the Kodak Easy Share C643 as an excellent value for the money. Luckily, the camera happened to be on sale at the time for around $125.00 or so.

The camera is much more compact and lightweight than our previous Kodak and the images produced are of high quality. As with other reviewers, the user's guide is a little more complex than we like. However, this does not detract from the camera itself. While other folks may like something more advanced, we like the camera's basic features.

We are still learning more about the new camera technology and so far have been pleased with the product. The only reason we gave it 4 stars is because we have not extensively used the camera yet. However, so far, so good!

Recommended.

I bought this Kodak EasyShare C643 camera for a month and used it for couple of times. Now it has a real bad problem - when it is turned off, the lens won't come back. I try to replace battery, but the battery door won't open. It is a piece of junk. I will never ever buy Kodak camera again!!!!!!!!

I was just your average person looking for a point and shoot camera that took clear pictures. This camera could not be easier to use. However, I took some pictures with it the night I bought it and was not impressed with the indoor shots, they were grainy looking. The next morning I took more pictures. When I went to review them on the camera a few came up, but there was also an "unrecognized file format" message. I thought maybe I did something wrong so I deleted it out and took more pictures. I reviewed the pictures I took (all of them were there) and I even cropped one of them and saved it. I turned the camera off for a minute and then back on again to take more pictures. Again, some pictures went missing and the "unrecognized file format" message appeared. The camera was very lightweight and compact, and it took nice outdoor pictures. The quality of the camera felt a little cheap. Due to getting an error message not even one day after purchase it has been returned to the store. I would not recommend this to anyone.

I purchased this camera this summer for $150. For some reason, this camera dropped in price during the summer. I heard that it was being discontinued. This is my 2nd Kodak digital camera. My first one took great pics, so I did not hesitate to buy the 643 model. I took this camera to Ft. Walton, Florida and it took pictures with fantastic color. I tried the long exposure taking pics at the pool during the evening. Those turned out very nice also. I don't use the video much. Any vibration in your hands(s) will show up in the video. My camcorder has Steady Shot to eliminate this. I use a 1 GB memory card which will hold 4,000 pics at 1024x768 resolution. The menu system is easy to navigate through. I have not tried all of the camera functions yet. I highly recommend this camera for less than $150.

Got is around a week back. It is quite handy and easy to use point and shoot camera for starters. Most impressive thing one notices is the big bright LCD screen. Menu is easy to use and one can adjust various picture modes and also ISO settings. Pictures are quite compressed and 6MP images average between 0.9MB to 1.1MB only. Macro mode is better than one would expect from camera in this range. Other advantages are that it uses AA batteries and SD card (with 32MB internal memory). Pictures are bit grainy (noisy) compared to my canon A620 in low light. But this one costed around 1/2 the money I spent on A620. so I don't expect much from this camera. Overall happy so far. Look for sample images which I am going to load.

Great camera! Reasonably priced, Very easy to use. With my 1gb SD card, I can take hundreds of high quality photos and not miss anything. This camera is very easy to use!

The Kodak EasyShare C643 6.1MP camera is easy to use and takes great pictures. The controls on the unit would sometimes lock-up/freeze after taking a picture and it was difficult to get it work properly again. To make the unit work properly again, one would have to power cycle the unit multiple times. I did not replace mine with another unit just in case I recieved one with the same problem. If Kodak makes it known this problem has been resolved, I would buy another one.

As a few people have stated, in-door photos and movies can be a bit dim with this camera. Movies more so than photos. When shooting in-doors try adding some additional light on the subject. The existing light may seem OK to your eyes, but will be a bit dark otherwise.

For what it costs, this is a terrific camera. Sure the body is plastic, and the USB port is tiny, and it's kind of small. Come on... if you wanted to pay $500 for a camera you wouldn't be looking at this one... right? The photo quality you get will be equal to your friends' Canons, but you'll know how much money you saved.

A friend of mine received this as a gift, and I helped them to set this up and tried it out. Talk about junk! The camera would not consistently turn on, that's the biggest problem. We took it back to the store it was purchased from (Best Buy), and despite having an extended warranty we were told to just live with it, because the problem was spuratic... swapping out the camera was not even an option (this just reinforced my already low opinion of Best Buy and the absurdity of paying for an extended warranty). I guess we'll have to contact Kodak directly and see if they can fix this.

The printer had a terrible time simply grabbing the paper from the tray, I had to fiddle with it for an hour before getting the first one to print.

Other than that, yeah, the photos look pretty good (when the camera decides to work) and the printouts look pretty good (when the printer decides to print). All I can say is, I would never buy a Kodak camera. My newest camera is a Canon (purchased from Amazon), and they are fantastic, not one problem with those. The Canon printers are also very good.

I bought this for my parents, and they were very pleased with how easy it was to use. Also, the large LCD screen and docking station makes it simple for those who are not too friendly with the computer to use.

I haven't taken many pictures in the recent past, since dragging out the SLR with all the attachments lost its appeal. As I was about to leave for a recent vacation, though, I decided to buy a reasonably priced digital camera. The C643 seemed to have all the features I would need. I was pleased with the pictures it took the first few days. By the fourth day, the camera stopped functioning. I assumed the batteries were dead; I waited until I got home to install new batteries. Unfortunately, the old batteries were fine; the camera itself is dead. It was not dropped or exposed to liquid. I imagine it can be repaired (there are some pictures on it I would like to have so I did not return it for a new camera), but I have little tolerance for spending my time and effort to have a camera repaired that was used for only 4 days.

Yea, I know, what did I expect from such a cheep camera. Pictures that are not grainy for one. Pictures that were sharper then my old 3.1 mp Fuji for two.

The image quality on this camera is pure garbage. I just compared my old Fuji with this camera and it is not evern close. 6.1mp on this camera? Where?

Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. I have no idea what I was thinking buying a Kodak.

You have been warned.

My husband bought this camera, with the printing dock, for me shortly before our first grandchild was born this past summer. It is very easy to use. I agree with a previous review which says the user guide is a bit confusing. I read some of it, then just played with the camera taking pictures of my dog and yard until I learned. The features are nice, and it takes great photos. And I'm able to have video of my three month old granddaughter cooing and smiling. Since we live 700 miles apart, it's very important to get my daily fix of her, and it's simple to transfer photos and videos to my laptop. Now, my disclaimer...I am NOT an old grandmother, I'm just 49 years young, so that's not why I say I like the ease of this camera. It suits all of my photographic needs. In fact, I am getting the same model for my mom for Christmas. With two new great-granddaughters this year (my sister became a GiGi 6 weeks after I did) mom needs to stop wasting money on disposable camers resulting in lousy photos, and take some good photographs of these baby girls.

We bought this camera earlier this summer to replace my old Kodak DC280 digital camera. I'm now wishing we had bought something better.

The picture quality is good...if you are in perfect lighting and the subjects are perfectly still. Low lighting and moving subjects yield very poor quality pictures. And since picture-worthy events are not always in perfect lighting and perfectly still, this camera falls quite short.

Pictures that require the zoom? Might as well forget it. I took pictures of my 4-year-old daughter in her preschool Christmas program: they're all horrible. They're blurry and pixel-y and it looks like they were taken in a dark room. Thankfully my mother had her higher-quality camera with her and I can copy her pictures. That said, though, my mother and her better camera won't be with me every single time I want to take a picture.

Out of curiosity, I pulled out my old 2.1 megapixel Kodak camera for comparison pictures. The fact that the 6-year-old 2.1 megapixel camera takes better pictures than the few-month-old 6.1 megapixel camera should be an indication that the newer model isn't that great.

I'm quite disappointed in this camera. I've missed several photo ops of both of my daughters, events that I'll never get a chance to photograph again. I'm just thankful we still have my old camera so I won't miss any other photo ops until we can get something better.

I picked out this camera for Christmas, and my husband purchased the entire set, including printer dock, digital camera, and a large travel bag. He also purchased a separate 1 GB SD card so that I would have enough memory in the camera to store my pictures. The total purchase price for all these items was about $260.

While this might seem like an o.k. price for all the above items, I prefer to think of it as money that could go towards a really decent camera. With that amount, you could be half-way toward a really excellent digital camera. This one does not measure up in any way.

As noted by other users, the only way you are going to get a decent picture with this camera is if you have perfect lighting. My Christmas pictures were made indoors, with the usual room lighting and a flash, and it still was not enough. My pictures were dark, grainy, and full of red eyes that could not even be fixed with my Picasa program that I use for photo editing. Now that is bad when Picasa can't fix the boo-boos!

I am fairly computer savvy, and I had problems getting my computer to "see" the camera when it was connected by USB cable. I finally gave up, pulled out the SD card, and loaded it into my tower via a port that not everyone has on his/her computer. I was just lucky that I had another way to get the photos out of the camera.

Even though I had the software to set up the printer dock, it did not work for me. I am running Windows XP Media Edition. My son, who got an EasyShare 500 model this Christmas, also had issues getting his started, so I know there must be some issues.

My photos (and I took about 150 pictures) were just horrible. I thought that maybe when I uploaded them to my computer and even slightly adjusted them, that they would be o.k, but they were not. It seemed like this camera distorted the subjects, and no one looked good in the pictures. The flash is very bright and caused lots of people to close their eyes when shooting closeups.

In short, I expected more from this C633, seeing that it was not the bare bones model offered by Kodak. I have a Sony Mavica which is about 5 or 6 years old and copies on to hard cd roms which you can then just insert into your cd drive. I will admit I am spoiled. It is a rather large camera (they make smaller ones now) and I was looking for something I could drop in my purse for easier use. However, if the end product is going to be some useless photos, I will stick with my old camera or perhaps look into the newer Canon Rebel digital camera. I really recommend that you do not waste your money on the Kodak EasyShare C643.

I got this as a gift in June and didn't use it until the next month at a party. The camera worked fine but then I guess that I left it on for too long because the battery ran down after less than 20 photos. My next mistake was putting it away for several months without trying to learn how to use it properly. It seemed too much of an effort as opposed to my previous digital camera.

In October, I made an effort to learn how to use this camera and printer and...voila! Now I love them both. The LCD screen is a great improvement over the HP digital camera I had before. This Kodak is actually mostly self explanatory and the printer works fine.

The Kodak Gallery is easy to use and is helpful when you need to share lots of photos.

The Kodak C643 is a pretty crappy camera. That sums it up. I bought this camera to replace my Canon Digital ELPH because it was inexpensive and has a lot of megapixels. You definitely get what you pay for. The camera is very light, which is not a good thing. It's made of cheap plastic. The pictures it takes are of very low quality. The flash makes objects appear washed out, even when the subject is 10 feet away. Low-light pictures are awful. They turn out with a brown tinge. My four-year-old Canon could make low-light pictures look not too bad.

In short, pay a couple of extra bucks and buy a Canon. You'll be much happier and your pictures will turn out better.

This camera is very reasonably priced, if all it's features worked correctly.....Although the camera takes very nice pictures, there seems to be a problem with the video clip feature. I originally thought that it may have been a problem with the particular camera I was sent, however, I exchanged it and had the same problem with the new one. When reviewing the video clips right on the camera, all appears to work well. But, when downloading it to the computer clips are not viewable. I've even contacted Kodak about this and was told to try a different series camera that C series were not made for video. Then why would it have this feature, I wonder? Not to mention, about a year ago, I had an earlier C series model and the video clip feature worked great!

I am very pleased with the Kodak EasyShare C643 camera. We bought it for our vacation trip and came back with some fantastic photos. I would recommend it highly.

I made this purchase on Amazon.com and had it sent directly to my Niece in Texas (I live in Oklahoma) as a Christmas present because my Niece had just had her first baby and I thought that no new Mom should be without a camera. She loves it. Every communication I get from her mentions her excellant camera.

Pictures come out great - nice camera easy to use - I bought this one for my mother in law after she saw my wife's camera and dock.
good deal for a good price.

My husband bought me this camera for my birthday in May 2006. I loved this camera. Well, it stopped working on Christmas Eve. I used it that morning with no problems, put it on the charger to recharge for later that evening. When I removed the camera that evening, the screen remained black. It would not take any pictures.
After talking with the customer service folks, I sent my camera in for repair. It was under warranty, and I had not done anything to break the camera. Well, they voided my warranty stating that it was "Impact Damage" and my repair bill was $111.00. You have got to be kidding. I called to question the voided warranty since I had not dropped the camera. The technician I spoke to explained that "Impact Damage" could happen if the camera bumped up to something in your purse. So I asked to speak to a manager.
I am sorry, but if I am going to spend this much money on a camera, I expect a little better quality. I have called and email the Kodak Company several times to have someone talk to me. Nobody has bothered to return either my calls or emails.
I would SERIOUSLY think twice before spending money on a camera that can break by no fault of your own only to have the warranty voided and billed an amount comparable to a brand new camera. I have discovered that the quality of a product is only as good as the company that will stand behind it.

I bought this camera just before a trip to CA and then a cruise! It is very easy to operate (even for a techno-retard like me) and the pictures turned out great! I have started to use the filming feature recently as my Video Recorder is with my son @ college and I want to film my daughter's Drill Team performances! I really like the fact that it doesn't turn on while in my purse!!! My old camera did that a couple of times, and I ended up with quite a few pictures of the contents of my purse - anyone want one? (LOL) All in all, a great buy!

I bought this camera just before a trip to CA and then a cruise! It is very easy to operate (even for a techno-retard like me) and the pictures turned out great! I have started to use the filming feature recently as my Video Recorder is with my son @ college and I want to film my daughter's Drill Team performances! I really like the fact that it doesn't turn on while in my purse!!! My old camera did that a couple of times, and I ended up with quite a few pictures of the contents of my purse - anyone want one? (LOL) All in all, a great buy! 8 months later and the LCD display is gone! Literally, GONE! Don't know what happened - took pictures/movies of daughter's drill team performance, and when I got it out again to take pictures before Sadie Hawkins, it would still take pictures (I just downloaded them) but since the display looks like "a piece of plaid fabric with a marijuana leaf coming in from the right side" I don't know what I'm taking a picture of! Need to replace soon! I'm (now) bummed!

We'd ordered a different one that was taking forever to ship so we ordered this one instead.

WE love it!!! It takes great pictures!!! Easy to use!!! My favorite part is when buying the ink and paper, you get enough of both and know exactly how many pictures you can print out!

This is the first digital camera that I have owned and I have found that it is a greater starter camera. I have tested others but found this one to be easy to use and operate. The features included are basic however very easy to understand after the first hour or so of tinkering with the camera. I would recommend this for a friend.

I wanted to warn potential buyers of this camera that, unless you have ideal lighting conditions, the resulting photos will be grainy. I've tried many things to get better interior pictures with this camera, but am still disappointed.

Well the first one I had got water behind the LCD while I was vacationing in Cape Cod...and no, it wasnt dropped in water, it was just the humidity. Kodak claimed that I needed to be careful in the future and not bring the camera into an environment where there was a lot of moisture...THANKS! So the camera was replaced with a refurbished one, and this one is driving me nuts.

The first one never had an issue with the Autofocus, but the second one has alot of trouble in low lighting...it cant catch the image in order to focus. Needless to say, Kodak customer service has been good to me. They pay to fix it and send it back promptly. The process is pretty flawless; they even send you emails updating you on the progress. But I will never buy another Kodak camera again. This camera has been a headache. I should have listened to the guy at Best Buy and gone with another brand...he warned me about Kodak cameras.

Takes beautuiful pictures once u use the right modes at the right time. The zoom is good but limited so if you like taking pics of distant objects this isnt your camera.. For point and shoot pictures.. its very good

This camera has all the features you could use for a 6.1 megapixel camera for under $200. Check the customer images. The Santa Cruz shots are mine.

The C643 has a self-timer and various ways to choose the exposure for day/night/close-up/sports, or backlighted shots.

The video works but only in good light. I consider it a bonus since I only bought it for the camera. I also highly recommend using an SD card. A 1GB card will give you about 892 pictures.

I had some warranty work done and it turns out that Kodak does NOT recommend using alkaline batteries. Use the lithium AA's or rechargeables instead. On the plus side, it only took two weeks for the repairs to be done.

We received our product quickly an in great shape. Thanks very much!

I purchased this camera on June 17, 2006. It worked great at first with a big LCD screen and with a memory card I could take what seemed like an unlimited amount of pictures and videos.

However in January when in Disney World, all of a sudden the screen had blue lines across it in every which way and half the screen was black. I called Kodak and explained that I did nothing to the camera to cause this, and they fixed it for me.

And then yesterday the exact same thing happened, again, while I was on vacation. And since it was one week over a year old, the warranty is void and I'm basically screwed, and now I'm wasting my entire day off from work looking for a new one.

In addition, the quality of the pictures even at the highest quality is horrible, as they are blurry and look smeared.

I will never buy another Kodak as long as I live.

I have owned this camera since January and have YET to take a camera that is not blurry.

I get the "red hand" in every single picture. Even with a tripod. I have tried every setting, every lighting, inside, outside, you name it and I NEVER get a clear picture. Not a single one.

Needless to say, I am beyond disappointed and will NEVER buy another kodak camera.

My husband bought me this camera ten months ago as an early Christmas present. While the picture quality is not the greatest, I have found it to take decent photos for the price. It is easy to use, although, like all point-and-shoot cameras, it is at times difficult to get a clear picture due to unsteady hands.

My major complaint about this camera is the cheap build. My husband accidentally dropped the camera from about five inches off the ground, where he caught it before it made full impact. Still, the camera will no longer turn on. When I contacted Kodak, I was told that it would cost $90 to repair, which is nearly what my husband paid for it in the first place. I am considering their service upgrade deal where you turn in a broken camera for a discounted new one, but after this one broke so easily, I am unsure that I want to spend the money on another Kodak just to have it break like the first one.

While the camera takes decent pictures, it has shoddy workmanship and poor materials and can break upon even the smallest impact, and the cost to repair it is simply not worth it.

The Kodak EasyShare C643 6.1MP digital camera with 3x optical zoom is a great first digital camera. It's easy to use and not overly technical. When you turn a dial or adjust a setting, that adjustment appears in writing on your LCD screen. You can easily zoom in and out on your subject: great for wildlife shots. I especially like making short movies of my pets antics, complete with sound! I liked the camera so much that I bought one for my brother and one for my mother. I would recommend this camera to anyone, especially those new to digital photography.

This camera was a birthday present for my daughter, who is a realtor. She had been borrowing my camera so much that I was sure one just like it was a great present for her. And it was--she is thrilled to have her own camera. She first used it in Hawaii & was impressed when she could see the grains of sand in Waikiki Beach.

Great service from Beach Camera, too.
Ruth Bradley

I have been a Kodak guy for sometime. I sold $100,000 professional Digital Cameras before most of you knew Digital Cameras existed. So I have an eye for color and what Digital is and does.

This camera is slower to respond to the shutter button than others I have owned from Kodak that were supposedly lesser cameras. It has nothing to do with memory speed. I am referring to the act of simply STARTING the shot capture. Too much delay.

Also the color is less vivid but more importantly not as accurate as supposedly lesser Kodak cameras I have owned. It just seems like as time marches on they expect us to expect less. Good enough is fast becoming the standard.

I got this for my birthday. I am an avid photographer and I really liked this camera. The quality is good, quite sharp and colorful. I never had the problems that the other bad reviews talked about. I got the stuff for a good price.

The Kodak C643 is a great digital camera. It comes with a load of features and is super easy to use. I have to say the photo quality is pretty good. Obviously the quality of the photos is not as nice as professional equipment but I have to say it is pretty good (especially for the price)! The camera runs on 2 AA batteries. You want to make sure that you use rechargable AA batteries as they last a long time on a single charge. Regular AA's will not last long enough. You can buy a pack of 4 rechargable AA's with a charger for about $20 at just about any electronic store or even at Target. This is a great camera overall!

I'm very disappointed with Kodak. They dropped the ball in manufacturing this camera, which was made very poorly. I have had two of these cameras break on me in the span of 14 months. When I first purchased the camera, it didn't work after about 2 days. I didn't drop it or mishandle it; the camera's red light just kept blinking furiously at me, despite my numerous battery changes. I took it back to Staples where it was purchased and luckily, because it had only been 2 days, got a new camera. I rarely used the camera as I own a couple others, and after about a year and two months, and about a dozen uses, the camera again wouldn't turn on. I called Kodak and they told me because it was just 2 months past a year, it was no longer under warranty and it would cost me a whopping $90 to have the camera repaired. Never mind that the camera itself cost me about $130. Kodak thinks I'm stupid enough to pay nearly the full amount for another version of this shoddily constructed camera. When I asked to speak to a manager, the Kodak rep kept me on hold for about 20 minutes. I guess it's their idea of customer service.

Never again will I buy a camera from Kodak.

Buyer beware.

I received this camera for Christmas 2006. So far, I have used it numerous times and in many various situations. I wouldn't say that it is the best quality out there, but for people on a budget and without spending tons of money on something, the quality is great. i have used it with and without the printer dock. The printer dock takes a while to print a picture but other than that the dock is fairly easy to use and it "finds" your camera once it's loaded and with the press of a few buttons you can choose what size pic you want to print and how many copies. It's pretty user friendly overall. I agree with some of the other reviewers in that, the manuals aren't great to understand. it takes some reading and time to figure them out. As for the camera itself, I really have enjoyed using it. I have taken it on many trips, including Disney World, and New England in the fall. In the fall, I captured many fantastic pics and while driving in a car, the quality of the photo was pretty decent considering we were driving 70mph and with a glare on the window. I like the different settings there are depending upon night, movement, snow, beach, etc. Those really do make the pic better. My biggest complaint is it didn't capture the magnificence of the fall foliage colors as they are in person. I had to tweak my photos with my computer to make them brighter and with more contrast to bring out the color. The camera is real user friendly with the menu buttons and video portion especially for older parents (like mine) not from a technological era like myself. They find easy to use. It doesn't capture night photos that well even on the night feature. I have had to take some pics over and over again to capture just one thing. It also takes a lot longer for a night photo to flash, and you have to hold the camera real steady the whole time in order for the pic not to come out blurry. Other than that, I have been really happy with my Kodak camera and it's a great camera for those just starting in digital photography, those who aren't real technologically savvy, or those kids who want a camera without all the complicated buttons etc. If you purchaase the rechargeable batteries, the camera will last a long time. When I was in New england, I used my camera almost continuously off and on for about 2 days before I had to recharge. I also purchased a 2 GB SD card and reduced the resolution on the camera and I was able to take over 2000 photos and videos. I agree with other reviewers in that the sound on the video is surprisingly good. I didn't think it would be, but at Disney, I taped some performances and even from a far distance with the zoom in place the sound was really good. I uploaded to my computer, and I can literally relive the shows like I am there all over again. The quality of the photos when printed is also very good compared to some of my older version cameras. I would definitely recommend this camera, especially if you don't want to spend hundreds of dollars or more and don't want buttons to confuse you to the point your camera spends its days on a lonely dusty shelf :( And who wants a lonely camera?? I know I want a happy camera smiling every time I go to use it :)

I bought this camera a year ago and love it. The PQ is excellent, but you'll need a very steady hand to have clear pictures using the digital zoom. Image stabilization is lacking on this camera but, for me, it's not an issue 99% of the time.

You'll really come to love this camera if you invest in an accessory kit that includes following:
1GB memory card
4 Rechargeable batteries & a charger
Carrying case

When I bought mine, it was offered as a kit that included the accessories I noted above. I'm glad I did. The memory card alone takes your picture capacity up to over 950 shots!

The worst camera I've ever owned. Picture quality is horrible. A very bad Camera indeed. I will never buy any Kodak camera anymore. Highly disappointed. I bought this Camera almost 2 years now and I get horrible pictures whenever used. I am going for a Canon or Sony camera.

Worked for a couple months--then started "freezing up" which of course caused me to miss some excellent shots. No more Kodak cameras for me. Also I noted the battery placement {+/-} on the battery cover didn't match the diagram on the inside where the batteries fit.I feel it deserves no stars--a lot of money for a couple months of pictures.

I dont know what most of these people are talking about with poor picture quality.

They expect professional pictures from a point and shoot, when they should be buying a slr.

Compared to like a Canon EOS 40D, yeah they pictures arent that great. But for a cheap point and shoot, they are extremely good

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People keep saying that it is a poor quality built camera. They must be thinking of a different one then this one.

The back screen can break easily if your not careful

-----I put this camera through the torture test of over 2 years
-15 month tour in Iraq, getting sand all over it
-carrying it on tons of military training excercises
-way too many drunken parties
-and just using it EVERYWHERE

it still works like it's brand new.
For the price, you will never beat it

Plus it's one of the only cameras that has good video with audio.

My main problem with this camera is that the picture quality is very unpredictable. Some pictures come out perfectly clear, while others are extremely blurry. I've found that the pictures without needing a flash have better clarity. My hand is very steady, so I know it's not a matter of moving during the shot. My previous camera, which was a different brand, never had these problems. I would not recommend this camera and am currently shopping for a different one.