Kodak DC 215

I never thought of writing something on this camera but I should have done it a long time ago. It really deserves we stop a moment to consider its beneficial support and part in the world of technology…maybe not with my words mind you. I am not very good at using technical terms when it comes to cameras (or any other specific products) so I kept this review simple and hopefully useful and informative. I am absolutely fascinated by the automation that digital cameras have brought to the industry and the DC is a great way of getting involved in this new technology. Once the instructions booklet read (something I don’t really like to do but ...

I bought this as a first digital camera in November 1999 to monitor the work on renovating my house. You can see the results at www.william-powlett.net (but the pictures of Amelia are NOT taken with the DC215). In general I have been very pleased with the camera, although it does have three fundamental shortcomings out of the box. The first is that the 4MB card is woefully inadequate for storing high quality pictures (it fits only three pictures at the highest quality sometimes), the second is that the card is not supplied with rechargeable batteries. The third is that you have to use a serial link to take pictures off the camera, and this can be pretty slow in this ...

Before offering an opinion on the Kodak DC215 digital camera, it would only be fair of me to mention that this is the only digital camera I have ever used – and it was part of a PC package; so I couldn’t really place a value upon it. What I can offer however, is my rookie opinion and a brief perspective based upon my own experiences of using this wonderful little gadget!!! Basically, I chose to include the camera in my PC package almost three years ago out of sheer novelty value – although it wasn’t long before the novelty became a fundamental part of everyday life. So far, this fabulous piece of equipment has shared my graduation day; ...