Kodak EasyShare LS753
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"Glowing review of the LS753" on by mguloy
Pros: Ease of use, sharp, quality pictures, great value
Cons: Battery life
Summary: Hands down, this is the best 5MP digital camera for the following reasons:
1 – Extremely user-friendly navigational tools and controls
2 – Beautiful, sharp and poignant pictures
3 – Sleek, compact and sexy metal design
4 – Tons of features and settings for different picture-taking modes
5 – No disparity in quality when uploading to image-hosting sites and digital labs
6 – Compatibility with Kodak printer docks, which are sold in every major electronics retail store
7 – Exceptional close ups
8 – Affordable and reasonable price for a 5MP
The only gripe that I have about this camera is that the battery life is horrid. More than likely it’s me, because the editor’s review on cnet as well as user reviews have all applauded the LS753’s battery life as being excellent. The circular okay button is sensitive, so less graceful photographers may get frustrated. Can I just say how easy and simple this camera is? I tinkered around with a Sony Cybershot, a Canon and a Fuji and found one major item in common: complex user interface. I don’t know about you, but having to pour through a user manual to decipher a camera’s basic functions sounds like a major production. The LS753’s functions and controls are explicitly labeled and positioned, so taking pictures is effortless. A bit of advice: don’t waste your money on a 256 MB card. Get at least a 512. The whole reason why you purchase a 5MP over a 4 is to utilize that extra megapixel of output. A 256 card will get around 150 5MP shots; a 512 gets around 300. -
"Superb camera for taking great pictures without hassles" on by mark8037
Pros: Excellent picture quality and very easy to use
Cons: Battery cover looks a little flimsy, resets setting after shutdown
Summary: I have had a Canon A75 before and although it was a real good camera this Kodak blows it away. After I lost my Canon I went to Circuit city to buy a camera for about $250 expecting to get a decent 4MP but I was shocked to find this 5MP Kodak on sale for $190. At that price I though there must be some serious flaw with this camera, but after doing some research online I went ahead and bought the camera.
I looked past CNETs bad review of the user interface of this camera when buying it. It is really not that hard to use as the cnet review might make you think. I found the interface to be very intuitive. The OK button might mess you up a bit once or twice but not enough to hate this camera.
The picture quality of this camera is sensational. Using the Auto setting for the camera I am taking excellent pictures. The movies are fairly nice as well with sound and decent quality. I wish the output format was avi, but this camera uses the quicktime mov format.
This camera doesnt have a whole lot of manual settings that the Canon A75 had, but I almost never used the manual settings anyway.
One thing that I dont like is that most picture related settings you change are not stored after you turn off the camera. The camera defaults to Auto after shutdown. So if you have a custom group of settings for taking pictures then this camera is probably not for you.
I wanted a camera that would take good pictures without me having to tinker with a whole lot of settings and this camera fits the bill perfectly and if you are looking for a camera with similar criteria look nowhere else. -
"Excellent choice for any user" on by docw729
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: need to buy extra memory card to take full advantage
Summary: I made a good decsion when purchasing this extremely user friendly camera. I never imagined that I could take such high quality photos and download them as easily as I can with this camera. It has great options. All one nees to do is to read the instructions. I would rate rate it at a minimum of 8.5
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"Great Size, Great Photos" on
Pros: Tiny. This camera is 4.3 x 1.9 x 1.2. It's ultra compact, but the screen is huge. Button placement is fantastic, when you're holding it, hand wont interfere with flash or lens. Rotory dial is clever and intuitive. The video is great too and mic is de
Cons: Only comes with 32 MB of memory.
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"Great camera" on by fbindc
Pros: small size, easy to use, low price, 5 megapixels
Cons: nothing yet
Summary: I bought this camera for $200 on Dell a few weeks back. It's a great little camera for someone who is looking for an easy to use point and shoot camera. It's so small that it's easy to take anywhere. I highly recommend it.
