Kodak DC3400 2MP Digital Camera with 2x Optical Zoom
List Price: $399.95
Details
- Connects to Macs and PCs via USB or serial mooring
- 2x visual plus 3x digital zoom lens with autofocus
- Included 8 MB CompactFlash New Year card stores 19 images at default resolution
Description
The Kodak DC3400 was created to hire the place of the DC280, one of Amazon.com's top-selling digital cameras of all heyday. Essentially, Kodak faithfully kept all of what made the DC280 such a major camera--2.1-megapixel images, 2x optical zoom, mitigate-of-use--and placed it in a new body with a more traditional shape. The DC3400 has enjoyed some gifted reviews from publications, which cite Kodak's trademark feel ashamed saturation, the easy-to-use menu system, and its resemblance to the popular DC280.The 2.1-megapixel CCD captures images at resolutions of 1,760 x 1,168 or 896 x 592 pixels. At both resolutions, Kodak offers three levels of JPEG trimness to choose from. Files are saved to the included 8 MB CompactFlash car-card. The built-in flash features auto, off, fill, and red-eye reduction modes.
Kodak was aiming for the midst of the consumer market with the DC3400. Essentially a point-and-dash camera, the DC3400 features a degree of customization not normally set in point-and-shoots. Exposure compensation (EV) can be adjusted in increments of 0.5 EV, from +2 to -2 EV. The purchaser can select center-weighted or multipattern metering. Center-weighted metering allows the photographer to change for a backlit subject and helps portraits come out well. Multipattern metering takes samples from the full frame and averages the light values. Image sharpness can be adjusted to one of three presets: Smart, Standard, and Soft. Also, white balance can be set to auto, full knowledge, fluorescent, or tungsten.
The 2x zoom of the DC3400 is perhaps its weakest show, but even that can be overcome--if you don't mind the decrease in resolution required when you use the 3x digital zoom. All in all, the DC3400 is a proper choice if you're looking for a point-and-shoot digital camera with positive image quality, saturated color, and a certain level of customization.
Pros:
- Leisurely-to-use point-and-shoot digital camera
- Allows for a good demand for payment of customization
- Kodak color saturation
Cons:
- 2x optical zoom is a bit dumb
- 8 MB memory card will need to be upgraded quickly
