Kodak EASYSHARE V603

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Well presented Scene modes ; Automatic in-camera panorama stitching ; Automatic in-camera still enhancement with Perfect Touch ; Vibrant, appealing color ; Good skin tones ; Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well ; Better than average...

Only average speed from shot to shot ; A little slow to clear the buffer memory, and very slow shot-to-shot after buffer fills (six large/fine shots) ; Only average shutter response at telephoto focal lengths ; High ISO shots are quite soft, ISO 400...

Images and movies captured on the Kodak V603 are transferred to your computer over a USB 2.0 Full Speed connection, rather slower than the USB 2.0 High Speed connections offered on many cameras these days. Power comes from a proprietary Lithium Ion...

Good image quality ; Quick operation ; Easy to use ; Good movie mode

Tendency to overexpose images ; Flash is a bit underpowered

The V603 shoots at an effective resolution of 6.1 megapixels (2832x2128) with a 1/2.5 inch Super HAD CCD. You can also capture images at 5.3MP, 4MP, 3.1MP, and 1.8MP

Feather-light weight ; Wide selection of scene modes ; Responsive shooter

Slot for memory card has no cover ; Tiny buttons ; No manual controls

We also noticed slight barrel distortion at the wide end of the zoom. However, we liked the Backlight setting in the scene modes which reduced flaring in our pictures.

Good Build, Ergonomics, Image Quality, Color Reproduction, Overall Performance in all image modes

Sluggish Buffer, Images do get a bit over-exposed at times, Flash is a bit underpowered, Average Video