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Kodak EasyShare V610 6MP Digital Camera with 10x Dual-Lens Optical Zoom | List Price: $349.99
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Brand: Kodak
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2006-05-24
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - 6-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
- 2.8-inch LCD display; 10x image-stabilized optical zoom
- Video capture at 30 frames per second VGA (MPEG 4 compression)
- Bluetooth enabled, allowing for wireless photo transfer (with compatible devices) from up to 30 feet away
- Stores images on SD memory cards (includes 32 MB internal memory); powered by Lithium-ion battery
Nice and Sleek [Posted on 2008-01-31]
This is the first Sony camera I have owned, I bought it a year and a half ago. The 10x zoom is what made me decide to buy this camera over others (at the time, this was pretty much the only pocket-sized camera with that kind of zoom).
After a couple months I started having problems with the auto-focus, I was increasingly ending up with blurry pictures unless I zoomed in and switched to the other lens. Eventually the wider-angle lens stopped working completely. The user manual led me to a company to send the camera in to have it fixed. It ended up costing me over $100 and I had to send it in twice to get it fixed properly, but the service was excellent.
This camera has several flashy, cool features. For instance, if you are viewing pictures and turn the camera on its side, the pictures with automatically rotate. I also love the sleek design and the blue lighting around the buttons.
It also has its share of unique useful features. The zoom is awesome, and the size is very handy. To my surprise, I have come to love the Bluetooth feature, which wasn't sounding very useful at first. If you take a good picture you can reduce the size and send it to your cell phone or a friend's very quickly and it looks much better than a camera phone could do. I'm pretty impressed with the battery life.
The only things that bother me about this camera are that it seems to scratch pretty easily and the LCD display is constantly covered in fingerprints.
The display screen does not do the pictures justice; they look much better once you put them on the computer.
I am not an experienced photographer but this camera has worked perfect for my purpose. I also own a durable, waterproof Olympus but I use this camera for higher quality shots. The pictures turn out nice.
Great Camera, Great Quality! [Posted on 2008-02-28]
I know this camera is over a year and a half old but it's better than a lot of the ones coming out today! I see that it is 6 megapixels and the newer ones are 12 megapixels and over, but things like the optical and digital zoom on this one are 10x and 5x zoom. The ones I'm seeing now are only 3x optical zoom, which doesn't make much sense to me. I'm still getting compliments on my camera over a year later. Plus, it's an integrated lens camera, which is much better than the ones that are coming out now, in my opinion. So yes, I'd recommend this one to anyone looking for a good camera without worrying about getting the newest and best megapixel amount.
Second Kodak, and will be my last! [Posted on 2008-04-12]
I had purchased the Kodak V410 and was very happy with it. It lasted for about a year and then the rear display stopped working.
Being based in the Bahamas, I decided it wasn't worth the red tape of trying to get it repaired.
So I decided to purchase the then new V610.
I was satisfied with this camera also, but then the Gremlins started to show up again.
My camera will no longer focus on anything!!!
Still shots are blurry unless you use a tripod, and the video.... boy don't get me started.
Since this is my second lemon from Kodak I will be searching elsewhere for a point and shoot.
Just my 5cents.
Disappointed [Posted on 2008-05-28]
I purchased the Kodak EasyShare V610 about 1 year ago. I am someone that wants to point and shoot with little to no thought about settings or manual adjustment. I chose this camera mainly because of the 10x zoom in such a small package. The 10x zoom has been a great feature, and I have gotten some great shots outside. However,I have missed 3 major events including my son preschool graduation, his Terrific kids award ceremony and his final Kindergarten performance. Not a single picture turned out for any of these inside events. Since I am totally an auto mode user and never customize my settings, I questioned if this was due to my error. However, after coming back and reading reviews, I see that this is an issue with this model not having image stabilization. Only one year later, I am now looking for another camera (preferably small), with at least 10x zoom, that works well in auto mode, has high FPS and user friendly software (I wasn't crazy about Kodak's software). I cannot afford to miss anymore important memories.
2 years with Kodak V610 camera [Posted on 2008-10-16]
I just dropped the camera and broke the lens so I'm looking/researching for another camera. I have been using it extensively for the past 2 years so have much experience with it.
Positives:
-panoramic 3 shots stitched into one is fabulous
-takes good video shots and can be zoomed in/out during recording
-great color in sunny outdoor light
-10x optical zoom in a small, lightweight package
Negatives:
-occasional mild distortion of subjects (making it look wider) it doesn't always happen but have noticed it on some photos
-bad photos in low light such as indoor, sunsets, or night shots.
-more blurring with fast moving subjects compared to other cameras i've used before
-flash does not reach very far so if you need to use flash you need to be quite close and it often washes out the subject.
-time consuming to change settings rather than a quick button or wheel since you need to go to the menu and toggle around which can be annoying if you want to quickly take a photo
Overall great if you want a small slim profile with 10x zoom, but i do not plan on purchasing it again since I want better photos for low light situations.
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