- 4.0 megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality prints up to 11 x 14 and beyond
- EasyShare camera dock 6000 included for easy photo transfer and camera battery recharging
- 10X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon optical zoom lens
- Kodak Color Science Image Processing Chip
- Bright 2.2″ (5.6 cm) LCD Display and Electronic Viewfinder
Product Description
The Kodak EasyShare DX6490Zoom Digital Camera takes digital to a level. Get close with a 10X (38-380 mm) optical Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Zoom Lens. Print up to 20″ x 30″ (50 x 75 cm) with 4.0 MP. Fine-tune with manual controls or use the programmed scene modes. Share your shots instantly with Kodak exclusive Share button for one-touch e-mailing, printing, and transferring.ng.Fully loaded with advanced features developed by the industry’s brightest and sharpest,… More >>
Kodak EasyShare DX6490 4MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom and Camera Dock
I resolved never to buy another Kodak, after upgrading my home computer. Getting new drivers for the camera was laborious, painful, and downright insulting. First, there’s no “drivers” listed on the Kodak site, just this “Easyshare” thing. When you give up looking and ask for that… wait, you have to “subscribe” first. Then endure ads for their Ofoto service. Then you can’t just download; they’ll install directly. You can’t use your computer for anything else while they’re at it — the Kodak download window grabs the focus and won’t let you even LOOK at anything else.
I’m still pretty happy with the camera, itself, but the way they treat customers is just intolerable.
Rating: 3 / 5
Comment by Thomas L Howe — February 27, 2010 @ 6:32 am
I bought a high end Kodak camera a little over a year ago. The shutter ended up getting stuck and not opening. I called in to get this resolved and they charged me 1/2 the price of a new camera to get the shutter fixed. I went as far as to talk to a supervisor who explained that Kodak digital cameras were not designed to last over 5 years. I was in shock. She said that there were too many little pieces that could break (the shutter???) and they weren’t meant to last like a regular camera. I would highly recommend stearing away from Kodak. The shutter not working sounds like a defect. Highly disappointing for a big name like Kodak.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Anonymous — February 27, 2010 @ 6:58 am
I bought a Kodak digital camera and it has been fine. However, knowing what I know now I would never buy another Kodak camera. Ever. I dropped the camera, and a little plastic piece broke off which keeps the battery pack in the camera. Not a big deal. But NOONE repairs Kodak cameras. Instead you HAVE to send it into their corporate repair center and they instead sell you on trading it in for a refurbished camera. So, I can send this one in and for $250 get a new refurbished camera. Whooppe! But it only sells for $50 more on amazon.com – and thats a new, non-refurbished one! Its a total crock. Just be forwarned. I’d never buy a camera which I cant get repaired locally.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by Anonymous — February 27, 2010 @ 9:11 am
This is my third digital camera. I would rate every one of them with five stars. The first (Fuji) I lent to my grand-daughter, and she likes it too much to return it to me!!!! The next was a Sony Mavica which I lost by leaving it in a cab in Boston. Well, now I am the most pleased with this Kodak6490. Along with its program, it enables me to enjoy this new-found hobby of digital photography. Let me advise any reader of this review to buy this camera with confidence.
Rating: 5 / 5
Comment by Vincent Donndelinger — February 27, 2010 @ 9:24 am
Hi
The camera takes nice still pictures, but very disappointed in the quality of the movie clips. There’s whitespots (that look like white rain running across the picture) distorting the image on playback and some delay in picture playback.
Maybe it’s an adjustment or something I’m doing wrong and would appreciate any tips. Setting are all factory default at this time. Do you have the hold the camera relatively still while taking movies. All the movie clips were taken outdoors in full sun or indoors with plenty sunlight coming through windows so I don’t feel lighting is an issue.
With two small children the movie mode is an important feature but with such poor quality, now regret not buying a digital video camera.
Use a 800mhz Gateway computer and wonder if that has anything to do with the playback lags, but feel certain the distortion in the picture is from the camera.
Will probably return this camera if it can’t take better movie pictures. Will try altering some setting to improve the quality, but at this point think it’s in the design and tend to believe the technology has some catching up to do.
Steve
Rating: 2 / 5
Comment by burtchael@webdsi.com — February 27, 2010 @ 9:39 am