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cheap camera is good? Anonymous
is the kodak easyshare m863 a good camera for the price?
i don't need anything fancy. just something that i can take creative pictures with if i want to, or just regular snapshots with as well.

picture very related.
>> Anonymous
lol kodak

shit consumer cameras

epic 6 figure $$$ sensors
>> eagle
what do you plan on using it for
>> Anonymous
I honestly don't understand where you people are coming from. Kodak is one of the great pioneer companies in photography and it's been around even longer than Nikon. Given that a lot of their development budget over the company's life has been focused on the production of better photosensitive devices. You'd seriously be at a loss if you were to simply ignore kodak's great achievements in the field of photography and their contributions even today.

Schneider optics, which are used in OP's camera are also some of the leading optics manufacturers in Germany, most certainly on par with the Carl Zeiss of old, pretty much like Leica, except heavily underrated.

As for this camera, you need no more than take a swift look around the camera to know it's a really good camera for the money. First off, Kodak took it's cue for ergonomics from professional SLR designs. This isn't a flimsy camera and it isn't difficult to handle (unlike a certain entry-level model produced by Canon). Its control menus are certainly on par with Nikons' fantastic ones, if not better, given that there is a much better integration in this camera's system than there is with Nikon's entry level SLR's, perhaps even a higher level. The optics and imaging device are certainly where it's at with this model, however. Through Kodak's expertise (and history) in the creation of light-sensitive devices, you can most certainly assume, without a doubt, that this camera is at a whole different level than you'd find in an SLR. This sensor, coupled with Schneider's optics makes gives this camera the edge over the similarly-priced cameras produced by the Japanese market.

You guys need to do some reading on these companies instead of dissing OP's camera. You'll realize how much you've missed and even lost by buying an expensive all-in-one SLR system when you could have achieved comparable/superior quality images from a well-priced, spot-on solution as the one OP has put on the table.
>> op
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i ended up getting the kodak 1285.
stupid wal-mart didn't have the one in my picture.

however, i'm thinking the one i got is really going to fit me a lot better, though none of the color choices that the m863 offers.

i usually do a lot of close up shots, to get textures and stuff. i also just want a play thing really. all my other cameras are worn out, old, or broken. and a 5x op zoom is better than the 3x that the 863 has. it's also 12 mp which is a super upgrade for me.

thanks for the...history lesson. and the feedback lulz.

picture much more related.
>> eagle
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>>248913
i love my old cameras

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon PowerShot A530Maximum Lens Aperturef/2.6Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaLens Size5.80 - 23.20 mmFirmware VersionFirmware Version 1.00Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution180 dpiVertical Resolution180 dpiImage Created2008:02:29 18:28:49Exposure Time1/60 secF-Numberf/2.6Lens Aperturef/2.6Exposure Bias0 EVFlashFlash, AutoFocal Length5.80 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1076Image Height1002RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoScene Capture TypeStandardExposure ModeProgramFocus TypeAutoMetering ModeCenter-WeightedSharpnessNormalSaturationNormalContrastNormalShooting ModeManualImage SizeUnknownFocus ModeSingleDrive ModeSingleFlash ModeAutoCompression SettingSuperfineMacro ModeNormalSubject Distance0.280 mWhite BalanceAutoExposure Compensation3Sensor ISO Speed160Image Number100-1040
>> Anonymous
>>248913
got trolled so hard.

on a related note, it always warms my heart to see effective copypasta on boards other than /b/.
>> op kiddi
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oh. i did get trolled = [
anyhow like i said, here are some pics with the new cam. like i said, i just wanted something to play with.
i do like it, although it is sorta limited. but i guess when i get more familiar with it, it probably won't seem that way.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeEASTMAN KODAK COMPANYCamera ModelKODAK Z1285 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERAMaximum Lens Aperturef/5.1Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)36 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution480 dpiVertical Resolution480 dpiExposure Time1/25 secF-Numberf/5.0Exposure ProgramManualISO Speed Rating1600Lens Aperturef/5.1Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeCenter Weighted AverageLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length7.54 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width3000Image Height4000Exposure Index1600RenderingCustomExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlHigh Gain UpContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeUnknown
>> sage
>>248955
resize! ill stick with my old cameras
>> op kiddi
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>>248955
it's at the full 12 mp.
i guess smaller is better unless i'm making wall posters hah.
hmmm is this one better?
resized through myspace. too lazy to do it on the program that came with the camera.
>> eagle
>>248959
i thought the whole point of the digital system is to be able to edit your photos easily.
>> Anonymous
Unfortunately, with most P&S cameras, big mexapixels = big noise.
>> Anonymous
what's wrong with your nose
>> eagle
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>>248964
noise?
pushing fuji xtra to 800, now this is real grain that looks just as bad as noise at iso 1000 or more on op's camera
>> kiddi
>>248969
i dunno. what's wrong with my nose?
>> kiddi
>>248962
it is, but my computer that i regularly use broke a couple of weeks ago.
so i just decided to take the easy route and instead just put up the pictures i've already uploaded in a smaller size.
i mean, to me that seemed the easiest.
>> Anonymous
go away
>> Anonymous
I think you're cute.
>> Anonymous
yes Kodak is made to taking hand-held self-portraits