NOTE: IT IS BEST TO VIEW THESE IMAGES AT 16K COLORS OR HIGHER

Closeup with Kodak DC260.

This is the shot using flash. The unflashed shot was horribly blurry (PIE shows its shutter speed to be 1/32s). The shutter speed of the flashed shot was a more normal 1/64s.

This is the same shot with the Nikon Coolpix 900. According to PIE the shutter speed was 1/51s and the aperature 2.6. According to PIE the camera didn't use its flash.

Back to first shot with Kodak DC260

Just a quick few comments. I'll compare the Kodak to the Nikon because that's the camera I've been using.

The Kodak is smaller than it looks on the websites that have pictures of it. The Kodak seems sturdier....like I might actually give it to my son to take a shot (He's only 6!)

The Kodak screen updates less frequently than the Nikon (2-3 times a second maybe vs. 30 for the Nikon.) This makes it difficult to frame your shot and decide when to click when using the monitor to shoot with. Additionally, the Kodak smears into the three basic colors when you move it around. It looks like one of those 3D screens before you put your glasses on.

The Kodak has lots of menus and screens with neat sound effects when you click stuff but also, a few more buttons. It seems nearly as confusing as the Nikon screens.

The Kodak has a more consumer vs. the Nikon's more professional look/feel about it. The screens have cutesy menus and it makes a shutter sound when you take a picture (though to me it sounds more like swords clashing.)

The Kodak comes with Accessories that the Nikon should have like; 1. USB cable (as well as serial.) 2. Lens cap. 3. AC adapter. 4. Paper manual. 5. Disposable Lithiums (that will actually last more than 3 shots!

The Kodak comes with a neat program that allows you to view and edit the camera's settings from within windows over the cable. It is a little more intuitive than using the camera's buttons.

The Kodak comes with a wrist strap. The neck strap on the Nikon (though a little thin) is much preferrable. Does Kodak think we want to walk around with this $900 camera swinging on our wrists?

The Kodak pictures seem over saturated and a lacking in detail (but you be the judge.)

The Kodak flash is brighter. Maybe too bright. But the camera seems to stop down enough for it.

The Nikon's design is a little conservative and boring. The Kodak is plumb ugly. These guys really need to hire an outside design firm!

The Kodak takes an annoyingly long time to shutdown. This is especially evident because it's telescoping lens sticks out there waiting...waiting...waiting...to slide in as it shuts off.

I'll add more comments while evaluating the Kodak over the next several days but it looks like it is going back.

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