Kodak DC280 Digital Camera Test Report

When the Kodak DC280 was introduced in September this year, it was equipped with 20MB of flash memory, and the price was about 8,000 yuan. Now it is changed to a flash memory card with 8MB, and the suggested price is also reduced to 6,500 yuan. The price of 3 months ago cannot of course be compared with the present, so it is difficult to judge which plan is more favorable to consumers. However, with the recent popular MP3 Walkman with more than 32MB of memory, compared with the memory of a digital camera, it becomes less than a big deal. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the memory capacity of a digital camera. If the price of a digital camera is so high, only a dozen photos can be taken. It seems that it is not economical.

DC280 Specifications: Resolution 1760×1168, 896×592 Lens Focal Length F3.0~3.8 30~60mm Zoom Range 2x Optical/3x Digital Highest/Lowest Quality Number of Photographs 12/97 (8MB CompactFlash) CCD Pixel 2.3 Mega Pixels LCD 1.8-inch TFT transmission interface RS-232, USB

The CCD pixels inside the Kodak DC280 are 2.3 million, and the highest resolution of the output photo is 1760×1168, which is equivalent to 2 million pixels. Such a pixel value is sufficient for general use, and it is also good as a print output. Kodak also claims that it can output 8×10 size paper. The lower resolution is 896×592, which is more than the 640×480 of a typical digital camera.

In order to allow beginners to easily apply special effects to photos, DC280 has built-in four special effects such as frame, black and white, brown, and file mode. You only need to select special effects in the DC280's graphical user interface. After that, you will automatically apply special effects to the photos you have taken. It is very simple and convenient. As for border effects, you can use BMP format images, and then convert them through the drive and upload them to a digital camera to create a personalized border. The actual use of the results, I feel very simple, I believe that even beginners can quickly get started.

In addition to the special effects that can be applied to photos, the DC280 is similar to a normal point-and-shoot camera and has the function of recording date and time on photos. Its driver operation is also quite easy. After installation, a Kodak DC280 project will be added to the file manager. When you turn on it, you can see the image inside the digital camera. At this time, you can directly drag the image file to the hard disk to complete the transfer.

One of the most inconvenient aspects of using a digital camera is that it is time-consuming to transfer images to a computer. However, because Kodak DC280 supports the USB interface, it is much faster than the traditional serial port. After our actual test, the same 8MB image file, using the USB took only 55 seconds to complete the transmission, and through the serial output, actually spent 12 and a half minutes!

Another disadvantage of digital cameras is that they are extremely annoying, that is, extreme power consumption. Normally, alkaline batteries will run out of power in a short period of time. There are usually a few spare batteries to take out for shooting. If you use a rechargeable nickel-chromium or nickel-metal hydride battery, there is a very clear difference in use time. So many digital cameras will come with rechargeable batteries and chargers, as is the Kodak DC240i. However, the DC280 did not come with a rechargeable battery and charger, or a transformer. The equipment did not seem to be complete.

to sum up:
★Advantages:
Support USB transfer
---- · Fully functional driver is easy to operate
----·With watermark and special effects function

★ Disadvantage:
Great power consumption
---- Memory memory is only 8MB, slightly insufficient
---- No transformer or rechargeable battery (sold separately)