Anyone using a Kodak EasyShare DX6490 answer me a quick question ?

Been looking round for a new camera for a while now and this seem to fit the
bill of having a good optical zoom for me and been have a large screen for
my wife (and also been in black...).

I've just read a review on one of the US sites which seems to say that's
there a long delay (1.5 to 2 sec's) between pressing the shutter release and
the unit taking the shoot ?? This review is dated just after the camera came
out last Sept.

Anyone using one that can offer a view ?

Many thanks

Steve

 

Steve,

I've been using mine for a few weeks now and the delay is nothing like that
quoted. Sure, there's a shutter lag (as with most digital cameras), but
nowhere near 1.5 - 2 seconds. All in all, it's a nice camera IMHO.

Phil.

 

I have had mine for a couple of months and am very pleased
with it. there is a lag but it is variable and dependant
upon:

a] The program mode in use
b] Zoom applied
c] Focus zone
d] Power drain/requirement. That is if you disable the
rear screen, the bty is good, disable the sound, the lag
seems to be less.

I think the apparent lag is often the result of program speed
and focussing. [First pressure on shutter release]

Or so it seems to me. I know the lag is there but to be honest
I do not think it is enough to bother most people and certainly
not me.

No doubt someone will argue it's too much etc. However, I am very
pleased with it. The good points - for me:

1] Bty life is excellent as is charge rate to full.
2] A 128mb SD card is about right for most of the time
in addition to the 16 Mb on board.
3] Low light performance is very good.
4] Simple to hand to the wife to point and shoot or for me
to play about with.
5] Zoom is better than I thought it would be.
6] Feels right in the hand.

These are my first efforts with it [ok I know I aint brilliant]

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Downside - the kodak software on a 98 system is shite. Also
the camera/USB cable could be prone to excessive wear and tear
if you only want to download a few pics at a time and often. To
get around this you can get a SD card reader [USB]- dedicated -
for about £14 from PC world and that works very well and independant
of the Kodak software [so you can either ditch it or disable]

One niggle - the lens cap gets in the way a lot but I have developed
a way of carrying it between fingers.

It fits nice into a TAMRAC 5693 bag.

All in all - for the money [Got it via Amazon] I am quite happy with it.

HTH

 

Very many thanks for all the feedback guy, much appreated. I've just ordered
one.

Last question,
Any difference between SD and MMC cards ? I can see it can use both and I
don't think technically there much between them these days...

Steve

 

MMC is cheaper but a LOT slower. It'll take forever to save an image in MMC.
Stick with SD.

--
Yours

Zebedee

(Claiming asylum in an attempt
to escape paying his debts to
Dougal and Florence)

 

SD is faster I believe. though I have not bothered trying
anything else. Just going bu the reports from others.