Decent quality from an inexpensive camera
Pros:
easy to use, point & shoot, decent quality pictures
Cons:
Although the pictures won't hang in a gallery they provide a remembrance
The Bottom Line:
Easy to use and convenient for almost any social situation. Keep one in glove compartment in case of a car accident.
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Author's Review
This camera is great to use when you're at an event and you either forgot your camera, the one you own was dropped and rendered useless (this did happen to me), or you're climbing down the Grand Canyon and don't want the good one to break should you drop it!
I do enjoy working with a high quality 35mm camera with all its lenses and accessories or my digital camera, but I've used this camera 3x over the past year and was happy. One was while on a boat where the water could spray up quite a bit, one was on a bike ride, and the other when I didn't bother to bring it along. I got it at mass merchandiser for about $6-7. I like to stick with the Kodak (or even Fuji) as you do get a better quality picture than with the cheap brands you see in some discount stores. The cheaper cameras provide grainy pictures, the flash is inaccurate and the results are just plain mediocre.
Results I got with the camera were good to excellent. The camera works best in brightly lit areas and not too distant nor too close. This is an inexpensive point and shoot. Pictures were clear. Distortion was minimal if at all. Don't get too close to the subject or the flash will wash out the picture. The rangefinder captures accurately what you are photographing when done from a minimum of 10 feet away, otherwise, you will have parts of the image cut off.
I dropped off the pictures at both one hour and 2 day services and got similar results. The one hour does charge quite a bit more than waiting a few days. Color rendition was good, colors were well saturated. Flash pictures taken in a dimly lit room (had a couple of those down below on boat) were a bit flat but acceptable.
This is an ideal camera for the occasional photographer or for your 5 year old to use for picture taking. If you do take more than 3-4 rolls of film a year, I'd suggest purchasing an inexpensive camera for about $20 with a built in flash as it will pay for itself in a few months.
It is a good idea to keep your disposable in your suitcase, briefcase or glove compartment. (the glove compartment is great as you can take a picture if you're ever in an auto accident. As a film negative cannot be retouched, it can prove to be a life saver if you're in an accident resulting in a lawsuit.)
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