Kodak DC3200 1MP Digital Camera

In 1900, Kodak introduced the Brownie camera--a basic, simple design that cost $1. Its ease of use and low cost popularized amateur photography virtually overnight. Now, 100 years later, Kodak is hoping their DC3200 will play the same role and bring digital photography to the masses.

It's as though Kodak asked us, "What's the minimum set of features you feel are necessary in an entry-level digital camera?" and built the DC3200 around these specifications. There's a traditional optical viewfinder (great if you want to save batteries or you like to compose photos the old-fashioned way), an LCD screen (for previewing and reviewing photos to ensure you're getting exactly the shot you want), 1 megapixel of image resolution (enough detail to produce sharp 4-by-6-inch prints), video-out mode (for viewing your pictures on a TV), a flash, plus expandable memory (via a CompactFlash slot). You can find digital cameras that cost less, but they're almost certainly lacking at least one of these key features.

Where did Kodak cut corners to keep costs low? The lens is quite basic: it's fixed-focus instead of autofocus, and there's no zoom or macro--or even a lens cap. To transfer images to your computer, you use an older (and slower) serial cable instead of an increasingly common and much quicker USB cable. Finally, the 2 MB of memory that comes with the camera is internal and not on a removable card, so you can't use a separate card reader to transfer your photos. And last, you're forced to use Kodak's image-transfer software (compatible with Windows 95, 98, and 2000, but not Mac version) to put the photos on your computer.

Camera operation is extremely easy. To take a picture, you just turn the camera on and press the shutter release--true point-and-shoot simplicity. Transferring images to your computer is nearly as easy: install the included software, connect the cable between your computer and your camera, set the camera to "PC Connect" mode, and start the software. A thumbnail index of the pictures on your camera should automatically appear on your computer's screen. A few mouse clicks later, the pictures are stored safely on your computer's hard drive. Picture quality is on a par with other 1-megapixel fixed-focus cameras--great for e-mailed photos and sharp enough for 4-by-6 prints that look like they're from a film point-and-shoot. Though there's no macro feature, everything from two feet to infinity is in focus.

It's clear that Kodak is trying to make this camera as easy to use as possible. An included double-sided "Quick Set Up" sheet contains all of the information that most people will need to start using the camera, and both the hardware and software are designed to be simple. Compared to most digital cameras, this one is pretty easy to use, but if you're afraid to install software or crawl around to the back of your computer to connect the serial cable, you might want to invite a technically savvy friend or relative over to help you with the initial setup. For example, we had to install the software twice to get it to work properly, and if the transfer cable wasn't inserted all the way into the camera (it felt like it was plugged in firmly even when it wasn't), we had problems. These aren't major issues, but they can be frustrating, especially for beginners.

If you're curious about digital photography but don't want to spend a fortune on a deluxe model, the Kodak DC3200 is a good choice. Though it doesn't have many bells and whistles, the camera is easy to use and captures images with enough detail for both e-mailed pictures and prints.

Pros:

Extremely simple operation.
Good image quality for the price
Built-in flash, LCD, and video-out port not often seen on cameras in this price range

Cons:

No self-timer
Included memory is built-in instead of removable (though removable memory can be used)
Not compatible with newer USB port; uses older (and slower) serial port
Camera includes video-out connection, but cable is not included.

1 great bang for the buck, 3 years ago
one of my friends saw this cam for cheap 3 years ago so me and another of our buddies went out and bought the cam. it was our first digi cam and for what it is its great. nothing fancy here, just a simple point and shoot digi cam which produces some pretty good pics. i have took it anywhere and everywhere i have gone, and have always been happy with the pics, a few weeks back i updated to a Panasonic FZ-20, so this Kodak will live its life out in my glove box, never know when a cam will come in handy and this one is great. its rugged and tough so it will with stand the glove box tumbles.

please remember that this camera i bought 3 years ago and in todays world its not worth the price of 150 though if you find it for 50 or less then by all means buy it.

2 Good starter camera with a few flaws
This was my first digital camera. It was given to me as a Christmas gift two years ago and it's still working to this day. However, the door that holds the batteries in broke long ago so I have rubber bands tied around it to keep the batteries in place. My Mom has the same camera bought at the same time mine was (she bought both of them together) and guess what? Her battery door is broken too! My second complaint is the lag time between when you actually press the button and when the actual image is recorded. This is problematic when taking pictures of my toddler who is always in motion. My third and final complaint is the flash, but I see that's already been discussed here so I won't dwell on it; let's just say put your sunglasses on because it will blind you!

But I have taken literally thousands of pictures with this camera and as I said, after two years of steady use, it still works. It's easy to operate. It's affordable. The quality of the pictures is good for emailing purposes (I rarely print them out). I recently upgraded to the Canon Powershot A75, but I'll keep my Kodak around for a backup. If you're on a tight budget and can't spring for anything pricey, or if you just want a really basic digital camera, you should be pleased with this one.

3 Best camera to date
I bought this camera when it first came out in a package deal that also included a photo printer. I have hardly used the printer as it took to long to print and was difficult to navigate. I have loved the camera, though, until the tragic day that I accidentally dropped it the the battery door broke. We've tried, unsucessfully to keep it closed using all kinds of extra strong taping products, but it only holds long enough to take one picture and sometimes not even that long. It is way past its warranty and I knew it was being discontinued. I have just today purchased a newer camera with more up-to-date functions, but this one has been very good to me. It will be missed.

4 After all this time.....
I've had this camera roughly 3 years (I got it when it first came out, which has been a while), and after all this time it still impresses me. Whenever I first bought it, I used it maybe once or twice and (being the trendy person I am) ended up feeling embarrassed for carrying around such a clunky and awkward camera-- so i stashed it away for a couple years. But when I pulled it out and dusted it off a few months ago...something strange happened: I fell in love with it and suddenly remembered all the reasons I bought it on that one infamous day a few years ago. Forget the fact that the flash is a little bright at times. Forget the fact that it has a fixed lens and a useless 2x digital zoom. Those things are irrelevant. What you need to know when thinking about buying this camera (new or used) is this: It works. It's easy. It's endearing. It no longer looks outdated-- I like to think of it as 'having a retro look to it.' Even on the lowest quality picture setting, I'm still able to make good 4x6 prints, and when I use the 'Best' setting-- the 4x6 prints are flawless and you can even make 5x7's that look like they came from a quality 35mm film camera. I recently got a 256mb CompactFlash card on sale-- and you can store almost 800 pictures at the highest pixel setting, or nearly 2,500 on the low setting. A lifetime supply of film. Long story short: this camera has stood the test of time and it's even better now than it was when I first bought it. Kind of like a fine wine, I suppose. If you're looking for a cheap and easy camera and something that you can rely on for reliablity-- get this camera. For it's age and it's price: it's second to none.

5 A Fine Beginner's Digital Camera
While it is by no means the most feature rich digital camera available, it is a fine point-and-click camera that will get you good quality photos without busting the bank.

It has its pluses and its minuses like anything else, but it still remains a fine digital camera especially for first time buyers. It is pretty inexpensive but you don't really loose quality for a lower price. Its main shortcomings are that it has a flash that could be seen from the moon. It is way too bright for taking pictures up close in a dark situation. However, the flash can be diffused somewhat by securing a piece of tissue over the flash. Since it is a budget model digital camera it has only a 2X digital zoom, which is not really very useful, but it does have it anyhow. Another downside to this camera is its use of a serial cable to transfer the pictures from camera to computer. This isn't bad at all if you have only five or six photos, but more than twenty will be a tiring experience. The camera also comes with a tiny amount of internal memory (2MB). This is not nearly enough memory to allow a user to store photos from a week long vacation. To combat this shortcoming a CompactFlash memory card is a must. I personally have a 32MB Lexar card and it works splendidly. Rechargeable batteries are also a must. It also lacks a self timer.

Despite all this the camera does have several pluses. For one thing it is very easy to use. There are only five buttons on the back of the camera and two of those control the zoom feature. Deleting photos from memory can often be accomplished using only two buttons. This camera also comes with an LCD which is a welcome addition. I think the LCD is too bright and doesn't give you an accurate preview of the picture, but it is much better than having no LCD at all. It also has a slot that allows the user to install an inexpensive CompactFlash card in order to store many times over what the internal memory can store.

While you will never get really high quality photos from this camera, you will get lots of use out of it if you are content to store pictures on your hard-drive or a CD-RW. As I said before, this camera certainly has it's faults, but it also has plenty of reasons why it would make a fine beginner's digital camera.

6 Bright Colourful and clear
I have owned and have a number of digital cameras, but the DC3200 is quite a performer for its spec. I bought mine second hand on ebay and I am very pleased with the clear clourful results. It's far better than the DC40, DC50 ,DC120 and DC240. The construction is quite rigid, but be careful with the lugs on the battery door. I mainly use it for for web sites in the lowest setting and you can even zoom in on the photo without too much loss of quality.

I like the dark grey/green colour as it's such a departure from the cheap silver that everyone seems to like. The colour of the cameras plastic is vertually scratch resistant. The only down side of the camera is that it eats batteries, even if you use a USB card reader to download images. Can be a bit slow when taking photos and the flash can be a bit too strong, but can be over come by placing your finger halfway over the flash. Digital zoom only works in the lowest setting, and there is no macro!

Apart from that the resultant photos are more colourful and clearer than many higher spec cameras. Kodak sent me lens cover and wrist strap free of charge!! Can't be faulted.

7 Simple, yet effective
My kids gave me a DC3200 for Christmas in 2000. (Well, at least they think they did...) Overall, I like this camera. I have taken 1000's of photos with it, and I am quite happy with them. But I do have three main complaints about it, and two of them are related.

One, there is no tripod mount, and two, the speed of the camera. Due to how long it takes to take a photo, you MUST hold the camera perfectly still to get a good clear photo. However, you do get used to that, and since you can't use a tripod, I came up with something that works, although it is a bit crude.

To do this you need a standard tripod, and a piece of 2x4 that is the same length as the camera is wide. Drill a hole in the bottom of the 2x4 and make it so the tripod mount will screw into it, making sure it fits securely. Then take a strap of some sort that is strong enough to hold the camera, but doesn't block the viewfinder, lens, or buttons and or switches on the camera, and secure it to the 2x4. Then set your camera on top of it, and fasten it down. You end up with a crude tripod setup that works. When I started doing this, I had much better results overall.

My third complaint is about the focus and light levels. Although that is to be expected in a cheap camera. If you want quality, and have $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 laying around, a Nikon D1x is the kind. But how many people need that, or have that kind of money? The DC3200 is a good cheap camera.

A word of advice for whoever wrote the editorial review, and for Phil Smith, who said it takes forever to download photos and burns through batteries like crazy... Buy a CompactFlash Memory Card and a Card Reader that is compatible with the new version of USB ports, and toss that serial cable. What used to take hours (and tons of batteries) now takes meer seconds, and one set of batteries now lasts 100 times longer, because all you do with them is take photos. And for mdsmithers, who broke his battery compartment door, I did that too. One word, my friend... Rubberband. It works like a charm. :-)

Once you have your photos, I recommend Paint Shop Pro for photo editing. For less than $100.00 normally, it has all the bells and whistles you need to spruce up photos taken with a DC3200. You don't need to spend $1000.00 on a good photo editor.

If not for the speed of the camera, and the battery compartment door... I'd give this camera 5 stars for ease of use, and resulting photo quality.

8 Broke my battery door
I've had this since they first came out. Returned a Polariod for this one and it's 5 times better. Slow picture upload to the computer, so I just go find something else to do while that's happening. My son dropped it and the battery door won't close, so I have to use a rubber band to hold the door tight, it has to be closed for the camera to function. I really like everything except the size. It doesn't fit in a pocket very well. Anybody have a battery door I can screw on there.

9 Great quality of pictures for the price
I have had this camera for a year and have had absolutely no problems with it. It wasn't hard to learn to use either. My young children use my camera to take pictures with it and are able to view the pictures they took if that tells you anything and they are elementary age. You do have to be still when taking pictures but it is not as bad as the cheaper cameras. We have had 3 digital cameras before this one, and this one is by far the best we've found for the price. When I have more money to spend on a camera, I will probably upgrade slightly. For this last year, it has been great and cheap. We bought a case to keep the camera in because it did not come with one. We got a memory card to go with it and can take way more pictures now. Also, we invested in a flash card reader so it is lots quicker to get the pictures off. It used to take a long time to do it the old way. If you have ever seen a bad digital camera image like from the JamCam or the cheaper Creative cameras, the Kodak images are nothing like that. The images do not look like alien photos with solar flares. The conditions might have to be right, but you can get a good image from this camera. One feature I like is that you can control if you want the flash on or off and some you cannot. I have not had film developed in a year now, and I have saved so much money. ... I think it is great that the price has gone so low. I would pay a hundred for it in a heartbeat. Used to, I would tell people to not buy a digital camera unless it was in the hundred dollar range because anything else would produce low quality images. This camera produces nice images. I also would take a regular camera for important functions that I wanted good pictures for, but now this is the only thing I use. It suits us just fine.

10 wow what a deal
I can not belive how much the price has come down on the DC3200. I pay over [$$] for mine year and half ago. For this price you can pick one up for the kids. It has work well for use on trips to the zoo. But if you think you can get some good shots at christmas or the every moving new baby-forget it! It did take some nice shots at my brothers' wedding. You need to get close to the subjuct and not very much movement to get the shot. This camera is NOT forgiving. It will however make good 5x7 size pictures, but it is not too good for larger sizes. I did have some large size photos come out. The larger the more blurry they will become. We bought this thinking we would save some money on developing cost. I think we may have spent it on on ink. It is good for basic still somewhat close shots that you will be archiving with a cd burner and to lets the kids learn the art taking pictures. At this price do buy then you will know what you will what. It's a great price i might even buy one for my mom she loves my camra, but I am wanting a lot more. Like getting the shot even it the kids move a miro amount. No kid will stay still very long even olan mills has trouble with my 3 boys at one shot.

11 Good Basic Camera
This camera is to the Digital Camera realm what the old 126's were to portable cameras back in the days. If you remember 110 cameras, these were the most portable, but the pix were not great. 126's had a good pic and were reasonably portable. (Remember the box of Flash Cubes) The DC3200 camera gives a very nice 4"X6" picture. But, If you don't use the flash, you will tend to get fuzzy pics if you are not steady. The camera shot also occurs about 1/2 a second after you press the shutter release. This takes some getting used to, but it's not a great disincentive considering you can shoot around 400 pix at the best resolution with a 128Mb CF. Download these to you PC and pick the good ones for developing. I get my pix done as 4"X6"s and they look great.

12 Great quality pictures, slow download
This camera provides excellent quality photos, but because it is a serial port connection, downloading pictures is a slow and painful process. I guess you get what you pay for. Still, I would recommend this camera to those who want good quality for less money.

13 Adequate
This was my first digital camera. I bought it a year ago and I have had a lot of fun with it. It is great for e-mailing pictures to your friends. The image quality for e-mail purposes is very good. Also I love that you can see the picture you just took in the LCD screen. I delete a lot of bad pictures before I get one I like.

This camera will not replace your regular camera however. The 1 megapixel resolution is not high enough to print a large regular photo quality picture. If you set the camera to its highest resolution you might be able to print an acceptible 5x7 photo. The memory included with the camera is not enough. It will hold two or so highest quality photos and about 16 normal e-mail quality photos. I would recommed you buy the compact flash card to extend the memory.

If you want to use this camera mainly for e-mailing photos, the Kodak 3200 will do very well. If you have visions of creating your own professional photo processing center please save your money a little longer and get a 2 or 3 MP camera. I eventually plan to get another digital camera with more kick, but I am content to use this one for now.

14 Cheap! ...and you get what you pay for...cheap.
This may seem like a good value, but in reality it is simply works like one of those cameras you can get at a drug store but just to take digital photos (and poor photos at that). The zoom is 1x or 2x and nothing in between and the LCD isn't a good representation of what you're actually taking. I had to actually download photos onto my computer before I could see if the photo was any good. My suggestion is to go with something a little more higher priced. When the accessories easily add up to more than the actual unit, you have ask yourself if its really a value or cheap for a reason.

15 Very pleased + tips on flash, transfer, batteries
Picture quality is good for casual snapshots, purists with high expecations [and big budgets] should look elsewhere.
Battery life was a pleasant surprise - way more than I read in most reveiws
The flash is too bright for close ups, but here's a quick solution: Get a small roll of 1/2" double face foam tape with the removable paper. Cut 2 3/4" peices and cover about 1/2 the area of the sticky side with a peice of plastic milk jug. Put the 2 peices on the bottom right side of the camera. When you need to do a semi-close up, put one over the flash...closer, use both one on top of the other. Experiment to see the results.
The serial connection is too slow, but if you have a laptop, the pcmcia memory card holder [Viking offers one bundled with 32meg memory here on amazon] works slick...just put the memory in the holder, put it in laptop...it sees it as a drive. Transfers faster than a CD-Rom.
Batteries: Get NiMH [read faq about these at greenbatteries.com] rechargables...even with excellent battery performance, 500 recharges is worth 20x the initial cost ...

16 Very pleased + tips on flash, transfer, batteries
Picture quality is good for casual snapshots, purists with high expecations [and big budgets] should look elsewhere.
Battery life was a pleasant surprise - way more than I read in most reveiws - I got 150 pics on generic alkalines, more on NiMH.
The flash is too bright for close ups, but here's a quick solution: Get a small roll of 1/2" double face foam tape with the removable paper. Leave the paper on. Cut 2 3/4" peices and cover about 1/2 the area of the sticky side with a peice of plastic milk jug. Put the 2 peices on the left side of the camera. When you need to do a semi-close up, put one over the flash...closer, use both one on top of the other. Experiment to see the results.
The serial connection is too slow, but if you have a laptop, the pcmcia memory card holder [Viking offers one bundled with 32meg memory here on amazon] works slick...just put the memory in the holder, put it in laptop...it sees it as a drive. Transfers faster than a CD-Rom.
Batteries: Get NiMH [read faq about these at greenbatteries.com] rechargables...even with excellent battery performance, 500 recharges is worth 20x the initial cost...500/20=25x better value unless you screw the NiMH's up [read the FAQ 1st].

17 An appetizer
Initially I liked the low starting price to get into digital photography. A week later, after spending $[money] on Flash, NIMH rechargeables & charger, AC adaptor and card reader, I wanted more. So I'm spending another $[money] for a different camera, and going into it limited in that the new one must take AAs and CF to prevent the rest of my $ from being wasted.

If you want a camera for anything more than letting kids play with, posting auctions, or staged group shots (2 second delay after hitting shutter button, 12 second recharge time), spend the extra or wait to get one w/ OPTICAL ZOOM.

18 Great for the price
This camera takes really nice pictures and considering what we paid for it, it is wonderful. The flash distance is a little short but other than that it takes nice simple pictures. The software was easy to install and easy to use. We bought this primarily for computer imaging for a remote control robot project we are attempting but we ended up using it to take pictures of our kids too.

The camera is way more than we need for the robot and the kids look great.

19 Good camera for the price.
I just recently purchased this camera. The main reason I give this camera 4 out of 5 stars is because of the price. ...Here's the skinny:
The goodies: the price, lcd screen, easy to use, good picture, software easy to use.
The badies : no timer, bulky-try putting this cam in your pocket, no lens cover, low internal memory (5 shots in best mode), serial connection slow, blurry image if subject moves, zoom ONLY works on the lowest resolution setting, intermittent ~3 secs before you can take the next shot (no continuous shots).
Required necessities: atleast 32mb flash memory card, usb port memory card reader(unless you like waiting a long time for your pictures to develop using the given serial port), batteries and charger.
so look to spend an additional ~$80 on extras...which is more than what i paid for the camera!!!
I reccommend purchasing this camera if you seldom will use one and just like sharing pictures via e-mail. If you want to print photo quality pictures this does the job, but other cams do it much better. Other things to keep in mind: DO NOT use flash with the subject within a 5ft range. You will have taken a picture of Casper =). Make sure your subject is still, otherwise you'll get blurry images. LCD viewer is slow to catch up if you move the camera around to quickly. Don't like the fact that you have to wait ~3 secs just to take the next shot. OK overall.

20 Great camera for biginners
Do you have a pocket PC? Than you can use it to transfer photos from the camera to your desktop much faster!!

21 High Quality... Inexpensive Digital Camera!
Are you looking to begin digital photography? How about just looking for a new camera that is modern, and won't break the budget? If so, then this is the camera for you!

When I bought my DC3200, I had never owned a digital camera. I wanted to begin digital photography, and so I visited my local Meijer's. I asked the guy to recommend an inexpensive, decent quality camera, and this is the camera he pointed to right away!

This camera is easy to use, and highly expandable. Buy a FlashCard, and a FlashCard Reader (it will save you a lot of time waiting for slow downloads), and you will have more room than you know what to do with.

The only limiting factors, are the low zoom rates (1x or 2x), and the fixed lens, but then what can you expect from a camera this inexpensive? If you are new or just need to take pictures for your family events, then this camera will take care of your needs and then some.

22 I HAVE this you know
i got this at [a local store] the day after thanksgiving sale.

... great deal i think.. but the cons on this thing is no timer and no tripod mount.. and thats helpful these days. however, the salesman sold me on a 64 mb memory card and i think it holds a wide range of pics to choose from (best, better, good).. to me, i always shoot best.

anyways, the serial cable thing.. do yourself a favor, pack that away. its to slow, get yourself a card reader by SanDisk. faster and hooks right in to usb hub. i downloaded 200 (good mode) pics on my comp in less than 2 minutes.. its [very] fast.

yes its true the internal memory is like 5-8 shots, so get the memory card. how do u know what type of card to get? it all depends how much shooting you do (beginner, or expert photo experience?)

another thing i need to get is the digital batteries made for cameries, the batteries i use are duracell, or energizer, but i think reviews are right, invest in better batteries, but like i said too it all depends on how much photo knowledge and experience you have in ya.. overall.. get it with in its right budget, dont go [too high in price] for it though!!!!!!!!

23 I want to buy a new camera
I want to buy a new camera, because a have a old one (35mm to 60mm zoom Lens). I want to know the range of Zoom Lens of the camera Kodak DC3200.

Thanks, and sorry for my bad english.

24 with rebate ,its worth it
Takes great pics...as good as most 35mm`s at 5x7 inch. No usb loading to computer is a drag...takes 5 minutes to upload 30 pics. Zoom is worthless, but for most pics you will never need it.Camera has a wide angle lens, pics seem almost panoramic at times. Works fine on Widows XP. The quality for the price is great, and with the 70 dollar rebate at circuitcity, it costs only 65 bucks including shipping. Figure on getting a compact flash card and rechargable batteries(I recommend Kodak Brand batteries).

25 Great value, would buy again! Great photo quality.
For the price I paid for the camera ..., it is well worth the money. I uploaded some shots taken and saved in "good" quality to ... then ordered some 4x6 prints. I was very impressed. Gread image quality. Camera looks durable. Only a few downfalls. The camera uses serial instead of the newer and faster USB, no self-timer, no tripod screw mount, the shutter takes about 2 seconds to actually take the picture after you press the button. Despite its shortcomings, the camera is definatly a keeper!

26 Great Little Camera
I already have two ordinary Cameras, and a Video Camera. I had looked at this Camera, but thought that I don't use my other cameras enough to make getting this one worth while getting. Was I ever WRONG. This is a Great camera foe the price, and I have seen more expansive Digital Cameras that do not do the job as well as the Kodak DC32oo. Easy to operate, not to many fancy gadgets on it, which is great for a first time Digital camera user, like myself. I would HIGHLY RECOMEND this Camera to anyone thinking of getting a Digital Camera.

27 Lousy indoor shots
The CCD on this camera is too slow. We had ghost images and see thru people.

I return it twice to the store. I could not belive Kodak would make such a bad product. I though I had a bad unit. But both were just as bad.

28 Passed the camera-phobia test!
I'm afraid to do anything except point and click, but wanted to move into the digital world. Saw a great deal on this camera, so went for it. I used it Christams Day, and was very nervous, but the basic how-to-get-started sheet was truly simple and accurate. I followed the instructions to view the pictures on the computer (we're talking a sentence at a time here!) The CD basically installed itself. The cable plugs into the computer and into the camera. That's it. There were the beautiful indoor pictures on my monitor. Easy to manipulate with on-screen instructions, then print out. Maybe I'm cured of the phobia???

29 Great value for money with all the EXPENSIVE features
I have spent hours comparing prices and specs for a digital camera, got to the shop, the salesman recommended this camera and bought it. Great buy, the photos are excellent and the camera is easy to operate. By the looks of it I might need to buy extra Flash Card and Reader but for now this works for me.

I would strongly recommend this camera to anyone interested in buying a first-time camera, get the features but dont pay the topend prices

Francois

30 dc 3200 a wonderful digicam
I have owned the DC-3200 for going on a year now and have found this camera to be the best on the market in Price, Quality, durability, and Function.

I dont claim to be a professional photographer but with the dc-3200 cam i dont need to be.

Being disabled and having the tendency to drop things i have found the kodak dc3200 to be durable, (i have dropped this cam from 7 feet and have had no breaks).

at the price I paid when i bought it i figure it was money well spent. (($) for camera, ($) for 32meg CF).

I am always refering people to this camera for it's price and quality.. if you would like to see some of the shots taken from this camera hop over to My gallery -- (...) and see for yourself

it could use a little work on battery usage but find rayovac renewals or normal Nickel Metal Hydride batteries to be a benefit.

31 Kodak dc3200 great for the butterfingers
I use these units constantly, I manage a production co.
the sixteen photographers I have, all use these 10 to 35 times a day. all of them are butterfingers dropping them once or twice a month. But the cameras take it, and keep giving us great shots.
The fixed lens are off just a bit on some of them, but once your aware of that, you can't help but have great shots.

32 Very Good Basic Camera
I bought this camera 2 months ago and have been very pleased with the performance. Overall the camera is basic and very simple to use. Outside shots come out clean with very good colors. However, when taking interior shots the flash can be unpredictable and often overexposes alot of shots under 5' away. Sometimes just experimenting with the flash helps.

The software, like the camera, is good, basic, and simple to use. It's not going to let you do alot fancy, high tech stuff, however it will let you do some simple modifications; contrast, red-eye, sepia, etc.

As with all digital cameras it is a battery hog. I invested, and suggest you will need to do the same, in rechargable batteries. Also, the 2MB of memory is not nearly sufficient and you will probably end up buying a flash card of some type.

So, overall I am very pleased with the camera for the price. Just keep in mind this is not the top of the line, but you should definently get you money's worth.

33 Very Good Basic Camera
I bought this camera 2 months ago and have been very pleased with the performance. Overall the camera is basic and very simple to use. Outside shots come out clean with very good colors. However, when taking interior shots the flash can be unpredictable and often overexposes alot of shots under 5' away. Sometimes just experimenting with the flash helps.

So, overall I am very pleased with the camera for the price. Just keep in mind this is not the top of the line, but you should definently get you money's worth.

34 Good Value!
We just bought this camera wishing for a decent but reasonalble priced digital camara. It has far surpassed our expectations. We do have a 32 MB CompactFlash and the ImagMate reader. This lets us take 100 pix before we download(the internal memory only holds six)and download is fast and simple, with no need to use the Kodak software. The flash is worthless as far as we are concerned(washes the subject out), it takes great pix without it. Simple enough to use that even my eight year old has no problems with it. Good digital camara for those who value good quality at a reasonable price.

35 A good little point and shoot camera
I picked this camera because it is easy to use and it works well with webtv. So the video output was an importent feature to me. I did have to pay (...) extra to get the video cord. It would have been nice if it had been included with the camera. Also I think Kodak should include a memory card in the box. I would have been willing to pay a few dollars more for the camera to be truley ready to go right out of the box. I feel a little discuraged that as soon as you open the box and take 2 or 3 pictures, thats it, your done. Till you go out to the store and buy the extras. So you can actully use the camera for the reason you bought it for. Other than that the picture quality is just fine for e-mail. and it is a very simple camera to operate. It's ok for a 1st digital camera.

36 someone from eastern usa
I got this camera of the net about a year ago and I liked it a lot but one day I turned it off and it did not turn on again. This is why I rate this item a three.

37 great bargain
I purchased this camera for my 8 year old daughter. she loves it. she took 96 pictures in the first two days. this camera is very easy to operate. I also puchased a 32 meg compact flash card and a card reader (USB), the camera does not come with USB.

38 A Great Value
I purchased this camera from Dell with some Dell gift certificates that I had to use. I really didn't need this camera as I have a Kodak DC280. I thought the 3200 would be a good "bang around" camera. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I started taking pics with it. The quality of outdoor pictures is excellent. Indoors, the flash will drown out any image that you are too close to. Indoor lighting was sufficient with the flash turned off. I have taken approximately 75 pictures with the camera and I am still on my first set of batteries. This camera (as with all Kodak digitals) is extremely easy to use with menus that are clear and concise.
My only negative comment is the absence of USB connectivity. I would suggest that anyone buying this camera also purchase a Compact flash memory card (the 2mg internal memory is not sufficient)AND a USB card reader.

39 Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera
I bought this camera about 6 months ago, and I love it. It is my first digital purchase, as I am a beginner in the digital world. As a starting-out digital camera, it's fantastic. It's easy to use, great pictures, small enough to be convenient - yet big enough to be easy to handle. The LCD screen is convenient, because you can see exactly what you're taking a picture of, when you take it.
The camera has 3 different levels of quality for pictures. The high quality pictures won't allow you to zoom, but then again, you can zoom and crop the pictures later, so it's just as nice. With the low quality pictures, there is the benefit of a 2X zoom, which allows you to get right up on the object for some good detil.
The flash has 3 settings... On, automatic, and off, so you can choose the best lighting for your situation.
A complete, easy to use, windows based menu makes this camera easy and fun to use, and with the memory card (optional) allows you to take anywhere from 40 to 120 pictures at a time - depending on the quality you choose.
Overall, a great little camera that gets the job done with all the quality of 35mm and the benefit of digital. I highly recommend this camera for almost everyone, unless you need the super high quality and zoom capability. Trust me, this one wont let you down.

40 Great Beginner Camera
I bought this camera and thought it was too simple for me. The picture quality is awesome and they print great. The only down side to this camera is that pictures taken at a very close range come out over exposed because of the bright flash.

I returned this camera for a Fuji Finepix model. Fuji seems to have it going on with digital cameras in my opinion. This Kodak camera is good for beginners but since I enjoy using digital cameras I needed something smaller and better.

If your looking for perfect quality on every angle I would recommend a Fuji model. If this is a first buy, then this camera would suite your needs because the prints are great and the photos are of great quality. I enjoyed this camera in the short time I owned it but my demands are high for a camera to be worth while.

41 Great camera for the price
My friend has this camera, and it works so much better than the camera I have at work which cost almost 400 bucks. Last night I purchased the HP215, because it is a 1.3MP. I tell you, I'm taking it back to get this camera. The quality of the HP215 doesn't compare with the quality of this camera. They come oou kinda yellow, and somewhat pixelated. Not this camera. It's the same as a point & Shoot 35mm. I would definately recommend this camera to anyone. The reason for only 4 stars is that it doesn't have a timer, and it doesn't have USB capability, so uploading photos to your computer will be slow, but worth the wait. Hope this helps

42 DC3200 - a useful camera for a good second or basic camera
This is a good, solid basic digital camera with few bells and whistles but serves the job where few bells and wistles are needed. Mine stays in my briefcase (in a bag that I purchased separatly at a garage sale) and comes in handy from time to time as needed around the office or client sites, where I don't want to take my expensive camera.

I also would recommend this as a starting camera for young kids to use, 8 and up, since it is simple to operate. The LCD display, although it acts like a slow scan video, will help a child learn to point the camera to where he/she want to take the picture, while teaching patience in getting a good picture. The transfer software is not complicated and forgives the user if they forget to do something, like turn the camera on to transfer mode before starting the transfer.

I do recommend that a purchaser get a at least a 16mb flash memory card, the USB card reader, and the AC power supply for this device.

43 Nice Beginner Camera
This is good entry level camera. The price you can get it for (shop around) is okay for this resolution camera. Beginners and children will particularly benefit from a camera that is inexpensive and has a LCD view screen.

A few issues that should be pointed out:

- It does not have a USB connection. Downloads from the camera are via serial cable.
- The camera supports CF media. Buy some and a USB CF reader, it beats the serial download.
- Get rechargeable batteries, all digital cameras eat batteries.
- The flash is very bright on object/people close up.

All in all, a good entry-level camera. Let the kids have a go with it.

44 Kodak DC3200
I think this Kodak DC3200 camera is great. The quality of photos is outstanding & it's easy to use. I'm never going back to 35mm photography!

45 DC-3200 Review
This camera is an great value and I am very pleased with it. The photo quality and color is excellent. The video output that allows you to view your photos on a TV is nice feature, for those times when your computer is not available. The serial port interface is slower than the USB interface that most new cameras come with, but it is a plus if you do not have a USB interface on your computer. Some say the battery life is to short, but I have been pleased with battery life so far. Like most digital cameras, the DC3200 comes with inadeqaute memory, so plan to buy a separate memory pack. My average photo uses just under 0.2 Megabytes of memory.

The negatives are:
1. Close up photos with flash are over-exposed.
2. There is a delay (perhaps 1 sec) between the time when you push the button and the exosure occurs. This makes action photos very difficult.
3. You cannot take phoses in quick succession because of the processing delay. (perhaps 3 or 4 seconds beteen photos)

46 Poor quality photos indoors and out!
This camera takes very poor quality pictures indoors and out. The indoor flash photos are bleached out and the outdoor ones are usually blurry. It takes too long to take a photo and too long to recover. The only types of pictures it is good for are those where you can pose your subjects outdoors in perfecct light. I find that the disposable cameras do much better. Kodak did not respond to my comlpaints or requests even after I completed their e-mail survey that was several pages long and took 20 minutes. They also did not respond to my e-mail. I would have given it 0 stars if that were an option.

47 Great Digital Camera for its cost
I bought this camera bundled with PPM200. I took some shots and printed using PPM200. Great pictures!! I recomment you to buy the PPM bundle package as you get this camera with a photoprinter
I observed the following drawbacks with this camera:
1. 3X digital zoom makes picture very distorted.
2. Close-ups will be washed out by the flash
3. Battery (4 AA size) will be exausted very fast

It is really worth for what you are paying.

48 Wow....
This was my first Digital Camera,

Bad Points: It looks Boxy....
Uses batteries really quicky (but then again... all digital cameras do...)

Good Points: Easy to use
Quite Cheap
Not hard to hold
Can stand a few drops (I dropped it about 6 times)

I was very pleased with this camera actually, I took many pictures with it and would recommend it if this is your first digital camera. It's not that hard to use or handle and unless you are very sensitive on how squarish it looks I think this camera is great.!

49 Great Camera for Great People like me...!!!
Yesterday I bought this camera in bestbuy for a very good deal of ... as it was on sale.
And I bought 32Mb memory,rechrgeable cells and camera case all for just ....
Alreay I took around 140 photos in just one day and I started using camera without reading the Kodak Book.
So simple to use.Picture quality is really great and today I am sending some of my picts to my mom and dad in India.

Now let us see some of the advantages and disadvantages.
Adv:
1.Simple and Easy to use.
2.Good camera for the price.
3.Quality of snaps taken in Light is very good.
4.And s/w which comes with this camera is the best.
5.With compact flas card you can take many many snaps without any problem.

Disadv:
1.Pictures taken in Dark or low sunlight are very very bad.
2.In low sunlight Flashlight will not flash because of internal setting and b'cause of that photo quality is too bad.
3.Uses 4 AA batteries.
4.No camera cap.

But Adv > DisAdv(5>4).
SO please go and buy this camera right now, otherwise ...

50 Great Camera For a Great Price.
This is my first digital camera and I love it. It was easy to use right from the box. It takes great pictures, and I had some prints made from the photos I had taken, and you can't tell them from a regular camera print. Some people have stated they wish it came with a lens cap, well I called Kodak to order one and they said yes they had it, and when I asked how much he said he would send it to me free of charge. I dont think you can get better service then free. Great Job Kodak. and all of you who need a lens cap call Kodak. Hope this helps.

51 Good Camera, PERFECT starter for the beginner...
The instructions, ease of use and hook up was just, 'THE BEST'

52 This camera is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
I recently bought this camera as a bundle package with the Kodak PPM200 printer. After reading some of the reviews online both negative and positive I decided to give this package a try. I DO NOT REGRET IT!!!! The camera itself is very easy to use. The quality of the pictures are excellent. The printer is great, very convenient. NO need to upload to your PC. Just pop the flashcard into the printer and presto great quality pictures within minutes. You can upload to your PC with this camera but I found that since it has a serial port connection it can sometimes take up to 5 minutes but the solution is to purchase a flashcard reader. You uploads are instantly on your PC. I am glad I took the chance and bought it.

53 Very good for the price
It is a terrific camera for the price, I bought it for my son and I got engaged to it. Good pictures, of course some pixelation at 6X9 print. It should come with at least a lens cap and a video out cord. The LCD display is very good but a little slow when moving. Another gap is the lacking of a case for protection. Anyway...you may buy it if you can live with these little drawbacks.

54 excellent performance/price
I bought it last Christmas and took a lot of pictures since then. It gave me a lot of fun sitting in front of screen and reviewing the photo of happy moment. It's very easy to use and very reliable. I don't know if it says it's water-proof, but I brought it to Niagara Falls and took a few good ones right on the boat while everyone was soaked and the pictures are great! It never malfunctioned. I climbed Fuji Mt. when I visited Tokyo this July and it works well on the top of the mountain, 3700m high! The picture file is about 200k if you choose compressed but it looks very clear even in fullscreen view mode. I always use the picture I took as my wallpaper. I got a 32M memory from friend and that could contain about 40 pictures. It runs out of battery before you fill up the memory! I use 4 rechargbles so it's not too bad. As long as you do not use the LCD to review the pictures, the battery could last very long. I love this guy, but feel losing something when I see it's price has fallen from $... last year to $... now. I would say it has the best performance/price value in today's market. Highly recommend it!

55 Best for the price
I am from Turkey.The price of the camera in Turkey is 300 dolar But I buy it from US when I was visit US.The camera is good it funny to use it .good picture quality.

56 Good value
My first digital camera and I'm very pleased. Up to this point I've used a variety of regular 35mm cameras. This camera is a good intro to digital at an excellent entry price with very acceptable quality. Obviously for more money comes more features and higher quality, but if you're just going to have fun with snapshots, pictures for auctions, and general usage, particularly internet usage, you'll be pleased.

One flaw, however, cost it a star in my rating- the flash is too bright on subjects at typical snapshot range indoors or at night. I normally have to turn off the flash and settle for room lighting, but so far I've managed to get decent pictures if I hold the camera still enough. But forget it in the dark, unless the subjects are far enough away- like maybe outdoors- and then you can use the flash. Also needs a self-timer.

As others say, get the rechargeable batteries and 64mg Compact Flash card (price of these has really dropped.) And I don't mind the time to transfer pictures to the PC using the included serial cable, but some folks may do a high enough volume, maybe for business, that an investment in a USB card reader is worth it.

Don't worry, if this is in the price range you're looking for ... and if you can live with the flash thing, I doubt you'll regret this camera. It's a good value.

57 Careful with this camera
This takes okay pictures in the 1 mega range but it is so poorly constructed it will not last-it has a spring loaded battery lid that is held precariously together by two plastic parts about half the size of a lady bug! I had mine 3 months and this lid broke in three places! Kodak immediately shipped me another one, admitting this is a common problem. It is simply made too cheap to recommend anyone buying it with this problem. It simply will not last.

58 Best for the money
...and I did a lot of research before buying this one. Unless you're a fine art photographer or *really* want to make poster size blow-ups of your shots, you don't *need* any more resolution than this offers! ...so why let the marketing droids convince you otherwise and pay a premium for it? This is an *extremely* easy to use camera that takes sharp photos in all daylight conditions. In extremely poor light the flash may slightly wash out things that are too close but that is the *only* caveat I have to offer. Most important for Linux users is the CompactFlash. With a PCMCIA adapter CompactFlash cards simply appear as another filesystem on Linux, so it's easy to transfer photos to a PC running Linux. (I don't use Windoze so I haven't even loaded the included Kodak software and can't vouch for it.) Hurry and buy this while it's available. Sooner or later "They" will decide everyone needs at least 6 megapixels.

59 Nice 1.0 mp camera. Great for beginners.
It takes very nice pictures, excepting at night or dark places.

60 Good basic camera
A very simple camera that yields acceptable photos with a minimum of fuss. You won't be able to fit many pictures into the internal memory, so be prepared to spend at least $... more for a memory card. One annoying thing - once you have that memory card, you have to remove it in order to record into the internal memory. While this camera works for me, I think that it is worth the extra money to buy a camera with a zoom lens. The 2x digital zoom on this camera is useless - yes, images are magnified 2x, but the resolution goes down 2x as well.

61 I think this camera is the GREATEST!!
This camera is the greatest piece of art I have ever seen. I

mean it includes almost verything you need to produce perfectly

Incredible pictures with a high resolution.

THe Positives ++ of this digital camera are : 1) Includes everything you need to start taking incredibly high

quality photos in just seconds!

2) Great image quality !

3) 2x Zoom really helps a lot!

4) There is a color Lcd screen on the back ! This feature is wonderful! You can see what you take right after you take it!

5)The price is affordable

The only bad part of this is that it is awfully slow to upload to your computer! It would be a bomb if they used USB! It takes almost 2 minutes to upload one good quality pic! That is awfully slow! I tried another USB digital camera before and each picture took about a second to upload For example if i took 35 pics with it, it would upload in approximately 30 seconds! Thats awesome!

If you are looking for a great camera for a great price , don't hesitate! Buy now! P.S : I found this item cheaper at Circuit City! I suggest you get it there Like i did LOL:)

62 A great digital camera for the price
After pursing photography for years on film using SLRs, I have been looking forward to getting into digital photography, but have shyed away for some time because of the high price of digital cameras. But when I saw that I could get a megapixal camera for this price, I decided to give it a go. Though the DC3200 does not offer the advance features of my SLR, it offerse everything that a good snapshot camera in it's price range does. Though it comes only with 2megs of internal ram, I bought a 16meg compactflash card with it and have not had a problem with picture storage. Unlike some other lower priced digital camera's kodak incorages the use of rechargable batteries (Ni-HM), so I have also purchased a set and a charger and have found the camera wonderful fun. If you are looking to get into digital photography at a low cost, you can't miss with this one. The only problem I found with this camera was that it takes an exsposer reading when the button is half pressed, if you foget to take the reading in advance, it will delay your shot.

63 Great, Easy, Fun
This camera is ready right out of the box. Easy to use. The software is also easy to install and use.

Don't forget about the $30 rebate!

Hard to pass this one up!

64 GO KODAK!!!
Well,I half to say I really love this camera!When I first got it I found it a bit complicated but,after having it for a few days it became alot easier for me.There are alot of good and bad points. The camera was quite easy to use I felt.It was small,light and convinent to use.For one thing it only weighs as much as 2 or 3 computer mice.second of all,it is really small and can fit right in your pocket no matter how big or small (unless you want your baby to cary it).Third of all,it's really easy to use.It's like a point and shoot camera.Their is only about a 2 second delay betwen shots and 3 seconds using internal memory.Their aren't alot of buttons either so it's not like a console on Startrek.The zoom was quite pleasing for taking shots of things at a distance.Since it also has a flash you can take pictures in complete darkness,the flash can also be turned off so you don't get a comepletely white picture.The storage is also quite impressive.The internal memory is 2 mb so setting the quality to the 3rd best (out of 3) you can get roughly 30 pictures.You can also get a 256 mb flash card if you are planning on doing some heavy duty shooting.However,cards like these don't come very cheap;usually about $300.The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen will let you know what the camera's looking at.In other words,whatever is on the LCD screen is what the camera will take a picture of.So "NEVER EVER"look through the little window on the top of the camera when taking a picture.Otherwise you won't get exactly the position of the person,place or thing exactly as you had hoped.And last,but not least if the picture you just took well...SUCKS!Than you can just go back and delete it enstead of wasting a picture like you would on a normal camera. Now the bad stuff;sorry to break the news to you though,but not everything's perfect.The worst thing about it is the enourmous power consumption by the LCD screen.You can't have the camera on for 20 minutes without the battery running out.Next is the zoom.For one thing it only magnifies the pictures 2x so you really can't get that much closer.Plus it's digital.An optical zoom changes the size of the Iris in the lense so the object seems closer than it really is.Digital zoom just electronically magnifies the pixels that make up the picture so the quality of the shot decreases.And finally,but LEAST importantly the delete time for internal memory.To delete just one picture from the camera's storage system takes like 6 seconds!So try not to screw up when you don't have a memory card. So overall this camera is awesome for an amature or a professional and I would recommend it to both.I hope that this review helped you.

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

65 90% good and 10% ok/bad
I just bought this camera. I love it. i have wanted a dig cam for a long time now. This camera is great. Pros: great pictures, LCD screen, Flash card compatible (for more memory), zoom, small in size, etc. Cons: no lens cover and only 2 mb memory, and flash is too bright. no lens cover is fine, you can buy one ... the memory thing is ok, cause you can just buy a memory card thing. the flash is too bright SOMETIMES and makes the person too light. You should get this camera. Most digital camera's are like $..., this is a good camera to buy. i wouldn't hesitate. i would buy it right now. its worth it, trust me.

66 This is one Awesome Camera for the Money!
Just wanted to let everyone know, that I just bought this camera on a trip to see my parents. I own a Sony Mavica FD-93, which is a very high end model. I have found that this Kodak produces very similar results, for a 10nth of the cost. It is much easier to use, and the camera is tiny compared to most. I do agree that the fact there is no lens cover is annoying, but I purchased one for less than five bucks, so big deal. I say KUDOS to Kodak, for coming out with a simple to use, affordable digital. ONE THING ABOUT THE PRODUCT REVIEW ABOVE. There is a claim that there is NO ZOOM LENS! That is false! There is a Zoom lens, it is not perfect, but it does work!

67 a great value but a few flaws
Overall, I love it.

Pros: - good pictures quality - Bright LCD - Easy to use, easy to understand controls. On the other hand, I alway have to refer to the user manual for my Canon A50.

Cons: - The flash is too bright for show distance shots. - No lens cover - No self-timer

68 A Great Starter Camera
I bought one a week ago and, like most people here, am more than happy with it. I list more dislikes than likes simply because other people have gone over the good parts already.

Likes:

Look/Feel: It feels and handles like a point-and-shoot 35mm. Kodak didn't try to reinvent the wheel.

Performance: I started out lookng at a cheap 640 by 480 camera. This is a great improvement. There is a high enough resolution to let you trim your images to correct poor aim or reduce the size before emailing.

Ease of Use: Worked great right out of the box.

Dislikes:

Serial Cable: It takes forever to download photos and burns through batteries like crazy.

Small Memory: 2Meg is not large enough to be practical, perhaps 6 pictures at the highest resolution.

Software: The "Pictures Now" software isn't very good. It runs very slowly on my AMD 380 PC. But, it is free. I've been using "Vueprint", a shareware package from Hamrick.com for quite a few years and it's phenomenal.

No Lens Cap: What were they thinking? For much less than a dollar they could have included one and I'm not spending .... I've been looking around the house for something I can use for one.

I'd buy this camera again in a heartbeat. It's a winner. By adding a 64Meg memory card and a USB interface I've eliminated my two biggest gripes for .... I can now take somewhere around 200 pictures at the highest resolution at one time and download them in about a minute without using up the camera's batteries.

69 "Great for the price" Digital Camera
Extremely less expensive than other cameras comparible and it serves wonderfully. For anyone just wanting a camera to send pictures via e-mail and/or web this is the camera. It's also high enough resolution to make wonderful prints.

70 Quick 'n Easy
I purchased a Kodak DC3200 a little over a month ago and have found it very useful for taking pictures of my little grandson. There is one problem however which I cannot rectify. If I am too close to the subject, the flash makes the subject appear too light. The background is fine, but the subject in the foreground is too white. The camera is set to auto-flash which should correct this problem, but it doesn't. I have to take the picture further away and crop it to get what I want. This also loses resolution. Any suggestions would be helpful.

71 This camera is a piece of junk
Do yourself a favor spend the extra money and get a better camera

72 Excellent camera for the money!
I have wanted a digital camera for SO long, but never wanted to pay the high price for some of the "necessities". This camera fit the bill. Within 10 minutes of opening the box, I was taking pictures and emailing them to grandma. Within and hour, I was taking pictures and loading auctions to help pay for my new toy! Yes, it could have come with an AC adapter,lens cover, etc. BUT, in my case, I would prefer to buy that next month. You can always add on buy buying a memory card, USB flash card reader, etc. That would make it faster, but for my purposes, as a "mom", this camera really works well for me and my budget!! Oh, I might add, I did have to call Kodak for one teeny little question and they had my question answered in 30 seconds or less! So, they do back their product! If you go to their website, you can even play an interactive demo of this camera and see actual photographs! One feature that I really love is that I am able to crop and modify pics all from one place before sending them out. No more wasting download time on boring backgrounds!! So, if you need/want an inexpensive solution to the digital camera, this would be it. If you want all the add ons and want to pay the price now, you would go with a more expensive camera. However, the quality of the pic is tremendous!

73 Talk about an "over-achiever"
Bought mine before year-end, looking to replace a first generation Casio QV-10. Let me tell you: if you can get it, buy it! Sure, it feels a little cheap, but the features are great, picture quality is surprising, and the cost . . . well. Buy a 64MB CompactFlash card, USB reader, and NiMH rechargeable batteries (4-AA) and you'll be in picture taking heaven! For about $350 (with all of the named accessories), I can take over 300 "good quality" (compressed, JPEG) or almost 200 "best quality" (uncompressed JPEG) pictures which upload to my PC in SECONDS!

74 For me, this camera is great!
I'm not at all a "photographer" or a camera expert, but in my opinion this is a great little camera for its quality and price. I had priced dozens of cameras from 1-megapixel and up. What you get with the Kodak DC3200 is a camera that you can use to take your everyday photos: birthdays, vacations, kids in the yard. NO, you can't make posters out of any of the pictures you take, but have you ever?

I use a 64MB Compact Flash card that I share with another device. While I've never used the entire card, Kodak stated that at high quality you can get over 200 pictures, at regular quality over 800, and at lowest quality (they don't say). You would need 34 rolls of film for 800 photos, but you can reuse the flash card.

The DC3200 is not fancy, complicated or expensive. It is an easy to use, everyday digital camera.

75 Great camera for the budget minded.
As an avid 35mm photographer, I've put off going digital because the cameras themselves are so limited compared to SLRs.

So, first: The 3200 is a fixed focus, wide angle camera. It has a digital zoom feature, but it's only available when your using the lowest quality image setting. And, as a very picky 35mm photographer, I should point out that even at the higher quality settings, you shouldn't expect to get high-quality prints larger than snap-shot size.

*BUT*: Given the resolution of the camera, the quality of the images is excellent; My first use of the camera was on a disney vacation, and I gave it a huge work-out. I added a 48 meg memory card to it, shot hundreds of photos, and really appreciated the ability to delete pictures right out of the camera - that way you can go crazy take a ton of pictures, then delete the ones that didn't work out.

I'd give the camera five stars, but the fact that it doesn't come with a video cable or memory card is kind of frustrating. The built in 2 megs isn't enough memory to do anything except test the camera.

76 Buy this camera for your mother!
I bought this camera for my mother, and I was afraid that she wouldn't use it because it would be too complicated. I have an older Olympus digital camera that is complicated to use and the software is weird, too. My mother was emailing me Christmas pictures within an hour of unwrapping the thing! She loves it, and I enjoy all of the photos she sends. I only have one detraction from my review and that is the flash: it is too powerful. I think you can set it to be lighter, though my mom hasn't read that far yet.

77 Very good quality for the price
Everything about this camera is 100% great with a few exceptions. They are:

1. The power on light (green) is right next to the manual viewfinder. Having a green light this close to the veiwfinder makes it harder to use. Using the 1.6 inch LCD screen is more of a WYSIWYG type of picture also when I compared both views.

2. No lens cover. A lens cover attached with a small rope would have made this more attractive in buying, even at $10 more.

3. AC adapter non-standard voltage (not included). A 7 volt adapter is propritary item, that cannot be bought cheap, like the standard variable voltage adapters, even though the camera uses four 1.5 volt batteries, 6 volts, which is standard.

4. USB transfer would have been nice, but I think this would have inflated the price too much. Serial is slow, but its affordable, and it does not affect quality of the picture.

Good things are:

1. The pictures turn out well. Included software makes it easy to send pictures to the PC, cleaned if necessary, and to be printed.

2. The 1.6 LCD color display is nice. Every digital camera should have one. Don't buy one if not included. Its nice to see what you have taken, and what you are about to take.

3. The TV hookup to view pictures from the camera is nice feature to see the quality of a photo taken. I was surprised the cable was not included for this feature. If the cable would have added $5 to the price, it should have been included.

4. It came with batteries. 1.2 volt re-chargable NiCads can be used as well.

5. Built in flash. Auto or manual. Nice. I think most (if not all) digital cameras have them.

6. FlashCard memory expansion slot (standard). Room for extra room is always nice. Orphaned products, except for Toasters, don't last long on the market. Another example is 7 volt adapters. ;-) They won't be around forever.

78 Great and easy to use
I got this camera for my girlfriend for Christmas and we were taking pictures in less then 10 minutes. The quick step guide is great and anyone can use it. She has taken photography classes and has a Canon 35mm camera with a 300 zoom lense, so she's an advanced picture taker. This camera makes it easy for her to do quick shots and scan through them to delete pictures that she doesn't like. Also easy to carry around and small enough to fit in a small camera bag. I wish it had more internal memory, but the cards are not that expense, compared to developing pictures that you don't want. Great camera, great price and we recommend it to anyone that's looking for something easy to do pictures on the internet.

79 Best for the Buck!
I have been searching for a megapixel camera for some time, well my time has come! The Kodak DC3200 is very basic, but has very good image quality. CCD image devices are NOT all the same and Kodak has a great one. The camera is very compact. I know, it looks huge in the pictures. The camera also has some very nice power saving features (which are annoying at first)that do extend battery life a good 25%. Once a new user quits fiddling with the LCD view screen, he will realize the benefits of these power saving features. To maximize camera function go out and immediately buy a flash card. Look on Amazon for the Lexar 16mb compactflash card with the JumpShot USB cable. With it I can download 187 pictures in less than a minute. Downside is that internal 2mb memory is bypassed when using the flash card but it is no big deal. If you use the 2mb internal memory it can be downloaded to the flash card so you NEVER have to use the slow poke serial port. Try this camera, you'll like it. Better yet, add the Lexar flash card and JumpShot to your purchase!

80 Something's missing ...
No bells and certainly no whistles. This camera is for my son (9 yrs.), so I wanted to stay under $200. The fact is that this camera takes great pictures, but I think it stinks that Kodak won't include the lens cap and the video out cable. It cost me a whopping $20 (from Kodak) for the round piece of plastic and the cable. Other cons: no mount for a tripod, no self timer, clobbers batteries, slow serial interface. I understand that $200 is not much for a digital camera and this one takes great pictures, but the lens cap and video cable thing bugs me.

81 Fabulous Camera, Great Value
What a great buy! I was looking for a digital camera to use with my fledgeleng business, as well as for personal use. I purchased a DC3200 and could not be happier with it. It takes very sharp, clear photos; has very true color reproduction; and is so easy to use. I recommend it for everyone looking for a great buy in a digital camera.

82 I am impressed!
I LOVE this camera, I am not technically inclined at all, so was VERY happy to see how easy this camera is to use, the pictures it takes are great quality, when I upload them to my computer I see no difference between them and pictures I scan that I have had developed. It has a great flash, the LCD screen is really nice, the software it comes with is awesome, it even lets you make pictures black and white, you can remove red eye and make all kinds of changes to the pictures. A kid could use this camera it is so easy to use. I wanted to check the camera out before I bought attachments for it, but now I wish I had purchased the 32 mb picture card with it, I am going to order it now, even the 2mb that it holds is good enough and lets you store quite a few pictures, I am having a baby in a few weeks and this camera is going to the hospital with me so I can take a ton of pictures of my new born :)

83 WOW- A Point and Shoot Winner
My wife just gave me this camera for my birthday and I can sum up my feelings in one word: WOW

I have a high end Kodak digital camera that doesn't always get used due to it's size, weight and cost. The DC3200 is a perfect addition to my collection of cameras! It's point and shoot easy and the picture quality is excellent. If you plan on printing standard 3x5 or 4x6 pictures, this camera will give you super results.

Hey, it's not fancy by any means. You turn it on and press the shutter (so to speak) button. You can use the onboard memory (only 2 Meg so you can't fit very many pics on it) but when you add a larger (15 Meg or so) card...you have the ability to take a ton of pics.

You'll need to buy some rechargable batteries and a memory card reader to complete your package. Add a good photo program like MS Picture-it and your digital darkroom is ready to go.

If your looking for a point and shoot digital camera at a VERY good price this is it.

84 Great Digit Camera for the price
I got one of these 2 1/2 weeks ago and have to say, for the price it can't be beat. It takes awesome pictures and has many features not found on cameras in its price range. For under $200, you can't find anything better. The resolution is perfect for web or smaller printouts(5x7 or 4x6). Kodak has packed a lot of features into this camera and has kept the price down by leaving out the AC adaptor and video to TV cable. The internal memory does not hold very many high res pictures, and downloading by serial cable can be very time consuming. Getting a memory card of at least 16MB is highly recommended. Some features left out that would have nice: 1) tripod mount 2) self timer. These were left out, but not a big deal.

85 Great Buy
This particular camera is a great buy. I have never used a digital camera before and the ease of this one is great. The first time I held it I knew how to use it. Downloading time is fairly quick, 25 pictures took about 4-5 minutes, of course using a 900 mhz machine. Picture quality is excellent even in the good mode. If you have it on the best mode the pictures are remarkable. I have enjoyed the use of the camera, and if you are a first time buyer of a digital camera I highly recommend this one.

86 On the scout for an entry into the digital camera world?
I was looking for a low-end camera that would produce good pictures to email to family, but I was suprised at the quality output of the Koday DC3200 Digital Camera. Talk about instant gratification. Within minutes of opening the box, I was snapping digital images and emailing them to family, several of them impressed by the clarity a crispness of the images. I did have to use Adobe Photoshop to tone down a bright spot where the flash picked up a glare. My only complaint is that Kodak did not include a lens cap or a CompactFlash Removable Memory Card. Either way, the Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera is a bargain for the quality digital images that it produces. I will definitly be stuffing someone's Christmas stocking with a Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera this year.

87 Might be just what you need.
This is a pretty good deal on a Kodak 1-megapixel camera. What is a 1-megapixel camera you ask? Well, it's about the maximum resolution (the best) you would want for a digital camera whose main task will be taking pictures for emailing or website posting. Higher resolution makes for larger files which require not only more time to upload (i.e. to transfer to an email or to post on a website), but more time to download for your reader. In fact, the new 3-megapixel cameras make photo files so large that a person with a well-tuned 56k (regular modem) connection would have to wait almost 6 minutes to download (view) a single photo! This particular camera then is well-suited to internet apps, and you'll probably use it on lower than 1-megapixel resolution most of the time. PROS: 1) Price 2) Quality 3) USB connection 4) CompactFlash (expandable) memory 5) Through-the-lens shooting. CONS: 1) Limited zoom (digital zooms are poor relatives of optical zooms) 2) High battery usage 3) Mediocre flash capability.

88 Simple & sturdy with excellent pictures
Really nice digital camera which won't be a waste if you get a high-end one later. Inexpensive but not cheaply made... a great companion for a laptop. Pictures are excellent. If you use a Flash Memory and a reader or a PCMCIA adapter, downloading is fast and you don't drain batteries. LCD can be shut off, again saving batteries. Incidentally, if you are an "occasional use" photographer, rechargable batteries may not be as good as non-rechargeables because rechargeables discharge at a rate of 10 percent per month while they are not in use. Regular batteries can hold their charge for years.

89 excellent pictures but slow
Great feel and fit, but the lack of a usb port makes transfers painfully slow and the purchase of an extra memory oushes the price up to some better buys.