Kodak EasyShare C530

Connectivity
Software
Kodak bundles its own EasyShare image editing and cataloging software with the camera. The software is easy to use and dependable, offering options to: organize photos into albums, print, email, upload and share them in a range of ways. It's available for Windows and Mac OSX. We’ve seen the EasyShare software before; it’s well suited to the point-and-shoot market.

Jacks, Ports, Plugs
A USB cable is included with the camera, but no A/V cable. There is also no support for viewing photos or images on a TV. This is another disappointment, but then again, the movies you can record with the C530 can’t capture sound, so maybe there’s no point anyway.

Direct Print Options
DPOF and PictBridge are both supported, and the camera can be plugged into Kodak’s range of EasyShare printers for printing without a PC. At least they didn’t skimp out on this. If they had, it would have defeated the entire purpose of a simple-to-use camera.

Battery
No rechargeable batteries are included with the Kodak EasyShare C530. However, CR3 lithium, AA disposable or Nickel Metal Hydride batteries can be used. These can’t be charged in the camera, though. Kodak did not supply a figure for battery life.

Memory
An average 16MB of internal memory is included, which is enough for only a handful of shots at the highest image size. Images can be copied from internal memory to an optional SD card, though.

Other Features
The C530 doesn’t really have any other features. It’s a paragon of stripped-down simplicity.