Kodak M1093 IS Digital Camera Review

Kodak M1093 IS

Digital Camera Review

The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is a small and attractive point-and-shoot that offers the basics plus a little bit more for anyone looking for an easy to use camera. A 10-megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom, it's the most expensive of Kodak's M-Series cameras at $199.95. What you get for your extra fifty bucks or so is an impressively high ISO for a low-end point-and-shoot, a few manual controls and 3-inch LCD. You'll need to make your own decision about whether that's worth it.
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Kodak M1093 IS review

Viewfinder
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS doesn't have a viewfinder, not uncommon on smaller point-and-shoot cameras.

LCD Screen
The 3-inch LCD display has a pedestrian 230,000-dot resolution. It's about the biggest display they could have fit on this small camera, so we're satisfied.


The 3-inch LCD is good-sized, though the resolution is standard issue.


Flash
We wouldn't expect much from the small flash on the Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS. It's nice to have when you need it, but don't expect to light up a whole room with it.


The M1093 IS has a tiny flash.

Lens
The 30mm - 105mm, f/3.1-f/5.7 lens on the Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is pretty typical for a camera this size, offering a reasonable focal range there for a pocket-size camera.


The M1093 IS's lens has a decent range of 35 - 105mm.

Connections
The only connections on the M1093 IS are the mini USB port that handles both data and A/V out and the DC-in, both found on the right side of the camera without any protective covers. That last causes us some worry as dust and other particles are bound to get in there, a possible durability issue.


The mini USB and DC-In ports
are distressingly unprotected.

Battery
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS has a proprietary battery that fits into the slot under a door on the bottom, right next to the memory card slot. Kodak has not made any information about expected battery life available.

 
The battery and memory card lurk under the bottom door.
Memory
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS accepts SD and SDHC memory cards. You plug them into a slot beneath the bay door on the bottom of the camera, right next to the battery.

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