Connectivity
Software (7.0)
The camera comes with the Kodak EasyShare 6.0 CD-ROM, basic software for organizing albums and making minor adjustments to pictures. The software is simple and easy to use. There aren’t any dazzling effects, but it gets the job done.
Users can view photos in a number of ways: thumbnail-index, full screen of individual photos, details (with date and file format information), and calendar date (in either month or day view). This is a nice browser View function that accommodates customers’ different preferences.
For editing, users can crop, rotate, correct red-eye, change colors, enhance (a pseudo Levels correction), and other special effects.
Users can also create photo greeting cards and order prints using the links to Kodak’s online photo sharing site. The Kodak software is compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems.
Jacks, Ports, Plugs (6.5)
The Kodak EasyShare camera comes with a three-port system similar to other point-and-shoots. Users can recharge their camera via the DC port and view photos on their television via the AV port. The DC port is exposed, leaving the socket vulnerable to the elements, while the AV port is hidden safely under a plastic door on the top corner of the camera’s side. Users can connect the camera using the bottom USB port to view photos or print from a PictBridge-enabled printer.
Direct Print Options (8.0)
Kodak V803 users can directly print from the camera through a PictBridge-enabled printer. While there isn’t a dedicated print button, the EasyShare camera carries Kodak’s signature Share button to sort photos and prep them for print or e-mail. Users can tag their favorite pictures and save them to the Favorites folder, accessed through the favorites button.
Once selected, users can print up to 99 copies of a photo. The Share menu is as follows:
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Select All
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Print Selected, E-mail Selected, Favorite Selected, Cancel Prints
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Print
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1-99 Prints
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Email
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(imported from computer address book)
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Favorites
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(copies from tagged Favorites folder)
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Print All
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1-99 Prints
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The Kodak V803 is compatible with optional dock accessories, including the EasyShare Photo Frame Dock 2 for $39.95 and the
EasyShare 600 Printer Dock for $99.95.
Battery (3.5)
The Kodak EasyShare runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery (KLIC-7003). The included 5V AC adapter and power cord charges the battery in approximately two hours. For those with a little extra cash in their pockets, Kodak offers optional dock accessories for charging the camera and connecting to a computer and printer.
Memory (3.5)
The V803 has 32MB of internal memory, with 24MB available for actual picture storage.
That’s not much in terms of built-in memory, so users will need to buy an additional memory card. The camera accepts SD and MMC media.
Other Features (3.0)
Panoramic stitching – Kodak doesn’t talk up its panoramic stitch function much, but it’s still effective (most of the time). While humble, the Panorama mode addition is a nice feature to combine for group pictures and landscape photos. The scene feature takes three frames in succession and automatically stitches them together.
