Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Jan 09, 2007 - By Patrick Singleton
The Kodak EasyShare V1003 is a 10-megapixel, $249.95 point-and-shoot that follows in the style of last year's V705. Like the V705 and the V505, it's simple to use in the tradition of Kodak consumer cameras. More notably, and also like those two, the V1003 is a good-looking camera. The V705 was a big step forward for Kodak, which for decades had been making cameras that look like they'd been beaten with an ugly stick. It bodes well for Kodak that it's been able to introduce another camera that wouldn't scare buzzards off a corpse.
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Value
Like other recent Kodak cameras, the V1003 offers a well-designed snapshooting system in an attractive package. Though it doesn't offer much control over how the image gets shot, its typical user won't care. At $250 for a 10-megapixel camera, the V1003 is impressive. Its cheaper sibling, the 8-megapixel V803 may be a better fit for some – for less than $200, it offers the same feature set but at a slightly lower resolution. Snapshooters most likely won't care about the extra megapixels.

Who’s this Camera For?
Point-and-Shooters - The V1003 is designed with point and shooters in mind, and it serves their needs well.

Budget Consumers - Budget consumers might be happy to save $50 and get the V803 instead.

Gadget Freaks - Gadget freaks won't be tempted by the cutting-edge technology on the V1003. It's not their camera.

Manual Control Freaks – Without manual exposure, the V1003 isn't for this market.

Pros/Serious Hobbyists – The controls on the V1003 aren't flexible enough for this market.

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