Unless you were born and raised in a cave and have totally avoided civilization your entire life, you are undoubtedly familiar with the name Kodak. You may have even used the phrase "Kodak moment" more than once in your life, too. Thanks to the good people at Geeks.com we will be taking a look at one of Kodak's entry level digital cameras, the C300.

The C300 we received from Geeks.com is a refurbished unit that appears to be a good choice for entry level photographers, or for something handy for those random "Kodak moments" that pop up when you least expect them. Maybe it could be kept in the glove box for the times you want to snap a picture, but don't want to risk your expensive digital camera.


No matter what the final use, we'll cover all the basics, starting with a look at some of the published data...

Features/Specifications (as taken from the Geeks.com website):

General Features:
» 3.2 MegaPixel
» 5 x digital zoom
» 1.8-inch color TFT LCD with anti-glare coating
» 15 fps preview rate
» Sharing is one-touch simple
» Real image optical viewfinder
» 24-bit, millions of colors
» Auto (80 - 160) ISO
» Multi-pattern TTL-AE with program mode exposure control
» Automatic White Balance
» JPEG/EXIF v2.2 file format
» Built-in Flash
» USB interface
» SD or MMC expansion slot (card not included)
» 10-second self timer
» NTSC/PAL video out
» ½ ~ 1/1400-second shutter speed (auto)
» 0.7 ~ 4-seconds shutter speed (selectable)

Capture Modes:
» Auto
» Portrait
» Night
» Close-up
» Video

Video Clip Mode:
» VGA (640 x 480) @ 15 fps
» QVGA (320 x 240) @ 20 fps

Flash Features: Auto, Fill, Red-eye, Off

Regulatory Approvals: FCC, CE, VCCI, MIC, C-Tick

Product Requirements (PC):
» 233 MHz processor or higher
» Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
» 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
» 200 MB available hard disk space
» CD-ROM drive
» Available USB port
» Available power outlet
» Color monitor with 800 x 600 pixel (16-bit High-Color, 24-bit recommended)
» Internet access for online printing or emailing

Product Requirements (Macintosh):
» Power Mac G3/G4/G5 processor/G4 Cube/iMac/PowerBook G3/iBook
» Mac OS 8.6/9.x, Mac OS X 10.2.3/10.3
» Safari 1.0 or higher
» 128 MB recommended
» 200 MB available hard disk space
» CD-ROM drive
» Available USB port
» Available power outlet
» Color monitor with 800 x 600 pixel (thousands or millions of colors recommended)
» Internet access for online printing or emailing