Kodak Easyshare C813 8.2 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom

I was given this camera a year ago and have had it in my purse ever since so I won't miss a special moment. It is a great camera for those who don't want to fuss with lens settings etc. It does all the work for you and has many options that are all built in and are easy to use. I bought one for a 76 year old friend and my niece bought one for her seven year old daughter. We are all enjoying terrific pictures with little effort. This camera does not take good night pictures of lights [like Christmas] but fulfills all my other needs year round. Two things I would suggest purchasing are Lithium batteries as Alkaline are not long lasting in the camera,[copper tops don't work well at all], and a larger SD card. The lithium batteries I put in last year are still going strong and I purchased a card for a few dollars on line which holds 300 pictures. There are extras included with the camera that make it even more enjoyable. Look around the internet and you can find it for around $80.00 new. A later model is now out, but I found that this was the better of the two for me.

This summer I was looking for a good, yet inexpensive digital camera. I agonized over which camera to buy, but finally was forced to purchase the Kodak EasyShare C813 due to its low price. When I received it in the mail, there was a significant lack of excitement as it was not my first choice. After using it to take well over 300 pictures so far, I am actually very happy I purchased this camera. The time between the button press and the actual picture being taken is almost nonexistent. The camera uses AA batters, however after all the pictures I have taken, I still have not had to recharge my 2500 mAh Ni-MH rechargable batteries. Not to mention the picture quality being much better than I had anticipated. When I installed the Kodak Easyshare software that came with the camera, my computer froze several times over the first three or four days I had it, forcing me to restart it several times. After those trying few days, however, I have not had any problems with it. I am very happy with my camera purchase, despite the software problems, and would definitely recommend this camera to other cost-minded individuals looking to purchase a decent digital camera.

I love Kodak Easyshare cameras, after my other easyshare was broken I purchase the 8.2. I love the on/off button on this one because the other one don't have an on/off button which means the battery does not run down. The price was right for me I would tell anyone to purchase this product would will love it, and the video part is better then a camcorder. All you have to do point & shoot, and what great pictures it makes. I can print out my own picture with my print dock.

We purchased this camera for our small kids who love to take digital pictures but I can't trust with my nicer cameras. For an 8 megapixel camera with a large viewing screen, the price is terrific. It has a small built in memory, which is nice but of questionable use. We've turned down the resolution for our kids as they don't care and it creates more space. If you are using this for real picture taking, you will need to buy a large SD card (like you would need to do with all cameras). The buttons are easy to use which was another requirement we had. Also, I consider the fact that the batteries are AA a plus as it eliminates the need for expensive, proprietary batteries. If you are a casual picture taker like most of us are, I see no reason to pay more for a camera that isn't going to offer you any real additional benefits. This is a very good camera.

I was expecting the original Kodak East Share Camera. But they obviously changed the style, and this camera is way to small for my husband's hands. I returned it.

I purchased this camera for personal use for my kids and I. I've been very pleased with this camera. I got to really test it out recently when my children and I went to the zoo. It's so easy to use and I love the image stabilization feature because with two kids in tow, it can be hard to take pictures that are not fuzzy. With this feature it's so much easier to get clear pictures. Also, when I purchased the camera it came with Kodak batteries, I was surprised how long they lasted. Mind you, I had been using the camera off and on to take pictures before we went to the zoo for six and a half hours and the batteries finally died after four hours of being there. After taking a ridiculous amount of pictures, 350 to be exact, the camera was on a lot. I did find turning it off whenever possible helps seemed to help with the life of the batteries. I'm very happy with my decision to get this camera.

I purchased the Kodak C-813 in June this year. We had a Kodak DX-4330 for several years, couldn't have been happier with it, but it finally died. The reason we decided to stay with Kodak was the DX-4330 was so good. I had read reviews about problems with using the C-813 in day light but didn't think you really can't take outdooor pictures in daylight with the C-813! Boy was I wrong! You have to quess at framing your shots outdoors. Also due to no optical viewfinder have more pictures blurred due to movement indoors/outdoors. It is hard to hold steady will holding a camera out away from you. We did not have this problem with our old Kodak DX4330. Having to open the battery case to take out memory card is also bad design. The larger LCD viewer is great indoors, 8.3 pixels better, but the cons out way the pros on this cammera. My suggestion if you plan to take outdoor pictures get a optical view finder.I am now looking at other brands for the first time to replace the Kodak C-813. Update 7-26-10. We have owned this Kodak C-813 now for two years. The on and off switch does not work half of the time, I have all but discarted the Kodak C-813. The problem with only an LED view finder has not gotten any better, only good indoors, the case is cheap plastic, don't buy this camera at any price I hate to report. I am considering another brand other than Kodak due to the lack of quality.

During the years when 8 megapixel was the standard, this camera would have served anyone very well. Today, the standard is twelve megapixel and this camera is indefinitely unavailable. I have since upgraded to a 12 megapixel, 11.2 actually; a Kodak C-190 and she's a beauty. I was very satisfied with this 8 megapixel picture box. The pictures it took were clear and precise. The zoom in and zoom away lens to achieve the Kubrickian pull away effect is here and works wonderfully. The pull motion is slow and smooth. The zoom shots showed distance at maximum magnification beautifully, while some cameras get out of focus as one moves to maximum distance magnification. However you slice it however, a 12 megapixel is clearer more precise, not a 12 megapixel is precise more clearer, than an 8 megapixel which is why I don't have this camera and 12 megapixels can be had for less than $100 routinely any shopping place. This is the first Kodak camera indeed any video camera which includes a microphone and also a video camera recorder that did not time out at 30 seconds like the earlier models of digital camera. Think about this camera for a second. Remember it, the good times it had given to people at one time. But know that you can get a brand new 12 megapixel camera for slightly less than $100 and a second hand one, I presume, for even less than that.