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Kodak EasyShare One Review
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Review Summary
Reader Score: 2.00 (out of 10)
While a 4 megapixel resolution is ideal for the kind of market this camera is aimed at - i.e., holiday snaps and party pics, we are surprised that Kodak hasn't loaded this model with a 5 megapixel resolution option. When we asked Kodak why this was the case they suggested that corners had to be cut at some point to achieve a sub £500 price tag. We personally think it might be because of the speed and memory allocation to send 5 megapixel files via a wireless connection. Perhaps it just took too long in tests when developing it.
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Other Reviews For This Model
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| Digital Camera Info |
9.25 |
10-12-05 |
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| DigitalCameraInfo.com has updated their preview from January with a final review of the shipping Kodak EasyShare One. "The Kodak EasyShare-one has a fairly ordinary front façade that doesn’t do much to advertise its flashy feature set. It retails for $599 and includes a wireless card that syncs with Kodak EasyShare Software, printers, personal computers, laptops, camera phones, and other wireless-enabled devices. This digital camera offers convenience at its best and unleashes the true potential of the digital image. The Kodak EasyShare-one was announced in January and took way too long to get to the market, as it was just released in October. However, Kodak makes up for the delay with a plush package that includes a 2-year warranty, 2 batteries (one to spare), a battery charger, a leather carrying case, a nice software package, and a host of promotions. Add an impressive imager to the lavish package and the EasyShare-one may impact the digital camera industry far beyond its sales." |
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| Digital Camera Review |
9.00 |
11-07-05 |
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| The three camera manufacturers that are now offering consumer level digital cameras with wireless capabilities are approaching the technology slightly differently. Kodak is all about making it easy to share pictures - from home, from Starbucks, from anywhere you can hop on a wireless network. I think they have achieved this goal with the EasyShare One. It is easy to connect to a wireless network, it's easy to create a Kodak Gallery account and have the camera send pictures to the service, and it's easy to print directly from the camera. Not only does the wireless work well, but the camera takes some good images with excellent color and sharpness.
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| Imaging-Resource |
8.50 |
02-04-06 |
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| Kodak was unusually generous in letting us use a One and series 3 printer for a few months. But something this different deserves to be lived with a bit. Our appreciation of the company's achievement deepened somewhat more than our annoyance for the product's shortcomings.
Kodak was unusually generous in letting us use a One and series 3 printer for a few months. But something this different deserves to be lived with a bit. Our appreciation of the company's achievement deepened somewhat more than our annoyance for the product's shortcomings. |
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| Buy-n-Shoot |
7.25 |
12-14-05 |
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| "Finally after hearing so much about this camera we got our hands on one (pardon the pun!) to put it to the test.
On opening the boxes and removing the camera for the first time I was surprised at the weight and size of the camera. After reading and viewing online news releases, having it your hands is a totally different story.
The camera is a little larger than I thought it would be, but at the end of the day it has a 230,000 pixel 3-inch (7.6cm) touch screen LCD which flips out left 180 degrees and can rotate again over the top 180 degrees. The screen can also stay flush against the camera's back to take photos or flip over to have the LCD closed away safely against the body of the camera when not in use. Clever design." |
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| Imaging-Resource |
7.00 |
02-15-06 |
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| "Physically, the $599.95 EasyShare-One resembles the EasyShare V550, at least from the front. But the "One" is really a two-piece swivel camera. The back quarter of the camera opens on a hinge attached to the left side (from the back) and swivels downward 180 degrees, usually flipping back against the main camera body to shoot. But not always. You can also set it at a 45 degree angle and set it up in an easel position to take portrait shots.
Kodak's EasyShare digicams always make it easy to take pictures, but the EasyShare-One makes it a breeze to share them. Not just at home within reach of your computer, but anywhere you can find a WiFi connection that gets you on the Web. The EasyShare-One's fully automatic exposure control makes it rewarding to share, too, performing surprisingly well in a wide variety of conditions and requiring less exposure adjustment or tweaking than most or its competitors." |
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| PC Magazine |
6.00 |
11-05-05 |
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| When announced back in January, Kodak's EasyShare-One was expected to be a breakthrough in digital photography-the first point-and-shoot digital with built-in wireless. Kodak didn't quite make first, since the Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2 beat the Kodak entry to market by a few weeks, but the EasyShare-One certainly has some outstanding features that set it apart from the P1. The question is, do the great features make up for the camera's many shortfalls?
The EasyShare-One is a 4MP camera with a 3X optical zoom lens (a 35mm equivalent of 36mm to 108mm) that has a maximum f/stop range of f2.8 to f/4.8 across the zoom range. The specs don't tell you much on their own, though. To see what's different, you need to open up the camera. When you do, what you'll see is a beautiful, articulating 3-inch touchscreen LCD. And to help you get in touch with the screen, you'll find a small stylus. |
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| DPNow |
5.33 |
09-20-05 |
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| There is no doubt that the Kodak EasyShare One is a remarkable camera because it offers two key features that have been absent in a consumer stills camera to date: broadband wireless connectivity and touch-screen operability. Why either of these assets has taken so long to arrive is a mystery as touch screens are now routinely featured in the specifications of many camcorders and the SDIO Wi-Fi adapter technology used by the EasyShare One has been around for several years.
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| DCResource |
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11-18-05 |
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| The Kodak EasyShare One ($599) is more than just another digital camera. When it was introduced in early 2005 it was the world's first consumer camera with Wi-Fi connectivity (Canon and Nikon have since introduced their own Wi-Fi cameras). The EasyShare One tries to be a camera and Internet-connected photo viewer at the same time, and for the most part it succeeds. The EasyShare can wirelessly transfer photos to your Mac or PC, upload them to Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto), send them to a wireless printer, or e-mail them to friends (sort of). On the camera side it has a 3X Schneider-Kreuznach zoom lens, huge 3-inch touchscreen LCD display, and a 4 Megapixel CCD. |
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| Digital Trends |
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11-01-05 |
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| Welcome to the brave new world of Wi-Fi digital cameras. And no matter what Kodak says it's not for faint-hearted but someone who's very comfortable working with wireless networks. I have to confess even I called the very helpful hotline to work out some issues (1-800-23-KODAK ext 12). Still the EasyShare One is the start of something very new in consumer digital imaging with Nikon and Canon following in its footsteps. And we're sure others will follow in the years ahead. Kodak is to be highly praised for trying to cut through the Wi-Fi gobbledegook and making the camera as simple to use as possible. Although I would love to see some improvements on the camera side and a lower price, Kodak is to be commended for taking this wireless leap. |
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