The Kodak C713
is a good first digital camera for someone.
The Kodak C713 Digital Camera is easy
to use and it has some cool features
like; pause and unpause on video playback,
volume adjustment, video clip and picture
review, optical zoom, and digital image
stabilizer when taking pictures. While
it is not perfect, it is very close,
and it costs under $100 (mine was under
$60) so it really can not be beat for
a good all around digital camera. Here
are my first impressions and a comparison
with the Kodak C743 which it is replacing
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- Camera
- AA batteries
- USB cable
- Wrist strap
- Getting started guide
- EasyShare software
- Insert for optional
docks
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The Kodak C713 Digital Camera
boasts high resolution, a 3x
optical zoom lens, digital image
stabilization and a bright 2.4" LCD
screen. You can record TV-quality
VGA video (640 x 480 at 15 fps)
featuring audio, on-camera editing
and prints from video. A high
ISO setting of 1250 lets you
take photos in low-light conditions
without the flash. On-camera
picture enhancing features include
cropping, blurry picture alert,
red-eye reduction and undo-delete.
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The Kodak C713 Digital Camera
stores images in the camera (16
mb) or lets you use optional
SD or MMC memory cards. Since
the internal memory is limited
an additional memory card is
recommended
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Digital image stabilization
while taking pictures is a nice
feature seldom seen in digital
cameras under $100. I have yet
to use this feature. It reduces
blurring caused by camera shake
or subject movement. The Kodak
C713 Digital Camera has 3x optical
zoom lens and 5x digital zoom
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I always add a strap to my cameras
(OK, to most of my gear) This
length of cord offers many uses.
It lets me find the camera in
my laptop bag if it sinks down
to the bottom, I can almost always
see and grab the lanyard and
pull the camera out easily and
fast. I also use the lanyard
to pull the camera from my pockets.
The lanyard comes in handy when
I am holding the camera out over
water, out the window while riding
in the car, or anytime the camera
might slip from my hand. Once
I even used the length of cord
on a digital camera to lash the
camera to a stick, and along
with the 10 second timer on the
shutter release, I was able to
safely take a close up photo
of a rattlesnake. Even when not
in use I can wrap the lanyard
around the camera for an additional
'bumper' around the lens and
screen
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I
used some cheap (not up to spec)
blue 550 cord. Since the small
hole on the camera is small I needed
to remove the inside strands of
the 500 cord. I pull from one end
and make a simple overhand knot
every so often, this keeps the
four inside strands together and
lets me use them on some future
project.
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Once the inside strings are
removed it is just a matter of
feeding the 550 shell through
the carry strap area of the camera
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I pull the cord so that it's
even and finish it off with a
few simple overhand knots. This
way it is easy to remove the
lanyard should I need to
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The lanyard offers some additional
control of the small camera in
the hand. I loop the cord around
my wrist a few times so the camera
can not fall if dropped. and
if adjusted for it, I can use
the lanyard to provide resistance
for additional control when holding
the camera in one hand
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I remove the stickers right
away, I know why they put these
on, but I can never figure out
why some people leave them on..
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Comparing the Kodak C713 Digital
Camera to the Kodak C743. This
new Kodak C713 will replace the
C743 because the C743 is finally
falling apart after a few months
of heavy use. These are about
the same camera, so weight, controls
and dimensions are all almost
the same
 
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Their screens seem about the
same, The timer and multiple
shot feature are hidden in the
software menu on the Kodak C713
which is a pain, this is a button
on the 743 so I was spoiled having
quick access to those features.
The power button on the Kodak
C713 is where the timer button
is on the C743, so I turn off
the Kodak C713 quite a bit still
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My biggest complaint about the
Kodak C713 Digital Camera is
the memory card access. It is
into he same area as, and tucked
behind, the batteries. This means
this door will take extra wear
and tear and the battery door
has always been an Achilles heal
for digital cameras with me.
I really do not like this duel
use door set up, At least the
camera was cheap so I can afford
to replace it before too long
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Another shot of the worst feature
of the Kodak C713 Digital Camera,
the dual memory slot / battery
compartment. I started to use
these smaller Micro SD cards
(with adaptors) for my cameras,
because I can put the smaller
cards in our phones and PDAs
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When I bought the camera I also
bought this USB2 SD card reader.
This lets me take the card out
of the camera, and straight into
just about any computer (Mac
or Windows) without using the
Kodak software or dock. This
results in very fast and easy
removal of photos and videos
from camera to PC
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This little SD card to USB gadget
costs under $4 so it's worth
it's weight in gold, but it weighs
almost nothing so that might
not be such a compliment
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