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Kodak EasyShare C653 Silver Digital Camera (6.1MP, 2848x2144, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Card Slot)

80

Very Good

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Pros
High image quality
Built-in help system
Cons
Low battery life
Meager documentation

Performance: Good: 78
Features: Good: 75
Design: Good: 76

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
Battery Life (minutes)	86.5
Battery Life Score	Fair
Image Quality Score	Very Good
Image Quality, Color	71.4
Image Quality, Distortion	49.2
Image Quality, Exposure	67.5
Image Quality, Exposure--Flash	62.4
Image Quality, Exposure--Normal	69.7
Image Quality, Overall	65.7
Image Quality, Sharpness	42.7
Number of Batteries	2
Number of Shots	160

User Reviews for Kodak EasyShare C653 Silver Digital Camera (6.1MP, 2848x2144, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Card Slot)

Reviewed by: Personalcheeseit

Duration of ownership: 2 Years

Strengths: Tough, solid feel, quick to turn on, 6.1 megapixels battery life

Weaknesses: none

Overall Evaluation: Bought the camera as a replacement for an older Kodak. I took 1510 pictures and videos before the tripod I was using with it fell over while filming. The trim around the lens came off and the lens itself popped off of it's track, making it read an error message. About a month later as I was moving it from the drawer I kept it in, I dropped it, The lens had straightened. I popped in some batteries and started taking pictures again. It is a very tough camera. The LCD did break some time in storage, but there's still the viewfinder. The battery life on my particular camera doesn't match PCW's, I get around 225 6.1 MP, flash pictures on a pair of plain Duracells. It will also fill 2 1 gig memory cars of 640x480 video with audio with just one pair of batteries. Over time the selector knob does get tough to turn, but is still acceptable. The software is only necessary for pictures on the internal memory, If you are quick, turn the camera off, take out the SD card and close the door. You do need an SD card reader to do that, but those are relatively cheap. I would recommend the camera to any one except professional photographers with huge budgets, there are better cameras, but not as tough or cheap as this.
Reviewed by: boli2007

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: easy to operate and photo and video are great

Weaknesses: 6.1 MP is bit low

Overall Evaluation: This camera is very easy to operate - you don't need user manual to learn how to use. All buttons are self-descriptive. The quality of photo and video is great and it takes only 2 AA alkaline battery. LCD is big but somehow I feel it isn't super clear. 6.1MP is bit now nowday. Other than that, everything is great.