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When looking at all the digital cameras available, I was undecided until I saw the kodak DX3500 with its docking port. I didn't expect the camera to be so easy to use and set up on my PC - it was, and is so easy to use, the docking port and rechargeable battery pack are brilliant features. If you are undecided I would definitely recommend this camera, you won't find this camera cheaper anywhere else. Still undecided? don't waste anymore time, order one today.

I usually like Kodak's digitals, but this one has a strange mix of features that should render it unacceptable to both amateurs and to advanced users. To wit, the image quality is very good, boasting 2.1 megapixels of resolution, enough to handle not only web-based photography, but enlargements of up to 8" x 10" as well. However, this is completely offset by a fixed-focus lens and no optical zoom (it has a digital zoom, but these are not nearly as useful). The rest of the features are acceptable, including memory & expandability, flash, battery useage & USB connectivity. Kodak is selling an optional 'docking station' for this camera that allows for 'easier' downloading of images to your PC, but any memory card reader (Viking, or SanDisk) is simpler, cheaper and more versatile.

This is not a good package. The camera has fairly good picture quality but the flash is weak. The docking and download system are easy to use but then again so is a card reader. The overall finish of the camera is very poor by Kodak's standards, it is very much a plastic camera and I doubt if the control knobs will stand up to too much use.With regards to value for money, there are better cameras and bargains out there. Overall one star for making lithium batteries the standard for this camera.

I purchased the DX3500 to replace a Polaroid 640x480 digital camera, since that point I have been very pleased with the Kodak. The ease of use, picture quality and battery life with 2 AA batteries has been very impressive. The Cons to this camera are lack of optical zoom, and lack of exposure control.

We bought one of these cameras for our early years classes because of the advertised ease of downloading - ten out of ten but the picture quality, despite its 2.2 megapixels, is very poor even at the best settings -it does not begin to compare with an old SONY we have which is less than a million pixels but, I am informed, has an infinitely better lens than the Kodak.