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I've had my DX3500 for more than two years now, (bought from Amazon photo store), and on the whole it's been a good purchase. It was my first digi-cam and I was looking for something simple to take shots of my new daughter, (I had two months to practise before she arrived on the scene). The 3500 has proved simple and easy to use, with okay definition and good colour saturation. Indoor performance with the integrated flash was also pretty good too. I've now progressed more onto landscapes and action shots, (I like aircraft), where unfortunately the lack of a zoom makes itself felt, (now getting shots consisting of much sky and a little dot, which is what I was trying to get a picture of - grrr!). Providing your subject is reasonably well lit, and less than 400m away you'll probably get acceptable (or better!) results.
You won't get good A4 prints from it, but the glossy 6x4" shots look very good, (I'm using Kodak photo card in an Epson 880 inkjet as it gives better results than Epson stock). I bought a 128MB Compact Flash card at the time, and I've filled it with 112 shots on one occasion at highest resolution, so that seems to be a good size card for the camera.
Downsides? It seems to take a wee while to start up, getting longer as it gets older. The digital 'zoom' is utterly useless and horrific, and the lack of any optical zoom is a real pain. It does look a bit toy-like and flimsy, (it's actually quite robust).
I'll be giving mine to a relative next year, as I now need a decent optical zoom, oh and 5MP would be nice too!
If you do manage to get one, make sure to get the camera dock too as the '3500 is pretty useless without it.
I would have given 5 stars, but sorry the lack of zoom is inexecusable.

After using a relatives Kodak DC290 for months and being delighted with its picture quality, if not its speed, when I decided to buy my own I was tempted by Kodaks offerings but the DX 3500 fell far short of expectations. The camera I had been used to was 2.1 megapixels so I expected this one at 2.2 to be of comparable image quality if not marginally better but its actually worse. Theres no zoom on it and for taking pictures of people which is what I intended it for its a joke. This is obviously one of those product improvements which are supposed to improve on previous editions while actually being a step back.

This piece of computer cameraing is ideal for the first time use, it lets you do everthing a usual camera does and more. A five star product if i've ever seen one

Simple and Easy, but not that good when comparing with other brands such as Sony, Nikon, Minolta or even Casio. Looks like a toy rather than a camera. The Dock is a good system, but a card reader is even better. It dosen't "look like" a Digital camera of that price, especailly when you pay that price. Where is the design department of Kodak?

I received this camera as a gift and I can't believe how easy it is to use. The zoom feature is so simple. The software makes uploads a breeze. I was able to get 27 pictures on the 8MB installed memory with the camera set to the best quality setting. There's room for an expansion card so the number of pictures far exceeds a standard roll of film. Installation of the software was quick and flawless. Picture quality is great. Definitely a great little camera for the money.