02-04-2004, 06:31 AM
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Anyone use the easy share system?
I think that Kodak is the next sony for joe-6-pack because the easyshare dock/printer (I toyed with one at best buy) is VERY easy to use.
Anyone have good/bad experiences with this system?
(sorry no poll)
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02-04-2004, 05:16 PM
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Yeah, my father has a Kodak with the dock, and it's drop-dead easy - you put in the camera, the software on the PC wakes up and transfers the photos, and the camera recharges while it's in the rock. Very slick! If only the Kodak software wasn't so horrible :roll: ...Picasa to the rescue!  |
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02-04-2004, 05:42 PM
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My friend has one. She likes it a lot. I've tried it out. Not bad but I prefer other programs.
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02-05-2004, 12:03 AM
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Hmm.. I keep on getting the impression that the Kodak system is a bit overhyped? Take my Canon IXUS, if I choose to setup the software (which I didn't on my PC), Canon's Zoombrowser will load the minute the camera is detected, starts transferring the newest photos, orients the photos properly, then at the end starts displaying a slideshow of the photos you just downloaded. Sure, you still need to take out the battery to recharge it, but erm, how hard is that?
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02-05-2004, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by yslee
Hmm.. I keep on getting the impression that the Kodak system is a bit overhyped?...Sure, you still need to take out the battery to recharge it, but erm, how hard is that?
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You're not the target market here. ;-) Having a dock means no cables or confusion, and having the dock allow users to both transfer their photos and recharge the camera is pure brilliance - it's VERY newbie friendly, and every other OEM could learn from Kodak in this regard. People look at me strange when I explain that usinga memory card reader is more efficient than connecting the camera directly to the computer via a cable. People tend to do what the instruction manual says.
Now if Kodak would just replace their horrible software with another program like Picasa... |
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02-05-2004, 01:10 AM
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Well, maybe the culture here is a bit different, but the Kodaks don't sell well at all here, even among the less technologically-savvy. The Japanese makes sell very well; currently the top seller seems to be the Canon IXUS 400. And I don't think the buyers have much problem with uploading their photos (until Windows does a brain fart on the USB connection).
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02-05-2004, 01:25 AM
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Well, maybe the culture here is a bit different, but the Kodaks don't sell well at all here
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Hey, where are you from dude? 
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02-05-2004, 01:55 AM
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Yeah...the target market is definatly a newbeee. Dock...press the print button...and vola! instant (90 seconds) 4x6 (or was it 5x7?) photos that dont look THAT bad.
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02-05-2004, 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Suhit Gupta
Hey, where are you from dude?
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Ahhh.. make a guess! =P Hehehehehe |
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02-05-2004, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Suhit Gupta
Hey, where are you from dude? |
Ahhh.. make a guess! =P Hehehehehe |
Actually, I'm sorry but immediately after I had asked that question, I noticed your IP address and a reverse DNS gave me your domain. So I am not going to guess. Beautiful country though, I was there about 12 years ago and had a fantastic time. I'll share photos some day ;-).
In the mean time, anyone else care to guess? Check out the times yslee actually posts messages, it might help .
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