Name: Scott Anderson
Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Date: 2004-09-17
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Top Notch Camera - More features but low light issues!
Comment: This camera is loaded with many special features such as an easy to use dial that allows specific selections to a much larger screen that allows you clear viewing of all your pictures even in bright light.
It fits nicely in your hand and the toggle switch for telephoto/zoom makes getting that close up shot a breeze! The camera dock is easy to use and charges the battery as stated within three hours. I've also purchased a 512 mg card and at the 5 mega pixels setting the DX7590 can store 315 pictures.
When you turn on the camera it helps you with each setting, allowing you to pick the right one for the job and even going as far as telling you to turn on the flash or hold the camera steady.
The pictures from the camera are bright, colorful and crisp and ready to be printed out. The camera allows you easy transfer of the pcitures between camera and printer or computer and the colors come alive with the right color printer. Even on draft mode the pics are decent quality. The internal settings allow for easy saving and documentation of special events in folders as well as individual pictures.
The only minor issue with the camera is that a proper hand hold on the left side might give the users better stability. The right side offers an easy hand hold with flip up access to the memory card.
Over all this camera is one excellent camera and one excellent buy for under $500.00. The entire package, including zoom, 32 mg internal memory, charging dock and 5mg pixel capabilities make this a great buy!
Highly recommended!
Additional info 5-31-05 Rated only 3 stars now!
Found Some Flaws and Kodak will not help, May 31, 2005
After using this camera for more than several months, it's been to the shop to replace a bad zoom lens. Kodak sent out a new camera and the new camera had updated software for the low light situation but it did not fix the problem. The camera takes awesome bright and average light pictures but the low light pictures come out blurry. Here is some of the email sent to me from Kodak.
RE: Case# 7405518
I'm sorry to hear of your low light focus problem. If you're sure you have upgraded your firmware to 1.01 there is little more we can offer as a solution at this time. However, one "trick" that may work is to artificially introduce more white content into the photo environment and then crop it out of the final image as required.
I appreciate your patience and ask that you keep an eye on our support web page where we will announce any new updates that may help resolve the situation.
Thank you,
Tom Sullivan
Consumer Advocates Office
Eastman Kodak Company
In the last email after the one listed above, Kodak told me to sell the camera, "as is" to someone else and then use the proceeds to purchase the z7590 with two low light sensors, thus passing on the problem to someone else.
Not very customer friendly from a company that really needs the support of every loyal customer.
I'd wait to buy until they fix the camera.
Scott C. Anderson
Name: S. Reddick
Location: Newark, NJ United States
Date: 2004-10-29
Customer Rating: -
Summary: The DX6490 Upgrade. Is it worth it?
Comment: To me, yes it is. The DX7590 is all the DX6490 should've been in the first place. This camera is packed with features. There are 14 scene modes. Scene modes are pre-programmed settings by Kodak for different situations like "party" (for indoor photos of people), "backlight" (use when the light is behind the subject of the photo instead of behind the photographer), "children" (for photos of kids in bright light),"self-portrait", "manner /museum", "flower", "fireworks", "text, "beach", "snow", "night landscape", "night portrait", "close up", and "landscape". On these modes the camera does all the work, sets aperature, shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash compensation and film speed. If the camera shows that you need the flash, use it with these scene modes. I really don't use those for I am trying to become a better photographer and I have been using the "PASMC" modes (more on those later). There are also five more modes to choose from and they are auto, sport, portrait, video and the aforementioned PASMC (manual) modes. For auto you control whether or not to use the flash and the exposure compenstion. For portrait and sport, you control just the flash. The "PASMC" modes you control just about every thing. the "P" mode you control the flash and exposure compensation and the camera adjust the aperature (how wide the lens opens to let light in the camera) and the shutter speed (how long the shutter stays open to let the light in), the "A" mode you control flash and exposure along with the aperature the camera control the shutter speed. The "S" mode you control the shutter speed, exposure amd flash, the camera control the aperature. The "M" mode is where it gets interesting. You control everything. The aperature, shutter, flash, film speed(iso) and the exposure meter acts as a light meter to tell you if the shot will be underexposed or overexposed but does not prevent you from taking the picture. Finally the "C" mode is where you can saved your favorite camera settings and they will remain even after you shut the camera down or switch modes.
The Dx7590 is faster at start-up and resetting between shots. There is what Kodak calls "Exposure Bracketing". That is when you take a series of shots (3) at different exp levels when you're not sure if the lighting is right. You have 2 different burst modes, a macro and a landscape mode (to use outside of the scene modes), 10X optical zoom and 3X digital zoom for a total of 30X zoom, a choice between fine and standard file compression, 5 megapixels instead of 4, and so much more.
I'm so getting tired of typing so I'm going to wind this review up. To me the DX7590 is a wonderful upgrade from the DX6490. Well worth the purchase in my opinion. Or, if you're in the market and wondering which one to buy...I'd recommend the DX7590. I have both and I'm gonna keep them.
Name: Michael A. Abbatiello
Location: Southington, CT USA
Date: 2004-10-08
Customer Rating: -
Summary: New Kodak DX7590
Comment: I purchased this camera about a month ago and I am very pleased with it. It is very simple to use and takes great pictures. The picture quality of this camera is on par with a Nikon 5.0 megapixel camera. I compared photos taken on both and although the Nikon quality was slightly better, this Kodak cost $1,000 less. If you are in the market for a digital camera and want the capabilty to expand, then this is a good choice. I especially liked the 10x optical zoom and the fact that the lens will accept filters and wide-angle adapters. Although the camera has 32 megabytes of internal memory, you will want to buy a memory card, they are very inexpensive and can provide the capability of up to 150 pictures. Hope this review helps.
Name: Sn2000py
Location: The South, USA
Date: 2004-12-03
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Try Kodak...You Probably Won't be Sorry
Comment: I'm having to edit this review, since the "Spotlight Review" that led me to orignally post it, seems to have disappeared, and Amazon edited my original review. My concern about the reviews of digital cameras is that some reviewers are so obviously trying to scare consumers away from a specific brand, I guess, in hopes they will then go buy another brand. I think this is unfair, and it's particularly bad when such a review ends up a "Spotlight" one, even though most of the readers found it to be unhelpful.
Here's a few facts about Kodak digital cameras, like this fabulous DX7590: 1) According to J.D. Powers and Associates, Kodak rates highest in customer satisfaction in the $200-$399 & $400-$599 price ranges. 2) Kodak is now just a little behind Sony in digital camera sales. No other digital camera company has gotten so close to Sony! Canon--a favorite of Amazon--is third. 3) Years ago, before Kodak turned all its attention to digital cameras, it's cameras were not the best. Those days are long gone, but some choose to ignore this.
The DX7590 is a combination of two other fabulous Kodak cameras--the DX7630 and the wildly popular DX6490. All three of these cameras are very "complex" cameras, as "point and shoot" ones go, but yet they are so simple to use. In my opinion, it takes high intelligence to make a complex thing, that is totally foreign to many people, easy to understand and easy to use. Kodak has done this with its digital cameras. And these cameras make beautiful prints! The EasyShare software, too, is very simple, and allows you to easily put photos in albums, print at home, or burn your pictures to CDs. You can even download your album names and e-mail addresses into the camera, and then they will automatically go into albums or be set up for e-mailing, as soon as you put the camera back on the dock.
Everyone I know with a Kodak digital camera loves it. But some people will not,of course. No one camera, or one brand of camera, will appeal to everyone. I strongly suspect, however, Kodak cameras have become so popular due to word of mouth. Just don't allow any reviews at Amazon, or any other place, scare you away from getting a Kodak camera, or any other brand of camera, as it's obvious some really want to do. While some reviewers sincerely and seriously don't like the Kodak camera they bought, other reviewers have other agendas. Talk to people you know who have a camera, or brand of camera, that you're thinking of buying, and see how they like it. Try out the cameras you're thinking of buying, and see how easy or hard they are for you to use.
I personally find the Kodak cameras, particularly the more complex ones, to be terrific.
Name: U. of O. Alum
Location: Springfield, OR, USA
Date: 2004-12-29
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Really a great camera, even for beginners
Comment: This is my first modern digital camera. Years ago, I had one of the early Apple-branded digital cameras that was more of a novelty than a true camera. I was waiting for both some specific features, a good price for those features, and quality printing at a good price. I feel like with that camera and with digital printing services at places like Costco and Walgreen's, this was the time.
The camera functions great. I'm a basic user, so I'm still exploring some of the awesome features. A biggie for me is the optical zoom. A 10X optical zoom is not very common but really important to get quality prints when you zoom. This camera won't let you down there.
Of course, you'll want to get a memory card for your camera. The camera has 32MB built-in (great for spill-over), but I bought a 512MB card that lets me store over 150 high-quality pictures. Well worth the investment, trust me.
The battery life so far has been really great. Kodak says I can leave the camera in the dock (but I hate leaving things on a trickle charger - I'm old school and have wrecked too many batteries by overcharging), so I only charge as needed. I've gone days (like over the holidays) taking pictures with no need to recharge.
The transfer via the dock is pretty slick - just dock the camera, hit the transfer button, and let it go. I'm using USB 1.1 and it works great. I did buy a memory card reader too (in case I needed pictures off the camera but the camera wasn't available), but so far it's been easier to just use the dock.
The software that comes with the camera is good - but very basic. It allows for basic corrections - red eye, cropping, rotating, brightness, contrast, that sort of thing. I highly recommend getting something else to do heavy-duty editing - like a nice Adobe product. I use Photoshop Elements 3.0 myself.
One cool feature in the Kodak software is the ability to easily upload your pictures to Ofoto.com. I don't use their printing services (Costco & Walgreen's is generally cheaper), but it is a great way to share photos with others (who can then order them if they want) and it's also a great way to archive those photos. Best of all, it's free.
Overall, I've been very pleased with this camera. I've got plenty to learn, but this camera let me get started with taking great pictures immediately.
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