The Design: Kodak EasyShare CX7330
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The front of the CX7330 features the 3x optical zoom lens with built-in lens cover. To the lower left of the lens is the microphone and just above this are the light sensor and self-timer/video lamp. Near the top, we can see the built-in flash. Just to the right of the flash is the viewfinder window. On the left side of the front is an angled plastic hand grip.
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The back of the camera features a 1.6" LCD monitor with 72,000 pixels. To the left is a multi-directional controller. The OK button in the center is activated by depressing the entire controller. On opposite sides of the controller are the Delete and Share buttons. Above the LCD monitor are the viewfinder and "ready" light. To the right of these are the Self-timer/Burst and Flash/Status buttons. In the upper-right corner is the zoom controller, which controls both the optical zoom in record mode and the magnification of images in playback mode. Just below the zoom controller is a small indention for resting your thumb. Below this are the Menu and Review buttons.
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On the top of the camera is the Mode Dial, which also serves as the main power switch. To the right is the shutter button.
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The bottom of the camera has a connector for the optional EasyShare camera/printer dock. To the right of this is the tripod mount. On the far right side is a swinging hinged door that covers the battery compartment. The camera requires either two AA batteries or a CRV3 battery. Although the CX7330 comes with alkaline batteries, we highly recommend using Ni-MH rechargeables.
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On the right side is a sliding hinged door that conceals the SD/MMC flash card slot, the USB port, and the A/V-out port. It is important to note that the A/V cable must be bought separately, since it is not included in the box. Although the camera comes with 16 MB of internal memory, you will most likely want more storage space. We recommend at least a 128 MB SD card to get started. There is also a post for the wrist strap on this side.
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The only thing on the left side is a DC-in port for the optional 3V AC adaptor.
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akaristos2 - Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - link
Any sources in Europe where it could be had for 129 euros? Much appreciated a reply. Thanksakaristos2 - Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - link
Where can I gt a Ricoh Caplio RX and at what price point. Thanks for a reply.cryptonomicon - Wednesday, January 5, 2005 - link
the a340 will probably enter the price point soon too, i got it for $161 at ritz's / wolf's.tmim16 - Monday, January 3, 2005 - link
I got the Fuji A330 for my wife back in May for her birthday not knowing that much about it, but man were we impressed! I got it as a mother's day newegg special for $180 including a 128MB xd card.Even though I'm not in the market for another camera, I would have liked to see a couple more compared.
orenb - Monday, January 3, 2005 - link
Zepper, the Ricoh Caplio RX can be had for €129 in Europe, which is not that far off $150.As for not having it in the US, well, that's a bummer. Having to settle for plastic toys that take almost a whole second to actually shoot sucks, especially when one has to pay roughly the same price as the RX.
Both Ricoh and American residents are losing big time from this, the former loses a huge market, the latter loses some really cool and innovative cameras, but since Ricoh can't handle the demand in Europe (at least in the UK and Germany they can't), I bet they have a good reason to wait with a US launch.
unclebud - Monday, January 3, 2005 - link
"Nice article... would have been nice to see it BEFORE the holidays though ;) "what i was thinking (although i have 6 or 7 digicams and ain't gone buy another one for more than a hundred)
Zepper - Monday, January 3, 2005 - link
Almost no Ricoh product is available in the USA as Ricoh has chosen not to compete here in the consumer market (perhaps you weren't aware that AT was an American web site). I guess it's not too hard to get their copiers here though.. Not to mention that the price of the few Caplio RXs I've found such as on eBay is about twice that of the units under test - apples and oranges...
.bh.
spug1 - Sunday, January 2, 2005 - link
...geez everyone!! Get off their back. It would be an impossible job to do all of the cameras at this price point! Kodak, fuji and olympus are big names, which people will often go to straight away....so its allowing the customer to make an educated choice on popular brands. I sell a large range of cameras at my shop, and I most always recomend the a330. Its a beautiful little camera, and IMO the best bang 4 buck at this price!!Souka - Sunday, January 2, 2005 - link
Title should be "Three $150 digi-cams compared"Z80 - Saturday, January 1, 2005 - link
I'm on my third Fuji digital camera and they have all been great performers! They all still work too! The latest model I purchased last year just before Christmas was the FinePix S5000 with 10x optical zoom. I've found that the xD-Picture Card memory helps lengthen battery life to where I can shoot well over 100 photos without recharging the batteries. Also, the Fuji cameras all appear to have better jpeg compression that other cameras because my photo files at 3.1 or 4.2 Megapixel take less space than other cameras. When my family got together and compared photos after our Christmas party last weekend, my Fuji consistently took better photos than the other cameras. Even the Canon Digital Rebel that my nephew didn't really know how to use.