Kodak Easyshare CX7430 4 MP Digital Camera with 3xOptical Zoom

This is the first digital camera I have ever purchased. I cannot overstate how easy it is to use this camera and all of the features it offers. Its does not run through batteries, it takes crisp pictures and easily fits in your pocket if you need to carry it on you. I have found that the menu's on the camera make it easy for you to see what you are doing and is not confusing, each mode that you chose gives you a brief description of how you would use each picture mode and makes this camera simple to use. The only interesting thing I have learned from using this camera is with night pictures and by the way it does an excellent job. You have to hold the camera very very still otherwise the night images turn out blurry. I believe the shutter stays open a bit longer during night pictures which would make sense. If you are unsure of what camera to own stop here and buy this one now belive me you will have no regrets.

This is easy to use and takes great colored pictures.

I like this camera so much, I bought a used one after mine broke after it was dropped. The CX7430 was the first digital camera I bought (my 35mm died right before vacation in 2003 and I needed an easy-to-use point-and-shoot). This camera fit the bill....it's easy to use and takes great pictures. The only issues I've encountered are: (1) battery life is short (but increases if you turn off the LCD screen and use the viewfinder) (2) camera often "freezes up" and won't open in cold weather.

I have recently become interested in digital photography. This camera is great for people who are starting out a photography hobby, or want a simple camera to use. The camera has a lot of features, but is still easy to use. By setting it on "auto" the camera does all the work for you. But you still have a lot of options. You can change the flash setting, white balance, ISO speed, etc all in an easy to navigate menu. The pictures look great. While there might be digital cameras out there that take better pictures, none are as cheap and have as many features. The Easyshare software that comes with the camera is the only thing that is lacking. It makes it easy to e-mail your pictures (which is what it is designed for, I suppose) and simple editing techniques are also available. But there is no option for more advanced editing, even resizing a picture is not available. It is also difficult to organize the pictures in their respective folders, you are forced to do it within the program if you want to continue to access them in the easyshare program. Despite this downfall, I think this camera is a great buy, and would recommend it to anyone.

Pros: - Great price for an outstanding 4MP resolution - Small and light - Easy-to-use menus; lots of dedicated function buttons - Video with sound that's worth keeping! - Portraits generally look outstanding Cons: - Can't remember your flash setting after turning off camera - Images generally overexposed - Trouble taking pictures when zoomed in This is a great camera for the price, yet images can turn out anywhere from outstanding to poor. Portraits usually look great, with soft, smooth skin tones. But most images, taken with or without the flash, are highly overexposed. And when zoomed in (using the optical zoom, not digital), all the pictures turn out blurry. This happens even in well-lit conditions and when I am holding the camera still. If you are not terribly concerned about the quality of your pictures, this is an excellent camera. But since I've found that my old 2MP Fuji camera takes better (if grainier) pictures, I'm not likely to shop at Kodak again.

I ordered this item quite some time ago but never inspected it until today (5-30-2013). It came with no directions, no usb cord, nothing except the bubble wrap in a white box. Today is my graduation from Medical Secretary School and I took it out to use it, however to my suprise, there are already 20 photo's of a family having a cook out or some type of an outting. Also, on the side of the camera are red letters "NAU". Probably from the previous owner. I have tried several USB cords and none will fit. It has an odd shaped octagon USB site. It's too late to return the product so what can be done about it? I have been a loyal customer of Amazon for a long time.

I can't say enough good things about this camera. I upgraded to this after owning a very low-end model that took abismal pictures, so I have something to compare it to. The battery life on the 7430 is fantastic, I bought this around Christmas and after a lot of use just changed the batteries for the first time. The pictures are crystal clear, very high quality. The flash is very adequate and my indoor nighttime pics look great. The delay of the shutter is very short, which is important to me with a toddler running around. This was a big problem with my old camera and the 7430 is really fast. The video feature is also great. It isn't digital camcorder quality of course, but with my 256 card I got some great footage. This camera is also very easy to use and I highly recommend it to anyone.

My daughter bought us this camera for Christmas I don't now how many years ago, and it is my all-time favorite! We went to Alaska with friends that had very expensive cameras and considered themselves pretty good photographers, and they wanted copies of OUR pix taken on the 'little Kodak camera":) Also it is one of the cheapest (price wise) cameras with an actual viewfinder. That is why my pix are so good; I can actually compose the picture not like on our more expensive camera which has no view finder, only the screen which is so hard to use for composition because of the reflective light. They are actually making light-blocking sleeves for the screen-only cameras--maybe someone will figure out they need to make affordable cameras WITH viewfinders........................