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Kodak EasyShare V1003 Digital Camera, EasyShare 350 Bluetooth Printer and Digital Photo Frames

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Kurtis Kronk
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Jan. 17, 2007

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Kodak EasyShare V1003 Digital Camera

Kodak was excited to show us their new EasyShare V1003 digital camera (available March '07 for $250) which will come in myriad colors, allowing consumers to express themselves á la iPod mini!while at the same time expressing themselves photographically. There are a total of 9 colors to choose from, including Mystic Purple, Pink Bliss, Midnight Black, Cosmic Blue, Silver Essence, Slate Grey, White Glaze, Golden Dream, and Java Brown. The colors remind me of Crayola's "name that color" contest so many years ago...

The V1003 sports a 10MP 1/1.8" CCD, 2.5" LCD, 36-108mm (35mm equiv.) f/2.8-4.9 lens (that's 3x optical zoom), shutter speeds from 8-1/1448 sec, and up to 1600 ISO. A couple of the highlights include the ability to save Favorites within the camera and there is now also a Maintain Settings menu option. The maintain settings option allows you to set your flash, white balance, and ISO speed preferences while in an automatic mode for a little added control without sacrificing ease of use. A nifty feature for someone who isn't brave enough to venture into manual controls, but wants to have a little extra say in what the camera does.

Kodak EasyShare 350 Bluetooth Photo Printer

The EasyShare 350 Bluetooth Photo Printer isn't new, technically; you can buy one if you're in Australia and you have $199 AUD (~$150 USD) burning a hole in your pocket. While it can print via USB like an ordinary printer (it also supports PictBridge), the selling point here is that you can print a photo directly from your cell phone, using Bluetooth connectivity. While this obviously isn't going to be for everyone, it's an interesting sort of niche product which I think will fulfill a growing need as the number of cell phone users increase and since cameras are standard fare on phones these days. We couldn't get an official word on when it will be available here in the states, unfortunately.

Kodak Digital Photo Frames

Last but not least, Kodak was showing off a new series of digital photo frames at their booth. There are going to be standard and WiFi versions of the photo frames; the wireless ones will display photos from your online Kodak gallery. Following the personalization theme seen with the V1003, you will be able to purchase new faceplates for the frames and easily swap them out as you please. The speakers on the rear will allow you to set music to your slideshows. Some of the frames will come with a remote control. Prices will start at about $125 and go up to around $275. I'm personally interested in digital photo frames, but I'm not ready to buy into the technology just yet. I'll wait until we see some healthy price drops, if that eventually happens.

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