Kodak DC4800 Digital Camera Review

Digital cameras seems to advance in leaps and bounds every few months. One such digital camera to makes itself known is the Kodak DC4800. At 3.3 megapixels it can produce digital images of sterling quality - while hungrily gobbling up variable megs of compact flash storage space.

At 3.3 megapixels the 32MB of removable storage that comes with the DC4800 can get burned up rather quickly. In our evaluation tests we were lucky to also have a spare 96MB of compact flash. One of the first things we can tell you about taking digital pictures is that when it comes to the web, the lowest resolution setting on the camera (1080x720) is more than sufficient. But for the individuals out there who need to work with really high resolution imagery, the camera can out put 3.1 MB 2160 x 1440pixel pictures which will translate into very decent prints of the 8" x 10" or 11" x 14" size.

Specifications
CCD Resolution:	3.3 megapixels
Image Resolution:	3.1 (2160 x 1440), 2.2 (1800 x 1200), 1.6 (1536 x 1024), .8 (1080 x 720) MP
Image Quality Modes:	3.1 MP (uncompressed) 3.1 MP 3.1 MP (highly compressed) 2.2 MP 1.6 MP 0.8 MP Custom resolution
Image Storage:	COMPACTFLASH Card
Viewfinder:	1.8" LCD, Optical real image viewfinder with AF frame Field of View: 90% Diopter Adjustment: -1 2 diopter
Finder Eyepiece:	Exit pupil: 5 mm diameter Eye point: 12 mm (from top of eyepiece frame) Semi-Field-Angle: 10.5 degree (diagonal)
Lens:	3X optical zoom capability, 28-84 mm f/2.8-4.5 (35 mm film equiv.), 2X digital zoom, power zoom with two driving speeds, mechanical shutter and apertures Accepts accessory lenses and filters (43 mm thread size, requires adapter)
Digital Enhancement:	2x digital zoom
Auto Focusing:	TTL Video-AF
Auto Focus Modes:	Multi spot, Center spot, Center weight 0.5m-Infinity (standard distance mode), 0.2-0.5m (near distance macro mode), less than 1.5 sec. to focus lock, @ < 0.5m
Focus Distance:	Wide/Telephoto: 1.6 ft (0.5m)-Infinity Close-Up: 0.7 ft-2.3 ft (0.2 - 0.7m)
Exposure:	Auto, or manual override (2 EV in 0.5-EV increments), automatic white balance and exposure lock
Exposure Control:	Full Range: EV-1-16 AE Range: EV6-16 Program AE: (Automatic) Aperture Priority AE: (f/2.8, f/5.6, f/8) Manual: (1/1000s-1/2) Long time exposure mode: (0.7 - 16 sec.) Exposure Compensation: 2EV with 1/2 EV step
White Balance:	Auto, Daylight (5500k), Tungsten (semi auto), FL (semi auto), Manual (one push hold) and selectable color temperature (2500-10,000 Kelvin)
Shutter Speed:	16s . 1/1000s
Aperture Range:	Wide (28 mm): f/2.8, f/5.6, f/8 Tele (84 mm): f/4.5, f/9, f/13 * Effective f/stop varies through the zoom from wide to tele.
ISO Equivalent:	100, 200, and 400 (Auto/User-selectable)
Self Timer:	10 seconds
Tripod Mount:	Standard
Flash:	Strobe flash to 3.2 meters wide, 2 meters at tele (10 feet) (auto, red-eye reduction, fill, off)
File Format:	TIFF/JPEG, EXIF 2.1
Video Out:	NTSC/PAL (user-selectable)
Special Effects:	B/W yellow filter, B/W red filter, B/W, sepia mode, neutral mode, saturated mode, burst
Click to Click:	Maximum 5 pictures with 2.0 sec interval (target: 5 pictures)
Burst Frame Rate:	Between 2 and 5 fps
Burst capture:	Max number of pictures (at different resolutions) 4 pictures at highest, 16 at lowest
Preview Frame Rate:	15-30 fps
Interface:	USB, PC card
Power:	Lithium-ion rechargeable battery with AC adapter/charger included for in-camera charging
Dimensions:	WxDxH (mm) 120x65x69
Weight:	Without batteries (ounces): 11.45 Without batteries (grams): 320
Warranty:	One year