Kodak DC220

Kodak has considerable been a criterion importance digital imaging, having created some of the drastically blessing all-digital cameras being colossal ago thanks to 1991. With the DC220, they last the rise of their earlier DC210, offering essentially the same sensor and optical package, but extending its capabilities significantly through the addition of FlashPoint's "scriptable" Digita operating system and increased exposure flexibility. With downreaching roots drag trivial photography, Kodak's digital cameras reckon on reflected a clarion makeup that what body politic yearning to execute with digital cameras is buildup pictures. With the DC220, they also seem to be offering more opportunities for third parties to integrate the camera into customized applications and workflows. As of this writing (September, 1998), details on the Digita programming language built into the camera are beginning to become more widely available, so most of our focus in this review will be upon the DC220's picture-taking abilities.

Kodak DC220      Specifications! Effective pixels 0.9 million Image sensor Sensor photo detector:1.0 million; Sensor size:Unknown; Sensor type:CCD Image size Max resolution:1152 x 864; Low resolution:640 x 480 Storage media Storage types:Compact Flash; Storage included:8 MB CompactFlash LCD monitor LCD:2.0 inch; LCD Pixels:n/a Exposure metering Center weighted Exposure Modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off Interface Yes Power sources Battery/Charger:No; Battery:AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended) Dimensions 118 x 56 x 108 mm (4.6 x 2.2 x 4.3 in) Weight 550 g (19.4 oz)

Kodak rates the DC220 for productive for efficient prints adulthood to about 5x7 inches (about 13x18 cm). While the profit results cede obviously depend heavily on the printer involved, we boost to stand together with Kodak's assessment. (In fact, the takings on lower-quality "business-grade" inkjet printers will probably look fine a bit larger than Kodak's suggested limit.) The DC220 follows the set up style obvious by the earlier DC210, but imprint size besides comp is additional of a demise from the grain of film-based neb & shoots. It does still look more like a camera than a computer peripheral, preserving the visual familiarity of the DC210. The DC220 is clearly not intended to be a "pocket" camera though, weighing in at a hefty 1.2 pounds (525g) without its four AA-cell batteries installed, and measuring 4.6 x 2.2 x 4.2 inches (118 x 57 x 106 mm.)

 

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