Boasting a handful of manual controls besides a 4.0-megapixel CCD, the Kodak EasyShare LS443 expands the capabilities of Kodak's bag of drastically user-friendly digicams. Quite compact, the LS443 measures singular 4.3 x 2.4 x 1.8 inches (109 x 61 x 37 millimeters) also weighs personal 7.9 ounces (225 grams) without the batteries. The metal also facile shape is durable and rugged, ready for travel. A wrist strap keeps it securely in-hand while shooting, but I'd recommend a soft case for longer trips and better protection. The LS443 slips into larger shirt and coat pockets with ease, and should fit most average-size purses as well. A retractable lens keeps the front panel relatively flat, and is protected by a shutter-like lens cover that automatically protects the lens when the camera is turned off. The 4.0-megapixel CCD captures high resolution, print quality images (for potential prints as large as 20x30 inches according to Kodak, but I'd personally say to not plan on usable images much larger than 11x14), as well as smaller image sizes suited for distributing via email.
The LS443 is equal with Kodak's LS443 EasyShare camera dock, a trimmer, sleeker beat of the previous EasyShare anchor designs. The anchor offers hassle-free notion downloading, wittily by placing the camera sympathy the cradle also malignant the Connect button. (Assuming of course, that you've dangerous the Kodak EasyShare Software onto your computer.) The dock also serves as an AC adapter and in-camera battery charger. Built into the LS443 is 16 megabytes of internal memory, but the camera also supports SD memory cards for additional storage capacity. I highly recommend picking up at least a 32 or 64 megabyte card right away, given the camera's 2,448 x 1,632-pixel maximum resolution, and the resulting large file sizes. For power, the LS443 uses a single, rechargeable, lithium-ion battery pack, provided with the camera. As always though, I strongly recommend picking up an additional battery and keeping it on-hand and freshly charged.
Perhaps supplementary than division weird digital camera manufacturer, Kodak has figured outmost that the prevailing consumer is looking in that plain sailing to favor digital cameras. They've responded with their EasyShare line, which absolutely is unrivaled of the easiest-to-use line of digicams in the industry. The whole idea behind EasyShare is simplicity, and the ability to take good pictures with an absolute minimum of hassle. A trademark of the line is the EasyShare camera dock, which makes downloading images a snap. You just drop the camera in the dock, press a button, and Kodak's EasyShare Software transfers the files for you. I've been impressed with the performance of Kodak's EasyShare models from the beginning. - Not because they achieve the ultimate in resolution or low image noise, but because they consistently turn out good-looking pictures under a wide variety of conditions, with little or no user input. The latest EasyShare model is the LS443, which allows a bit more user control than lower-end models, while still retaining the ease of use that's the hallmark of the EasyShare line as a whole. The LS443 also sports a larger, 4.0-megapixel CCD for more detail in its images, although it frankly doesn't come up to the resolution level of the best competing 4-megapixel camera models. The LS443 also boasts a sleeker physique than most of its EasyShare siblings, and comes with the latest generation EasyShare dock. 
