Kodak EasyShare V1003
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: First off, 
let me just say that I’m a Canon believer. The only reason I have this camera is because I got it at work as a prize. I’ve owned a Canon A40 (2MP) and a Canon A80 (4MP). I’ve never been too big a fan of Kodak’s build quality (cheap plastic on many lower end models) and have always been skeptical about their image quality.
The good thing about this camera is that it feels solidly built. I can’t really attest to it’s durability, as I’ve never been unfortunate enough to have dropped it. Kudos to Kodak for the appearance of the camera - it’s a good size, has a solid weight, and the screen looks really nice. The buttons are small and difficult to distinguish but functional enough. The menu isn’t as intuitive as what I’ve used on my Canon’s, acceptable, but not great.
The real weakness of this camera lies in it’s picture quality. Since my A80 is only 4MP, I figured that this would be a nice upgrade for me, regardless of my preference to Canon’s design and interface. I only recently had a real chance to use the camera and it was then that I learned that it’s image quality was not adequate for me.
I was visiting Sea World, and I took my A80 and the v1003. We were taking pictures with both cameras of the same shows and after I got home, I began comparing the shots in iPhoto. I was disappointed by the amount of noise/grain in the v1003’s shots. My Canon shots were generally brighter and certainly not plagued with noise. Even some outdoor shots in bright daylight couldn’t match up to those of the Canon. The shutter response was slow, despite prepping for the shot, there was too much lag. Most of the action shots were caught with the Canon. Even more disappointing was the video quality. This camera records at 640×480, much better than my Canon’s 320×240, but the compression is horrible. I like that I was able to zoom in and out as I recorded (a feature that my A80 lacks) but I was completely unimpressed after seeing the videos on my computer.
Certainly this camera is priced cheaper than what I have paid for either of my Canon’s when they were available, but the quality is still inexcusable. I won’t say that the camera is completely worthless, but even at Amazon’s price, it is a hard sell if you are even remotely serious about the quality of your photos. This is a good camera for “fun” occasions and may be enough for a school student to take pictures of their friends. I wouldn’t count on it for a major event or a family trip. The v1003 failed to take the roll of my A80 and since then I decided to purchase a Canon SD870.
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: I bought this camera last October. I have been very disappointed with it. It takes great outdoor pictures but for indoor pictures it is a crap shoot. They might look good on the screen but once downloaded too often they are blurry or grainy. The flash can be harsh on the eyes when used, especially with kids and in my opinion make the picture too bright. And not using the flash the pics are worse than ever. I am tired of getting cameras that take great outdoor pics and HORRIBLE indoor pictures. Course I have just been sticking to Kodak easyshare cameras so might be time to change brands.
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: The V1003 is all about fun. Fresh colors. Dynamic ways to personalize. Capture the world your way with the V1003. Make your pictures as vivid as the moment you took them. Print better, brighter pictures using kodak perfect touch Technology. The V1003 is part of the kodak easyshare System; so sharing your pictures is amazingly simple.
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: I had purchased the V803 back in march of 07 and was super happy with it. just the fact that it comes in purple was awesome enough for me. the actually picture taking was super clear and crispy. all the features are super easy to use. But then my friend dropped it and all the pictures that were taken after that were blurry. so i ended up needing another one. so i purchased the V1003 Which i might add is the one i originally wanted back then anyway. But i got it. and it works exactly the same, has super crispy pictures, very easy navigation. i absolutely love the camera. I even bought one for my mom for mother’s day b/c she kept griping about mine, so i finally got her one. she always had crappy cameras in the past and i believed she deserved it. she’s beed using it non stop and has had no bad experiences yet.
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: Too many bad comments about this product. I have to be fair. The quality of the pictures can be as good as that of my Canon SD630, and much better than my older Sony Cybershot DSC-T5. It also amazes me with the very smart panorama function, allowing me to take 3 different pictures then merge them together to make a wide panorama.
Kodak EasyShare V1003 Reviews: This camera does a lot for the money. It is easy to use and takes great pictures. I have read very little of the owners manual but am able to figure out the different settings because it is so easy to navigate. The only thing I could possibly say negative is I have a difficult time with pictures in low light. That being said, even when they don’t turn out so good on the camera when I up load them to the software sent with the camera and do some editing with the light they look great! The red eye removal tool in the software works great also. The other day I took the camera to my sons band competition but forgot the video camera. I hadn’t used the video feature of this camera yet so I was leary. It turned out wonderful.
Price: $110 to $269