Kodak DX3900 Review
By: Steve's Digicams
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Kodak DX3900 Zoom
Part of the EasyShare System
Review posted 8/26/01
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Click on the DX3900 Zoom for a QTVR tour
The DX3900 Zoom is another member of Kodak's line of EasyShare compatible digital cameras. The DX3900 offers 3.1 megapixel resolution with image resolution of 2160 x 1440, 2X (35-70mm 35mm equivalent) zoom (plus 3X digital zoom), settable ISO sensitivity of 100, 200 or 400, white balance options, burst capture, macro mode, metering options and some manual settings.
The DX3900 Zoom has a CompactFlash Type I expansion slot and is supplied with an 8MB Kodak Picture Card. The optional camera dock includes a rechargeable NiMH battery pack and AC adaptor. It connects via USB, so that it's always ready for your camera to upload images and recharge the batteries.
The Kodak EasyShare system features a camera dock that addresses two of the biggest objections to digital cameras: easy connection and battery charging.
Once the camera is placed in the dock, pictures are automatically uploaded to the computer and the dock recharges the camera's battery pack. The system also includes software that allows users to connect to the Internet to e-mail or print their pictures. EasyShare makes picture sharing as easy as picture taking: one-button simple.
Using Kodak Picture Software, the EasyShare system makes digital picture taking and sharing one-button simple. Features of the system include:
Fast Picture Transfer: At the touch of a button, the camera dock automatically transfers the pictures into the computer within seconds, avoiding the need to fuss with connecting cables or load memory cards into reading devices. Consumers no longer face a mystery of how to get their pictures out of the digital camera.
Easy Picture Sharing: The Kodak Picture Software incorporated into the EasyShare system lets you simply e-mail or print your favorite pictures. A few more clicks, and you can also edit and enhance them.
Simple Picture Management: The system lets you organize your pictures automatically in folders the way you want them: by date, name or event. It also lets you automatically delete all pictures on the camera after they are transferred to a computer, readying the camera for more picture taking.
Convenient Battery Recharging: The camera is powered and recharged in the dock in less than two and a half hours, or half the time required by competing chargers.
Physical Views
 
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Kodak DX3900 Zoom Specifications
| CCD resolution |
3.3 megapixel |
| image resolution |
3.1 megapixel,
2160x1440 pixels |
| image quality modes |
3.1MP (default setting) - up to 11" x 14" (36 x 28cm)
3.1MP (high compression) - up to 8" x 10" (25 x 20cm)
2.2MP - up to 8" x 10" (25 x 20cm)
1.6MP - up to 5" x 7" (20 x 15cm)
0.8MP - email |
| burst |
maximum 8 pictures at 0.8MP resolution |
| lens |
35 mm - 70 mm, (35 mm equiv.)
auto focus |
| zoom |
6X (2X optical, 3X digital) |
| focus distance |
standard: 0.5 m - infinity (1.6 ft - infinity)
macro-wide: 0.07 - 0.7 m (0.2 - 2.3 ft.)
macro-tele: 0.25 - 0.7 m (0.8 - 2.3 ft.) |
| exposure control |
TTL-AE (multi-pattern, center weighted, center spot) |
| shutter speed |
16 - 1/2000 seconds |
| flash range |
wide: 0.5 - 3.2 m (1.6 - 10.5 ft.)
tele: 0.5 - 2.3 m (1.6 - 7.5 ft.) |
| flash mode |
automatic, fill, red-eye, off |
| ISO equivalent |
100 - 400 (automatic)
100, 200, 400 (selectable) |
| white balance |
automatic, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent |
| color mode |
black and white, sepia, color |
| self-timer |
10 seconds |
| file format |
JPEG
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| viewfinder |
real-image optical viewfinder |
| LCD |
38 mm (1.5 in.) 30fps, review/preview color display |
| software |
KODAK Picture Software
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| storage |
Removable CompactFlash memory card |
| digital still print marking |
DPOF printing |
| interface |
USB, KODAK EasyShare Camera Dock compatible |
| video out |
NTSC, PAL (user-selectable)
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| certification |
FCC Class B, ICES-003 Class B, CE, VCCI, C-tick |
| tripod mount |
standard |
| power options |
optional Camera Dock with Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack (in-camera charging); 2AA Ni-MH rechargeables; 2AA Lithium batteries or 1 CRV3 Lithium battery |
| weight |
without batteries: 225 g (7.9 oz.) |
| dimensions |
WxHxD: 116x67x42 mm
(4.6x2.6x1.7 in.) |
warranty
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one year |
| System Requirements |
| Windows: |
- WINDOWS 98, 98SE, 2000, or ME
- Personal computer with 200 MHz processor or greater
- 48MB minimum RAM (WINDOWS 98, 98SE, ME), 64MB minimum RAM (WINDOWS 2000)
- 100MB hard drive disk space available
- CD-ROM drive
- Available USB port
- 16-bit or higher color monitor
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| Macintosh: |
- PowerPC-based MACINTOSH Computer
- MACINTOSH OS 8.6/9.x/X
- 64MB RAM available
- 100MB hard drive disk space available
- CD-ROM drive
- Built-in USB port
- 16-bit or higher color monitor
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| Package Contents |
- KODAK EasyShare DX3900 Zoom Digital Camera with wrist strap
- KODAK Picture Software CD
- Cables for USB and video
- Removable CompactFlash memory card
- KODAK CRV3 MAX Lithium battery or equivalent
- Insert for optional KODAK EasyShare Camera Dock
- Documentation Kit
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