[ggb]

Am thinking of purchasing Kodak CX6330. Anyone have suggestions?

[slipe]

Welcome to TSG.

I don’t want you to feel ignored here. It is a simple point and shoot camera with 3Mp and a 3X optical zoom I think. It is competent for what it does. Not a lot to say about it.

You will have to buy a battery charger and a set of NiMH AA batteries for it. Alkalines don’t give enough shots and become expensive and the one use lithium batteries are pricey. Either one-use solution would inhibit your free use of the camera.

If you just go with the internal memory you will have to shoot at low quality to get enough pictures. You have to buy a memory card if you want to use the camera to its best quality. 64Mb at least and 128Mb would be better.

Before paying for the docking station I would come back and ask about a better camera instead.

[kiwiguy]

Thats good advice from slipe.

There is no right or wrong answer to your question, as what is the most suitable for one person, is unsuited to another. Its akin to asking which automobile is the bast, a highly subjective matter.

I approached this from a different angle, having already had 3 digital cameras.

Batteries:
I learnt that cameras using "proprietary" lithium batteries are unsuited to me, as spare batteries are too expensive, and if the battery goes flat you need access to a power socket and have to wait. AA cells are cheap. and massive capacity rechargeables are available. These cameras do eat batteries, make no mistake.

Memory:
As I had stocks of 2 types of card, I needed a camera that used one or the other. Also CF memory is very cheap, so that became a consideration. I also have card readers for CF and SM cards, as I find it more convenient to use this method of transferring the photos to the PC that any bundled camera software. It means I can use other peoples PC when away, without having to load any software on.

Zoom and Macro:
I have a need for a good macro ability, and optical zoom would be useful. Never consider digital zoom as a feature, its not.

Resolution:
My last camera was 2.3 MP, and this has proven to be quite satisfactory for my work, I simply do not need 5 MP resolution with its massive file sizes.

In the end, there was one camera that met all the requirements (AA cells, CF and SM memory, Macro and Super Macro, 6 x optical zoom, 3 MP resolution).

I now use a Fuji S602Z, its 3 MP resolution and with 1 GB of CF memory and a pocket full of charged AA cells its just fine for me.

If you approach your purchase on the same basis, you will hopefully narrow the choice down.

[ggb]

Thanks you for your input. I dont know one end of the camera from the other. All I can do is point and shoot. Need it just for everyday things. This one seems to do that. Regards