The EASYSHARE C360 camera with Printer Dock Series 3 combination offers a full-featured, affordable digital camera system with a touch of style. The elegant, pocket-sized camera design allows people to take the camera everywhere, then capture, print and share both everyday and once-in-a-lifetime moments. The large, two-inch LCD display enables instant picture review and sharing right on the camera. Convenient, intuitive back-of-camera controls provide access to most functions with just a slight thumb movement.

>> REVIEWS (last update: 24.03.06)

Cameras.co.uk reviewed the Kodak EasyShare C360 at Pocket-lint and wrote:

“This camera produces very strong colours, but images can be a little on the dark side away from the centre of a photo when the zoom lens is not being used. The outdoor portrait is another photo I am pleased with. Colours and skin tones show up well and by using the flash on a cold day the camera manages to add some warmth to the picture.

Moving indoors the camera struggles. Both of my test shots are not sharply focused. This is obviously a drawback. All you can really do to try and compensate for this weakness is to make sure any indoor or lowlight scenes are as well lit as possible. “

Doug Harman reviewed the Kodak EasyShare C360 at Pocket-lint and wrote:

“THE GOOD: Nice styling with a neat compact design, bright crisp images, easy to use
THE BAD: Barrel distortion at 34mm wide end of the 3x optical zoom lens, blown out highlights in brighter shots

Given the (just) sub £200 price and more than adequate specification, not to mention you have 5 million pixels to play with, the C360 is not a bad little camera. Ideal for snaps rather than studied shots, the C360 is a nice model from Kodak, but it is at large in a world populated by many, many, equally as nice (or better) small, digital cameras. It is in for a fight…”

Steve reviewed the Kodak EasyShare C360 at Steve’s Digicams and wrote:

“The C360’s shooting performance was fairly responsive except for its buffer speed. Power up to first image captured measured 3.7 seconds. Shutter lag measured 1/10 of a second when pre-focused and 4/10 of a second including autofocus; add 1/10 second to those times when using the LCD viewfinder because of the delay in presenting the live image. Rapid shooting in single shot mode captured 5 images at 1.5 second intervals, with subsequent shots coming at 5 second intervals. With flash, the capture rate slowed to intervals of from 1.5 to 8 seconds depending on subject distance.

The Kodak EasyShare system is a tempting option for families wanting point-n-shoot simplicity with ease of home printing. The C360’s automatic and scene modes produce pleasing 5-megapixel images without any fuss. Combine it with the EasyShare Printer Dock, and you’ll produce photo lab-quality 4×6 prints, and do it without using an image editor or photo printing application. With a combined street price of under $400, the C360 and Printer Dock Series 3 combination represents a very good value, demanding little in terms of your knowledge and dollars, but producing a lot in terms of quality and fun.”

James Murray reviewed the Kodak EasyShare C360 at Digital Camera info and wrote:

“The C360 is a suitable alternative for the point-and-shoot crowd, particularly when bundled with the Series 3 Printer Dock. The EasyShare C360 is equipped with a 1/2.5 inch 5 megapixel CCD and 3x optical all glass lens that creates sharp images with impressive clarity. The camera offers snapshooters 16 custom image presets, in-menu help options, easily legible bold font face, and 32MB of internal memory. Although the camera has limited manual controls, the interface is designed for the less photographically-engaged user, providing an opportunity to take and print images in just two buttons. Other than the camera’s substandard color reproduction, the $379.95 package is a strong value. Without the printer, there are many other alternatives within the $250 - $300 price bracket that will provide more shooting flexibility and control but can only hope to parallel the camera in simplicity.”

Cliff Smith reviewed the Kodak EasyShare C360 at Trusted Reviews and wrote:

“The optical quality of the Kodak Retinar lens is especially praiseworthy. It suffers from none of the edge distortion common to so many compact zoom lenses, and produces excellent contrast, sharpness and detail right across the frame. There is some slight barrel distortion at wide angle, but not enough to cause a problem. The only slight hiccup is the auto white balance, which like many such systems can be fooled by large areas of a single colour in the frame. This is easy to rectify by simply using the appropriate manual white balance setting. Other than that picture quality is exemplary, and makes the C360 an outstanding choice for the first time user.

With it’s user-friendly appeal, ease of use and excellent performance and results this C360 is a great camera for the first-time digital user. More experienced users will find its limited range of options restricting, and the helpful messages get annoying after a while. Also it earns a big slap on the wrist for the lack of an off-switch for the digital zoom.”

>> SAMPLE IMAGES

- Kodak EasyShare C360 sample photos gallery 1 posted @ Steve’s Digicams

>> SPECIFICATIONS

CCD resolution
5.36 megapixels (2690 × 1994 pixels)
Image resolution
5.0 megapixels (2569 × 1929 pixels)
Picture quality
5.0 MP— best (prints up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 75 cm))
4.4 MP—best 3:2 (optimized ratio for 4 × 6 in. (10 × 15 cm) prints)
3.1 MP—better (prints up to 11 × 14 in. (28 × 36 cm))
1.8 MP—good (small prints)
Still format
JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
Lens
f/2.7–4.6 (34–102 mm, 35mm equivalent)
Zoom
3X optical zoom
advanced digital zoom—5X continuous with LCD preview
Preview
0.2 increments starting at 3X optical zoom
Aperture
f/2.7–5.2 (wide), f/4.6–8.0 (tele)
Shutter speed
4–1/1400 sec.
Viewfinder
optical
LCD
2.0 in. (5 cm) hybrid, 110K pixels (480 × 240) indoor/outdoor color display
Still capture modes
auto, scene, portrait, sport, landscape, close-up
Scene modes
night portrait, night landscape, snow, beach, text/document, fireworks, flower, museum/manner, self-portrait, party, children, backlight
Color modes
high color, natural color, low color, sepia, black-and-white
Burst mode
2.4 fps, maximum 5 images in any quality mode, 4 images at ISO 400/800
Click to capture
0.5 sec. (preview on), 0.7 sec. (preview off)
Shot to shot
1.5 seconds (wide preview ON, buffer not full), 6.0 seconds (wide preview ON, buffer full)
Video mode
continuous MPEG-4 compressed video with audio recording during video capture
Video resolution
VGA (640 × 480 pixels) at 24 fps, QVGA (320 × 240 pixels) at 24 fps
Video length
less than 80 minutes
Video format
QUICKTIME MOV (MPEG-4 compression)
Auto focus
TTL-AF, continuous AF, single AF
Auto focus selection
multi-zone, center zone
Focus range
Standard—2 ft (0.6 m)–infinity
Close-up, wide—2–28 in. (0.05–0.7 m)
Close-up, tele—9–28 in. (0.22–0.7 m)
33 ft (10 m)–infinity
Sensitivity
ISO equivalent 80–160 (automatic) and 80, 100, 200, 400, 800* (manual)
White balance
auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, open shade
Exposure metering
TTL-AE multi-pattern AE, center-weighted AE, center-spot AE
Exposure compensation
+/-2.0 EV in 0.5 EV step increments
Long time exposure
0.5–8.0 sec. (with 0.5 EV step)
Built-in flash
auto, digitally enhanced red-eye reduction, fill, off
Flash range
at ISO 140 wide—2–12.1 ft (0.6–3.7 m) tele—2–6.9 ft (0.6–2.1 m)
Review options
1X–8X magnify with pan, fast scroll, slide show, multi-up, protect, album, share/print, label, image storage, copy
Favorites
slide show, multi-up, remove favorites, setup menu
Dedicated buttons
back: menu, review, Share, dedicated delete, zoom, 5-way controller, LCD on and off/info
top: self-timer/burst, flash, shutter, mode dial
Auto picture rotation
yes
Software
works with KODAK EASYSHARE Software
Self-timer
10 seconds, 2 seconds
Dock compatibility
works with optional KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Series 3 and KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock Series 3**
IMAGELINK Print System compatible
yes
PICTBRIDGE compatible
yes
Storage
32 MB internal memory***, SD/MMC card expansion slot
Power options
optional KODAK EASYSHARE Docks with 1 KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KAA2HR; 2 KODAK Oxy-Alkaline Digital Camera Batteries AA; 2 KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Digital Camera Batteries AA; 1 KODAK Lithium Digital Camera Battery CRV3; 2 lithium batteries AA; 3 volt DC input
Lens protection
built-in lens barrier
Tripod mount
1/4 in. (6.4 mm) standard
I/O interface
A/V output (NTSC or PAL, user selectable), exclusive KODAK Camera Dock/Printer Dock interface, digital (USB 2.0) connector
Weight
without batteries: 5.3 oz (150 g)
Dimensions
W × H × D: 3.3 × 2.5 × 1.4 in. (84.7 × 64.7 × 34.9 mm)

See also: Digital Camera | Kodak

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