for the nonchalant

I've found the DX7630 to be an easy to use camera very well suited to casual, handheld picture taking. There's not much of a learning curve, the body feels solid in the hands and the image quality is a good match for on-screen use and consumer level printouts. Shutter lag seems minimal, the AF is fast, battery life is long and the large LCD display is easy on the eyes.

On the downside, this camera would not be the best choice for more deliberate, tripod bound photography. Aside from the rudimentary self-timer, the DX7630 lacks any remote shutter release option and does not support any uncompressed file formats. Also, the JPEG compression is somewhat excessive and the camera provides no user controlled noise reduction.

These limitations shouldn't trouble most Kodak shoppers as this camera really shines in other areas.

Bought this for my wife's scrapbooking hobby and she couldn't be happier. The high detail allows her to crop a portion of the digital image and retain a high quality output. The pictures directly from the camera to the 6000 series printer dock were every bit as good as store processed. <br /> <br /> In this case "Easy Share" meant something!!!<br /> <br /> - Vaughn<br /> <br />

I brought my family into the digital photography realm with DX 7630 as holiday 2005 gifts. 3 total. The technology curve was minimal - my admittedly non tech Dad (email is a challenge) was taking photos in no time and loving that he could delete or save on the fly without 'wasting film'. My Mom and I walked through the software and had photos of the grandchild printing out in both wallet size and 4 x 6 from the Easy Share printer before the day was out. The next week my brothers were sending photos via email and chatting about 'did you know this camera can also do video'...We have had one plastic battery lock snap, and my Mom said that Kodak customer service took immediate responsibility and that the camera is being shipped back to them this week - approximately a 10 -14 day turn around, which was acceptable.