Hshin

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For one thing, it is cheap.

May 8, 2009

Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: Cheap
Cons: The same.
Opinion:
The following is a copy-and-paste job from Amazon.com, to present a more balanced view of this camera.

[http://www.amazon.com/review/R1YNYQYAMTTRJM/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R1YNYQYAMTTRJM]

I bought this camera and returned it the next day. My dad had bought a Casio Exilim z80 so i tested both side by side. First, the casio is smaller and lighter than the kodak which makes it feel better in your hands. As for picture quality, they both were fairly similar, however I would have to say the casio was a tad bit better. When the pictures were enlarged, the casio's images were less pixalated looking. The kodak's video recording was what really shocked me. I took the same video with both cameras. The casio's video was amazingly clear. The kodak on the other hand was horribly grainy looking. I also had a ceiling fan running during both videos. in the kodak video you could hear loud air blowing sounds but the casio didnt have that. another cool thing about the casio is that you can take a picture while recording a video. Both cost about the same and are both 8 MP. in my opinion, check out the casio exilim z80 before the kodak m863. hope this helps :)