Kodak C713 Digital Camera Review

The Kodak C713 Digital Camera boasts high resolution, a 3x optical zoom lens, digital image stabilization and a bright 2.4" LCD screen. You can record TV-quality VGA video (640 x 480 at 15 fps) featuring audio, on-camera editing and prints from video. A high ISO setting of 1250 lets you take photos in low-light conditions without the flash. On-camera picture enhancing features include cropping, blurry picture alert, red-eye reduction and undo-delete.

The Kodak C713 Digital Camera stores images in the camera (16 mb) or lets you use optional SD or MMC memory cards. Since the internal memory is limited an additional memory card is recommended

Digital image stabilization while taking pictures is a nice feature seldom seen in digital cameras under $100. I have yet to use this feature. It reduces blurring caused by camera shake or subject movement. The Kodak C713 Digital Camera has 3x optical zoom lens and 5x digital zoom

I always add a strap to my cameras (OK, to most of my gear) This length of cord offers many uses. It lets me find the camera in my laptop bag if it sinks down to the bottom, I can almost always see and grab the lanyard and pull the camera out easily and fast. I also use the lanyard to pull the camera from my pockets. The lanyard comes in handy when I am holding the camera out over water, out the window while riding in the car, or anytime the camera might slip from my hand. Once I even used the length of cord on a digital camera to lash the camera to a stick, and along with the 10 second timer on the shutter release, I was able to safely take a close up photo of a rattlesnake. Even when not in use I can wrap the lanyard around the camera for an additional 'bumper' around the lens and screen

Once the inside strings are removed it is just a matter of feeding the 550 shell through the carry strap area of the camera

I pull the cord so that it's even and finish it off with a few simple overhand knots. This way it is easy to remove the lanyard should I need to

The lanyard offers some additional control of the small camera in the hand. I loop the cord around my wrist a few times so the camera can not fall if dropped. and if adjusted for it, I can use the lanyard to provide resistance for additional control when holding the camera in one hand

I remove the stickers right away, I know why they put these on, but I can never figure out why some people leave them on..

Comparing the Kodak C713 Digital Camera to the Kodak C743. This new Kodak C713 will replace the C743 because the C743 is finally falling apart after a few months of heavy use. These are about the same camera, so weight, controls and dimensions are all almost the same

Their screens seem about the same, The timer and multiple shot feature are hidden in the software menu on the Kodak C713 which is a pain, this is a button on the 743 so I was spoiled having quick access to those features. The power button on the Kodak C713 is where the timer button is on the C743, so I turn off the Kodak C713 quite a bit still

My biggest complaint about the Kodak C713 Digital Camera is the memory card access. It is into he same area as, and tucked behind, the batteries. This means this door will take extra wear and tear and the battery door has always been an Achilles heal for digital cameras with me. I really do not like this duel use door set up, At least the camera was cheap so I can afford to replace it before too long

Another shot of the worst feature of the Kodak C713 Digital Camera, the dual memory slot / battery compartment. I started to use these smaller Micro SD cards (with adaptors) for my cameras, because I can put the smaller cards in our phones and PDAs

When I bought the camera I also bought this USB2 SD card reader. This lets me take the card out of the camera, and straight into just about any computer (Mac or Windows) without using the Kodak software or dock. This results in very fast and easy removal of photos and videos from camera to PC

This little SD card to USB gadget costs under $4 so it's worth it's weight in gold, but it weighs almost nothing so that might not be such a compliment