Kodak DC240i

The DC240i is another product redesigned to appeal to iMac users. The original Kodak DC240, released a year ago, has been given translucent plastic covers in a range of colours: blueberry, tangerine, lime, strawberry and grape.

When it was released, the DC240 was a top of the range megapixel camera. A year on, with its 1280 x 960 resolution, it is mid-range. It has the same lens as the DC240, equivalent to a 37-119mm lens on a 35mm camera which gives 3x optical zoom backed by a 2x digital zoom should you wish to use it. The camera comes with an 8Mb CompactFlash card that will store 21 pictures at the highest resolution and 56 pictures taken at 640 x 480.

The menu options on the DC240i are obviously aimed at the amateur user. Among the first are those for adding borders and effects, such as black and white or sepia tones, to your pictures. However, there are exposure and white balance settings for you to play with.

To use the camera with USB on an iMac, you will have to be running Mac OS 8.5 and on a PC it has to be Windows 98, although serial interfaces are included for use with older OS versions. PC users get a raw deal on the software bundle: Adobe PhotoShop 1 for the PC, while Mac users get version 2, although both Mac and PC users get Adobe PageMill 3. Downloading pictures into any Twain-compliant application is easy enough using the bundled USB connector and camera drivers.

The DC240i handles colour well, producing bright images with well-rounded and rich tones. However, it deals less well with surfaces that reflect a lot of light, leaving images looking a bit over-exposed.

Contact Kodak 0870 243 0270

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