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**tamlin** · 12-31-2007

Hi Moods, sorry to hear about your camera disappointment. I have no experience myself with that particular make of camera, but all the user reviews at the following site seem to be positive: Kodak EasyShare P880 review rating

Looking at the technical specs, I'd say you should be able to get good sharp photos with this camera - bearing in mind the fact that pretty much all digital images need some degree of sharpening at some point (either in the camera or post-processing on the computer). Here are a few things that may affect image quality:

Poor lens quality (although since this camera has a fixed lens, I don't really see that as being the cause)
Dirty CCD sensor (although again I think this is unlikely with a fixed-lens camera)
Faulty CCD sensor (well, it's possible with a used camera - have you seen any photos taken by the previous owner?)
ISO setting too high (this could lead to excessively grainy images, although if you've reset it to the factory defaults the ISO setting should be around 100 or 200 I'm guessing)

Of course, it may just be that your expectations are higher than whatever the camera can deliver. Any chance of posting some unprocessed samples?

12-31-2007	#2 (permalink)
tamlin Janitor of Lunacy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sitting in the Wishing Chair Posts: 4,939	Hi Moods, sorry to hear about your camera disappointment. I have no experience myself with that particular make of camera, but all the user reviews at the following site seem to be positive: Kodak EasyShare P880 review rating Looking at the technical specs, I'd say you should be able to get good sharp photos with this camera - bearing in mind the fact that pretty much all digital images need some degree of sharpening at some point (either in the camera or post-processing on the computer). Here are a few things that may affect image quality: Poor lens quality (although since this camera has a fixed lens, I don't really see that as being the cause) Dirty CCD sensor (although again I think this is unlikely with a fixed-lens camera) Faulty CCD sensor (well, it's possible with a used camera - have you seen any photos taken by the previous owner?) ISO setting too high (this could lead to excessively grainy images, although if you've reset it to the factory defaults the ISO setting should be around 100 or 200 I'm guessing) Of course, it may just be that your expectations are higher than whatever the camera can deliver. Any chance of posting some unprocessed samples? __________________ Religion: It's all fun and games until someone gets burned at the stake...