Digital Camera News and Reviews

Kodak ESP C310

CNET UK has reviewed an affordable All-in-One printer from Kodak. The printer is called Kodak ESP C310 and is an inkjet printer with wireless connectivity.

Some key features for the Kodak ESP C310:
-Able to print, copy and scan
-1.5″ color display
-100 sheet paper tray
-Inkjet
-Wireless and USB connectivity

CNET UK ends up giving the C310 a good review with an overall rating of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The Kodak printer has several positive points including that it is cheap to run, the print quality is good and wireless printing is handy. On the negative side the reviewer finds the printing speeds to be a bit slow. If you are looking for a cheap inkjet printer with good print quality and if you are not in a hurry, this Kodak printer might be your choice.
Read the full review of the Kodak ESP C310 All-in-One wireless printer here.target=”_blank”

Kodak EasyShare Max Z990

Photography Blog has reviewed an ultrazoom camera from Kodak with an extreme zoom range. The Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 sports a zoom lens that starts at 28mm and ends at an amazing 840mm. The Kodak camera also has a big LCD screen and 12 megapixels.

Some key features for the Kodak EasyShare Max Z990:
-30x optical zoom lens (28–840 mm)
-12 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-Optical image stabilization
-ISO sensitivity 64-6400

Photography Blog ends up giving the EasyShare Max Z990 a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The digital camera scores highest on value for your money and features, a little lower on design and image quality, while it gets a lower score on how easy it is to use. If you are looking for a camera that is easy to carry everywhere this Kodak might be your choice. One big downside is unresponsive buttons which hopefully Kodak fix with their next camera in this line.
Read the full review of the Kodak EasyShare Max Z990 digital camera with 30x zoom here.

Kodak ESP Office 2170

About.com has reviewed an inkjet printer from Kodak. The printer is called Kodak ESP Office 2170 and is able to print, scan, copy and fax. In addition it is able to print directly from smartphones and able to print borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in less than 38 seconds, or so Kodak claims.

Some key features for the Kodak ESP Office 2170:
-Able to print, copy, scan and fax
-150 sheet paper tray
-25-page automatic document feeder (ADF)
-Prints borderless 4 × 6 in. photos in about 38 seconds
-Smartphone printing

About.com ends up giving the ESP Office 2170 an overall rating of 3 out of 5 possible stars. On the positive side the reviewer finds aspects such as it is cheap to refill the ink, able to make good photo prints and the wireless connectivity is useful. There are some negative aspects too including slow print speeds and only manual duplexing. If you need a fast printer this Kodak printer is not your choice, but if you do not print too much you might want to look at this inkjet printer.
Read the full review of the Kodak ESP Office 2170 All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printer here.

Kodak ESP Office 2170

Kodak has announced a new All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printer that features simplified Wi-Fi connectivity and Kodak claims that they offer the lowest ink replacement cost and low cost per page. The 2170 printer is able to print from devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

The Kodak ESP Office 2170 will be available in June 2011 and cost about $149.99.

Press release:
Kodak Expands Home Office All-in-One Printer Portfolio with Intelligent 4-in-1 Printing System

New KODAK ESP Office 2170 Printer Offers Exceptional Value

Rochester, N.Y., Apr. 12—Eastman Kodak Company today announced an extension of its All-in-One (AiO) Inkjet Printer portfolio for the home office market that can help lower the cost of doing business. The new KODAK ESP Office 2170 All-in-One Printer, with Kodak’s unique combination of high quality and affordable printing, enables home office professionals to produce first-class presentations, brochures and flyers with vibrant photos, and other business documents efficiently and cost-effectively. Kodak offers the lowest total ink replacement cost1 and exceptional cost-per-page. The new KODAK ESP Office 2170 Printer also easily connects to a wireless home network for printing flexibility and features a compact design.

“Home office professionals require efficient business solutions that are smart, feature-rich, simple to use and offer great value,” said Susan Tousi, General Manager, Inkjet Systems, and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “Our new ESP Office 2170 Printer delivers print, copy, scan and fax capabilities in a compact design for the home office, and provides versatility, connectivity and high quality to meet professionals’ business printing needs.”

Built-In Intelligence for Productivity

The new ESP Office 2170 Printer offers advanced and intelligent features for business or personal use. Designed to complement a mobile lifestyle, it features simplified Wi-Fi set-up (802.11 b/g/n) and connectivity that enables mobile printing of photos from an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad2 or BLACKBERRY device3 with the KODAK Pic Flick App. The ESP Office 2170 Printer also offers important time-saving features, including an intelligent paper sensor that automatically adjusts printer settings based on paper size and type.

High Quality, High Value Options for Varying Printing Needs

KODAK AiO Printing Systems deliver crisp, sharp text documents, brilliant graphics and KODAK Lab-Quality Photos that are smudge and water resistant and last a lifetime4. In addition, the 1.5-inch display and intuitive control panel enables effortless printing of a variety of built-in document templates, including graph paper, line paper and wide-rule paper, therefore saving time-consuming trips to the store.

The new ESP Office 2170 Printer works with the No. 30 Series of Kodak’s proprietary pigment-based ink cartridges5 that provide richer, more vibrant colors, significant fade resistance and instant dry advantage over dye-based ink systems6.

Delivering exceptional cost-per-page output, the new KODAK ESP Office 2170 Printer uses Black and Color standard and XL ink cartridges:

Up to 335 black text pages7 using KODAK Black Ink Cartridge, 30
Up to 670 black text pages8 using KODAK Black Ink Cartridge, 30XL
Up to 275 color pages9 using KODAK Color Ink Cartridge, 30
Up to 550 color pages10 using KODAK Color Ink Cartridge, 30XL

KODAK AiO Printing Systems offer consumers more choices tailored to meet their printing needs. For example, the KODAK Black Ink Cartridge, 30XL and the KODAK Color Ink Cartridge, 30XL enable consumers who print a high volume of photos and documents to print two times more11 photos and documents than the KODAK Black Ink Cartridge, 30 and KODAK Color Ink Cartridge, 30. This means fewer cartridge changes, another home office time-saver.

The ESP Office 2170 Printer also offers KODAK Perfect Page Technology12, which corrects scans of less-than-perfect original documents by reducing dark shadows and delivering more vibrant colors and richer details.

Simple and Convenient Printing Experience

Kodak continues to deliver on its commitment to make printing easy. The new KODAK ESP Office 2170 Printer features a robust 150-sheet document paper tray, as well as a 25-page automatic document feeder, which enables consumers to put in a stack of paper and walk away to focus on other tasks. In addition, the front USB port and memory card slots offer easy access and enable printing of photos without a computer.

The KODAK ESP Office 2170 Printer comes with KODAK All-in-One Printer Home Center Software that offers:

Enhanced scanning to network folders, email, memory cards or USB flash drives without a computer, with scans to PDF files faster and with half the file size than with previous software versions
Printing pictures from video12 from widely used .mov, .avi and .mp4 file types in both standard and high definition resolutions
Photo printing from popular social sites such as FACEBOOK, KODAK Gallery, PICASA, FLICKR and PHOTOBUCKET; and image editing to reduce red eye, fix blemishes and skin tones and even restore color12
3D photo creation and printing12 with no special equipment needed – the first 3D photo printing experience among leading consumer inkjet printers

The KODAK ESP Office 2170 All-in-One Printer will be available in the U.S. by June 2011 for $149.99 MSRP.

For more information on Kodak’s inkjet printer portfolio and ink savings visit http://www.printandprosper.com.

About Kodak

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1As compared to leading consumer inkjet printers using manufacturers’ recommended standard ink cartridges available in single quantity pricing (i.e. no multi-packs, high capacity, combo packs, value packs or special promotions); excludes printers that use only one cartridge.

2Compatible with iPhone (with iOS 3.0 or later), iPod touch (2nd generation or later), and iPad.

3Compatible with Wi-Fi enabled Blackberry devices with OS 4.5 or later.

4Using KODAK Ultra Premium and KODAK Premium Photo Papers. Under all common consumer display and storage environments. Based on testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR) and Kodak internal testing. Smudge resistance using Kodak Inkjet Photo papers.

5Includes Kodak ESP C110, C310, C315, ESP Office 2170.

6 Based on independent third party print permanence and internal unprotected ozone resistance print permanence comparison studies, on select printer models, between dye-based ink and pigment-based inks applied to microporous media (excludes HP Premium and Premium Plus photo papers), not protected under glass. Select printer models evaluated 2007-2008, May 2009, December 2010 and March 2011. Actual results may vary. For more information please visit PrintandProsper.com.

7Ink yield value for black text documents obtained using ISO/IEC 19752 test page, a monochrome test focused on black text printing. Ink yield for color graphics and text documents using ISO/IEC 24712 test pages is 205 pages. Values obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary.

8Ink yield value for black text documents obtained using ISO/IEC 19752 test page, a monochrome test focused on black text printing. Ink yield for color graphics and text documents using ISO/IEC 24712 test pages is 430 pages. Values obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary.

9Ink yield values for color graphics and text documents obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary.

10Ink yield values for color graphics and text documents obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary.

11Page yield comparison based on ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary.

12 Not available on Macintosh OS.

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