Kodak - EasyShare V530 Review

I got this camera for Christmas 2 years ago.  Its not a bad little camera.  I actually had a Fuji Finepix that I liked well enough at the time, but I saw a sale on the Kodak and it looked like it would be technically a bettter camera, which I thought would help me take better photos.  Turns out I should have kept the FinePix, because the Kodak Easyshare is just average at best.

The flash is too slow.  The actual photo taking capability is waaaay too slow.  The only thing this is good for is your average holiday family photo session.  Even too slow for snapping pix at my kids sporting events... all i ever get are random blurs, or miss the shot alltogether while the first one is saving or whatever it is doing that always takes so long.

I have bought faster, expensive memory cards and more powerful batteries but to no avail.  Also, even the color quality is lacking compared to my old Fuji.  I guess it's my own fault... I saw the Kodak name and expected Kodak color and Kodak quality.  Should have checked out some reviews first I guess :)  My next camera will be a Fuji, or at least not a Kodak.