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Kodak DC3800 Select a topic Reference: Datasheet DC3800 Sample Images --------------------------------- 1. Intro and Highlights 2. Executive Overview 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure & Flash 7. Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests 8. Operation & User Interface 9. Camera Modes & Menus 10. Image Storage & Interface 11. Video, Power, Software 12. Test Results & Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments on DC3800 Review --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<Camera Modes & Menus :(Previous) | (Next): Video, Power, Software>> Page 10:Image Storage & Interface Review First Posted: 10/1/2000

Image Storage and Interface
The DC3800 stores images on the 8MB CompactFlash memory card supplied with the camera. You can increase storage space by upgrading to a larger capacity card, as much as 64MB. The image quality setting will determine how many images can be stored on one card (see below).

Images can be saved at Best (11:1 compression), Better (22:1 compression), or Good JPEG compression levels. Best and Better quality images are 1,792 x 1,184 pixel resolution (Best is 11:1 compression and Better is 22:1 compression), and Good quality images are saved at 896 x 600 pixel resolution size (12:1 compression).

While in the Playback menu, you can delete images individually or all at once. The DC3800 doesn't offer any image protection functions, so be careful when deleting images. Images can also be set up for printing in the Playback mode, as individual images or index prints, using a Digital Print Order Feature (DPOF) compatible device.

Instead of connecting the camera directly to a computer for image download, the DC3800 comes with a USB interface CompactFlash card reader. This gives you the freedom of popping the CompactFlash card in and out of the camera to download images, while you continue to shoot more pictures with a spare card. It'll also save on the camera's battery consumption, because you don’t have to leave the camera on while transferring files. In our opinion, this is a sensible solution to the "image download" dilemma that other digicam manufactures should consider employing. This approach also generally results in faster downloads, since card readers almost always transfer data faster than USB-connected cameras do. In the case of Kodak's card reader, we clocked it at only 7.5 seconds to transfer 4.2 megabytes of data, a very speedy transfer rate of 564 KBytes/second.

The table below shows the number of images that can be stored on an 8MB card, along with their compression levels:

Image Capacity vs Resolution/Quality		Best	Better	Good
High Resolution	Images	14	29	N/A
	Approx. Compression	1:1	7:1	N/A
Standard Resolution	Images	N/A	N/A	58
	Approx. Compression	N/A	N/A	12:1