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Kodak EasyShare C743
Kodak EasyShare C743
C
HQ Grade: C
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 1 out of 5
"2 c743 and BOTH broke!!!"
  • 3 out of 5
"Good, but battery issues"
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Kodak EasyShare C743 Reviews

  • 3.26 out of 5

Rating: 3.26 of 5
(223 user reviews)

Kodak C743 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 4 (72 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 1 out of 5
2 c743 and BOTH broke!!! (Jolyn - 5/29/08)

When I first bought this camera I actually liked it, so much so that I bought my parents the same one for Christmas. After owning... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Good, but battery issues (Deshane - 5/12/08)

Like most people who have purchased this camera, I too have had battery issues. What I found to be the problem was the the door... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Excellent camera (Mark - 4/20/08)

I've had this camera for about a year, and yes, I too did have battery issues. Then I bought an energizer battery charger pack. It's... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Battery drain issues (daMon - 3/22/08)

Like others I have also fallen prey to this piece of crap. Thankfully I have a steady supply of high mA rechargeable batteries to fight... read more

  • 1 out of 5
HORRID INVESTMENT (Ant B - 3/6/08)

I bought this because I assumed a Kodak product even at the low cost would be a great investment. I was so wrong! Like almost... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Worthless junk (bodders - 2/24/08)

I bought this camera as a present for my wife. Initially it worked fine, but recently has started eating batteries. A new set of batteries... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Very Dissatisfied (michael - 2/20/08)

We have never abused, frozen, dropped or damaged this camera in any way. Yet, the LCD display has faded, operation is erratic, and the camera... read more

  • 1 out of 5
LCD Screen (Alvin Howell - 2/8/08)

The indoor/outdoor viewable lcd screen obviously provides no protection for the screen at all. We used this camera for less than three weeks and did... read more

  • 2 out of 5
batteries (Zan - 1/18/08)

I too, have had nothing but trouble with this camera. I bought the camera and dock set. The camera has constantly had battery issues even... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Here is what causes the battery problems. (lithia smith - 1/18/08)

I put mine in a plastic bag from a newspaper to keep it dry while I was bicycling. When I pulled it out of the... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Kodak C743 Battery Life (Pat - 12/19/07)

I purchased my C743 in February of 2007. It being my first digital camera, I have been convinced that I was doing something wrong regarding... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Saps batteries quickly (Cailin - 12/12/07)

Got the C743 for Christmas last year and right off the bat had issues with the battery life. I then tried some energizer lithiums and... read more

  • 3 out of 5
More on batteries going flat... (Jez - 12/4/07)

I sent my C743 for warranty repair. It was returned by Kodak marked as having "passed functional test" - presumably switching-off so it isolates the... read more

  • 1 out of 5
A horrible investment (Matt - 12/4/07)

This camera drains the batteries in 3 days 6 hours with routine use (avg 20 pix per day at intervals of 3-4 pix every 6... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Battery drain when off (Jez - 10/29/07)

This camera drains the batteries when switched-off. It makes no difference which type of battery is used. The draw on the batteries when on is... read more

  • 2 out of 5
camera drains batteries when the power is turned off (Bruce - 9/3/07)

Kodak apparently has a manufacturing issue with this camera. After having 3 sets of batteries drain dead with the power turned off I decided to... read more

  • 1 out of 5
2 in a row no good (john - 8/12/07)

Had one for 2 weeks and the lence cover would get stuck
open or closed

Second one lasted one day and LCD stopped workingread more

  • 4 out of 5
I like it - I have two. (martan - 8/7/07)

I have had no problems with it. I use rechargeables in it (who would use dry cells in a digital cam?) but the battery life... read more

  • 1 out of 5
idiotic Kodak software; mediocre camera-do not buy it! (alec - 7/8/07)

Absolutely idiotic software (probably designed for extreme computer handicaps). Unmanageable thorough file Explorer; takes three/four extra steps to download pictures to my folders and manage... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Hunk-o-junk (Dianne - 6/29/07)

I purchased a C743 this morning, notice the same battery and shutting-off issues mentioned by others, and intensely dislike the Kodak software. The software is... read more

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