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I have been and continue to be a confirmed film camera photographer as film (and its great variety of choices) gives me the versatility and image quality that I appreciate in the photographic works that I do. Digital photography for me (until recently) has solely been my use of dedicated film scanners to translate film into digital files to make the 10x15 custom digital prints that I do every week. (Although I used to do color darkroom work that activity has with time become impractical for me to continue to do.) Although digital printing is quite different than chemical color printing, digital printing with care and a similar attention to detail (as is required in chemical printing) is capable of quite excellent results.
A few years ago my wife bought a compact digital camera for herself and she soon used it more often than any film camera she ever had. I liked the pictures she was taking and I began to notice the strengths of a compact digital camera (that I am sure most compact digital owners are aware of ): the camera's unobtrusiveness and pocket-ability; the great depth of field of its 8mm lens; the new image capture possibilities of having a live preview monitor; the ability to change color, contrast, white balance, and sharpness settings; the ability to take hundreds of images without reloading a new memory card; and, of course, the capability of instantly reviewing captured images (to determine if certain images need to be re-shot). My wife encouraged me to try out her compact camera and after an initial probing out on my part of the camera settings to find the best way for me to use this camera effectively, I found that her little camera was indeed quite a camera for certain of my own desired uses. I, therefore, decided I wanted a compact digital camera of my own. For the next several months I read everything I could find about compact digital cameras. I was not at all interested in the digital single lens reflex cameras (as, if I knew in fact that I was going out to take pictures requiring heavy equipment, I was more than happy to use my film cameras and equipment). What I wanted was a versatile camera that would be on my person at all times for those occasions (sometimes numerous) when photographic opportunities unexpectedly present themselves.
I had not previously seen nor handled the Kodak V1073 camera but I was immediately attracted to its published specifications:
1. The Schneider-Kreuznach Varigon 37-111mm (35mm equivalent) all glass lens. I
wanted a modest zoom lens as I did not want a longer zoom range lens in exchange for a physically smaller camera sensor. Also, I did not want a zoom lens that zoomed too wide as I seldom use 35mm to 28mm lenses even though I own them. (There is very little distortion in the 37 to 55mm range of lenses.)
Schneider is truly one of the great lens companies of the world making lenses for prestigious camera makers too numerous for me to even attempt to mention. I have used and own Schneider film camera and darkroom enlarging lenses and they are among my very favorite lenses. Their optics are truly impressive. (The V1073 Kodak camera Schneider lens combination reminds me historically of the more than 70 year collaboration between Kodak and Schneider when Kodak turned the photographic world upside down in 1936 by introducing the more moderately priced German Retina 35mm camera (with variable controls and with Schneider optics) capable of using Kodak's newly invented 35mm film cassette (making 35mm film in a still camera practical for the first time) and the revolutionary new Kodachrome film which together created both the photographic color revolution and the fully viable 35mm camera revolution for the world.)
2. A Kodak made or designed 1/1.63" size camera sensor with 10 effective megapixels. (Some writers give the effective megapixels as 11.34 because of the larger sensor size). This is a very large sensor size for a compact digital camera of this type and I was attracted as much to this specification of the camera as by the Schneider optics. Also, it was important to me that this is a Kodak made or designed camera sensor. Many people know that Kodak is the pioneer company that in 1885 to 1889 invented cellulose based film and cellulose based roll films (modern films) making photography more broadly available to the public than was the case with metal, glass, and paper plate loaded cameras in the 19th century. Many people also know that later, Kodak created the "snapshot" revolution by introducing the Pocket Kodak Camera making photography available to a huge public. I already mentioned above the still later Kodak Kodachrome color revolution and 35mm still camera revolution that was based on Kodak's 35mm film cassette, Kodachrome film, and the excellent Retina camera with superb Schneider optics (not yet mentioning the huge impact





1-19-2012 after verifying refund I will state in my words what I feel happened: ***I had contacted the Company through Amazon's process to return goods, no response from the Cord Company until I had filled out a second review that was sent to my e-mail from Amazon, AFTER the review that Amazon sent to me, the Company selling the cord contacted me and asked if they refunded the price would I change my review. The money was refunded to my card, I did not have to return the item. Please note that I was not contacted by the Cord Company until after the e-mail from Amazon that wanted a review, not good customer service I personally feel and I wasted a lot of time and effort plus had to go to town and buy something that would work!

The best feature of the CD1013 is the red-yellow-green hand blur warning that shows on each picture. This really helps when you're outdoors in the sun and can't tell or don't have the chance to see how good your shot was. Get a red or yellow hand? Just take another picture -- maybe try to be steadier, change your zoom or focus or consider changing settings -- until you get a green hand. But depending on what you're focusing on, a red-handed picture may end up just fine anyway.
So far, I'm thinking this camera is pretty darn durable. I've been using it outside at work for the last month and a half -- often taking 100 shots a day, sometimes in light rain. I've dropped it several times in a camera case. So far, no major problems! After a few weeks, I liked this camera so much, I found a great deal on another used CD1013 -- but it arrived with so many scratches and a battery/memory card door that doesn't fully close that it looked like it had been in a blender. After getting a partial refund, I gave it to my five-year-old son. The fact it has survived its past and stood up to my son's abuse and still takes great pictures is amazing.
More pros of the CD1013:
-- Takes good videos with great sound; although no speaker so you have to play the video on your PC to hear the sound.
-- Fantastic resolution at the 10.1 megapixels. I usually shoot at 5 MP and still have fantastic pictures.
-- Pretty quick lag time to turning it on and taking the first shot.
-- Been using rechargeable alkaline AA batteries (1800 mAh) and usually get 200 shots or more. Even when you get a low-battery shut-off, opening and closing the battery door and doing so over until the batteries are totally dead can get you another 10-20 shots.
-- Easy and comfortable to use. Zooms in pretty steadily and quickly.
-- Menus and settings very easy to navigate. Handy messages explaining the use of settings pop up on LCD.
Some cons:
-- Sometimes outdoor shots in lower light in auto-flash come out dark for some reason. But turning the flash off usually gives a great picture.
-- Does not remember the flash setting you had previously selected when you turn it back on. But the flash button is right there next to the power button.
-- I have had some occasional moments of "Uh-oh, something's not right." Was sure I had a jammed lens the other day. But turning the camera on and off and maybe popping the battery door has fixed every problem yet.
-- Not the slimmest point-and-shoot you can find, but still fits in even a jeans pocket.
-- Hard to focus easily when using in the close-up macro mode.
-- Every time you change batteries you have to reset the date and time. But it prompts you to do so right away and it's a pretty minor annoyance.







The m1033 is extremely compact that carries a huge screen compared to many like models with similar capabilities. I love being able to see a picture on the screen and know what I may be missing before I press the shutter. It also has the Kodak smart capture feature, which allows for the camera to be able to dictate to the user what type of setting to snap the picture in rather than have the user choose from its mulitiple variations. I have found the smart feature to be accurate for the most part, about 8 times out of 10, which isn't too bad; however it doesn't help to have this feature on when you are trying to snap a picture in "the moment." The screen may look like the picture is coming off blurry or grainy, don't worry, this is natural and once you have pressed the shutter, you will see your picture the way you want it to print out. The other feature that jumps at you right away is the stabilization feature. While this particular model does not carry the IS (Image Stabilization) technology, it does have a built-in indicator which tells you how steady the camera was when the picture was taken. There is a green hand with motion bars for steady, a yellow hand with motion bars for in-between and a red hand with motion bars to let the user know the camera was not steady at all when the picture was taken. I like the feature, however it was not always accurate and on some occassions (very few) I was perfectly still and yet received a red hand. At which point I felt that perhaps by resetting it (turning it off and then on again) the system would restore the lens. Oddly enough, I was right. This may seem aggravating to most, but unless you are a photo journalist who needs his camera to be ready to fire at any given moment, this shouldn't be too much trouble the one time you may have to do this as the camera loads extremely fast. Other features include the ability to e-mail a photo from the camera once you dock it or connect it to your computer. The m1033 also has the Kodak Perfect Touch feature, which basically touches up your pictures immediately after being taken in order to minimize the amount of editing on a PC. The video shoots extremely well and I was able to view videos at a 720p capacity on a 19" monitor just fine. If you are desperate to have your PHOTO camera shoot in higher resolution so you won't have to buy a camcorder, then this camera is not for you. The last feature I was very impressed by was the stitch feature. This allows you to take a panoramic photo by taking three individual photos and then stitching them together at their seam points. I thought this was a nice feature for the times when one picture just doesn't say 1,000 words but instead 333. You'll find this feature particularly handy at football and baseball games as well as other sporting events. The only thing I will warn you about is that it is intended for still-frames so don't expect to capture action in this mode, you will only be able to get what remained still throughout shoot.
The review asks for best out of five stars, but if I had to give it a TRUE rating (best out of 10), this would be an 8.5 out 10. Excellent point-and-shoot camera with some great features. It is super-slim and is about the size of a Motorola Q or Samsung Blackjack. I recommend this to anyone looking to upgrade but doesn't want to spend too much money. If you have to spend more than $150 on this particular model I recommend you go for the m1093 IS, which is better than the m1033 on some aspects. No matter which model you go with, you will always find that Kodak does not disappoint.
