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Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by OJFord »

cyrus_ wrote: post #9
OJFord wrote: post #4

> Edit photos anywhere with Snapseed™ The "before" and "after" images [0] are completely different photographs! [0]: http://www.kodak.com/KodakGCG/uploadedImages/Consumer/Produc...

It's actually a single wide shot with a bar down the middle. I agree that it's unintuitive.

It's not just unintuitive, it's useless as a comparison.

If it were of a fruit bowl, you could make the joke "they're literally comparing apples and oranges".

You can't say "look at photo X, and now see how much more awesome photo Y is that has been edited with our software!"

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by kup0 »

This is actually an interesting product, but is there a reason they wouldn't make the aperture f/1.8 like the iPhone?

I'm not aware if there may be downsides or hardware limitations to that. If cost is the only issue, it would seem worth it if you're making a photography-focused camera just to get as much light as possible into that sensor.

Edit: Thanks for the information, fellow HNers :)

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by johnatwork »

My knee-jerk reaction was to want this, but the more I thought about the product, it really would be for someone wanting a good camera on the go, but not enough to warrant a better separate camera, AND willing to deal with a worse smartphone experience.

That's not me unfortunately.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by hooph00p »

gwbas1c wrote: post #17

I understand that Kodak is probably "dipping their toe in the water with this model," but 32GB is not enough storage. I'd like to know more about the phone, though. Is it a good phone? I mean, is it a good phone? The concept of a phone that's also a quality Kodak camera is cool, but at the end of the day, I'd like to know that it's also great at doing everything else I do with my phone. Also, does it have a standard…

>Also, does it have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack?

I can't tell if this is serious or not, but this continues to make me chuckle.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by k__ »

johnatwork wrote: post #23

My knee-jerk reaction was to want this, but the more I thought about the product, it really would be for someone wanting a good camera on the go, but not enough to warrant a better separate camera, AND willing to deal with a worse smartphone experience. That's not me unfortunately.

Hehe, yes. Me neither.

But my girlfriend would probably like it.

She always has junk smartphones, but high end cameras.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by Jtsummers »

gwbas1c wrote: post #17

I understand that Kodak is probably "dipping their toe in the water with this model," but 32GB is not enough storage. I'd like to know more about the phone, though. Is it a good phone? I mean, is it a good phone? The concept of a phone that's also a quality Kodak camera is cool, but at the end of the day, I'd like to know that it's also great at doing everything else I do with my phone. Also, does it have a standard…

They do provide a microSD card slot. 32GB onboard may not be stellar (for photography in particular), but the ability to easily get the data off to a memory card easily offsets that limitation. And makes it more useful for travelers who may not be able to (frequently) sync up with a laptop or cloud service.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by smacktoward »

exelius wrote: post #10

Didn't Nokia try this already? I'm pretty sure the camera world has settled into two kinds of cameras: cell phones for people who just need to take a few snaps, and DSLRs for people who need more features than can possibly fit in a cameraphone (flash hotshoe, changeable lenses, larger sensor, etc). DSLRs are cheap enough that cost isn't really an issue. I doubt the results here will be any better than Nokia had.

The non-phone camera market is more diverse than that; beyond DSLRs there's also mirrorless cameras (for people who want near-DSLR performance in a lighter body) and point-and-shoots (for people who want better-than-smartphone performance but don't need swappable lenses).

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by badminton1 »

OJFord wrote: post #4

> Edit photos anywhere with Snapseed™ The "before" and "after" images [0] are completely different photographs! [0]: http://www.kodak.com/KodakGCG/uploadedImages/Consumer/Produc...

I noticed that as well. For the one in the article, the after photograph has fewer clouds too.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by Animats »

simonsarris wrote: post #2

Their "Specs" link at the bottom 404s! Ow. Much more info in this blog post: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/Consumer/Press_Center/KODAK_EKTRA... KODAK EKTRA Smartphone key features: * ANDROID 6.0 (Marshmallow) * Professional results from a 21MP fast focus camera sensor with F2.0, PDAF, OIS, Dual LED Flash * 13MP phase detection auto focus front-facing camera with F2.2 PDAF * Helio X20 2.3GHz Decacore processor with 3GB R…

"Super 8 video recorder?"

The big plastic thing around the small lens to Make It Look Like A Camera is kind of silly.

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