Editor's Choice: Budget Digital Cameras
Kodak CX4230
The battle for editor's choice was fought between three main candidates; the Kodak CX4230, CX4300 and HP PhotoSmart 620. All three cameras delivered good quality shots with a minimum of fuss and setup, something that budget minded consumers are most likely to want. The PhotoSmart 620 took itself out of contention with lower memory, higher price and a fiddlier menu selection system, which just left the two Kodak contenders.
The difference between the CX4230 and CX4300 comes down to a question of resolution vs zoom. We ultimately came down in favour of the zoom capability of the CX4230, although only by the closest of margins. For most consumers looking at a budget digital camera, you're more likely to want to take quick opportunity shots, and a zoom can play a large part in that.
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I have just seen an advertisement for the CX4230 in a pop up when I went to the Korean Herald newspaper at http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/index.asp . It was selling there for 185000 Won which equals AU$204, half what we would pay for it. I wonder why we can't get it at that price here?