Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock PLUS | 
| Brand: Kodak
Category: Photography
Buy New: $279.50
as of 7/31/2010 06:34 CDT details
New (6) Used (4) from $99.99
Seller: KDF
Rating:  78 reviews
Platform: Mac OS X
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 7.8 x 7.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 1684190
Model: 1684190
UPC: 041771684198
EAN: 0041771684198
ASIN: B0001G6U7U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Get real Kodak borderless photos up to 4" x 6" in one touch | | • | Dock your Kodak EasyShare digital camera and get beautiful photos in as little as 60 seconds | | • | Printer dock recharges your Kodak camera battery in about 3.5 hours | | • | Wireless enabled--print directly from your cell phone | | • | Print directly from any PictBridge enabled digital camera--no computer required |
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Product Description
Item #: KOD1684190. EasyShare Printer Dock Plus
PictBridge technology prints photo quality pictures directly from compatible digital cameras with or without a computer. Just place camera on printer dock and press print. Produces sharp, brilliant color water-proof pictures that will last a lifetime. Even transfers pictures directly to computer while recharging camera battery; complete recharge in 3.5 hours or less. Wireless capability enabled—Wi-fi and Bluetooth® technologies beam pictures from camera to printer dock without having to dock. Four selectable print sizes: one 4 x 6; two 3 x 4; four 2 x 3; or nine 1-3/8 x 2. Color cartridge and 10-sheet photo paper sample included. Dimensions (with tray): 13-1/8 x 7-1/2 x 3-3/8. Manufacturer's one-year warranty. Prints in 60 seconds! Auto-enhance PerfectTouch™ processing button automatically lightens or darkens image for the perfect picture.
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Amazon.com Review
The EasyShare printer is, in a word, awesome. Despite a few minor flaws, it essentially solves the basic problem of digital photography, namely that we all have hard drives crammed with thousands of images and no actual physical photos. (Remember, the kind you can put on your refrigerator and mail to your mom?) And it solves this problem affordably, at about 29 cents a print once you factor in the cost of paper and cartridges. But most important of all, the quality of the photos it prints is eye-wateringly good.  | | Kodak Xtralife coating makes prints waterproof and durable under typical home use. |
The EasyShare is a snap to set up, even for dedicated technophobes like myself. You simply snap the pieces into place, dock your compatible Kodak camera, and press the print button. Printing itself takes about 60 seconds. The 4x6 photo paper passes back and forth through the printer four times, allowing you to witness the application of each primary color and a final, invisible protective coating. Does it really deliver archival quality, as claimed? There's no way to know for sure until a few decades have passed, but the colors at least look sturdily vibrant and crisp. The print quality is in fact much higher than what I have come to expect from the drugstore for my film camera prints. The contours are sharp as a knife, the contrast pitch perfect. At the push of a button, you can get multiple prints (two, six, or nine) on a single sheet, which is perfect for making wallet-sized snaps of the kids. Among the above-mentioned minor flaws, number one is paper jams, which happen every eighth print or so. The jams are solved easily enough by unplugging and plugging the unit back in, but are still annoying. The second problem is that printing from a PC is not nearly as smooth and easy as printing directly from a Kodak camera. Installing the included software is easy enough, but trying to print from my hard drive was a lesson in frustration. To get around the PC quandary, you can print directly from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera or from SD/MMC cards using the built-in card slot. Quibbles aside though, the EasyShare printer dock is essential for anyone wishing to to complete the digital circle from virtual pictures to real-world photographs with glorious color and razor-sharp detail. --David Stoesz Pros - Affordability
- Outstanding picture quality
- Easy to use
Cons - Frequent paper jams
- Printing from PCs is a hassle
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| Customer Reviews:
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 This printer dock rocks! August 1, 2004
farmboyWI (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA)
78 out of 79 found this review helpful
You will be amazed at the photos this thing prints. Better than anything that ever came out of an inkjet! It will print with or without a computer. As with most digital cameras, outdoor pictures look great, but indoor flash pictures may need to be touched up in a photo-editing program using a computer. The dock uses the same cartridge used in older versions of the printer dock, but check the list of cameras that are compatible with this dock. It will print from any PictBridge digital camera via a USB connection. It prints using thermal dye transfer. Basically, it's a roll of plastic film with yellow, red, blue, and a protective coating for each picture. I have tried rewinding the roll and using it to print new pictures, but it produces a ghost image of the original print on the new picture. Kodak pairs each cartridge with 40 sheets of tabbed glossy photo paper. It is magical to watch it work. The dock grabs the photo paper and sends it through the dock 4 times: once each to apply the yellow, red, blue, and then one additional pass to apply the protective water-resistant coating. The pictures look awful while the yellow and red are being applied, then suddenly look real after the blue goes on. How it doesn't mess up the paper placement between each pass is beyond me, but the result is a stunningly sharp photo. The perforated tabs break off after printing, making the photo borderless. The only downsides I can think of is that photos are limited to 4 X 6" or smaller multiples and it doesn't work on batteries so you must be plugged into an AC outlet to print or transfer. I ordered this dock from Amazon.com 6 days before I got an email from Kodak saying that it was available.
Fast and easy to transfer and print photos! November 17, 2004
Movie-Maven (Illinois)
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
Got this little honey together with a DX6440 earlier this year and have been pleased as punch ever since! The camera takes great pictures at every setting - night, landscape, auto and portrait. Got the camera because of the really, really close-up focus range (just inches from the subject!) and I haven't been disappointed. I'm no great photographer -- but this camera and dock make me look like one! I love the instant transfer feature and the photo film/paper. Photos look like they've been professionall processed (provided I remove the border carefully and completely to not leave any scraggly edges). I also bought the case and travel adapters. They come in really handy to supercharge my batteries outside of the US. Love it, love it, love it!
Another exceptional product from Kodak January 28, 2005
C. Lee (Philly, PA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this printer dock as a package with the CX7530 camera for my mother for Christmas right here from Amazon (they do have the best deals). The quality of the photos, printed from the dock are just stunning, just as if you had them developed at a camera store and better than those drug store photo labs. The finish is amazing. Like most older folks my mom loves taking pictures and having the printer dock allows her to print pictures in the comfort and safety of her own home. Kodak has a reputation for easy to use products and this is no exception. My mom is 75 and was intimidated by the whole digital transition. She had no problem adjusting and loves her camera and printer dock and is equally impressed with the photos. I'll be buying a printer dock for myself very soon. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed. Another quality product from Kodak.
Great Printer January 14, 2005
GTA Rocks (Kalamazoo, MI USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have read some people that say the cost of the prints is around 50 cents a print. This is correct, however the extra cost is the protective coating that is put on the print to make it last for a long long time. You get better paper and better prints from home. If you have one of those HP or Dell photo printers they will wash clean if you get them wet, these will not wash clean when they get wet. Some people have said that the prints get jammed in the printer. It may be because people tear off the tabs on each end. Those are required for the printer to print an image. I have nothing but good things to say about the kodak line of products. I had just purchased a new L753 and it is awesome with all the settings you should not have many pictures you have to delete.
Nice addition to a Kodak Digital Camera March 22, 2005
ZETAZEN (Maryland)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this printer dock to use with my Kodak EasyShare DX7590. So far, with the pictures I have printed, I have been very satisfied. No jams, no lines, no bends...just good quality photos. I wouldn't recommend however if a person has a lot of pictures to print to use the photo printer, it would probably be more beneficial to print them through an online retailer or take it to store as CVS or Target to print them out. But for a few prints here and there, it's a great in home system.
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