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The Kodak EasyShare M320 is an entry-level compact camera that has been designed for basic point-and-shoot situations. It comes equipped with a 9.2-megapixel CCD sensor, a 3x optical zoom lens and a small handful of consumer-friendly features.
Like most budget-level cameras, the Kodak EasyShare M320 suffers from so-so build quality and a shoddy user-interface. By far the worst offender is the mode dial on top of the camera — it’s simply too small and narrow to operate effectively. Our fingers continually slipped off its surface during operation, leading to much frustration (if your mits are sweaty or overly large, you can basically forget about it). To make matters worse, the dial cannot be rotated 360 degrees, which means you’re forced to backtrack through every mode if you want to get from movie mode to ISO, or vice versa. This swiftly becomes a grim undertaking, but if you rarely venture beyond the auto mode it probably won't affect you.
Despite benefiting from a large and responsive directional pad, the menu interface also had its fair share of problems. The opaque menu tables were difficult to read in sunny environments, and we often found ourselves in the wrong subsection. Admittedly, these issues are easily overcome with a bit of shade and practice, but it remains a sticking point nonetheless. Considering how sparse the menu is, you’d think it would be much easier to navigate.
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The Kodak EasyShare M320 digital camera doesn't have any dedicated manual features to play around with. Instead, it relies on 17 scene presets that run the gamut from beach to fireworks settings. Exposure metering, adjustable white balance and a range of ISO sensitivities are also offered, although we imagine most users will want to stick to the auto settings. As with any camera worth its salt, the EasyShare M320 also comes with face detection, which gave a reliable performance in our tests.
When you boil it down, the Kodak EasyShare M320 is an average yet reliable compact camera that is slightly let down by a fiddly control scheme. There are plenty of worse entry-level cameras on the market, but there are also several better offerings, including the feature-packed Samsung ES55.