Kodak EasyShare M883 Digital Camera

I bought one of these at the end of September 2007, attracted by the large LCD, and my previous good experence of a Kodak digital camera.

I've found that unless photos are taken in brilliant sunshine, the photos are so grainy as to be useless. This includes photos taken with a flash.

Thinking there must be a fault with the camera I the kodak customer care centre on the number provided - I had just missed the one month window of opportunity for getting a refund, so after numerous, lengthy and exasperating conversations with various non-UK call centre staff, they agreed to take a look at it. The camera was duly returned with a note saying this sort of "noise" is normal for this camera - so not only am I stuck with a camera I can't use, but also the camera dock and memory card I bought to go with it.

As the camera had only just been released in the UK when I bought it, the only reviews I could find were, I now suspect, planted by people with a vested interest in encouraging sales - take a look now, and there are many, many people who have found the same problem with "noise" as I have. I have owned other supposedly inferior digital cameras (including an earlier kodak one), and without exception, they have all taken excellent photos in all light conditions.

I feel like I have been robbed, and I would urge anyone considering buying one of these to read as many reviews as you can before throwing your money away.

This is a nice compact camera. Smaller than my nokia 6300 mobile phone and great 3inch screen. Solid to touch and comes with all the software necessary. Makes a great addition to my more professional camera that's too bulky to take on day trips etc. Very happy with it and would buy kodak again.