Kodak EasyShare V1003

I can't even tell you how long I've had this camera. But I know it's been at least 5 years, because I had it for sure my senior year in high school. It makes me feel so old when I actually count back the years... But it's 10 megapixels, so it's plenty fine. I honestly can't tell much of a difference between this camera and my iPhone, which supposedly has 8 megapixels.

Anyway, this camera hadn't been working. It had lost it's charge, and the battery wouldn't recharge, so I thought all was lost and, if you remember, I even started looking at some less expensive cameras. Then, whatever it was in my mind clicked - Why not just buy a new battery to see how that works?

I processed it like, Even though the battery was almost $20 alone, $20 is more easily replaced than say, $200+. And, I could return the battery and get my money back if nothing comes about with the new battery in place.

I searched for a while at my local Walgreens, Wal*Mart, and was going to go to Radio Shack later in the week. But the amazon.com listing for the battery I needed said there were only 5 left in stock. So I figured, I can just suck it up, pay the shipping, and get the battery for sure instead of maybe finding one at Radio Shack.

A few weeks passed and I finally got my package. I opened the battery, threw it in the camera and plugged in the charger, hoping for the best. Well, it worked! I now have a camera back that I hadn't used in a few years, all thanks to my hording it and keeping it all these years.

I do want to say, 10 megapixels on this camera looked a little grainy and it had me worried, but I looked at the pics on my computer and all is fine. The pictures came out beautiful! I just wanted a point-and-shoot anyway, and the quality is not diminished.

I'm very excited to go to Chicago and meet up with some family and take my refurbished camera with me!

Here are some pics I took while at work to test the clarity. Enjoy!