Kodak announced the EasyShare CX7220 in early 2004 alongside the CX7300 and CX7430, refreshing its budget CX-series of digital compacts. It was the entry zoom model of the trio at 149 US dollars, reaching shops in May 2004 and aimed at first-time digital buyers moving over from film.
The 2MP 1/3.2-inch CCD is paired with a 2x optical zoom covering 37-78mm equivalent, with a 1.5-inch LCD for framing and review. Images store to 16MB of internal memory or SD/MMC cards, transfer runs over USB and the EasyShare dock system, and power comes from two AA batteries. Kodak rated the resolution as sufficient for prints up to 8x10 inches.
Two-megapixel output is modest even by mid-2000s standards, so this is now more a nostalgia purchase or a first camera for a child than a practical shooter - though the very simple controls genuinely suit that second role. Colour response is typical of Kodak's early CCD compacts.
AA power and SD/MMC storage keep a used example easy to run. Check the battery compartment for corrosion from cells left in storage, confirm the zoom and flash both operate, and expect the small early LCD to look dim beside modern screens; CCD-era colour is the main draw for digicam collectors.