Kodak's 4MP EasyShare compact from 2004 — Retinar 3x zoom (34-102mm equiv), 1.6in LCD, SD/MMC storage
The Kodak EasyShare CX7430 was a 4-megapixel digital compact announced in February 2004, sitting in the middle of Kodak's consumer EasyShare CX range. It was built for the EasyShare dock-and-share system that made printing and transferring photos simple for household users of the period.
It paired a 4-megapixel CCD with a Kodak Retinar all-glass aspheric 3x optical zoom equivalent to 34-102mm, plus 5x digital zoom. Shutter speeds ran from 4 seconds to 1/1400, framing was via optical viewfinder or the 1.6-inch LCD, and storage used SD/MMC cards. It recorded motion video with sound, offered nine scene modes, ran on AA batteries and connected by USB 1.1; there was no image stabilisation.
As a shooter it is a straightforward daylight point-and-shoot with the saturated colour of Kodak's CCD-era Color Science processing, which is precisely why some film-look enthusiasts now buy these. Controls are minimal and the screen is small, so it best suits casual snaps and digicam collectors.
AA power means no charger worries, but check the contacts for corrosion. Confirm the zoom extends without grinding, the LCD is free of bleed, and the SD slot reads cards — older EasyShares can refuse large modern SD cards, so test with 2GB or smaller. Working examples are plentiful and inexpensive.