Kodak's 2007 style compact — 10MP CCD, 3x Retinar 36-108mm equivalent zoom, 2.5in LCD, many colours
The Kodak EasyShare V1003 was a style-led compact in Kodak's V-series, announced at CES in January 2007. The V-series was the company's fashion-oriented range, and the V1003 was sold in a wide palette of body colours at a time when 10-megapixel resolution was a headline figure for a pocket camera.
It combined a 10-megapixel CCD with a 3x Kodak Retinar all-glass zoom covering a 36-108mm equivalent range, a 2.5-inch 150,000-pixel LCD and sensitivity settings from ISO 80 to 1600. Shutter speeds ran from 8 seconds to 1/2000, storage was via SD/SDHC cards, and 22 scene modes plus in-camera red-eye removal handled most situations automatically.
The V1003 appeals to buyers who want a compact CCD digicam with a bigger screen and more resolution than the budget C-series, or who like the coloured-body versions. Period reviews rated its feature set and value highly but criticised slow start-up and noticeable shutter lag, and high-ISO output is noisy as with most small sensors of the era.
Check which battery and charger accompany a used example, as the V-series used proprietary rechargeable packs rather than AAs, and chargers frequently go missing. Inspect the large LCD for scratches — there is no viewfinder to fall back on — and test the lens cover and zoom action, plus a formatted SD card to confirm writing works.