Video, Power, Software 12. Its sleek contours make it very pocket friendly, and the padded carrying pouch and wrist strap provide added portability. The DC3800's simple user interface doesn't require much effort to learn, and its overall design makes it relatively easy to operate one-handed. When activated, the monitor provides basic function information, including quality setting, number of images remaining, battery status, flash mode, and whether or not digital telephoto is enabled. The 2X digital telephoto option can be accessed in either Normal or Macro capture modes, but reduces image quality by increasing noise levels and cutting resolution in half.
Exposure is completely automatic, except for a choice of flash settings.
The DC3800's film speed equivalency is ISO 100, which means that the camera is best suited for use in bright lighting conditions. Using the Redeye or Fill flash modes will help open up shadows and increase illumination levels when the ambient light in the scene is uneven. Images are saved on a CompactFlash memory card. The DC3800 also comes with a USB CompactFlash card reader, which allows you to download images directly from the flash card, rather than having to tether the camera to the computer for image transfer. Kodak USB Picture Card Software is supplied on CD for installing the card reader on either Macintosh or Windows computers.