The main selling point of the EasyShare LS633 Zoom is that it is apparently the first digital camera to come with an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display, which won it an award for innovation at the recent CeBIT trade show in Hanover. OLEDs are hotly tipped to replace the present generation of liquid-crystal displays, thanks to their brighter, clearer colours, wide viewing angle and lower manufacturing cost. They also enable you navigate the camera's menus more easily on a sunny day. Aside from showing off your pictures, the OLED mainly serves as a viewfinder, making up for the absence of onscreen warnings and information on the optical viewfinder. The OLED display is a nice feature, but this is a camera, not a television. The LS633 is sturdy and well-made camera that should appeal to consumers who want more features than most mid-range mini digitals have to offer. Unlike most previous Kodaks in this range, the LS633 looks good, is compact enough to fit in a pocket, takes good pictures and, most importantly, is easy enough for your mother to use. The camera captures images at 3.1 megapixels, which is nothing to boast about, but still beats most budget snappers. It has a 37mm-111mm lense with 3x optical and 3.3x digital zoom. For the more ambitious photographer, there are on-screen options to control exposure metering, aperture, ISO and shutter speeds. But clearly, most people will be using this camera to take instant snaps. Taking pictures is simple; a thumb dial lets you select close-up, landscape, night, burst-mode and video. Again, unlike other budget cameras, video clips come accompanied by sound, and are only limited by the size of your available storage. At the centre of the dial is a tiny joystick that lets you easily navigate the various menus. The camera has a built-in memory of 16 megabytes, which you can add to with Secure Digital cards, though a Kodak representative recommended multimedia cards for their higher speeds. Like so many digital cameras, particularly those in the entry-level, the LS633 comes with a handful of programs to make connecting, editing and sorting pictures easier. However, like most software of its type, the EasyShare programs are largely redundant. The software is designed for Windows and Mac, both of which come with adequate applications for organising, editing and sorting pictures. Though we did not try the camera with a Mac, Windows XP instantly recognised it as soon as a USB cable was connected. Other programs in the bundle are useful. EasyShare includes an option to select pictures from your photo albums and upload them directly on to a photo-sharing service such as Kodak's own Ofoto. It also includes an unnecessary e-mail client that makes Outlook seem feature-rich. A share button lets you line up photos for instant printing, or select from up to 32 e-mail addresses so you can send the pictures to your friends. This is where the EasyShare e-mail client comes in handy. Unfortunately, it is not possible to edit the e-mail addresses from the camera itself, making the feature more an irritating gimmick than a useful way to fulfil your holiday promises. Kodak EasyShare LS633 Zoom Specifications Price: HK$3,290 Pros: Compact, high-quality, easy mid-range camera Cons: Poor software, several unnecessary features