i had a kodak. easyshare 8213 or 8321 or 8132 or whatever. the camera was very cheap and was one of that cases that you got what you pay for. i bought it for a all-round, beater camera. had a very long zoom and full manual exposure control, very versatile.
besides all the problems (at least for me) the camera may had, the service was great. never cost me a cent to repair, even if one of the times the camera has fall from a table top jump more than 5 meters high. with me on top. :ohmy: