I'll use this kit with the New iPad, Kodak EasyshareOne camera and my iPhone 4. I've already used it to transfer a rather large (400MB+) video that was recorded on the iPhone 4 and it did pretty well (took about 3-4 mins with the USB cable--not the one included; the iPhone's USB syncing cable). I should mention here that this kit not only includes the base unit that you connect five different ways but also a USB-to-miniUSB cable and A/V cables for connecting to a television.
I'll have to test it with the Kodak and my Samsung HDTV to see how that works, but so far with the iPhone transfer (it loads the Photos app automatically upon being inserted, which is nice) I'm very happy. The only thing I can see right now that may be an issue is durability. The iPhone USB sync cable didn't seem to seat as snugly as I would like (the 30-pin connector on the bottom of the camera kit into the iPad itself seems stable enough, though) but I simply laid the iPad down while the transfer happened instead of holding it.
As I said, my initial impressions are quite favorable, but I did deduct a star for this sort-of/kind-of loose USB connection. As soon as I've tested a SD (I have a micro-SD in the Kodak), the camera and the TV I'll update.
UPDATE 3/31/12:
All right, so I tested the camera connection kit with my Kodak EasyShareOne as well as the HDTV and it performs pretty well. It was extremely easy to use with the digital camera (it should be noted the micro USB cable included with the kit wasn't small enough so I did have to use my own cable that came with the camera but it still worked flawlessly) and the image quality on the 1080p HDTV was passable (screen size is 52" so anything less than 1080p looks like crap to me:). I tested Star Trek which was purchased from iTunes and supposed to be HD; you could definitely tell it wasn't 1080p but if I needed to use that feature it works without fuss. I'm sure an iPad-to-HDMI connection would result in a clearer picture (as opposed to the A/V cable connection provided).
As a final note I also took the SD card directly from my camera and inserted it into the camera connection kit. I found I prefer this transfer method to the micro-USB cable since it doesn't require both devices being tethered together. Much easier to deal with, IMO. I'm leaving the rating at 4 stars, however, because in 2012 the TV-out connection really should be to an HD display not SD A/V ports and also due to the durability concerns. Until this kit has proven itself past the manufacturer warranty period I can't give a perfect rating.
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