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Summary: ok for regualr everyday shots
Review: I have probloms with getting indoor shots w/o the flash on. If I keep the flash off, all shots come out blury. And in museums or public places having the flash on isnt allowed, causing me too lose some good pictures. However, when I take outdoor pictures or use the flash indoors, they come out great; if I can hold the camera straight enough to get the shot. I love using the black and white, sepia features. great focous, has three second delay to shoot. Overall; good for childrens b-day parties or regular use where you wont get upset losing a few shots. In that case theres plenty of cheaper camera that have the same quality. The professionals are recomendin kodaic products in the digitals. I bought mine at another retailer w/ only a thirty day return policy and couldnt return it to upgrade.
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Summary: Your moneys worth!
Review: I just recently got my hp photosmart 945, i love the design and the way it fits in your hand. I have to say i read the negative reviews before i got it, but since i never had a problem with my HP hardware, I decided to go for it anyways. It was the right thing to do, because I haven't got many of the problems that people comment about on this site; my camera seems to work just fine, and although the rechargeable batteries dont work quite as well as the ones specifically designed for digital cameras, their performance is still acceptable.Now, I have to say it is true that, given a specific set of values, it takes the camera a while to take the picture, as the screen goes blank it is hard not to move and ruin the shot. However, it is also true that the same thing happens with the slow speeds on a Reflex, and its just a matter of practice until you get the precision you need in order not to ruin a shot, and if it never happens, you can always use a tripod! haha What can I say, if you are either a starter, or a professional amateur, stay away from this camera and go for a Sony or Canon instead, which have similar features and near same quality. If you are like me, a student who requires the best PC-friendly camera, stay with HP. I'm sure you will love it.
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Summary: It's a Camera, not its a ROCK, NO it's a ......
Review: I know my title is a little strong but after 3 hours I hated the camera and had to return it. I have used 3MP cameras that take better pictures then the HP 945. I rated the camera a 1 because there are no negative values or zero to assign to this rating. To understand a little about myself, I use and have used 35 mm cameras both SLR and the disposable ones. I have also used a couple digital cameras. I enjoy using the disposable camera more that I do the HP 945. I hate using disposable cameras. When I found this camera I was enthused based on the 8X Optical Zoom and the price!! I ordered the camera and as usual shipped promptly by Amazon. When I received the camera, I was happy with the shape and the way it fit my hand, very nicely designed. The buttons are easy to use. Below is a quick list of what I liked and did not like about this camera. Pros
Great Price,
8 x zoom 300mm for camera buffs
design fits hand near perfectly.
Light weight,
can use AA batteries non-proprietary camera sounds cam be easily shut off suing the menu. (this does not include of course mechanical noises) Cons ( a much bigger list)
* Auto focus very slow.
* Auto Focus will not always work, the only way I can get it to work was to power off and remove the batter is, similar to rebooting your PC.
* Manual Focus very slow.
* During focusing the LCD screen will periodically go blank for no reason.
* 4 AA batteries went from brand new fully charged to dead within 25 pictures at the best settings.
* My 1 MP web cam has sharper images as well as my 3mp Casio.
* This is the worst feature. The following is true when the flash is on and light is sufficient. When you press the shutter button it may take 2-5 seconds before the shutter will release. This occurs even when I try pressing the shutter 1/2 way for a pre-meter reading. We all know that this time period is way too long. By then the people or subject can be long gone. This problem is like the auto focus problem it is unpredictable and occurs way too many times. Out of the 25 pictures I snapped, this problem occurred on 20 of them.
(I AM NOT DISCUSSING THE WRITE TIME! THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TIme FROM WHEN YOU PRESS THE SHUTTER UNTIL IT DECIDES TO TRIP THE SHUTTER curtain.) In closing, I have to recommend that you stay away from this camera. I returned the Camera to Amazon.com, the very next day without hesitation. It's a Camera, no it's a rock, No it's a useless piece of technology.
Rating: 
Summary: Sadly, mine was defective.
Review: I purchased the 945 as an upgrade to the 620 that I already owned. I figured it would make sense to utilize the same docking station and SD media given my limited budget. The camera arrived, included photo-lithium batteries, docking station adapter, 32MB SD card and various cables and straps. It fired right up and the first thing that struck me was the amount of time it took all the "auto" features to settle down (on the order of 2-3 seconds). I took a photo of some stuff on my desk (oddly enough, an HP printer). The picture quality looked excellent, even on the large lcd display.
That was the last picture for this camera. The "live picture" mode stopped working, and all that was visible on the lcd was slowly flashing screens of dim color. The menus and such continued to act normally. I read the manual, which called out a diagnostic mode whereby the I/O, displays, ram, SD card, etc can be tested. Sure enough, the "live display" portion of the test failed. I've lost some faith in HP.
I returned the camera to Amazon whose return system couldn't be much easier. I will invest in a brand other than HP. I'm looking at Kodak DX series....
Rating:
Summary: Sadly, mine was defective.
Review: I purchased the 945 as an upgrade to the 620 that I already owned. I figured it would make sense to utilize the same docking station and SD media given my limited budget. The camera arrived, included photo-lithium batteries, docking station adapter, 32MB SD card and various cables and straps. It fired right up and the first thing that struck me was the amount of time it took all the "auto" features to settle down (on the order of 2-3 seconds). I took a photo of some stuff on my desk (oddly enough, an HP printer). The picture quality looked excellent, even on the large lcd display.
That was the last picture for this camera. The "live picture" mode stopped working, and all that was visible on the lcd was slowly flashing screens of dim color. The menus and such continued to act normally. I read the manual, which called out a diagnostic mode whereby the I/O, displays, ram, SD card, etc can be tested. Sure enough, the "live display" portion of the test failed. I've lost some faith in HP.
I returned the camera to Amazon whose return system couldn't be much easier. I will invest in a brand other than HP. I'm looking at Kodak DX series....
Rating: 
Summary: Great Camera
Review: I recieved this camera as a gift for Christmas and I love it! I've used 35mm cameras for years, but this camera allows me to quickly upload the beautiful and sharp images it takes within seconds. The pictures are very sharp due to the 5.1 effective resolution. Using the 300mm zoom though can cause some blurriness to the photos, but this is only because of the difficulty in holding a camera steady. I purchased a tripod which quickly solved the problem. I can't say enough about this camera. The most important thing is this; You will not find a better camera, with more featers, and manual controls, that takes better pictures for less than $500 anywhere, period.
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Summary: I do not recommend this camera to anybody
Review: I used to own this specific model and it was the worst digital camera I ever owned. Even my pre-historic Kodak DC-40 gave me better photos than this HP camera. It has problems with both indoors and outdoors photos. If you are indoors, you need to use the flash if you want to get a quality picture, if you are in the sun, your photo will be too white. Battery life is short too, and there are many other things I can mention but it will make this review just too large. All I can say is, buy a camera from a manufacturer with years of experience in photography, like Canon, Kodak, Fuji, etc, and avoid new comers like HP.
HP should stay with printers and avoid everything else because they are not good at anything else other than that.
This camera is only good for beginners, but you can get a cheaper camera that can give you equal or better photos for much less. Just my 2 cents.
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Summary: Love the Zoom!!!
Review: I wanted a digital camera with a large zoom to replace my Nikon F50. The HP takes great picures and is very easy to use but the 8X optical zoom along with the electronic viewfinder makes this camera a great deal. Also put something in called Digital Flash on the menu. I am not sure how it works but brings out the details in shadows like no other camera I ahve ever used.
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Summary: Great value, very good image quality.
Review: I'm customer from south east asia (sorry about my english).
I bougth this camera last week (not from Amazon) and have taken about 200 photos. If someone reported that takes any seconds for the time from when you pressed the shutter button until it takes a picture, I experienced too, especially in poor lightning (sometimes even in sufficient lightning). And this is frustating when you have to keep it steady or your photos will be blurry. Then I try to use the AF/AE lock by pressing the shutter halfway, rescene the subject and go! This little baby will go faster to take a picture. I think the problem caused by the time the camera need to calculate the focus and exposure. Could this fixed by firmware ? Ask father. (HP, r u listening ?). So if you follow my suggestion above, every single photo you take will be a great picture (very good color, saturated, and sharp). Some my macro photos are also excellent. With $440 I got 5 MP camera with 8x optic zoom plus 128mb HP SD card, a mini tripod, and a camera bag as a bonus is very interesting to me. Great value !
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Summary: Awesome image quality, a little slow but manageable.
Review: I've had this camera for about 3 months now, and while I agree with other reviewers that it can be a bit slow and you sometimes have to have a steady hand, I've gotten fairly used to using it and love it now. The bottom line is can it take great quality images, and the answer is yes, I love the quality. And the 8X optical, 56X total zoom is great too. I'd highly recommend this camera. A quick tip: when shooting indoors you should bias towards almost always using the flash, otherwise your images might be blurry (they look great when you use the flash). Outdoors when its sunny, there is no need for the flash and the shooting is quick and not blurry.
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