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Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart C215 1.2MP Digital Camera

Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart C215 1.2MP Digital Camera

List Price: $149.99
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: As good as you'll get for the money
Review: I only have limited experience with digicams, but I can tell you that the quality here is pretty good. A few observations:

The memory card is inadequate, but cheap to upgrade. I bought 32 megs (at a low cost). 32 is plenty. If you wanted to fill a 64 meg card, you'd need to walk around with your pockets full of batteries.

It munches batteries like crazy. Another reviewer gave suggestions for conserving. But for me, the best solution is a battery charger and NiMH batteries. I can use all the features without worrying too much about batteries.

I don't see any difference in med-resolution pictures and high-resolution. Image size is identical and quality appears the same as well. Different file size is all I saw. Maybe it matters if you're printing.

Low res is good enough for web pages and email.

The 2X zoom is a gimmick. It's not zoomed, it's just lower resolution. Don't let that discourage you. It's still a good value.

The other camera I have used is a thousand dollar unit at work. This little camera has many of the same features. Certainly all the important features. Photo quality is fair to good. Not top of the line.

If you didn't already know, most digital cameras require a computer with USB, so don't expect to use it with your older computer. That's not specific to this camera, just something to keep in mind.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Camara
Review: This is my first digital Camera and I'm not disappointed. The images, on the screen at least, look sharp. The camera is simple to use. The menu in the camera is great.

The free software that comes with the camera is the only thing I can complain about. There are other free software programs that are much better. Ofoto and the Adobe Active share programs are much better. Beware the free cd of Ofoto that comes from Amazon is an old version. The 3.0 version which I downloaded from Amazon.com is better.

Its a great camera if you are new to digital cameras and don't want to shell out the big bucks to buy a higher end model.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Product
Review: I've had it for about 3 months and it's a good product as well as the price you pay for.
Despite that the specs section shows 36 Pictures as Maximun Photos capacity, the fact is that you can take over 50 pictures
with the same 4 MB Flash Memory Card.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty good for a starter and for the price
Review: This is my first digital camera and it is good to start with. I bought the compact flash memory card reader to save on batteries when downloading pics. I was told by the salesperson to get rechargeable batteries but held off because HP rec not to use them. I may change my mind later though after buying so many batteries. I have only had the camera a few days but I like the lcd screen to view what I take pics of and choose to save or delete.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best for this price !!!
Review: I Have it for about 4 months and i enjoy every picture i take , with the lcd monitor i can see the pictuers , delete those i don't want to save before i even download to my computer .

the only minus i found is the battery problem , it use a lot of batteries , but still , if you turn off the lcd display , well , i took the camera for a 3 day vacation , and i was able to take pictures till the last minute of the vacation .

so , i liked this camera !!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great First Digital Camera!!!!!
Review: WOW We bought this camera for our son for his 10th B-Day
We took it on vacation. He took pictures then could look
at them on the big screen on the back. The thrill of his own
camera. Yes it is larger digital but easy to hang on to.

Ok it does use batteries fast but always buy regular alkaline
and not any other type. Follow that and buy a memory card reader to download the pictures and your set. I have looked around and in the price range of 200.00 and less this is the best of them all.

Great for the kids and don't for get there friends.
Would you buy one camera for the whole family
to use, including their friends or this one they can take
with to the park, have fun and let their friends use.
:)

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Use some cation
Review: I purchased this camera last night. The camera works fairly well, but most of my photos come out somewhat pixelated. I have an older 1.0MP camera at work that does a much better job. It does eat up batteries, but all digital cameras do. This should just be expected. This is probably a good starter camera, but don't expect photo quality. Also, most of my pictures come out a bit on the yellow side. I am trading this camera in for the Kodak C3200 tonight. My co-worker has that one, and his pictures come out very nicely. Hope this helps you decide on this camera.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Do not recommend
Review: I bought the camera at the original price and completley regret it. It's no longer working after 3 months and I am going to have to pay even more to repair it. I would suggest investing a little more money into something different, at least a different name brand.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Digital Camera Service by Hewlett Packard.
Review: Attempted to get HP digital camera serviced by Hewlett
Packard. Easier to fly to the moon.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great camera for price
Review: ... I must admit I was very happy with the results I got from the first set of batteries. The regular gripe is there, It eats batteries for snack. Don't ask what it would do for dinner... I am using niMh rechargeable batteries without any problem so far. But since the rechargeable batteries are 1.2 volt (instead of 1.5 for regular)the camera takes a bit of time before actually releasing the shutter. And I am pretty annoyed of the fact that the camera charges the flash each time it is turned on. Even when it is bright day light. Whats up with that? I wish the charging was dependent on the existing light.

In summary great camera for the price. Quite happy with it.
A lens cover would be great though.


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