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Toshiba PDR-M21 2MP Digital Camera

Toshiba PDR-M21 2MP Digital Camera

List Price: $249.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Buy for the Price
Review: I started to look for a digital camera for my kids for quite some time. I would like them to learn to compose by taking pictures without spending all the money on films. Toshiba PDR-M21 is a very reasonable beginner's camera. The picture (default: normal 1600x1200) give excellent graphics. At the time I bought this camera, it came with a bonus 32-MB memory card that further adds to its already great value.
As for the driver, I have no difficulty downloading the latest driver for WindowXP ... The graphic software is a piece of cake to operate.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: SUPER CAM
Review: I thought that this camera was the best of all the cameras I looked at by far. Both for price and features.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Camera for beginner
Review: I want to buy a camera for my kids without spending a fortune on films. Digital Camera is ideal for them to learn how to write their travel journal by taking pictures. The price drop is most timely and the free 32 MB memory card adds further to the already great buy.

The graphics are excellent. The imaging software is so easy to operate that my 10-year old has no problem downloading pictures from the camera. Although the driver is not updated in the package, it can be easily downloaded...for my Window XP computer.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Pretty good for the money
Review: I'm no image expert, but this seems to have pretty good image quality for the price. The batteries last pretty well when it comes to taking photos outside. The use of the flash will really diminish the battery life. My big gripe is that to transfer 128 Mb worth of pictures over USB without the AC adapter is impossible. The batteries will die on you, even new ones. So get the AC adapter!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best buy.
Review: If you need a great camera for minimum dollars, this is the one. My young son (12 year old even set this one up) is tough on gear and this is the unit for him. Great quality and VERY easy to use.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great camera for general use.
Review: If you're looking for a camera that is easy to use and takes good pics this is the one. The camera is limited on features, but a 2megapix camera for under 200 bucks is well worth it. It has 8 different compression modes, macro, and other basic effects that are more than enough for general picture taking. The lcd is pretty clear, not the best I've seen, but pretty good. The only bad thing I can say about the camera is that it is a battery hog, I recommend buying rechargeable batteries at least two sets "Trust me on this one". The software that came with the camera is "ok" it works but if you need more you might as well buy a camera that requires more. All in all this camera will do the job and you won't be dissapointed

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Price, Great Pictures.
Review: My number one criteria for a digital camera was clear pictures. My number two was price. I bought the Polaroid PDC 640 Plus from another online store and returned it after a day. The pictures looked horrible. I decided I was going to have to spend more money to get better quality. I decided to look at the electronic stores locally first and you couldn't buy anything decent for at least [money] and those only came with 8mb of memory max. With Amazon's free 32MB of memory offer, this was an awesome deal. This camera takes excellent quality pictures. I recommend you set it at half-tiff which will give you 22 pics on a 32MB memory card. I might upgrade to a 64MB card eventually, but once I hit 10pics or so I download them to the computer and format the card. On vacation, 22 might not be enough.

Pro's:

1. Quality of pics
2. Price
3. Automatic shut-off timer (saves batteries).
4. Easy to use

Con's:

1. Didn't come with a holder.
2. Pictures take awhile to process.
3. Not all that cool looking.

I won't be returning this one. If you are cheap like me and always looking for a good deal, then go with this camera.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Decent Camera for the Price
Review: Overall, this camera takes great pictures, with a wide choice of pic sizes and resolutions. The software and USB interface were flawless to setup and easy to use.
I have just a few gripes, despite the low price...
1. There is no lens cover. Even though the recessed lens should be safe from damage, a lens cover would be nice.
2. The flash takes 5 to 8 seconds to recharge, even with fresh batteries. This seems excessive to me.
3. The quality of the image on the viewscreen is not great, but use of the viewscreen should be limited anyway, to preserve battery life.
Still, this camera is an excellent choice for the casual picture taker.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Nice little camera, but where's the mac compatibilty?
Review: The PDR-M21 is good camera for the money. I got it to connect to my PC and run fine (although the supplied imaging program, Image Expert, crashed my machine occasionally.) But contrary to Amazon's tech specs, this camera is not Mac compatible. Nothing short of installing a SmartMedia reader would get any pictures from this camera to my Mac. Since I'll be pulling the SmartMedia card out every time I want to upload pictures to my computer, I found that card is placed in a relatively inaccesible position under a door next to the batteries. Other than that, the camera is a great starter camera and I would recommend it to anybody who wants a cheap starter digital camera. (Anybody with a Windows PC, that is)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A very nice camera, great photos but a couple of cautions
Review: The Toshiba PDR-M21 is a great way to jump into digital photography at a decent resolution, without spending a boatload of money. Amazon's free memory card offer at the time of my purchase was also a plus.

The camera is easy to learn, with good ducumentation. The photos are bright and detailed. The transfer software works fine with my 5 year-old photo editing program.

What surprises me is that there is no lens cap or cover (what was Toshiba thinking?) and that darned function knob is way too easy to move with normal handling of the camera.

If you think you can live with these two items, the PDR-M21 is worth a look. With the money you'll save, you can get a decent camera case to protect the lens & extra batteries as well.


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