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Summary: not so great
Review: I was impressed with the features in the store, but when I got it home the Toshiba was less impressive. It ran out of battery power very quickly. The viewfinder was obstructed by the camera body. The 4mb smartmedia card is far too small. And I kept looking for the manual -- but all it comes with is a useless reference guide that barely tells how to refill the batteries (a skill you will need to develop quickly!) Hold out for a better value.
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Summary: The dial broke...
Review: I've had it for a year and half... it has it's good, and bad sides, but 2 days ago, the dial just fell off... upon inspection I've discovered that it was made to brake... which was supported by numerous reports of the same problem... don't buy this camera, or any other from toshiba...
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Summary: Great camera
Review: I've read alot of reviews from other cameras and decided to go with the PDR 60,one with alittle more pixels just to be safe. I have not taken a bad picture yet.I would invest in at least a 32 MG card to hold more pictures,I bought a 64MG and stopped taking shots at 50 on high resolution.I would also invest in some rechargable batterys,I got about 15 pictures plus downloading with the batterys that came with the camera which is more than the other reviews got.Turning off the camera after each photo and not using the LCD helps alot.Downloading is quick with the USB cable.
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Summary: Rated a "3" because there is no manual!
Review: So far the pictures I've taken, although few once the batteries ran out, were great, but heh, where is the manual with all the instructions? What came with the camera is not what I'd call a manual. I spent many hours guessing the hook up process, plugging in the two cords that come with it, and basically figuring it out on my own. I'm still not sure what goes where (it would be nice to print the pictures some day, the pictures look pretty good on the camera), so any inspirations on that subject would be greatly appreciated. I learned more about this camera reading reviews on the other Toshiba cameras. Help! And that's my review. I'll update it when I figure out how to use it.
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Summary: Great picture, easy to use...after the second time.
Review: The first m60 I bought was defective right out of the box. Would not save pictures on the 4mb card and flash never worked once. Also AF was not working. Took it back and got another one (same store different location) and got the 2 year extended warr. Was a little scared about getting a second one but I like the feel and design on the m60. Second one works great. You have to buy NI-MH AA batteries for it. I am having very good luck with the rechargables. Lasting pretty long time. Picture quality is great. I use 800X600 res. (can do double that if you want but only 3 pictures will fit on 4mb card :() and print on a HP 882c printer. Looks VERY good! Camera has built in lens cap, bonus. Has a lot of pretty advanced features for the price. (manual setting mode, macro, slow shot...) From reading other reviews, I think 50% of these m60's made are crap and the other 50% are ok. If your lucky to get a "working" model, deff. worth the money. Great camera for someone who wants a great picture and easy to use.
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Summary: Excellent Choice!
Review: This camera has been very easy to use and to set up. The picture quality has been excellent and I would highly recommend buying this one. I have noticed that when the camera door is not shut tight enough the battery power will shown none, but a opening and reclosing of the door always seems to restore the battery power. The instructions are easy to read and there are alot of features with this camera!
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Summary: Who needs AC Adapter?
Review: This camera is a decent general use camera, but buyers should be VERY aware of some inherent flaws with the camera and Toshiba's lack of support for their own engineering flaws. The camera has 2 reoccuring problems. First, the tabs in the battery compartment are weak. Extreme care must be taken opening and closing the compartment to prevent wear and breakage. Second, the mode dials on these cameras fall off in normal use. The plastic pins which hold it in place break off no matter how gently used. Toshiba has stopped supporting the camera with replacement parts. If the dial falls off outside the warranty window, your only option will be to trade the camera in for a refurbished camera. The price of the trade is not justifiable considering the problems, and you will be better off buying a new camera from someone besides Toshiba. I currently have a worthless PDR-M60, and will not buy from Toshiba again.
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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: This camera is a decent general use camera, but buyers should be VERY aware of some inherent flaws with the camera and Toshiba's lack of support for their own engineering flaws. The camera has 2 reoccuring problems. First, the tabs in the battery compartment are weak. Extreme care must be taken opening and closing the compartment to prevent wear and breakage. Second, the mode dials on these cameras fall off in normal use. The plastic pins which hold it in place break off no matter how gently used. Toshiba has stopped supporting the camera with replacement parts. If the dial falls off outside the warranty window, your only option will be to trade the camera in for a refurbished camera. The price of the trade is not justifiable considering the problems, and you will be better off buying a new camera from someone besides Toshiba. I currently have a worthless PDR-M60, and will not buy from Toshiba again.
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Summary: Great camera, simple to use.
Review: This is the second review as I have had the camera for sometime now. I have taken some killer photos with this camera and printed them on my HP 812C color inkjet. I strongly recommend you buy a 32 or 64 mb smart media card and NiMh batteries. The battery life is great with those batteries. Radio Shack sells an AC adapter at a very reasonable price for the PDR-M60. Go forth and shoot!
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Summary: Overall Good Value For a 2 Mexapixel Camera
Review: We received this as a Christmas gift from several relatives and have been fairly pleased with its overall performance. It takes AA batteries and I've found that they get chewed up fast if 1) you use the LCD screen to take pictures instead of the viewfinder and 2) you leave it attached to the computer while in "transfer" mode after the pictures have been transfered (e.g. if you transfer pics and forget to turn it off). The recommendation by another user to buy rechargeable batteries is a good one. That's what we do. When I do the above, using NiMH batteries, the charge lasts quite awhile. In my opinion, the picture quality is very good. .... I was very surprised, in looking back at older scanned pictures, at the incredible difference in quality and compression. We've printed some 1792x1200 pictures on 4x6 glossy paper and they really look like photos! We are currently awaiting professional prints of many of the pictures blown up to 8x10. For how much we've used the camera, and the wonderful results, and the price, we are extremely pleased. We've taken over 1000 pictures in 4 months. I would not be brave enough to take that many in my lifetime with a standard SLR camera. UPDATE 5/13/2002 I'm raising my review to 5 stars. We've had the camera for over a year now and it's still our primary camera. This has been an exceptional investment, especially since Smartmedia cards are dirt cheap. At the highest resolution & highest quality, a 64MB memory card holds over 100 pictures. We've probably taken at least 3000 pictures in the 1½ years we've owned it. All the pictures from last year are archived on 2 CDs. There is another great feature that--it takes 16 pictures in 4 seconds and displayes all 16 in a grid on one image. I use imaging software to automatically chop them up and splice them into a mini-animation. If I were in the market now, I would probably buy this used, unless the price becomes a little more competitive.
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