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Summary: Great starter camera
Review: Great camera for all the begginers out there. It does work with xp. You can get 41 of its best quality pics on a 32 mb cf card. I would recemend rechargeable batteries since it takes about four pictures with flash and lcd to kill them. great pictures and comes with good software.
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Summary: Great camera for the price
Review: This camera i an excellent camera for beginning photographers, or just to take snapshots. The 2-megapixel images are nearly indestinguishable from regular photos (from a distance). Overall, this camera is an excellent buy. Oh yeah, it doesnt't work with Windows XP, so you'll need a compactflash reader, along with a larger card.
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Summary: Great Camera for the Price
Review: This camera is very easy to use because of the USB cord, and it takes brilliant pictures. I was particularly impressed by the night-time pictures: the foreground is clear because of the flash, and the background lights and texture really come through. My family has commented on what fine pictures we take with this camera, and I cannot think of any cons. We find that if you turn off the automatic viewing of every photo on the back display, the batteries last a lot longer.
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Summary: COMP USA Purchase...
Review: For the price I bought it for it is a good deal. It uses up the battery life too fast for my liking, but rechrgables are easy to get and so its alright. If you can wait for the optical zoom camera's to drop, definitely wait.
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Summary: Great price - I love this camera
Review: I have taken nearly 1000 pictures with this camera since I bought it here at Amazon and it downloads and prints great. It really uses the batteries but since I bought rechargeables this is no longer a problem. This camera is sure alot cheaper to use than my regular 35mm "film" camera. I would recommend it to any one wanting to shoot non-professional photos.
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Summary: GREAT FIRST DIGITAL CAMERA!!!
Review: I have had my HP315 for about 6 months now. I bought it with a HP printer as a starter kit and I have been nothing but pleased with the performance of both the camera and the printer (HP 825). I always hear people complaining about downloading pictures off the camera and onto the computer with other cameras but with this camera it is so easy and quick. There is really no need to buy a wall adapter as the batteries last a long time!!! The quality of the pictures is great and I have had NO problems with the software or the camera!!!
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Summary: HP PhotoSmart 315
Review: If you plan to use this camera in a medium to low light situation, please consider one of the cameras that has a ISO rating of 400 or 800. Not having an optical zoom feature like other cameras, it is very difficult to zoom in on your subjects unless you walk up to them and stand just a couple of feet from them.In addition, under low light situations, the LED viewer is not able to show the images you are trying to take photos of. You are restricted to using the view finder to find what you are trying to take a photo of. I found out about this limited feature while attending a wedding reception. I was not able to see what I was trying to take a photo of unless I used the view finder and as a result, many of my photos show the bride and groom very far off in the actual photo. The camera takes wonderful photos outdoors and in limited flash photo situations so it is a great camera for those types of photos. As for indoor, low light photos, it may turn out to be a nightmare. Happy photo shooting.
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Summary: Easy, but quality suffers
Review: I bought this camera at a store liquidation. I thought that Hewlett Packard would probably deliver a decent level of quality, but not necessarily the best. As I was planning on using it mainly to sell stuff on online auctions, I didn't need a camera with lots of features or spectacular quality. The controls on this camera are very easy. I suppose if one wanted to they could get away with just pressing various buttons until they got to the menu item they wanted. You can simply link the camera up to a USB port and not bother with installing software. The quality of picture, however, was rather fuzzy. I sell collectibles online, and the camera did not capture enough detail to show if the item I was selling was damaged or not. I stood from a few feet to 12 feet away, no difference. I finally gave up and sold it to someone else who didn't mind the quality issues. I think this camera does particularly poor at short distances. My work had a different brand camera, same megapixels. It did a much better job, and I currently awaiting my new Olympus. If quality is a rather low concern and the price you're getting is very low, this camera might be worth it. If there's not that much price difference between this camera and another with better quality (say a Nikon Coolpix 2500), I'd opt for the other camera.
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Summary: Won't last more than the warranty
Review: I bought a Photosmart 315 digital camera a year and a half ago. This month the flash stops working. I contact hp, they wouldn't provide customer service over the phone unless i was under warranty or I paid $25. I refused to pay $25 to speak to someone who will tell me that yes, my camera is broken and it will cost more than the camera to fix it. The camera worked decently well until the flash broke. The delay in pressing the button and taking a picture was ridiculously long. Otherwise I was satisfied for 13 months.
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Summary: eh, it's ok
Review: This camera is a decent starter camera, and seems to be the best value buy for the 2 mp category. It's very easy to use, and the pictures are decent at max res. Also, it uses the popular compact flash format, which makes getting extra memory cheaper in comparison to SM or Memory sticks. My major grudge against the camera is its lack of special features and agonizingly slow speeds. The lack of compatibility with XP has already been addressed by other reviewers, but I would recommend getting a flash reader regardless. If you have experience with digital photography, or want professional quality photo's, think about spending another [money]. If you want an easy to use camera for casual use, i'd recommend this one.
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