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Summary: Poor Performer
Review: 2.1 megapixels for under [price]! Sound too good to be true? It is. This camera disappoints on a number of levels. Image stabilization is non-existent. Nearly every shot has some blur to it. The delay from when you press the shutter button is unbelievably long, consequently, the picture you take inevitably is never the one you thought you took. The flash is useless outside of 3 feet. The viewer cannot be seen outside in the sun rendering it unavailable for outdoor shots. "Zoom" takes place in increments of .5x making it more difficult to frame a shot. I rarely make poor purchases, but this one was a turkey. Caveat Emptor
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Summary: Broken in 13 months
Review: I spent [alot of money] on this camera 13 months ago and now it does not work. I'm about to throw it in the trash right now. Performance up to this point was very good, but because the warrenty on this camera is only one year, and the cost that HP quoted me to repair it was [almost as much as the camera cost], I am forced to buy a new camera. If you are going to buy this camera, you might want to invest in an extended warrenty.
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Summary: Takes great photos
Review: I am very pleased with this camera! You will be shocked at how good the pictures really are. I would highly reccomend them to anyone who wants a good starter camera. all you really need is a good printer (I have an Epson 880) and more memory, and you're all set.
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Summary: Not bad for an inexpensive digital camera!
Review: I really like the HP PhotoSmart 315 Digital Camera
by Hewlett Packard. This is my first digital camera. It's really easy to use, and takes very good pictures! Uploading the pics to your computer couldn't be easier. All you have to do is install the software and plug the camera into your computer. The software prompts you on what to do next. Great starter camera!
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Summary: You can do much better.
Review: This camera is fine if all you want do is take still-lifes with a wide angle lens, and not pay a lot of money to do it. Otherwise, look elsewhere. The auto-focus, which you can't turn off, means a huge several second delay between the time you push the button and when the exposure gets made. The result is that kids, who were giving you a great smile, are caught looking down at their jackets, dogs have run out of the picture, etc., in frame after frame. This is REALLY frustrating. Additional issues: battery life is an ongoing problem, and the software has a major flaw which evidently in rare cases can render the camera permanently unusable. The company (to their credit) addressed this by sending us a new camera. AAgh! You can do much better.
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Summary: ALL AROUND GOOD CAMERA FOR REAL PEOPLE
Review: This is a simple tool that I have taken on hunting and trail riding trips, family outings; taken to weddings and baby showers and have used to document business related events, personal inventory for posterity and insurance purposes...not to mention capturing the special moments that are so fleeting that a regular camera almost always fails to be ready and able to do. I have reached a personal goal of having a small business on the internet largely due to the use of my HP315 Photo Smart camera. With a simply wonderful, yet affordable software program and an average ink jet printer I have created gifts and cards that have saved me time and money over and over again. The purchase of my HP315 camera was one of the best investments I have ever made.
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Summary: Great introduction to digital!
Review: I bought this camera in April and have had great luck with it. I think that for the money, it is a great "starter" digital camera. There aren't a lot of confusing options, and it is very easy to operate. I suggest buying an a/c adapter with this (or any) digital camera to avoid draining the batteries if you are near an outlet while shooting, or while unloading the camera. My only complaints are that it can't take action shots because the subject blurs. To be honest, I am not experienced enough to know if this happens with more expensive digital cameras or not. But for basic photography, I think this is a great choice. I have never had a mechanical problem with it, and I think it has paid for itself in the film development costs I've avoided...you only get the good shots printed, and just delete the bad ones!
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Summary: just what I needed
Review: I'm not a photo buff but needed something to document construction forensics. The camera and the jet send to my hp printer is perfect.
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Summary: THIS CAMERA HAS MADE ME A PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIAST!!!
Review: I bought the HP 315 Photosmart camera several months ago to learn about digital photography. Before using it, I had seldom produced a picture I would call remarkable, so the low cost of the camera was attractive. Thanks to the high storage capacity and reusability of Compact Flash cards, I have been able to capture hundreds and hundreds of images at a very low cost, and throw away the bad ones. Slowly but surely, I am becoming a better photographer, an accomplishment I never would have achieved at the high cost of film and film processing. I carry the HP 315 everywhere. I send digital pictures as email attachments to family and friends each week, and soon I'll burn CD photo albums as holiday gifts. This camera is perfect for me. With two 256MB Compact Flash cards in my pocket, I can travel and snap pictures for weeks without ever having to offload the images onto my Mac. In my opinion, the digital camera is to photography what word processing is to computing, a tool that enables everyone to create something useful, maybe even something extraordinary. Don't hestitate. Even camera and computer phobics will fall in love with this one!
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Summary: very nice entry digital
Review: OK, basics: Picture quality is very good, resolution is obviously not sharp as a film camera, but for e-mail and 4x6 prints the HP315 is very good. -With the 8 meg card it comes with, low res setting holds 79 pictures, med holds 19, high holds 9 pictures. Medium/low res. are good for e-mail, high/medium res. are good for printing. -I got a 64meg memory card for it, (by Sandisk) low-649 med-162, and high-81 pictures.(Maybe i bought too big. :) ) But larger flash cards take a bit longer for the camera to recognize: when you turn on the camera there is a couple of seconds you have to wait before you can shoot. The 8-meg card took 2-3 seconds the 64-neg card takes 5-6 seconds before you can shoot. -Transfering to computer is easy, (i'm on a mac) USB connection took about 1-2 minutes to transfer a full 8 megs. -Only cons for this camera are the battery life, because unless you have a couple of sets of rechargable batteries(I have three sets) or the more expensive NIMH? batteries, (which I have heard good things about), you will not be able to use the LCD screen when shooting your pictures, as this eats up the batteries. Which is a shame, because the digital zoom is rendered hard to use, as you need the LCD to choose it via the menu. And well I assumed the LCD was a standard function which HP should have thought of when making this camera. (Digital zoom of course is just an internal magnification/cropping of the image and not a true zoom like "optical" zoom) With the LCD off however i can go 3-4 days with one set of batteries. (4AA's) I am very happy with the camera though, the picture quality is excellent, a bit dark on most indoor shots. I use it for shots of friends, parties, sketching for work, sending via e-mail, etc. If you are looking for an excellent entry level digital camera this is a very good choice, despite the battery life. Buy more batteries and good luck.
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