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Summary: Best graduation present I've ever gotten!
Review: My parents got me the Toshiba PDR-M70 for my college graduation. I can't say enough good things about it! I'd tried out several at university and could never find one I liked. It's compact, has a great zoom, and the picture quality is incredible! Even with shooting at half (as opposed to full) the quality does not differ much at all. It's also very easy to use, unlike some other models I've tried out.One of the niftiest "extra" features of this camera is it's capability to record .avi movies with sound. I've caught a lot of my friends off-guard with that! The only real complaint I have about it is regarding the software. It wrote over Photoshop as the default to open .jpg files, which is a pain since I use Photoshop to edit. If you have Photoshop (or any other graphics program) on your machine, you'll want to make sure you have the disk handy so you can reinstall it after installing the camera software. A wonderful camera for any photobuff!
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Summary: Great 36 view in one frame
Review: Nice camera at first. If you take 3 pictures of same object 1 picture will be extremely sharp and the other 2 will be noticably fuzzy when you zoom in. I don't know if this is an autofocus problem or hand jitter problem. Taking videos with this camera is fun and more convienent then carrying around a second video camera. The video quality is poor, but it beats having nothing. Everything else worked well with the camera. I didn't have a problem with the battery. I was able to take 100+ pictures with my battery. After about 6 months with the camera we were on vacation in California. The battery went out and the lens wouldn't retract. After charging at home the zoom lens wouldn't move. No doubt it broke in the handling.
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Summary: It broke
Review: Nice camera at first. If you take 3 pictures of same object 1 picture will be extremely sharp and the other 2 will be noticably fuzzy when you zoom in. I don't know if this is an autofocus problem or hand jitter problem. Taking videos with this camera is fun and more convienent then carrying around a second video camera. The video quality is poor, but it beats having nothing. Everything else worked well with the camera. I didn't have a problem with the battery. I was able to take 100+ pictures with my battery. After about 6 months with the camera we were on vacation in California. The battery went out and the lens wouldn't retract. After charging at home the zoom lens wouldn't move. No doubt it broke in the handling.
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Summary: Toshiba excellence
Review: The best thing I can say about the M70 is quick. Very fast shutter and picture taking. The prints on Epson 870 are excellent. Most people believe that the M70 has a Canon lense and it's a dandy. I have used the Canon S20 and the M70 really has much more to offer. The color rendition on M70 is much, much better than S20. An excellent camera with lots of features. I suspect that people might be skeptical of a camera with the Toshiba imprint instead of Nikon, Canon, etc. This little guy is a winner. ( Why not 5 stars? I don't like some minor things about the M70: Strobe flexibility, smart media cards, but nothing that impacts the pictures.)
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Summary: ....
Review: The PDR-M60 is a more economical choice. 2 megapixels is all you need for 8X10 prints. The M70 is just the M60 with: a) 3.3 megapixels instead of 2.3 b) a movie movie (how useful is a 2 minute movie? it just takes up valuable space), c) an extra 32MB of memory (24 onboard and a 16MB card instead of 4mb card included), Other than that the optics, flash, and various shooting features are identical. ...the movie mode is cute but not something I'll use more than once or twice. All that being said, if you absolutely have to have 3+ megapixels, the PDRM70 is a good choice. Either way, using rechargable AA batteries is the way to go. Being able to buy a couple of Alkaline batteries in a pinch beats missing out on pictures. My Sony's propriatery rechargable batteries were...unreliable.
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Summary: ....
Review: The PDR-M60 is a more economical choice. 2 megapixels is all you need for 8X10 prints. The M70 is just the M60 with: a) 3.3 megapixels instead of 2.3 b) a movie movie (how useful is a 2 minute movie? it just takes up valuable space), c) an extra 32MB of memory (24 onboard and a 16MB card instead of 4mb card included), Other than that the optics, flash, and various shooting features are identical. ...the movie mode is cute but not something I'll use more than once or twice. All that being said, if you absolutely have to have 3+ megapixels, the PDRM70 is a good choice. Either way, using rechargable AA batteries is the way to go. Being able to buy a couple of Alkaline batteries in a pinch beats missing out on pictures. My Sony's propriatery rechargable batteries were...unreliable.
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Summary: bottom line, pics are not all that good
Review: this camera has every feature i could ever want. the battery is charged in the camera which is how they all should be. everything needed comes with it. the macro mode is a joke, closeup would be more accurate. even with a 13x add on lense it was not good enough for even flowers and was a pain to keep changing. the m65 is much better for photo quality and has a great macro. the pictures bothered me though with the 70, most were just a little out of focus in auto, fuzzy, or they had a haze, washed out look. the color was not good. the shutter delay way too long with the slow focusing. i sent it back to toshiba and bought my nikon.
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Summary: bottom line, pics are not all that good
Review: this camera has every feature i could ever want. the battery is charged in the camera which is how they all should be. everything needed comes with it. the macro mode is a joke, closeup would be more accurate. even with a 13x add on lense it was not good enough for even flowers and was a pain to keep changing. the m65 is much better for photo quality and has a great macro. the pictures bothered me though with the 70, most were just a little out of focus in auto, fuzzy, or they had a haze, washed out look. the color was not good. the shutter delay way too long with the slow focusing. i sent it back to toshiba and bought my nikon.
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Summary: great value camera
Review: This camera should satisfy all but high demand users. It can be used out of the box (after a battery charge) but I recommend you read the manual to get full use of the camera. I spent about a month checking out many reviews on digital cameras and came to the conclusion that the Toshiba M70 was the best for the money. The only other camera that seemed as or perhaps a bit better was the Olympus 3000/3030, but they were $100/$300 more when the rebate is included. Everything you need is in the box, assuming you have a USB port and run WIN98 or higher. This camera can be used as a point and shoot or in AE or Shutter Priority. Even manual is avbl, but not explained in the well written manual, you must read from the toshiba page of FAQ for how to set this up. I checked out Technical Support ahead of time and they answered their phone in a reasonable amount of time, with only 1 voice mail option. The people on the other end were very helpful even though I had not yet purchased. I called back after the purchase and got the same response. I/ve only had the camera a couple days but have tested it quite a bit and pictures are high quality. Printing on a Canon 620, the print quality of 5 x 7 was excellent (supposedly I should be able to print up to 8 x 10 but have not yet tried.) TIFF is not available but the best quality JPG on the camera gave the high quality pictures I wanted. If you are looking for professional reviews and opinions go to megapixel.net They are one of the best digital camera review sites I have found.
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Summary: Con: Flash Pro: Great outdoor photos.
Review: This camera takes great outdoor pictures-couldn't be happier. However, the flash is pretty much useless after one picture, unless you wait 2 or three minutes. I have printed absolutely fantastic 8.5x11 inch photos of various outdoor scenes; cannot distinguish from a regular 35mm camera photo!! Some of the photos of active porpoises, whales, etc. at sea. Came out great! I haven't begun to tap all the camera's capabilities. I bought when camera first came out( two or so years ago?) at a considerably higher price ... . It still works great and I only wish it were a little more compact. The flash problem doesn't concern me. Sometimes, depending on lighting conditions, indoor photos can be taken with flash "off" and come out fine. Anyway, camera certainly worth price being asked, assuming in good working condition? "Macro" very good, too.
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