HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera

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Summary: A great gift
Review: The HP 120 is a great buy for the, once in a while weekend warriors, or the novice photographer. The 120 has a very user friendly menu guide and the included software is easy to install and easy to use. Price/Value ratio is very pleasing. (For sharper pics use the flash.)

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Summary: The best 1 MP camera on the Market!
Review: This Camera is AWESOME for a begginer digital Photographer and for kids. It has a bright LCD screen, many wonderful features, and awesome picture quality. The ACDsee system works quite well and the HP share to Web software is Excellent. This Camera is good for indoor and outdoor use. Also comes with a video recording system that-on the internal Memory-you can take 30 second videos WITHOUT sound. There is an SD memory card slot and many more features. GREAT VALUE!

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Summary: I would give it ZERO stars if I could
Review: This camera may have the HP label, but it certainly does not adhere to their usual quality consumer device. The camera is very slow with a poor quality LCD screen. The user interface is not intuitive and can be quite confusing. Button placement is questionable, with the capture video button directly next to the shutter button. Too easily the shot or video can be missed. Image quality is a joke. The images produce far too much noise and color representation looks to 'cartoonlike' and unnatural. This camera produce images that may be able to compete with a sub-par VGA camera. The sensor in the camera is the problem. I would search hard to find out what company's sensor is in the camera and make sure I NEVER buy a camera with their sensor inside.
My recommendation is to save your money and buy another brand of camera. Do your homework.

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Summary: A good deal
Review: This camera meets my needs perfectly. I wanted something that took decent pictures, but didn't take a bank loan to buy. Actually it does more that I thought it would. So what, if it is a discontinued model.

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Summary: Great Inexpensive camera
Review: This is a great camera for beginning digital photographers. Images look good with good lighting, camera is sometimes picky. I'd recommend Ni-MH recharagable batteries which will save you lots of money in the long run. Definately get a CompactFlash card and card reader. These will help you hold many more images and download those images much more quickly and easily. My 128 MB card will hold 420 pictures at best quality. Overall a good camera for those not too picky about intricate photo details...

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Summary: Really Great Camera for Beginner
Review: This is my 1st experience with a digtal camera.
I wanted an inexpensive one to start with.
Had pictures taken and printed within 1/2 hour, very easy to use and understand. Pictures look great for a novice photographer and am very pleased with it. Software is very easy to use and already emailed pictures out which lower the KB for quick downloads for Modem users.
Would recommend for beginners......

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Summary: Excellent Value for Money
Review: This is my first digital camera and I'm very pleasantly surprised at the quality it delivers. At Amazon's price you can't get a deal on digital cameras that gives you better value for money. The pictures are big and clear...especially in sunlight...so if you're not a professional photographer...the quality is more than adequate. The bad bits: 2x digital zoom means you have to keep moving forward and backward to adjust your picture's composition. I'd have liked optical zoom...but what was I expecting buying a point and shoot camera at this price? I'm fine with the small LCD display. I care more about the pictures. You'll need to be savvy with the camera controls to get best results...but overall its a great deal. Way to go Amazon and HP!

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Summary: Excellent Value for Money
Review: This is my first digital camera, so I only have experience with film cameras. This is a great camera! It is easy to take pictures, except in real low light. I accidentily found out that it takes videos too. I find that some of the videos are a little grainy, but still worth keeping. It is real easy to download the pictures to a computer, and with the software included, you can make great cards or calendars. It is real easy to get memory cards for it. I was amazed at the great price on Amazon.com, at least $$ cheaper than at the stores.

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Summary: almost picture perfect
Review: This is my first digital camera, so I only have experience with film cameras. This is a great camera! It is easy to take pictures, except in real low light. I accidentily found out that it takes videos too. I find that some of the videos are a little grainy, but still worth keeping. It is real easy to download the pictures to a computer, and with the software included, you can make great cards or calendars. It is real easy to get memory cards for it. I was amazed at the great price on Amazon.com, at least $$ cheaper than at the stores.

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Summary: Decent value
Review: This is the second inexpensive HP camera I have used.
For still shots, the image quality is adequate to make moderate enlargements. Color saturation and hue are natural. The controls are simple and, if not intuitive, easily mastered. The included software manipulates photos adequately, but buyers should not expect too much digital magic. I like the HP drag and drop folder that automatically loads images to any of several pre-specified Internet sites for album sharing or ordering prints.
I do have complaints, but they are minor considering the price of the camera:
The quality of the avi video clips is low. Do not expect anything like camcorder images...more like Thomas Edison's first attempt.
The flash is finicky about distance--9' is the recommended maximum, but it washes out images closer than about 4'.
There is no protective lens cap. Clear glass protects the actual lens, but that cover is flush with camera case--too easy to smudge or scratch.
The fixed focus lens does not allow anything like a closeup. Of course, in some cases adequate images can be obtained by photographing at a high quality setting and then cropping the image with software.
Overall, the camera delivers good value.