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Summary: Pass on this one.
Review: The HP 318 was my first digital camera purchase and it was an absolute failure. Despite using Kodaks at work, I was lured by the lower price on the HP unit. That was a mistake because as a professional photographer pointed out to me afterwards, computer companies generally don't make good cameras. Right away, my HP 318 went through batteries like there was no tomorrow. At first, I thought it was just a power-hungry unit (it does take 4 AA batteries, after all). One evening, I took out the camera and got some photos of a nice sunset and then came back indoors. Instead of putting the camera away, I set it on my desk and noticed that the flash was firing intermittently. I checked and yes, the camera was turned off yet the red-eye reduction flash was firing. That explained the multitude of dead batteries. I removed the batteries and the flash kept going off for at least fifteen more minutes, possibly longer as the capacitors bled off their charge. I placed the unit back in the box and returned it the next day. I got a Kodak DX-3500 and have been very satisfied with it.Okay, anybody could get a defective camera. This is what else I found wrong with the HP 318:
* Focus - This camera has a weird focus. Even though the manual says it will focus on the center object in the viewfinder, if there is anything else in the frame with greater contrast, the camera focuses on it instead of your intended subject.
* Flimsy - The camera is made primarily of lightweight plastic and it feels like cheap lightweight plastic. The wrist strap partially obstructs the compact flash door on the side. The battery compartment lid works itself loose with normal camera use. The camera is too small for adult hands. There is no lens cap. There are no indicator lines in the viewfinder to tell you where the edges of your photograph lie.
* Picture quality - all pictures from this camera seemed overexposed. To get proper color balance, I had to use a graphics program to adjust color levels and HSB. For a few more dollars, you can get a much better camera.
Rating: 
Summary: Great buy!!
Review: This camera is a wonderful buy. The ease of use and quality of photographs are unbelievable (2.3 megapixels). The only downfall is the internal memory only has 8mb, but it has a compact flash memory card slot, which makes for nearly endless picture taking. I would recomend this camera to anyone looking for a quality camera at an affordable price.
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Summary: Cool Camera
Review: This camera is light and compact but the pictures are blurry. I recommend it for windows Me owners.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent quality, easy to use
Review: This camera is so flexible that my 10-year-old can easily use it and yet I appreciate the high quality of the photos. We always take pictures with it at the highest quality level, and I have yet to take a picture that wasn't crystal clear when I printed it. The software setup worked perfectly with XP, and is also easy to use. I highly recommend this.
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Summary: BCL
Review: This camera takes pictures okly... The bad things about this camera is that one; the cover or surface feels like those cheap cameras. Two: their is no personal Zoom on it. It has the 2X, but it is not that good. This is like the disposible type of camera for a digital camera. But if you are into the simple things, then this camera is ok for it's price. I think HP could have done better with this product, because my laptop, printer, desktop is a HP and those are great. I was expecting this camera to be great, but it is not. So hope this helps...
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Summary: Batteries
Review: This is a great camera except the batteries don't last long at all. I would reccomend a AC adapter
Rating:
Summary: Big Disappointment from HP
Review: This is absolutely the worst HP camera I have owned. It is lightweight and cheaply made, takes blurry photos and the color is so bad that adjustment is needed for every picture. I loved my HP315 and thought this would make a good replacement, it went back and I got another 315. Don't waste your time or money on this one...
Rating:
Summary: Great camera
Review: This is my first digital camera and comparing it to my daughter's 900.00 digital, I am extremely happy with the quality of pictures. Printing on a HP 952C and get great pics. Easy to use. Will buy adaptor if batteries don't last.
Rating: 
Summary: No worth to buy
Review: This is possibly one of the best digital cameras that I've used (and I've used quite a few). My cousin lent his to me when I went on a choir trip through Europe, and the quality of the pictures is remarkable. Also, this camera's sleek design made it comfortable to hold, and the viewing screen on the back was an added plus. I didn't bring the instruction manual with me on the trip, so I had to figure out how to use the camera myself - which took me about two minutes. Deleting photos was a cinch and the playback mode was excellent.
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Summary: This is Great!
Review: This is possibly one of the best digital cameras that I've used (and I've used quite a few). My cousin lent his to me when I went on a choir trip through Europe, and the quality of the pictures is remarkable. Also, this camera's sleek design made it comfortable to hold, and the viewing screen on the back was an added plus. I didn't bring the instruction manual with me on the trip, so I had to figure out how to use the camera myself - which took me about two minutes. Deleting photos was a cinch and the playback mode was excellent.
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