Product Description: It's easy to shoot beautiful photos up to 5 megapixel digital-camera for great prints. This great first-time digital camera is easy to use and fun, with red-eye removal that works right in the camera. Zoom in for crisp distance shots, using 18x total zoom?3x optical, 6x digital. Frame and view photos on a 1.7-inch image display that's bright enough to see indoors and out. Record video clips with sound. Add a dock to recharge in-camera batteries and e-mail, save and print photos. This small camera is designed for quick, one-handed shots. Intuitive buttons make photo-taking a breeze. Do more with your photos, without a PC, by applying artistic effects and fun borders with HP Design Gallery in the camera. Save photos, using 16 MB internal memory or optional SD memory cards. Print photos almost anywhere, using an HP Photosmart compact photo printer. Easily transfer photos to your PC and order prints online with Snapfish. Imaging technology - Color, EV compensation, fast mode, image quality, ISO speed, white balance Image control functions - Date and time imprinting Memory - 16 MB internal memory, capacity - up to 8 photos (accepts optional SD cards up to 1 GB capacity) Exposure control - Center-weighted auto exposure metering (AE) / Shutter speed - 2 to 1/1000 sec Flash - Auto (default), Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Flash off, Flash on Focus - Normal (default), macro Burst rate - 2 frames/sec, 3 pictures maximum Unit Dimensions (w x d x h) - 3.82 x 1.42 x 2.48 in (with protrusions) / Weight - 0.3 lb (without batteries), 0.4 lb (with batteries) HP Warranty - 90-day (US)/One-year (Canada) limited warranty backed by HP's 24-hour, 7-days-a-week Customer Care, service and support; HP Customer Care, including 24-hour Web support
Amazon.com Product Description: With the HP Photosmart M425 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom you can create five megapixel resolution prints for clear, crisp prints and enlargements. A 3x optical zoom lets you get close to your subject without compromising on quality, and a 1.7-inch image display makes it simple to view and edit your photos.
The Photosmart M425 includes a red-eye removal feature that lets you adjust your photos directly in the camera. You can also add borders, special effects or change photos to black-and-white or sepia quickly and easily. This compact, user-friendly camera is designed for quick, one-handed shots. It includes 16 megabytes of internal memory, and for additional storage, the camera also includes a slot for optional secure digital (SD) memory cards. Included HP Photosmart software lets you edit, organize, print and share your digital photos easily, and a plug-and-play USB connection lets you transfer your photos to your PC or compatible printer quickly and seamlessly.
What's in the Box HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera, two alkaline AA batteries, USB cable, quick start guide, warranty/regulatory brochure, CD with HP Photosmart software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, user's guide, and wrist strap.
Point & Shoot Simplicity HP Photosmart M425 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom is simplicity itself. All the basic functions are there in this lightweight, basic compact camera. The icons are easily understood and onboard graphic additions like frames can be fun. It doesn't seem to go through batteries as fast as other digital cameras I have. It's also super easy to transfer images and videos to my computer, with or without HP's Photosmart software (I actually prefer Google's freeware, PicasaII, to transfer and catalog images much more quickly).
I keep it in my purse, and often pull it out to snap something or to show off my pictures, clearly visible in the 1.7" digital screen, to friends and co-workers (hey, if I have to look at their kids and grandkids pics, then they have to ooooh and aaahhhh over my pretty pet portraits!).
The only gripe I have is having to reset the date with battery changes (in the few instances I actually wanted a date-stamp on my photos).
GRRRREAT! AND FAST! This camera is great! I ordered it the day before my birthday, it said it would come through May 20th-26th and it came the 19th! So woot! I can take over 500 pictures (it came with a memory card). The video is great, and the photos are great and clear. The only thing is the darn batteries! They run out too fast! But i have rechargeable batteries. I have trouble with uploading the videos, but i can learn!But so far, so good!
P.S. if you order it from amazon, i cannot guarantee that it will be nice and fresh, it depends who you order it from.
pansy This is the wussiest camera I have ever used. I bought the year long warranty, which I highly recommend as I ended up breaking 4 of these cameras over 2 years. The shutter lens gets stuck constantly. If it gets just a little rain on it, it gets frazzled or dies. If you drop it, even from 3 or so feet, it's dead. If you are the kind of person who puts your camera in it's case in between every shot, and are vigilant about it's safety, then it's not a bad camera. But if you are even a little outdoorsy, or clumsy, and esp. if you're both, look at the olympus stylus 770 sw, or just don't buy this camera.
Does what it's intended to do A nice, solid little camera that does everything it should. The software if comes with is clunky; if you have the Windows Digital Camera Wizard on your computer, it will be faster and more efficient than the HP software. But the focus is nice, the flash is good, the picture quality is more than acceptable, all for an affordable price. I might not take wedding pictures with it, but it's certainly a fine day-to-day camera.
Also, as mentioned in other reviews, buy rechargeable batteries--it burns through a pair of AA batteries in about a day of photographing. You'll also need to buy a memory card, but they're easily obtainable, and for $15 you'll have more storage than you could ever need.
Great camera, Happy customer I took hundreds of pictures with this camera for my preschool. They were a better quality than some of the more expensive cameras that the parents took on our field trips. My only problem is that it would not use rechargeable batteries...hence 4 instead of 5 stars. Not a big deal. I'd buy it again.
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