Digital Cameras Cheap - Customer reviews - HP Photosmart M425 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard

List Price: $119.99
Our Price: $229.99
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Used Price: $29.99

Average Customer Rating: -

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Name: Joginder S. Matharu
Location:
Date: 2007-06-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Good for price
Comment: Good camera for the price you pay, picture quality is very good. I gifted it to my dad and he is very happy about the neat quality of the pictures.

Name: Melissa Rivers
Location: Pacific Northwest
Date: 2008-06-06
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Point & Shoot Simplicity
Comment: 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).

Name: BudoDaddy
Location:
Date: 2006-12-19
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Be informed when buying a HP !!!!
Comment: Bought an HP Photosmart R717 in the summer of 2005 for $324.74. 4 months after the camera warranty was up and after minimal usage the camera was displaying: 0000000F-10FB-1BD-024 Error Message, on the display screen.

When I called HP about getting my camera repaired I was told that it would be too expensive to repair. I was informed it would cost around $200.00 dollars to receive most likely a refurbished replacement camera, with only a 3-month warranty.

After trying the replacement camera for 15 days I was then to send my old camera back as partial payment for the replacement camera.

I told HP no thanks, because they had already gotten enough money from me.

Name: Dynode
Location:
Date: 2006-12-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Slow and eats batteries
Comment: This camera was a big disappointment to me, I thought they'd gotten better over the past several years since my first digital camera.

Worst problems:

1) It takes several seconds to power up, and then another second or so to actually take a picture. I have lots of pictures of blank walls, etc., as my subject took off while the camera was getting ready. Forget candid shots, you can only do posed shots and pretty sunsets.

2) It eats batteries, figure a pair of AAs per "roll of film"

3) I found the power switch awkward to turn on, and eventually it broke internally. I took the camera apart and drilled a hole in the case so I could turn it on. (Nicely made inside, apart from the stupid plastic switch lever).

4) I hate the software, both the hard-to-use menu system on the camera and hp's special bloatware that comes with it for the PC. Luckily they don't force you to use it, you can still transfer photos from the camera as a USB drive.

The good stuff (why it isn't a one-star)

--Very pretty pictures, if you succeed in getting your shot
--The video feature is great, easy to use, and partially makes up for the overall slowness of the camera.

Name: Gregg
Location:
Date: 2007-07-16
Customer Rating: -

Summary: HP does not stand behind this product
Comment: I bought this camera less than a year ago. I went to use it recently and it was locked up like it was docked. HP said it sounded like an internal hardware failure and my camera was out of warranty. All HP would do was sell me another camera for $100. I don't think this is good customer service.

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