Gateway DC-M42 4.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Gateway DC-M42 4.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Gateway
Product Type: Photography

Average customer rating:

don't buy this camera batery eater!!
I want to like my Camera :(
Worth the price
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
Great camera for a beginner

Gateway DC-M42 4.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Gateway
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

4.1 megapixel CCD
3X optical zoom/4x digital zoom
1.6" TFT LCD for preview and review
Up to 2304 x 1728 pixel images

ASIN: B0000W4MW0

Customer Reviews:

don't buy this camera batery eater!!.......2007-03-13

I brought this camera a couple of days ago..battery eater big time. You may take 5 pictures and that's all , before it is time to change batteries again. Sorry camera, I 'm now online to get a refund. DON NOT BUY THIS CAMERA ...PLEASE!!! AWEFUL. PICTUR ARE OK WHAT PIX YOU CAN TAKE. LATER

BM..C'VILLE, GA

I want to like my Camera :(.......2006-05-13

I was so happy when I bought my first digital camera! It was a huge expense for me when I got it (college student, part time worker) and I made a huge deal about getting the best camera for my buck. Sure, sometimes the picture quality is bad, but I can get that with any camera. The problem with this one? The BATTERIES!!!

Oh man, the batteries. How many types have I tried now? Alkaline, NiMH, rechargeable and not, heavy duty camera batteries, etc. It kills my rechargeables within 5 minutes of being on (taking pictures or not). I often will take a couple pictures then turn it off for a minute, then turn it back on since that seems to actually stretch out the life for a little. The heavy duty ones I have in now lasted for about 10 minutes of "on" time. That, again, is turning on and off to stretch out the time it's on. If you leave it on straight it will seriously kill the batteries within about 3 minutes.

I seriously want to like this camera! I really do! But it's just not worth the upkeep at all. I've gone on several vacations now where I'll bring tons of extra batteries along to keep switching out and the camera will just die on my anyway. I've missed pictures of birthdays and family vacations and seriously, I just can't stand it anymore. She is a good camera, she really is, but I can't keep buying batteries that will die near instantly. I'm sorry to say I have to give this camera a bad review. I'm sure there are some of this type that come out without the battery sucking problem, and if you have one of those then congrats, you got lucky. As for me, it's off to Kodak for an Easyshare, where the battery life seems to be about 8 million times longer.

Worth the price.......2006-03-26

I was very surprised ,first of all, after reading all the horrible reviews on here.
I have had this camera for over two years now, and have not experienced half the problems these other people have. I have taken literally hundreds of photos without having to re-charge my batteries.
I did have a problem with "losing" pictures last year, I bought a new memory card and haven't lost a single picture since.
I think this camera is well worth the money, it is not an expensive camera so you can't expect professional results.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.......2006-03-24

I'll keep it brief, as it disgusts me to think about this p.o.s.:

- horrible battery life. will drain regular aa's by taking four pictures, no joke.

- corrupts memory card/deletes pictures at will. lost well over 300 pictures due to something! - I don't know what.

- shuts off randomly. you will be in the middle of taking a picture with new batteries and the thing will just turn off. sometimes, if youre lucky, it'll turn back on.

- poor picture quality/manual controls. i know this is not a professional camera, but I've seen better picture quality on cameras in the same price range.

Finally, after I put up with all this, it decided to stop working all together. So, the moral of the story is, no matter how cheap this thing is, DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!!!! For that matter, I would never buy any camera from Gateway.

Instead, let me recommed the Canon Powershot 3.2 camera. It has much better battery life (i never changed them for three weeks while in Italy) and it takes better pictures, even with lower resoultion.

Great camera for a beginner.......2006-02-01

The only thing I do not like about this camera is the battery lifetime. Although, I did purchase a better quality brand of rechargable batteries, and then it was fine. I took it to Europe with me, and the pictures turned out great!!! I think this camera was awesome for my first one.

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