Hewlett Packard C200 1MP Digital Camera

Hewlett Packard C200 1MP Digital Camera
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Product Description
The PhotoSmart C200 is a relative breakthrough in its market--it's a name-brand, quality digital camera at a price that puts it in the reach of most consumers. It boasts a good top resolution, a color LCD display, point-and-shoot operation, and a lens system with a macro mode for extreme closeups. It uses removable, reusable CompactFlash memory cards, and comes with an 8 MB card that can hold up to 80 photos. The C200 also offers a 2x digital zoom and a built-in automatic flash. It includes everything you need to transfer your photos to your PC, including basic image-editing software. The Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C200 is compact enough to rival traditional point-and-shoots for portability. Overall, it's a great way to try out digital photography without draining your wallet.

Average customer rating:

Reasonable for its time, now outdated
JUNK
Great, hard working camera!
Photo imaging
What a "GREAT" Camera!

Hewlett Packard C200 1MP Digital Camera

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

1 megapixel sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 4 x 6 prints
2x digital zoom with autofocus
Included 8 MB SmartMedia card holds 24 images at default resolution
Connects to PCs via serial port
4 AA batteries included

ASIN: B00001X5AL

Amazon.com Product Description

The PhotoSmart C200 is a relative breakthrough in its market--it's a name-brand, quality digital camera at a price that puts it in the reach of most consumers. It boasts a good top resolution, a color LCD display, point-and-shoot operation, and a lens system with a macro mode for extreme closeups. It uses removable, reusable CompactFlash memory cards, and comes with an 8 MB card that can hold up to 80 photos. The C200 also offers a 2x digital zoom and a built-in automatic flash. It includes everything you need to transfer your photos to your PC, including basic image-editing software. The Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C200 is compact enough to rival traditional point-and-shoots for portability. Overall, it's a great way to try out digital photography without draining your wallet.

Customer Reviews:

Reasonable for its time, now outdated.......2007-01-06

Pros:
Decent quality still shots- seems best for landscapes
Simple operation if not trying to alter settings
Quick 'start' time if in viewfinder mode

Cons:
Poor quality motion shots
Poor and difficult to use zoom
Poor resolution/low number of pictures able to take at high resolution (given recommended memory cards)
Poor battery life with LCD
Hard to read Status screen
Photo load time (time for one picture to save so that you can take another) seems to vary, usually long (5-6sec) if trying to take subsequent shots
Compatibility with higher memory (greater than 32MB) questionable
Doesn't seem to have 'automatic adjustment' mode for light conditions
Take home message: This camera may have been good in its day, but for the price of $200, ones with much better resolution and zoom can be bought.

Several years ago, we got two of these cameras as our first digital camera purchases. After a few outings, I became frustrated at the battery life since I tended to leave the camera open with LCD on to be 'picture ready'. In a more recent outing I restricted to mostly viewfinder use and got much better battery life - although the batteries are still a pain to change, since two of the four have to be slid into/out of the body (and don't always slide properly onto the battery remover strip). After being disappointed with image quality, I started using greater resolution (3 modes available) but had to get larger memory cards - eventually buying a 64MB card. There was one or two occasions after downloading pictures that this card was not recognized by the camera, but could be fixed by formatting the card after picture download - of course if you don't check the card's readiness before you leave your computer behind, you might get stuck with a useless card. I usually use the middle quality setting as a compromise between memory card space and picture quality. I have been able to get some decent landscape pictures but haven't been able to get true action pictures that aren't blurry. However, I was able to get some decent pictures in a recent helicopter ride, despite the fact that the helicopter was moving (best pictures were at a slow pace). To avoid power loss during picture download, I bought a separate card reader, rather than fooling with power adapters. The flash is difficult to turn off since you have to press the flash setting button several times, this is made even more troublesome if you are in low light and can't read the top 'settings' screen. This was made most apparent to me in a recent trip to an aquarium, where lights were dim for easier viewing of animals that prefer dim light, and I couldn't use flash because of glare on the glass. The camera also does not 'remember' that I had turned the flash off if I turned it off and turned it back on. To use the digital zoom, you have to open the camera, turn on the LCD, and click "2X zoom". Even after that hassle, objects tend to look far away. Newer cameras usually have zoom buttons or wheels that make zoom much easier, and 3X is often considered 'baseline'.

JUNK.......2006-03-04

Do not buy sucks batteries in half hour bad MP. Do not recomend
get something better

Great, hard working camera!.......2005-11-02

I have purchased five of the HP C200 cameras over the past few years - one for each member of the family plus a spare to keep in the car. They are easy to use, feel more like a "real" camera than some lightweight digitals, and are very sturdy. Using highest resolution the photos print out great. (I send to Wal-Mart so not expensive either.) I highly recommend this camera; of course, I don't think it's produced any more!

Photo imaging.......2004-07-10

I am very happy with my camera but I am having a problem with the computer reading the camera for photo imaging. I have the imaging software on my home and work computer but they both say that it cannnot read the camera. I have check everything but it still will not work. Can you help with my problem? Thank you.

What a "GREAT" Camera!.......2003-02-13

This is one of the BEST looking/feeling Camera I have ever had - it does "NOT" have that Cheap Look to it like so many do - it is easy to use & the pictures are 'Nice' looking! It is such a 'great' Camera that I bought my Dad one - he LOVES it! Since, there is Miles between me & my Parents we send photo's often to each other. So, if anyone is looking into buying one of these - DO IT - You won't be Sorry :-)

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