HP PhotoSmart M305 - Digital camera - 3.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD

HP PhotoSmart M305 - Digital camera - 3.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
HP Photosmart M305 digital camera is a great choice for beginning digital photographers - point-and-shoot simplicity with 3.2 MP resolution for enlargements up to 8 x 10-inches.

Average customer rating:

Decent Camera For The Money
Garbage
Less than stellar picture quality.
Defective- a total lemon
HP IS SELLING GARBAGE

HP PhotoSmart M305 - Digital camera - 3.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Description

HP Photosmart M305 digital camera is a great choice for beginning digital photographers - point-and-shoot simplicity with 3.2 MP resolution for enlargements up to 8 x 10-inches.

Customer Reviews:

Decent Camera For The Money.......2007-02-20

I bought this camera about 2 years ago and it's gotten me some really nice looking pictures! Of course when I first purchased this camera it cost about $120 and I didn't know much about digital photography. I've never had any problems with pictures coming out bad. Some are better than others, but all of the images are at least decent. The camera is outdated now, but it still packs a punch. The buttons and zoom feature are easy to use and work well together. The battery life is pretty long using the Lithium AA battereies, but I'd still recommend the dock charger for the rechargeable batteries.

The video feature is something that I was slightly dissapointed in, causing the loss of a star (the only star, making my vote 4 stars). The videos always come out grainy, but it's alright for just basics I suppose. You can't zoom while capturing video either which bothered me a bit.

Overall, the camera is great for such a low price. The pictures are nice for only being a 3MP camera and the video is decent enough to capture some good moments.

Garbage.......2007-02-15

I wish I had read the reviews on this before purchasing. While I did get a great price (around $50 new - it was a day after Thanksgiving sale) - it's not worth much more than the $50.

Like the other reviewers mentioned, the picture quality isn't great - and I usually have to really tweak the white balance & EV compenstation in order to get a decent picture. But usually by the time I get those figured out, the brand new batteries I put in will only have enough juice to take about 10 more photos.

This is definitely the last camera I'll purchase from HP.

Less than stellar picture quality. .......2006-01-13

Bought this camera for a beginner camera for my fiance. She used it for about a year until we replaced it with a Sony DSC-W7(No comparison at all). While the camera was fairly easy to use and has a good design, the picture was generally poor with a grey tint to most photos. The flash was inadequite as well. Previous to this, she used an HP 635 2MP camera that didnt have the grey tint to it, could not take a clear picture to save its life. I have pretty much since given up on HP cameras mainly due to poor picture quality. Not too mention the ridiculous battery life.

Defective- a total lemon.......2005-12-20

when this little camera works, it works well. The pictures are acceptable quality, and it's a handy size to tote around anywhere.

Unfortunately, HP totally missed the quality-control boat on this one. My first one had a defective shutter. The replacement eats batteries, I don't get even an hour's use on lithium batteries.

The bundled software isn't much to write home about either- it's not well-organized, and takes too many steps to do simple tasks like sort and delete batches of photos, and select photos for editing.

HP IS SELLING GARBAGE.......2005-11-20

I bought this camera as a gift for my father. His first digital camera. Just to make the story short:
1. The batteries don't last more than 3 to 5 low quality pictures.
2. The customer service technician will tell you to download drivers from their website and use specific batteries (not alkalines)
3. The camera won't work any different after you spent hours and additional money following the technician instructions.
4. You can't return the camera after 30days, so you are stuck with a piece of garbage. (All HP M series are the same)
5. The proposed solution is to upgrade to a better model (HP R707). However the price difference is 'ridiculous'.

At the end I got a refurbished HP R707, which so far seems to be working fine.

You have been warned. Don't buy any HP M Series digital camera.

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