HP PhotoSmart 912 - Digital camera - SLR - 2.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: CF - black, metallic silver |  | Brand: Hewlett-Packard
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2
Maximum Aperture: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 25.8
Minimum Focal Length: 8.2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: C6326A#AR8
Model: C6326A#AR8
UPC: 725184352225
EAN: 0725184352225
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Product Description
Model C912 is an SLR-type digital camera designed for the photo enthusiast who values control and creativity during the picture taking process and afterwards on the PC. Designed with the photo enthusiast in mind, the Photosmart C912 digital camera delivers the control, performance and flexibility of an SLR camera.The camera was developed with HP's imaging technology, creating a "custom photo lab" inside the camera. This exclusive HP imaging technology optimizes each individual picture, automatically adjusting for difficult lighting conditions, showing greater detail in highlights and shadows, and ensuring proper contrasts and colors. The HP Photosmart C912 digital camera features HP imaging technology with 2.24-megapixel resolution and 36-bit color depth to deliver image sharpness that rivals that of expensive 3.2-megapixel cameras, a 2/3-inch professional frame transfer Charged Couple Device (CCD), a Pentax precision lens with 3x optical zoom, and wireless printing using JetSend infrared technology. The result is exceptional detail in 11 x 14-inch prints. Designed with the look and feel of an SLR camera, the HP Photosmart C912 digital camera features a 2-inch flip-up color LCD, allowing for easier framing of difficult shots. The camera also offers the same functionality one would expect from an SLR, including manual focus, exposure, and color and flash control.
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Nice camera for the time December 13, 2009
Scott Peterson (Center of the U.S.)
This is a circa 2000-2001 camera that on the surface resembles an SLR, but in function is more like a point and shoot.
The good points are:
Fits your hand well, has about the "right" heft and feel.
Looks and handles like a "real" film camera.
Straightforward operation, relies more on external buttons than hidden menus.
3X zoom like a traditional SLR "kit" lens.
Can use 4AA batteries with the adapter or a proprietary internal battery--some sources say it's a lithium ion but I think it was a Nimh.
Can be durable, mine's survived being dunked from a canoe accident.
Has a true TTL (Through The Lens) viewfinder. It's not a mirror like an SLR, it's a beam splitter, and bright light from the back can find it's way into your image.
LCD flips up but does not rotate.
Picture quality can be very good but not contest winning.
And the down points:
Very slow operation, reviewing pictures can take several minutes if you have a lot.
Max ISO of 400 and burst mode of something like one frame per second means it won't be winning any speed contests. For older cameras like this I usually tell people to think it's a film camera with a manual advance. The speed and dim light shots modern cameras can take put this to shame.
2.24 megapixel is a very low resolution today, which can't really be offset by the picture quality.
Uses the standard (big size) USB cable to download.
The zoom is motorized, you twist the barrel left or right to go in or out. Why I don't know, as a manual zoom is simpler and less prone to fail.
Is supported in Windows XP as a mass storage device but is not in Vista or Windows 7. I'm still trying to find a workaround on that as the camera processes images when they're downloaded so you can't just pop the card in a reader.
Is rare as a hen's tooth today. I got mine in the spring of 2001 and within two years they were gone. I've only seen 4-5 come up for sale and finally got one that was almost new, 54 exposures.
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