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HP Photosmart R927 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

HP Photosmart R927 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Photography

Buy New: $528.99



New (2) Used (1) from $220.95

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 43 reviews
Sales Rank: 16265

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 22
Minimum Focal Length: 7.8
Maximum Resolution: 8.2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 1 x 2.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: R927
Model: R927
UPC: 882780301603
EAN: 0882780301603
ASIN: B000DZDPJA

Release Date: April 13, 2006
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Features:
  • Features 8 MP resolution for poster-sized prints; 8x digital zoom and 3x optical zoom for total 24x zoom power
  • Large, bright 3-inch display
  • 32 MB internal memory plus SD card slot
  • Plug-and-play USB connection for easy file transfers
  • Includes Photosmart Premier software for editing, organizing, printing and sharing

Accessories:

  • Kodak Digital Camera Tripod
  • Targus DLUC02 Universal Camera Leather Case - Black (Leather)
  • DANE-ELEC Dane-Elec 1 GB Secure Digital Memory Card DA-SD1024-R
  • HP Q6230A Signature Metro-Style Camera Case (Blue)
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Mac) [OLD VERSION]

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  • HQRP Brand New Battery Replacement for HP Photosmart R927 & R837 Digital Camera
  • Kingston SD/2GBKR 2 GB SD Memory Card

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
You can take stunning 8-megapixel photos with the elegant HP Photosmart R927 8MP digital damera with 3x Optical Zoom. This ultra-compact digital camera features a bright, indoor and outdoor 3-inch image display screen while being thin enough to slip in your pocket. With the latest generation of HP Real Life technologies, including automatic in-camera red-eye removal and HP Design Gallery, users can easily take brilliant digital photos perfect for printing and sharing.

The Photosmart R927 features a 3x optical zoom and 8x digital zoom for 24x total zoom, allowing you to take impressive close-ups. HP Real Life technologies help take the guesswork out of digital photography and make it easy to produce great photos that are crisp, realistic and true-to-life. HP Real Life technologies include an automatic red-eye removal to remove red-eye while images are still in the camera; an HP Design Gallery that adds artistic effects and borders right in the camera, with no PC or software required; an in-camera panorama stitching that allows the user to align, capture and review a panorama image on the camera and stitch up to five photos together to save as one image for easy printing without downloading to a computer; and a high-quality VGA video with audio that shoots at 24 frames per second and offers the ability to save still shots for printing.

What's in the Box
HP Photosmart R927 digital camera, HP Photosmart R07 lithium ion rechargeable battery, HP Photosmart 6220 digital camera dock, USB cable, quick start guide, warranty/regulatory booklet, CD with HP Photosmart software for Windows and Mac, user guide, and wrist strap.

Product Description
As a leader in optical scanners, printers, and PC products, HP is known for reliability and integrity. Underlying its resilience as a dominant force is HP's user friendliness and support. Get HP's latest technology in a powerful camera with 8.2 MP and 24x total zoom?3x internal optical zoom, 8x digital. View on a big, bright, 3" image display with a wide viewing angle, so it's easy to share photos from nearly any position. This small camera has a premium, metal finish and robust manual controls. Get the photo you intended to take, without red eyes or shadows on faces, using HP Real Life technologies. Get photo-taking tips with HP Image Advice, or print stills of VGA video clips directly from the camera. Easily transfer photos and recharge, using an included dock or choose an optional dock to view photos on TV. Snap panorama photos and stitch in the camera. Apply artistic effects and fun borders with HP Design Gallery, in the camera. 3 LCD (No viewfinder) System Requirements - Pentium 233 MHz, Celeron or compatible, Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP, 64-Bit Professional, Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4, SVGA monitor 800 x 600, 16-bit color, CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher, USB port with USB 2.0, 200MB available hard drive space, 128 MB RAM Unit Dimensions - 3.78 x 2.16 x 2.44 inch / Weight - 0.44 lb (with batteries), 0.37 lb (without)


Customer Reviews:   Read 38 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Some good features, but some major deal breakers.   August 22, 2006
Scott Rose (Los Angeles, CA USA)
65 out of 84 found this review helpful

This is not a digital camera that I would recommend to anybody. Although there are a few good features, there are some MAJOR dealbreakers with this camera. Then again, what would you expect from a company that specializes in printers, not digital cameras?

First, the good news:

1. Incredibly fast. You can take a photo in less than 1 second of turning this camera on. I have not seen this with any other digital cameras on the market. It is also ready to take additional photos almost instantaneously after taking the previous photos. Very nice speed.
2. Beautiful large gorgeous screen, with full-text paragraphs explaining key features of the camera. This is is so invaluable.

Now the bad news:
1. Notice where the flash is located -- it is RIGHT UNDERNEATH the shutter button that you press every time you want to take a photo. What this means is that your right hand will almost always be blocking the flash when it goes off, unless you are CONSCIOUSLY AWARE about twisting your fingers & your hand to NOT block the flash.
2. The flash is NOT POWERFUL at all... it can barely light up an object that is 5 feet away. And unlike most other digital cameras on the market, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to alter the brightness of the flash.
3. Because the flash is not powerful at all, ALL indoor pictures come out EXTREMELY DARK and nighttime pictures outside are completely out-of-the-question. This has not happened with any of my other digital cameras that I have owned -- this if the first camera that is completely disappointing in these regards. This makes this camera basically unusable to us. We took 3 photos side-by-side with 2 other digital cameras in the same indoor room, and the other cameras resulted in clear, bright photos. Not this one. This one's photos came out dark & unusable.
4. You're not going to believe this, but you can NOT download your photos from this digital camera to your computer without lugging along the 4-piece DOCK that comes with the camera!!! That's right -- you have to log along a 4-piece Dock (one plastic mounting piece, one plastic docking station, and 2 power cables)! I have never seen another digital camera like this before! You can not simply bring along a tiny USB cable to connect this to your computer, so it makes this camera much less portable than any other digital camera on the market.
5. Furthermore, you also can not recharge the battery in this camera without lugging along the 4-piece dock as well. Unless you're interested in purchasing a $80 battery recharger kit for this camera that they sell at Best Buy & other electronics stores, you will be stuck lugging along this 4-piece dock with you wherever you go.
6. If you're planning on taking brief movies with the built-in videocamera, prepare for your videos to be jerky & very dimly lit. Granted, this isn't a dedicated videocamera, but still I've seen much better video quality from other digital cameras on the market.
7. Finally, above all else, the only thing that really matters is how GOOD your photographs turn out, right? Well unfortunately, every single photograph taken with this camera (even the ones in bright daylight) come out incredible SOFT. The photos are not sharp or clear at all. It's just so disheartening.

I can not recommend this camera to anyone. I'm sad that I even purchased it. This camera is poor all the way around.



4 out of 5 stars It does what I want it to do and more!   August 19, 2006
N. Johnson (Oklahoma)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful

First you must learn how to use this camera, but after you do, it is an absolute joy. You can take pictures in color, b&w, and in antique brown tone, enhance the color, sharpen, thin the fat, make artistic touches, stitch together landscapes to make murials. Landscapes are wonderful. Up-close photos are not washed out. As for using only one hand, I always use two hands, so that is unimportant to me anyway. You must adjust the view screen to see outdoors on a bright day, but then it is easy to see. HP offers classes on this camera for free, so there is no reason to not learn to use it. Do invest in a hard sided case for it, an extra battery and charger. Lastly, it fits in my purse, and I don't carry a huge purse.

Only down side, it does take getting use to. It is a computer and not a simple point and shoot. But what a way to go!



3 out of 5 stars Disappointing for the price   August 14, 2006
Online Consumer (Miami FL USA)
13 out of 20 found this review helpful

It was a gift that didn't work out.

Plus side: Compact size and megapixels were the selling points for me.
1.Great size - compact. Fits in shirt pocket.
2.Clear pictures. Good color and sharpness.
3.Has great megapixels! More than ample.
4.Has lots of nice features.

Down side: 1.Unbalanced design. Fits in one hand, but wants to fall off to one side when in position to shoot. One hand operation is awkward. Can't hold it, zoom it, use feature buttons, and still maintain balance to shoot. Needs strap and awkward finger placements to help keep it level for one hand use.
2.Slow, sloow, slooow......!
3.Cumbersome download. Needs recharger dock to download pics. That wasn't obvious in the product description.
4.No viewfinder. That was not obvious in product description, either. Must rely only on screen display. Sometimes hard to use in bright light - I keep wishing I could check my line up through a lens. But that could be just from habit.

For the money, I would buy a different product the next time.





4 out of 5 stars Good Point & Shoot   November 16, 2006
S. Ostrander (waterbury, ct)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

I've owned this camera for a couple of months and love it. Good pictures, small enough to slip in a pocket. Has great learning tools built in for beginners.

You DO NOT need a dock to download pictures to your PC. All you need is the standard USB cable provided with the camera.

I agree there is some awkwardness in the design. It is easy to put your finger over the flash. Like a lot of the newer cameras, no manual view finder which is too bad. They come in handy in certain lighting conditions.



5 out of 5 stars HP R927 IS AWESOME!   April 10, 2007
C. Lewis (Chapel Hill, NC)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I very carefully researched the vast world of digital cameras before actually commiting to purchasing one for my upcoming trip to Europe. By far, for the money and features, this camera IS AWESOME!! 8.2 MGP and the HUGE screen is absolutely amazing and it takes WONDERFUL pictures. The ONLY downfall is that it charges only on a DOCK, (not just a cord) but the dock is small and VERY light, so it travels easily. That's it- everything else about it very cool. Onscreen finishing, effects, tinting, etc. I didn't need any sorts of bells or whistles as i have little camera experience, and with this its just point and shoot- and the extras aren't daunting in difficulty.
all in all, its a sweet camera at a sweet price!


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