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HP PhotoSmart 945 5.3MP Digital Camera w/ 8x Optical Zoom
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Avg. Rating: 3.2 of 5 stars (based on 5 reviews)
$399.99 from 1 store
The HP PhotoSmart 945, featuring an 8x optical zoom lens and a 7x digital zoom (for 56x total), is one of the … Read more
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Product Description
HP PhotoSmart 945 5.3MP Digital Camera w/ 8x Optical Zoom
Description
The HP PhotoSmart 945, featuring an 8x optical zoom lens and a 7x digital zoom (for 56x total), is one of the most affordable "big zoom, big megapixel" digital cameras on the market. Geared for the advanced amateur, it features a 5.3-megapixel resolution, advanced photo features, and a wide variety of manual controls. But it also has such automatic features as an on-camera wizard for getting the best shot, direct printing, and HP's Instant Share.

Optics and Resolution
With its 5.3-megapixel resolution, you can snap bright, detailed images with the PhotoSmart 945 that can be enlarged to poster size. It features two resolution options: 2608 x 1952 (5 MP) and 1296 x 976 (1 MP). The Fuji Photo lens has an 8x optical zoom that's coupled with a 7x digital zoom for a 56x total zoom. It has a focal range of 7.6-61mm (35 mm equivalent: 37-300mm).

Movie Mode
In addition to taking still photos, the PhotoSmart 945 can also record up to 60-second movie clips with sound at a 288 x 208 pixel resolution. The QuickTime Motion JPEG format offers a limited resolution, which is great for capturing a short movie that can be e-mailed to friends and family, but is no replacement for a true camcorder.

More Features
The 945 also includes HP's new, exclusive Adaptive Lighting technology, which balances brightness relationships between bright and dark areas in a photo, preserving gentle contrasts but compressing harsh contrasts. With clear and easy to use "low", "high" and "off" settings, the camera automatically balances shots by lightening specific areas within a photograph.

HP's on-camera help allows you to access quick and clear guidance on how to take the best picture with the HP PhotoSmart 945 digital camera's wide ranging functions. In addition, its enhanced manual controls allow concurrent photos to be taken through "burst" mode without having to wait for the camera to prepare before each shot. Other available creative controls include aperture, ISO, shutter speed, exposure, white balance, color and sharpness

With HP's Instant Share feature, you can customize your camera with e-mail aliases and distribution lists of your family and friends. For each picture, you can designate up to 14 destinations, including e-mail addresses, compatible printers, and more.

Other features include:

  • Large 2-inch LCD monitor
  • Built-in flash with auto, on, off, night, and red-eye reduction modes
  • Print photos directly to select HP PhotoSmart printers and all-in-one devices via include USB cable
Optional Camera Dock
The PhotoSmart 945 is also compatible with the HP PhotoSmart 8881digital camera dock, which enables you to easily transfer images to your PC or charge a set of included rechargeable batteries. Cutting down on desktop clutter, this convenient remote-controlled device enables you to easily transfer image files to your PC, print photos, or even view images on TV--all in one easy step

Storage and Transfer
The PhotoSmart 945 is compatible with Secure Digital (SD) MultiMedia (MMC) memory cards; a 32 MB SD card is included. When shooting in Best mode (2608 x 1952), you can store 11 images on the included memory card. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.

Power and Size
The camera is powered by 4 AA batteries (alkalines included, rechargeables recommended). It measures 4.84 by 3.35 by 3.35 inches and weighs 13.7 ounces excluding the batteries or 15.7 ounces when loaded with batteries.

What's In The Box
This package includes the HP PhotoSmart 945 digital camera, 32 MB SD memory card, neck strap, 4 AA alkaline batteries, USB cable for camera to PC, USB cable for camera to printer, and dock insert for use with optional HP PhotoSmart 8881 Camera Dock. It also comes with a CD-ROM featuring HP Photo & Imaging software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh and ArcSoft Funhouse.


Product Description
5-megapixel effective recording * 8X optical/7X digital zoom (56X total) * JPEG resolution options: 2608 x 1952; 1296 x 976 * 2" color LCD viewscreen * LCD viewfinder * auto and manual focus * macro focus mode (for in-focus close-ups): up to 4 inches from subject * Movie Mode with sound (capture up to 1-minute clips) * exposure control: -3EV to +3EV in 1/3EV steps * variable ISO (sensitivity) * shooting modes, including aperture and shutter speed priority * white balance settings * shutter speed (16 - 1/2000 sec) * Adaptive Lighting Technology automatically balances brightness and contrast for optimum detail * built-in pop-up flash * USB interface (1.1) * NTSC/PAL A/V output (cable not included) * 4-7/8"W x 3-3/8"H x 3-3/8"D * weight: 9.6 oz. (without batteries and media) * warranty: 1 year
Customer Reviews
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5 of 5 stars  AWESOME CAMERA
Thursday, May 12, 2005
I absolutely LOVE this camera. I have read the other reviews and was kind of worried (I read them AFTER I ordered it). Yes it is true that you can get blurry pictures if you take pictures inside with no flash, BUT my husbands expensive 35 mm camera does the same thing AND you don't know what they look like until the film gets devloped. My daughter dances in dance competitions, and they will not allow flash photography. I STILL got awsome pictures of her on stage. Dark audience and stage lit, sure some were blurry, but that is what you have a delete button for. Most of the ones I took of her onstage were GREAT. clear, close up (the zoom is awsome) My other daughter plays hockey and the pictures I get of her, even while playing are great! As far as the quality on the pictures with the flash/outdoors, this is the best pictures I have gotten from a camera. I get so many compliments on the quality pictures. They are so impressed when I show them. I would recommend this for sure.

0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5 of 5 stars  why pay 300? get it fro FREE
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
nice camera that you can get here http://www.cameras4free.com/default.aspx?r=345693 thanks for read

6 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1 of 5 stars  What a nightmare!
Friday, February 25, 2005
After a fair amount of research, I purchased this camera thinking it would be a good buy. The first time I used it after the 15 hours it takes for the dock to charge the batteries(!), it quit and locked up.

When I finally got through to a PERSON at HP tech support, I was told the camera was defective/defunct. Tech support said a "replacement" was available--but not a new camera---a refurb. When I said this was unacceptable, I was told that I would not get a new camera from HP, and "the warranty clearly states that replacement products can be refurbs." *How convenient for HP that I never had access to the warranty until I bought and opened the camera* When I asked for someone in customer service I was told my only options were to pursue a refund or exhange through Amazon, and to contact HP.com if I had a comment.

It has been extremely difficult to contact a person at Amazon to pursue the refund, but I think it's going to get taken care of *fingers crossed* And, by the way, kudos for the quick shipping--the camera arrived 2.5 days after I placed the order!

As for HP.com--they don't list a customer service phone number but after a long time in automated hell, I found their executive customer relations line: 800-756-0608 (option 7). As expected, they were about as helpful as the tech support people. I will NEVER buy another HP product again, and I certainly wouldn't advise anyone else to take a chance on them--they don't even attempt to back up their product, and they could care less about customer service. If ZERO stars were an option, I'd have chosen that.

4 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4 of 5 stars  Awesome image quality, a little slow but manageable.
Saturday, February 05, 2005
I've had this camera for about 3 months now, and while I agree with other reviewers that it can be a bit slow and you sometimes have to have a steady hand, I've gotten fairly used to using it and love it now. The bottom line is can it take great quality images, and the answer is yes, I love the quality. And the 8X optical, 56X total zoom is great too. I'd highly recommend this camera. A quick tip: when shooting indoors you should bias towards almost always using the flash, otherwise your images might be blurry (they look great when you use the flash). Outdoors when its sunny, there is no need for the flash and the shooting is quick and not blurry.

6 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1 of 5 stars  Photosmart 945 is unreliable.
Sunday, January 09, 2005
I have owned this camera for a year and it has malfunctioned twice requiring it to be replaced with a refurbished camera. It's autofocus function does not take clear pictures consistently. My son's Canon takes much better pitures. I would not recommend this camera to anyone.

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