HP 715 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [5.32mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2.9 x 5 x 2.4 inches ; 11 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005OUJV
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,615 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 20, 2001

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera!, December 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: HP 715 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

The combination of camera, picture quality, and software is great! There is a choice of 3 picture quality levels, with the lowest quality best for e-mails and web sites and the higher levels best for printing. However, even the the lowest quality prints extremely well to 4 by 6 inch photo paper. Outdoor pictures are especially sharp and seem to up there with 35 mm SLR photos. Shooting indoors with the flash is a bit trickier, and I have used editing software (Adobe Photoshop Elements) to improve some of my indoor shots. I have downloaded to my PC using both both Windows 98 and XP, and the bundled software works great with either OS, and places the photos in a dated folder. The camera has a very nice feel, and appears to be very well built. Its primary drawback is the lack of manual controls; everything is automatic. But for a point and shoot type of camera, it cannot be beat!

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Camera, April 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: HP 715 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

You absolutely can not go wrong with this camera. If you're looking for a pure point and click camera, this is the one for you. Set-up is extremely easy and the user manual is very well written. Also, the included software is very easy to use. The one recommendation I would make would be for you to decline the free 32mb Compact Flash Card and opt for the credit towards a higher capacity one (if offered). At the highest resolution setting, a 40mb card will yield 25 pictures. The highest setting on a 128mb card gives you 81.

115 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the best digital camera in it's class, October 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: HP 715 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

This is the greatest digital camera I have ever used! It took trying six other cameras to finally choose this gem. I am very picky about my photographs. I want perfection, anything else is a waste of my time. This camera is ergonomically very comfortable to hold and use. Once it is in your hand, it feels like it is there to stay. It's a little heavier than other digital cameras I've used. It feels more like a film camera.The HP Photosmart 715 is very sturdy. It is very easy on the eyes as well, it is sophisticated, yet simple, bearing a close resemblance to it's 35 mm cousin. The camera is point and shoot, it automatically adjusts for every lighting situation perfectly. The photo quality is absolutely breath taking! You do not miss a single detail with this camera. The results are better than anything I've ever accomplished with film. With a 3X optical zoom, there is no way you can go wrong on this one. There is not a single thing I do not like about this camera. It is PERFECT!