HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [1.19mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 4.4 x 2.7 inches ; 5.3 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: B000063EN0
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,612 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 1, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The HP Photosmart 120 combines point-and-shoot simplicity with the versatility of digital technology. You can view your photographs and video clips instantly on the "transflective" LCD screen (reflective outside, backlight indoors). It also enables quick and easy download to your PC, and offers great software with a host of features for sharing your special moments and memories.

The PS120 features a 2x digital zoom fixed-focus lens. It's powered by four AA batteries, and you can use optional NiMH rechargeable batteries. Save images to the internal 4 MB flash memory. The PS120 also includes a built-in CompactFlash card slot for adding extra memory.

The PS120 comes with a USB cable, user's guide, four AA batteries, HP photo-imaging software, and Hemera greeting-card software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent value, November 2, 2002

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Wally J (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

This is the second inexpensive HP camera I have used.
For still shots, the image quality is adequate to make moderate enlargements. Color saturation and hue are natural. The controls are simple and, if not intuitive, easily mastered. The included software manipulates photos adequately, but buyers should not expect too much digital magic. I like the HP drag and drop folder that automatically loads images to any of several pre-specified Internet sites for album sharing or ordering prints.
I do have complaints, but they are minor considering the price of the camera:
The quality of the avi video clips is low. Do not expect anything like camcorder images...more like Thomas Edison's first attempt.
The flash is finicky about distance--9' is the recommended maximum, but it washes out images closer than about 4'.
There is no protective lens cap. Clear glass protects the actual lens, but that cover is flush with camera case--too easy to smudge or scratch.
The fixed focus lens does not allow anything like a closeup. Of course, in some cases adequate images can be obtained by photographing at a high quality setting and then cropping the image with software.
Overall, the camera delivers good value.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Digital Camera!, August 11, 2002

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M.D.C. "The Franchise" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I dunno what kinda HP camera that other reviewer bought, but mine works like a dream. I had an old Argus [$$$] one and it basically is too picky on the lighting for my needs. I needed a flash, an inexpensive price, and optionally, an LCD. This camera gave me all of the above. The LCD is small, but it doesn't need to be all that big in the first place. It's USB 2.0 compatible, so you can plug it right to the computer. Another good thing about this camera and USB is the fact that the software included works directly with the camera to detect and automate the task of upload/view of images. Nice. Comes with ACDSee software for easy viewing/printing/sharing of images, plus gallery software if you do webpublishing. VERY nice. The digital zoom is nice, because you don't have to be close to an object to get a close representation. Quality is VERY good. Very little pixelation can be seen, and only if you scrutinize the picture.
With the base memory, you can get 54 pics at the lowest resolution which is still great quality. The LCD lets you zoom images, view up to 9 at once and pick one, and magnify. Also, you can take video VERY easily. With a 32 MB card, you can take up to 5 minutes of video. That is fantastic. This camera is a great value. Get it!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am not a eletronic wiz kid !!!, November 6, 2002

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sheryl fischbach (ARLINGTON, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

We got this 3 days before we left on our VC on our first cruise....so we had no idea how good it would do. We also took our regular camera along just incase....I bought a 32mb smartcard..so we could take lots of pixs...we were able to take over 100 pictures and we put batteries in the camera before we left home and never had to change the batteries our entire trip...the only problem was when out in the sunlight you could not see your LCD screen very well, so i just looked thru the view finder and snaped away...we really werent sure what we were getting.....but they are beautiful..all 100 turned out great....I was so happy with the results....best buy we have ever made and it was so easy to operate..I highly recommend this product....it was better then I ever could have hoped for , especailly for the price...thks Sheryl