Customer Reviews

HP Photosmart 428 GoGo Photo Studio (M517 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom & Photosmart 420 4x6 Photo Printer)

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I previously owned a Canon Powershot A100, and I am so much happier with the HP Photosmart M517! This camera is ideal for novice photographers and experts alike! The user's manual is very easy to follow and understand, and the camera functions are extremely simple to use. I am very pleased with the picture quality, and had gorgeous pictures even on the very lowest image quality settings! This camera is worth every penny I paid for it, and I'd highly recommend it! It's definitely a superb quality camera!

I am a Grandma and not very adept at figuring out new fangled cameras expecially with printers. The printer is VERY easy to use and it's been nice when grandkids and friends come to our vacation house-we take many pictures and can send relatives and friends home with as many photos as they want. No going to the store to get them developed! A wonderful advantage to this camera/printer set! The printer has an included electric cord, or you can purchase a battery to run the printer without electricity. This camera takes several different quality photos depending what you set the "MPs" at. Even I learned how to set the MPs! The greater the "MPs," the clearer resolution of your photo. This model M517 goes from 3MPs to 5.2MPs, but I found that the lower MPs take VERY acceptable quality pictures. The higher the MPs, the less pictures your camera memory will hold before you'll need to delete some if you want to take more photos. So I purchased a 1GB memory card that can store several HUNDRED photos even on the clearest resolution. This is wonderful for vacations, weddings, etc.! It is very easy to delete "red eyes" in your photos before printing them and you can also "crop" the photos if you want a closer-up photo. The only "con" I have is that the rechargeable batteries do not last long-a few days depending on how often you have the camera on. The camera batteries are recharged when you "dock" (set the)the camera on the printer. I purchased a 4 pack of NiMH rechargeable batteries so I could always have spares on hand. The recharger charges the camera batteries in ONE HOUR. Charging batteries when the camera is docked on the printer takes several hours to do. The whole package has what you need to start taking pictures immediately-even ink and photo paper. Cables to connect to a computer and to a TV to view photos are all included. All in all, this Grandma is VERY satisfied with my new Photo Studio!

I got this camera a few days ago and I must say that I am very, very satisfied. The price is great for a 5 megapixel, it is easy to use, very user-friendly. Its size is perfect: very small. The 2" screen is wonderful and the pictures this camera takes are surprisingly good. It comes with an internal 32 Mb memory, but I got a 1 Gb SD memory card. This memory card can store 618 pictures(5 megapixel) and more than 300 pictures at 5 megapixel best mode. It also comes with a rechargeable NiMH battery and an AC adapter to recharge it. I think HP should also include in the whole package a case for the camera, once there is none in the box. Finally, I am not sorry at all for having bought it...

Easy to use and takes great pictures. You can edit on the printer or use a PC and the included HP Image Zone software for more advanced editing. Camera has all the features a casual user would need plus a few I'll probably never use. Printer produces excellent quality 4 x 6 prints. Printer is small enough to take on trips so you can have prints immediately. Can also show pictures and videos on a TV.

Wrist strap was missing from the box but HP had one delivered 3 days after I called Customer Support. I'd give this 5 stars were it not for battery problems. The rechargeable NiMH 'AA' batteries included will not hold a charge. They're rated for 150 shots but discharge within a day. I'm going to replace them with non-rechargeable lithium batteries, which are rated for 300 shots.

Overall an excellent camera and printer. I recommended it for anyone wanting a digital "point & shoot" camera.

I purchased this camera-printer set for my husband about a year ago. It's performed very nicely over the last 8 months. The only thing is that taking close-ups can be a little bit tricky and the battery life seems very short between charges. Otherwise, I would buy it again.

This camera is best among its class. The LCD displace is so brigh and high resolution. All buttons are very well organized so easy to use. Special flash recycle so fast and strong makes the shooting indoor and dark area an experience. The software menu is so easy to reach. I got SLR Pentax Digital Camera before, but can't tell the difference in picture quality.

I bought this digital camera as my first one for my birthday and I'm sastisfied. The camera's price was 179$ CDN (~ 159$ USD) at The Source by Circuit City. The box included Ni-Mh batteries so, I didn't have to buy them for now. What I didn't like, it's that the camera can't start with my Pure Energy Alkaline Batteries...

I bought a 256Mb SD card (19.99$ CDN at the upper shop. ^^) and you can take ~ 155 photos at normal 5 mpx and ~99 while on optimal 5 mpx.

I shot, zoomed filmed, etc. around 40 photos and the batteries lost a bit of their energy. (At first, the pointer was on the 1st "O" of GOOD and then it went between "G" and "O")

Pros:
- Good pictures
- Love doing macro pictures :)

Cons:
- Bad video quality (well, duh! It's not a camera recorder.)
- Doesn't take normal alkalines batteries

I never got a digital camera before, but it gives the features I needed.

This camera hasn't given me any problems. Some have complained of low battery life, but that is due to using regular batteries. I use the rechargeable camera batteries for days at a time without recharging. I am still playing around with the printer, but my first test print was good.

I purchased this camera printer combo for my daughter's 16th birthday. The price was unbeatable. The camera has a ton of features, and the pictures are beautiful, and crystal clear. The printer is tiny and portable, great for a teenager, and it hooks up easily to the TV to view/edit/print the photos. She was able to print pictures of her party for her friends to take home with them.
Great camera and printer for the price! And Amazon customer service is first rate! Shipping was super, super fast and when I needed help with a rebate for this item, customer service was very efficient and polite. A+!

Only one problem at installation and it was solved quickly with there online messenger service.

A very good everyday camera that is compact and quick and easy to use. Features you use a lot like action, red eye flash etc are easy and quick to use. Software for transfering to computer works very well. Can carry it in a shirt pocket and I like the automatic lens cover.