Customer Reviews

HP iPAQ Photosmart Mobile 1.3 MP Digital Camera for iPAQ 1900, 2200, 3900, 4100, 5100, 5400 and 5500 Series

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is the first time I post a review because I am compelled to do so.

I bought this camera to use during the Christmas holidays. I tried to use it the first time to take a picture of the Christmas tree, all I saw was complete darkness. Then I realized that I needed more light. So I turned on all the lights in the house and it was still darkness. If you plan to use this camera indoor, please forget about it! No way.

It isn't that great outdoor neither. I took many pictures with the automatic exposure setting. It cannot handle anything with a bright background. It will just be VERY bright.

I tried to use it on the ski slopes. I think it is because of the cold temperature, the camera has to be reset often. To make the matter worse, the pictures turned out literally "twisted".

I can't belive a HP camera can have so many flaws. Very disappointing. Please don't buy one.

I have to agree with the "lousy" review. It seems to be a decent setup,but if you need a light more intense than any naturally available, what is the point? HP needs to get this fixed so it is much more sensitive to light and can operate with a faster "shutter" speed to prevent blur and also produce something other than an extremely dark picture. I wasn't looking for something that great with a 1.3 MP camera, but this was a total loss. Can you say Return Merchandise Authorization?

Camera is only usable outside in broad daylight. Trying anything inside your home/place of business and you'll have nothing but black on your screen.

I am returning the product and will probably try lifeview camera with flash to see if camera aperture allows more light in.

I was in rooms that were pretty well lit up...and viewfinder is dark as night.

Should never have been released as a product because of these flaws...and it doesn't have to be this way. Laptop usb cameras offer incredibly bright pictures in low light conditions.

For the price, this is a great addition for my iPAQ. I already have a nice digital camera that takes pictures in any setting. This is something I can carry around in my briefcase or my pocket for occasions when I need a quick snapshot. It's pretty much worthless in low light situations, but that's true for any low-end digital camera without a flash. Outdoors the pictures are just fine. They're perfect for email or other small requirements.

This worked great when I used it. It's been so long, but I remember it worked great! The only problem is that comparing it to anything recent or current technology its a piece of junk.

I was very impressed with it. It take stills and movie clips great and it so small. Great pocket p.c. add on .

The HP Photosmart Mobile Camera (part # FA185A) is the #1 swivel lens SDIO camera for the PocketPC. Actually, it's the *only* swivel lens SDIO camera for the PocketPC. (There's also the Veo 130S, but that's the same camera with a different name on the body.) The swivel lens gives this camera the edge among PocketPC devices because you can orient the lens backward, forward or straight up and still manage your photographic composition from your PocketPC screen.

My complaint now is that the last software/driver release from 2003 does not work with Windows Mobile 6 from 2007. So if there are any driver developers that want to write WM6 drivers for this camera, let me know! Otherwise, why doesn't HP come out with an upgraded swivel lens SDIO camera with better light sensitivity, real EXIF time/date stamps and a bigger megapixel count? This camera's been holding up the swivel lens SDIO flag on it's own for too long! Make room for more swivel lens cameras!

Not my style to write reviews.....but I'm so satisfied with this product that I must give kudos! Straight from the box into my IPAQ H2210 and started immediately taking high quality 1.3 mp pictures. Note that as a Nikon coolpix 3 meg. pix camera owner I was able to compare. Unit is surprisingly much smaller than it appears on Amazon's web-site. Nice case too. Very simple to operate, and the software is easy to understand.....plenty of handy features. T

The only reason why I can't rate this 5 stars: it appears delicate and may not stand up to average bumps and knocks.....especially attached to the PDA via the SD card...guess that's the case with most PDA peripherals of this kind.

The conclusion: Go buy one......mine came from Amazon and absolutely no complaints here!