Polaroid CIM-1237R 12 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, Red

by Polaroid

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• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1 x 2.4 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003E47FWU
• Item model number: CIM-1237R
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #48 in Camera & Photo > Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Polaroid i1237 Get all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a professional camera, with the easy-to-use point-and-shoot i1237 twelve megapixels digital camera from Polaroid. With a 3x optical and 4x digital zoom, you'll get closer to the action than ever before. Use the huge 2.7-inch color LCD screen to preview images before you shoot, letting you frame your subject for perfect photos every time. The audio tag lets you put names with faces when you're capturing memories at a family reunion or wedding. You can take video clips with audio, and the 32MB built-in storage is expandable with SD/SDHC cards for complete photo storage. Get ready to take your photography to the next level.
	Polaroid PoGo™ Compatibility Polaroid digital cameras make printing to the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer easy. A customized user interface makes printing as effortless as connect, select, and print. Anti-Shake Image Stabilization Getting a crystal-clear picture is easy, even when you have a shaky hand for shooting or when your subject won't stand still. This ingenious feature automatically adjusts to give you the steadiest, clearest photo possible. Face Tracking, Blink and Smile Detection These features recognize faces, eyes, and smiles in your photos. The locations of faces, eyes, and smiles are then used to confirm the appropriate location for focus and exposure detection, so your subjects are correctly focused even when they are off center, capture the eyes when not blinking, or smiles when just right.

Anti-Shake Face Tracking	Burst Mode Catch every movement with this quick-snap feature. When in burst mode, depressing the shutter will automatically take 3 pictures in 1 shot, as not to miss any quick movement, perfect to be printed and made into a flip book. Features Still image compression in JPEG Takes video clips with audio Audio tag lets you tag audio to any image AV output SD/SDHC compatible for expanded memory 30 scene modes for customized images Dynamic contrast enhancer Off/auto/fill flash Auto white balance settings Anti-shake image stabilization Face tracking for perfect faces in your pictures Smile and blink detection In-camera red-eye removal Electronic self-timer PictBridge compatible Transfer images to PC via USB cable PC and Mac compatible Powered by two AAA batteries	Burst Mode
Accessories Included USB cable Photo editing software on CD-ROM Specifications 12.0 megapixel resolution 2.7-inch bright color TFT LCD for previewing images before you shoot 3x optical zoom 5x digital zoom ISO rating: Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 32MB built-in storage

Product Description

Get all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a professional camera, in this easy-to-use point-and-shoot i1237 12 Megapixel Digital Camera from Polaroid. With a 3x optical and 5x digital zoom, you'll get closer to the action than ever before. And you can use the huge 2.7" color LCD screen to preview images before you shoot, letting you frame your subject for perfect photos every time. The audio tag lets you put names with faces when you're capturing memories at a family reunion or wedding. Also lets you take video clips with audio, and the 16MB built-in storage is expandable with SD cards for complete photo storage. Shoot manually or choose from 15 scene modes for customized images. Get yours today and take your photography to the next level!

Customer Reviews

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83 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive quality, December 21, 2010

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D. Spinella "DaculaDom" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid CIM-1237R 12 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, Red (Electronics)

Although this camera has a few quirks, after a brief introductory period and the purchase of an SD card, my wife loves it.

Why I bought it: This camera was a gift for my wife who has a very nice camera (a Sony about a half-step below a professional camera) which she uses most of the time. She wanted something small that she could stick in her pocket for those spur of the moment occasions that crop up at children's school parties and such. This camera fits the bill.

It easily fits into her pocket (either shirt or jeans), takes high quality photos, has numerous optional settings, and with an 8 GB SD card has room for over 2000 photos at the highest quality settings. It takes AA batteries, so there is no "I forgot to charge the camera" issues.

Quirks:
1) The first quirk is the way the camera reacts when its memory is full. This is simple to do if you don't buy an SD card immediately. The camera defaults to the highest MP setting (12) which allows about four or five photos on the camera memory. Then the camera displays a message saying that the memory is full. Ours also seemed to have a hiccup the first time it happened and we had to turn it off and turn it back on using the play button on the back of the camera. After this, the camera was fine.
2) The batteries. This camera uses AAs. I have heard arguments against this, but my wife and I prefer this feature. Our reasoning is simple: if the batteries run out, almost every store on the planet carries AAs. We can walk into any of them and buy more. You can't say the same if you forget or use all of a proprietary battery that is unique to a specific camera. For the eco-conscious, you can still use rechargeable batteries, they are just going to be rechargeable AAs.
3) Snap-time. I don't even know if that's a term, but it describes the issue fairly well. This camera takes a while to capture the photo. While this is a bit annoying, the wait seems in line with most of our friends' and families' cameras. I have only witnessed one camera not have this issue and I know for a fact that one cost over $3,000 (i.e. a bit out of our budget.)
NOTE: There may be a setting that changes this that we have not found yet.

Overall: we have had a very good experience so far with the camera. We are extremely hopeful that this will continue.

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, but not reliable, January 3, 2011

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This review is from: Polaroid CIM-1237R 12 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, Red (Electronics)

After reading mixed reviews, we chose to order this camera due to the low price and seemingly comparable quality to other 12mp cameras. After receiving it very promptly, it worked well for the first 2 days, as others mentioned and then decided to suddenly turn off with the lens stuck out. We tried changing the batteries and pushing the power button several times, but nothing worked. We set it down and hours later, the lens had retracted and it worked again. I told my daughter if it happened again we would return it. Within 12 hours it did exactly the same thing with the lens again stuck in an out position and no buttons would work. All of this is very sad because the picture quality is excellent. We were at my brother-in-law's wedding and lost a lot of shots because of the lack of dependability.

Hopefully Polaroid will address this issue, because if it weren't for the camera shutting down, I would highly recommend it! It isn't happening to everyone who buys it, since some of the reviews don't mention it, but enough that it is cause for concern...

Regarding the return, it was very simple and Amazon is paying the return shipping. I highly recommend ordering through Amazon!

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice for the money. Sharp pictures., December 11, 2010

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Breck A. Honeycutt "Luvfpitch" (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid CIM-1237R 12 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, Red (Electronics)

The pictures from this camera are very sharp and for the money can't be beat. This camera comes with software cd, 2 duracell ultra AA batteries, and usb cable. All that is needed is an SD card for picture storage. Night pictures with flash and anti-shake look very clear and detailed. Can't say enough about this camera's features along with Amazon's price of roughly $50.