Customer Reviews

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

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(30)

 

 

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.

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!

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.

I read the reviews before I ordered this camera, there were some good and bad, but the bad had me concerned, but I ordered it anyway and sure enough it dit just what the negative reviews said. It took one test picture and shut off and didn't come back on. It came with Duracel batteries so I thought they were pretty good batteries so surely that wasn't the problem, but it was. I bought Energizer Lithium batteries and the camera came right on and I've been taking pictures all day long. I also ordered a 4gb memory card along with the camera so I would have enough memory to take lots of pictures. So please don't be afraid to buy this camera, just be sure to have lithium batteries to put in it.

This camera can be a nice, inexpensive option for the casual user. I had read the reviews posted prior to purchase and wanted a backup to my two smartphone cameras (IPhone and IPod) for use when traveling. I installed the batteries with the camera and began taking some test shots. No sooner than my 4th or 5th shot, the camera stopped working. After replacing the batteries and installing an SD card, I tried again and the camera worked perfectly. Clearly, any buyer should begin use with a memory card (of any capacity) to allow for adequate storage and with fresh batteries.
The test pictures were printed using your basic (CVS) service and even with enlargement, I was moderately impressed with the quality of the print.
So the two steps a new user should follow are:
1. replace the batteries included with the camera with fresh high capacity batteries and
2. use a memory card immediately before use.

I bought this camera mainly to take pictures of my daughter. I wanted one that would take good clear photos without breaking the bank. This camera does that. the pictures are great and it's easy to use. it has some good features and settings. Battery life is great. I would highly recommend this camera, especially to parents.

It was unexpected when I started using the camera to find that it has many professional features. Unexpected because it's call a "Point and Shoot". But the list of features includes everything for fully automatic, to being able to adjust every photograph setting. I'll use the automatic setting for now, but being able to adjust things as needed will be useful.

I had high hopes for this camera when it arrived today, unfortunately for me the one that I ordered is crazy! The first few times I pressed the power button it would not turn on. After finally getting it to come on I tried taking pictures with it, during the first shot the camera cut off and I couldnt get it to come back on. The camera comes with 2AA duracell ultra batteries and the display showed that it was full when I got it to come back on. I wished I hadnt desired to save money since at the time there was another camera on sale for about twenty more bucks. I had found another of these when searching similar items that is about the same price but after checking targets(the seller) website for reviews I found one in which a reviewer had the exact same problem I am having and theirs ended up with the lens stuck out and useless after only one week, until I read that I had considered giving this one until my birthday at the beginning of the year to act right before returning it. I still may try the one from the different seller since maybe its possible I happened to buy one of the defective ones, fingers crossed because I have the pogo and thought another poloroid product would be the best paired with it. Finally got my 5 pics off the camera and I must say it does take excellent pics which is why I gave 2stars Switching to record mode for the first time is a bit tedious but once you have done it once you can press the scene button which brings up a mini menu where you can choose recent settings and it will be in that menu. Still sad I have to send it back

I don't write a lot of reviews, but this camera is so awful, I felt the need. It stopped turning on after 3 months of use. Polaroid won't allow it to be returned since I purchased it from an Amazon seller - not an authorized seller, they say.

What a piece of junk. My advice would be to not buy this camera or anything from Polaroid.

I recently bought this model of Polaroid for my daughter and it broke almost immediately. After searching online, it is a common malfunction. When I contacted Polaroid they said it would be under warranty for a year and had me go buy special batteries and try other stuff. When none of that worked they denied my warranty. I wont be trusting Polaroid for digital cameras or I will at least review the model THOROUGHLY online before purchasing.