Polaroid PDC-3070 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera

by Polaroid

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 1 x 3 inches ; 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: B0002Y92O4
• Item model number: PDC-3070
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,280 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 3, 2004

Product Description

3. 2 Mega Pixel CCD. 2048 x 1536 resolution. Fixed focus. Auto or manual exposure. 3x digital zoom. Flash. 1. 5" LCD display. 8MB internal memory. SD card slot. Video mode. Mac OS 9. 2 - OS X and Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Actually too expensive for what it is., February 2, 2006

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Obsessive shopper (Richfield, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polaroid PDC-3070 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera (Electronics)

I know this is one of the cheapest digital cameras you can buy. I got it on clearance at Target when it was really marked down. And I'm not picky about cameras. I always used to use $15 film cameras. But this camera is really not worth anything.

As soon as I opened the package I knew something was wrong. It's really light and plastic-feeling, like a toy. I shot a few pictures at the highest quality setting, from up close and at distance, with and without flash. When I downloaded them to my computer I was shocked at how bad they looked. Although this camera says it's 3.2 megapixels, I have to say I've seen photos of this quality from free webcams. The colors are all wrong and skin tones come out an unapealing yellow. The images are grainy. Without the flash, backgrounds are heavily shadowed. With the flash, the whole picture is white. In short, there was no way I could have used any of the pictures for any purpose at all.

I'm returning it tomorrow because I think it's a total ripoff, even at the clearance price. How much would I pay? I don't know, but the old, cheap, film cameras I used to buy are still much more useful than this thing. So you figure it out.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars cheap-o camera, January 30, 2005

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Sarah (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polaroid PDC-3070 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera (Electronics)

If you arent looking for anything great and you dont wanna spend a lot of money, buy this camera. But if you're looking for very good picture quality and camera reliability, don't. I got this camera for Christmas and although it wasnt the one I wanted I decided to keep it. First off, the flash is entirely too bright in low light settings and you're faced with washed out faces and poor color quality, I thought maybe there was a way to change it but I have been trying for over a month now with no luck. Second, the LCD screen is non existant unless you are in a very well lit room. Also, if you have the flash on you very rarely are able to take a picture with one touch of the shutter button, most of the time I'd have to push it 10 times or more before it would finally take the picture, which is not very fun when you are tryin to be quick about it or your picture subject is moving (cats, people, etc.) Overall I would recommend NOT to buy this camera. I'm not saying its the worst thing out there but you could spend 10 extra dollars and get the Kodax Easy Share. I'm planning on returning this waste of money and getting one myself because its a much better camera and the picture quality is awesome.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For kids only, March 29, 2005

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James P. Rieker (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid PDC-3070 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera (Electronics)

Okay, I only spent $23 on this (clearance at CVS), so I cannot complain too much. The picture quality suffers under all but the best lighting conditions. Putting some kind of filter over the strobe (I used Scotch tape and copy paper) produced some acceptable flash pix, but most of the objects in the center of the photo were washed out. The fun comes when you hand it to your seven year old taking little video clips (with sound at 10 fps). Shutter lag is substantial. None of my photos are sharp, and the colors can only be made pleasing by correcting in Photoshop. The LCD is small but reasonable. Battery life is okay. The pictures simply cannot compare to my Olympus D550, which is FAR superior with the same number of pixels.