Customer Reviews

Polaroid PDC-3070 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera

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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.

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.

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.

This camera is really crappy. The only good thing about it is that it works, and it's kind of cute (despite being large).

The pictures are grainy and fuzzy and very poor quality. The flash sucks so I never use it - and in turn I can only take photos outdoors on a sunny day, because all the photos I take indoors turn out dark and orange, no matter HOW well the room is lit.

You have to press the power button REALLY hard to get it to turn on. Also, the battery compartment is poorly designed, and if it is touched when the camera is on, the camera will turn off! It's very annoying!! Not to mention it eats up batteries like there is no tommorow. I could dismiss the awful battery life if it took mind-blowing photos, but it doesn't (FAR, FAR from it.)

To sum it up:
Don't buy it. Seriously.

This camera is by far the worst camera I have ever had. The flash is way way way too bright. I had to rig the flash to get it dimmer. The shutter has some type of delay. If you want a camera to get a quick picture of your kids when they are doing something cute, steer clear of this one! You get what you pay for!

It does everything, but you need a PC to playback the sound with the video recording. Audio and video recording is easy. Can be used as PC cam. It is not too small so easy to hold and shoot, but light and nicely designed for the hand and for travel. Can easily switch between functions, delete images, safeguard images, work with images and flash. My photo tech said the photos look arty and professional at times. You can get many different effects by changing settings, which is easy to do. Can insert a SD card for huge number of photos on the road. Takes low light very well, even without flash. Auto features. I used it for 2 years and have some really fine and unique images. The downside: It can be touchy with lighting situations. Take care to avoid solarized images. Sometimes psychedelic looking poster images. Some people really like its color saturation. Have to set it for best pictures, even though it has easy auto settings, including auto flash. You can have lots of fun with it, but if all you want is snapshots, this is still worth the money until you can afford something over one hundred dollars. It does not eat up batteries the way higher end cameras do. Uses four triple AAA batteries. Very inexpensive to use. Dramatic non-flash pictures are possible.

I also received this for Christmas, and I was pleasently surprised. It has a lot of features that one would not expect from a camera in this price range (Free-Christmas Present), and if I had to buy it, a lower price would have been nicer. It takes a little getting use to, but after a short while, and reading the manual that came with it, it became a snap. I think one issue is, that the auto flash did delay operations at times, but there are other options that would solve that problem. Also, greater detail would be acheived if you used an increase in the resolutions. I also found that not using the flash, even if you were borderline on whether to use it or not, and then using the Photo Impression software, you can end up with some really great photos. The key is patience. It was a fine gift, and with the memory card, you can take tons of great pictures. So, all in all, I feel it did a good job at what it was suppose to do, and it's light weight made it even easier to carry around. The only down-side is that if you have big hands, then it becomes a little awkward.

I'm so upset that I paid 70 bucks for it...it's not worth it. There are not enough features, the voice record doesn't work, and you can only capture images when they are standing still. You cannot catch anythign while it is in action or else the picture will come out blurry. Every time I took a pic with it, I had to adjust the lighting on my computer. The price is ridiculous and I would recommending everyone to save their money.

This is a nice camera. It's a great gift for anyone. It fits in most cases you can find. It's light and portable. Overall it's a great buy!

I am not a professional photographer, or anything that resembles one, I am a mom that wants to take photos of everyday memories...this is a horrible camera for that. Or anything for that matter...THE FLASH IS WAAAAYYYY TOO BRIGHT. There is no way to change it, and I have absolutely never taken a good photo with this camera. It's awful & I do not recommend this camera for anyone, not even teenagers or children.