Toshiba PDR-M4 2.14MP Digital Camera

by Toshiba

Product Details

Product Manual [2.85mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 4.4 x 2.7 inches ; 10.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00001ZUOX
• Item model number: PDR-M4
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,125 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 25, 2000

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

274 of 274 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Balance between Quality and Ease of Use, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba PDR-M4 2.14MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I have a B.S. in Photography and have turned my nose up at most cameras in the less than 2 million pixel range. As the 2 megapixel camera prices have dropped, I started taking note. This one has an excellent price to performance ratio. I looked for a camera with High Quality, low cost, very simple to use, and flexible storage and transfer features. This camera has it all. I especially like to take pictures in natural light with the flash turned off, as it has an excellent meter and great color range. Sometimes it favors the flesh tones in the same way that Kodachrome did in the good old days. The USB transfer is EXCEPTIONAL, plug in the camera and with one touch it transfers and erases at the same time. Very fast transfer with 16 high quality (one mb) images transferring in about thirty seconds. I was used to a much slower transfer rate and this camera really makes it easy/fast to download from. The pictures speak for themselves if you have a decent printer, like an Epson with 1440 dpi quality, it makes excellent 8 x 10 inch prints. Hard to tell from film. A 16 mb smart card holds about 18 high quality pictures. Great overall!

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Camera Value, December 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba PDR-M4 2.14MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I did alot of shopping around before purchasing the Toshiba PDR-M4. The two selling points were the 2.1 Mega Pixels, which is about as high as they come, and the incredibly fast upload time (almost instant on USB). Other good features include a good software program, an AC adaptor, and a TV input jack (which is real cool). With other cameras with slow upload (like the popular Olympus D-340R), you have to shell out about $ for a floppy adaptor or $ for an external port which reads Smart Memory cards unless you want to wait minute after minute. Finally, the Toshiba camera is perfectly user friendly. You would have to be an idiot to not be able to work it. The instruction manual is helpful and clear. It takes good pictures as far as I can tell (I have no B.S. in photography). The guy at Wolf Camera said it was his favorite camera, too, and he seemed to know about them all. Note: I got mine for $. You should try to match that price.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great All-Around Camera, October 12, 2000

By 

James P. Campbell (Lake Mary, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba PDR-M4 2.14MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I have owned this camera for about a year and WOW! I have taken spectacular shots from airplane windows, incredible close-ups, and under a real range of lighting conditions. The camera recycles very quickly from shot to shot, and is small enough to fit easily into your pocket. Resolution is excellent and the camera uses the SmartMedia and its batteries sparingly. I would recommend this camera to anyone, especially when you consider the price for a 2.1 Megapixel camera!