Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart C215xi 1.3MP Digital Camera

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• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 4.9 x 3.2 inches ; 10.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000051YGN
• Item model number: 215xi
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,940 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The fully automatic C215 features a 1.3 megapixel CCD with 2x digital zoom--perfect for the Web or e-mailing photos to friends and family. Operation is completely intuitive with the camera's autofocus, autoexposure, and red-eye reduction, which are packaged in a simple point-and-shoot design. You can view your photos on the 1.8-inch color LCD monitor and then transfer them to your PC via USB from the included 4 MB CompactFlash card. Please note that a USB port or card reader is required for this camera. Adobe's PhotoDeluxe Business Edition software is included.

Product Description
HP Photosmart 215xi digital camera takes high-quality photos and allows immediate viewing on the camera or on a computer. Transfer photos to the computer for use in creative projects or for sharing photos with friends, family, or business associates on the Internet, via email, or by disk. The camera comes with software for editing, storing, and printing photos. Transferring and printing one or more copies of photos is possible depending on the capabilities of the printer.Photosmart 215xi features point and shoot user interface and real image viewfinder. It has image LCD (1.8" liquid crystal display) for previewing and reviewing photos, and status LCD for displaying information about the camera, about selected settings, and about any problems. The camera is provided with LEDs for viewfinder and self-timer functions, and capability to interface with PC-compatible computers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, but a battery hog!, January 11, 2001

By	Doug Pocius (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The HP C215 is a dirt-simple camera to use. The software install under Win98 was a snap, and the comination knob/button function control on the camera is a real slick idea. However, the camera is a real battery hog! You might get 2 dozen pix on a set of 4 AAs, and that's if you use the viewfinder instead of the LCD. HP is not real 'consumer-friendly' with this, either. They state explicitly that using rechargeable batteries *will* damage the camera and void the warranty! Their approved AC adapter runs ..., so saving batteries while downloading is expensive, too. Lots of helpful discussion on [HP's user forum]...

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars My Results....., June 30, 2001

By	Junior Harris (Windsor, Ct. USA) - See all my reviews

Hi....bought my camera 3 months ago ---first the "Goods"....The camera takes excellent photos...indoors and out.I print up 8x10s and they come out great! The Flash is excellent...Photo's come out at the 20 ft. range! That was surprising for a lower end camera!The downloads are quick and great! Now the "Horribles" Battery consumption is terrible! Everytime you click a button on the camera----remember to turn it off right away!(Very Inconvient) Now....the "Bomb" !! HP Techs...are you listening?? What you see is NOT what you get with the Optical Viewfinder!! Have lost many a good shot --- chopped off heads etc. Haven't you designers ever heard of parellex correction for this camera?? Im sure its called that. I have to aim the camera upwards every time i take a shot to get the whole photo without cut-offs! My daughter's [price]dig. camera at least frames the subject properly! Very Inconvient! Now lets get to that Shutter! Too slow and unpredictable! The Smiles have disappeared... The dog has dropped his bone...the kid has took his hand out of the Pie....and that Lady at the beach has quit picking sand out of her bathing suit! All good shots lost because the Shutter hesitates! Lets hear it...HP..I know you can do a better Job!! Aren't these camera's tested?? The LCD Viewfinder is also terrible in daylight! So...People...if you can put up with the above...it is an excellent camera to have. Minus 2 stars for Optical Viewfinder and Shutter!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For $200, this puppy is a STEAL., January 25, 2001

By	ad_crumenam "ad_crumenam" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

I use my digital camera to photograph nonsensical things to add to my website, and also for snapshots. I have not printed anything on photo paper yet, but the quality of the shots I have taken so far is OUTSTANDING. I passed the files around the office to our jaded technophiliacs who were floored when I told them that this camera only cost $200. It takes better photos than theirs, and theirs cost three times what mine did.