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HP Photosmart M307 3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
 
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HP Photosmart M307 3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Technical Details

  • 3.2-megapixel sensor creates 2,080 x 1,544-pixel images for 4 x 6-inch prints and enlargements up to 8 x 10-inches
  • 3x optical plus 5x digital zoom (for 15x total)
  • 1.8-inch diagonal LCD; records MPEG-1, QVGA video; 7 shooting and 4 capture modes
  • Compatible with Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card (SD/MMC); includes 16 MB internal memory
  • Powered by 2 AA photo Lithium batteries; connects to PCs and Macs via USB
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 1.4 x 2.1 inches ; 4.8 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0002RQU6E
  • Item model number: M307
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,261 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: August 16, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With a sleek exterior and intuitive easy-to-use features, the 3.2-megapixel HP Photosmart M307 digital camera is small and light enough to take with you anywhere. The Photosmart M307 digital camera has an aluminum front and rubberized back and offers HPs Instant Share feature, which lets you preset the destination of individual images to either email or print directly as soon as the camera is connected to a PC or printer. It also features a 3x optical zoom, large 1.8-inch LCD, 16 MB of internal memory, and compatibility with Secure Digital memory cards.

Optics and Resolution
The Photosmart M307 has a 3.2-megapixel resolution for images up to 2048 x 1536 for print enlargements up to 11 x 17 inches. It also offers a 1280 x 960 (1MP) and 640 x 480 (VGA) pixel options. The autofocus 3x optical zoom lens (6-18mm; 40-111mm equivalent in 35mm photography) features a 5x digital zoom, for 15x total.

Movie and Audio Modes
In addition to capturing still images, the Photosmart M307 can also record video with sound that's limited only by the available memory (either internal or external memory card). Videos are captured at 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) at 30 frames per second (fps). You can also make voice recordings of up to 60 seconds.

More Features
With a metallic finish, asymmetric body styling, signature curves and "wave-style" fingergrip, as well as clear and natural controls, this digital camera provides convenience and comfort. Its large 1.8-inch color LCD screen has a high 130-pixel resolution and can be easily viewed even in outdoor conditions. The fast-shot mode ensures that no photo opportunities go to waste, with a rapid shutter lag for capturing all the action.

Storage and Transfer
The internal 16 MB memory can store eight images at the Best 3-megapixel setting (with each image approximately 1.6 MB). The camera also has a memory card slot that accepts Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMedia (MMC) cards.

HP Instant Share
HP Instant Share makes sharing, printing, and saving digital photos easy. With 34 programmable e-mail destinations, the user is able to share digital images with individuals or address lists straight from the camera. When the digital camera is later connected to a computer, either directly or via the optional camera dock, thumbnails of the selected photos are automatically sent to the pre-selected destination without burdening the recipient with large file attachments. E-mail recipients see thumbnails of the images in the body of the e-mail message, as well as a link to the web page where they can easily view, print, save, and upload the photos to online albums.

Power and Size
The camera is powered by two AA batteries; two photo lithium AA batteries are included, but NiMH rechargeable batteries are recommended for their longer life while shooting. The Photosmart M307 measures 1.4 x 4.3 x 2.1 inches and weighs 4.8 ounces.

What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Photosmart M307 digital camera, 2 AA photo lithium batteries, USB cables (for connecting to PC and to printer), wrist strap, CD-ROM with HP Image Zone software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh and American Greetings Create and Print Greeting Cards software.



Product Description

The HP Photosmart M307 digital camera features 3.2 MP resolution and 15x total zoom-3x optical, 5x digital. Perfect for the budding digital photographer, the big 1.8-inch high-resolution LCD screen displays photos and easy-to-understand menus-even in bright light. Easy-to-use on-camera manual controls allow you to override automatic functions to enhance your shots or add creative touches. Help wizards act as a guide. Snap and save your photos on 16 MB of internal memory-or use the SD/MMC memory card slot that supports cards as large as 512 MB! Easily print without a computer via USB cable or the camera's memory card (supports PictBridge for worry-free photo printing from all printers). Snap a shot and chose from a list of e.mail addresses, online albums or printers to send it to - all from the back of your camera HP instant share - sends selected photos by e.mail for you when you're connected to your PC without the burden of large attachments Docking capability - easily send photos to your PC using the optional HP Photosmart M-series dock Compatible with SD and MMC memory cards, up to 512 MB capacity Sutter speed - 2 to 1/2000 sec USB connectivity Power - 2 AA photo lithium or NiMH batteries, HP Photosmart 3.3V AC adapter Size - 1.4 x 4.3 x 2.1 Weight - 0.32 lbs. System requirements - USB-compatible PC with Windows 98 / ME / 200 / XP, Pentium III, Celeron or compatible CPU, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 or later, 128 MB RAM, 700 MB available disk space, SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color), CD-ROM drive, open USB port 1-year limited warranty

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars What a terrible camera, poor battery life, dismal photos, April 14, 2005
By M. Erb (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews
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The HP M307 digital camera looked very promising. It had a nice compact size, the controls were laid out very well and I liked the fact that it used standard AA batteries rather than a proprietary battery pack. My enthusiasm began to wane as soon as I started taking pictures with the camera.

After unboxing the camera, I chose to install some recently charged NIMH batteries that I had available. After taking only 5 or 6 photos, I got a low battery warning and the camera shut down. I was a little perplexed because I was pretty sure the batteries were fully charged. My other point and shoot digital camera, a Canon using 4 AA batteries lasts a very very long time before needing battery replacement. Nonetheless, I recharged the batteries and the next day, reinstalled the definitely fully charged batteries. After taking about 25 photos, the batteries were depleted again. I should mention that I was not using the LCD to view the photos which would have contributed to faster battery drain. The battery drain was just from using the camera to take photos.

The software that is provided with the camera is virtually worthless on a Macintosh computer. I had a lot of trouble getting any of the software to work as advertised. Finally I gave up with the HP software and used iPhoto to upload, view and manipulate the images. And the images needed a lot of manipulation because virtually every single "people" picture where the flash fired, the eyes had "red-eye". In all fairness, this is quite common to all small cameras where the flash is so close to the lens. Red-eye is caused by the flash reflecting out of the eyes of the person you are taking the picture of. The closer the flash is to the lens, the worse the red-eye will be. This is why professional cameras usually have flash units that are well above the lens.

The camera has a scant amount of built-in memory. So little that it might as well not have any at all. But in a pinch, you can take a few pictures without any other memory card. But you will certainly want to buy a larger capacity
SD card for the camera. It would have been nice if HP had included a SD card, but alas they did not.

The camera was easy to learn how to use. The buttons were logically placed and intuitive to operate. The on-off button was difficult to grasp though and I constantly had trouble trying to turn the camera on or off because the button was fairly smooth and it was not easy to get enough friction on it to operate it.

The camera was advertised as having audio annotation which really appealed to me. How cool it would be to attach a short audio file to a photo to describe the circumstances under which the photo was taken. Unfortunately this feature only works if you use the HP software which was basically useless.

Another problem I had with the camera was the extremely poor audio quality of the sound in movie mode. It is a great feature to be able to take movies with the camera, but the audio in the movie was very poor quality with an obnoxious buzz and whine throughout the entire audio portion of the movie.

Another huge oversight in the design of this camera was the failure to include a video output jack to enable you to view the camera photos on a television set.

The little flap of plastic which covers the USB port would never stay closed and was always flopping around. I'm surprised it hasn't broken off yet, but I'm sure it will eventually.

I can not recommend this camera to anyone. There are many other far superior digital cameras out there these days. I'd recommend looking at the Canon A75...an excellent camera with better features, far superior battery life and a much better overall fit and finish.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Quality Camera, July 31, 2005
Pros: This is is a very good digital starter camera. It is relatively cheap and easy to use, in fact my 11 year old set it up right out of the box. Being a digital camera rookie, I found that if I left all the settings on AUTO my pictures turned out fantastic.

Cons: To save on battery life the camera will turn off by itself (there might be a setting to change this) and when the battery life gets low, some of the functions will not work (like zoom, and lens will not go back into camera when shut off), also the internal memeroy is extremely small, you only get about 7 great quality pics.

To allieviate the above problems invest in a large SD card (like a 256mb and you can get over 200 pics) and some quality lithium batteries (I've taken over 200 pics with the same set of batteries and no probs)!!!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Digital Camera, July 31, 2005
This is great little starter camera for digital rookies like myself. It has a very user friendly menu and help screens if you're not sure what the functions are. Battery life does suck, but only if you use Nimh AA batteries, invest in some lithiums, it will make all the difference in the world. I've taken over 200 pics with Energizer AA lithium batteries and I haven't had a low battery prompt yet. Get a high memory SD card and you're all set.

I found that I got the best pics by keeping the settings on AUTO. I also have a HP computer, I just stick my SD card in the card slot on the front of my tower and I can print my pics from my computer. How simple is that??? I wanted a camera with higher megs so I upgraded to a M417, but the M307 is still a quality camera for the price.

PS. If you use Nimh batteries and the battery life gets low, the camera will start functioning strangely (it won't zoom, or shut down, or retract the lens when power is off)!!
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