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HP PS320 2MP Digital Camera w/ Free $50 Accessory Kit - $97.88

Yeah, does anyone have this camera? I would like to get it, seems like a good deal, but I want to know if it's any good. PM me if you want
 
Damn it, just got a used 315+128M stick off ebay for $130.

I like the PS series, bought the 215 for a friend. I didn't go for the 320 because the movie feature seems useless w/o sound, and

The 315 has a problem under 2000/XP that doesn't allow files on a 32M card to be read directly. Not sure if 320 fixed this.

I perfer CF to the new memory, but some like it.

I think there was a HD for the 6xx model that does the exact same thing on Amazon for $150. It's got a 3.0MP CCD. The thing about HP cameras is they suck for movement. You have to hold the shutter halfway down to auto-focus for 1/2 a sec before you press down. If you don't, the image is blurry and theres a ~3 sec delay.

This series is great for still images though!
 
I couldn't resist. Nice accessory kit and I qualified for free shipping. Come on, a 2MP digi cam for $100? Sweet! Thanks for the post.



 
Yeah, I have this camera......bought if off a deal here in Jan or so (it was down to like $97 and there was a 25 off 75 coup)....

I have been DELIGHTED with the camera, as it was cheap enough that I wasn?t afraid to use it like so many friends that had nice cameras......but it also takes some really good pics. I used it for general college party stuff (indoors and dark) and it served me well at Mardi Gras....


I would recommend always taking pics at highest quality level then using Photoshop to down sample them.....they always look better that way.......and with a 128 meg SD card you get like 137 pictures or so at the highest quality....

Should you want to check out some sample pics.....Here ya go......most of them are inside or under grey skys......this one and this one were taken outdoors and pretty representative of what the camera can do.....hope this helps.
 
Oh....and codes are a no-no here regniarg........best remove it before the post is removed...


BTW, you can get a charger for this at radio shack for like $15.......i was amazed....with some NiMH batts this thing is great.....
 
Mini-review:

accessory deal is over 🙁

However, Amazon has a Kodak NiMH charger with 4 batteries for $30.

The camera DOES take pretty decent pictures. There are some issues: the flash isn't too powerful, and without enough light, the exposures take too long (makes pictures blurry if hands shake). Colors are slightly pale-bluish in the flash - but you have to try hard to notice.

My old camera only took pictures at 640x480 (is that 0.3 MP? 🙂) so I am pleasantly surprised that I can take 1600x1200 pictures - optical zoom or not, you can do a lot to that with Photoshop.

The shipping firmware does not support 128MB SD cards. Furthermore, the firmware update requires a (64MB or less) SD card. So, I found a 16MB card on ebay for $7 + shipping, and a 256MB card. Still waiting on the second one. Kingston.com currently has 128/256MB SD cards for reasonable prices ($40/$65).

If you ask me, the 256MB card should be well worth it - when you do the firmware update, you discover a treasure trove of settings you can tweak, including exposure time, aperture size, and the ability to output RAW files. Obviously the RAW files are gigantic, but then you can do your own JPEG encoding (and "digital zooming") with Photoshop at the quality you want, not the quality that HP decides for you.

So, I could have paid $100 more for a better camera, but I'm happier keeping this camera and my $100 in the bank. My only regret is that I missed out on the accessory pack.
 
i bought this camera for my girlfriend for her b-day with the free accesory pack. She loves it so far. The pictures are best
in the daylight outside or in good light, but at highest quality they look good.
Excellent value for a 2 mega camera!

🙂
 
Originally posted by: dnuggett
I see a bunch of Pikes in that picture... that camera sucks. 😛
Click to expand...

Actually ALL Kodak and HP digicams suck 😉

However this is a good deal if you want an entry level digicam, otherwise go for a Fuji, Canon, Minolta, Nikon, or Olympus.
 
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