HP Photosmart R725 6.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Average customer rating: 4.0

great camera, lousy LCD screen
DO NOT BUY
Great little camera all around
Very Happy
IT's HERE!

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HP Photosmart R725 6.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Product Group: Photography
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000DZDPFO
2006-04-20

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Amazon.com Product Description

With the HP Photosmart R725 6.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, you can take stunning six megapixel photos for beautiful 4 x 6-inch prints or impressive enlargements. A large two-inch image display lets you view your shots easily. A 3x optical zoom, and 8x digital zoom, for a total 24x zoom power, helps you to take impressive close-ups.

This compact, easy-to-use camera is designed for quick, one-handed shots. You can also record high-quality VGA video with audio and then save video stills to print directly from your camera. The Photosmart R725 includes a red-eye removal feature that lets you adjust your photos directly in the camera. With HP's Adaptive Lighting technology, the camera automatically bring out details normally lost in shadows, and the features let you snap up to five photos for a panorama shot that you can print directly from the camera, without software or a PC. You can also add borders, special effects or change photos to black-and-white or sepia quickly and easily. It includes 32 megabytes of internal memory, and for additional storage, the camera also includes a slot for optional secure digital (SD) memory cards. Included HP Photosmart software lets you edit, organize, print and share your digital photos easily, and a plug-and-play USB connection lets you transfer your photos to your PC or compatible printer quickly and seamlessly.<P> <b>What's in the Box</b>
HP Photosmart R725 Digital Camera, HP Photosmart R07 lithium ion rechargeable battery, USB cable, HP Photosmart 5V AC adapter, quick start guide, warranty/regulatory booklet, CD with HP Photosmart software for Windows and Mac, user guide, and wrist strap.

Product Description

Small, sleek, distinctive, and ergonomic. It takes high-res stills and VGA movies. It's a camera you'll want to see and be seen with. The R725 is smartly designed for easy use. Take stunning 6.2 MP photos that make beautiful 4 x 6-inch prints and enlargements up to poster size. Small, thin and elegant with 24x total zoom?3x internal optical zoom, 8x digital. A variety of intuitive features make it easy to use. Get the photo you intended to take, without red eyes or shadows on faces, using HP Real Life technologies. Snap a panorama shot, or get photo-taking tips, with HP Image Advice. 32 MB internal memory included with optional SD card. Frame and view photos on a big, 2.5-inch image display that's bright enough to see indoors and out. Print stills of VGA video clips directly from the camera. Do more with your photos, without a PC. Use manual controls, or apply artistic effects and fun borders in camera with HP Design Gallery. Imaging technology - Adaptive lighting, AE metering, EV compensation, white balance, image quality, ISO speed, saturation, sharpness, contrast, color, video quality, AE bracketing, color bracketing, adaptive lighting bracketing, auto focus area SD Memory card slot 2.5 LCD Screen (no viewfinder) Built-in multimode electronic-flash Exposure control - Auto (default), Center-weighted Auto Exposure (AE) Metering, Spot AE Metering, Average AE Metering / Shutter speed - 16 to 1/2000th second Auto/Manual Focus Unit Dimensions (w x d x h) 3.67 x 0.93 x 2.4 in / Weighs 0.3 lb (without battery), 0.4 lb (with battery) HP 1-Year Warranty and Customer Care

Customer Reviews:

great camera, lousy LCD screen.......2007-06-13

I bought this camera for my daughter as a Christmas 2006 gift. It takes great pictures and videos-better than my Canon which cost much more(especially inside -like in auditoriums). She especially enjoys all the fun features to enhance her pictures right in the camera, because she prefers to just keep them all in the camera and scroll through with her friends. HOWEVER, after about four months, the LCD "shattered"-a big black spot with black and white lines radiating out in each direction. Since no viewfinder, the camera was unusable, although it still took pictures just fine-you just couldn't see what you were doing-or look at them afterward. HP replaced the camera-no charge. Two months later, the same thing happened to the replacement. We got that camera's replacement last week. It wouldn't read any memory cards-the newest one arrived today. It seems to be working fine. I will say that HP has been great about sending cameras without charging us, but what a pain. (of course, you must go through at least a half an hour on the phone with the tech who will tell you to take the card out, take the battery out....etc.) BE VERY CAREFUL that nothing comes in contact with the screen-it needs better protection, I think. We bought an extended warranty through the Amazon seller when we purchased, but who knows whether it even covers four cameras later....

DO NOT BUY.......2007-06-05

When I first purchased the HP Photosmart R725, I was very impressed. It was a high quality camera and the price impressed me. After less than a month, the camera no longer worked. Whenever I turned it on, an error message popped up and then the camera turned back off. I got on the HP website and they were very helpful and replaced my camera within a week and thus I was happy again, until this continued happening. I am now on MY FIFTH HP R725, or maybe its the 6th? I'm not sure I lost count. The first problem happened the first few times. I just got off of the HP website to report the fact that my camera takes pictures, but I can't see what of because the LCD remains a blank screen. They refuse to allow me to talk to anyone who speaks decent English and will not refund my money or give me a different camera, I can only have the same one over and over again. I actually got on Amazon so that I could attempt to sell the replacement camera that they are sending me and was surprised to find good reviews. I don't do anything unusual with my camera nor do I use it too often, and I don't think that its possible that I have simply gotten so many "lemons". I highly suggest that you do not buy this camera!

Great little camera all around.......2007-04-09

I really enjoy my Photosmart R725. It's small, easy portable, takes wonderful photos, and is very versatile in terms of settings. I just have one thing I don't like about it, and that's the fact that there is no viewfinder. There is an LCD screen on the back which acts as a viewfinder, but it's hard to see in bright sunlight, and I'm afraid that it will eventually become scratched beyond use. For now, it's great but I'm not sure how it will hold up for the long run. At the same time, it's not spendy, so it might be worth it.

Very Happy.......2007-03-27

This camera is very easy to use, the pictures are excellent. My family loves it!

IT's HERE!.......2007-02-13

I received the camera in mail yesterday. As I walked back to my dorm, I thought that perhaps there'd been a mistake; there was no way this light package could be it. There's no way this could be the camera I'd just ordered last Wednesday. It's probably the memory card.

I opened the box and sure enough, it was the camera. Made of steel and incredibly light and small, this camera is a major upgrade compared to what I used before it. I dare say this camera is probably the last one I'll use (barring a disastrous drop) for a while. It takes clear pictures, even though I have shaky hands. I am going to recommend this camera to a friend that has never had a camera.

As I become more accustomed to using the camera, I'll probably end up updating my review of it, and something tells me that it'll consist of primarily positive things.

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