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HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera (6.2MP, 2864x2160, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD Slot)
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- Digital Format
- Display
- Exposure
- Image Processor
- Included Hardware
- Included Software
- Lens
- Shutter
- Storage
- LCD Screen
- Exposure Controls
- Dimensions
- Power
- Flash
- Lens Features
- Connectivity
- Other Features
Image Processor
| Number of image sensor pixels | 6.1 megapixels |
| Image sensor | CCD |
| Maximum horizontal image resolution | 2864 |
| Maximum vertical image resolution | 2160 |
| Image sensor quantity | 1 |
| Image format | JPEG |
| White balance | 0 |
Lens
| Accessory Lens | No |
| Lens Model | HP Precision Internal Optical Zoom Lens 3X |
| Telephoto Aperture Maximum | 4.2 mm |
| Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum | 3.7 mm |
Exposure Controls
| Maximum shutter speed | 2000 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 16 |
| Bulb setting | 0 |
| ISO equivalencies |
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| Exposure settings | 0 |
| Exposure compensation range | 0 |
| Number of scene modes | 12 |
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Pros
In-camera panorama stitching
Good in-camera help and image advice
Cons
No aperture- or shutter-priority mode
Some controls uncomfortable to use
Bottom Line
Has a bright 2.5-inch LCD and nice features, such as panorama stitching and image advice. But it lacks manual settings.
HP Photosmart R727
Photosmart R727 Digital Camera (6.2MP, 2864x2160, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD Slot) Review, by Richard Baguley July 26, 2006
The Photosmart R727 ($300 as of 6/15/06) is a well-designed, smart camera with a sturdy metal case that's thin enough to fit easily into a shirt pocket. It's a little thicker (at 0.9 inches) than the lightweight Casio SX600, but it certainly won't weigh you down. The slim design extends to the lens as well: The 3X optical zoom doesn't protrude from the case.
The 2.5-inch LCD is bright and clear, and looked good in everything but direct sunlight. The on-screen menu has both text labels and icons for the options; the delete button, menu button, directional controls, and zoom control are on the back of the camera. The shutter release button resides on the top.
I found some of the controls a little uncomfortable to use. The camera has a tendency to slip from your grip when you use the zoom control on the back of the camera. Both hands are needed to effectively use the flash mode, focus mode, and the playback mode buttons on the top of the camera, as you simultaneously use the directional controls to change these settings. This is an inconvenience that could cause you to miss a shot. You won't miss shots due to shutter lag, though: In our informal tests, we found it to be under half a second.
The R727 lacks manual controls, as well as an aperture- and shutter-priority modes. Instead, you must use the shooting modes, which include landscape, portrait, theater, action, and night modes, plus a fully automatic mode. A very well-executed panorama mode shows the edge of the previous image on top of the live image preview, and then stitches up to five images together in the camera, a process that takes about a minute. And the adaptive lighting mode brightens darker areas of the image--useful for high contrast flash shots where the background gets lost.
The battery life of the camera from the small lithium ion battery was a respectable 240 shots, and we found the image quality to be good, with accurate colors and reasonable detail. The images are a little noisy, though: Even in good lighting at a low ISO setting, a grainy pattern appears in the darker parts of images, and when you increase the ISO rating to the maximum of 400, it becomes much more pronounced. But these minor issues aside, the R727 is an easy to use, inexpensive camera for casual shooters.
Richard Baguley
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance Comparison with Similar Cameras
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Performance
| Battery Life (minutes) | 130.5 |
| Battery Life Score | Good |
| Image Quality Score | Good |
| Image Quality, Color | 69.6 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 40.7 |
| Image Quality, Exposure | 67.6 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 67.3 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 67.7 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 61 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 37.2 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Shots | 240 |
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Reviewed by: WeaponX2099
Strengths: Rechargeable Battery
Weaknesses: Zoom
Overall: I bought this camera for to use at a graduation, and it worked great. The rechargeable battery that it comes with saves lots of me money by not buying large amounts of batteries. It can hold a charge. It takes a decent picture, but It needs to be able to zoom in more.
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Reviewed by: jpbeer
Strengths: *fast picture taking*extremely easy to use*compact and lite*several types of picture settings
Weaknesses: *lense is close to the side and sometimes your finger can cover it*difficult to take action shots, lighting doesn't always show up well
Overall: All in all this is a great camera, especially for travel. You could probably find a better camera that is smaller and has more picture features but you would end up paying twice as much. This is a very reliable, easy to use camera. In a time where technology is constantly changing you could get a couple years worth out of this camera and it would pay for itself within a year. Dollar for dollar it is the biggest bang for your buck.
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Strengths: Okay picture quality, love the video feature, so easy to use.
Weaknesses: First day i bought it, the camera froze on me.
Overall: I wouldn't buy this camera again. It was a birthday present but the camera keeps freezing on me. The camera froze the first day i bought it, I have to keep taking the battery in and out in order for it to turn off. The picture quality is okay. I do enjoy how i can edit the photos in the camera. I wouldn't want to buy it again.
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Reviewed by: Guando
Strengths: Compact, versatile, reasonable full featured camera. Very nice, warm colors in flash photos. Easy, intuitive menu choices makes the owner's manual essentially unnecessary.
Weaknesses: It's a little slippery. The on-off switch is awkward not easy to toggle on-off. Makes a noise when zooming; this was picked up in the audio of a video we shot. Not sure if menu allows silencing this.
Overall: A very nice camera, especially for a teenager looking for a decent quality camera, but without too many bells and whistles. Perfect choice for our 16 old daughter. The camera is compact enough to easily slip into a large pocket or small purse. Also, the lens is always protected with a cover that is closed when the camera is not in use.
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