HP Photosmart M627 Digital Camera (7.0MP, 3072x2304, 3x Opt, 16MB Internal Memory, SD Slot)

HP Photosmart M627

Photosmart M627 Digital Camera (7.0MP, 3072x2304, 3x Opt, 16MB Internal Memory, SD Slot) Review, by Paul Jasper October 19, 2006

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• Reviewed by: gigantopithecus

  Strengths: Battery life, low cost, non-proprietary battery, solidly constructed brushed aluminum body. Easy to use.

  Weaknesses: Not exactly feature-laden.

  Overall: This is a good point n shoot camera. It is cheap. The only aspects I've noticed that are above average are its battery life, which is quite good, the build of the casing which is very solid, & the user interface that is very intuitive. Image quality is average at best, slightly lower than average in most conditions (compared to other ~$100 point n shoot cameras). Like many other inexpensive point n shoot cameras, its low light picture capability is poor.

• Reviewed by: magnumis

  Strengths: Good quality and features

  Weaknesses: N/A

  Overall: I purchased this camera for every day click and shoot photos. It is working great and has some nice features. The 7MP is more than needed for everyday photos. The red eye removal feature is very nice.

• Reviewed by: jwebb48111

  Strengths: Comes with a large memory card, high mega pixel output

  Weaknesses: Needs a more powerful optical zoom

  Overall: The camera has been a nice camera for what I'm using it for. However, I wish it had a more powerful optical zoom. This is one of the few cameras that HP sells that doesn't have a battery built in and you can use standard size batteries in.

• Reviewed by: icandoit

  Strengths: 7MP point-and-shoot camera with a 3X zoom. Easy-to-use built-in help screens. Nice looking and strong brushed-aluminum body.

  Weaknesses: No viewfinder. Limited choice of settings

  Overall: A feature of this M627 that I liked is that the camera allows the users to quickly and easily add creative effects and borders to their photos right on the camera using the HP Design Gallery; I can can choose up to 10 different borders, including burnt, soft or torn edges, 12 different artistic effects, such as kaleidoscope, retro and slimming, and four unique color tints. The HP Photosmart Express feature is also nice; it makes makes sharing, printing and saving digital photos easy. The drawback of the camera that I found was the lack of sharpness and color accuracy when taking pictures in night time.