HP PhotoSmart M407 with HP Instant Share user reviews

2.0 stars

"Wouldn't buy it in another life" on June 27, 2006 by vampirann

Pros: Easy-to-use menus, average sized LCD screen

Cons: Blurry pictures when taken without flash, lithium batteries run out too fast, not very compact

Summary: The HP PhotoSmart M407 is an ok camera, but this camera is not recommended for anyone who's looking for good image quality. Flash pictures sometimes comeout too exposed, but while using no flash they come out way too blurry. I believe this is a failure for HP.

2.0 stars

"...well I used it for 3 months and then it died" on March 21, 2005 by bigjim1165

Pros: good price, good quality snapshots,

Cons: not enough protection for the 1.8in LCD : it busted barely 90 days in.

Summary: I would not buy another camera from HP. To me I does not have enough protection for the LCD: one bump in my pocket and it was gone. This is NOT A POCKET CAMERA!
Replacement calls for another $100.00 from HP. If an extended warantee is buought it usually means the LCD is NOT covered. My FujiFilm S5100 offers a little better protection as does my older FujiFilm 2.1 megapixel (which takes comparable pictures to the HP M407)!

3.0 stars

"Everythings Great Except Picture Quality!" on January 12, 2005

Pros: Good camera, low price

Cons: extremely poor picture light quality. Every picture no matter the flash, white balance, etc. setting comes out dull and dark.

3.5 stars

"Not too shabby!" on July 9, 2005 by edgar_0587

Pros: great camera. excellent daytime pictures. easy to use. somewhat compact with a bigger LCD than most cameras of its size. captures video with audio. good battery life, economical.

Cons: slow picture loading times. terrible, night, no flash pictures. runs on AAs instead of a built in battery system.

Summary: This camera is excellent for hobbysts. if you want to take pictures at your child's party or at a vacation, this is a very good camera. Good price and high resolution make me say that this camera is probably one of the better ones that I have worked with. It does however need some improvements. Bottom line: great camera with great features delivering outstanding photos (most of the time) at a reasonable price!