With one of the smallest price tags of all the major digital camera models, the HP Photosmart M437 looks like an appealing little camera. Its 5-megapixel sensor and 2-inch LCD won't turn many heads, but its just-slightly-more-than-$100 MSRP looks mighty good to anyone looking for a budget camera.
The M437 is essentially the scaled-down twin of the HP Photosmart M537, another sub-$150 shooter. Besides the smaller screen (2 inches to the M537's 2.5 inches) and lower resolution (5 megapixels to the M537's 6 megapixels), the M437 perfectly mirrors its marginally more advanced brother. They share the same chunky, simple design, the same 3x lens, and the same onboard image editing functions.
They also share the same utter lack of controls. Besides a few scene presets, users have no way to control their exposures. The M437 completely automates white balance, ISO sensitivity, and exposure when shooting. You can select special settings such as Portrait and Night modes, but otherwise you'll be letting the camera make all the decisions.
