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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 For a NON-digital Great Grandma...Jul 30, 2007
By Denise Atwell
"Denise, Bill and Mallory"
... after two previous attempts at buying my mother a decent digital camera with ease of operation, battery charge and a basic point and click with flash - this one FINALLY hit the mark! YEAH! She's 68 and has a bit of difficulty with dexterity and understanding how to make this "thing" work ~smile~ Fortunatly, she is able to take the camera to the local drug store if necessary and they will pull out her memory card and let her go through her own picture taking, help her to size and crop if she wants to and either print out prints and/or put it on a cd for her at a very low cost so she is happy with it and I am too. HP also provides a docking station now that I can sit on her printer so she can print her own photos now directly from that if she wants to and she likes that feature as well (although she is still learning how to do it.) It's very easy to learn and very light weight too. The picture quality is great at a +5 MP! For this price - can't go wrong.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great camera and still holding up against the latest technology.Feb 16, 2009
By dikw
I like this camera so much that I bought two more after owning the original for several years....It has more features and menus that would take a lifetime to master, fortunatly I need to use but a dozen or so.....compact, sturdy metal front, nice weighted feel, choice of megapixel settings, great pictures, nice video and sound,two viewing methods, panorama photos, docking station available, etc,,, and best of all, the later two camera cost me under 80 bucks each from different interenet sources.....whereas the first was about 275.00,,,,,,hightly recommended and without a day of problems for any.....(one went to my wife, one to a relative, and then my own)
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great camera for beginnersFeb 10, 2008
By Yvonne Disher
This is a wonderful digital camera for beginners.
Pros
easy to use
cheap
good for simple, basic pictures
simple modes of function
Cons
heavy
low resolution
bulky
screen too small
slow shutter speed
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 You get what you pay for!May 12, 2010
By Lisa
I've already had an HP Photosmart R707 Digital Camera and I loved the camera, but after over 8000 pictures and numerous videos, the camera finally died. When I saw another one for sale and it was listed in very good condition, I ordered it. It is quite scratched and the menu button sticks and the on/off button is slightly damaged, even though it still turns on and off alright. The menu button feels and sounds like it has sand behind it because it crunches when you use the directional wheel. It seems to be taking O.K. pictures so far but every so often the color is off. My old one started that right before it gave up the ghost. So I don't expect this one to last much longer. As the old addage says "you get what you pay for". Next time I will get one listed as new.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
5 Years and Still Going StrongMay 16, 2009
By GG
I got the HP R707 shortly after it was introduced (2004), back then it cost @ [...] bucks, cheap compared to all other major models out there at the time. The first thing I noticed about the camera was how good the pictures were, and I mean really nice pics. They were clear and crisp and the colors were fantastic, eat your heart out Kodachrome. The second thing I noticed was how long the included rechargeable battery life was. It was more than a month before I had to charge the battery and that month included my vacation time. I bought a second battery of course, but that was the boy scout in me, I never had to use it to this day. It is a bit chunky compared to the models out today, but if you want to take really great pics it's a breeze. No buttons or menus to fuss with, just set it to automatic. If you like to fine tune there are plenty of features hidden there for the more demanding photographers. In camera red eye reduction is avialable, as is aperture priority, shutter priority and white balance. You can also force the flash to fire when the subjects have intense lighting behind them so that you can actually see their faces (flash fill). In addition there is a "my settings" menu option where you can preset all of your desired custom settings for taking pictures. It also has something missing in most of today's cams, a viewfinder. Did you ever try to take a picture looking at an LCD screen in bright sunlight? For [...] bucks this camera is a steal.
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