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HP PhotoSmart E317 - Digital camera - 5.0 Mpix - supported memory: MMC, SD

HP PhotoSmart E317 - Digital camera - 5.0 Mpix - supported memory: MMC, SD

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Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: Photography

Buy Used: $59.99



Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 15 reviews
Sales Rank: 30114

Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 1
Display Size: 1.5
Minimum Focal Length: 7.7
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Warranty: 90 days warranty

MPN: L2051A#ABM
Model: E317
UPC: 829160974088
EAN: 0829160974088
ASIN: B000CF0OX6

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • 5 MP effective resolution
  • 2332 x 1740 effective pixel count
  • 16 MB internal Flash memory
  • 1.5-inch Color LCD
  • Slot for memory card Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory card

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Take photos at 5 MP resolution for beautiful 10 x 15 cm prints and enlargements up to poster size. Get closer with 4x digital zoom. Grab short video clips with sound. No complicated set up, just point and shoot and your camera does the rest.Find your way around in no time using the intuitive button layout. Frame and review your photos via the clear, bright 3.8 cm display. Store dozens of photos with 16 MB internal memory; choose optional SD/MMC card for extra capacity.Print with or without a computer - print to any PictBridge-enabled printer or via memory card. Send photos by e-mail without large attachments using HP Instant Share. Edit, organize, print and share photos using HP Image Zone software.


Customer Reviews:   Read 10 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Decent pics, good price   September 14, 2008
J. Stehno (New Hampshire)
I've had this HP Photosmart E317 for almost two years. Use it for taking still pictures of items I auction online. For this and for distance shots, it's alright. For close-ups, not so great...just can't get the nitty-gritty details. Like others have said, alkaline battery life is lousy though double when you're not using the flash. Display is clear; it's easy to use; settings are adequate; downloading easy; price was right. Don't expect professional grade pics from this. As a backup or for a camera you won't have to worry about, this will work.


5 out of 5 stars Great, reliable, little camera   July 17, 2008
rtncrft (Green Bay, WI)
I'm surprised to see low reviews for this camera! I purchased one a little over 3 years ago, my first digital camera! It was great, easy to use, never any problems and I used it for my first photography class and was taking better pictures than most of the more expensive models! After about a year, I purchased a larger more expensive camera and gave this one to my daughter to "use". Two years later and I still haven't gotten it back...she loves it, hasn't had any problems with it either; and has no intention of returning it! I'm thinking about getting another one to carry with me for those unexpected photo ops.


3 out of 5 stars Good but a pain   May 24, 2008
S. Johnson (Bronx, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I got this camera as a gift for Christmas last year and I was happy that i got it. the only thing that i have to complain about about this camera is the fact that it eats the battery up like there is no tomorrow. i can't tell you how many batteries i went through so that I can use the camera. and also the flash takes a long time to charge up and that really mad the people i was trying to take a picture of very irritated. Though it has its flaws, the camera is overall a good camera. it takes very good pictures and they are as clear as day. But I just feel this isn't the camera for me and that's why I'm about to buy another one.


1 out of 5 stars bad camera, bad cust service from HP   March 12, 2007
Suzanne MN Fisher
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

I used this camera while studying abroad. It lasted until the last day of my trip, then the memory card wouldn't stay in the slot. I'm careful with my equipment and never dropped the camera or anything like that.

However, I disliked the camera prior to it completely not working, as the view screen (there is no view finder) jerks around so that you cannot see what you're aiming at unless your hand is completely still. Also, the battery cover does not like to stay closed.

As I'm still under the mfr warranty, I faxed the receipt, model and serial nbrs, and my contact info several times and am still experiencing unresolved customer service issues with HP tech support. If you want to avoid the possibility of problems like the above and do not want to deal with a cust service headache, go with a decent camera for a little more money. Sony Cybershots have worked well for other people I know.

I should also add that I bought this camera even after reading all the reviews on Amazon about it, because it was the cheapest thing (about eighty bucks) available in the little town I'm from. I thought the worst reviews were maybe overrated, but just on the basis of the horrible customer service I've received so far I would not buy another HP camera again and likely will never buy another HP printer, either.



1 out of 5 stars Dissapointed   December 26, 2006
M. Joseph
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Ok, I bought this for $103 for Christmas at the end of 2005. The second day I experienced problems, like it shutting off by itself. It also ate up all the batteries. Then I got rechargeable batteries, but those were "killed" by the camera within a few months. The camera's pictures can be good, ok, or HORRIBLE. The pictures are easily shaken and the video "sucks." You can't see a thing in a video unless you literally have a flashlight shining light behind you. It is also quite fat and may even loose pictures from the memory on its own. In October 2006 I also experienced a new problem: When taking pictures outdoors the pictures come out completely white. Now it is December 25, 2006, exactly one year after I opened the package, and the LCD screen turns black by itself after some while. The picture quality is horrible and so is everything else. You could say that it "literally" lasted me a year, but it lost all the pleasures (if there were any to begin with) within the first two months, or so. Please don't waste your money...this completely ruins my opinion on HP...get a nice Kodak or Nikon or anything else than the HPE317.

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