Reviews of the HP Photosmart R847
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CNET Review
The Good: Quick performance; comfortable design.
The Bad: Terrible noise, lens distortion.
The Bottom Line: Great performance and solid design can't get past the HP Photosmart R847's major image deficiencies.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 66/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 325147 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 87/100 = Very Good.
Manufacturer: HP
Part number: L2485A#ABA
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Weight 6.2 oz
- Width 3.9 in
- Depth 1.1 in
- Height 2.6 in
Main Features
- Resolution 8 megapixels
- Sensor resolution 8 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,150,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 8,286,624 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 1600, ISO 100
- Digital Zoom 8 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Sunset, Panorama left, Landscape, Beach, Panorama right, Portrait mode, Action, Anti shake, Night portrait, Close-up, Theatre, Snow
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 10 sec
- Exposure Metering Average, Spot
- Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
- White Balance Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Sunlight
- Digital video format MJPEG
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Color support Color
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture MPEG - 640 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Integrated Memory 32 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 2624 x 1960 : 7 - With 32MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2445 : 4 - With 32MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2445 : 3 - With 32MB built-in memory
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.5 mm - 19.6 mm - F/3.5-4.2
- Focal Length 6.5 mm - 19.6 mm
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec
- Additional Features Adaptive lighting, In-camera panorama preview, USB 2.0 compatibility, Audio recording, PictBridge support, Date/time stamp, In-camera red-eye removal
Camera Flash
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
- Mounting Built-in
- Resolution 230,400 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Technology Electret condenser
- Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Docking station, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 6.5 mm - 19.6 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 39 - 118 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 0.1-1.0m
- Lens Aperture F/3.5-4.2
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included USB cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system MS Windows XP Professional, Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, MS Windows XP Home Edition
- Peripherals USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x HP Photosmart R07 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1050 mAh ( Included )
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
- Type 1 year warranty, - Limited warranty
- Full contract period 1 year
Software
- Type HP PhotoSmart, Drivers & Utilities
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 1.8
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.3
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.0
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.4
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.9
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