HP Photosmart 850

Posted 10/22/2002 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the PhotoSmart 850The HP Photosmart 850 digital camera offers you the choice between using automatic or manual controls for ISO, exposure, white balance and aperture. The 4.1-megapixel camera produces outstanding close-ups and brilliant photos

Posted 10/22/2002 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the PhotoSmart 850The HP Photosmart 850 digital camera offers you the choice between using automatic or manual controls for ISO, exposure, white balance and aperture. The 4.1-megapixel camera produces outstanding close-ups and brilliant photos

HP PhotoSmart 850

The Hewlett Packard Photosmart 850 marks HP's first entry into the prosumer digital camera market since the ill-fated 912. The 850 has a very distinctive design, the front dominated by the big F2.8 - F3.1 eight times optical zoom lens and soft rubber hand grip. The four megapixel market didn't have a big zoom digital camera, until now, the 850's lens provides reach into the 300 mm equiv. range which means you're going to be able to get very close with (hopefully) plenty of resolution. One item some people may note as missing is image stabilisation, with such a long zoom range it may be difficult to keep the camera still enough without a tripod.

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