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HP Photosmart 945

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.0 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Expert reviews of all the latest cameras, lenses, smartphones and accessories, since 2003.Read more
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Posted 11/12/2003 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the Photosmart 945The Photosmart 945 is HP's new Top-of-the-Line digital camera for 2003. It features 5-Megapixel resolution and a powerful 8x Fujinon optical zoom that produces outstanding close-ups and brilliant photos of distant objects. TheRead more
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Pros

  • Printing photos is very easy as well
  • The manual white balance option works wonderfully
  • HP 945 is clear and well-organised

Cons

  • HP does not include an A/V cable in the standard bundle
  • images appeared to be too dark when viewed on the LCD
  • contrast is a bit strong sometimes

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2608, 1952 px
  • 11.3
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2 in
  • no

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HP Photosmart 945 - Pros & Cons

HP Photosmart 945

Pros

  • Printing photos is very easy as well
  • The manual white balance option works wonderfully
  • HP 945 is clear and well-organised
  • All buttons and controls have a solid feel to them and are very comfortable to use
  • Image quality is excellent for such a relatively inexpensive digital camera
  • A nice touch from HP
  • shutter button is a pleasure to work with
  • Shot to shot time is fairly good
  • impressive zoom capabilities and exceptional functions
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • HP does not include an A/V cable in the standard bundle
  • images appeared to be too dark when viewed on the LCD
  • contrast is a bit strong sometimes
  • the body is made of black plastic
  • some areas in photos are lightened while other areas are left alone
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Shutter speeds from 1/2
  • 000 to 16 seconds
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • started showing artifacts in the test patterns
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card

HP Photosmart 945 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2608 x 1952 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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HP Photosmart 945 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2608 x 1952 px
Other resolutions1296x976
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom8.1 x
Digital zoom7.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture11.3
Focal length equiv37 - 300
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed16.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus3
Exposure compensation minus-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Self-timeryes
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Dimensions
Weight17.64 oz
Width4.84 in
Height3.35 in
Depth3.35 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.0 in
Screen dots180000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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HP Photosmart 945 HP - Editorial Reviews (9)

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Published: 13.11.2003
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IN-DEPTH review of the Hewlett Packard Photosmart 945 digital camera, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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HP PhotoSmart 945 Review - Steve's Digicams

Posted 11/12/2003 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the Photosmart 945The Photosmart 945 is HP's new Top-of-the-Line digital camera for 2003. It features 5-Megapixel resolution and a powerful 8x Fujinon optical zoom that produces outstanding close-ups and brilliant photos of distant objects. The

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Published: 05.11.2004
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3.5

The HP Photosmart 945 promises a lot and delivers on some of those promises, but not all

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Steve's Conclusion HP has taken all of the best features of their Photosmart 850 and updated it with a higher resolution 5-megapixel imager, an all-black body and incorporated their new Adaptive Lighting Technology to enhance the digital images that it produces. They also gave the new Photosmart