Name: Photosmart M527
Brand: HP
SKU: 40106
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

sensible and intuitive
large and comfortably set shutter button
The menus are easy to navigate and move through

Flash settings may still be manually controlled when shooting in Auto Mode
Snapfish only charges the publisher of the images and not the viewers
The scale itself is a little substandard

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.744x4.308 mm
Effective pixels: 6 Mpx
Max resolution: 2800, 2128 px
Maximum aperture: 4.8
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
Screen size: 2.0 in
Touch screen: no

HP Photosmart M527 - Pros & Cons

sensible and intuitive
large and comfortably set shutter button
The menus are easy to navigate and move through
impressively sized control with well labeled attributes
users can easily take brilliant digital photos
solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
the LCD performed fine
the overall construction of the M547 feels solid
camera's Burst mode worked well
the menu is very helpful
The shutter button is a healthy size and makes the actual picture-taking easy
uncluttered positioning makes controlling the camera relatively painless
The text is easy to read with white lettering on various colored backgrounds
the ISO descriptions are very helpful
The auto mode captured both static and moving subjects just fine
users can view the photos just fine
well-endowed flash

Flash settings may still be manually controlled when shooting in Auto Mode
Snapfish only charges the publisher of the images and not the viewers
The scale itself is a little substandard
the lack of a manual white balance setting is unfortunate
The camera only comes with a USB cable in-box
slightly pared down from its original design following an
large 2-inch image display and 16MB internal memory
the camera is still prone to sand or water invasion
lack of manual exposure modes will be a deterrent to more sophisticated camera users
inability to manually select the ISO also made it difficult to do controlled studio testing
image quality will suffer
turning off the studio lights
M527 does not have an optical viewfinder
does not have a program or manual white balance setting
Photosmart M527 is not the prettiest camera with its thick
heavy body
No flash is available in the burst mode
can shut camera sounds off before recording

HP Photosmart M527 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	2 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	6 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	2800 x 2128 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

HP Photosmart M527 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors	6.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	6.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3
Max resolution	2800 x 2128 px
Other resolutions	2288x1712

Optical zoom	3.0 x
Digital zoom	7.0 x
Minimum aperture	2.8
Maximum aperture	4.8
Focal length equiv	38 - 114
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Single Live View
Manual focus	No
Normal focus range	19.69 in
Macro focus range	4.72 in
Filter diameter	1.48 in

Minimum shutter speed	2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	no
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/2
Self-timer delay	10.0 s
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	3.8
Flash modes	Auto Redeye Reduction
External flash	no
Continuous drive	2.0 fps
Self-timer	yes

Built-in microphone	yes

Weight	4.94 oz
Width	3.74 in
Height	2.44 in
Depth	1.25 in

Battery technology	Alkaline
Number of batteries supported	2

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no
Energy Star certified	no

ISO	100 200 400 Auto
White balance presets	5
White balance modes	Fluorescent Manual Shade Tungsten
Custom white balance	no
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	2.0 in
Screen technology	LCD
Screen dots	115200
Touch screen	no
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	Optical

Maximum resolution	320 x 240 px
Video recording	yes
Supported video file formats	MPEG-1
Motion JPEG frame rate	20.0 fps

Body type	Compact
Colour of product	Silver
Environmentally sealed	no

Internal storage	16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Maximum memory card size	2.0 GB
Storage types	SD Internal

USB version	1.0
Remote control	No

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