HP Photosmart M437
* 5-megapixels for beautiful 10×15cm (4×6-inch) prints and enlargements up to poster size.
* Zoom in for clear distance shots with 15x total zoom - 3x optical, 5x digital.
* Easily see your photos – indoors or out – on a bright, 5.08cm (2-inch) display.
* HP steady photo anti-shake feature helps to prevent blurred photos in lower light, accounting for hand shake and moving subjects.
* Get everything you need to start sharing photos right out of the box, including batteries and 16MB internal memory.
* Grab the camera and start snapping – intuitive buttons and easy menus make photo-taking a breeze.
* Recording your moving memories is simple using one-touch video with audio.
* Tag your favourite photos right on the camera, making organisation and sharing easier when you upload to HP Photosmart Essential software.
* Microsoft Windows Vista™ ready.
Additional Features
* HP Real Life technologies help take the guesswork out of digital photography, making it easy to produce great photos that are crisp, realistic and true-to-life. HP Real Life technologies include:
Industry-leading in-camera red-eye removal.(1)
HP Design Gallery adds creativity right on the camera with the ability to change colours and add borders to photos right on the camera — no PC or software required.
* Snap a photo and decide right away where to email it, using HP Photosmart Express.
* Meets HP’s General Specification for the Environment, which includes compliance with the EU ROHS Directive (focus: lead, cadmium, mercury, PBDE, PBDP).(2)
* Get brilliant photos without leaving home using Snapfish, an online service of HP.(3)
* Easily recharge and transfer photos to your PC or printer, using optional HP Photosmart 2200 Digital Camera Dock.(4)
* Spend more time snapping and sharing photos by easily charging the HP Photosmart M437 digital camera with the optional HP Photosmart Easy Recharge Kit for AA Cameras.(4)
Technical Specifications
* 5-megapixel resolution
* 15x zoom - 3x optical, 5x digital
* Dimensions/Weight: 9.6cm (3.78in) (W) x 3.1cm (1.23in) (D) x 6.4cm (2.52in) (H) (includes protrusions) 131 grams without battery
* PictBridge support
* JPEG (Exif 2.2)
* Support/Connectivity: USB Connectivity, USB-compatible PC with Windows Vista, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, USB-compatible Macintosh computer with Mac OS X v10.3.9, 10.4 and later
HP offers a standard one-year limited hardware warranty. Warranty and support options vary by product, country and local legal requirements. For more information please go to www.hp.com/support.
Pricing and Availability
Estimated street price €119. Price stated is EMEA Manufacturer’s Recommended Selling Price (MRSP) including VAT and is subject to change – actual price may vary by country.
Expected to be available for purchase April 2007 in EMEA.
1 For more information, please visit www.hp.com/go/noredeye.
2 For more information, please visit www.hp.com/environment.
3 Snapfish availability varies by region.
4 HP Photosmart camera docks not included. Please purchase separately.
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Bought this camera straight from the HP site because it was on sale and so did some test shots when it arrived (great shipping BTW - super fast and cheap).
But unfortunately, the image quality is very poor for three reasons:
1) The colors are just so bland compared to other point and shoots. Even the bright red flowers out in the back yard looked dreary through this camera.
2) The image just wasn’t crisp. After I transfered my test shots to my laptop, they were blury - even with the camera sitting on top of a table using the 10-second timer.
3) Shadow artifacts between high contrast elements. I took a test shot of the recycling bin outside and when the image transfered onto the laptop, I zoomed in and saw dark/black shadows behind the white lettering against the medium blue plastic of the recycling bin.
All in all, I’m thinking those bad traits may be the result of just a ridiculous compression algorithm before the images are saved. I tried setting the image quality to “Best” but same result
One thing that this camera impressed me with was how well it was able to chose the correct white-balance settings no matter what lighting it was being used in.
WOW…I have the exact opposite feeling about this camera.
My color is incredible and the prints that are even better!
Perhaps your lap top is defected or the program you used to down load / transfer the pictures.