HP Photosmart R927 Review

8/10

Anyone looking for a compact, attractive 8MP point-and-shoot digicam should give this camera serious consideration.

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Highs: Huge high-quality 3-inch LCD screen; excellent software bundle, onscreen menus

Lows: Slow response saving large files; no video output; no printed owner's manual

HP's top-of-the-line R927, an 8.2-megapixel point-and-shoot camera with a 3x optical zoom has a lot going for it. Find out why we like this camera.

Summary

In digital imaging HP is best known for its inkjet printers. Yet the company has over a half-dozen digital cameras meant for casual picture taking. While not targeted to Ansel Adams wannabes, better HP Photosmart digicams more than do the job for the vast majority of photographers. We were big fans of the now discontinued 5MP HP R707. That model is long gone, replaced

  • JCarlos
    hi, this is a excelente price performance product, gread and amazing pictures, Good Recomendation
  • Obie
    1.The ISO at 400 is much low that others in it's range.
    2.I would have preffered more zoom.
    3.I had to crank up saturation for outside pictures.

    I must say though it has it's flaws, the picture quality will make me recommend it.
  • franco
    I must agree with this Obie guy, ISO at 400 when competitors like cannon, Kodak are talking about 1000 ISO and upwards,i think hp designers need to rethink issues. The pictures I took outside were not so wonderful (especially in the sun). I will crank up the saturation and see what happens. I really don’t understand why it didn’t have 5x zoom like the R817 and R818 or why I have to pay $80 to view my pictures on the TV.


    It has nice picture quality, Nice 170 degrees LCD view, battery life is okay, controls are wonderful for a beginner, the styling is nice, and at $399.99 I think it’s nicely priced but if you can afford about $50 more just go for the Sony DSC-N1
  • Steve
    Some nice features and good quality, bright pictures, but let down by some irritating idiosynchracies - the most serious of which is its refusal to take a picture whilst it "processes". The automatic red-eye reduction is erratic, sometimes correcting only one eye, sometimes mistaking something else for a red eye. You also can't charge the camera or upload photos without using the supplied HP cradle, which is a nuisance; far better to simply have a direct cable connection on the camera itself. The camera takes HP's R07 lithium-ion rechargeable battery, which is very fiddly to remove and expensive to replace. The 3" LCD screen is very nice & great for reviewing pictures but, of course, by having such a large screen you sacrifice an optical viewfinder. This could have been a great camera but, unfortunately because of these problems, in day to day use it's frustrating to live with and I can't really recommend the R927. This is a shame as it includes some innovative features and can produce excellent results, if you have the patience to persevere.
  • Heimdall
    Taking pictures is easy and they aren't bad. The problem is when you need to recharge the camera or upload the pics. You need the cradle which is very annoying if you're away from home for a while. That means you need to carry around that piece of plastic and cannot use a simple USB cable. Idiotic design flaw.
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