Title : Polaroid PDC 640 Plus Digital Camera Creative Kit 8MB SmartMedia Card
Author : Polaroid
Release Date : 20001017
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $199.99
Amazon.com Price : $89.00
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Editorial Reviews : The Polaroid PDC 640 Plus digital camera makes digital photography easy and affordable while delivering outstanding image quality with improved resolution for crisper, more professional-looking photographs. With point-and-shoot simplicity and with all of the features normally associated with much more expensive cameras, the PDC 640 features a 1.8-inch LCD monitor/viewfinder, built-in flash, and self-timer. It has memory storage capacity in 640 x 480 mode for 12 images in superfine quality, 24 images in high resolution, and 36 images in standard resolution. In 320 x 240 mode, the PDC 640 will hold 96 images. The PDC 640's accompanying Creative Kit offers everything 'Cyber-shutterbugs' need to take pictures and download them to the computer. It includes an 8 MB SmartMedia card, batteries, PC cable, TV cable, AC adapter, camera case, wrist strap, camera and software instruction manuals, quick start card, and an online tutorial.
Buyer Reviews : Keep in mind while your reading my review that this is my first digital camera so, i have nothing to compare it to.
*QUALITY OF PICTURES* When I first got the camera I took a picture of my friends tattoo. I had it set to the highest level of quality, and enlarged it a bit before printing. From far away the print out looked very detailed and clear. But if you take a close look you can see that it is quite blurry, although it's not very noticable at first glance. If you want to get this camera I recomend it for web site and sending pictures through e-mail only. Don't replace your film camera with it, because the quality isn't as good.
*PROBLEMS* -The batteries will go dead rapidly. You can only have it left on for about half an hour at a time, before they're completely dead and need rest. -The photo editing software that came with the camera gave me problems. It worked for about a week, and then it wouldn't let me download pictures, let alone edit them.
*PERKS* -Download time is considerably fast, it takes about 30 seconds per picture. -It has an option where you can display your pictures on your TV (although I have tried numerous times and never have gotten it to work) -It has a tripod socket, allowing you to take less blurry pictures because the camera will be still (doesn't come with the tripod though) -It has 3 distance settings, allowing you to shoot anywhere from .5 ft through 10 ft. -It has 4 image quality seetings. With the lowest quality you can store 330 pictures, and with the highest you can store 45 images. -It has 4 flash settings. No flash, Red eye reduction, Autoflash, and Fill flash (which fires for every single picture. -It has a self timer. -It has an LCD screen, which allows you to look at all, or just one of the pictures you have previously taken. If you don't like how it turned out you can delete it to make room for other pictures.
All in all I think this camera is well worth the money if your a beginer looking to have some fun with a camera. I only use this camera if I am making a web page, sending pics through e-mail, or taking a picture I know I am going to need 3 or 4 copies of. But for the rest of the time I use my old fashioned film camera.
(by jodi_g_33)
Features/Technical Specs : * 310,000 pixel image sensor provides 640 x 480 image resolution * Autofocus lens for point-and-shoot simplicity * Included 2 MB SmartMedia card holds 36 images at default resolution * Connects with PCs via the included serial cable * View pictures on television with the included video cable
