Product DescriptionTrust your memories to HP, a proven leader in printing technology. Get a complete system for taking and printing photos almost anywhere - with the easiest way to get 4x6 HP prints. Take exceptional photos at 5.2 MP resolution and 24x total zoom - 3x optical, 8x digital. Use HP Real Life technologies on the camera to remove red-eye on the spot and automatically reveal details normally lost in shadows. Set the camera onto its matching printer to recharge and crop, zoom and edit photos right on the camera's 2-inch image display - no PC needed.Totally self-contained, this small, lightweight printer is easy to carry with a built-in handle. Get truly portable printing with an optional battery that prints up to 75 photos per charge. Connect to a TV to browse through digital photos and video clips, using an included remote control - then print photos as you go.
What Others Say
Poor
I purchased the HP Photosmart camera/printer bundle for 99$ on Black Friday 2007. Coming from a 450$ Olympus 1.3Mp camera, I had high expections of image quality since the M517 is 5.2Mp.
The M517 is really slow at taking pictures. I've missed dozens of picture opts waiting for the 'charging flash' indicator to finish flashing. When it does finish, the bracketed focus indicator is red, (meaning out of focus) It takes 3 to 4 depresses/releases of the button to finally get an infocus picture. After months of use, and hundreds of blurry useless pictures, I've finally mastered (tolerated) the photo taking procedure required for this model.
The pictures, even when focused still seem blurry. I expected to be able to ... Read More
Camera broke only 3 uses!!
Purchased this camera Nov 2006 but never took it out of the box to use until Aug 2007. Used it 3 times and the camera BROKE! HP wants $70 for customer support to talk to me since it has been over a year. What kind of camera breaks after 3 uses?? HP has very poor quality products.
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I have this camera and the shutter speed is way too slow for me. The flash takes forever to charge, especially between shots. It also eats the AA batteries, especially rechargables. My next camera will definately be better than this!
A lightweight piece of JUNK
I could not believe the glowing reviews that I found about this camera. I am not a professional photographer but have been an avid photographer as a hobby since I was a kid. I own another digital camera and received this one as a gift. Thank GOODNESS I did not waste my own money on this piece of junk.
Here are my main issues with the HP:
1. The LCD screen sometimes goes black after taking a picture. Nothing will bring it back without powering it down and bringing it back up.
2. The pictures are NOT crystal clear. They are clear enough, but they lack that sharp, focused look of my other digital camera.
3. There is a TREMENDOUS lag time between when you "take" the picture and when the camera ... Read More
A fairly decent bundle for a beginner.
About a year ago I was looking for a camera/printer bundle because I was interested in taking/printing pictures to make scrapbooks. I had owned a couple digital cameras before this one but figured I might as well buy a new one since printers alone are so much money. If I was spending money on a printer, I might as well get a new camera to go with it. ESPECIALLY if it would cost me next to nothing to get the camera. So I found this bundle on Amazon. I noted that it had 5 megapixels and 3x optical zoom which is pretty darn good. And HP is a decent brand. So I went ahead and bought it.
Now for my review of the camera. Let me first start off by saying that I'm not a camera expert by any means. However, I do know what I want my pictures to ... Read More
