HP R742 Photosmart Digital Camera (Black) | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Buy New: $224.00
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 11334
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 17.7
Minimum Focal Length: 5.9
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 3.7 x 1
MPN: R742
Model: R742
UPC: 883585327362
EAN: 0883585327362
ASIN: B000SQZ2CW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BLUE -Not Black!! Please note !!
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| Features:
| • | Takes 7-megapixel photos for stunning prints | | • | HP Precision Lens with 3x optical zoom; 7x digital zoom | | • | 2.5-inch color LCD display | | • | Selectable shooting modes | | • | 16 MB of built-in memory; SD and SDHC card slot |
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Product Description
An easy-on-the-eyes display (2.5"), 7 megapixel resolution, and 21x total zoom are just a few of the reasons you'll like Photosmart R742. It has all the usual cool HP camera features, including the ability to get rid of red eye and Design Gallery for dressing up your shots. And this sleek model is super compact and easy to stash in a purse or backpack.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
Good digital camera at a great price December 18, 2007
T. Bux (Barnesville, PA United States)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
I mostly shoot film, but a good digital camera is good to have. And this is a good digital camera, especially for the price.
Out of the box you get the camera, charging cable, battery, and USB computer cable. Not included is a secure digital (SD) card. You'll have to get that. A 1 gig SD will set you back only $20 and is a worthy investment, enabling you to take anywhere between 300-1,000 pics.
The camera is pretty basic, but has some nice features. A slider bar on the back lets you choose between still shots, movies (saved in AVI files) and view photo mode.
Easy to navigate menu button and four way navigation button enable you navigate the menus, choosing photo size, red eye removal, and cropping and photo border options.
There are also advanced photo options letting you choose between portrait, landscape, night, sunset, and action shooting modes.
Pictures take quickly and there is only about a half second shutter lag.
I do not have anything to say about the HP software. I don't use it. I use a Mac, and iPhoto. Hooking up the camera to your Mac in this way automatically downloads photos and movies to iPhoto.
The pictures are clear and beautiful.
 HP - R742 Camera - Performance and Value - A great deal November 7, 2007
Happy With HP (New Jersey)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
My recent purchase of the HP R742 Camera turned out to be a fantastic experience. I have researched many cameras before deciding. This camera represents and wonderful value filled with performance of higher priced cameras. Size was a major consideration for me but the other features packed into this small wonder are excellent. The red eye removal, the cropping function, ability to select "shooting modes" quickly worked great. Picture quality is outstanding as well as the optics.
I recently took the camera on vacation to Florida. It fit nicely into my pants pocked and shirt pocket.
I have since purchased a "PDA holder" to click on my belt.
Great product. You won't be disappointed.
 Viewfinder only stays on for 15 sec January 10, 2008
Lee W. Young (Central Pa)
19 out of 27 found this review helpful
We are stunned. We bought this after reading glowing reviews. Not one of them here or other sites mentioned that the viewfinder goes black after 15 seconds!
Sure, you can hit a button and bring it back on but that's annoying. None of the other cameras that I tested up at a local big box store went dark sooner than a minute. Even the HP R472 up there went dark after 20 seconds. This is very annoying when on vacation and you have the right pic lined up and it goes dark. There's not even an option to change it!
I spoke with HP and they said this was a Hardware problem. So, they sent me another. It, too goes off in 15 seconds.
I don't think it is a hardware problem. I think it is a camera problem. How this got reviews of 7.0 and up, I will never know. We just wanted a simple, basic camera. Kinda hard to take pix, when the viewfinder is always going dark on you.
LeeFoo@verizon.net
Great Little Camera February 24, 2008
J. Musk (Greenville, SC USA)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
This camera is a neat little guy. I have a Nikon CoolPix 880 (a 3.3mp digital which is going on 7 years old) and I thought I would upgrade. The CoolPix still works great, so my wife will use it around the house for shooting the kids.
At least one review of this product seems to be from someone who expects too much from a piece of technology in this price range. One of the complaints is that the pictures come out dark. Well, if you are shooting in poor lighting conditions and relying on the little flash on the camera to make up the difference then of course you will have dark pictures. But that is where Photo Shop or an equivalent program comes in handy.
There are very few settings that can be changed. In contrast my 880 can have just about every aspect customized. However, keep in mind that the r742 is a point-and-shoot, not an SLR replacement. There are a number of preset shooting modes that optimize shutter speeds and aperture settings for the most common shooting environments. They seem to work very well.
Here are some of the wonderful camera features. I can remove red-eye from the pictures from within the camera. The camera itself has a design gallery which lets me add frames, change color, rotate, and crop. There is a slide-show setting. It takes movies (more on that later). NOTE: Anytime you are modifying a picture, the camera makes a duplicate of the original picture and applies the changes to the duplicate. The original is still intact. Also note that when editing an image within the camera, some functions will take more time than others. One of the longest is red-eye removal.
On a 2gb SD card and the camera set to full resolution I can shoot over 700 pictures. This camera is SD/SDHC compatible. I'm looking forward to putting in the 8gb SDHC (make sure you get a SDHC compatible card reader if you are getting an SDHC. Transferring files via the supplied USB cable is fine for a small number of pictures, but it can take a long time to transfer for large numbers of files, and you will use up your battery trying to do so). I don't need that much storage, but the cards are cheap, so why not? On a side note, the camera only seems to be able to count to 2000. When looking at various quality settings, it did not matter how low I set the quality, the camera only showed 2000 as the number of photos it could take on that card. It seems to me that a firmware update is in order.
The pictures come out wonderful. I have taken some indoor pictures and the images are clear and sharp. Of course, as I mentioned earlier, the quality will depend greatly on ambient lighting conditions and, if using the flash, how close you are to the subject(s).
Now to the only negative I have about the camera: the movie feature. It seems like it is a great feature to capture a quick moment, but it shoots at 24fps and at 320x240 dpi, which is fine for a camera. What is bad is the audio quality. But, let's face it, folks. This is a Point-And-Shoot still image camera, not a camcorder. It doesn't claim to be a camcorder replacement, nor does it even really use its video capabilities as a gimmick to draw attention to itself. It's more of a "I take unbelievably stunning photos (and by the way, I can also shoot some video)" kind of camera. If you want digital video capabilities in a handy little package, go get yourself a Flip Video.
All-in-all, I highly recommend this camera. It's ease of use and excellent picture quality make it worth the money.
Good camera with 7MP at this low price November 26, 2007
H. Chen (NY)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this camera for my wife as she just wants to have a digital camera and only thing she needs is to "push the button down", the camera is very easy to operate. Especially with such low price (I paid $127.00).
The only thing I found Amazon only supply one color, however, HP does make three different color for this camera, I would like to have black color if it is available on Amazon.
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