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 Easy to use, but awful picture quality and color June 12, 2006
Jay Gill (Portland, OR USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've had a few digital cameras and was getting a camera for my daughter.
I picked up the PDC 5080 for the price ($119) which I thought was affordable enough for my budget, but not so cheap as to be in the poor-quality range.
I was sadly mistaken.
I'm not a professional photographer, just a regular end-user taking pictures for personal use and am not a finicky consumer.
I'll give a product a chance and not nit-pick about minor things.
But when it comes to a camera, the color and quality of the pictures are kind of what it's all about.
On the "pro" side of the camera, it is very easy to use, takes lots of pictures and video without draining the 2 AA batteries too fast, the video capture had good sound quality and (like most cameras these days) you can just drag and drop the files to your computer and don't need any special software.
However...
The delay when taking a picture was so incredibly long - 4-5 seconds, at minimum. I haven't ever used a digital camera that took so long to save a file. 4-5 seconds may not sound like a long time, but when you're taking pictures it seems like forever. Especially if you need to take several pictures quickly.
But, the biggest issue with the PDC 5080 was the picture quality. It was just awful - blurry and horrible color. I did find that if I didn't use the zoom or didn't shoot up close I could get some pics that were not blurry. But I felt that being able to shoot up close and being able to zoom were both rather important.
I tried indoor & outdoor, with & without flash, but none came out with true colors. I took a pic of our building with trees in front and blue sky & clouds in the background and it came out with the colors of the building & trees faded and the sky was all white, as if it were completely overcast - not a hint of blue showed up in the pic whatsoever and you couldn't see any clouds.
I tried adjusting the exposure, ISO, etc. but nothing could get a true-life color to come out.
So - off to the store to return the Polaroid and pick up an Olympus.
Great price, not such a good deal though. April 12, 2006
Marc E. Bellamy (Harrisburg, Pa USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased the PDC 5080 because I was looking for an affordable 5 megapixel camera. When I received the camera within 2 hours I discovered the microphone for the video feature did not work, the flash whited out everything unless I took a picture in pitch black conditions and the camera completely froze (i.e. could not take/view pictures, turn on or off, nor see anything in the lcd screen) twice. I contacted Polaroid and Computer Geeks (the company from which the camera came) by e-mail 4 days ago and neither contacted me. I had to call Computer Geeks and set up a return which went smoothly. So all in all, great price but far from a good deal.
 affordable nice camera May 3, 2006
Paul Ferguson
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this camera despite the review that the other customer wrote saying hers was defective. The one I received from Ceylan Electronics works just fine and the pictures look just as good as ones on my brothers more expensive camera. I am very pleased with my purchase at this great price. Paul
 Disappointing! November 11, 2006
S. Lann (SW VA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The camera arrived with such poor instructions that I was baffled about all of the specifics. Everything clearly labeled on the camera was identified in the "User guide" but the more detailed functions were not described anywhere! I did some research from the Polaroid site, but it did not help either. I thought I was crazy because I could not make the pictures come out right (even though I have used digital cameras before!)-then, I finally realized that the thing was broken and the company refused to take it back because I was past my 30 day return allotment.
Disappointing!!! December 12, 2006
E. Christensen (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recieved this camera for by last birthday and wished that I had returned it! First off, the camera came with absolutely NO instructions. I have some knowledge of cameras so I messed with all the functions but instructions would have been helpful! Secondly, to this date, I only have been able to have it take one decent picture--which I totally had to photoshop & turn into black & white. All my other pictures have turned out blurry or too dark. Thirdly, the LCD screen SUCKS! It is slow, grainy and totally blurry so it is hard to focus on whatever you are taking a picture of. For a long time I thought that it was just me having so many problems but after reading all the reviews, I am obviously not he only one! One thing that is positive is that the software is easy to use and the pictures upload quickly but what is the point if you can get a good picture!!! I got so fed up with this camera that I had to have my sister take pictures with her Sony digital camera for all of our family get togethers or use my video camera! I am getting a Kodak that is $200.00+ for my birthday this year and am hoping that it is a better experience! Anyway, my advice to anyone thinking about this camera--SKIP IT!
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