HP Photosmart R927 Reviews

Expert review by: Gil Loyola (maclife.com)

Photosmart R927

Affordable, Impressive Camera

Good image quality. Helpful Image Advice feature ; Needs the dock to connect to your Mac

Needs the dock to connect to your Mac

The HP R927 ranks high with us as a good all-around camera that's easy to use, has convenient editing features, and produces great-quality images.

Aug, 2006

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Expert review by: Emily Raymond (digitalcamerainfo.com)

HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera Review

The HP Photosmart R927 is one of this manufacturer's most feature-rich digital camera models with 8.2 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom lens, and a 3-inch LCD screen. The R927 has a range of manual and automatic modes and controls, along with an on-screen...

- Beautiful, large LCD screen - Photosmart Express menu - Lot of detail in images - Includes camera dock charger - Cool picture effects - Extensive playback options - Good included software

- Heavy - Inaccurate color reproduction - Painfully slow operation - Slow processing speeds - Awful burst mode - Manual focus useless - Clumsy control layout - No AV connection

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by: Eric Butterfield (pcworld.com)

HP Photosmart R927

This sturdy point-and-shoot has a big LCD and takes great shots, but battery life is very low.

Big LCD, easy-to-use menus, Panorma mode with in-camera stitching

Manual focus can be frustrating, Panorma stitching can be slow

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by: Eric Butterfield (pcworld.com)

Photosmart R927 Digital Camera

The HP Photosmart R927 ($399 as of 6/15/06) has a big (3-inch) LCD and a metal body that feels sturdy. It is the company's first 8-megapixel camera, and though you'll rarely need all that resolution to make a very big enlargement, it does give you the...

Big LCD, easy-to-use menus Panorama mode with in-camera stitching

Manual focus can be frustrating Panorama stitching can be slow

The R927's least appealing attribute is its battery life. Here, the camera earned the lowest score of recently tested point-and-shoots, taking just 114 shots--less than half the average--on one battery charge. If you plan to go crazy with the onboard...

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by: Eric Butterfield (pcworld.com)

Hewlett-Packard HP Photosmart R927

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Big LCD, easy-to-use menus ; Panorama mode with in-camera stitching

Manual focus can be frustrating ; Panorama stitching can be slow

Has a 3-inch LCD and performs in-camera panorama stitching, though this can be slow. Camera dock included.

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by: Jennifer L. DeLeo (pcmag.com)

HP PhotoSmart R927

Large, 3-inch screen. On-screen image advice. 17 shooting modes and 12 artistic effects. Very good boot-up time.

Noticeable shutter lag.

The HP Photosmart R927 is a solid camera that offers myriad features, from capture options and shooting modes to an unusual "tummy tuck" feature. If you don't mind the noticeable shutter lag, then ditch the diet and opt for this affordable camera.

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by: (cnet.com)

HP Photosmart R927

As a camera maker, HP is unusual. Even at its most ambitious, the Photosmart line of cameras doesn't try to reach beyond snapshooters and amateurs. The Photosmart R927, sporting a big 3-inch LCD screen as well as help menus that are more useful than...

Extensive help menus and features for beginners; oversize LCD; attractive and sturdy.

Poor image quality; sluggish performance.

With its big 3-inch LCD and a menu system full of helpful tips, the HP Photosmart R927 is a decent camera for someone new to digital cameras or to photography in general. Pixel-peepers looking for the best image quality, though, should steer clear.

May, 2006

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Expert review by: (steves-digicams.com)

HP PhotoSmart R927

The PhotoSmart R927 is the flagship of HP's 2006 lineup and features HP Real Life technologies with HP Instant Share, a technology that makes sharing, printing, and saving digital photos easy. In addition, the PhotoSmart R927 offers 8.2-megapixels of reso

Apr, 2006

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HP Photosmart R927

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...

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

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

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

Mar, 2006

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Expert review by: Jeff Keller (dcresource.com)

HP Photosmart R927

As you can see, the camera dock has ports for power and USB. There's no video out port on the camera or the dock, and the only way to get one is to pony up for the $70 R-series camera dock (anyone seeing a pattern here?), which also includes a remote...

Compact, stylish metal body ; Enormous 3 inch LCD display; good low light visibility ; Very good performance in most areas ; Full manual controls ; AF-assist lamp; good low light focusing ; Adaptive Lighting feature brightens up dark areas of your...

Above average noise and purple fringing ; ISO setting was ignored in shutter priority mode ; LCD blackout during continuous shooting ; Manual focus feature could be better ; Movie mode frame rate below average ; No optical viewfinder ; Battery charging...

If you want a camera that's easy to use and takes photos best suited for small prints then I'd recommend looking at the Photosmart R927. If you're going to be making larger prints, the noise and purple fringing will be an issue, so I'd probably look at...

Apr, 2008