Toshiba PDR-M500 Digital Camera

Toshiba PDR-M500 Digital Camera
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May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Toshiba PDR-M500 Digital Camera from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

100% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Easy to use, Nice, Functional with Great Zoom!

 

Easy to use, Nice, Functional with Great Zoom!

I purchased this camera because I wanted a moderately priced, adequate camera to take photos from, especially on trips. I didn't want to shell out $500+ dollars for a camera with a significant optical zoom because I've lost some expensive cameras in...

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Easy to use, Nice, Functional with Great Zoom!

 

Easy to use, Nice, Functional with Great Zoom!

I purchased this camera because I wanted a moderately priced, adequate camera to take photos from, especially on trips. I didn't want to shell out $500+ dollars for a camera with a significant optical zoom because I've lost some expensive cameras in...

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Great for the Mac

 

Great for the Mac

This camera works seamlessly on my Mac G4 right out of the box, even without installing the software provided. Toshiba even provides the USB cable needed, something HP and Minolta save a buck on. The auto focus can be easily defeated when necessary....

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Great for the Mac

 

Great for the Mac

This camera works seamlessly on my Mac G4 right out of the box, even without installing the software provided. Toshiba even provides the USB cable needed, something HP and Minolta save a buck on. The auto focus can be easily defeated when necessary....

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I love this camera

 

I love this camera

This camera is a dream to use. I read various reviews before buying this model and everyone seemed to really think it was a good value. I agree. I have had 3 or 4 rather mid priced digital cameras before this one, and every feature of this camera is...

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excellent buy

 

excellent buy

it took me several days of reading peoples reviews on camera specifictaions and studying about optics and talking to people in the local camera store in phoenix, before deciding that this was the camera to buy. i have been experimenting with in very...

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Best digital for the money I've seen

 

Best digital for the money I've seen

This was a replacement for my Nikon CP775, and so far outperforms it in every category. This camera has continuous shooting, manual shutter and aperture if desired, selectable flash- it even uses AA batteries rather than a specialty battery, and uses...

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Best digital for the money I've seen

 

Best digital for the money I've seen

This was a replacement for my Nikon CP775, and so far outperforms it in every category. This camera has continuous shooting, manual shutter and aperture if desired, selectable flash- it even uses AA batteries rather than a specialty battery, and uses...

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Product Specifications

Toshiba M Series digital cameras take a different perspective on digital photography: yours. They were designed for today's digital photographer with newly developed features that take the guesswork out of digital photography... and put fun, excitement and stunning picture quality in. The PDR-M500, is an affordable 2 megapixel camera. Features include 10x optical and 4X digital telephoto zoom... faster processing times... and a state-of-the-art lens - all to assure photos with ultra-fine detail and life-like color purity. And of course, M Series cameras offer Toshiba's legendary focus on consumer satisfaction. M Series cameras are designed for users at all levels, including those with experience with full manual and advanced photographic control. In addition to improved automatic settings, the PDR-M500 has manual control of ISO, exposure control with program AE, aperture priority AE and shutter-priority, aperture selection, shutter speeds up to 16 seconds for extended exposure photography (night scenes, fireworks), multi-mode flash, macro focus, multi-mode white balance, and much more.

Audio Input

Microphone Operation Mode:Mono
Microphone Technology:Electret condenser
Type:Microphone

Battery

Battery Form Factor:Standard form factor
Supported Battery Form Factor:AA

Camera Flash

Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Type:Pop-up flash

Digital Camera

Supported Flash Memory:MultiMediaCard / SD Memory Card

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:2.6in
Height:2.7in
Weight:0.7lbs
Width:4.3in

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size:2.5in
Diagonal Size (metric):6.4cm
Display Form Factor:Built-in
Technology:TFT active matrix
Type:LCD display

Exposure Parameters

Shooting Programs:Landscape / Macro / Night mode / Portrait mode

Flash Memory

Form Factor:SD Memory Card
Storage Capacity:16MB

Header

Localization:English
Manufacturer:Toshiba
Model:M500
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Toshiba PDR

Lens System

Lens Aperture:F/2.8-3.1
Max Focal Length:57mm
Min Focal Length:5.7mm
Optical Zoom:10
Type:Zoom lens

Optical Sensor

Optical Sensor Size:1/2.7"
Optical Sensor Size (metric):9.4 mm ( 1/2.7 ) / 9.4 mm ( 1/2.7" )
Optical Sensor Type:CCD
Sensor Resolution:2Megapixel

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Video Input

Digital Video Format:AVI
Digital Zoom:4
ISO (Max):400
Light Sensitivity:ISO 100 / ISO 200 / ISO 400 / ISO 70
Shooting Modes:Frame movie mode
Special Effects:Black & White / Sepia
Still Image Format:JPEG
Type:Digital camera

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Color Support:Color
Viewfinder Type:LCD
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