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HP Photosmart M407

HP Photosmart M407
alaScore 77

222 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 222 reviews of HP Photosmart M407. The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. People really like the portability and screen. The performance and price also get good feedback. The focus and reliability get negative comments, while the durability and image quality get mixed reviews.

usability, price, performance, screen, portability

shutter, reliability, focus

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the HP Photosmart M407 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for HP Photosmart M407

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of HP Photosmart M407 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the portability and battery. The performance and screen are also appreciated.

usability, screen, performance, battery, portability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for HP Photosmart M407

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 115 user reviews of HP Photosmart M407 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. People really like the durability and portability. The performance and price also get good comments, whereas there are some less positive comments about the reliability and battery. Views about the shutter and flash are different.

usability, price, performance, portability, durability

image quality, battery, reliability

48% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (photographyblog.com)

HP Photosmart M407 Review

 

HP's new range of digital cameras was announced at the end of August 2004. Whilst the more sophisticated and expensive R-series models (R707, 607 and 507) have generated quite a lot of media interest, the cheaper M-series cameras seem to have been...

The HP Photosmart M407 is an average kind of camera at an average kind of price. It is ideally suited to complete beginners to photography, as HP have put a tremendous amount of effort into making it simple to understand and operate. The great help...

Dec, 2004

Expert review by : Darren (digital photography blog)

HP Photosmart M407

 

PhotographyBLOGHP Photosmart M407 and writes - 'The HP Photosmart M407 is an average kind of camera at an average kind of price. It is ideally suited to complete beginners to photography, as HP have put a tremendous amount of effort into making it...

HP Instant Share makes sharing, printing and saving digital photos easy. Users simply take a photo and select its destination right on the back of the camera - up to 34 destinations, including e-mail addresses, online albums, printers and more - by...

Aug, 2004

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP PhotoSmart M407

 

The 4.1-megapixel HP Photosmart M407 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share features 18x total zoom (3x optical, 6x digital). Its lightweight, ergonomic design and easy-tounderstand menus make this camera ideal for the beginning digital photographer. The...

quality

design

Apr, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

A great choice for budding digital photographers

 

No choice...I have owned several HP digital cameras(and other products) over the past several years and have loved each and every one of them(I am very faithful to buying only HP products) . They were all easy to use right out of the box and I never...

Beautiful prints with 4.1 MP resolution and 18x total zoom

Nothing

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP PhotoSmart M407

 

HP PhotoSmart M407 Good Points Not too many of these, the only one I can think of is the ease of use. The menu's are incredibly simple and the camera itself can be picked up and used by just about anybody. Bad Points Where do I start: The worst thing...

reliable to use

limited control buttons

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP Photosmart

 

This is a good little camera, for the first little while. This camera worked great for about a year and then everything went wrong with it. I got many great pictures out of my camera but if your looking for something that is going to last you awhile...

good for a while

stops working after a year or so

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP PhotoSmart M407

 

The picture quality is excellent . It's very compact, and contrary to what others have said, I got it with everything that's "in the box. . Very light and small! It easily fits in your pocket. Great full color LCD viewscreen and easy to understand...

picture quality is excellent , very compact

bit expensive

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP PhotoSmart M407

 

This is my first digital camera . I was taking pictures with ease without even reading the manual. Great full color LCD viewscreen and easy to understand buttons. It has wonderful shutter button and "video record" buttons (some cameras require you to...

has wonderful shutter button and video record buttons

The view finder is very small

Feb, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

HP PhotoSmart M407

 

Directly to my computer using HP Instant Share. These camera was using the a large screen 1.8 inch..this is the biggest screen on the class and the price is good for these camera with much feature. the best thing is the warranty that the provider gave...

Excellent pictures, 7 shooting modes, direct printing capability

A little big

Jan, 2009

Consumer review (ciao.com)

Great first camera. Good quality.

 

I got this camera for Christmas in 2005. It was a cheap camera, but I didn't know because "Santa" got it for me. At the beginning, it was a great camera, and it continued being a good camera. The camera function was good, but the videos isn't as good....

Picture, Easy to operate

video, durablity

Jan, 2009

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