HP PhotoSmart M22 Review

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By: Steve's Digicams

Posted 5/6/2005

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The affordable, four-megapixel, 6x digital zoom HP Photosmart M22 Digital Camera with HP Instant Share allows users to capture true-to-life digital photos. It features exclusive HP Real Life technologies, including adaptive lighting technology, in-camera red-eye removal, in-camera panorama assist and preview and HP Image Advice.

The HP Photosmart M22 supports picture taking in a variety of conditions and locations due to its weather-resistant, durable, all-metal case that is small enough to fit in a pocket. Multi-zone auto focus provides sharp, clear photos by searching for focus in several areas of an image to capture the best shot. Adaptive lighting technology to adjust high-contrast photos to bring faces out of shadows and details out of backgrounds.

In-camera red-eye removal to remove red-eye while images are still in the camera. In- camera panorama preview to allow the user to align, capture and review a panorama image on the camera before downloading to a computer. HP Image Advice for tips on how to improve a specific photo the next time it is taken. 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 simply pushing a button.

PhotoSmart M22 Features:

4-Megapixels of resolution for prints up to 8 x 10 inches
Weather-resistant, compact, all-metal body
6x digital zoom with Multi-zone auto focus
In-camera red-eye removal and panorama preview
HP's Adaptive lighting technology to improve shadows and details
10 Shooting modes to choose from (Auto, Action, Landscape, Portrait, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Aperture Priority, Panorama, Document, My Mode)
Record MPEG-1 movies with audio at 320x240 (30fps)
1.5-inch outdoor-viewable color LCD screen
Built-in auto-adjusting flash with Red-Eye reduction
Powered by two standard AA type batteries
Optional HP PhotoSmart M-series camera dock
16MB of internal flash memory
Card slot for SD memory cards
Exif 2.2 and PictBridge compatible

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The PhotoSmart M22 compared to a standard CD.

The Photosmart M22 and the PhotoSmart R717.

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PhotoSmart M22 Specifications

Image Sensor	1/2.5 inch, 4.2-megapixel, primary-color CCD (4.0 million effective pixels)
Image Quality settings	4MP Best (2320x1744) 4MP (2320x1744) 2MP (1600x1200) VGA (640x480)
Storage media	16MB of internal flash memory and card slot for Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia (MMC) card
Recording format	Still: JPEG-compatible (Exif Ver2.2) DPOF-compatible PictBridge-compatible Movies: MPEG-1 w/sound (Motion JPEG) Still Sound: WAV compatible
Video capture	320 x 240 pixels at 24fps w/sound, limited only by the capacity of the memory
Audio capture	Up to 30 sec's. of audio annotation can be added to each still picture (limited by available memory)
Lens	6x digital zoom lens 6.11mm (36.7mm, 35mm equivalent)
Aperture range	f/2.8 - f/6.5
Focus system	TTL auto-focus, contrast-gradient
Focus range	Normal: 0.5 m (20 in.) - infinity Macro: 0.2 m - 0.5 m (8 in. - 20 in.)
ISO equivalent	Auto, 100, 200, 400
Exposure compensation	±3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Shooting modes	Auto, Macro, Action, Portrait, Landscape, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Panorama
Metering	Multi
White balance	Auto, Sun, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent
Color modes	Color, Black and White, Sepia
Adaptive Lighting	Balances the relationship between high and low contrast areas (Off, Low, High)
Shutter	Mechanical shutter working with CCD electronic shutter
Shutter speed	Automatic: 15 - 1/1800 sec.
Self timer	10 sec.
Viewfinder	LCD monitor
Flash	Built-in auto-adjusting flash (Auto, Forced Off, Auto w/Red Eye, Forced On, Night, Night w/Red Eye) Flash working distance: Maximum with ISO Speed set to Auto ISO: 5 meters (16.5 feet)
Playback modes	Frame-by-frame, Close-up playback (up to 4x), Movie playback, Multiple-frame, Slide-show playback
LCD monitor	1.5-inch, (280 x 220) 61,160 pixels, color active matrix TFT LPS with backlight
Interface	Dock connector to HP M-series camera dock; USB Mini-AB receptacle; DC input 3 Vdc
Power source	Two AA type batteries, alkaline, lithium, NiMH HP AC adapter (3.3Vdc, 2500 mA, 8.25 W) HP M-series Camera Dock (not included)
Dimensions	(LxWxH): 96 x 28.8 x 49 mm
Camera body	Weather-resistant all-metal body (Weather-resistance meets requirements of IEC specification 60529, Grade 4; that is, the camera is not damaged by water spray from any direction.)
Weight	120 grams (0.26 lbs), without battery and recording media
Compatible Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows 98, Me, XP Professional, XP Home Edition, 2000, Mac OS 9.1 and OS X 10.1.2 and higher
Computer Requirements	Pentium® 166 MHz or higher, 32MB RAM, 300MB free hard disk space, SVGA 800x600 16-bit color display, CD-ROM drive, USB port.
Package contents	HP PhotoSmart M22 digital camera, 2 AA batteries, USB cable, user's manual, CD with HP Image Zone software for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, HP memories disc creator, ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3.5, and American Greetings Create & Print Greeting Cards

Specifications are as represented by the manufacturer.

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