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Polaroid i-zone 0.3MP Digital and Instant Combo Camera
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I love it!
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Nov 14, 2000I got this camera to take pictures of my horse and I love it! The quality of the pics is really good and I can put the digital pics on my web page and the sticker pics everywhere! This thing is a blast!
34 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
Cute, but more of a plaything than a real camera
(2 out of 5) by phdezra on Feb 22, 2001 (USA)This camera is cute. Period. It's great for kids who are learning to shoot photos, but the film is kinda pricey when you consider that kids don't really shoot well and might run through LOTS of film. Nevertheless, it might be a good learning tool for them since they can instantly see the photo they took.
If you are an adult, you will be disappointed with this though. If you want a real Polaroid, look at the Polaroid Spectra.
Otherwise, the camera and kit are great. COmes with film, focus-free camera lens (bult in), flash, etc.
70 of 87 people found the following review helpful:
Good
(4 out of 5) by Aaron Rosenfeld on Oct 7, 2000 (Wilmington, DE USA)This camera is great for kids learning to use cameras and computers. But not good for profesionals.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Great digital camera at this price-point
(3 out of 5) by Mentor on Dec 19, 2001 (Canada)I have had this camera for several weeks and have taken almost 100 pictures so far on the original batteries (most with flash).
PROS: good contrasty images (maybe a bit too much at times);
sharp enough for 5x7 inch prints if Impressions software is used to sharpen (at default setting);
quite accurate color balance with or without flash (better than an Agfa CL18 I tried);
can take close-ups to about 18 inches;
DOES work fine with Windows 98 S.E., my parallel port scanner and USB printer, and I can also use HP PhotoSmart program to download images from the camera as well;
very inexpensive to purchase (if you subtract the cost of the included Instant camera and film).
CONS: narrow flash range for proper exposure (approx 4.5 to 7.5 feet: you can improvise a flash reduction filter for closer. I use a polarizer filter over the lens for this purpose: you can add a 'slave' flash unit for farther);
No add-on memory possible (max number of stored pictures varies from 16 to 18 at 640x480, dependent on detail contained in pictures; can only be deleted from camera memory with Photo Impression 2000 software);
hard to find a small carrying bag that fits snugly;
really need other photo manipulation software for certain changes, e.g. rotation of image (I use one from my scanner);
you must have a free serial mouse port (get a PS/2 mouse).
PROS: good contrasty images (maybe a bit too much at times);
sharp enough for 5x7 inch prints if Impressions software is used to sharpen (at default setting);
quite accurate color balance with or without flash (better than an Agfa CL18 I tried);
can take close-ups to about 18 inches;
DOES work fine with Windows 98 S.E., my parallel port scanner and USB printer, and I can also use HP PhotoSmart program to download images from the camera as well;
very inexpensive to purchase (if you subtract the cost of the included Instant camera and film).
CONS: narrow flash range for proper exposure (approx 4.5 to 7.5 feet: you can improvise a flash reduction filter for closer. I use a polarizer filter over the lens for this purpose: you can add a 'slave' flash unit for farther);
No add-on memory possible (max number of stored pictures varies from 16 to 18 at 640x480, dependent on detail contained in pictures; can only be deleted from camera memory with Photo Impression 2000 software);
hard to find a small carrying bag that fits snugly;
really need other photo manipulation software for certain changes, e.g. rotation of image (I use one from my scanner);
you must have a free serial mouse port (get a PS/2 mouse).
50 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
This camera is awesome!
(5 out of 5) by Liz on Nov 3, 2000 (West Roxbury, MA)There's nothing like this camera! It takes sticky pictures/mini photos and takes digital pictures. It's very cool. The software that comes with it is tons of fun. I recommend it to everyone!