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The Toshiba PDR-M11 is a good starter camera
Technical Information 1.3 million Square pixel 2x digital zoom Resolution 1280/960 or 640/480 pixels File Format TIFF/JPEG SIZE 4.5WIDTHx2.8highx2.0wide (inches0 115X70X50(MM) WEIGHT 7.7 OZ/220gmms (excluding battery) Storage Smart Media 2MB-128MB Power 4xAA alkaline batteries LCD 1.8 in Colour Supplied with manual in English, French and German
Description. A slim silver and black finished body of a hard coated plastic. On the front of the camera at the top is the flash, to the left is the viewfinder window. Below this is the Lens. To the right are the Self time indicator and the photo sensor.
Upon the top To the right is a large Mode dial which has 5 settings. Immediately in front is the shutter button. In the centre top are the three buttons, image control, Flash and Self time buttons. Alongside is an lcd screen to display status information.
On the back top left is the viewfinder. Centre is the large lcd display. Right is the 4 stage enter button Erase button and Menu buttons are just below.
The bottom contains the slotted cover to the battery compartment and Smart Media slot. There is also a tripod mount screw. A cover on the lower right hand side leads to an inlet port for USB connector and AC adaptor.
The manual contains detailed step by step instructions, with pictures, on all aspects. From how to load batteries and smart media card, to setting date and time stamps for each shot. It takes you through the various functions to enable you to get the best use out of this camera. Also covered in the manual are details of getting the software onto the computer.
The Smart media card can of course be read by a card reader attached to the computer and by some types of printer direct.
The package that I bought included a 4MB card. Under normal default settings of full size and middle compression this will take 10 pictures. The settings can be changed from Fine (low compression) to Normal (middle compression) to Basic (High compression) The Pixels can be Full Size or Half Size. By changing the picture size you can increase the storage to 38 pictures with some loss of quality. The higher the quality the image, the more memory used. Thus my first task was to install the maximum card I could i.e. 128MB.
As with all cameras that use alkaline batteries I have found it prudent to invest in 2 sets of rechargeable batteries and a good recharger. One that charges the batteries and then keeps them on a trickle charge until use.
Sand and sandy dust is to be avoided at all costs as this could put an end to the camera and render it useless.
I have also found that the Mode switch can go to the ON setting when putting the camera into a waist pouch. As there is an auto power down this may not be a major problem. Just be careful and have your spare charged batteries to hand. There is nothing worse than to be in the middle of a shoot and have the camera shut down for low power because you did not check the power status.
All in all this is a good first step in Digital cameras. Not too big. Not too complicated. And not too expensive. Like all cameras that use Smart Media or Compact Flash or now other types of storage media, you no longer have the costs of developing and printing your photographs. There are companies that will print photos for you, either on line or by a visit to a shop. This is your choice.
For somebody who wants to get started with a Digital Camera, I would recommend this one. After all I bought one for my wife.
a great review! and a naughty little joke at the end too!! hehe! i like the look of this camera, i doesnt look complicated or expensive! great review! :) x
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12.03.2006 17:55
a great review! and a naughty little joke at the end too!! hehe! i like the look of this camera, i doesnt look complicated or expensive! great review! :) x
21.10.2004 17:06
A good camera. Maureen
21.10.2004 14:19
Good review...has your wife read it??!! Jo