HP Photosmart R837 Review

Review Date: April 2nd 2007
Author: Gavin Stoker

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Conclusion

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4
Features	4
Ease-of-Use	5
Image Quality	3
Value for Money	5

OK, so the HP Photosmart R837 doesn't contain any bells and whistles to get a photo enthusiast’s blood pumping, but that's like criticizing a slice of toast for not being a full English breakfast. It’s therefore hard to take offence to this cute little camera; the R837 is well constructed, fairly priced, intuitive to use, and delivers images of reasonable quality for what it is – although red eye is a real problem and you can imagine the target market tiring of constantly performing the in-camera fixes eventually. If you're after a fully automatic point and shoot to carry around in the daytime or evening when your bulkier DSLR or bridge camera is back at home or the hotel – and you can’t afford the premium point-and-shoot likes of a Canon IXUS – then, I'm surprised to witness myself write, this latest HP – not usually known as a ‘cool’ brand in any respect – comes recommended. The family user appears to be the one who will get the most out of the HP R837 – it’s simple enough for the kids to operate and fun too. With the summer holidays approaching it’s perhaps only a shame that HP didn't make it water or shockproof. Therefore for those looking for an occasional use snapshot, and who don't want to break the bank, the HP Photosmart R837 is worthy of further investigation.

PhotographyBLOG is a member of the DIWA organisation. Our test results for the HP Photosmart R837 have been submitted to DIWA for comparison with test results for different samples of the same camera model supplied by other DIWA member sites.

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