Posted on Tuesday, August 30 2005 @ 02:19:23 CEST by LSDsmurf
With its small size and stainless steel shell, HP's Photosmart R817 bears a strong family resemblance to its sibling, the Photosmart R717, a Best Buy recipient. The $349, 5.1-megapixel R817 costs more and has fewer megapixels than the $300, 6.2-megapixel R717, but you do get a longer zoom lens (5X versus 3X) and a larger LCD (2 inches versus 1.8 inches) than with the R717. Unfortunately, the R817's larger screen leaves no room for an optical viewfinder--a fact worth bearing in mind if you expect to shoot in extreme lighting conditions. You'll have to buy an SD memory card separately, but the camera comes with a usable 32MB built in.. more at PC World
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