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Review of the HP Photosmart R818

HP Photosmart R818

The latest model from the stable is the 5x zooming, five-megapixel R818. This model follows the latest incarnation of the HP design brief in the shape of a two-tone charcoal curvy-edged design. There’s a full range of the usual prosumer exposure modes (manual, aperture and shutter priority, and manual), and there’s manual focusing too, along with macro, super macro and infinity focusing. Movies are shot at 640x480 pixels at 30fps and there are plenty of scene modes...

Specification

MAKE HP
MODEL Photosmart R818
LAUNCH PRICE £270
SENSOR 1/2.5” CCD (5.76x4.29mm) 5.13MP
LENS 5.8-29mm (36-180mm equiv) f/2.8-4.7
SHUTTER SPEEDS 15-1/2000sec
EXPOSURE MODES M,A,S,P +11 scene
ISO Auto, 50-400
FLASH Built-in, Auto plus 4 modes
VIEWFINDER None
MONITOR 2inch, 153,600 pixel LCD
OTHER 640x480 @30fps Video, SD
POWER Li-Ion cell
DIMENSIONS/ WEIGHT 93x57x30mm/190g