Hewlett Packard Photosmart M417 Digitalkamera

I bought this for my first digital camera. The picture quality is good for smaller (4x6) or for web projects. If you start to enlarge, the quality goes way down. For printing I wouldn t go much bigger than 4x6. The zoom functions are nice for certain applications but again the quality goes way down. You'll definitely need an additional memory card as the built-in memory only holds about 8 pictures. Operation is simple and it's quite easy to download pictures to your computer, however this drains the batteries too. I have a memory card and a card reader on my computer which makes downloading pictures easier as the cable isn't needed then and there's no battery drain. The built in flash and the timer are nice features as is the ability to take videos but the video quality isn't that great. As an entry level camera this will probably foot the bill. It would be a wise investment to get rechargeable batteries.