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GE A730 7MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Red) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good value for money: let down by inadequate documentation
Comment: I already have a Canon S3-IS digital camera for "semi-serious" pictures. However, for many years I've kept a disposable camera in my car, just in case someone crashes into me (a lesson I learned while living in London!). I bought a digital disposable camera, and concluded that such cameras are a severe waste of money, so I decided to invest in this GE model instead. Such cameras are also useful for snapping unexpected moments when I don't have the "real" camera with me. It's very convenient and fairly simple to use. The picture quality obviously isn't as good as the Canon, but then it's a much cheaper camera.
My only gripe about this camera is the shoddy documentation. The printed manual is very basic: most of the extra information is in a PDF file on the CD supplied. However, even that doesn't properly explain all the features. Annoyingly, the PDF doesn't have a hyper-linked Table of Contents, which makes its design amateurish.
The problem I was trying to solve via the documentation is that I cannot download the pictures from the camera automatically. I suspect that there may be some conflict with the Canon download, but I haven't yet been able to confirm that. I solved the problem by physically removing the SDHC card from the camera and putting it into a card reader. That worked fine, but it's a clumsy solution!
The camera has a couple of advantages from my POV:
1) It uses standard AA batteries, so I can use the excellent Sanyo Eneloop AAs, instead of some special rechargeable unit,
2) It uses a standard SD or SDHC memory card, so I don't have to buy a special memory card for this camera. I was able to reuse an older SD card that I'd bought for the Canon camera.
Overall, then, it's a good camera for the low price, which could be made excellent with better documentation. It's definitely more economic than a disposable digital camera, and provides better quality than a camera-phone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Think before you buy
Comment: This camera works as best as it can
I believe the only bad things that make this camera suck are the following: You can't take a fast enough picture
If you hands shake dont buy this camera
When the videos come out they are blurry
if you accidently drop this camera the lens will break
the red camera is not as shiny as the black one
(the color is more of a kid setting )
Suggestions if you are desperate for this red camera:
*buy a warranty
have fun!!!!!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty good.
Comment: It came quickly, works fine. It's not as nice as my last camera so there's some disappointment, but my last camera, though when I bought it was comparable in price, is now wicked more expensive. So, for the price, this camera is good. But you can find better deals on amazon....sometimes.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great first camera for pre teen
Comment: I purchased this digital camera for my grand daughter. She did all the online research. I checked it out too and agreed it was a great looking camera. She loves it and I recently viewed a short video clip she took at her brothers 2nd birthday party. It was terrific, good quality and sound was good too. All in all a really smart looking, slim, light weight camera. She loves it!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Camera, Good Price.
Comment: Aside from the user's manual which I thought wasn't as detailed as it should have been, this is a good digital camera at a good price. It seems to be a little bigger than most digital cameras but, at less than $100 I got what I expected. I'm happy with what I got.

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